Hi! This is chapter six now. I'm sorry for not updating so long, but here
it is. I'm going to be doing this from the Outer's side of the story.
There's going to be a few crossover with some games. But I hope you like
it.
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Chapter 6: The Visit.
Three days later: Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru's home:
Three days have passed since the Sailor Soldiers have encountered Beryl and the Sailor Saint Knights. Both Mamoru and Haruka have recovered from their injuries, but Haruka still had her doubt on Beryl. To Michiru, this was a sign that Haruka was afraid. It was now a weekend, Michiru had planned to visit her brother, Tenkou, to help Haruka get her mind of things. Setsuna informed the other about the plan and she was sure she would get deaf later on because of Minako's, Makoto's and Rei's screams. Hotaru was also happy and hyper, but she didn't scream. They quickly got ready for the drive. Michiru noticed something in Haruka's eyes when she was at the garage, preparing her car and packing the things in the back.
"Haruka, is something wrong?" she asked with concern.
"No, nothing is wrong." Haruka answered as she looked at her, smiling warmly. Michiru was not satified.
"Something is wrong, Haruka. I can tell." Before she could get an answer, Mamoru's car and the Starlight's van arrived at their house.
"Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, they're all here. Can we go now?" Hotaru asked as she and Setsuna got to the garage, with a big snack basket.
"Of course we can, Himme-chan." Haruka answered as she carried Hotaru to the car. Setsuna gave Michiru a *What's-wrong-with-her?* look. Michiru countered with a *I-don't-know-but-I-intend-to-find-out* look. They met up with the others and Michiru swore she saw hearts fluttering from her Makoto and Minako. They told Mamoru and Taiki the directions since they were driving. It was quite a long drive and took 5 hours until they got there.
Tenkou's mansion: The Kaiou mansion: Outside gates:
"WOW! Is this really the address, Michiru?" Usagi asked as they stood by the tall gates with rose vines on the walls. The gates were silver with a crest of a mermaid and angel embracing each other on the corners. There was also one on the doorbell. Inside , it was misty and probably looked haunted.
"Yes, there is no doubt about it. This is the address he gave me." Michiru answered. Suddenly they heard a voice inside the gate.
"Halt! who goes there?" They all jumped up a bit and looked at the gates. Inside there was a man with long blue hair tied in a ponytail. He was wearing some type of armor around him. They were surprised to see he had a big, long sword on his back.
"Um, we came to see Tenkou Kaioh, my brother." Michiru answered. The man's eyes widened a bit.
"Are you then Michiru Kaioh and her friends?" he asked.
"Yes. That would be us." Haruka replied.
"Oh I'm so sorry. Grey, open the gates. Lord Tenkou's guests have arrived." On cue, a man wearing black armor from head to feet came. He too had a big long sword, but his looked as if it was made of a glacier. He pulled a lever and the gates were opened. "My name is Kashell, and this is Grey, we are the guards here and Master Tenkou has informed us of your arrival. Hey Aelia, why don't you go get Armgrim and Lawfer here?" A woman with green armor and a glaive on her back approached them.
"Sure why not." She then walked off. A minute later, Aelia came back with two men behind her. One of them was tall and had dark blue armor, his sword was longer and sure to be heavier than the rest. The other had silver armor and a spear on his hand.
"These are Master Tenkou guests. You know what to do, Armgrim." Kashell told the dark blue armored guy.
"Yeah, I know what to do." He said and walked off. "Come on Lawfer."
"Please follow us." The man with silver armor, who was Lawfer, told them. They walk on a long path into the misty place.
"Um, Can I ask something, misters?" Hotaru asked the two men.
"What is it, little one?" Armgrim said to Hotaru.
"Um, why do you and your friends have such big weapons?"
"Because they are fiends in the area and we have to protect ourselves. As long as we are on this path they will not harm us." Lawfer answered.
"If they are fiends here, why does Tenkou chose to live here?" Kakyuu asked.
"Because our master uses the fiends for his training." A voice startled them and Amgrim and Lawfer prepare themselves for battle, but relaxed when they saw the voice came from a tall bulky man with long spiked white hair and full red eyes, who wore no armor but had clawed gloves on his hand. He also had multiple scars on his body. "Hello Armgrim, hello Lawfer."
"Hello Brahm." Lawfer replied. "Is there anything wrong?"
"No there isn't anything wrong." Brahm answered "But could you pass the message that the Level 2 fiend boss has been recovered. I'm sure our little masters would love to play with them again."
"Of course." Lawfer replied. Brahm left and they continued walking.
"Who was that man?" Yaten asked. "His eyes looked as if he was dead."
"If he heard you, he would take that as a compliment." Lawfer complied.
"His name is Brahm, we nicknamed him as 'Lord of The Undead' because he takes care of the fiends." Armgrim explained.
