A/N~ Curious of what happens to Jou and Venus? A few more people battling until the end! Here's the next chapter!!!!!~Anime Star Angel

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Ch.18~ The Battle of Life and Death V

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" I use Remove Trap! Now you're Mirror Wall is gone!"said Jou holding up the trap card. " No matter! I'll still be able to defeat you"said Topazia as she used her own attack "Topaz Tornado!" . The golden flowers returned as it hit Venus and Jou fiercely. " Ugh,I'll have to clear this storm"called Venus to Jou over the fierce wind.

Jou nodded. Venus's pointer finger went up in the air," Cresent Beam!" . The attack went skyward in a blink of an eye. The wind tunnel quickly disenigrated as the bright streak of light went by.

" Why you!!"shrieked Topazia. " That was dumb! I could've done that a long time ago!"said Venus gawking. Jou rolled his eyes. "Quit starin' stupidly! We have someone's butt ta kick,rememba!"said Jou as he shaked Venus from la-la land.

" OKay,Okkkkaayyy! Stop shaaaaking meeeee!'said Venus as her wrods kinda slurred out because of Jou shaking her. "Oh,sorry"said Jou sheepishly. Venus glared at him viciously. " Don't EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!! YA HEAR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"cried a fuming Venus.

Jou jumped a few ten feets back. "Okay!"cried Jou from a distance,then miraclously,he jumped back to the old spot where he was standing on before.

"Are you done yet?"asked a peeved out Topazia. " Duh!"said Venus, Venus Burning Romance!" . Her hands were clasped together and it was like she was flying in mid air and praying. Then,she opened her eye and her ands had sparks on them. She swung her arm back and then shot the sparks at Topazia. The attack formed a puff of a thin gold large heart after it was done.

" Ahhh,you will pay for thiiiiiiissssss-"said Topazia as she dusted out ,back into the Kingdom of Dark Illusion. " Pheew,that's over with. "said Venus. Then after she said that,she collasped and fell to her knees. "MInako!"cried the alarmed Jou. " You okay?"asked Jou. " Fine,no wonder why I feel so tire. That attack was one of my strongest ones. It wiped me out!"said Venus. " No wonda"said Jou. A fliker of black circled continuosly. " What's going on her'?"asked Jou. Then,they disappeared into somewhere.

Venus and Jou opened their eyes and found to be back to where the others were. They were done battling the youmas.They had variety cuts here and there but with Saturn's healing ability,they were fixed up in no time.

" What now?"asked Venus after Jou and her had done telling about what happened to them. " Go into another portal,I guess"said Malik. " We have to find one first,remember"said Pluto speaking up. "Let's go deeper down"suggested Anzu,"Maybe we'll find *something* there".

