Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon -
A Tale of Time
Chapter 4 - The Prophecy
By: Emerald Star
Authors notes: As you might have guessed from my earlier chapters, I use EXTREME foul language in a lot of my fighting scenes and at other appropriate times. This chapter is full of cuss words, so you've been warned! As Son Goku and Yaten would say, "Bye-Bye."
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"SWORD OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM! COME TO MY HAND!"
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Powerful gusts of winds came from the North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, and Northwest. They met with Cosmic Sailor Jupiter at the center and spun upwards, swirling around the girl, pulling dust and leaves into the swirling vortex. The winds were pulling and tugging chaotically at her hair and clothes.
Energy in Silver, Gold, and Black hues danced in the air above the girls' outstretched hand. Slowly, the energy gradually took the form of a two handed, six foot, bastard sword. Her fingers reassuringly curled around the diamond hilt of the sword, just below the golden cross guard. Her tiara gem suddenly flared a bright green light and disappeared, as Cosmic Sailor Jupiter pointed the swords' black blade at the ground. In it's place was now a full silver star.
For a moment a small memory flashed across her mind as she looked more intently at the sword's hilt and cross bar. There, golden settings for five gems flashed in the light of the sun on the diamond hilt. Flipping the sword over, she noticed five more settings, with her own tiara gem, a star cut emerald, in the pummel setting.
Surprise made her drop her face shields for a second as she noticed for the first time that the sword was feather light in her hand.
Taken aback by her display, Rubeus winked out of being from where he had been in the air and winked back in to being on the ground below his last position.
Remembering where she was and what had possessed her to call this sword back from it's resting place on the moon, she grabbed the hilt with her other hand and moved the sword into a guard position.
Rubeus measured her. "Nice toy. But its only that, a toy against the powers I possess."
Cosmic Sailor Jupiter smiled. "I take it your mother never told you the old saying of 'never underestimate your opponent'." With that, Cosmic Sailor Jupiter raised her blade, and with amazing speed ran at Rubeus. "YYAAAAHHH!"
As the blade nicked his neck, Rubeus teleported behind Cosmic Sailor Jupiter and threw another attack at her back.
"AIIEEEE!" Cosmic Sailor Jupiter was thrown forward by the force of the attack. Her hands convulsed open, the Cosmic Sword slipping from her fingers. When the handle had passed all the way through, the sword blurred out of existence. Hurtling through the air, Cosmic Sailor Jupiter hit a tree trunk, face first with a force that splintered the wood.
Falling backwards, Cosmic Sailor Jupiter's vision blurred at the edges. Trying to focus her eyes through the immense pain she was feeling in her back, she could see Rubeus standing above her.
"Pitiful bitch," he said. "All bark and no bite. Ha, the Wiseman will be pleased none the less." Rubeus started to bend down to pick Cosmic Sailor Jupiter up when a red rose tip scratched the top of his hands.
"Protecting young, pretty girls from bastards like you, Cosmic Sailor Earth!"
"I... I don't need help from an inferior Senshi like you!" Screamed Cosmic Sailor Jupiter as she slowly got to her feet. She was literally red in the face from anger, "COSMIC SWORD, RETURN!" In a bright flash of light the Solar System Sword appeared back in her hand. Gripping it with both hands, she held the sword above her head with the tip pointing towards the clouds. "COSMIC LIGHTNING!" A bolt of lightning 6 inches in diameter strikes the sword, coursing electricity down the handle and into the holder, who grits her teeth against the pain of being electrocuted.
"STRIKE!" She slashes violently down with the blade in the general direction of Rubeus. The lightning forms an arch that grows wider and stronger as it races towards Cosmic Sailor Jupiter's tormentor.
Rubeus swears as he tries to get out of the way in time. Telepathing a message to the ship to teleport him higher, he barely avoids the attack. Instead, he gets hit from behind as Cosmic Sailor Jupiter bashes the pummel of the sword onto his skull, trying to get a solid blow in but only managing a light one.
Meanwhile, Cosmic Sailor Earth is watching with a really confused look on his face. Making a move to help the sword wielding Senshi, he stops as Rubeus again teleports into the air.
"I'll be back, and when I do, you'll wish you hadn't had the guts to do that!" In another phasing, Rubeus is gone.
Cosmic Sailor Jupiter lets the sword fall from her hand a second time and it disappears. Staring at the last spot that the arch villain had been.
