Chapter 16
Queen Beryl glared at Queen Serenity filled with rage, she flew over towards the white haired Queen. "What have you done!"
"I sent them to earth to be happy and have no memory of your power! They don't deserve this!" barked Queen Serenity.
Queen Beryl backed away, "You're done Serenity, you and your court along with your daughter."
"No she's not!" yelled Sailor Jupiter as the Inner Scouts appeared in front of Queen Serenity.
"Inner Scouts, get out of the way" ordered Queen Serenity.
"No, you're our Queen and we're going to protect you. Like we were raised to till the very end" insisted Sailor Mars.
"Is that so" started Queen Beryl giving her usual evil smirk, "Well I hope you Inner Scouts can defeat my 3 greatest generals of the Negaverse!" laughed Queen Beryl. Malachite, Zoycite, and Nephlite, started to walk towards the Queen and the Scouts. The four Sailor Scouts got prepared for the worst, while the Outer Scouts were busy fighting more of the Negaverse soldiers along with guards of the Moon Kingdom. Duo slowly got up and whipped away his tears, he needed to be strong, he could defeat Beryl and her evil kingdom. He stood up bravely and was getting ready to fight, until he got a vibe, not just any vibe, but a vibe that seemed as if someone he cared for was in danger.
"Princess…"thought Duo.
Duo then jumped into the sky and spread his bat wings high and flew towards Princess Serenity's balcony. Sailor Mars noticed where he was heading.
"Where are you going?" called out Sailor Mars
"Aren't you going to help us?" asked Sailor Jupiter
"I have something important to take care of!" hollered back Duo as he flew higher.
The Inner Scouts couldn't believe how stubborn Duo was, "What a coward!" exclaimed Sailor Mars.
"Yeah who does he think he is?" agreed Sailor Venus. "Isn't it obvious?" asked Sailor Mercury.
"What do you mean?" asked Sailor Venus.
"He's going to protect the Princess, but as of now we need to protect our Queen and the Moon Kingdom" answered Sailor Mercury.
"Let's get them!" cheered Sailor Jupiter as she was ready to fight.
Princess Serenity slowly opened her eyes, she was tied up in a chair with her dress ripped and torn. She looked over to herself in the mirror and couldn't believe how badly she was beaten, with a cut on her cheek, her hair a bit of a mess, and dried up blood from a bloody nose.
"Endymion must have beaten me and I was knocked out cold" thought Princess Serenity as she looked into her reflection.
She tried to untie herself from the chair but it was no use, she was tied up pretty tight. She looked around her room, it was trashed. She couldn't believe that everything was basically ruined. She was wondering where Prince Endymion was hiding.
"He could try to kill me next time.." thought Princess Serenity as she began to worry. She then started to think of Duo and was wondering if he was alright.
Speak of the devil, Duo landed on her balcony. Princess Serenity's eyes got big with happiness, she was saved. "Duo!" she cried out.
"Serenity!" cried back Duo as he ran up to her, he looked around her room and couldn't believe the mess. He looked at Princess Serenity and noticed she was badly beaten. He then got mad at what happened to her, "What happened? Who did this to you?" he asked as he was un tying her.
"Endymion, but Duo you need to get out of here! He'll kill you!" exclaimed Princess Serenity.
"He doesn't scare me one bit, but Serenity, I feel so guilty" confessed Duo as he grabbed Princess Serenity and held her in his strong arms, "I should have stayed and watched you"
Princess Serenity pulled away, "It's ok, you were protecting the kingdom and helping my Mother. You did enough already" she said with a smile.
Duo tried to smile but he couldn't, the way Princess Serenity looked, he felt it was his fault. Duo didn't know that Prince Endymion appeared behind him raising his sword about to slice Duo in half like butter. Princess Serenity saw him, "Duo look out!" she cried.
Duo quickly turned around and raised his scythe and dodged the attack. Prince Endymion and Duo were fighting back and forth with a scythe and a sword. Princess Serenity watched nervously for Duo's sake. "Oh Duo, be careful!" she cried out.
They fought and fought, for it seemed hours. Prince Endymion finally pushed Duo against the wall, "Trader, how dare you back stab Queen Beryl!" he whispered as he went to go stab him with his sword, but Duo missed the attack putting a new hole into the wall. Duo pushed Prince Endymion away and took the fight out on the balcony. The fought swinging a sword and scythe back and forth. They were both pretty skilled fighters. Duo got the idea that he would make Prince Endymion fall off of the balcony and he would be killed easily, so he started to go with that plan. Duo continued to fight and push Prince Endymion towards the railing of the balcony. Endymion leaned against the railing and almost lost his balance.
"Don't look down Endymion" joked Duo as he went a little further.
Prince Endymion saw the height from which they were and got nervous, but he wasn't going to let that bother him. Duo went a little further and as Prince Endymion took another look, Duo made his move and stabbed Prince Endymion in the chest. Prince Endymion cried in pain as he was slowly dying. Princess Serenity started to cry, she never saw anyone die before in her life, she took a peek from the corner of her door. Duo felt accomplished, he watched happily as Prince Endymion died before his eyes. He looked at the lifeless bloody body of the evil Prince.
"Hey Beryl, take a look at your Prince now!" laughed Duo.
Queen Beryl was confused, she flew over and was in complete shock, that the man she once loved was dead. She screamed in horror on the top of her lungs causing the whole kingdom to shake, like a giant earthquake. Pillars were fallings, the kingdom was collapsing, everything was falling apart. She sent black and green rays that went after each Sailor Scout causing them to go up in the air, and die.
Princess Serenity saw what was happening from her room, "Sailor Scouts!" she cried out sobbing tears.
Duo looked around not knowing what to do. Queen Beryl flashed her red eyes at the God of Death, "This is for killing my Prince! And for you joining the White Moon Family!" she cried out in a high pitched voice filled with anger, as if she was being possessed by an evil spirit.
Duo got freaked out to see how much anger this Queen really had. Just then, a black and green ray hit him causing him to go up in the air. Duo screamed as he tried to move back towards Princess Serenity's balcony. Princess Serenity eyes got big and watery as she saw the man she love go up into the air screaming.
"Duo!" she cried out as she ran onto the balcony, "What is happening!"
"Run Princess Serenity! Just run!" yelled Duo as he was going high into the air.
"No Duo! I want to be with you!" called out Princess Serenity as she went running after Duo.
"No Serenity! You can't! Serenity don't!" hollered Duo.
Princess Serenity was just as stubborn as he was, she ignored him and jumped into the air reaching out her hand to hold onto Duo. She was flying in the air as well.
"Serenity!"
"Duo!"
They both reached out their hands and held onto each other tightly. Queen Beryl grew jealous of the love they both shared and sent a red beam at there hands causing them to break apart and both be killed. Duo's scythe left his hands and it seemed like the scythe had betrayed Duo, therefore, it stabbed him, and Serenity though their stomachs, putting them in great pain. The scythe stopped glowing and returned into the dead palm of Duos.
Queen Serenity watched what recently happened near by, "Usagi!" she cried out with teary eyes. "No, this can't be!"
Queen Serenity silently cried to herself as she watched the dead bodies of the God of Death and Princess Serenity float in the air.