Chapter 6 - Enter The Ruler of Darkness, Merla
In the previous chapter, the paladins along with Sailor Moon had arrived at the planet Vulcanus, in which they confronted the servants of the Dark Moon, the Dark Warriors for the very first time. Return back to the Castle of Lions, but however Keith received an indecent note proposal from the superior ruler of the Dark Moon, goes by the name Merla. When they are about to make a counterattack plan, Merla had secretly entered the castle ship. Everyone confronted her in a battle fight.
Will Serena (Sailor Moon) can able to fight her back, in order to avoid from capturing Keith?
Find Out
The paladins along with Serena had confronted the evil queen for the very first time while Keith was watching from the distance, along with Tom and Jerry, Coran, Romelle, Rini and Chibi Chibi.
Both Serena and Merla faced with each other, with different facial expression.
" Who are you anyway, you lowly scum creature? " Merla asked
" My name is Serena, the Guardian of Love and Justice! I won't let you to have Keith. " Serena responded, holding her weapon
" Guardian of Love and Justice, eh? I had never heard of you from before. " Merla wondered in curiosity
" If you want our leader, just passed us first! " Lance shouted, holding his gun blaster weapon
" Of course, let's settle this in a hard way. " Merla said, with amusement
And so, she fired her main weapon to attack them, but they are dodged away, to avoid from the attack.
" Where does that weapon came from? " Hunk wondered
" I have never seen that kind of that deadly weapon from before. " Allura said
" But... how we gonna strike her down? " Lance asked
" Oh... you won't ever to defeat me. " Merla said, fired her attack at them
They tried to defend themselves but they failed, completely fell down on the floor but also, she hitted Tom, Jerry, Coran, Romelle along with Rini and Chibi Chibi, leaving Keith was standing behind.
" Guys! "
Merla approached to him " You will never run away this time. " with an evil amusement on her face
He stepped back forward, shouted " I won't ever to come with you, you wicked queen! " , holding his bayard weapon on his hand
" Oh, my... you are intended to destroyed me, leader paladin Keith, you are quite very impatient you are. Of all the paladins that I searched with, you are the most precious one of all, and that's how I send the note to you, in order to answer it if you wanted to come with me. " Merla said
" Just stay back! " Keith shouted, pointed his bayard sword weapon to her, as he kept moving forward from her
" You won't ever to killed me then. " Merla said, as she about to get near to him
That when, he runs quickly, through the main headquarters of the castle ship.
" You are not going anywhere because you will be mine soon. " Merla said, with evil amusement, had followed him
Everyone were still unconscious on the floor, except for Serena, was still able to stand up, but she has little injuries on her arms.
" I won't let her to get him. "
She released her Eternal Moon Article, shouted " Moon Eternal Power, Make Up!! "
And she transformed into eternal sailor form. After that, she runs off, to stop Merla from targeting Keith.
Back then, Keith was able to get reached to the Black Lion, however Merla cornered him, by using her blocking attack.
" Trying to escaped, eh? " she asked, with evil amusement
He still stepped away from her, without saying a word.
" Giving up already? "
Then, he tried to attacked her with his weapon however she thrown it quickly down to the floor.
" Quite a shame are you, you are trying to killed me after all. But, It will won't never let it happened that way. "
She pulled his arm, so hardly.
" What do you really wanted from me, you wicked queen? Why you wanted to target me anyway? " he asked her, with a slight anger on his face
" But before I can answer that question, let me to asked you this question... " then she raised his chin harder, through her little index finger, asked him in a whispered manner " Will you accepted my proposal? If you will, I will let your friends go but if you don't, I will destroyed this castle into pieces. "
And that's how Keith started to be frightened in fear again, just like Arka did to him for the past three years. But still, he was remaining silent, didn't say a word to her.
" So, what is your final decision? " she asked
He tried to fight back against her, but in the end, he ended up to surrender to her, for the sake of his friends and allies.
" I will accept your offer but please don't killed my friends. " he responded
" Very well, I'm so very impressed. I never thought that you will accepted my request. After all, you will become the eternal king of the entire universes. And now then... " as she get near to him
She tried to removed his paladin uniform however he slapped her hand away from him then she knocked him on the floor. She hold both of his hands, in order to prevent him from escaping.
" Trying to get away from me this time? And besides, you won't ever need some help from your friends anymore. "
That very moment, she started to harassed him.
" Just let me go!! " as he tried to pulled away from her
" I won't let you go because soon you will be mine forever. "
She tried to kissed him on the face but it was interrupted when Eternal Sailor Moon arrived in.
