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The final battle with Mamoru! The last chapter! The end of this here fic! Chapter 10!
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Part 10: Final Confrontation...
~Mamoru's Throne-Room~
Rei enters the throne-room from one door, at the same time Minako and the others enter from another door. Minako, Haruka and Makoto are cut off by a large number of Demons but, neither side attacks. Rei stops and looks toward them.
"Welcome." Mamoru says, from his throne, "I am surprised you all made it here." He stands up and walks forward slightly.
"However, Your luck ends here!" he states, he looks at Rei, "I see you still cover your face, sister. Is that because of the scar I gave you."
"......" Rei doesn't reply, as she slowly removes her mask and reveals that there is no scar.
"I see." Mamoru says, "You know? You should have killed me, when you had the chance, sister. Look there." he points behind Rei.
Rei looks, as do Haruka and the others, and sees Serena chained to a wall. Fortunately, She is uninjured.
"Rei!" the princess shouts.
"Don't worry, Princess." Rei says, "I'll get you out of here soon."
Serena nods and Rei turns back toward Mamoru but, as she does, he blasts her with a fireball that knocks her back-first onto the floor.
Rei raises her legs, putting all balance on her arms and shoulders, and then pushes off with her arms. She swings her body upright and lands on her feet.
"My pact with the Demon-World has granted me magic." Mamoru says, removing his helmet, "When you die, sister, Princess Serena will be MINE!"
"NEVER!!" Rei responds, pulling out and throwing a Kunai at Mamoru.
Mamoru, however, dodges the knife and throws another blast at Rei. Rei raises her right hand, index and middle fingers extended, and again goes through the words: Rin, Pyou, Tou, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Sai, Zen. Thus, Stopping the fireball a step or so away from her.
"What!?" Mamoru says, "How the!?"
"Mamoru, You MORON!" Rei states, "Your powers were given by the Demon-World but, they're not your's. My powers come from my spirit, they are mine!" she punches the fireball, causing it to fly back into Mamoru, knocking him back into his throne.
Suddenly, A demonic-fire erupts from the floor and from the flame, a Demon appears... With *angelic* wings, a human-like upper-body, a lower body like a serpents(meaning a snake-tail), and the face of the devil... The King of the Demon-World: Levidnatas! (the name re-spelled is: devilsatan, get it? devil satan.)
"Mamoru!" the Levidnatas says, "You Fool! You have failed your end of the pact! I take back, that which I have given you! The magic, My Demons, all of it!" the Demons disappear and the Demon-King adds, "You are on your own!"
"No, Master!" Mamoru cries, "Give me another chance! Please!"
"Never!" Levidnatas responds, as the fire again encircles him, "I will, however, watch this battle. If you win, I will grant you your life!"
Mamoru turns to face Rei. Rei smirks and says, "Shall we finish up... as warriors?" she removes her katana, still in it's scabbard, from her back and draws it from the scabbard. She throws the scabbard to the floor.
Mamoru notices a final living soldier, standing on a high inside ledge and thinks 'At least I still have one loyal follower.' The soldier draws a bow and arrow, aiming the arrow at Rei's back. "Fine!" Mamoru says to Rei, "I will be glad to kill you!" he draws his katana from his side.
Both enter a stance and dash toward one another, they swing their swords. Rei parries Mamoru's swings, easily, and slices the left side of Mamoru's face. He backs up and swings again, Rei parries and slices the right side of his face. Mamoru looks up at the soldier and nods. The soldier pulls the arrow back to launch it but, just as he's about to release it, the mysterious male Ninja from earlier slices him in-two, landing in a kneel on one knee behind the soldier. The Ninja sheathes his katana and stands up.
"This fight will be won, or lost, one-on-one!" the Ninja says, then disappears again.
Mamoru draws his katana back, as Rei draws back her's. Mamoru and Rei dash, again, and swing their katana at one another. Rei faulters her swing, do to the wound to her side from Konesuke. Rei jumps back to avoid the swing but, Mamoru's blade slightly grazes the center of her chest. Rei lands a step or two back and cocks her head from one side to another, tightening and loosening her neck-muscles. The raven-haired woman lays down her katana.
