Meaning of Life Terry Dale Terry Dale 7 1195 2001-09-21T19:20:00Z 2001-10-16T20:56:00Z 7 2255 12857 none 107 25 15789 9.3821 Normal 75 0 0

Meaning of Life

Part 6

Failure Not Accepted

I do not own Ronin Warriors or Sailor Moon

The War Ladies traveled onward to find where Jade was hiding.  They had to open a door and Priscilla's sword was the key.  Her armor looked much like Kale's, minus the horns on the helmet and on the breastplate.  The red under colored section of Kale's was dark gray and her cape was smaller than his.  The back of the cape was maroon, the front a light rich red and the bottom of the cape was white. Her gauntlets were red, but the palms were white and her boots looked the same.  It was called the armor of the fox. 

Ivy's armor looked somewhat like Sekhmet's, except that the fangs were smaller of the faceplate.  The shoulder shields were not spiky, yet small and sleekly.  Her armor was very shiny. It was dark green and dark red in color with the rims outlined in sea green.  Because her father's armor is called the cobra, and her mother is the soldier of the sea, her armor was called the sea serpent. She also had six swords packed with deadly venom.

Gwen's armor was bright blue, black and red.  The dark brown of Dais' under section was bright blue with red and shin shields.  The rest of the armor was black and on the back was a red hourglass.  The boots did not have the curved spikes on the side like her father's armor. The yellow stripes on his armor were bright blue on hers. Her father's armor, Tarantula, and her armor, black widow.  Her armor, like Ivy's, was shiny was well. The faceplate looked different than her fathers, instead of the ridges covering the mouth, her mouth was exposed, with two long curved fangs down past her chin.  On her back was the same weapon, but they were smaller and red in color.

Chloe's armor looked much like Anubis', the under armor was dark purple and the cloak like part of his armor was longer and on hers.  It was yellow and purple in color.  Her helmet looked like his, except for the horns.  Her faceplate was black and though his mouth was uncovered, her wasn't. (To kind of get the feel of 'silence'.) The top of it came far down, kind of like a hood, covering her eyes.  Her weapon was very much like Anubis'.  He was the ogre, her mother the sovereign of silence, and her, the reaper.

"Priscilla," Ivy began, "we've been wandering for hours, didn't your mother tell you where to go?"

Priscilla did not hear her, 'you can't hide from me, Jade,' she thought, 'not even in the darkness!'

"Didn't your mother give teach you manners?" Chloe muttered under her breath.  "Oh, I forgot, you're a daddy's girl."

Gwen snickered, "good one, Chloe!"

"What's going on?" Ivy demanded, turning her head around.

"Nothing!" Chloe and Gwen chimed.

"Think I should enhance her arachnophobia?" Gwen asked to Chloe in a whisper.

Chloe shook her head quickly.  Gwen sighed, "dammit!"

"I know my father can open the gate to time and space," Priscilla said and unsheathed his sword.  "Maybe I can get to Jade by using my sword."

"Then go for it," Chloe said.

"RIP THROUGH SPACE!" (Wow, that sounds pretty cool!) Black lightning shot forward and started to circle around to form a gate.  They entered and made it to Jade's world.

"Good job, Priscilla!" Gwen exclaimed

"Well," Priscilla began, "I don't want to brag, but my--"

"Then don't," Ivy cut off, "let's go get Zircon."

Priscilla gave the others a look like, 'she's so mean!' and continued onward.

"I had a feeling it would be dark," Gwen said, "Priscilla, can you see him?"

"Yes, I see him! Zircon!" Priscilla shouted.  She walked closer to him where one blowing torch burned.

"Prince Zircon, are you all right?" Chloe asked as she walked to him. 

"Wait, Chloe, something's wrong!" Priscilla shouted. She could see that Zircon was not the same man he was.

Chloe placed her hands on Zircon's shoulders and shook him gently.  He stood dazed. She gasped and stepped back, feeling a dark coldness inside him, "your highness, what's the matter?"

He looked at her and sneered.  His hand began glowing and he sent a powerful blast of energy toward Chloe.  She screamed as she flew to the wall.  Her back hit it with a sickening crack and she slid down.

"Chloe!" Ivy shouted.

"I'm okay," she mumbled, pulling herself up.  "Just remind me not to do that again, will ya?"

A high-pitched giggling cackle filled the room.  Jade walked up behind him, placing her left hand on his shoulder and her right hand on his chest.  She began rubbing her hand in circles on his chest as she leaned his hand against his.  She ran her finger up to his chin.  "Good work, Zircon," she whispered in his ear.

"What have you done to him?" Priscilla demanded, tightening her hand around her sword.  Black sparks began to sizzle up the blade.

"It's amazing what a little temptation can do," Jade sighed, "I've made him mine.  He does not remember you."

"The hell he doesn't!" Priscilla snarled.  "You change him back now!"

"You've made a mistake not joining me," Jade said, "but I was able to find my own helpers, ladies."  She looked behind her and two women stepped forward.  "Meet Milicite, Halikite and Reflyte."

