"Oceans Rising!" Sailorneptune shouted. A massive flood of water erupted from behind her and shot forward towards their enemy, knocking a clear path for nearly a half-mile. Hundreds of animal-like creatures in armor with sharpened weapons hustled around as fast as they could, trying to break past the Moon Kingdom's vast army. Ken was perched on his horse at the head of the Kingdom's defense, slashing at them with his sword. For a moment he looked back, catching Hakeru's eye as she finished her attack. Lightning struck the ground nearby.
Sailoruranus ran towards the group of creatures with her sword. She slashed sideways and back, cutting off arms or heads as she deemed necessary. Sora always had been skilled in combat. Sailorpluto shouted from about twenty feet away, "Sleeping Moment!" and an invisible ripple of time swept through a large portion of the enemy, making them loose consciousness.
The rain was falling heavier now, with large drops that fell harshly on their shoulders. Hakeru punched a short, wolfish creature as he came at her, howling. The creature yelped in pain and slashed at her face- she dodged just in time and kicked him in the chest. He fell to the ground with a heavy thud, gasping for air. Suddenly an image flashed in her mind, as she turned to Sailoruranus and threw a nearby spear over her friend's shoulder, hitting the creature sneaking up on her in the arm. The two Senshi's eyes met for a moment, their thanks said, and returned to the raging battle.
Sailorsaturn swung her glaive in a full circle, killing at least five of the beasts. Sailorpluto was able to observe her for a moment; Sailorsaturn's motions were seamless, as she easily swung her glaive from one side to the other, up and down and as if it were a well-practiced dance. For a moment, she was caught in how beautiful this death seemed to be. She was brought back when a boulder landed near by, inches away from her. She jumped back as a spear was thrown and landed next to Hakeru. A rumble of thunder started in the sky and crept across the entire ceiling of clouds, trembling the moon's surface.
"I can't believe how many there are!' Sailorpluto had to shout over the noise. As Hakeru was about to respond, there was a deep rumbling in the earth. They looked over the source and saw Sailoruranus, fists clenched, about to attack. With an eruption of energy she shouted "Black Cyclone!" Many of the creatures stopped in their tracks or fell to the ground, as an enormous black tornado emerged from the moon's surface and swept over sixty of the armored monsters into the air and vanished. The airborne creatures were flung fiercely into walls and the ranks of their comrades.
The battle raged on, every Senshi attacking as strongly as she could. Ken shouted orders back to his fleet to call in more troops and he ordered sentinels to find the Inner Senshi. Hakeru watched him again, seeing the fire reflected in his eyes. Something about him seemed very powerful, but very distant. She couldn't help but wonder who his father had been.
Sailorneptune held out her hand and let loose a small burst of blue energy, which turned into water spreading across the battlefield in front of her. The sudden river swept many of the invaders off their feet, killing most of the nearest ones. She realized then how naturally fighting came to them as Senshi, and was thankful that she could protect her loved ones with such power.
Sailoruranus was suddenly next to her. "Nice. But I bet we could do better together," Uranus said, a sly smile. She summoned her sword, and twirled it once in her hand. "I hope they can swim."
She stabbed the sword forcefully into the ground with a sudden movement. At the same time, she sent a massive amount of energy into the sword, using it to magnify her strength. The moon began to shake again, deeper this time. The other Senshi watched as the ground began to split apart from where Uranus' sword was stabbed into it. It shook violently as the gash grew wider and longer, and hundreds of the monsters fell into the growing canyon. Just as the creatures began to run from the crevasse, Sailorneptune took action.
"Oceans Rising!!" She called, stronger than before. This time she split the tidal wave in two directions, curving around her towards either side of Uranus' canyon. There was an eruption of squeals and howls from the enemy as the tidal wave hit from either side and swept hundreds upon hundreds of them into the deep gash in the moon's surface.
The two Senshi stood in awe for a moment, watching as the tidal wave subsided. There was an enormous blank space in the battlefield, with the new canyon as the centerpiece. It seemed that this blast had taken out a major amount of the enemy. Ken took this opportunity to order his trooped forward to gain control of more area. Sailorpluto let loose an expansive attack.
"Night Terror!" She commanded. A scarlet wind circled around the remaining enemy, whipping at the creatures wildly. The haze settled into their minds and confused them; their minds were filled with horrifying images of their deepest fears surrounding them. Many of the creatures shouted in horror and tried to runaway from the haunting pictures, but there was no escape from their mind. Many of the animals killed themselves from the temporary insanity. Afterwards, all that was left were barely fifty of the original numbers. It seemed the battle had turned. The Senshi stopped to smile at each other, half with amazement at what they had done, half with relief that the battle might be almost over.