"Well." Rei says, as she reaches the fingers(not including her thumb) of her right hand into the slit in her shirt, "I see you've gotten better."
The raven-haired woman grips the side of the cut in the shirt with her right fingers and then grips it the same way with her left hand. Shockingly, Rei jerks in both directions and rips her shirt apart, letting the sleeves slip down her arms and fall to the floor. Thus, revealing her upper-body, in it's entirety... her battle-toned skin, well-sized breasts, scars, and recent wounds.
"Let's finish up!" Rei says.
The raven-haired woman kneels down and retrieves her katana. She stands back up and draws her weapon back. Mamoru draws his sword back, as well, and the two dash toward one another, a final time. Mamoru swings his sword in a horizontal slash and Rei swings her's in a counter-vertical swing. Rei alters her swing around Mamoru's blade and sucks her stomach in to avoid Mamoru's swing, she then performs an overhead downward-diagonal(left-to-right) swing. Rei's swing slices through Mamoru's right arm, severing it, and cutting a gash along the man's torso. Rei takes a couple of steps back, the wound to her side bleeding more severely.
Rei drops to one knee and grips her side, her vision blurring.
"Rei!" Serena shouts, worried.
Levidnatas vanishes and appears near Rei, and the fatally wounded Mamoru. He reaches down and grabs Mamoru around his neck, with his left hand. The Demon-King lifts Mamoru into the air.
"You lose, Mamoru! Your soul is MINE!" Levidnatas states, as he uses his right hand to draw the man's soul from his fatally wounded body.
The Demon-King then throws the life-less body to the floor, he turns to the raven-haired woman and looks at her. Rei stands up and draws up her katana, ready to fight. Levidnatas merely holds up his left hand and shakes his head.
"Perhaps, Another time." he says, "There will be no battle between us, this day." he points the index-finger of his left hand toward Serena and blasts the chains restraining her.
"I shall return my Demons to the Underworld." Levidnatas says, then smirks, "I look forward to the day when we shall do battle." he vanishes.
"Rei..." the princess says. She runs to Rei and throws her arms around the raven-haired woman, "I knew you'd come!" she adds, crying into the other woman's shoulder.
"It's okay. I'm here, now." Rei says, as she cradles Serena in her arms, "I'll never leave your side." And, For the first time since her parents died, Rei smiles genuinely.
After Serena finishes crying, "Your side. You're hurt!" she says, raising her hand over the wound on Rei's side, "This will help." she heals Rei's side.
"We should get you back to the palace." Makoto says. Serena nods, drying her tears.
"Rei?" Minako asks, "Do you know who that *other* Ninja was?"
Rei nods, "A shadow." she says, "A shadow that has watched out for me, my entire life."
"The *shadow in the darkness*." Serena adds, "I remember him watching over me, too."
"I see..." Minako responds, "A *Guardian Angel*?"
"Something like that." Rei says, as the four women make their way toward the front-entrance(exit) of the castle.
As Rei, Serena and the others exit the castle, They stop walking and Rei removes a silver necklace from around her neck, she holds it in her right hand.
"What's that?" asks Makoto.
"Something that hasn't anymore meaning, to me." Rei responds, she throws the necklace into the air.
A gust of wind catches the necklace and blows it up through the air. The view pans-up to the roof of the castle... where the mysterious warrior stands, his arms folded. He holds up his right hand and catches the necklace between his index and middle fingers. He spins the necklace around and into his palm, then re-folds his arms.
'I am no longer needed.' he thinks 'They have found one another.'
"Look Rei." Serena says pointing to the sun, appearing red, as it rises in the distance, "It's beautiful."
"*You're* beautiful." Rei says, as she looks at Serena, and the younger woman locks her gaze.
"I love you." Rei says.
"And, I love you, Rei." responds Serena.
'Forever.' both women add, in their minds and the two share another kiss, infront of the rising sun.
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!!THE END!!
Well, I finished it. Anyway, I'd like to know what you all think of this one. I intend to finish my other fic, Unconditional Love, as soon as possible but, it's quite a few chapters longer than this one. Well, That's it for my A/U story: Alternate Dimension: The Raven!
