Same Side 2
I do not own Sailor Moon or Ronin Warriors in any way shape or form. Now, on to the fic!
Sailor Pluto saw the Warlords walking down the hill, "I see them!" she pointed right at them.
"I don't believe it," Neptune mumbled, "Sekhmet, is a warrior?"
They met up with each other, "we've been looking for you." Kale said.
"Just who are you guys?" Uranus demanded.
"We are warlords from a place called the Netherworld." Dais answered.
"Netherworld? Sounds kind of dark." Said Neptune.
"I didn't know you were soldiers either," Dais said.
"We're not scouts all the time," Uranus explained, "we try to keep a low profile."
"We fight evil forces," Pluto said, "lately we haven't seen any new enemies." She cocked her head, "but you four look…"
"Yes," Kale nodded, "I know. We were---"
Suddenly Kale was interrupted by a low scream and blue flame glowed in the air. They saw a face in the flames.
"Dark Warlords," the face said. He looked like some kind of dynasty soldier, "I have come to take you back."
"Dark Warlords?" Uranus echoed.
"Who are you?" Kale demanded.
"I am Mentu," he answered. {Mentu is the Egyptian god of war. All of the warlords names come from Eyption Gods. (shrugs)} Mentu's helmet looked like a falcon's head, "and I am the lost warlord. The Warlord of War."
"Lost Warlord?" Dais sounded, "we had enough warlords to serve Tulpa!"
"I've come to take you back to the Netherworld so we can free Tulpa."
"Tulpa's dead," Anubis cracked, "and we no longer serve him."
"You will join me!" Mentu shouted. "The Netherworld must be brought back to it's state of evil and war!"
"You're mad!" Dais snarled, "we won't join you!"
"Do you remember this woman?" Mentu pulled on a chain and dragged a familiar woman to the view. Her hands were tied down by the chain. Mentu must have been looking through some kind of crystal ball or something or other to communicate with the Warlords.
"Lady Kauyra!" Anubis gasped.
"You know this woman?" Saturn asked.
Lady Kauyra lowered her head, "don't listen to him," she said softly, afraid to raise her voice. Kale could see that she had bruises on her beautiful face. The warlords couldn't believe it. Lady Kauyra was once strong, how could one warlord put her in so much pain? When three of them couldn't stop her? Mentu must have done something to take away her strength.
"What have you done to her?" Dais ordered.
Uranus stepped back, jealous and angry but didn't say anything.
"The last descendent of the ancient clan will be sacrificed so that our world will be returned the way it should be," Mentu said.
"You can't do that!" Anubis cried.
"Come back to the dynasty, warlords, where you belong."
"You fool, there is no dynasty!" Kale snarled.
"If you wish to save Lady Kauyra, you have only one day," Mentu said, "you must come to the Netherworld and defeat me."
"Shouldn't be a problem," Sekhmet said.
"Don't worry about me," Lady Kaurya mumbled, "The ancient can--"
"Do not mention that name around me!" Mentu turned around and punched Lady Kaurya in the face. She grunted and spat blood.
"Why you," Anubis stepped forward and Kale held him back. Anubis looked at Kale as if to say, you just going to let him hit her?
"Alright, Mentu," Kale said, "we accept your challenge. Do not harm Lady Kaurya unless we are either dead or our time has run out."
"So be it," Mentu growled.
Lady Kaurya cried out, "You must find my starlight swords! They are hidden in the wilderness!"
"Enough," Mentu snapped.
Lady Kaurya ignored him, "Mentu has also taken away the ancient's staff! You have to find it!"
"We'll find them, Lady Kaurya," Anubis said, "don't worry."
The image of Lady Kaurya and Mentu disappeared. But in the Netherworld, Mentu didn't keep his word of honor and beat Lady Kaurya again.
"Not so strong without your starlight swords, are you?" he demanded.
"The Warlords will come for me," she hissed. "They will."
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"Would you please explain what's going on here?" demanded Pluto, "and who's this Lady Kaurya woman?"
"It is true that we once served an evil emperor named Tulpa," Kale admitted, "but we have changed sides. We are not dark warlords anymore."
"We didn't know what Tulpa wanted from us until it was too late," Sekmet said. "And I became the warlord of Venom."
"Illusion."
"Cruelty."
"Corruption."
