Chapter 2 - Showdown
He reached the portal and forged ahead into the catacombs of the castle. He landed, and drew his sword.
This sword was longer than Universe was tall, seven feet. The hilt was a foot by itself, blacker than night. The cross guard opened at a large angle toward the hilt. The blade started out straight then curved slightly toward the inside, then out again and finally curving toward the tip, but no part of the sword was wider than the palm of his hand. The edges were of finely sharpened silver, which surrounded the black anointed blade with the silver Japanese characters emblazoned into it, which read "DragonBlade".
Universe took in a deep breath and yelled at the top of his lungs, "BERYL!! COME OUT AND FIGHT ME YOU HEARTLESS WHORE OF SATAN!!"
A wave of fresh rage washed over him and he ran up the stairs, sword in hand. As he reached a circular room, he stopped, honed in for psychic vibrations, and flew down one corridor into Beryl's throne room.
There she sat with her minions surrounding her.
"Welcome, Sailor Universe," Beryl said. "Come inside and make yourself comfortable."
"Beryl, I've come to kill you," Universe said, calm but breathing heavily.
"Oh, what a bold announcement! But, I won't be dying anytime soon, I'm afraid. The power of Queen Metallia protects me."
"Prove it."
With that, Beryl got up and held her fist in the air like she was clutching a sword. Then, calling out to Queen Metallia for help, purple energy formed into a sword that she was holding.
"Let's get this over with," Beryl said, irritated.
Neither moved nor said anything for several pregnant minutes fo silence. Suddenly, Universe disappeared. Beryl brought her sword behind her, quick as a flash, as Universe brought his blade down onto hers.
"You're fast," Universe said darkly.
"I know," Beryl said in a singsong voice.
She twirled around swinging the sword at Universe's face, blocked by the DragonBlade. Then, Universe unleashed a blast of black energy at Beryl, clipping her shoulder. She screamed in agony, clutching her wounded arm as if it were going to fall off. Universe, blinded still by pure hatred, walked toward Beryl with a tear-streaked face and the menacing glare in his eyes. The DragonBlade was dragging along the floor, metal scratching at rock. Universe was standing eye-to-eye with Beryl so that she could see the pain in his eyes.
"Now comes the part where I kill you," Universe said.
He raised his sword above him, then drew and magicked his scythe to form its blade, and then he swung both weapons down hard. CLANG!!! CLANG!!! Both the beam scythe and the DragonBlade collided with Beryl's sword. Universe and Beryl leapt in opposite directions from each other, preparing to attack.
"Universe Dark Shockwave!" Universe yelled, as he sliced the DragonBlade into the ground setting off an earthquake and black electric bolts hurtling toward Beryl.
Unfortunately, all of Beryl's minions leapt in front of the attack, becoming nothing more than charred, shriveled heaps of leathery flesh. Universe had to think of something else quickly.
"Universe Void Cable!"
A black, glowing cable shot from Universe's hand and wrapped itself around Beryl, restraining her. She was unable to move her arms, as they were pinned to her sides. Universe yanked hard at the cable, bringing Beryl over to him and he then slammed her up against a nearby stone pillar, wrapping the cable around the pillar and her body. Universe punched her square in the jaw, then he flew his fist into her abdomen, and then he grabbed his sword to point it to the rear of him, turning around and stabbing the blade deep into her body. She let loose a scream of extreme pain and agony. She would have fallen if Sailor Universe hadn't wrapped her tight against the pillar. Universe wrenched the sword from her deep wound, which was bleeding profusely and beginning to form a crimson puddle on the floor.
"Beryl," Universe said in a calm, monotone voice. "Why did you kill Venus?"
Beryl looked at him in confusion, her face paling from blood loss.
"Why ask a question you already know the answer to? That little princess deserved to die with the rest of her friends," Beryl sneered.
"All of them had lives to carry on in the future," Universe said, still monotone.
"Enough about their lives, what about me? What about my future with Prince Endymion?"
"To Hell with you."
"Then to Hell with Venus, the little whore!!!"
With that, Universe swung the sword up lightly, letting it twirl, then catching the hilt with the blade pointing in front of him. Wrapping both hands around the hilt, he turned to Beryl. His eyes were tear-filled and his cheeks streaked with tear trails. He then said, "This is for my fiancée, the Royal Court, for the grunts, and for MY REVENGE!!" He then swung the sword at Beryl's neck. Before it made contact, Beryl leaned as far over as she could and kicked the blade...right into Universe's heart.
His eyes bulged and his mouth opened in an expression of surprise and agony. His eyes then closed to slits and closed his jaws, every muscle in his face, neck, and chest tensed. Falling over, he exhaled the last time, closed his eyes, and died.