The final battle with Mamoru! The last chapter! The end of this here fic! Chapter 10!
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Part 10: Final Confrontation...
~Mamoru's Throne-Room~
Rei enters the throne-room from one door, at the same time Minako and the others enter from another door. Minako, Haruka and Makoto are cut off by a large number of Demons but, neither side attacks. Rei stops and looks toward them.
"Welcome." Mamoru says, from his throne, "I am surprised you all made it here." He stands up and walks forward slightly.
"However, Your luck ends here!" he states, he looks at Rei, "I see you still cover your face, sister. Is that because of the scar I gave you."
"......" Rei doesn't reply, as she slowly removes her mask and reveals that there is no scar.
"I see." Mamoru says, "You know? You should have killed me, when you had the chance, sister. Look there." he points behind Rei.
Rei looks, as do Haruka and the others, and sees Serena chained to a wall. Fortunately, She is uninjured.
"Rei!" the princess shouts.
"Don't worry, Princess." Rei says, "I'll get you out of here soon."
Serena nods and Rei turns back toward Mamoru but, as she does, he blasts her with a fireball that knocks her back-first onto the floor.
Rei raises her legs, putting all balance on her arms and shoulders, and then pushes off with her arms. She swings her body upright and lands on her feet.
"My pact with the Demon-World has granted me magic." Mamoru says, removing his helmet, "When you die, sister, Princess Serena will be MINE!"
"NEVER!!" Rei responds, pulling out and throwing a Kunai at Mamoru.
Mamoru, however, dodges the knife and throws another blast at Rei. Rei raises her right hand, index and middle fingers extended, and again goes through the words: Rin, Pyou, Tou, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Sai, Zen. Thus, Stopping the fireball a step or so away from her.
"What!?" Mamoru says, "How the!?"
"Mamoru, You MORON!" Rei states, "Your powers were given by the Demon-World but, they're not your's. My powers come from my spirit, they are mine!" she punches the fireball, causing it to fly back into Mamoru, knocking him back into his throne.
Suddenly, A demonic-fire erupts from the floor and from the flame, a Demon appears... With *angelic* wings, a human-like upper-body, a lower body like a serpents(meaning a snake-tail), and the face of the devil... The King of the Demon-World: Levidnatas! (the name re-spelled is: devilsatan, get it? devil satan.)
"Mamoru!" the Levidnatas says, "You Fool! You have failed your end of the pact! I take back, that which I have given you! The magic, My Demons, all of it!" the Demons disappear and the Demon-King adds, "You are on your own!"
"No, Master!" Mamoru cries, "Give me another chance! Please!"
"Never!" Levidnatas responds, as the fire again encircles him, "I will, however, watch this battle. If you win, I will grant you your life!"
Mamoru turns to face Rei. Rei smirks and says, "Shall we finish up... as warriors?" she removes her katana, still in it's scabbard, from her back and draws it from the scabbard. She throws the scabbard to the floor.
Mamoru notices a final living soldier, standing on a high inside ledge and thinks 'At least I still have one loyal follower.' The soldier draws a bow and arrow, aiming the arrow at Rei's back. "Fine!" Mamoru says to Rei, "I will be glad to kill you!" he draws his katana from his side.
Both enter a stance and dash toward one another, they swing their swords. Rei parries Mamoru's swings, easily, and slices the left side of Mamoru's face. He backs up and swings again, Rei parries and slices the right side of his face. Mamoru looks up at the soldier and nods. The soldier pulls the arrow back to launch it but, just as he's about to release it, the mysterious male Ninja from earlier slices him in-two, landing in a kneel on one knee behind the soldier. The Ninja sheathes his katana and stands up.
"This fight will be won, or lost, one-on-one!" the Ninja says, then disappears again.
Mamoru draws his katana back, as Rei draws back her's. Mamoru and Rei dash, again, and swing their katana at one another. Rei faulters her swing, do to the wound to her side from Konesuke. Rei jumps back to avoid the swing but, Mamoru's blade slightly grazes the center of her chest. Rei lands a step or two back and cocks her head from one side to another, tightening and loosening her neck-muscles. The raven-haired woman lays down her katana.