"I can't believe this," Uranus growled, "I trusted you!" she pointed at Dais, "you played with my mind."
"I understand you are angry, Uranus," Dais said, "but I'm truly sorry. I do not use my illusions for dark purposes anymore."
Neptune glared and Sekhmet and didn't say anything. He tried apologize and then she lashed out and soon the warlords and outers were arguing with each other, except for Anubis and Saturn. Anubis sighed and turned around. Saturn however, would not take any more.
"SILENCE!" She cried, "enough, that's enough!" she walked between them and held her glaive outward. She looked at the three outers, "why must you be so judgmental? You feared me because I was called to be the sovereign of silence. It wasn't my choice. These men didn't' have much of a choice either. They were in a trap. Now they are sorry and they have suffered enough already. This Lady Kaurya is in danger and if you have any kindness in those hearts of yours you would help."
Pluto, Uranus and Neptune looked down at their feet. They knew she was right. They mumbled their apologies.
"How are we supposed to get to the Netherworld?" Neptune asked.
"Let's take the gate of space and time," Pluto said, "unless you know of a better way."
"It doesn't matter," Kale said, "as long as we get there in time to save Kayura."
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The Netherworld looked the same as the warlords have left it. "Nothing's changed, so why does Mentu act like it has?" Dais asked.
"As far as I'm concerned," Sekhmet said, "Mentu's a fool."
"Look," Anubis pointed at a building that resembled a temple, "do you see that?"
"I never seen that before," Kale noted, "there was only one temple that I knew of."
"Mentu must have built it," Dais said.
"You were the only Warlords?" Pluto asked.
Anubis nodded. "We were enemies of the Ronin Warriors at one time. But we all fought together to stop Tulpa."
"This is going to be easy," Kale bragged as they came closer to the temple.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that, Kale," Anubis said, "remember, he must be awfully powerful to nearly have killed Lady Kayura."
Dynasty soldiers came out of the temple and greeted them with their weapons. "Bring them to me," they heard Mentu say, "if they refuse, kill them!"
"I never did like these men," Dais mumbled as he tightened his fist.
"Black Lightning Slash!"
"Web of Deception!"
"Snake Fang Strike!"
"Quake with Fear!"
The outers exchanged glances, raising eyebrows at the dark names of the warlord's attacks. They sighed and decided to join the fight.
"Saturn Silence Glaive Surprise!" (I wish you could see her attacks on the show, don't you guys?)
"Pluto Deadly Scream!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"Uranus World Shaking!"
Their attacks stopped some of the dynasty soldiers. "You two," Kale said, pointing Anubis and Saturn, "go in and find Lady Kayura."
"We'll search for the ancient's staff and Kayura's swords," Dais volunteered, gesturing to Uranus.
"Neptune and I will stay and fight off the soldiers," Sekhmet said.
"Good, I will take Pluto and we will find Mentu." Kale said, "let's go!" they split up and went in separate directions.
"Who is this Lady Kayura?" Saturn asked.
"She is the last descendent of the clan of the ancients." He explained. "Many years ago, the ancient fought Tulpa and made 9 armors from his body. She is very important."
To you? Saturn wondered. You care for her, don't you Anubis? Although she sensed some connection between Anubis and Kayura, Saturn was not jealous or angry. She understood and hoped to find Lady Kayura so she could meet her. Saturn knew that she had some worth if Mentu wanted to sacrifice her.
"She was kidnapped as a child and brought to the dynasty. Tulpa brainwashed her like he brainwashed me and the other warlords." Anubis went on, "I became the warlord of cruelty."
"You don't seem so cruel now," Saturn commented.
"Thank you, Saturn," Anubis smiled. Finding Lady Kayura was easy, almost too easy. They found her in a small cell, with her body in a far corner. "Lady Kayura, are you alright?"
"Anubis?" Lady Kayura lifted her head, "is that you?" She had a black eye and a cut lip. On her arm was a large gash.
"You're hurt!" Anubis cried.
"I'll be fine, nothing's broken." she tried to get up but her legs seemed weak. She forgot that Mentu also tripped her a couple of times. Saturn walked up to Lady Kayura and kneeled before her. "Who are you?" Kayura asked.
"Don't be frightened," Saturn warned, "I'm here to help you." She put her hand over her wounds and healed them.
"H-how'd you do that?" Kayura asked.
