Bea here: okay my beta/muse has NOT edited this chapter, but she has given me permission to post it anyway. I will eventually be re-posting a beta-ed version, but not sure when. On with the chapter!

Chapter 9: Nehelenia's Last

The group faded into the dark room to see Moon and Helios teaming up against Nehelenia. Helios was using his blade and magic, while Moon used her roses and Moon Kaleidoscope. She would use her "Moon Gorgeous Meditation" against Nehelenia, who would block the attack, but blocking the attack used a considerable amount of her rapidly dwindling power to do so. Nehelenia was clearly on to the defensive, never having time enough to attack as she was constantly having to heal herself and block attacks. Moon and Helios spared a glance at the group as Usagi and Mamoru struggled to henshin in order to use their crystals.

"Everyone… please… lend us… your… strength." Usagi gasped out, grabbing Mamoru's hand. Each senshi then shouted:

"I call upon the power of my home, Mariner Castle. Mercury Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Magellan Castle. Venus Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Phobos-Deimos Castle. Mars Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Io Castle. Jupiter Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Titan Castle. Saturn Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Miranda Castle. Uranus Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Triton Castle. Neptune Power!"

"I call upon the power of my home, Charon Castle. Pluto Power!"

Helios and Moon were protecting the group, but Helios saw that they needed more power.

"Moon, they need your strength too! Don't worry about me, I can hold off Nehelenia."

"Right." She said and ran over to them shouting, "I call upon the power of my future home, Crystal Palace. Moon Power!" Helios turned back to face Nehelenia as all of the senshi henshined into their eternal forms and lent their powers to Usagi and Mamoru so they could power up to Eternal Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen.

Moon reverted to Chibimoon when she powered up to eternal. Oddly her age only reverted some upon the upgrade, she was now physically the same age as Sailor Saturn. She was reminded of when she had abruptly aged when she first transformed into Sailor Chibimoon. The future senshi shook her head and resolved to ask Ami about it later.

Helios then saw that Nehelenia had finally recovered so he ran at her raising his sword to a strike position. Instead of trying to dodge his blade as she had done before, Nehelenia let Helios plunge his sword into her heart, gritting her teeth and gasping in pain. But then she grabbed his face and forced her lips on his. Helios, realizing in an instant what she was doing, frantically pulled back, releasing the hilt of his sword, but it was too late. Nehelenia used the massive amount of energy generated by her body's death to cast her soul into Helios' body.

Helios screamed and dropped to the floor from the incredible pain of her soul's invasion, fighting to repel her evil essence. However, Nehelenia still had remnants of the Golden Crystal's power and an incredible amount of death magic to work with and used it to trap Helios' soul in a remote corner of his mind and take over his body. She cruelly allowed him to still see and hear everything that his body did.

The whole fight lasted about fifteen seconds. No! Damn you to the depths of Hell Nehelenia! Helios shouted mentally at her and lashed out against his prison, accomplishing nothing save tiring himself.

Just sit tight and enjoy the show sweetheart. Nehelenia purred cruelly and laughed silently in anticipation as she heard Chibimoon run up to him.

Eternal Sailor Chibimoon spun in panic when she heard Helios' cry. She saw him clutch his head, his face twisted in pain and then drop to all fours, gasping for breath.

Helios, are you okay?" she shouted anxiously while running over to him, knowing that her part was finished. Her double skirts rustled softly as she knelt in front of his bowed head. His breathing had improved though she couldn't see his face because his curly white locks obscured it. She gently shook his shoulder and repeated her question. Helios leaned back onto his feet, still keeping his head bowed, and reached up with his left hand to place it on her right shoulder in reassurance. Or so she thought.

Get your hands off of her you bitch! Helios shouted mentally, furious with himself for playing straight into the queen's hands.

