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Presents:

Maroko in:

THE LOVE OF NEMESIS! A SWEET SERENADE THAT LIVES ON EVEN IN DARKNESS!

(If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done? ~George Carlin)

Maroko grumbled, holding the torch and walking alone. "Come on... You're not STILL angry are you?" Maroko swirled around and slapped him. "YOU PUSHED KYOKO DOWN! YOU SENT OUR SECRET WEAPON! OUR ONLY HOPE OF DEFEATING NEMESIS TO HER! EXCUSE ME FOR HOLD A GRUDGE!" "Okay, I admit pushing her down was wrong- but damn, what kind of secret weapon cries like that?"

"CAN YOU BLAME HER FOR BEING SCARIED!?" "YES!- Oh, is it just me or did this place just get weirder?" "Yeah... the torch went out but I can still see..." "Me too... hey do you have a watch on?" "WHAT A STUPID QUESTION! But yes, I do... We've been here... umm... My watch stopped when we first got in here." "Oh... crap. Well, let's get going!" "We can't." "Why not?" "Oh I don't know- is it the GIANT WALL BLOCKING OUR WAY?" Maroko screamed, pointing to a thick black metallic wall blocking their path.

"Well, if the others were all abducted by Nemesis, there has to be a way out of here..." Maroko growled and leaned against the wall. She yelped and fell threw. "Maroko?" Shiro passed threw the wall easily. "Huh, what do you know? It's not a wall at all, is it?" "uh- uh..." Maroko sat on the ground, starring terrified at something in front of her. "Maroko." Shiro sei dropped down next to her and grabbed her arm. "Maroko?" He looked up, a blob and darkness blocked their path. "Umm... what is that thing?" "I- i..." He sighed. "Oh- don't tell me your afraid!" Shiro pulled his sword from its sheath and smirked. "I'll move this stupid blob ..."

Shiro ran towards it and swung his sword. Before the point even touched it, the blob disappeared. Shiro fell over and mumbled. "Stupid blob..." Maroko kicked him. "Get up! We have to save everyone!"

There was a small hall behind the blob. "Oh crap- not more hallways." "Shut up." The hall quickly led to a room of total darkness. "I'm seeing a real pattern in the design of this place..."

"They've fallen to my trap..." Kuro Shi whispered. "Your trap? What trap? It's just a room." Nemesis said. Kuro shi sighed. "Whatever..." "You're going to fight them?" "Yes." "But... but..." Nemesis quivered. She shook her head. "Fine- go! I won't be the one to drag your body from them. They'll probably try to make you one of them- just remember who you work for." Kuro Shi smirked and left. "Villa? Villa!" Villa approached Nemesis and bowed. "My queen..." "Come Villa... come into my arms..." Villa sat in her queen's lap. "We can view threw crystal orbs- correct?" "Yes my queen." "Please fetch one."

"Well, I don't know how to get out of this room... you're still there right?" "Yes!" Maroko shouted, her voice shaking with terror. Shiro reached out and grabbed Maroko. "Shiro?" He hugged her. "Don't hug me..." "But I'm scared." "No your not." "How do you know?" Maroko hesitated. "Hentai..."

With a loud noise, thousands of white lights shone all over the room. Shiro covered his eyes quickly. "Ahh! I can't see!" "Me neither..." Maroko buried her face in his chest. "WELCOME" Shiro opened his eyes and fell back, Maroko clinging to his arm. "TO MY DOMAIN!"

"Who are you?" Maroko asked, shaking. "Hey..." Shiro placed his hand on her head. "Don't be afraid..." he smiled. "After all, you're the one that's a secret weapon. You brought everyone as far as they could possibly go. You can save the world... but until you fight Nemesis" Shiro stood up and stretched his arms. "I'll protect you." Maroko blushed.

Shiro Sei blinked, still trying to get used to the light. He felt a sharp pain to the back of his head and turned around, only more lights. "Damn..." He was pushed around and cut, supposedly by a sword until his eyes began to adjust to the light. He turned around quickly, unsheathing his sword. "Whoa!" Something jumped out of the way of his sword. Shiro staggered and fell to one knee. "You think you can see me? Try now." The lights suddenly all went out and it was pitch darkness everywhere. "There's as much to fear in the light then there is in the darkness!" "This has got to be bad for my eyes! I'm going to need glasses..." Maroko mumbled.

Shiro stood up and sighed.

Fine. No matter what I do- I can't see...

He closed his eyes and concentrated. "I can't hear anything..." he whispered. "Maroko, don't breath so loudly." She nodded and tried to control herself.

Shiro raised his sword and waited. "Over... there!" He spun around quickly and felt his sword hit its mark. The monster jumped back and scurried away. Shiro smirked. "Ha. I'm not that easy to beat." "Neither am I. I AM KURO SHI!" Shiro screamed and fell to his knees, something dug into his back. "And I'm the strongest demon in this or any other world."

Maroko jumped up and wobbled and found blindly found Shiro. "There's something in your back..." "Yeah- I can tell..." Maroko locked her hands around in and shrieked. "It's sharp!" "Probably just a blade with no handle..." "Then how do you pull it out?" Shiro stood up, shaking. "You don't." Maroko glared at him, or, where she thought he was, being to dark to actually tell and grabbed the blade. She pulled on it. "ITAI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "I'm pulling this out of you!" "It hurts." "Too bad!" Maroko pulled out the blade. "Now win this stupid fight."

Kuro Shi, clung to the ceiling, looking down on Shiro and Maroko.

Hmm... these two seem familiar. It'll be a shame to kill them... or maybe not...

Maroko stood up and leaned on Shiro's back. I have to win... I have to protect Maroko so I can go back to my stupid body... I wonder what happened to it? Hmm... I sure miss eating food. Not like Maroko can cook.

Kuro Shi pushed off of the ceiling and held out a sword made from a large demon's fangs. He aimed for Shiro and flew towards him. Shiro held up his sword, ready to hold him off.

"Villa!" Nemesis rose from her throne and carried Villa away from the crystal displaying the fight. "Villa! You must leave here!" "My queen-" Nemesis held her finger to Villa's lips. "Shh- you have to go and be quick. You are too small for this fight." "My queen..." "Villa, as my only daughter, you must leave this place and grown strong. So that you can rise again later and take back what is ours." Nemesis came to an open window, looking out over the Earth and the moon.

"Here..." Nemesis waved her hand over a prism dangling from the window. The prism grew into a small round bubble-like pod. "I will send you to one of the planets far from here that has been ours for centuries. Hide there and train to be a warrior so you can have revenge." "My queen-" "They've taken Kuro Shi! They've killed him with out a second thought." "My king..." Nemesis hugged Villa and placed her within the crystal pod. "My little Villupo..." "My queen!" The crystal spun from the palace behind the moon and quickly from sight. Villa screamed inside the crystal. She wept and looked back at the shadowy moon. "Kaasan... Kaasan, Tousan, I will have my revenge! I will destroy those who so cruelly destroyed you!"

FIN!