"But aren't the fiends dangerous?" Taiki questioned.
"Yes they are. Why do you think the master chose to live here?" Aelia's voice rang out.
"Aelia, what are you doing here?" Argrim asked
"What do you think? I going to train on some fiends, I'm bored." She replied as she showed up again.
"Well make sure you be careful. From where you're going, it looks like you're going to the Nethov Swamp, and that's where the Dragon Zombie lives." Lawfer cautioned
"So what? I am the 'being with the dragon gem'" she then walked off.
"What did she mean by the 'being with the dragon gem'?" Setsuna asked.
"I believe the master can answer that." Lawfer replied. "We are here." They looked in front to see.
"ANOTHER GATE!" Minako yelled. "How long is this."
"This is as far as we can take you." Armgrim said.
"About time you came." A voice rang out. They looked up to see a woman with long blonde hair, wearing strange magician's garments and with staff on her hand. Next to her, a man wearing a knight's armor, similar to Lawfer, only in a different fashion, with a sword by his side.
"Hey Mystina," Armgrim greeted "Where's Lucian?"
"Young master Shiroma was getting impatient as usual, since Lucian went to calm her down, I had Jayle accompany me to escort our guest." The man, Jayle, bowed politely.
"It is a pleasure to meet you." He said as he eyed Haruka. "Hmm. you know, you can look like a man but you will always be a woman." Haruka was shocked.
"How did you.?" Haruka trailed off.
"Let us just say that I have crossed that path." He smirked. Haruka looked at her closed and was surprised.
"You're a."
"Correct. I am a female." There were several shock and a few curses.
"Great there goes my dream man." Minako mumbled.
"Well, shall we go?" Mystina asked. They all nodded and entered the gates. Armgrim and Lawfer waved their goodbyes and return to the mist. When they entered the gates, the saw a hallway. By the walls there were other men and women, fighting or training with what appears to be some monsters. Sorceresses or sorcerers, swordsmen and samurais were there.
"Umm.. can I asked something?" Taiki asked.
"Yes what is it?" Mystina said.
"Umm... are these monsters created by Tenkou?"
"No they were created by Mistress Karasumi."
"But would she create such monsters?" Yaten asked.
"To you they are monsters." Jayle replied. "But to us they are valuable assets to our training. Plus they are better security systems than those new technologic ones" They kept walking further down the hallway and saw a woman sitting on one of the chairs in the hallways.
"Shiho, is something wrong?" Mystina asked as she approached the girl. The woman looked at them and the others were surprised to see her blind.
"No nothing is wrong. I'm just tired from training." She answered politely. "Suo is getting me some tea." On cue, a man came with a tray. He was wearing traditional soldier armor of the past eras, and a scary mask to go with it.
"Here, drink this, Shiho. It will make you feel better." He said, offering a cup.
"Hmm. chrysanthemum tea, my favorite." she mumbled as she took a sip. The man looked at Usagi and group.
"Hmm. are they?" he asked, looking at Mystina.
"Yes, Suo. They are Lord Tenkou's guest." She replied.
"I see. Well you better hurry. Lord Tenkou is awaiting for their arrivals." Mystina nodded and motioned them to move on. They move on passing the hallways until they got to an elevator.
"This elevator will take to the mansion." Jayle explained as she pressed her palm on the square and her eye in level with a small sphere. "Please give our greetings to Lord Tenkou." Mystina said as the elevator door opened and they stepped inside. "The elevator will take directly to his mansion. I'm sure one of the masters will be waiting for you." The door closed and they go up, up and up. "I don't mean to be rude but I think your brother's weird, Michiru." Seiya commented in the large elevator. "Don't talk about Michiru's brother that way." Haruka snapped, clenching her teeth and fist.
"It's okay, Haruka." Michiru replied, holding Haruka's shoulder. "I'm surprised as well my brother has changed this much. I'll ask him about this when we meet him."
"Hey Michiru, don't forget to introduced us to your brother as intelligent beautiful women." Minako said as her eyes gleamed. Makoto nodded as well.
"Girls. I don't think it's fair to lying to Tenkou." Ami commented.
"Ami is right." Taiki complied "Since we are on his property, he can easily turn us to food for the fiends." Minako and Makoto shivered at this but immediately came back to normal.
"Taiki, Taiki, Taiki. and dear sweet Ami. You do not the mind of a typical dreaming teenanger." Makoto stated.
"Typical teenager, yes." Ami replied "Typical dreaming teenager, that is something science can never calculate." Everyone, except Taiki, who agreed, sweat dropped.
Cling!
The elevator stopped and opened, showing a very well-furnished room (even though it was only the elevator room) and a Ms. Karasumi waiting for them, smiling.
