- Chapter 10 - Beginning of the End
- A couple of hours before Omega exploded -
Sailor Styx was walking towards the Teleporting System. She just had a meeting with Sailor Omega an hour ago. They were discussing an exchange of goods. The Omegaians watched her beauty in awe as she passed between them. She looked gorgeous in her yellow princess dress, which remarked her tanned skin and blood-red hair. The Omegaians just bowed to her when she glanced at them.
Sailor Styx, as the other senshi, did not needed escorts, as no one would dare to mess with them, and those who did would not be able to sit for a month.
- "Well… that went great, tiresome… but great. Now I just want a long nice bath and then rest. I hope Persephone is free tonight, I want to have a nice long gossip with her" - she said to herself, giggling.
But she found something she did not expected, the Teleporting System was down.
- "What? What do you mean the system is broken? It had never happened before! - Styx told a technician that was currently trying to find the problem.
- "I am sorry, My Lady. We do not know what happened, therefore we do not know what to do, we are currently re-checking everything to see if we can find the problem." - The technician told the princess truthfully.
- "And how long would that take?" - Asked Styx, hoping it would take no more than a few minutes.
- "At this rate it would take about a week or two…" - The technician was interrupted by Styx's yell.
- "WHAT? You got to be kidding me! My planet is at the center of the system! It would take me just two days to get there if I flied." - Styx told him, exasperated.
- "I am sorry, but we can not speed up the process here. Word has already been sent to the castle. Maybe you can fly towards Theta and take the system over there? That is if the problem is just ours."
- "I will have to do that…" - Styx said angrily.
The technician wanted to tell her if she could ask help for them at Theta, but refrained from doing so, Sailor Styx was not in a good mood. Besides, Sailor Omega would surely get help soon. He watched as Styx started flying, to get out of the atmosphere.
- A few minutes later, outside planet Omega -
Styx had just left the atmosphere when she had a bad feeling. She stopped and tried to determine what she just felt. While she was concentrating she felt it again. It felt like energy was being released. She glanced down towards Omega and saw flashes… no… explosions on the surface.
Without thinking it twice she returned to Omega. Something was not right, she felt the power of a fight… three presences were fighting… and one was Omega. The other two felt familiar, yet they did not. Styx did not understand what she felt, they seemed like it was Phi and Chi, but it could not be, their power was humongous.
Styx hid her presence, she had the sudden urge to do so. Hiding her presence she approached the battle. What she saw almost made her scream. She saw as Chi threw Omega towards Phi, who in turn pierced her back, killing her. Hot tears flew from Styx's eyes, she did not give credit to what she saw, nor to what was next… a crystal emerged from Omega's chest, and then Omega vanished in dust.
- "It is as Lady Galaxia said… this power is what we searched for long. With this power Alpha will fall at last, she will not rule over us ever again!"- Chi screamed laughing.
- "Yes my dear sister, she will fall for once and for all. And Omega finally has paid for the crimes their people have committed against our people. The assassination of the Phi Prince has been avenged at last." - Phi said while watching the shining Star Seed in her hands.
- "Do not tell me you still hold a grudge about that old incident?" - Chi told her sister, while walking towards her.
- "Not really. I do not care about old news like that. Just decided to pay a little respect for my deceased ancestor. Come on, we need to finish the job. We must do as Galaxia instructed… direct our powers through this Star Seed towards the very center of the planet, and erase it from existence." - Phi said, while both twins started to float.
- "For Lady Chaos." - Both exclaimed
Styx was terrified by their words. She knew she had to do something, to try and save the Omegaians… but she thought about her own planet. She needed to protect her people, and she was no adversary to this empowered Phi and Chi, she needed the power of the other senshi. Cursing herself for not helping the population of Omega, Styx left the planet as fast as she could without revealing her presence.
- An hour later -
Styx was half way towards Theta when it happened. Planet Omega exploded killing thousands. She felt herself crying, she had failed all of those innocents, but she needed to contact Alpha, and protect her own lands. If what she heard was right… Galaxia was the cause of all of these… and she was on Alpha Castle. Styx speeded up her travel towards Theta, she needed to use the teleport system to get to Alpha Castle.
- At Alpha Castle -
Alpha watched from a window towards the town. It was a chaos. People everywhere were frantic about what had just happened. Many were crying, for the lose of friends or family. Many others stared towards the sky, where Omega used to be.
- "Any information about what happened?" - Alpha asked Princess Theta, who had just arrived.
- "None. Nobody understands what happened, there were no disruptions on Omega's lands. The others should be on their way here" - Theta told Princess Alpha.
- "Lethe and Mneymosne are already here. They had some business to attend and should be back shortly. Once Persephone, Styx, Phi, Chi and Theta arrive we will talk. I hope Omega was able to survive, though if she did she must be devastated…" - Princess Alpha said, in a voice that seemed concerned.
- "What happened? I was resting my eyes, while taking care of Chisa, when I felt a great explosion outside the planet!" - Galaxia told Princess Lethe, who had just entered her room, alongside Princess Mneymosne.
- "Planet Omega just exploded… we do not have any more information than that…" - Lethe said sadly.
- "How awful! I Hope Omega is okay. I know what it feels to lose a planet, though I do not know how it feels to lose an entire civilization." - Galaxia said, faking concern, but neither princesses noted this.
- "There has not be any word about her…we must go now. I feel Persephone, Phi and Chi arriving to the castle" - Mneymosne told her sister, before leaving the room.
- "If there is something I can do, please tell me." - Galaxia offered
- "Thank you." - Lethe said at she leaved.
- "(So… Phi and Chi are back? They must be enjoying themselves with their enhanced power)" - Galaxia though, as a wicked grin appeared on her face.
Phi and Chi's power had increased dramatically with the bracelets, as she expected. Their power had grew at least ten-fold, and so their speed. Nobody would suspect they ever where on Omega previous to the explosion. With no teleporting system online, and arriving in record time, there was nothing to imply them… or so they thought.
Author's Notes
Sailor Moon is not mine, it is the property of Takeuchi Naoko-sama.