After another half minute of silence, Cosmic Sailor Earth (incase you were wondering which one, it's the future one) shifted his weight, jingling a little in his armor. Cosmic Sailor Jupiter whirls around, her arms in the position to send an energy attack at him, her mouth open to shout the words.
"My... A bit jumpy, aren't we?"
"Shut up, asshole. What are you doing here?" Her face shield dropped and her blue-green eyes were narrowed in open hostility.
"Hey, chill out, I was on my way to my house when I was attracted by the commotion."
Cosmic Sailor Jupiter snorted. "Well, as you can see I'm not as weak as your stupid princess. Now get the hell out of here, asshole." She continued to stare at Cosmic Sailor Earth until he turned and left.
Only then did she let herself give in a little to the pain she was experiencing in her back. ::Kami-sama,:: she thought, ::how the hell am I going to explain this to my parents?:: She very slowly and very delicately as possible tried to sit down, and found that in order to do so she had to lean heavily on a thick tree.
::Even worse, how long till this heals? It must look like I got ran over by two semi's.:: She watched as the sun slowly started to sink below the city sky line. ::The sword... so long ago... damn that first priestess of Mars, she was so right. We showed up and only a few years later the whole kingdom's in pieces. Well, I guess its time to follow that damn prophecy of hers now that the sword has been found. I can just barely remember it...::
"Ten stones, ten keepers;
All with Cosmic power;
One sealer of the blade;
Earthen power at her bade;"
"Time distorts beyond control;
Only one's true bonds can patch the hole;
Unlike pain shared, pain halfed;
Power shared is a power's craft;
::Well, that's the usual prophecy gibberish, alright. I'll sort it over tomorrow after a good rest, preferably in my bed and not on my back.:: She went and did exactly that.
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Yea, yea, this one is really late, but hey, what can I say? I'm not getting as many hits on this story that I am in my other currently ongoing fanfic, so I was kinda trying to get more chapters out on that one then this one. Anyway, Please, Please review!! Cosmic Sailor Jupiter is really getting on my case because this fanfic has only one review! So unless you want me to be hacked to pieces and sent to the next dimension, where I can't finish this, REVIEW PLEASE!!
A Tale of Time
Chapter 4 - The Prophecy
By: Emerald Star
Authors notes: As you might have guessed from my earlier chapters, I use EXTREME foul language in a lot of my fighting scenes and at other appropriate times. This chapter is full of cuss words, so you've been warned! As Son Goku and Yaten would say, "Bye-Bye."
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"SWORD OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM! COME TO MY HAND!"
*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---*---
Powerful gusts of winds came from the North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, and Northwest. They met with Cosmic Sailor Jupiter at the center and spun upwards, swirling around the girl, pulling dust and leaves into the swirling vortex. The winds were pulling and tugging chaotically at her hair and clothes.
Energy in Silver, Gold, and Black hues danced in the air above the girls' outstretched hand. Slowly, the energy gradually took the form of a two handed, six foot, bastard sword. Her fingers reassuringly curled around the diamond hilt of the sword, just below the golden cross guard. Her tiara gem suddenly flared a bright green light and disappeared, as Cosmic Sailor Jupiter pointed the swords' black blade at the ground. In it's place was now a full silver star.
For a moment a small memory flashed across her mind as she looked more intently at the sword's hilt and cross bar. There, golden settings for five gems flashed in the light of the sun on the diamond hilt. Flipping the sword over, she noticed five more settings, with her own tiara gem, a star cut emerald, in the pummel setting.
Surprise made her drop her face shields for a second as she noticed for the first time that the sword was feather light in her hand.
Taken aback by her display, Rubeus winked out of being from where he had been in the air and winked back in to being on the ground below his last position.
Remembering where she was and what had possessed her to call this sword back from it's resting place on the moon, she grabbed the hilt with her other hand and moved the sword into a guard position.
Rubeus measured her. "Nice toy. But its only that, a toy against the powers I possess."
Cosmic Sailor Jupiter smiled. "I take it your mother never told you the old saying of 'never underestimate your opponent'." With that, Cosmic Sailor Jupiter raised her blade, and with amazing speed ran at Rubeus. "YYAAAAHHH!"
As the blade nicked his neck, Rubeus teleported behind Cosmic Sailor Jupiter and threw another attack at her back.