" Stop right there, you wicked queen! "
Keith, was surprised when he saw her " Sailor Moon, my only hero!! "
" Why you... " Merla said in anger, stand up, facing her
" I won't let you allowed to touch him by your sexual desires! It was against the law of human discrimination! " Eternal Sailor Moon shouted
" You are... " Merla uttered
She released her Legendary Moonlight Sword, raised up, said her battle speech " I'm the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice, I'm Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, I'll punished you!! " and she finished with her final pose
" Sailor Moon... I had never heard of you from before. " Merla said
" What do you want from Keith anyway? Are you trying to hurt him so badly? " Eternal Sailor Moon asked
Queen Merla was laughed of what she asked to her, then she responded " Well, before I can answered your question. "
She used her scepter, to turned off all of the machines.
" What the? " Eternal Sailor Moon thought
Then, the lights turned dark red. After that, Eternal Sailor Moon turned back around, saw that Keith was tied up in a post stand, near the crystal light connector.
" No way! " Eternal Sailor Moon yelled
" Sailor Moon! Help me!! " Keith said
On the other hand, the other paladins including Tom and the others woked up from the unconscious, saw that the entire castle was been closed down.
" What is going on? " Tom wondered
" The entire castle was been closed down, I think it was due to that evil power ability of that evil ruler. " Coran responded
" But why? " Rini asked
" No... I think Serena and Keith were in terrible danger. We have to saved them! " Shiro said
They went to the entrance door, through their main headquarters, however it won't budged out.
" It won't open " Hunk said
" I think the entire system of the castle was turned off, due to the power that Merla had. It was farther more threaten than from before. " Allura stated
" So, now what? How we gonna break this? " Lance asked
" Any ideas? " Chibi Chibi asked
" Can you able to contact Serena, pal? " Tom asked
He dialed his communicator, but it was failed, and he responded " No, the signal was completely turned down. "
" We can't able to stand here just like this, we need to find a way to entered in, and to stop her. " Pidge said
" By what, Pidge? " Rini asked, in curiosity
(Back at the main headquarters)
" What is the meaning of this, Merla? " Eternal Sailor Moon asked
" Oh, as you can see, I can able to closed down the entire systems of the castle ship so that they will never entered here, for real. This place will be our battlefield. " Merla said, with evil amusement
" I won't ever allowed it! " Eternal Sailor Moon shouted
" Well, if you win in this fight, you will be spared, of course. If you lose, you will crushed to death. " Merla said, with evil laughter on her face
" Sailor Moon! Don't do this! " Keith shouted, in a pleading manner
" Fine with me but I need to asked you a question. " Eternal Sailor Moon responded
" Yes, what is it? " Merla asked
" How did you entered in this world anyway? " Eternal Sailor Moon asked
The evil queen closed her eyes, nodded her head and she responded " Long thousand years ago, I was the creator of the Dark Moon, in order to conquered every time world bounds: past, present and future. The first world that I had ever invaded was the future world of the Galra. "
" future world of the Galra? " she asked in a surprise manner
In a flashback, the spaceship of Dark Moon had finally arrived at the future world of the Galra. It was happened in the 50th century. The ruler of the empire, who has the same physical resemblance to Keith, sensed the unknown prediction, ordered the armies to distract them. However, Queen Merla went inside of the castle, trying to catch the ruler but he used his powers to defend himself. But in the end, the future Galra was in a self destruction.
Merla went on saying " After we have attacked the future world of the Galra, we have been time traveling from every part of the universes. So then, I had been encountered a mysterious person who goes by the name Kairus I think. "
Keith, was shocked when she mentioned the name of his alternate counterpart, thought " She had encountered Kairus... But why? "
" Hold on! What did you do to him? " Eternal Sailor Moon asked
" Well, as you can see... " Merla uttered
(Flashback)
(In the alternate world)
Merla confronted Kairus, face to face, at the outside of the headquarters.
" What do you want here anyway? "
" I came here to invaded your world, of course, skilled warrior Kairus. "
Shocked of what she said, asked " Hold on... how did you know my name? "
" Well, I have searched every informations all about you. So that why I came here to eliminate you, of course. " with amusement
" I won't let it happened!! "
He wanted to strike her, using his blade weapon, however she quickly dodged away, then she hitted him so hardly, into the ground, making him to unconscious.
After she had hitted him, she attacked every Guns of Gamorra members one by one including Arkus in inside the headquarters, leaving them unconscious on the floor. Then, she destroyed every thing in inside and outside of the headquarters, then she left out, riding in the spaceship.
