Chapter Three
Serena's Assassin
"They were getting annoying anyway," Leenus then shot a glare at Sailor Moon. "I guess that this cycle is over even before it started."
"Who are you?" Sailor Moon demanded. "And why are you after me?"
"Don't you reecognize me, Moon Child?" he walked foward. "Your nightmare?"
"My nightmare?"
"Every 108 years the Moon Child descends to the Earth," he recited. "With her comes the Black Monster. The Black Monster tries to kill the Moon Child in every cycle and in almost every one it succeeds in. Now I am the Black Monster."
"Moon Child?" Sailor Moon asked. "Who's a Moon Child and what does it have to do with me? I'm no Moon
Child."
"I'm starting to lose my patience with you," the Black Monster pointed his rapier at her. "Listen well, because I'm not going to repeat myself. We know a great deal about you Serena Tsukino, Sailor Moon, Moon Child; a great deal indeed."
"How do you know my name?" Serena asked. "No one told you or anything?"
"You may say that your encrypting leaves some to be desired," the Black Monster smiled wickedly. "But that dosen't matter because I'm going to kill you right here and now! Defend yourself!"
What looked to be a small box rose out of his hand. "Death Dimension!"
"Ahhhhh!" Serena and Rine yelled as they jumped up out of the way.
Right where the Black Monster planned it. "Here I come!"
Smash!!!!!!
What was heard next could only be described in that word as Tuxedo Mask collided with the Black Monster. "Impressive," the later said as another attack was blocked. "Perhaps I've underestimated you, or perhaps not!"
Serena and Rine could only watch as the Black Monster shoved Tuxedo Mask away. "Demon's Gate!"
"Uranus Ground Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"What the heck?" the Black Monster's question was answered as two solid spheres collided with him. One of water, the other of earth.
"The only way to get to Sailor Moon is through us. I'm Sailor Uranus!"
"Couldn't have said it better myself! Shadow Storm!"
What happened could only be described as cubes of darkness descending from the sky. The Sailor Soldiers dodged and writhed in pain as the Black Monster strode through, unaffected. "This is the end." he calmly said as the rapier went soaring.
"Mars Celestial Fire Sorround!"
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
"Seems that there are more of you then I thought," the Black Monster looked at his fallen weapon. "Time to end this. Dark Nova!"
"No!" Serena yelled out as the pulsating ray of dark energy expanded. In an act of her desperation, she flung herself twords the beam.
Amazingly, the attack stopped. Not only that but it went the other way. "What the heck?" The Black Monster looked at Serena. "What could this power be? I've never seen anything like it. There's no way she could be that strong."
"Errr," he growled. "You suprised me this time but I'll be back! Don't think this is over." he was gone in a twirl of his cape.
Meenwhile, Leenus was on the rooftop watching. "What the?" she checked a device over one of her eyes. "The Moon Child's challenge rating is only 2.8. She shouldn't even have been able to touch Shar."
"It's just not possible," she looked down at the limp cape. "Dark Nova has a challenge rating in the double digits there's no way she could be that powerful," Leenus'es eyes widened as she thought of one of the possibilities. "No way! I don't believe it! I'm going to have to tell Shar this." She said before blasting off.
"The Moon Child. That powerful. This can't be happening!"