SailorStar9: With Chapter 87 uploaded, this is Chapter 88 and we are near the end of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Established!Zen/Ami, Established!Rikuo/Hotaru

Disclaimers: This fic idea and the Rikuo/Hotaru pairing belong to Pavel123; I only own the plot idea and the main pairing. Anything else belong to their respective owners.

Chapter 88: A Bright Shooting Star! The Two Messiahs Clash!

"The giant power that's fast approaching through this Tau Nebula is the master of us, the ruler of Silence, Pharaoh Ninety." Mistress Nine bragged. "Now if I can get a hold of the Grail, Pharaoh Ninety will appear and the Age of Silence will begin."

"Then, we will defeat you now!" Sailor Uranus powered up her attack.

"Resign yourself!" Sailor Neptune charged up her attack.

"World Shaking!"

"Deep Submerge!"

"Did we get her?" Sailor Uranus wondered when the two attacks clashed into Mistress Nine.

"No." Sailor Pluto corrected when Mistress Nine deflected the attacks with an energy shield.

Chuckling, Mistress Nine extended her hair and wrapped the strands around the three Outer Senshi and trapping them onto a stone statue of herself. "If you don't want these three killed right in front of your eyes, hand over the Grail." she ordered. As if to prove her point, she extended another three strands of hair around the three Senshi's necks. "Or shall I get rid of one of them first? What..." the Messiah of Silence was taken aback when the Messiah of Light unleashed a wave of purifying light that not only freed the three Outer Senshi, the outsurge of power had also sent her crashing into the glass dome.

"That's..." Sailor Uranus gaped wide-eyed as the three Outer Senshi watched when Cheimon donned on her Cheimon Kamui Cloth.

"Cheimon's Kamui Cloth?" Sailor Neptune breathed.

"Finally," Sailor Pluto remarked. "The time has come for the two Messiahs to cross blades."

"This is unfortunate." Cheimon stated, the Snowy Staff Nibelheim in hand. "But I cannot die here; because I love this world. Snowy Staff Nibelheim, lend me your power." she charged straight at Mistress Nine.

"You really are the Cleanser." Mistress Nine noted, forming a black energy blade and knocking out Cheimon's helmet. "This is such a wonderful weapon: the Holy Sword of Nothingness. Time and space, zero and infinity. This is the weapon that control them all! Soon, you will die by this sword and I'll just take the Grail from your dead body. Now, have a taste of the Sword of Nothingness!" she raised her blade and fired a crescent blast of energy at her opponent who twirled the Snowy Staff Nibelheim to deflect the attack. "Give me your life, Messiah of Light!" she closed in on her opposite counterpart, blade at the ready to strike.

Cheimon dodged the sword swipes and forced Mistress Nine to a standstill with the Snowy Staff Nibelheim.

"They are evenly matched." Sailor Uranus remarked, three Outer Senshi were watching the fight.

"Mistress Nine, be prepared!" Cheimon gained the upper hand.

"It won't be that easy." Mistress Nine mocked, blocking Cheimon with her sword. "Too bad..." she giggled. "What's wrong?" she taunted, forcing Cheimon on the defensive. "That staff is in the way." with a swipe of her weapon, she swatted the Snowy Staff Nibelheim away from Cheimon's hands. "You're now weaponless. Give it up! There's no way you can win!"

"Weaponless?" Cheimon echoed. "What do you mean?" she willed out the Grail. "Mistress Nine, if you absolutely insist on bringing Silence to this world, then let us settle this here, once and for all! For the world that I love and for the Yokai who accepted me, I cannot lose!"

"What power..." Mistress Nine breathed as Cheimon was clad in the Grail's power. "Then, in this case, time, carve through all the stars and planets, Sword of Nothingness! You will die here, Messiah of Light!" the two Messiahs took the fight to the air.

Landing back on the ground, Mistress Nine made the first move and charged at Cheimon, intending to stab the Winter Goddess.

Cheimon brought the Grail forward in her cupped hands and blocked off Mistress Nine's assault. An even more powerful outburst of energy from the Grail sent Mistress Nine crashing back into the glass dome. "Mercury Guardian, Make Up!" as Mistress Nine was setting back to her feet, Cheimon took on her Mercury Guardian form, having retrieved the Snowy Staff Nibelheim. "Aurora Execution!" she fired her freezing ice storm of absolute zero point black at Mistress Nine, destroying both the female Daimon and the portal.

"Nothing less from the Cleanser." Sailor Neptune declared, the three Outer Senshi knelt before Cheimon.

"Everything we need to do in this town is now over." Sailor Uranus added. "We found the true Messiah and the Earth has been saved. Our mission has been completed."

With that, the two Outer Senshi stood up and walked off.

SailorStar9: Well, this chapter is done. Thoughts, reviews, anyone?