Chapter 21: The Saints are coming

"Well, well, well," the crimson haired man walks around the pale prince, "If it isn't the run-away Diamond. Self-appointed 'Prince' of the Black Moon Clan."

Diamond only glares at Rubeus, "I don't have time for this. Let me by!"

"Hm, I don't think so." He smirks, "After all, Black Lady and Lord Hyacinth seem to not think too highly of you. Same with the others. They think- well- that you abandoned the cause for your obsession."

"I did not. It was only a ruse." Those purple eyes narrow into slits as he tried to regain his temper.

Rubeus laughs softly, "A failed on at that. If I were you Dia-dia, I would run. Run and hide and pray they wouldn't find me."

"So how much you know." Diamond walks by him annoyed. He had to find the queen. If her husband was dead, all the better for him to come and 'comfort' her and play the hero. His lips curved slightly at the thought of it that he nearly missed a pair of crimson eyes that watched him with disdain.

"Where do you think you're going, traitor?"

He turns in surprised and lifts his hands to summon his powers as the third eye opens. "The likes of you will not stop me!"

"I think so- ha!" Dark crystals formed crackling with dark energy and flew out at Diamond. Barely giving the man a chance as one struck him causing him to stumble backwards and fall with a sickening thump onto the ground.

"Hmph." She smirks walking over to him, "You've always been such a worthless waste of space. My brother will be glad to hear I took out some trash for him.

Pain surged through his body as he looks up at the delicate hand of Black Lady who was preparing yet another ball of energy. A certain death.

"You...will never-!" He coughs out.

"Bai-bai." Black Lady grins before firing a hole into him then walked away.

Thus the end of Diamond, laying on the cold unfeeling crystal floors of the place he's always hated without ever doing anything he ever wanted. Cursing that he never should've listened to Kaitou and should've killed the prince while he had the time.

Of course his curse ran short as he died.

He appeared above the city and could only look on at the destruction of the crystal towers and buildings that littered the ground. In the sky with him hung dark crystal shaped ships that looked much like landmines in the sky as they roamed across the cityscape.

Helios couldn't have imagined a worse world or place. In his mind's eye he pictured it. The bloody fields and a lone man standing at the edge covered in blood laughing. Laughing...

Opening his eyes, as he hadn't realized he even closed them, he urges Pegasus forward swooping down and circling at a high building to land.

He couldn't use the door otherwise they would try to infiltrate Elysian, which was currently on lock-down in a way to preserve the purity of the land. At least until the heirs could be purified of the evil that gripped them.

He dismounted and moved, but stops short as a sudden pain surged through his heart. It beats hard and was growing warmer every passing moment. He steadies himself. The King, he thought, it must be him.

Must be..

Then he lost consciousness. Pegasus pranced by the fallen priest's body and noses it lightly before his own head snaps up again, wings flared out as four strangers appeared with weapons in hand.

"What the hell is that?" One asked the other. "It looks like a fucking unicorn."

"Nah, look at those wings. It's a pegasus." Another said.

"Either way, it should fetch an interesting price." The third drew closer, "Though that guy would too."

"Don't you think, " The last sounded much older then the other three and was obviously in command, "that they look somewhat familiar?"

"Pfft, who cares?"

"Thank you." Diana smiles looking at them, "I don't know how to really thank you so much for this."

"We can't turn down someone that needs help." Jupiter said smiling at her. "Anyway, I'm curious in how they have changed."

"Changed?" Diana seemed briefly puzzled before she shook her head. "Either way, stay together. The fourth dimension isn't a very pleasant place."

Eternal Moon suppressed a smile for a moment but she took her fiance's hand holding it tightly. Yes she remembered that place. Though her smile turned into a frown. She was worried about what had happened this time. If Chibiusa was in so much trouble that Diana had to come herself...

Don't worry Chibiusa, she thought as the Mauian girl held up a silver and garnet key, We'll save you and your future!

With the chant complete, the group rose into the air before they vanished.

He stares at the cripple form of Neo Queen Serenity with little to no remorse, but he was not interested in her right now. It had taken more then five men to wrestle his father from the woman and stuff him away in one of the stasis chambers they had discovered. Sapphire had at least figured out what they could do, so most of it's communication abilities had been cut keeping only life support going.

Hyacinth could only sit there and contemplate his next move. He was developing a headache at the moment and the wretched cornet wouldn't come off. So, for now he sat there watching his mother in a troubled sleep curled up on the crystal floor.

He still hated her.

Everything he had learned about her side of the family only enraged him to take it out on his sister and her. The only one that even dared to come near him was Opal.

Opal and her disapproving face. He would have to do something about that tart. She was becoming a thorn in his side. But for now he wanted to get rid of this headache.

"Wiseman!" He looks up contemplating something, "What do you plan on doing next, hm? The world is now mine. What is there left?"

Just like before, the cloaked figure appears, glowing hands hovering over a crystal sphere like always. "The World of course, my Lord."

"What of the world do I need?" He turns his head, "I've won. What else is there?"

"Then the universe of course." Wiseman said, "The injustice you had suffered is inflicted on others as well. Do you not wish to save them from such a pitiable fate?"

Hyacinth only rubs his temple, "Some plan. Now leave. I have no further use for you."

"As you wish." Thus he vanished.

Hyacinth wasn't at all content or convinced about him. He knew better then to trust that...man. There was something fishy there but he had other things to do.

Such as torturing his mother. The question was, 'how'.

Opal didn't like any of this. It was getting to be too much now. And his relationship with Black Lady- well it disgusted her. What kind of man would deflower and continue such relations with his sister?

"Only a fool." She said to herself glancing around but hurries down the palace hallways towards the heavily guarded room. They allowed her by because she was within the 'Court' that the Lord had assembled.

She slips in and walks between the chambers curiously. Now which one should she activate? She knew better then to set one of them free. Too much trouble.

She stops at the foot of one of them and smiles as she pulls out a few tools from her hidden pocket and hair. Sapphire wasn't the only one that could screw around with electronics.