"I happy to see you all are here." She said and noticed Kakyuu. "Have we met before?" Kakyuu shook her head.
"No, I'm afraid not. My name is Kakyuu Kou. I am the Three Lights's sister."
"Well, in that case, my name is Karasumi Kaioh." She introduced. Hotaru tugged on Karasumi's sleeve.
"Ms. Karsumi, where are my friends?" the little girl asked. Karsumi smiled at her and checked the wall clock.
"Well their training time is over." She answered and looked at Hotaru. "So I guess they're lounging around. We should go get Sakuya first. I bet she is in the swimming pool room."
"Swimming pool?" Michiru asked.
"Yes. Swimming pool. Sakuya loves to swim a lot and is practically the fastest swimmer of my three grandchildren." They followed Karasumi across the halls and into a room with what looks like the biggest swimming pool they ever seen. Glass windows were on the sides and one big one on the roof. The pool looked like it was never ending. Karasumi smiled as she saw two distant figures. "They are coming." The others saw what appears to be Sakuya, wearing a simple one black piece with arm and leg bands, racing with a.a mermaid? They reached the rim, Sakuya was not even out of breath, but the mermaid was. Sakuya climbed up and helped the mermaid get up. They all saw in amazement as the mermaid transformed into a young girl, wearing a kimono and headband.
"That was a good swim, Yumie, better than yesterday." Sakuya complemented. "I want you to practice a little more later with some water and lightning fiends, understood?"
"Yes...mistress." The girl, Yumie, replied in-between breaths.
"You are dismissed then." Sayuka said. Yumie bowed and left. Sakuyu looked at surprisingly Karasumi and Usagi's group. "What are you all doing here? I didn't know you were coming?" Karasumi smiled at her grandchild's reaction.
"Your father wanted to surprise you." She answered calmy.
"Well, I am surprised." Sakuyu said. "If you're looking for Sakura she's in the gym, but I suggest you get her first because Shiroma is in the danger room with Lucian."
"Isn't she always." Karasumi stated and both smiled knowingly. Sakuya looked at them and smiled.
"Well, we should get Sakura now." She said as she snapped her fingers and in no time at all she was dressed up, clean and ready. "Come on, Hotaru, let's go." She grabbed Hotaru's hand and took her, her grandma and the others to another room, which had poles, barbells, weights, treadmills, chin-up bars and other training equipment. On one of the poles was Sakura, balancing herself on the pole with her finger. She was wearing white pants, black bands, black shoes and a blank tank top. Her eyes were closed in concentration and meditation. Sakuya hated to interrupt but.
"Sakura, wake up from your trance. We have guests here." Sakura's eyes opened when she heard her sister's voice. She bent her balancing hand a bit and used it to jump. She made a perfect somersault and landed on the ground with a thud on her feet. She opened her eyes again and looked at us.
"Well, well, well, I didn't know you all were coming." She said casually as she went to a cabinet on the wall. "What brings you to the Kaioh mansion?"
"I came to see my brother." Michiru asked. "As well as your father."
"Of course, of course, dear Auntie Michiru." Sakura replied as she pulled out a large sheet and covered herself with it. In minutes she was dressed in a new set of clothes, looking neat and tidy. "But first."
".we have to get Shiroma first." Karasumi finished with a smile. Both girls turned white and looked at each other.
"You get her." Sakura said, pointing a finger to Sakuya. "Remember she roasted me last time."
"Roasted you?" Sakuya said, angered. "She nearly incinerated me when I got her from the danger room."
"Danger room?" Setsuna asked puzzled. Sakura and Shiroma looked at her.
"It's also our training room." Sakura explained. "It's better if we show you." She motioned the group to follow her, Sakuya and Karasumi down the hallway to an elevator. She pressed the button and the doors opened. It was big enough to fit them all and in no time they were in a observing room with many big screens on the side walls and a large window on the from wall. Computers were al around the large room. The window's view caught Sakura, Sakuya and Karasumi's eyes and immediately went to computers.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S SUCH A FOOL! SHE CAN'T USE THAT LEVEL YET." Sakura hollered, while typing some things on one computer.
"I agree. Even with Lucian's help, she won't stand a chance on level 6." Sakuya calmly replied. "Grandma, can you get her out of there?" Karasumi typed some things on another computer.
"It's no good. She locked herself on." She replied as the screen of the computer read: LOCKED ON. Sakuya and Sakura panicked as they hurried to the window and were shocked.
"Is something wrong?" Makoto asked them.
"Well, my granddaughter seems to be a bit impatient in fulfilling her full potential so she decided to do the hardest level of the danger room zone." Karasumi explained. "But she can't handle it because-"
"Grandma, COME LOOK!" Sakura exclaimed. Karasumi joined her two grandchildren and turned pale.