"Saturn, I didn't know you could do that!" Anubis praised.
"I've always been able to do it," Saturn said. "Let me help you up." She took her chains awau and pulled her to her feet. "I am Sailor Saturn. You must be Kayura."
"I am," Kayura smiled, "thank you."
"We need to get out of here and find the others," Anubis said, looking out the door, "before they find you missing."
"Have you found my star swords?" Kayura asked.
"Dais and Uranus are looking for them," Saturn told her.
"Who's Uranus?" Kayura wrinkled her nose and raised her eyebrow at Anubis, "Anubis, where did you find this girl?"
"We'll explain later," Saturn smiled. "Let's just get you out of here."
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"So what do these swords look like?" Uranus demanded.
"They are two long swords," Dais answered. "They are important to Lady Kayura."
"What about the staff?"
"It is a long staff with rings on the top of it," Dais shrugged, "I don't know! I've never used it, I've only seen it and I know it's very powerful!" Dais sighed.
"Hey, what's that light?" Uranus said, shielding her eyes.
They were in the wilderness like Lady Kayura said where they would be. Mentu hid them there because that way she wouldn't get to them. He hid them in the whole of a tree. If he kept it in the castle, she would have known where too look. In Mentu's bedroom, where he kept other things he stole from people. She already tried looking for them in his bedroom and all over the temple. Mentu caught her doing this and kept her chained her in the dungeon and beat her until she lost her strength. Lady Kayura tried to reach the warlords the same way the ancient used to, but she couldn't reach them because she wasn't strong enough and the were on the same world as the sailor scouts. Uranus continued to walk to the light and walked up to a tree that had a large hole.
Dais stayed behind her. "Have you found them, Uranus?" Dais asked.
"Two long swords and a staff," Uranus pulled the two sheathed swords and staff out of the tree. She chucked the staff to Dais. "Now what?"
"We must return them to Kayura," Dais replied, looking at the top of the staff. "Before it's too late."
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"Have you ever heard of this Mentu before, Kale?" Pluto asked. They were roaming the halls of the temple.
"No," Kale shook his head, "there was only the four of us. There were some people who fought for Tulpa; Bala, Sarenbo, Sandstriker…but their armors did not come from Tulpa."
"Do you think his armor came from Tulpa?"
"There was only 9 armors. Mentu must have made this armor himself so he could join us."
"Kale, Warlord of Corruption!" Mentu growled, "you have come to join me?"
Kale turned around but Mentu was now where near them, "where is he? I can hear him!"
"I don't know," Pluto said.
"Come out," Kale ordreed, "if you really do call yourself a warlord!"
"I am waiting for you," Mentu's voice echoed around them, "follow the hall."
Kale started to do what he said and Pluto grabbed his arm, "it's a trap!" she cried.
"If you have a better idea, I'd like to hear it." Kale grumbled, "I'm no longer the warlord of corruption. This is my chance to redeem myself." He continued to walk down the hall, "I'm coming Mentu, you coward!"
Pluto sighed and ran after Kale, "be careful, Kale!"
Kale opened the doors and found Mentu sitting on a chair, "welcome, warlord of corruption. Who's your friend?"
Kale growled, "what have you done with Lady Kayura?"
"I'm fine, Kale," Lady Kayura winced behind them, her arm around Saturn's shoulders.
"How did you get out?" Mentu demanded, rising to his feet.
"It doesn't matter," she hissed, "we will stop you. I told you my friends would come for me!"
"If you join me now, I will spare your lives!" Mentu cried.
"Too late," Kale said, "we already told you we aren't the dark warlords anymore. We're just warlords and we fight for what is right."
"You shouldn't have messed with us," Sekhmet said, "we've fought more than you have." He slammed a dynasty soldier to the ground.
Mentu laughed, "you really think you'll win?"
"There's 9 of us and only 1 of you," Uranus said, tossing the star swords to Lady Kayura followed by the staff. "you do the math."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," Mentu snapped his fingers and twenty soldiers came out of their hiding places. They were not like the dynasty soldiers. They were the ancient soldiers that guarded the temple that held the jewel of life. Nether spirits were using the armor. The ancient soldiers were supposed to be resting in peace and now their armor were being used for dark purposes.
"Nether Spirits!" Anubis gasped. "In the armor of the ancients!"