"Well." Rei says, as she reaches the fingers(not including her thumb) of her right hand into the slit in her shirt, "I see you've gotten better."
The raven-haired woman grips the side of the cut in the shirt with her right fingers and then grips it the same way with her left hand. Shockingly, Rei jerks in both directions and rips her shirt apart, letting the sleeves slip down her arms and fall to the floor. Thus, revealing her upper-body, in it's entirety... her battle-toned skin, well-sized breasts, scars, and recent wounds.
"Let's finish up!" Rei says.
The raven-haired woman kneels down and retrieves her katana. She stands back up and draws her weapon back. Mamoru draws his sword back, as well, and the two dash toward one another, a final time. Mamoru swings his sword in a horizontal slash and Rei swings her's in a counter-vertical swing. Rei alters her swing around Mamoru's blade and sucks her stomach in to avoid Mamoru's swing, she then performs an overhead downward-diagonal(left-to-right) swing. Rei's swing slices through Mamoru's right arm, severing it, and cutting a gash along the man's torso. Rei takes a couple of steps back, the wound to her side bleeding more severely.
Rei drops to one knee and grips her side, her vision blurring.
"Rei!" Serena shouts, worried.
Levidnatas vanishes and appears near Rei, and the fatally wounded Mamoru. He reaches down and grabs Mamoru around his neck, with his left hand. The Demon-King lifts Mamoru into the air.
"You lose, Mamoru! Your soul is MINE!" Levidnatas states, as he uses his right hand to draw the man's soul from his fatally wounded body.
The Demon-King then throws the life-less body to the floor, he turns to the raven-haired woman and looks at her. Rei stands up and draws up her katana, ready to fight. Levidnatas merely holds up his left hand and shakes his head.
"Perhaps, Another time." he says, "There will be no battle between us, this day." he points the index-finger of his left hand toward Serena and blasts the chains restraining her.
"I shall return my Demons to the Underworld." Levidnatas says, then smirks, "I look forward to the day when we shall do battle." he vanishes.
"Rei..." the princess says. She runs to Rei and throws her arms around the raven-haired woman, "I knew you'd come!" she adds, crying into the other woman's shoulder.
"It's okay. I'm here, now." Rei says, as she cradles Serena in her arms, "I'll never leave your side." And, For the first time since her parents died, Rei smiles genuinely.
After Serena finishes crying, "Your side. You're hurt!" she says, raising her hand over the wound on Rei's side, "This will help." she heals Rei's side.
"We should get you back to the palace." Makoto says. Serena nods, drying her tears.
"Rei?" Minako asks, "Do you know who that *other* Ninja was?"
Rei nods, "A shadow." she says, "A shadow that has watched out for me, my entire life."
"The *shadow in the darkness*." Serena adds, "I remember him watching over me, too."
"I see..." Minako responds, "A *Guardian Angel*?"
"Something like that." Rei says, as the four women make their way toward the front-entrance(exit) of the castle.
As Rei, Serena and the others exit the castle, They stop walking and Rei removes a silver necklace from around her neck, she holds it in her right hand.
"What's that?" asks Makoto.
"Something that hasn't anymore meaning, to me." Rei responds, she throws the necklace into the air.
A gust of wind catches the necklace and blows it up through the air. The view pans-up to the roof of the castle... where the mysterious warrior stands, his arms folded. He holds up his right hand and catches the necklace between his index and middle fingers. He spins the necklace around and into his palm, then re-folds his arms.
'I am no longer needed.' he thinks 'They have found one another.'
"Look Rei." Serena says pointing to the sun, appearing red, as it rises in the distance, "It's beautiful."
"*You're* beautiful." Rei says, as she looks at Serena, and the younger woman locks her gaze.
"I love you." Rei says.
"And, I love you, Rei." responds Serena.
'Forever.' both women add, in their minds and the two share another kiss, infront of the rising sun.
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!!THE END!!
Well, I finished it. Anyway, I'd like to know what you all think of this one. I intend to finish my other fic, Unconditional Love, as soon as possible but, it's quite a few chapters longer than this one. Well, That's it for my A/U story: Alternate Dimension: The Raven!