"Is that her hyper mode?" she suddenly asked.
"What, What's happening?" Usagi asked as she also looked at the window. "Whoa! Is that Shiroma? Why is she so shiny?" The others caught Usagi's curiosity and also looked out on the window. What they saw made them thought they were crazy. What they were seeing was a cruiser, a large military boat. There was man with blonde hair and red armor, he was holding a excellent crafted sword. Shiroma was also there, she was wearing a blank top, bands, black shoes, and white jogging pants, but she was yellow, as is she was glowing with bright powers. Both Shiroma and the man were fighting what seemed to be a silver winged-tailed angel, it looked like a child..
"Can I ask what is that?" Taiki asked.
"We call it the 'Ultimate Being'. It is the most difficult monster to kill in our mitochondrial fiend list." Sakura explained.
"Mitochondrial fiend? As in the mitochondria in our body cells?" Ami asked.
"Correct." Karasumi replied. They watched in fascination as Shiroma produce a massive fire blast and threw it to the angel. The angel didn't even melt but rather transformed to an adult-type angel and prepared to attack, but Shiroma had fallen back, unconscious. The red knight had fainted from exhaustion.
"This is bad." Sakuya said with worry. "It was only the child from and her hyper mode couldn't take it. We really have to get her and Lucian out of there." She went back to the computers and began to type some codes. Sakura helped her.
"It's no use. She really made sure we wouldn't bother her" Sakura said as the screen kept saying 'lock on' to each attempt of breaking the code. "Unless." Both slowly looked at their grinning grandmother. They both knew.
"GRANDMA!" They shouted for joy and kneeled in front of Karasumi. "Please, oh please save Shiroma! We know you and father passed this level." Karasumi nodded and went to one of the glass capsules in the room that seemed to be a transport devise. Sakura and Sakuya typed some thing on a computer.
"Transporting Karasumi Kaioh to level 6 danger zone." Sakuya announced as she typed the word on the computer screen.
"Thank god she didn't locked on the transporting system." Sakura relieved as she typed new codes into another computer. The capsule lit up and transported Karasumi to the battlefield. The others were amazed at this. They saw Karasumi easily destroying the Ultimate Being with one swift of her hand. But that wasn't over, the being turn to a mutilated green creature and attacked Karasumi with several tracking blobs. But they were amazed as she easily dodge them and aim a full beam blast to the monster. But it still wasn't over, the creature was still moving and towards Karasumi. She quickly grabbed Shiroma and Lucian and sped inside the carrier.
"Hey! Hey! What's happening?" Usagi asked, as tried to look for Karasumi in the window. "Where is she?" She asked the two computer users.
"If you want to know, please direct your attention to one of the screens on the left wall." Sakuya said in a informing tone. They looked at the multiple screens on the left wall. most of them showed Karasumi carrying Shiroma and Lucian on her arms and running across hallways, jumping down ladders and pressing certain computers in the boat's engine, climbing up ladders, going true doors and finally jumping off the cruiser and landing in the water, watching as the ship exploded.
"Simulation completed." The speaker announced and the sailor team saw that the cruiser was an illusion, it was just a big grey room, but the burned ultimate being was presently there, and real nonetheless. Sakuya and Sakura then went to the elevator and motioned the others to come. They landed on the middle floor, which was the grey room, just in time to see Brahm taking Lucian on the shoulder and the charcoaled ultimate being away. Shiroma laid on the floor panting, eyes opened to see the group. Sakuya and Sakura rushed to her.
"Were you crazy?!?" Sakura hollered. "We not even ready to take that being on."
"Oh shut up and give me the pill." Shiroma mumbled, eyes closing. Sakuya dug into her pockets and pulled out a pouch, inside she took out a red pill and put it in Shiroma's mouth, who crunched on it. After swallowing it, she instantly opened her eyes and jumped up, as if nothing happened. "Ah, that's much better." She said as she stretched her muscles. "Hello Auntie Michiru!" She exclaimed as she hugged Michiru. "Hello Uncle Haruka!" she then hugged Haruka. "Hello-"
"That's enough, we have to get your father." Karasumi said as she held Shiroma up. Sakuya pulled out some fresh clothes out of nowhere and threw them up. Shiroma responded by jumping up and faster than the eyes cold see, put on her new clothes.
"Okay, let's go get father." She said as she started to run but was caught by her sister, Sakura.
"Oh no you don't, you're coming with us." She replied as she held a rock-solid hold and led the others to the elevator and through the hallway. "Father is probably in the gravity room."
"Gravity room? What in the world is that?" Makoto asked.
"It's a special room where there is a gravity generator that increases the gravity pull of that room by either a 100 or a 1,000 times the normal gravity." Sakuya explained.
"Impossible! No possible human could move at that type of gravity pull." Ami exclaimed. "Let alone survive." Sakuya smiled at her.