(Flashback Ends)
" And so, I had traveled in the present time, to invaded every planets across the galaxies, and of course, to captured the leader paladin, Keith. " Merla said, with evil amusement
Eternal Sailor Moon gripped her hand, with an anger on her face, said " Unforgivable! It was truly unforgivable! You are trying to hurt those people who wanted to fight, for the sake and peace of the universe and you make others to be miserable, forced someone whom you wanted, I'm not like you, you evil queen Merla. "
" Hah? What a pathetic warrior you are, don't ever underestimate me, as the ruler of the Dark Moon. After all, the whole castle will gonna be mine and the paladin leader too. " Merla said, with a little insaning expression
" No, Sailor Moon! Don't do it! " Keith shouted
Eternal Sailor Moon, tried to attacked her, used her Legendary Moonlight Sword. But then suddenly, the paladins along with their friends arrived in, interrupted their encounter.
" I won't let you to have this castle! " Allura shouted
Eternal Sailor Moon turned back around, said in surprise " Allura! You guys! "
" Yep, right on time, Sailor Moon. " Chibi Chibi
" Hold on... what is the meaning of this?! I thought that you are all unconscious. But how did you get in here?! " Merla asked in surprise
" It was thanks to our genius member here. " Hunk said
" That's right! I had tracked down your every closing devices so that why I used my hacking skills in order to get in. Easy, huh? " Pidge stated
Shiro and Lance stepped in, facing the evil queen.
" Just release Keith right now! " Shiro demanded
" Or else I will fired you! " Lance said, pointed his blaster weapon at her
Merla, had stepped back away from them, jumped higher at the rooftop, yelled at them " This is not over yet, you lowly scums creatures of the entire universe. As soon as the Dark Moon will keep continued to invaded every entire planets from across the universe, all of you will never stopped me, as the ruler of the dark force. I will be back!! " and she vanished away, leaving everyone were wondered in curiosity
After she had left, Eternal Sailor Moon rushed to Keith, to release him from tying up.
" Are you alright, Keith? Are you not hurt that much? " Eternal Sailor Moon asked
" Yes, I'm fine, Serena. I'm not hurt badly that much. " Keith said in response
Shiro and the others went to him.
" I was so been worried about you, Keith. We have realized that you been held captive by the evil queen. " Shiro said
" No need to be worried, Shiro. I'll be fine, for real. Serena was there, to stopped her. " Keith replied
" I see. " Shiro said
Lance, in a grumpy expression on his face, said " Hmph! That Dark Moon queen was trying to attempted to track us down and even that she wants you, of course. "
" I don't understand... I thought that Arka and Sarina were the only ones who got interested to Keith. But why that evil queen was interested at him as well? " Jerry asked
" We are not so sure of the reason why she wanted to target him from the first place although we have already defeated the Invaders three years ago. But for now, we should make a counterattack plan, and to searched some informations about them. " Allura stated
" You got the point, but... when do we strike? " Tom asked
" Right now. " Allura responded
" That's the way, Princess. " Romelle said, with determination
" So, where do we started first? " Tom asked
" To looked for some secret informations about them, of course. " Coran responded
Suddenly, Keith felled collapsed on the floor. Everyone were anxiously went to his aid.
" Keith! Are you alright? What's wrong? " Shiro asked, trying to wake him up
" We should bring him to the room quick. " Allura said in a rush
And they bring him to the room where he was staying in.
" What just happened to him? Why he was sudden became collapsed? " Lance wondered
" I'm not so sure, let's find out of what kind of illness that he had. " Pidge said
Eternal Sailor Moon was started to anxiously worried for him, because of the sudden collapse. They wait for him to wake up for a hour.
After a hour later, his eyes were opened again, making everyone were in happy in delight.
" You are finally awake! " Hunk said in delight
" What a relief, quiznak. " Coran said, with sigh
" Are you feeling alright, Keith? Is there is something a matter with you? " Shiro asked
" You are been sudden felled collapse on the floor a while ago. We are been so very worried about you. " Pidge said
" If you have any kind of illness that you have, I will always listened to you. " Serena said, as she hold his hand, tightly
" You see... I had never felt this kind of illness from before. It was very strange to me and... my head was spinning around... but I don't know why. " Keith responded
" Hmm, that kind of illness was very rare that I heard from before. " Jerry said in realization
" You do, Jerry? " Rini asked
" So, what kind of illness that he has? " Lance asked
Jerry turned to Coran, requested " Do you have any injections in here? "
" injections? What is that? " Allura asked in curiosity
" It was a medical item. It was used it when you get a strange disease or illness in the clinic or in the hospital anytime. " Tom said in response
" Oh, I get it now. " Allura said
" I will get it " Coran said, and he left the room
After a minute later, Coran bring an injection, gave it to Jerry.
