Okay, Time for some action to hit this fic! Oh yeah, My created Senshi all know a different form of Martial Arts: Naomi-Five-style Karate, Ryoma-Ninjitsu, Kyoko-Unknown, Raika-Tai Kwon Do, Shinya-Koppo and Power Wrestling, Chrystya-Judo and Aikido. Oh yeah, If anyone out there needs help on styles of Martial Arts or Weapons(Senshi-related or not) just ask me, I've read-up on about every single style of Martial Art and Weapon. Well, I won't ramble on and on like I have been so, let's get started...
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Part 12: More Powerful Youma...


~Raika's Location~

"Spiral Bolt!" Sailor Storm shouts, hurling a bolt of lightning spiraling toward the lizard-like youma. It strikes the ground, knocking 3 of the 6 youma down. However, The youma get back up and charge her again.

'Damn!' Storm thinks 'No matter how hard I hit 'em, they just keep coming!' She dodges a few futile attacks thrown by one of the youma, "So, You're resistant to lightning, huh?" she says, "Then, How about a little wind, you pathetic lizards!... Spinning Gale!" Storm starts spinning at an incredible rate and the resulting shockwave of wind blows the youma back. But, again, They just get up and attack again.

One of the youma charges ahead of the others and tries a spinnning right kick, which Storm blocks with her left forearm. She grabs it's leg with both arms and performs a Dragon Screw(a wrestling move), spinning the youma into the ground. The two get up at the same time and Storm hits the youma with a Tai Kwon Do jump-kick, nailing the left side of it's head with her right foot. Another youma throws a blast at her, she dodges it and dashes toward the one that threw it, avoiding the others. Storm leaps over the targeted youma and lands behind it. The youma turns just in time to get a left side kick in it's abdomen, causing it to hunch over. Storm follows up by spinning one time, lifting her right leg as she does, and drops a heel-smash kick to the back of the youma's neck. Then, she backflips out of the way of another blast, which grazes her left leg, and causes her to land in a crouch, holding her leg. Storm stands up, shakily and breathing heavily, and brings her hands up in a Tai Kwon Do stance, she wipes the sweat from her forehead with the back of her right hand, 'I didn't think the end would come like this...' she thinks, as her heavy breathing slows 'But, I can't beat these guys, they just keep getting up!'

One of the youma, with a large blade on it's left arm, gathers energy in it's right hand and hurls it at Sailor Storm. 'I guess this is it.' she thinks 'I haven't the strength to dodge.' Just as the blast is about to hit her...

"Mars Celestial Fire, Surrond!"

Several energy-rings shred the youma's blast and fly toward it. The youma manages to avoid them, though.

Storm turns to see Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars. "Thanks, Guys!" she says, "About time."

"Sorry bout the delay." Sailor Moon apologizes, "But, We had to make it clear across town." Suddenly, A blast flies toward them but is, fortunately, deflected by a steel blade.

"How about a little less talk and a lot more fightin?" Shawn asks, as he sheathes his sword.

The 6 youma spread out and form like a circle around the four, as if in an strategic manner.

"Sailor Storm?" Moon asks the wounded Senshi, "Can you fight?"

"I don't think so, Sailor Moon." the light-brown haired Senshi replies, "I think I've tapped out my powers."

"It's okay." Mars says, confidently, "Just sit this one out."

"What isss it, you're planning?" one of the *lizards* asks, smirking, "You 3 can't defeat usss! You are outnumbered!"

"Don't worry." Shawn whispers to Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars, "Check their fighting postures... Two of them are obviously physical warriors, the others no doubt rely on paranormal attacks."

"Hmmm... You've got a point." Mars responds, examining the youma, "Do you have a plan, or something?"

Shawn nods, "I'll handle those two." he says, "The two of you take care of the other 4, okay?"

"I think so..." Moon says, a bit unsure, "I guess it might work, they don't seem overly strong."

"Don't rely on your Senshi Powers against them." Raika warns, after de-transforming, "They seem to be immune to them or something..."

Meanwhile...

~Hariel's Lair~

"How long before the youma's shields wear off?" Endymion asks.