"Oh, father can survive that." She replied. "He can even survive 1,000,000 times the gravity pull."
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE MILLION!!!!!!!!!" Minako exclaimed.
"Sure, how else would he be so strong." They passed through hallways and came to a door. There was a window next to the door and they looked through it and was amazed. There was Tenkou, wearing a black shirt, white pants, blue arm bands and black shoes. He was battling 2 young women. One of them had pale blue armor and a sword, the other wore green colored battle garments. It looks as if there were having a hard time battling, but not Tenkou. Karasumi tapped on the window, almost like morse code. Tenkou looked at the window and smiled. Minako's and Makoto's (and even Rei's) heart began to flutter. Tenkou motioned his two opponents to stop the fight and went to a computer hanging on the wall, typing some things and the room looked normal once again. The two women kneeled on the floor, still panting. Tenkou helped them up and led them to the door where he was greeted by everyone.
"Father, why didn't you tell us that Hotaru-chan was coming?" Shiroma said irritated. Tenkou laughed at this.
"Well, I wanted it to be a surprise." He said as he looked at the crowd. "But I wasn't expecting your friends to come along with you."
"Sorry, dear brother, but they insisted on coming." Michiru smiled.
"Well we never did have a proper introduction. But can I ask you to wait in the waiting room while I wear more proper clothes." He motioned to the two women he was carrying. "I also have to make sure Lenneth and Freya get to their quarters for much needed rest." The 2 women stood up suddenly.
"Do not worry about, Lord Tenkou. We will make sure we get there. Right, Lenneth?" The woman with the green garments, who is Freya, informed and looked at the woman with the blue armor, who was Lenneth.
"Yes, we will get there. So you have nothing to worry about Lord Tenkou." She replied.
"Very well, if you insist, but Sakuya will accompany you in case both of you collapse." Tenkou instructed.
"Yes, Lord Tenkou." They chorused.
"Sakuya, please accompany them." Tenkou said to Sakuya.
"Yes, father." She answered as she tagged along the 2 women to the hallway. When they were gone, Tankou turned to the others
"Well, mother, Sakura and Shiroma can take to the waiting room, I'll be there in a minutes with Sakuya." With that, he too, disappered to the hallways. When he was gone, love sighing were heard.
"Ahh. he's the greatest." Minako swooned.
"Of course he is. He is my brother." Michiru replied. Karasumi smiled at this.
"Well, please follow me. It's already tea time, so the waiting room should have the tea and cakes ready." She replied. Usagi's face perked at the word 'cake'.
"Cakes?" she asked inquiringly.
"Yes, please follow me." They were led to a well-furnished room with comfortable chairs and a coffee table full of delicious-looking cakes and sweet-smelling tea. Usagi's mouth literally watered and she grabbed the nearest cake she could get, sat on one of the chairs and began to devour the cake. The others sighed and joined her, surprised at how good it was, better than Makoto's cakes. Karasumi began to pour them the tea. It was sweet and hot. After a few minutes of tea and cake devouring by Usagi, Tenkou and Sakuya came to the room. Tenkou wearing a white button-up, long- sleeved shirt and pants, still looking as charming as ever in Minako's opinion. He glanced around and noticed an unfamiliar face in the group.
"I believe we have not met before." He said politely to Kakyuu. "My name is Tenkou Kaioh, may I ask your name?" Kakyuu was about to speak "Oh wait! Please let me interrupt and guess. You name is Kakyuu Kou. You are the Three Light's sister."
"How did you know?" Kakyuu asked, mildly shocked.
"I always had the gifted ability to read minds since my accident." He answered sadly. Michiru instantly knew what he meant.
"Anyways. Since us three are complete. We shall give you a tour of our beloved home." Shiroma announced. "There's so much more rooms you haven't seen yet, so come on!" The group agreed and went with them, leaving Tenkou and Karasumi with Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna.
"Aren't you going with them?" Tenkou asked the three.
"Brother, I need an explanation to what's going on here." Michiru stated to him. "You're different now. You've changed in so many ways yet you haven't changed much since you left years ago." Tenkou smiled at his sisters words.
"I guess I do owe you an explanation to my difference. Shall we all go to my study room? I sure my three daughters won't give a tour there." She nodded and the rest of them left to Tenkou's study room.
To Be Continued...
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Well, what do you think? I had suffered from mental block for a few months. Some characters I used are from a game called Valkyrie Profile. The next chapter will be coming in a few months. Enjoy!
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Chapter 6: The Visit.