Everyone agreed and started to walk down furthur into the patch.

~~~~~Back in the Kingdom of Dark Illusions~~~~~

A large amount of light illuminated the dark room and Topazia dropped to the ground. " How did that brat injured me so bad? But they won't kill me so easily,"said Topazia as her lips curled into a smirk as light surrounded her and her wounds were gone.

An amulet of some sort was in her hands.(Remember the amulet I talked about in Ch.6? Well,I didn't forget it!) " Lord Valsoul was careless to leave it laying out.Fortunely,*I* found it"said Topazia as she continue to smirk. All of her wounds had disappeared and she looked like before.

" Topazia!"cried a voice in her head. Topazia quickly hid the amulet away. 'What is it,my lord?'asked Topazia through telepathy with Valsoul. "Come to the throne room immmediately. I have something important to discuss with you".

'Yes,your majesty,'said Topazia as she bowed down even though Valsoul wasn't here. She stood up as soon as she felt Valsoul's presence was gone completely. " You won't be king for long,my *lord*"said Topazia venomly as blackness clouded her green eyes furthur.

Then,the blackness was gone. Topazia made her way to the door and stopped when she saw the amulet flickered a little black. She picked the amulet up and quickly dropped it. She hissed a little in pain. The amulet had electrode her. The black color tuned down and the amulet losted its glow.

Topazia looked cautiously at it and then reached to grab. She withdraw her hand and heistated. When she touched the amulet crystal, it didn't shock her. She stuffed the amulet in a hidden pocket in her dress. 'What exactly happened here?'asked Topazia questionally.

She grabbed the knob of the door and opened it. She finally made it to the throne room which the other two generals were there also. Topazia flinched at the sight of the other two generals. Both of them seemed to frightened her somehow.

"My lord,"said Topazia swiftly and she curtsy. She nodded to the other generals in respect. The two other generals nodded back.

The second general was Amethystia. The second general had long magentaish-purplish hair and chin length bangs. ( I got the hair color from a girl in Di Gi Charat(sp?)except no bunny ears and Amethystia in this story has long hair)

Her hair was in a high ponytail with a elegant yellow oriental clip that goes through the ribbon.Her cape was transparent black. She had a red ribbon tied around the middle of her thigh. She had a silver chinese top on and with purplish flowers embroidery on it.Just like her hair color. The outlines of the top was dark silver. The top had short sleeves that are white.(The sleeves design are the kind on Sailor Saturn's fuku in her first transformation)She had a pair of white headphone things. Her dress's skirt was,of course,silver,chinese looking,and with the same flowers but she had on short dark gray pants under her skirt. She had knee length black boots with small printed purplish flowers on it.

The head general,which is almost as powerful as Valsoul,is Aquarius. He has light blue hair and blue eyes. He rarely show emotion and he's a great fighter. His outfit is mostly light blue and regular blue. He has a blue transparent visor on all the time. He has a pair of white headphone things. Just like Amethystia. The top two generals get those for useful purposes. Instead of a cape,he has a light blue trench coat and the clothing of him in the inside is regular blue. He has white cuffs around the both of the upper part of his arm. The trench coat's sleeves were short. His pants are white. The boots are blue and he has white gloves.

"Is there anything you wish for me to do my lord?"asked Topazia still having her head bowed. " Yes,and rise"commanded Valsoul. " I like you to put your hand on this stone. My amulet has been missing.I want to see if anyone has it. If the person has it,the stone will glow green,just like the amulet's color. I've already checked it with Aquarius and Amethystia. You're the only general left."said Valsoul having this mysterious glint in his eye.

Topazia flinched a little. 'I'm in deep trouble'she thought. She placed her hand on the stone slowly. The stone didn't do anything! Topazia sighed of relief. " Well,then. I'll have to have my other minions to try it. You are dismissed"said Valsoul flicking his hand. Topazia nodded and bowed. When she was halfway to the door. She clutched her stomach. There was an intense pain that was brewing inside of her.

" Topazia,is there something *wrong*?"asked Valsoul as his lips curled into a sinister smile. " My stomach is feeling into pain. I don't know what's wrong"said Topazia as she clutched her stomach more and she closed her eyes in pain.

Then,relization dawned her. It was that stone! "My lord-". " Yes,the stone has a kind of venom vaccine in it that kills the person who touches it slowly."said Valsoul. "But why?"asked Topazia as a small stream of blood came down on the corner of her mouth.

" I knew that you took the amulet from the beginning. Consider this as a small punishment"said Valsoul," Your first mistake was betray me and the Dark Illusions Kingdom.Your second mistake was being a fool and taking the amulet. Your third mistake was that you took the fake one instead. The amulet you took only has a very small portion of the real amulet's powers.". The truth hit Topazia like a ton of bricks.

Valsoul had knew that she took the amulet from the beginning! Not only that,she took the pathetic fake one! He knew that she was going to betry the Kingdom of Dark Illusions from the beginning. He just wanted to bring her out for the bait.

That's why the amulet was glowing! That's why it shocked her! The amulet was going to loss its power anyways,Valsoul had took the remaining small portion of power in the amulet. He needed all the power he could get his hands on to feed it to the real amulet.

"I have no use of you anymore,seeing that you're longer a part of this kingdom."said Valsoul as Topazia let out a vanquishing cry and then she died. She disappeared in a flutter of yellow roses.

" Now that's takin' care of. Amethystia,I like you to fight one of the chosen Sailor Senshis,who didn't battle yet. Don't kill any of them. Just battle one of them,understood"said Valsoul in a more harsher tone. " Understood,Lord Valsoul. Would you like me to proceed with the task right away?"asked Amethystia.

" Actually,no. I don't want you to do it right now. Do it when I think it's the right time."said Valsoul. Amethystia nodded. " Aquarius,I want you to check on the Millennium Hunters. Also,ask if they've agreed to the deal we had"said Valsoul as his expression darkened.

"Right away,my lord"said Aquarius as he disappeared with water surrounding him. " Go back to your chambers and wait for my command until attacking"said Valsoul. "Yes,"said Amethystia as she too disappeared but with plum blossoms surrounding her.

" My plan *will* work and the Planet Earth will perish!"cried Valsoul as he crackled evily.

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" When are we going to get out of here?"asked Venus as she,obviously sick of the flower patch world that she was in. " It isn't far,MInako. The portal is in a few miles from here"said Mercury having her visor and mini computer out. Her fingers were working fast and it showed that they were nearing their destination soon.

" A few MILES!"cried Venus," You've GOT to be kidding me!". Everyone groaned. This was going to be a long trip! Especially with Venus here,whining the WHOLE way! How long was a few MILES anyways?

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Ohhhhhhhhh,I made Topazia die! She was a real b*tch anywayz! Please review! The chap. will be in a week,MAYBE! If I think of an idea. Have any of ya heard of Angelic Layer? If you have,read my new story,A Perfect Xmas . Please speak out your opinion,ppl! Tell other readers/authors/authoresses about this story,plz! Ja~ Anime Star Angel