Chapter Eight
Wings Torn, Armor Ripped
Returning Home, Honor Stripped
"Not quiek enough," Frahum floated down through the shards of earth the force had ripped up. "Is that the best that you can do?"
"I'm not done yet," Shar growled as he blew up the bedrock surrounding his fist. All what was seen was a flash of black as combinations of punches and kicks were thrown.
"Stop wasting my time," Frahum grinned as he blocked another blow. "You really don't think you can beat me in this pitiful state do you?"
"Pathetic this," Shar said as he flew foward. No, he's right. I can't beat him like this. I have to transform into my Dragoon form. "Death Dimenson!"
Frahum mearly swatted the dark ball of magical energy away and in the same motion slammed his fist into Shar's chest. He jumped back and put his hands together. "Allow me to show you what I mean. Death Dimenson!"
Challenge Rating:86! Shar's eyes widened as he felt the black energy collide with his body. He's even stronger then I thought. I can't keep this pace up for long. "But even so, I'll keep fighting!"
"Fool!" Frahum roared. "Haven't you figured out that you can't beat me!"
"Death Dimenson!" the energy globes came out in rapid succsession this time. Falling to the ground and buffeting Frahum with explosions. The attack didn't work as the wingly charged ever foward.
Uranus and Neptune landed down in front of a shattered temple. "Shar hid the other dragoon spirits long ago," Neptune explained. "He stored each away in secret locations around the planet. I don't think even Leenus knew where the others are kept.
"Appropriate that he told Leenus where to find the earth spirit, don't you think?"
"Do you enjoy making me stay here and pound you into oblivian?" Frahum asked Shar. "Your only delaying the inevitable."
"Isn't inflation out of hand?" Shar mocked. "Because I'm afraid that the time your spending with me is costing you dearly. You see, I have been enjoying making you stay here, but now I'm afraid it's my turn to have a little fun."
Shar quiekly transformed and then charged. Frahum braced himself as the two exchanged lightning-fast blows across the area. The fierce melee ended as the two jumped back, panting.
Good. She's gone already. "Well, this was very fun," Shar lifted his index finger up, grinning. "In fact, I'd say that this was a blast!"
The black glow around Shar's finger grew five times its size in a matter of moments before he released the energy in an explosion of smoke and debris. Frahum was the only one standing when the dust cleared.
"Your late," an evil voice mocked.
"Where are you?" the Moon Child demanded. "What do you want?"
"Here I am," the Black Monster jumped down. "It's nothing big that I want. Just you to die!"
A cloud of smoke appeared as the Black Monster unleased blast after blast into her direction. "This cycle is over!" he flew upwards, continuing the stream of black energy. "Your life ends now."
"No!" Sailor Virage screemed as she created an orb around her. The polsating sphere of energy grew, deflecting and canceling the Death Dimenson shots.
CR 46? Impossible! No one's that strong! Where's her power coming from? "So then it's the virage spirit giving your strength. Well no more," Shar created his own magical ball. "Your mine!" He yelled as he hurled the globe at the spirit.
The virage essence shattered. No more did Sailor Virage exist. Soon the battle armor of the Moon Child were replaced with the normal clothes of Serena Tsukino.
"This?" Shar floated down to earth. "This is it?"
"What...." Serena began. "What happened? Who are you?"
"Your worse nightmare," the Black Monster began. "Now the time has come for you to die."
"Shar, what are you doing? Shar?" Serena asked.
"What?" Shar's eyes opened wide. That's just what my sister said. "Those eyes. You have the same....eyes."
Then Serena was no longer there. Her image soon distorted and faded into the vision of Shar's younger sister. "God never ceases to amaze me."
"No," Shar gasped. "No, it's not possible! Stop it! What are you doing to me?"
"Isn't it lovely? God's power never ceases to amaze me."
"How?" Shar stared at the ghostly form. "How can I do this? Somethings wrong. This feeling? What's happening to me?"
"Shar, what are you doing? Shar?"
"Those eyes, they have the same....eyes."
Every 108 years the Moon Child descends to Earth.
"No, it's not possible? This isn't real! It's just an illusion!"
Fate is a cruel mistress indeed.
"I can do this," Shar now looked through wet eyes. "I've done it hundreds of times before."
Who are you?
"I....." the black energy died in Shar's hands. "I can't do it."
Destroy her!
I....can't.
You must!
I can't.
The whole worlds at stake! You can't let something as insignifficant as your feelings get in your way!
Who are you?
Leenus?
This feels wrong to you. Don't do it if you don't want to. Serena's not your enemy. You've suffered enough. You don't have to do this.
"What should I do? Leenus? I'm lost and confused. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't want to be hurt anymore. Aughhhhh!"
"What's happening?" Serena gasped as black snakes seemed to matieralize all around Shar.
"No!" he screemed. "I'm not your puppet anymore! I won't....I won't do this!"
Shar knew that Serena would be in danger as long as they remained in close proximity so he quickly flew back and up over a neerby lake. "What....what is this feeling? Is it love, hope, sorrow? What are these things?" he started to dive into the water.
"How many times? How many times must I watch my sister die? Help me, Serena."