Such language from a priest. I'm shocked! And it is your hands on her not mine. Now be a good little slave and watch as I destroy the senshi and your 'prince', starting with the one you love most! Nehelenia thought back viciously and, using Helios' vocal chords, chuckled quietly. Helios turned his attention to what was happening, his heart constricting and breath catching in his throat at the thought of what the witch controlling him would do to his Maiden.

"Helios?" Chibimoon asked, concerned as she noticed that Nehelenia's dead body lay nearby, the priest's sword still stuck in the corpse's chest. Helios then chuckled softly and she looked back at her love to see him finally raise his head. She inhaled sharply in horror and heartbreak as she saw his face. His forehead drop had turned pitch black, and his face was twisted into a sadistic smile. And his eyes… those warm luminous golden eyes were now slitted like Nehelenia's. Hate and triumph filled golden eyes glinted while silver-blue pupils narrowed slightly.

Even as she realized intuitively what had happened to him, she felt him surge to his feet forcing her up as well. Before she could scream, Chibimoon felt Nehelenia spin her around using her right shoulder as a pivot point and slipping her neck into the crook of his left arm, neatly cutting off almost all of her air and positioning her as a shield against the senshi at the same time. Nehelenia then called up webs to bind Chibimoon's legs together and arms at her sides, preventing her from escaping him.

"Helios! What the hell do you think you're doing?! Release her immediately!" Tuxedo Kamen yelled at him as he and the girls spotted her. His voice was hoarse still from the pain that surged through his body though he was able to fight, as was Moon.

"We trusted you!" Mars said angrily, stepping forward aggressively, her white stiletto boots striking the ground for emphasis.

"It's not… ugh…his fault!" Chibimoon choked out, hot silent tears of anguish for Helios' trapped soul falling freely from her crimson eyes. His arm brace was cold against the right side of her neck while his warm, hard muscles pressed into her left side.

"Earth to Chibimoon, he's trying to kill you!" Jupiter pointed out gesturing to the curiously evil looking armored priest, even as the other senshi closed ranks to protect their princess from further harm.

"I know you lo―like him but come on!" Venus added as Uranus and Neptune prepared to attack Helios.

"No! Don't hurt him!" Chibimoon screamed at the two outer senshi.

"Why thank you, my 'dearheart'" Helios' voice said silkily as Chibimoon shuddered from the evilness that once kind tenor voice carried in it.

"Helios, why are you doing this to Chibimoon?" Moon asked in desperation, unable to bear seeing her future daughter like this. Mercury, wondering the same thing, discreetly hid behind Pluto, pulled out her Mercury Computer and scanned Helios with it. She gasped as the computer showed who was in control of Helios' body.

"Because Helios is not in control of his body." Mercury said flatly, answering Moon's question. "Nehelenia has taken over his body, his mind and soul has been imprisoned by her."

"How did she do that?" Saturn asked raising her glaive to a 'guard' position.

"She used the energy released from her body's death to gain control of his body. That is Nehelenia, not Helios, who holds Chibimoon captive." Mercury explained quickly as the rest of the senshi and Tuxedo Kamen took battle stances, though both Moon and Kamen were breathing heavily.

"Your little brainiac senshi is correct sailor senshi." Nehelenia said cruelly and tightened his grip slightly on Chibimoon forcing her to concentrate fully on getting what little air she could into her starved lungs. "And Helios can't escape his body again so if want to be rid of me, you will have to destroy your precious little lovebirds!"

"No, I will destroy your soul only Nehelenia!" Moon yelled and summoned her eternal tier. "STARLIGHT―"

"Wait Sailor Moon! Nehelenia will use Helios' soul as a barrier, so you will only end up destroying Helios!" Mercury shouted and Moon banished her weapon.

"So how do you propose destroying her without harming Chibimoon or Helios?!" Tuxedo Kamen asked in frustration, gloved hands fisted at his sides.

"Crys―" Chibimoon started but was cut off as Nehelenia tightened his grip.