Three days later: Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru's home:
Three days have passed since the Sailor Soldiers have encountered Beryl and the Sailor Saint Knights. Both Mamoru and Haruka have recovered from their injuries, but Haruka still had her doubt on Beryl. To Michiru, this was a sign that Haruka was afraid. It was now a weekend, Michiru had planned to visit her brother, Tenkou, to help Haruka get her mind of things. Setsuna informed the other about the plan and she was sure she would get deaf later on because of Minako's, Makoto's and Rei's screams. Hotaru was also happy and hyper, but she didn't scream. They quickly got ready for the drive. Michiru noticed something in Haruka's eyes when she was at the garage, preparing her car and packing the things in the back.
"Haruka, is something wrong?" she asked with concern.
"No, nothing is wrong." Haruka answered as she looked at her, smiling warmly. Michiru was not satified.
"Something is wrong, Haruka. I can tell." Before she could get an answer, Mamoru's car and the Starlight's van arrived at their house.
"Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, they're all here. Can we go now?" Hotaru asked as she and Setsuna got to the garage, with a big snack basket.
"Of course we can, Himme-chan." Haruka answered as she carried Hotaru to the car. Setsuna gave Michiru a *What's-wrong-with-her?* look. Michiru countered with a *I-don't-know-but-I-intend-to-find-out* look. They met up with the others and Michiru swore she saw hearts fluttering from her Makoto and Minako. They told Mamoru and Taiki the directions since they were driving. It was quite a long drive and took 5 hours until they got there.
Tenkou's mansion: The Kaiou mansion: Outside gates:
"WOW! Is this really the address, Michiru?" Usagi asked as they stood by the tall gates with rose vines on the walls. The gates were silver with a crest of a mermaid and angel embracing each other on the corners. There was also one on the doorbell. Inside , it was misty and probably looked haunted.
"Yes, there is no doubt about it. This is the address he gave me." Michiru answered. Suddenly they heard a voice inside the gate.
"Halt! who goes there?" They all jumped up a bit and looked at the gates. Inside there was a man with long blue hair tied in a ponytail. He was wearing some type of armor around him. They were surprised to see he had a big, long sword on his back.
"Um, we came to see Tenkou Kaioh, my brother." Michiru answered. The man's eyes widened a bit.
"Are you then Michiru Kaioh and her friends?" he asked.
"Yes. That would be us." Haruka replied.
"Oh I'm so sorry. Grey, open the gates. Lord Tenkou's guests have arrived." On cue, a man wearing black armor from head to feet came. He too had a big long sword, but his looked as if it was made of a glacier. He pulled a lever and the gates were opened. "My name is Kashell, and this is Grey, we are the guards here and Master Tenkou has informed us of your arrival. Hey Aelia, why don't you go get Armgrim and Lawfer here?" A woman with green armor and a glaive on her back approached them.
"Sure why not." She then walked off. A minute later, Aelia came back with two men behind her. One of them was tall and had dark blue armor, his sword was longer and sure to be heavier than the rest. The other had silver armor and a spear on his hand.
"These are Master Tenkou guests. You know what to do, Armgrim." Kashell told the dark blue armored guy.
"Yeah, I know what to do." He said and walked off. "Come on Lawfer."
"Please follow us." The man with silver armor, who was Lawfer, told them. They walk on a long path into the misty place.
"Um, Can I ask something, misters?" Hotaru asked the two men.
"What is it, little one?" Armgrim said to Hotaru.
"Um, why do you and your friends have such big weapons?"
"Because they are fiends in the area and we have to protect ourselves. As long as we are on this path they will not harm us." Lawfer answered.
"If they are fiends here, why does Tenkou chose to live here?" Kakyuu asked.
"Because our master uses the fiends for his training." A voice startled them and Amgrim and Lawfer prepare themselves for battle, but relaxed when they saw the voice came from a tall bulky man with long spiked white hair and full red eyes, who wore no armor but had clawed gloves on his hand. He also had multiple scars on his body. "Hello Armgrim, hello Lawfer."
"Hello Brahm." Lawfer replied. "Is there anything wrong?"
"No there isn't anything wrong." Brahm answered "But could you pass the message that the Level 2 fiend boss has been recovered. I'm sure our little masters would love to play with them again."
"Of course." Lawfer replied. Brahm left and they continued walking.
"Who was that man?" Yaten asked. "His eyes looked as if he was dead."
"If he heard you, he would take that as a compliment." Lawfer complied.
"His name is Brahm, we nicknamed him as 'Lord of The Undead' because he takes care of the fiends." Armgrim explained.
"But aren't the fiends dangerous?" Taiki questioned.
"Yes they are. Why do you think the master chose to live here?" Aelia's voice rang out.
"Aelia, what are you doing here?" Argrim asked
"What do you think? I going to train on some fiends, I'm bored." She replied as she showed up again.
"Well make sure you be careful. From where you're going, it looks like you're going to the Nethov Swamp, and that's where the Dragon Zombie lives." Lawfer cautioned
"So what? I am the 'being with the dragon gem'" she then walked off.