"Yes, the spirit of the dynasty is still here, warlords. You can't get rid of them. If you destroy me you can't destroy the nether spirits. They will remain here. I give you one last chance to surrender."
"Never!" Lady Kayura cried, "Star Sword Scream!" she lashed her attack straight to Mentu.
Mentu raised his weapon up and absorbed the attack and sent it back to Kayura. "Kill them!" he ordered his soldiers. His weapon looked like a kind of battle axe with a chain attached to it. He could swing it like a flail. "Deathblow Destroyer!" great energy blasts came from his weapon and to the scouts and warlords and Lady Kayura.
The soldiers attacked them when they were down. Uranus forced herself up. "Uranus World Shaking!" her attack forced the temple to shake and the ground rumbled. The ancient soldiers fell but came back up. "It didn't work?"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Neptune's attack did nothing to them either.
"I don't understand," Sekhmet whispered, "It worked on the other soliders."
"These aren't ordinary soldiers," Mentu growled, "they are nether spirits in the armor fo the ancients! Your pathetic little magic tricks do nothing."
"Oh yeah?" Uranus looked at Neptune, "there's one thing left to try, ready?"
Neptune nodded back and she brought out her mirror. Uranus pulled out her space sword. Neptune shined the mirror at the soldiers and they began to move slower. It worked but the Nether Spirits were still using the armors. Uranus tried to slice through thte armor but it didn't work either.
"Your toys do nothing either," Mentu growled again.
It made Uranus very angry and she was about to lash out to Mentu but Lady Kayura stepped in the way and raised the staff. She figured it out. The only way to stop the Nether Spirits from using the ancients armor was to drive them out with the staff. The ancient's armor and the staff were made for the same purpose. Nothing else would work except the staff.
"Get out of here," she told the others.
"We can't leave you here," Anubis said.
"I'll be right behind you," she said, "now go!" she lunged toward the soldiers and thrust the staff through the armors. The Nether Spirits left and the armors dicingrated so nothing like that would happen again, "I said go!"
"Better do what she says," Saturn said, "I'll stay here with her. I have an idea."
The others left the temple but stayed close by incase something happened.
"You don't have to stay with me," Lady Kayura said, attacking another soldier. "It is my duty as an ancient to fight them."
Saturn pushed a soldier back and he fell into Kayura's staff, "I am going to destroy this world."
"You can do that?" she asked, destroying the last soldier. The armor fell to pieces.
"Of course I can," Saturn said. "That is why I am the sailor scout of destruction."
"You can't do that," Mentu growled, "no one is that strong. I am the ultimate being! Deathblow Destroyer!" He sent his attack to Sailor Saturn and Kayura.
"Silent Wall!" The protective wall kept Mentu's attack from hurting Kayura and Saturn.
"You saved me," Kayura whispered.
"I will destroy you," Saturn pointed her glaive at Mentu, jumped up, twirled it around her head and body, "Ribbon Revolution!" Ribbons came from her glaive and around Mentu, ripping him apart.
"Noooo!" Mentu cried with his last breath.
"Let's go," Saturn took Kayura's hand and they ran out of the temple.
"Are you two alright?" Anubis asked.
"Yes, Mentu is dead." Kayura said, "Saturn saved my life."
"You all must go back to the real world," Saturn said, "I must destroy this world. It's the only way to keep the evil away."
"But Saturn, you know what will happen to you!" Pluto cried.
"Yes, I do," Saturn lowered her head, "but I'll be fine. I am aware of the consequcen."
"What consequence?" Anubis demanded, "Saturn, tell me!"
"I will be destroyed as well." She replied, "now you all must go.
"I'm not going to let you do this!" Anubis shouted. He was loyal by nature and that is why he was perfect for the armor fo the ogre. When he first laid eyes on Saturn, he knew he must stay by her side for always. There was some kind of chemistry between them and Anubis knew it. He knew that she knew it. Although neither of them could explain it. "Please, reconsider, there must be another way." He walked to her and put his hands on her shouders, "don't' do this, Saturn!"
"Do not try to change my mind," Saturn ordered. "I must do this."
"Anubis," Kale said, "she's right. The only way to rid this world of evil is to destroy it. Even though Tulpa is gone, the netherspirts will remain. The memories will remain here. We can't clean this place of the evil anymore. It's the only way. Just let her do it."