Milicite had white hair that came to her rear and blue eyes.  She stood on the right of Jade and was parallel from Chloe. Halikite was on the left of Jade and she red eyes and chin length black hair and violet eyes.  She was parallel from Gwen and next to her was Reflyte who had blue hair and green eyes.  She stood across from Ivy and they have decided whom their opponents were.

"Attack!" Jade ordered

"With pleasure, Jade!" Halikite shouted, advancing to Gwen.

"ELEMENT OF SURPRISE!" Gwen sent her illusion to Halikite, but nothing happened.

"Your pathetic illusions do not work on me!"

Gwen muttered under her breath, "Damn!"

"Let's see you fight like a real war lady!"

"You'll have to find me first!"  And Gwen went down the west wing.

"Coward!" Halikite ran after her.

"Gwen has the right idea," Priscilla said, "Zircon can get hurt, let me handle him and Jade.  You two, go!"

"Don't forget this one, Priscilla!" Jade yelled, gesturing to Rini.

"Princess Purity!" Chloe gasped.

"Soon you will join her!" Milicite shouted, "follow me if you dare!" she ran down the east wing.

Chloe was hot on her heels, "I'm not afraid of anything!"

"Care for a tour, Ivy?" Reflyte asked nastily.

"I think I'll show myself around!" she growled, "RIVER OF POISON!"

Reflyte held up her hand and the blast did not faze her.  "Poison?  Is that all?"

Ivy turned and went out of the castle to wait for Reflyte.

"I'm afraid it's just us, Jade sighed, looking at Zircon and Rini, "finish her!"

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"You are a coward, Gwen," Halikite said, pulling away another cobweb out of her path.  "You throw your illusions at me and leave little webs for me to walk through.  Well, I am not as foolish you think I am.  Let's have a game of brawn instead of brains, shall we?  Your father always hid behind his illusions, waiting in his web.  What a coward, he was, what a fool.  At least he did not question Tulpa's orders.  Maybe if he did he would lose both of his eyes! This never would have happened if you only united with Jade like you should have.  But it is not too late.  Surrender now and I'll let you live."

Gwen waited for her in a giant web from the ceiling.  "How dare you call my father a coward and a fool!" she growled underneath her breath. 

"Where are you?  Coward!  Show yourself!"  Halikite looked around the hall.  "Come out, little spider!  You have spun your last web!"  She stepped backwards and was stuck in something.  "What?" she felt something sticky on her back and she started to wiggle free.

Gwen lowered herself down, her feet wrapped with the sticky webbing. "Surprise!" Gwen shouted into her face, making Halikite gasp.  "OH, did I scare you?  Well good!"  She broke the rope and landed on her feet. "My illusions did not work with you.  Too bad for me, too good for you, huh?  Or, maybe it's the other way around?" She ripped her from the web and tossed her to the ground.  Gwen pulled off her helmet and tossed it into Haliti'es stomach.  "You want to fight the old fashioned way, hmm?  My father may have been the master of mind games but my mother was pretty damn good at beating the crap of people like you!" 

"Get to the point," Halikite snarled.

"You see, Halikite, I can do more than just throw illusions, I can throw blows too!" Gwen's full armor disappeared and she stood in her bright blue sub armor, "but since you are unarmed, such a pity--I'll be fair and fight you fist to fist!"

"Oh, you are so kind," Halikite groaned, holding her gut.  She stepped upward and kicked Gwen in the face.  She stumbled but jumped and made a rising kick up her chin.  Then they grappled, throwing punches and launching kicks.  Halikite was a rather challenging fighter; still, Gwen still had speed and stamina and nothing Halikite threw at her was too much for her. 

"What was that you were saying about my father, Halikite?" she growled, "hmm?  Didn't you say he was a coward?  Just because he would wait before attacking?  Tell me, Halikite, do I look like a coward's daughter?  Do I look like a fool? Who's the coward now? Huh?  Who's the fool now!" She grabbed her arm, whipped around, wrenching her arm and making her howl in pain.  Then she tossed her behind her.

Halkite struggled to get up and then Gwen kicked her in the stomach to prevent her from doing so, knocking her unconscious and perhaps even dead.  Gwen squatted next to her, "now do you wish my illusions on work on you?  Rest in peace, bitch!" Gwen stood up and her armor came upon her. "Now, time for me to get to work."

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"Where are you going, Milicite?" Chloe demanded, "I do not have time for games!"

"You'll see!" she kept running and jumped over a huge crack and landed on the other side.  "Don't fall in!"

Chloe screeched to a halt and smelt a foul odor, "what is that?"

"Look down, if you dare!"

Chloe looked into the pit.  It was sulfur; the kind of stuff Tulpa used to torture her father with.  Chloe gasped, seeing an image of her father screaming and squirming in the yellow muck.  "F-Father?"

"Go on, Chloe, how about a swim?" she jumped again, toward Chloe and landed behind her.  Chloe turned around before she pushed her in.