" What you gonna do then? " Lance asked
" Do you think it will be hurt that much? " Keith asked, with a little frightened expression on his face
" Just relax, Keith. It will never hurt that much. Stay calm. " Serena told him
Jerry weared some medical clothes. The paladins were very impressed.
" Wow! Jerry can be a doctor too? " Hunk asked
" That's was my pal Jerry was. He knows everything a lot. " Tom said
So, Jerry went to Keith, to inject on the arm. After a few seconds, some red bloods that it was filled inside the injection. Jerry, was shocked on what he had observed.
" No way... it couldn't be... that's the same kind of blood that my master have from before. " Jerry said, in a thoughtful manner
" your master? " Rini asked
" I think... I'm afraid to tell it to you, Keith. I think you have a disease of blood manipulation. " Jerry stated
The paladins were shocked in surprised of what Jerry said.
" blood manipulation... I had been heard that name of that disease somewhere. " Shiro thought
" What is blood manipulation anyway? " Lance asked
" Blood manipulation is kind of a illness, in which you have been contacted by some other people with the different blood types. It was transferred to your body if the blood of the other person will be going faster than ever. It was very rare disease, better than HIV. But only few people have been experiencing that kind of disease, in which includes Jaden as well. " Tom stated
" Even Sir Jaden too? But how? " Shiro asked
" Well you see, guys. It was happened a year ago when he arrived back home to Japan from his travel in other countries. At first, I thought that he was getting fever but in the end, I had discovered that he has a blood manipulation disease , in which it was caused by someone who had been connected to him. " Jerry said
" Since that time when Jaden have that kind of disease, he was been more afraid and anxiously in fear, nothing gonna to thinked something. So, I take care at his home until he recovers. " Serena said to them
" Did you find out who did this to your master, Jerry? " Hunk asked
" The police and the other staffs were started to searched the main culprit however until now, they didn't found it. It was very hard for my master on about what that person did to him. But still, he had never gave up. " Jerry said
" I was felt sorry for your master, Jerry. He was feel guilt to the person who did that kind of a criminal act to him. " Allura said, with a little sympathy on her face
" If Sir Jaden have that kind of disease, so that's means... " Shiro uttered
" Keith will feel the same things as he did. " Tom said
That very moment, Keith was started to be reacted in fear, just like what Serena said to them.
" Keith! Are you feeling alright? What's the matter? " Serena asked
He hugged her, tightly, in an emotional manner.
" Well you see... I'm afraid to tell you this that... I was been... completely held captive by Merla. " he said
Shiro and the others were shocked in grief of what he said.
" That evil queen did that to you? but how? " Tom asked in surprise
" So, I think it was kind of an indecent action. " Shiro said in realization
" an indecent action? " Allura asked
" It means, a kind of action that can able to harmed, hurt so badly and much worse, harassment and abuse . " Jerry said
" It might be possibility that Merla had forced him to accept the indecent proposal that she gave to him and that how she started to harassed him so badly. " Shiro stated
" Oh, great! This is not be so good than ever. " Coran said in surprise
" I think that Merla has some lustful sexual desires to him so that why she do that action to him. " Allura stated
" Now that the queen had been hurt Keith so badly, she will keep on continuing followed him everywhere across in every part of the universe. Only have to do is to be alert and to keep Keith safe away from her. " Pidge stated
" That's the good idea but how? " Lance asked
" I think there is a place that I have known. " Jerry said, in a thoughtful manner
" What is it? " Hunk asked
" Have you heard the Pool of Depths? " Jerry asked them
" Pool of Depths? What is that? " Allura asked
" The Pool of Depths is a kind of pool that only a person with a terrible blood diseases or illness can entered it. The legend stated that pool will can able to determine your greatest fear or anxiety in your life. That pool was not very dangerous that much. My master Jaden have been jumped in that pool. " Jerry said in response
" I see but how we gonna find the Pool of Depths? " Rini asked
" Wait... I know where is the Pool of Depths that you said with, Jerry. " Allura said in realize
" Where? " Jerry asked
" In the planet called Azalzak, a planet in which only ancient people are lived in there, for peace and harmony however it was completely destroyed by the Galra a year ago. But the temple was not destroyed completely, and the pool was kept under in an another room. " Allura stated
" I get it now, so shall we get in there? What if the forces of the Dark Moon knows that we are going in there? " Tom asked
" They will never know about the plan. It was the only one to find a way to recovered Keith from that kind of illness that Merla received to him. " Allura said
" Are you really sure about that? " Shiro asked
" Of course, although it was very risky that the evil queen might get Keith once again. Serena was there for some backup, just in case. " Allura said
" That's the true spirit of Altean royal just like you, Allura. " Lance said
" Thanks, Lance. " Allura said, with a smiling expression
Serena, turned to Keith, said with determination " Don't worry, I won't let that evil queen Merla might touch you by her evil fingers. I will stopped her for real. "
" Are you really sure? " Keith asked, in a worried expression on his face
She tapped her hand on his head, said " Of course, I won't ever let you down, I swear. Just stayed behind me, just in case when Merla had been shown up, okay? "
" Okay, Serena. You are truly my heroine of my life. You are the only woman in my heart always and forever be. " Keith said, in an emotional manner and they shared a hug
On the other hand at the Dark Moon palace, Queen Merla was sat on the throne chair, ordered the knights to sent the Dark Warriors in. When the warriors came in, approached to the Queen, they were wondered in curiosity.