"What did she mean by the 'being with the dragon gem'?" Setsuna asked.
"I believe the master can answer that." Lawfer replied. "We are here." They looked in front to see.
"ANOTHER GATE!" Minako yelled. "How long is this."
"This is as far as we can take you." Armgrim said.
"About time you came." A voice rang out. They looked up to see a woman with long blonde hair, wearing strange magician's garments and with staff on her hand. Next to her, a man wearing a knight's armor, similar to Lawfer, only in a different fashion, with a sword by his side.
"Hey Mystina," Armgrim greeted "Where's Lucian?"
"Young master Shiroma was getting impatient as usual, since Lucian went to calm her down, I had Jayle accompany me to escort our guest." The man, Jayle, bowed politely.
"It is a pleasure to meet you." He said as he eyed Haruka. "Hmm. you know, you can look like a man but you will always be a woman." Haruka was shocked.
"How did you.?" Haruka trailed off.
"Let us just say that I have crossed that path." He smirked. Haruka looked at her closed and was surprised.
"You're a."
"Correct. I am a female." There were several shock and a few curses.
"Great there goes my dream man." Minako mumbled.
"Well, shall we go?" Mystina asked. They all nodded and entered the gates. Armgrim and Lawfer waved their goodbyes and return to the mist. When they entered the gates, the saw a hallway. By the walls there were other men and women, fighting or training with what appears to be some monsters. Sorceresses or sorcerers, swordsmen and samurais were there.
"Umm.. can I asked something?" Taiki asked.
"Yes what is it?" Mystina said.
"Umm... are these monsters created by Tenkou?"
"No they were created by Mistress Karasumi."
"But would she create such monsters?" Yaten asked.
"To you they are monsters." Jayle replied. "But to us they are valuable assets to our training. Plus they are better security systems than those new technologic ones" They kept walking further down the hallway and saw a woman sitting on one of the chairs in the hallways.
"Shiho, is something wrong?" Mystina asked as she approached the girl. The woman looked at them and the others were surprised to see her blind.
"No nothing is wrong. I'm just tired from training." She answered politely. "Suo is getting me some tea." On cue, a man came with a tray. He was wearing traditional soldier armor of the past eras, and a scary mask to go with it.
"Here, drink this, Shiho. It will make you feel better." He said, offering a cup.
"Hmm. chrysanthemum tea, my favorite." she mumbled as she took a sip. The man looked at Usagi and group.
"Hmm. are they?" he asked, looking at Mystina.
"Yes, Suo. They are Lord Tenkou's guest." She replied.
"I see. Well you better hurry. Lord Tenkou is awaiting for their arrivals." Mystina nodded and motioned them to move on. They move on passing the hallways until they got to an elevator.
"This elevator will take to the mansion." Jayle explained as she pressed her palm on the square and her eye in level with a small sphere. "Please give our greetings to Lord Tenkou." Mystina said as the elevator door opened and they stepped inside. "The elevator will take directly to his mansion. I'm sure one of the masters will be waiting for you." The door closed and they go up, up and up. "I don't mean to be rude but I think your brother's weird, Michiru." Seiya commented in the large elevator. "Don't talk about Michiru's brother that way." Haruka snapped, clenching her teeth and fist.
"It's okay, Haruka." Michiru replied, holding Haruka's shoulder. "I'm surprised as well my brother has changed this much. I'll ask him about this when we meet him."
"Hey Michiru, don't forget to introduced us to your brother as intelligent beautiful women." Minako said as her eyes gleamed. Makoto nodded as well.
"Girls. I don't think it's fair to lying to Tenkou." Ami commented.
"Ami is right." Taiki complied "Since we are on his property, he can easily turn us to food for the fiends." Minako and Makoto shivered at this but immediately came back to normal.
"Taiki, Taiki, Taiki. and dear sweet Ami. You do not the mind of a typical dreaming teenanger." Makoto stated.
"Typical teenager, yes." Ami replied "Typical dreaming teenager, that is something science can never calculate." Everyone, except Taiki, who agreed, sweat dropped.
Cling!
The elevator stopped and opened, showing a very well-furnished room (even though it was only the elevator room) and a Ms. Karasumi waiting for them, smiling.
"I happy to see you all are here." She said and noticed Kakyuu. "Have we met before?" Kakyuu shook her head.
"No, I'm afraid not. My name is Kakyuu Kou. I am the Three Lights's sister."
"Well, in that case, my name is Karasumi Kaioh." She introduced. Hotaru tugged on Karasumi's sleeve.
"Ms. Karsumi, where are my friends?" the little girl asked. Karsumi smiled at her and checked the wall clock.
