A/N: Been a short while, so sorry. Coming to the twists pretty soon now…Hope ya like!
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Title: Lost Star Light, Burn Bright
Chapter Sixteen
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She tossed and turned in her large bed. It felt considerably empty with her beloved gone now. The nightmares or dreams or whatever you wish to call them, were frustrating with their riddled actions and the scenes in her mind. They plagued Mars since Jupiter had been captured. Now, sweat beaded her forehead, her body twisted in the sheets.
* Dream *
The night was dark, blood covered the ground, her uniform, and her friends. Three of them were still standing, she could barely make out who. Lost Star was there, smirking and the land littered with bodies. Two stood behind her, holding two people. She recognized them to be Hotaru and Rini. Both were limp and their eyes were open. Lightning flashed and only the outlines of her former friends stood before her. Yells and screams sounded all around her. Black beings with red eyes filled in the lines. Another scream brought her back from Rini and Hotaru being thrown to the ground. Looking up, one of her last companions was gone. Her throat open then closed, crystal in the hands of the enemy. Lost star now held a body. It was small, limp with it's eyes open. She threw it over at Mars, landing at her feet. A scream ruptured from her. Kirei stared back at her. Crimson blood hiding the tan of her dead daughters skin…
* End Dream *
Rei sprang up from her laying position. She always woke up at that point. The glazed eyes of Kirei was more than she could take. Rei got out of bed and ran to Kirei's room. The Fire Senshi had to check that she was still asleep, safe and sound. Upon opening the door, the light of a small lamp stung her amethyst orbs. Kirei was still in her bed, tucked away in dreamland.
- Thank god. Enough has happened to us all.-
She staggered back to bed, it was nearly four in the morning. Rei was asleep before she hit the pillow.
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Black Lightning was ready, Earth called to them. Two last Senshi remained to be captured. It couldn't concentrate on it's Lady's words, the need for battle was too strong.
" Now go, don't pull anything Lost Star. Just get what is needed, or you may suffer the consequences." They bowed and were gone in a flash. All it wanted to do was kill. Black lightning had it's sights on one in particular…
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Seven Senshi stood tall, staring at the three turned in front of them. Mercury knew that Lita could never come back. The blue haired woman could barely tell it was her, something had changed drastically in her signal. She bit her lip to keep from crying. Her mind raced with questions, one being why Lita wasn't brainwashed? What could be keeping her to them? She would find out someday. If she was still here.
" Go." Black Lightning gave a short nod and a crazed grin played it's lips. Electricity surrounded her, jumping off into different directions.
" Storm Stiller!" What seemed like pure electricity, made it's way from Black Lightning's hand, to only one Senshi.
And when her screams ended, she was still. So very still.
" Now." Dark Sea listened to her leader under Mikoradiy.
" Drowning Deep!" Her attack swam like a great creature of the ocean, a monstrous one at that. The liquid sought out it's prey through the small crowd of warriors protecting their fallen comrade. No one could stop it when it splashed the one Senshi it wanted. Her uniform was soaked, her eyes scrunched shut, and she lay on the dry ground.
Eyes widened in grief, in shock, and anger. These powers surpassed them all, what could they ever do? Mars didn't stop though, she threw her fire at them. Trying desperately to not lose two more of her life long friends. She failed.
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In the shadows of a dark room, a crystalline case floated in the middle. Within it were now five crystals. One black with a silver tint; a deep aqua; a deep midnight blue; a dark forest green; the last a dark red garnet. The silver tinted one glimmered and flashed. It's brightness soon intensified, shoving the shadows back from wince they came. When the light died, the crystal was gone, four remained in the case. Now a woman lay sprawled on the stony surface of the floor. Her hair a dark chestnut brown, two white strips of hair framing her pretty face.
Twilitite had always known this was the end. He was determined to see the end. Or the demise of the Mikoradiy, horrible creature that she was. The yellow eyed man wanted to see them though. He wanted to see the objects that would end his life. Twilitite came through the door. Not bothering to do the work required to open the door.
Inside he smirked while looking into the case holding his Lady's prized possessions. Something was wrong, the sight seemed odd. Then he scanned the crystals for imperfections. Nothing was wrong with the four crystals.
- FOUR?! Where's the fifth?! - Twilitite felt it then.
Another presence in the room. Twilitite jumped up, flipping back so he could see his company, and dodge the attack.
" Who are you? I demand to know!"
" You don't recognize me? For shame, the Mikoradiy would not approve of your loss of memory. Let me fix that." Murky yellow eyes widened for the first time in fear.
" Teres Nova Dragon!" He didn't bother to yell, to run, or to defend himself.
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A/N: Really short, so sorry! Plus kind of a cliffy, but oh well! Review and I will be eternally grateful!!!! Bye!
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