"About 35 minutes..." Hariel says, absently, thinking 'I just don't understand how that man can still be alive!' then adds, "Don't get your cape in a knot, they were just sent to test the limits of the Senshi's powers. They're not even amongst my stronger youma."

"Hmph." Endymion walks out of the room.

~Back to the Battle~

Sailor Moon twirls out the Spiral Heart Moon Scepter and says, "Let's teach these things a lesson." Mars nods.

"Enough sssstalling!" the obvious leader of the 6(the one with the left arm-blade) states, "Blassst them!" he points toward the Senshi and Shawn. Another youma charges a blast and throws it at them.

"Wait for it..." Shawn says, as the blast nears them, "Get ready..." Just as it's about to hit, all three of them take a ready stance, "Now!" he says and the three dodge the blast, while Raika ducks out of it's way. Moon jumps to the right, Mars strafes right and Shawn sidesteps to the left.

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

Mars launches a flaming arrow at the leader, which explodes into it but, it merely knocks the youma down. The youma gets back up, though, completely unscathed. "What!?" Mars says, surprised, "How is that possible!?"

"Nice try!" the youma says, "But, You can't damage usss!"

"We'll see about that!" Shawn states, as he pulls out two kunai knives, "Try this, then!" he throws the knives at one of the youma but, they're deflected by it's invisible shield. "Of course!" Shawn says, clenching his fist, "Why didn't I see it, before! So, That's it!"

"What's it?" asks Sailor Moon, ducking a youma's leap-attack and removes her tiara.

"Moon Tiara Magic!"

Sailor Moon's tiara is halted by the youma's *shield* and returns to her hand, "If you know something, Shawn. Now, Would be a good time to shed some light!" She dodges the youma's counter-attack.

"During the Silver Millennium," Shawn replies, deflecting an energy-blast with his broadsword, "I assisted Ami in the design of a special type of energy force-shield... it was meant to be used to defend the royal palace of the Moon. But, It was never utilized... How did Hariel wind up with that technology...?" He dodges another youma and delivers a right roundhouse-kick to the side of it's head.

"Is there any way to overcome it?" Mars asks, dodging a youma's claw-attack and knocking it to the ground with a left backhand.

Shawn nods, "It has a time-limit... I would estimate thirty-minutes." he says, throwing a kunai knife at one of the youma attackers, "We just have to avoid their attacks until the time expires."

"Well, I never was one to just back off and hide." Mars says, as she draws back another flaming arrow.

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

She launches the arrow at the youma she knocked down and it explodes into the youma's force-shield. The youma returns the blast but, Mars crosses her arms and blocks it. However, Another youma hits her in the back and causes her to lower her arms, The first youma hits her in the face with left punch and staggers her back. It follows up with a right uppercut then attempts a left roundhouse kick but, Mars blocks with her left arm. The youma, though, spins back around and connects with a left body-punch, knocking the air out of her lungs and causing her to drop to one knee. 'H-how!?' Mars thinks 'There's no way I should lose to these pests!'

"Sailor Mars!!" shouts Sailor Moon, concerned, giving one of the youma attacking her the chance to pin her down. She manages to deliver knee into the youma's groin, causing it's eyes to buldge somewhat but, it maintains it's grip. "Their force-shields are wearing off!" she states.

'S-sailor Moon...' Mars thinks, 'I... I will protect you, Angel!' Her eyes immediately turn into that same ominous tanzinite and in seconds the Ifrit Gauntlets materialize on her forearms. She crosses her arms and quickly extends them out to either side, creating a heat-blast that blows the two youma back, vaporizing them. "I'm coming, Angel!" she shouts, as she darts toward her princess.

'The Ifrit Gauntlets...' Shawn ponders, slicing through a youma with his sword, shedding it's blood on the ground. 'I knew it!' he states, in his mind 'She's regaining her true power!... could that have something to do with why I was awakened...?' He ducks the other youma's pathetic attempt and kicks the back of it's leg, breaking it's leg and causing it to drop down. He places his left arm around it's neck, from behind, and hooks his right arm around his left wrist, then with a single upward jerk, breaks the youma's neck.

Mars reaches Sailor Moon and is attacked by the youma not holding the other girl. The youma lunges at Mars with it's massive jaws and teeth but, Mars catches it's top jaw with her left hand and the bottom with her right.