A horn sounded at the front lines of the moon's army. One of the commanders shouted something to Ken. Hakeru reached out to him with her mind to see what he felt.
"There's a second line coming. It's bigger than the first." Neptune echoed the commander's words as she heard them.
The Senshi could feel it then. A thousand more than the first wave at least, marching steadily towards the moon palace. Sailorpluto glanced back to the palace for a moment, as if making sure it was still there. Sailorsaturn and Sailoruranus exchanged worried looks. Sailorneptune bit her lip nervously.
"We have to get there. Fast."
"Should we run?"
"We won't have the energy to fight if we do."
Unexpectedly, they heard Queen Imbriana's voice in their minds. Hold on, girls. I'll get you there. A warm lavender light appeared around them. It formed a sphere around them and lifted up, into the air, and then it moved forwards the front lines. They were set down at the top of the hill to the left of the moon's forces, so that they could see the oncoming wave.
"It's enormous." was all Sailorsaturn could whisper.
The creatures spread far out towards the horizon; their cries could be heard echoing for miles. Fear began to creep into the girls' minds as they tried to come up with a way to help the moon forces. The enemies' numbers were so great.
"We have to do this. We have to fight, no matter what. It's our duty." Sailorpluto said. Quiet as her voice was, there was no lack of courage in it. With an acknowledging nod to each other, they leapt off the edge, and the next battle began.
These creatures were better fighters than the first wave had been. They were faster, smarter and armed with better weapons. Sailorsaturn winced as she received a cut from a flying spear as Sailoruranus threw a catlike monster off her back. They used every magic attack they could, along with every physical attack they knew how to do. For a while their energy was high, but as the battle wore on and the enemy just kept coming, their hopes were fading. Sailorneptune grabbed her mirror and shined it at the enemy. There was no real weakness to these monsters; they were normal soldiers that had to be beaten the normal way. She looked quickly back towards the moon forces. Their numbers were dwindling, and Ken had to have them move back towards the moon palace. The enemy was getting closer.
"Sailorneptune," a voice shouted. Sailorneptune turned to find the source of the voice. Sailorsaturn stood high on a ledge above her, with Sailoruranus and Sailorpluto at her side. Saturn looked beautiful but almost hollow. A chill went down her spine.
Neptune jumped up next to her friends. "Okay," she almost whispered. With her mind, she reached outwards to find Ken. Gather your forces together, Ken. Make them as close as possible, she mentally whispered to him. She saw him turn in the distance and see them on the ledge. Without hesitation, he called the order to regroup and the Moon's forces came running.
"Hang on," Saturn whispered, just loud enough for her friends to hear. They stepped in closer to each other had Saturn's grip tightened on her glaive. Sailoruranus compared Sailorsaturn to Kohana in her mind. What a change.
Saturn lifted her glaive high above her head, poised to strike at the perfect moment. Many of the enemies must have felt the tingle of death at their necks, for they stopped and turned to look at Sailorsaturn. She was both terrifying and ultimately peaceful to behold, a small but powerful child mastering death itself. The other three Outers clasped each other's hands and began to pray. Sailorsaturn would be attacking, and they would have to shield the moon's forces from the blast with their energy. Sailorsaturn closed her eyes gently.
"Black Death," she whispered.
A deafening hush fell across the entire field, as if it had been trapped in a single point in time. A shield of blue, gold and scarlet light had begun to emanate from each of the moon soldiers, as they stopped their fighting to look towards the Senshi. The battlefield fell still as a painting, all watching what was about to occur.
The Glaive was brought down steadily. As it hit the ground nothing appeared to happen, but as another second passed the sky went darker. A purple light started at the tip of the glaive, and then grew. Before anyone could react, the light shot outwards in a spreading violet blast. It spread towards where enemy was attacking from, blasting through every single beast, killing it silently and swiftly. Sailoruranus and Sailorpluto's grip tightened as they heard Neptune's voice in their heads- Here it comes.
The blast showered over the soldiers and was parted by the barrier the Senshi created around them. All the girls shut their eyes tightly and pressed every bit of energy they had into doing their job; their heads hurt and their hands were numb from holding each other so firmly. Saturn held her Glaive to the ground steadily, not breaking concentration. Everything was still silent. As the creatures died they spread their claws to the sky in agony and tried to shout above the stillness, but not a sound was made. There was to be no escape for the enemy. The Moon soldiers stared in complete awe in their haven that Uranus, Neptune and Pluto had created, speechless to be so close to death but so safe.
As the last beasts died, the girls' grip loosened. They slowly opened their eyes, drained, to see what remained. The barrier around the soldiers vanished. The entire enemy fleet had been abolished.