"Sorry, I don't swim in poisoned pools!" Chloe shouted.  "You should've asked Ivy!"

Milicite ducked and threw her arms around Chloe's waist, trying to make her fall in.  Chloe mashed on her foot.  Milicite groaned and sent a yellow laser at Chloe's feet.  It rumbled and fell apart.  Chloe threw her spiked chain into the wall and swung herself way from the pit.

"Is that the best you can do?"  Chloe demanded, swinging her chain.

Milicite grunted and threw a dagger at Chloe's face.  Chloe stopped it with teleknisis, clicked her tongue and shook her head.  She grabbed Milicite by the collar of her shirt. 

"Have a nice swim," Chloe muttered, holding her over the pit.

"Y-you wouldn't!"  She gasped.

"Have you forgotten who my father was?  Hmm?" Chloe demanded.

"I thought your fathers have all changed," she mumbled.  "I'll make a deal with you.  If you don't drop me in I'll just leave."

Chloe let go of her shirt and Milicite was headed for the yellow muck.  She screamed and shielded herself.  Just an inch over it, she stopped.  "Huh?"

A rock moved through the sulfur and Chloe dropped her on it, so that she was stuck sitting in the middle of it.

"Now you just stay in there and think about what you've done," Chloe said.  "You'll have enough time to think about it so don't worry."  Chloe laughed and started to leave.

"No, wait!  You can't leave me in here!"  Milicete yelled, "Come back here!"

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"So, you'd rather fight outside, eh?" Reflyte demanded as she tracked Ivy.  {Why do the villains always ask these questions when they're tracking someone?}

Ivy felt the vibrations of her footsteps coming closer through the ground.  "I need to wait for her somewhere, but--" she saw a lake ahead and ran to dive in it.  Her armor was so strong at sensing vibrations in the ground, she could even sense them in the water.

"Come out, Ivy, I haven't got all day."  Reflyte said, walking by the lake, "hmm, where do snakes like to hide?"

Ivy stood out of the water and grabbed Reflyte. 

"What the?"

"How long can you hold your breath?" Ivy questioned, shedding her full armor off and standing in sub armor. "When someone is choking you?  Under water!?" Then she submerged with Reflyte. 

She struggled and tried to stand, making gasps for air when she got up but Ivy kept a tight hold on her.  They sank to the deeper end and Ivy hand her arms clamped on her throat and her legs wrapped around her to keep her from moving.  {An: I'm sorry that this sounds so, um, violent, but her armor IS the sea serpent and that's how sea serpents catch their prey.  They crush it and plus, Ivy's a violent and dangerous fighter.)

Reflyte felt her bones crushing and her lungs giving out.  She made one last struggle and then could move no longer.  Ivy gave Refltye's neck a hard twist and it snapped.  Ivy let her sink father down and she swam to the surface.  As she walked to shore, her armor came up, "ten seconds."  She told herself with a big grin.  "A new record."

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"I will not let them do your dirty work, Jade!" Pricilla growled, "Let them go!"

"I think they would rather stay," Jade said.  "Why don't you join me?  There is still a chance."

Priscilla scoffed, "you cannot corrupt the daughter of the warlord of corruption!"  She pointed at Jade, "and you thought you could hide from us in the darkness, did you?  Wherever you may go, wherever you will hide, I will track you down!  Whether it be the black of midnight or the coldness of outer space, wherever, whenever, I will track you down!"

"What a lovely speech," Jade said, "my, my, my," she clapped, "track me down, you say?  Well you've found me, Pricilla but the search ends here and I'm afraid no spark from that sword of yours can finish me!" she advanced to Pricilla, sending a blast of energy, making her sword fall from her hand.  Priscilla flew back and though she was just mildly injured, she pretended to be unconscious. 

Jade smiled and took this moment to finish the job.  She stepped close to Priscilla and as she bent down to remove Priscilla's helmet, in a lightning-fast moment, Priscilla let out a teeth-clenched snarl and forced her claw in Jade's belly.

"Don't underestimate the power of us, Jade," Priscilla said, pulling her claw from her stomach.

Jade howled in pain and held her stomach.  "You--" she looked behind her to Zircon and Rini, "destroy her!  Destroy them all!"

Zircon and Rini obeyed and advanced to Pricilla.

"No, don't listen to her!" Priscilla yelled, "fight it!  You must fight it!"

"Would a vision of your homes and family help you?" Gwen said and began to make a vision for Zircon and Rini.  It would not work because they were still under Jade's control.

"Augh!" Gwen groaned, clutching her head.

"What happened, Gwen?" Priscilla asked.

"I can't get though!" she said, "Not while Jade still has control over them."

"Were they the best help you could get?" Ivy demanded, returning from her battle with Refltye.

"Well, good help is hard to find these days," Chloe added.

"You two must stop fighting us!  We are on the same side!" Priscilla yelled.

"I'm afraid talking to them will not help," Jade said.  "They will work for me forever!"