"Why don't you youma ever learn to keep your big mouths shut?" Mars questions, with a smirking half-grin.

She tightens her grip on it's jaws and starts forcing them apart, pulling the bottom jaw lower and lower. Then with a powerful jerk in the downward direction, she rips the youma's jaws apart... tearing the lower jaw completely off the creature, causing blood to spew everywhere, including Mars' face. Mars wipes the blood from her face and looks at the youma holding her princess.

"What about you?" Mars asks the youma, "Are you ready to die, too? Are you that loyal to your master?"

"Of courssse I am!" the youma leader(the last one) shouts.

It releases Sailor Moon and dashes at Sailor Mars, thrusting it's left arm-blade at her. The Fire-Senshi catches it's fist, the blade situated between her middle and fourth fingers.

"You beasts will never learn..." Mars says, as her gauntlets begin flaming.

Sailor Moon watches, frightenedly, as the Fire-Senshi pulls the youma's arm to her left and punches clean through it with her right fist, severing it from the monster's shoulder. No blood, though, as the intense heat from the gauntlet instantly cauterizes the wound. The youma screams out in excruciating pain for a second before it's stopped by Mars gripping it's throat with her right hand. She lifts the youma off the ground.

"You youma are such fools!" the Fire-Senshi says, tightning her grip slightly, "You've now caused me to frighten my Angel! You don't deserve to live!"

Mars throws the youma with her right hand back into a tree, hard. The youma drops to it's knees and coughs up a mouthful of it's own blood, then looks up at Sailor Mars, who has already readied a flaming arrow. She pulls the arrow back and launches it toward the youma leader but, instead of exploding on impact like usual, the arrow pierces the youma's chest and slowly disentegrates it as it cries and screams in anguish before it's life, mercifully, ends.

Sailor Mars lowers her arms and the gauntlets disappear. As Sailor Moon gets back to a standing position, Mars slowly turns toward her friends. But, Before any of them move again, a shadowy figure slashes down Mars back with four razor-sharp claws, spilling her blood on the ground.

"Ahhh!" Mars screams out, before dropping to her knees and then on to the ground, unconscious.

"NOOOOO!!" Sailor Moon cries out, running over to her love.

Sailor Moon kneels beside the fallen Sailor Mars and takes the other girl in her arms. She leans her head forward near the raven-haired priestess'.

Shawn looks around and sees two large figures, obviously youma, standing in the shadows and shouts, "Who are you!?"

An image of Hariel appears near the two shadowy youma.

"Enough of this!" he states, "Onslaught! Aftermath! Finish them, Now!" he points toward the four warriors.

The two youma nod and the image disappears. The youma step into the light, just enough to reveal themselves barely.

"Damn! Not them!!" Shawn says, clenching both his fists and tensing every muscle in his body. Sweat rolls, slowly, down the side of his face. 'Not now!' he thinks, glancing over at Sailor Moon holding Sailor Mars 'Looks like Mars is out of this one... I don't know about Sailor Moon.' then, he looks at Raika, 'Doesn't look like she's about to reveal the truth about herself.' he adds, in his mind 'And, I've not regained enough energy to fight them, yet! Looks like I've got no choice...'

Shawn brings his right hand up infront of himself, his index and middle fingers extended, and pulls his left hand back in a fist at his side(his elbow bent) 'Guess I'll have to try to use my Demon-form...'

However, Just as Shawn is about to attempt his transformation, he senses another energy and turns toward Sailor Moon, who is now standing(after laying Mars back down). Sailor Moon turns around and stares at the two youma.

"You'll pay..." she says, clenching her fists, "I swear I'll make you pay!"

"Moon Eternal Power!"

Sailor Moon transforms into Eternal Sailor Moon, her wings appear on her back, and she materializes Exavyre in her right hand. She clasps the sword with her left hand as well, and draws it back...
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Ramblings: Well, I told ya there'd be action in this chapter! In fact, This fight is gonna carry over into the next chap. And, As you've probably figured out by now, Sailor Moon isn't quite as skiddish about blood and death as she is in the show! Review and tell me what ya think, ya know. Thanks! Hopefully have the next one up soon!