The three other Senshi looked to Saturn, still holding her glaive to the ground. As quickly as her eyes fluttered open, she collapsed into Sailorpluto's arms. A familiar lavender bubble reappeared around them then, and they were carried back towards the palace.
Sailoruranus ran towards the group of creatures with her sword. She slashed sideways and back, cutting off arms or heads as she deemed necessary. Sora always had been skilled in combat. Sailorpluto shouted from about twenty feet away, "Sleeping Moment!" and an invisible ripple of time swept through a large portion of the enemy, making them loose consciousness.
The rain was falling heavier now, with large drops that fell harshly on their shoulders. Hakeru punched a short, wolfish creature as he came at her, howling. The creature yelped in pain and slashed at her face- she dodged just in time and kicked him in the chest. He fell to the ground with a heavy thud, gasping for air. Suddenly an image flashed in her mind, as she turned to Sailoruranus and threw a nearby spear over her friend's shoulder, hitting the creature sneaking up on her in the arm. The two Senshi's eyes met for a moment, their thanks said, and returned to the raging battle.
Sailorsaturn swung her glaive in a full circle, killing at least five of the beasts. Sailorpluto was able to observe her for a moment; Sailorsaturn's motions were seamless, as she easily swung her glaive from one side to the other, up and down and as if it were a well-practiced dance. For a moment, she was caught in how beautiful this death seemed to be. She was brought back when a boulder landed near by, inches away from her. She jumped back as a spear was thrown and landed next to Hakeru. A rumble of thunder started in the sky and crept across the entire ceiling of clouds, trembling the moon's surface.
"I can't believe how many there are!' Sailorpluto had to shout over the noise. As Hakeru was about to respond, there was a deep rumbling in the earth. They looked over the source and saw Sailoruranus, fists clenched, about to attack. With an eruption of energy she shouted "Black Cyclone!" Many of the creatures stopped in their tracks or fell to the ground, as an enormous black tornado emerged from the moon's surface and swept over sixty of the armored monsters into the air and vanished. The airborne creatures were flung fiercely into walls and the ranks of their comrades.
The battle raged on, every Senshi attacking as strongly as she could. Ken shouted orders back to his fleet to call in more troops and he ordered sentinels to find the Inner Senshi. Hakeru watched him again, seeing the fire reflected in his eyes. Something about him seemed very powerful, but very distant. She couldn't help but wonder who his father had been.
Sailorneptune held out her hand and let loose a small burst of blue energy, which turned into water spreading across the battlefield in front of her. The sudden river swept many of the invaders off their feet, killing most of the nearest ones. She realized then how naturally fighting came to them as Senshi, and was thankful that she could protect her loved ones with such power.
Sailoruranus was suddenly next to her. "Nice. But I bet we could do better together," Uranus said, a sly smile. She summoned her sword, and twirled it once in her hand. "I hope they can swim."
She stabbed the sword forcefully into the ground with a sudden movement. At the same time, she sent a massive amount of energy into the sword, using it to magnify her strength. The moon began to shake again, deeper this time. The other Senshi watched as the ground began to split apart from where Uranus' sword was stabbed into it. It shook violently as the gash grew wider and longer, and hundreds of the monsters fell into the growing canyon. Just as the creatures began to run from the crevasse, Sailorneptune took action.
"Oceans Rising!!" She called, stronger than before. This time she split the tidal wave in two directions, curving around her towards either side of Uranus' canyon. There was an eruption of squeals and howls from the enemy as the tidal wave hit from either side and swept hundreds upon hundreds of them into the deep gash in the moon's surface.
The two Senshi stood in awe for a moment, watching as the tidal wave subsided. There was an enormous blank space in the battlefield, with the new canyon as the centerpiece. It seemed that this blast had taken out a major amount of the enemy. Ken took this opportunity to order his trooped forward to gain control of more area. Sailorpluto let loose an expansive attack.
"Night Terror!" She commanded. A scarlet wind circled around the remaining enemy, whipping at the creatures wildly. The haze settled into their minds and confused them; their minds were filled with horrifying images of their deepest fears surrounding them. Many of the creatures shouted in horror and tried to runaway from the haunting pictures, but there was no escape from their mind. Many of the animals killed themselves from the temporary insanity. Afterwards, all that was left were barely fifty of the original numbers. It seemed the battle had turned. The Senshi stopped to smile at each other, half with amazement at what they had done, half with relief that the battle might be almost over.
A horn sounded at the front lines of the moon's army. One of the commanders shouted something to Ken. Hakeru reached out to him with her mind to see what he felt.
"There's a second line coming. It's bigger than the first." Neptune echoed the commander's words as she heard them.
