Chapter Ten By ChibiMaylan
Heh, I'm back to updating! Hope you'll enjoy & review.
Beryl had transported herself back to her throne room, a quite empty ballroom, which, at the end of one wall stood a five-stepped stage, where she would sit in her crimson velvet throne, gazing into her orb staff. She watched in her orb in interest as Sailor Venus conquered the ice room, they had destroyed all her henchmens' traps; the ice pits, icicle droppings, snowball fights and to her surprise they even found the next doorway, which she had ordered her men to cover with snow. Muttering bitterly at the first defeat, she watched as they walked into the next room; every inch of the premises full of Thorns. There was no obvious way for the Brat gang to pass, therefore stranded.
Beryl conjured up a few henchmen to fend them off, but ofcourse, these minions were stupid in combat at most times. Beryl knew, and had back-up already planned – just how she liked it; everything planned and amusing for her… Nephlite and Malachite were awaiting the order if the Brats were to pass the Thorn Room. Beryl sipped her glass of red, for now, all she could do was wait and see, after all the rooms were just to merely bide time until the dark crystal within Rini was complete – nothing could stop her then, even if they were still alive.
Helios gave another large swing at the knights in armor, hearing the clashing against his sword. He pulled his swords out of their evil bodies, watching them dissolve to the ground into ash. Helios pressed against the walls, hiding from view, and pounced onto his next victim. Slaying his victims one by one, he stopped, taking deep breaths, to see it was an all-clear for now.
Sailor Mercury, Mars, Venus & Jupiter now were in tow. "What are we to do now?" Mercury pondered out loud, summoning up her power of attack. She summoned her Mercury Aqua Illusion which splashed onto a section of the thorns, Jupiter summoned her electrical attack and they combined it to hit the thorns. "I hate to say this, but I think we're defeated." Jupiter finally sighed. Mars gave a angered yell. "Beryl, you evil witch! Get your big fat behind down here now!" she screamed, as Venus tried to restrain her from tripping forwards. "Mars, yelling at the ceiling won't do anything!" Venus snapped back. Mars suddenly became teary-eyed, wiping her tears that dared escape her eyes. She turned back to her comrades, all understanding why Mars was crying – Mars hated to be defeated, and hated Beryl to boot. "She has Rini, our beautiful, innocent girl. And we promised Serena and Darien a safe return." She whispered as Venus hugged her in support.
Mercury, whom was very silent until then, had another idea. "We may not be able to rescue any futher, but we still have the key to Rini's savior." She said, clicking off her blue glasses. "I do believe, that Prince Helios still has a chance – with courage and the best armor, he shall triumph. Therefore he can continue on without us" the girl's eyes all shifted to young Helios, each thinking over the possibility.
Jupiter cleared her throat, and agreed. "It's worth a shot, Helios. As us Scouts clearly cant pass these Thorns." Everyone nodded, as Helios took a step back.
"I shall not disappoint you." Helios gave a respective salute, and began his pathway through the Thorns, hacking down a pathway with his sword.
Zap! More henchmen had arrived, along with a Commander, Nephrite. Venus gave a grin, "More men to defeat" Venus called out, as she ran up to the first row. Jupiter took another glance back to the Thorns… "Goodluck, Prince!" she yelled, before summoning her powers onto the Commander.
Helios took the matter into his own hands, and hacked into the thorns that prickled his shoulders and legs. He looked up to the rooms' celing – but saw nothing but the tangled mess of the vines. Breathing harshly, he continued forward, shadows of darkness enveloping any gap of light. "Wait for me, Rini. I'm coming." He said. "I'm coming."
Helios hacked into another big chunk of vines, groaning as the thorns slashed against his clothes. "Stubborn boy." Beryl muttered, placing her staff back into her left hand. "Malachite! Come here this instant." She yelled.
Malachite had entered within seconds as wispy mist, his figure slowly appearing. "Yes, my Queen?" he bowed loyally. Beryl stood up, gave another swift glance back at Helios, then back to her Main Commander. "Malachite, has Rini's crystal finished it's mission?" she snapped. "No, my Queen." He replied. Beryl raised her eyebrow slightly, Malachite displayed the crystal, now gleaming with a dark glow. "Wonderful Malachite, but do hurry it up! Dismissed." She stated, as Malachite returned back to Rini's side.
Beryl turned her focus back to the staff's orb, watching as Prince Helios was now nearing the half way mark. "I guess, my tricks are just too much… It's time for my appearance once more." She grinned, disappearing from her Throne Room…
To Be Continued…
Chibi M: Hmmm.. abit short, oh well.. I'll try to make the next one longer...