"AIIEEEE!" Cosmic Sailor Jupiter was thrown forward by the force of the attack. Her hands convulsed open, the Cosmic Sword slipping from her fingers. When the handle had passed all the way through, the sword blurred out of existence. Hurtling through the air, Cosmic Sailor Jupiter hit a tree trunk, face first with a force that splintered the wood.
Falling backwards, Cosmic Sailor Jupiter's vision blurred at the edges. Trying to focus her eyes through the immense pain she was feeling in her back, she could see Rubeus standing above her.
"Pitiful bitch," he said. "All bark and no bite. Ha, the Wiseman will be pleased none the less." Rubeus started to bend down to pick Cosmic Sailor Jupiter up when a red rose tip scratched the top of his hands.
"Protecting young, pretty girls from bastards like you, Cosmic Sailor Earth!"
"I... I don't need help from an inferior Senshi like you!" Screamed Cosmic Sailor Jupiter as she slowly got to her feet. She was literally red in the face from anger, "COSMIC SWORD, RETURN!" In a bright flash of light the Solar System Sword appeared back in her hand. Gripping it with both hands, she held the sword above her head with the tip pointing towards the clouds. "COSMIC LIGHTNING!" A bolt of lightning 6 inches in diameter strikes the sword, coursing electricity down the handle and into the holder, who grits her teeth against the pain of being electrocuted.
"STRIKE!" She slashes violently down with the blade in the general direction of Rubeus. The lightning forms an arch that grows wider and stronger as it races towards Cosmic Sailor Jupiter's tormentor.
Rubeus swears as he tries to get out of the way in time. Telepathing a message to the ship to teleport him higher, he barely avoids the attack. Instead, he gets hit from behind as Cosmic Sailor Jupiter bashes the pummel of the sword onto his skull, trying to get a solid blow in but only managing a light one.
Meanwhile, Cosmic Sailor Earth is watching with a really confused look on his face. Making a move to help the sword wielding Senshi, he stops as Rubeus again teleports into the air.
"I'll be back, and when I do, you'll wish you hadn't had the guts to do that!" In another phasing, Rubeus is gone.
Cosmic Sailor Jupiter lets the sword fall from her hand a second time and it disappears. Staring at the last spot that the arch villain had been.
After another half minute of silence, Cosmic Sailor Earth (incase you were wondering which one, it's the future one) shifted his weight, jingling a little in his armor. Cosmic Sailor Jupiter whirls around, her arms in the position to send an energy attack at him, her mouth open to shout the words.
"My... A bit jumpy, aren't we?"
"Shut up, asshole. What are you doing here?" Her face shield dropped and her blue-green eyes were narrowed in open hostility.
"Hey, chill out, I was on my way to my house when I was attracted by the commotion."
Cosmic Sailor Jupiter snorted. "Well, as you can see I'm not as weak as your stupid princess. Now get the hell out of here, asshole." She continued to stare at Cosmic Sailor Earth until he turned and left.
Only then did she let herself give in a little to the pain she was experiencing in her back. ::Kami-sama,:: she thought, ::how the hell am I going to explain this to my parents?:: She very slowly and very delicately as possible tried to sit down, and found that in order to do so she had to lean heavily on a thick tree.
::Even worse, how long till this heals? It must look like I got ran over by two semi's.:: She watched as the sun slowly started to sink below the city sky line. ::The sword... so long ago... damn that first priestess of Mars, she was so right. We showed up and only a few years later the whole kingdom's in pieces. Well, I guess its time to follow that damn prophecy of hers now that the sword has been found. I can just barely remember it...::
"Ten stones, ten keepers;
All with Cosmic power;
One sealer of the blade;
Earthen power at her bade;"
"Time distorts beyond control;
Only one's true bonds can patch the hole;
Unlike pain shared, pain halfed;
Power shared is a power's craft;
::Well, that's the usual prophecy gibberish, alright. I'll sort it over tomorrow after a good rest, preferably in my bed and not on my back.:: She went and did exactly that.
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Yea, yea, this one is really late, but hey, what can I say? I'm not getting as many hits on this story that I am in my other currently ongoing fanfic, so I was kinda trying to get more chapters out on that one then this one. Anyway, Please, Please review!! Cosmic Sailor Jupiter is really getting on my case because this fanfic has only one review! So unless you want me to be hacked to pieces and sent to the next dimension, where I can't finish this, REVIEW PLEASE!!