The Senshi could feel it then. A thousand more than the first wave at least, marching steadily towards the moon palace. Sailorpluto glanced back to the palace for a moment, as if making sure it was still there. Sailorsaturn and Sailoruranus exchanged worried looks. Sailorneptune bit her lip nervously.
"We have to get there. Fast."
"Should we run?"
"We won't have the energy to fight if we do."
Unexpectedly, they heard Queen Imbriana's voice in their minds. Hold on, girls. I'll get you there. A warm lavender light appeared around them. It formed a sphere around them and lifted up, into the air, and then it moved forwards the front lines. They were set down at the top of the hill to the left of the moon's forces, so that they could see the oncoming wave.
"It's enormous." was all Sailorsaturn could whisper.
The creatures spread far out towards the horizon; their cries could be heard echoing for miles. Fear began to creep into the girls' minds as they tried to come up with a way to help the moon forces. The enemies' numbers were so great.
"We have to do this. We have to fight, no matter what. It's our duty." Sailorpluto said. Quiet as her voice was, there was no lack of courage in it. With an acknowledging nod to each other, they leapt off the edge, and the next battle began.
These creatures were better fighters than the first wave had been. They were faster, smarter and armed with better weapons. Sailorsaturn winced as she received a cut from a flying spear as Sailoruranus threw a catlike monster off her back. They used every magic attack they could, along with every physical attack they knew how to do. For a while their energy was high, but as the battle wore on and the enemy just kept coming, their hopes were fading. Sailorneptune grabbed her mirror and shined it at the enemy. There was no real weakness to these monsters; they were normal soldiers that had to be beaten the normal way. She looked quickly back towards the moon forces. Their numbers were dwindling, and Ken had to have them move back towards the moon palace. The enemy was getting closer.
"Sailorneptune," a voice shouted. Sailorneptune turned to find the source of the voice. Sailorsaturn stood high on a ledge above her, with Sailoruranus and Sailorpluto at her side. Saturn looked beautiful but almost hollow. A chill went down her spine.
Neptune jumped up next to her friends. "Okay," she almost whispered. With her mind, she reached outwards to find Ken. Gather your forces together, Ken. Make them as close as possible, she mentally whispered to him. She saw him turn in the distance and see them on the ledge. Without hesitation, he called the order to regroup and the Moon's forces came running.
"Hang on," Saturn whispered, just loud enough for her friends to hear. They stepped in closer to each other had Saturn's grip tightened on her glaive. Sailoruranus compared Sailorsaturn to Kohana in her mind. What a change.
Saturn lifted her glaive high above her head, poised to strike at the perfect moment. Many of the enemies must have felt the tingle of death at their necks, for they stopped and turned to look at Sailorsaturn. She was both terrifying and ultimately peaceful to behold, a small but powerful child mastering death itself. The other three Outers clasped each other's hands and began to pray. Sailorsaturn would be attacking, and they would have to shield the moon's forces from the blast with their energy. Sailorsaturn closed her eyes gently.
"Black Death," she whispered.
A deafening hush fell across the entire field, as if it had been trapped in a single point in time. A shield of blue, gold and scarlet light had begun to emanate from each of the moon soldiers, as they stopped their fighting to look towards the Senshi. The battlefield fell still as a painting, all watching what was about to occur.
The Glaive was brought down steadily. As it hit the ground nothing appeared to happen, but as another second passed the sky went darker. A purple light started at the tip of the glaive, and then grew. Before anyone could react, the light shot outwards in a spreading violet blast. It spread towards where enemy was attacking from, blasting through every single beast, killing it silently and swiftly. Sailoruranus and Sailorpluto's grip tightened as they heard Neptune's voice in their heads- Here it comes.
The blast showered over the soldiers and was parted by the barrier the Senshi created around them. All the girls shut their eyes tightly and pressed every bit of energy they had into doing their job; their heads hurt and their hands were numb from holding each other so firmly. Saturn held her Glaive to the ground steadily, not breaking concentration. Everything was still silent. As the creatures died they spread their claws to the sky in agony and tried to shout above the stillness, but not a sound was made. There was to be no escape for the enemy. The Moon soldiers stared in complete awe in their haven that Uranus, Neptune and Pluto had created, speechless to be so close to death but so safe.
As the last beasts died, the girls' grip loosened. They slowly opened their eyes, drained, to see what remained. The barrier around the soldiers vanished. The entire enemy fleet had been abolished.
The three other Senshi looked to Saturn, still holding her glaive to the ground. As quickly as her eyes fluttered open, she collapsed into Sailorpluto's arms. A familiar lavender bubble reappeared around them then, and they were carried back towards the palace.