Ho man! Sonuvabitch! Well, hey there! I ask you, no, I BEG you! Please review my, um, story? :)
He reached the portal and forged ahead into the catacombs of the castle. He landed, and drew his sword.
This sword was longer than Universe was tall, seven feet. The hilt was a foot by itself, blacker than night. The cross guard opened at a large angle toward the hilt. The blade started out straight then curved slightly toward the inside, then out again and finally curving toward the tip, but no part of the sword was wider than the palm of his hand. The edges were of finely sharpened silver, which surrounded the black anointed blade with the silver Japanese characters emblazoned into it, which read "DragonBlade".
Universe took in a deep breath and yelled at the top of his lungs, "BERYL!! COME OUT AND FIGHT ME YOU HEARTLESS WHORE OF SATAN!!"
A wave of fresh rage washed over him and he ran up the stairs, sword in hand. As he reached a circular room, he stopped, honed in for psychic vibrations, and flew down one corridor into Beryl's throne room.
There she sat with her minions surrounding her.
"Welcome, Sailor Universe," Beryl said. "Come inside and make yourself comfortable."
"Beryl, I've come to kill you," Universe said, calm but breathing heavily.
"Oh, what a bold announcement! But, I won't be dying anytime soon, I'm afraid. The power of Queen Metallia protects me."
"Prove it."
With that, Beryl got up and held her fist in the air like she was clutching a sword. Then, calling out to Queen Metallia for help, purple energy formed into a sword that she was holding.
"Let's get this over with," Beryl said, irritated.
Neither moved nor said anything for several pregnant minutes fo silence. Suddenly, Universe disappeared. Beryl brought her sword behind her, quick as a flash, as Universe brought his blade down onto hers.
"You're fast," Universe said darkly.
"I know," Beryl said in a singsong voice.
She twirled around swinging the sword at Universe's face, blocked by the DragonBlade. Then, Universe unleashed a blast of black energy at Beryl, clipping her shoulder. She screamed in agony, clutching her wounded arm as if it were going to fall off. Universe, blinded still by pure hatred, walked toward Beryl with a tear-streaked face and the menacing glare in his eyes. The DragonBlade was dragging along the floor, metal scratching at rock. Universe was standing eye-to-eye with Beryl so that she could see the pain in his eyes.
"Now comes the part where I kill you," Universe said.
He raised his sword above him, then drew and magicked his scythe to form its blade, and then he swung both weapons down hard. CLANG!!! CLANG!!! Both the beam scythe and the DragonBlade collided with Beryl's sword. Universe and Beryl leapt in opposite directions from each other, preparing to attack.
"Universe Dark Shockwave!" Universe yelled, as he sliced the DragonBlade into the ground setting off an earthquake and black electric bolts hurtling toward Beryl.
Unfortunately, all of Beryl's minions leapt in front of the attack, becoming nothing more than charred, shriveled heaps of leathery flesh. Universe had to think of something else quickly.
"Universe Void Cable!"
A black, glowing cable shot from Universe's hand and wrapped itself around Beryl, restraining her. She was unable to move her arms, as they were pinned to her sides. Universe yanked hard at the cable, bringing Beryl over to him and he then slammed her up against a nearby stone pillar, wrapping the cable around the pillar and her body. Universe punched her square in the jaw, then he flew his fist into her abdomen, and then he grabbed his sword to point it to the rear of him, turning around and stabbing the blade deep into her body. She let loose a scream of extreme pain and agony. She would have fallen if Sailor Universe hadn't wrapped her tight against the pillar. Universe wrenched the sword from her deep wound, which was bleeding profusely and beginning to form a crimson puddle on the floor.
"Beryl," Universe said in a calm, monotone voice. "Why did you kill Venus?"
Beryl looked at him in confusion, her face paling from blood loss.
"Why ask a question you already know the answer to? That little princess deserved to die with the rest of her friends," Beryl sneered.
"All of them had lives to carry on in the future," Universe said, still monotone.
"Enough about their lives, what about me? What about my future with Prince Endymion?"
"To Hell with you."
"Then to Hell with Venus, the little whore!!!"
With that, Universe swung the sword up lightly, letting it twirl, then catching the hilt with the blade pointing in front of him. Wrapping both hands around the hilt, he turned to Beryl. His eyes were tear-filled and his cheeks streaked with tear trails. He then said, "This is for my fiancée, the Royal Court, for the grunts, and for MY REVENGE!!" He then swung the sword at Beryl's neck. Before it made contact, Beryl leaned as far over as she could and kicked the blade...right into Universe's heart.
His eyes bulged and his mouth opened in an expression of surprise and agony. His eyes then closed to slits and closed his jaws, every muscle in his face, neck, and chest tensed. Falling over, he exhaled the last time, closed his eyes, and died.
Ho man! Sonuvabitch! Well, hey there! I ask you, no, I BEG you! Please review my, um, story? :)