" So, what is it, my queen? " Red asked
" I have a better job to do, in order to eliminate the paladins of Voltron. " Merla said in response
" What kind of plan did you said, my queen? " Topaz asked
" I need you four to attacked the people living in a planet named Azalzak. " Merla said
" Azalzak, Your Highness? But why you wanted to send us in that planet? " Sapphire asked
" Is because that, they were going to the Pool of Depths, the pool that it was existed in some old legends of times. " Merla stated
" Why they should go in that place, my queen? " Red asked
" And there is one job that you need to do. " Merla told, showed the picture of Keith to them
Emerald, said in realize, to his siblings " That's the same guy that we have been encountered in the planet Vulcanus a day ago. He was the new leader of the paladins of the legendary robot defender, Voltron. "
" The one holding a sword weapon, isn't it? " Topaz said, correcting him
" But why you ordered us to captured that leader of the paladins? Don't see how he was very strong and skilled he was. He was very fastest among of them. " Red asked, insisted her
" I don't care! " Merla shouted in anger, smashed her hand on the arm of the chair, and told them " Just followed my orders and don't be failed! "
" Yes, my queen. " the four said together and they bowed down before her then they left the throne room
As the Dark Warriors left out, Merla thought in an evil manner " You are not getting so far that much, paladin Keith. I will make sure that you will belong to my possession... forever. " and she smiled with an evil grin on her face
Meanwhile, Princess Diamond was standing in the center position, watching at the crystal ball, showing the previous battles of Voltron against the Galra. But a moment, the second assistant adviser of the queen, named Arto, came in the room.
" What do you want, Arto? Did the queen ordered me something to make? "
" Your Highness. I heard from the queen that she will eliminated the paladins of Voltron and to captured the leader of the group, goes by name Keith, I think. "
And Arto showed the picture to her.
The princess was surprised when she saw the picture and his name for the very first time and she thought " He was looks like the future ruler of the Galra Empire... It can't be... I think I should... " then she told to Arto " I will be going to that planet Azalzak. "
" What? Are you really sure about that, Princess? What if the queen finds out that you we-"
" She will never knows that I will going in there. Prepared my spaceship. "
" Yes, Princess. I will obeyed you. "
And so, Princess Diamond will going to planet Azalzak, to followed Keith, whom she believes that he was looks like the future ruler of the Galra.
" I will meet you, face to face, paladin leader Keith. " she thought
She went on riding, continuing on the way to planet Azalzak.
Now that Merla, the superior ruler had been appeared, and she had hurten Keith so badly, so that why she sent the Dark Warriors, to eliminate the four paladins and to captured Keith as well, for the evil goal of the queen. But unbeknownst to them, the secondary ruler Princess Diamond, had wanted to go to the planet Azalzak, in order to followed Keith in a secret.
Sailor Moon (Serena) along with the paladins had faced an another challenging battle against the Dark Moon minions although that Keith was not fully recovered yet from the harassment of the queen Merla. Serena will be presided as the temporary in charge of the paladins and she vowed to him that she will protect him from the evil queen at all cost.
What will be Serena's next move? Will they can able to stopped the Dark Moon once again?
Find Out
In The Next Chapter
Chapter 7 - Paladins vs Dark Moon Warriors
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" Don't forced other people that you don't know very well. Just think first before you can do something, good or bad thing that it will might caused some huge misunderstandings. "
- Keith