:Of course, she means that we have to use the crystals!: Moon mindsent to Kamen, turning to face him excitedly. She continued to mindsend so that Nehelenia wouldn't know what they were planning. :I can use my silver crystal to destroy Nehelenia's soul.:

:Not while her curse still grips the Earth and Moon. I can tell from your aura that you could only use half of the crystal's power, max. But if we combine our crystals' powers, it should be enough to erase Nehelenia's soul for good.: Tuxedo Kamen mindsent to Moon.

: Chibimoon's Pink Moon Crystal will protect her automatically from our attack, but what about Helios?: Moon asked her soulmate worriedly as she layered her hands over her locket in preparation to call out her Silver Crystal. Tuxedo Kamen echoed her movements as he looked into her eyes through his mask.

:Well your Silver Crystal only harms evil, and I'm assuming the Golden Crystal's power works similarly. But the sheer amount of energy that will have to be sent into his body in order to destroy Nehelenia will cause him physical harm, but hopefully nothing lasting.: Tuxedo Kamen responded as Moon nodded. They really didn't have a choice. Chibimoon's face was now sporting a blue tinge. He and Moon called forth their respective crystals, powering up to their royal forms automatically.

:I think Helios would rather endure that pain than kill Chibimoon.: Princess Serenity sent as she and her lover held their crystals out in front of them and aimed at the possessed priest. Each crystal emitted a beam of power at Helios' body. The two beams merged into one silver gold beam and raced towards Chibimoon and Helios.

Nehelenia laughed and pulled Chibimoon squarely in front of him to take the blast. That laugh quickly turned into a scream of agony as the beam passed right through Chibimoon, pausing only long enough to vaporize the webs binding her, and plunged into Nehelenia's stolen body, lighting it up like a small sun.

Helios rejoiced as he saw in his mind Nehelenia's soul writhe and struggle against the energy flooding his body. He felt his arm's grip around Chibimoon's throat loosen and felt her hands pull it away enough for her to escape.

Then as Nehelenia's started to lose against the Crystals' combined powers, she lost control of Helios' body and Helios gratefully escaped his mental prison and took command of his body once more.

And immediately felt the sharp and fiery pain of the crystals' power flooding his body. Helios screamed in agony even as he sensed Nehelenia's soul shatter into millions of shards. Most of the shards were then dusted but a few managed to plunge themselves into Helios' soul as the beam from the lovers stopped.

Oh no you don't you evil bitch! Helios thought viciously and used his own powers to trap the crystals' energy in his body, allowing it to course and burn throughout his body and soul. Helios gritted his teeth and groaned brokenly as he held the enormous amount of energy within his body.

At last he sensed the last shard of Nehelenia's evil soul get dusted. Helios quietly sobbed with relief as a few tears slipped past his tightly shut eyelids. Gratefully the teen let the awesome energy of the Silver Crystal and Golden Crystal drain from his body as his knees buckled.

Chibimoon sobbed with anxiety from her place on the floor as she looked up at the brightly glowing priest. His anguished screams shook her to her core as the beam coming from her future parents pulsed over her head to plunge into his body.

The beam then stopped flowing into Helios' body as Serenity and Endymion sent their powers out to cleanse and heal the Earth and Moon, thereby healing themselves. But Chibimoon hardly paid any attention to that as Helios was still glowing.

His eyes were squeezed shut and teeth were bared and gritted. Hoarse, strangled moans escaped from him as his body stiffened and arched almost floating. Why? Why is he still glowing? Nehelenia should be destroyed already! Chibimoon thought worriedly to herself as she finally lowered her hands from her bruised throat.

A few seconds later, Chibimoon sighed in relief as she saw the light fade from the teen's body. Looking up at Helios' face she saw that his forehead drop was once again red.

She watched as his body first relaxed, then slowly collapsed to the cold floor. Hesitantly she crawled the few feet over to where he lay, his back to her.

Bea here: I didn't change much in this one, didn't have to. Just tweaked the final fight a bit ^^

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