"But, I--"
Pluto sighed. She and the other scouts knew that Saturn will be reborn as a baby but she'll lose her memory. However, there was nothing she could do, "let's go. Take care, Saturn." She opened the portal to their world and the others went through it.
Anubis went in hesitantly and looked at Saturn for what he thought would be the last time. He didn't even know her all that well and already he was in love with her. So more than the feelings he had for Kayura. He sacrificed himself for her too. She was the last decedent of the ancients and he knew he had to save her even though it meant loosing his life. They had some kind of special bond and the other warlords knew that. But when the warlords met the scouts, Kayura seemed like only a sister to them now. Even to Anubis. (I've always thought Kayura and Anubis looked kinda good together.)
Kayura stayed behind, "are you sure this is the only way?" she asked Saturn.
Saturn nodded.
"I should stay, it is my duty as--"
"No, you go with them," Saturn said, "there's nothing left for you here, Kayura, but you don't have to die here with me. I'm killing all the evil in this world and you do not need to stay. Go with the others. You are free."
"She's right," Pluto said, "you are welcome to come with us. Hurry, before the portal closes."
Kayura smiled, "I won't forget you."
Saturn nodded again and before she knew it, she was alone. She turned her back to the portal. "Time to take this world out of existence."
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The others staye don the other side of the portal as it began to close. All of them were inching to go back inside and talk Saturn out of it. Especially Anubis. He turned around and looked away. It felt like his soul was being ripped apart. Kayura noticed the tears falling down his face. She looked back at the portal and right before it closed up, she tightend her hand around the staff.
"Nooo!" she threw the staff into the small opening of the portal, "it's not right! We can't just let her do it."
"Lady Kayura--" Dais began.
Kayura ignroed Dais and walked to Anubis, "Anubis, you must go after her! She saved my life!"
Pluto couldn't help it either. Hotaru would forget all about Anubis and that's something she should remember. Maybe Pluto could do something to bring peace to the Netherworld. Then it dawned on her, if she used her pwers to stop time, maybe it would save Saturn.
"Quickly,' Pluto said, "I have an idea." She pushed Anubis to the portal, "I will stop time. It might work. Hurry and get Saturn out of there!"
"You can stop time?" Kale said, "that's brilliant!"
"Yes, but I will be punished for it."
"Punished? Anubis, hurry up!"
"Pluto Time Stop!" Pluto stopped time and then Anubis jumped into the portal, calling for Saturn. He heard her scream something.
"Death Rebirth Revolution!"
It seemed too late. There was fire everywhere. Rocks piled upon each other and it was dark. "Saturn!" he cried, "where are you! Answer me!" he coughed as he walked around. He walked by a pile of rocks and saw her glaive underneath them. He pulled the glaive and began pulling the rocks away. He gasped when he found a lifeless Saturn laying on her front. "Saturn?" he fell to his knees and flipped her around so she was on her back. She looked pale and she had bruises and ashes on her face. Her uniform was in rags and her eyes were open and dilated. No life. "No, I'm too late," he mumbled. He pulled her into his arms and she changed into Hotaru, in her usual black outfit. Her glaive disappeared as well. He saw the purple symbol of Saturn on her forehead.
Choking back his tears, Anubis kissed Hotaru's chapped lips softly, as if he was trying to revive her. "Don't leave me," he whispered. He brushed his chin over her temples and pressed his forehead against hers. His yellow kanji of Loyalty, her purple symbol of Saturn, merged together. A purple and yellow light consumed them. "Hotaru, please, wake up. You are not as weak as you think you are. Come back to me."
He looked at her face and saw that her eyelids were closed now. But he didn't close them. Slowly, they began to open again and her eyes were no longer dilated but they still looked a bit hazy, as if she was not all there. "Anubis," she whispered.
"Yes, it's me," he said with a smile. "You'll be alright."
"I feel so weak," she mumbled.
"You'll be fine," Anubis repeated.
"I'm tired," she moaned and leaned into his chest. "I must sleep now."
"Shh," he nodded, holding her close as he stood up. She fell asleep in his arms in seconds just as he breathed, "I love you," in her ear.
End Part 2. That seemed like a nice part to end it. Part 3 will have major romance! The Warlords are fast compared to the Ronins, aren't they?