"Well their training time is over." She answered and looked at Hotaru. "So I guess they're lounging around. We should go get Sakuya first. I bet she is in the swimming pool room."
"Swimming pool?" Michiru asked.
"Yes. Swimming pool. Sakuya loves to swim a lot and is practically the fastest swimmer of my three grandchildren." They followed Karasumi across the halls and into a room with what looks like the biggest swimming pool they ever seen. Glass windows were on the sides and one big one on the roof. The pool looked like it was never ending. Karasumi smiled as she saw two distant figures. "They are coming." The others saw what appears to be Sakuya, wearing a simple one black piece with arm and leg bands, racing with a.a mermaid? They reached the rim, Sakuya was not even out of breath, but the mermaid was. Sakuya climbed up and helped the mermaid get up. They all saw in amazement as the mermaid transformed into a young girl, wearing a kimono and headband.
"That was a good swim, Yumie, better than yesterday." Sakuya complemented. "I want you to practice a little more later with some water and lightning fiends, understood?"
"Yes...mistress." The girl, Yumie, replied in-between breaths.
"You are dismissed then." Sayuka said. Yumie bowed and left. Sakuyu looked at surprisingly Karasumi and Usagi's group. "What are you all doing here? I didn't know you were coming?" Karasumi smiled at her grandchild's reaction.
"Your father wanted to surprise you." She answered calmy.
"Well, I am surprised." Sakuyu said. "If you're looking for Sakura she's in the gym, but I suggest you get her first because Shiroma is in the danger room with Lucian."
"Isn't she always." Karasumi stated and both smiled knowingly. Sakuya looked at them and smiled.
"Well, we should get Sakura now." She said as she snapped her fingers and in no time at all she was dressed up, clean and ready. "Come on, Hotaru, let's go." She grabbed Hotaru's hand and took her, her grandma and the others to another room, which had poles, barbells, weights, treadmills, chin-up bars and other training equipment. On one of the poles was Sakura, balancing herself on the pole with her finger. She was wearing white pants, black bands, black shoes and a blank tank top. Her eyes were closed in concentration and meditation. Sakuya hated to interrupt but.
"Sakura, wake up from your trance. We have guests here." Sakura's eyes opened when she heard her sister's voice. She bent her balancing hand a bit and used it to jump. She made a perfect somersault and landed on the ground with a thud on her feet. She opened her eyes again and looked at us.
"Well, well, well, I didn't know you all were coming." She said casually as she went to a cabinet on the wall. "What brings you to the Kaioh mansion?"
"I came to see my brother." Michiru asked. "As well as your father."
"Of course, of course, dear Auntie Michiru." Sakura replied as she pulled out a large sheet and covered herself with it. In minutes she was dressed in a new set of clothes, looking neat and tidy. "But first."
".we have to get Shiroma first." Karasumi finished with a smile. Both girls turned white and looked at each other.
"You get her." Sakura said, pointing a finger to Sakuya. "Remember she roasted me last time."
"Roasted you?" Sakuya said, angered. "She nearly incinerated me when I got her from the danger room."
"Danger room?" Setsuna asked puzzled. Sakura and Shiroma looked at her.
"It's also our training room." Sakura explained. "It's better if we show you." She motioned the group to follow her, Sakuya and Karasumi down the hallway to an elevator. She pressed the button and the doors opened. It was big enough to fit them all and in no time they were in a observing room with many big screens on the side walls and a large window on the from wall. Computers were al around the large room. The window's view caught Sakura, Sakuya and Karasumi's eyes and immediately went to computers.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S SUCH A FOOL! SHE CAN'T USE THAT LEVEL YET." Sakura hollered, while typing some things on one computer.
"I agree. Even with Lucian's help, she won't stand a chance on level 6." Sakuya calmly replied. "Grandma, can you get her out of there?" Karasumi typed some things on another computer.
"It's no good. She locked herself on." She replied as the screen of the computer read: LOCKED ON. Sakuya and Sakura panicked as they hurried to the window and were shocked.
"Is something wrong?" Makoto asked them.
"Well, my granddaughter seems to be a bit impatient in fulfilling her full potential so she decided to do the hardest level of the danger room zone." Karasumi explained. "But she can't handle it because-"
"Grandma, COME LOOK!" Sakura exclaimed. Karasumi joined her two grandchildren and turned pale.
"Is that her hyper mode?" she suddenly asked.
"What, What's happening?" Usagi asked as she also looked at the window. "Whoa! Is that Shiroma? Why is she so shiny?" The others caught Usagi's curiosity and also looked out on the window. What they saw made them thought they were crazy. What they were seeing was a cruiser, a large military boat. There was man with blonde hair and red armor, he was holding a excellent crafted sword. Shiroma was also there, she was wearing a blank top, bands, black shoes, and white jogging pants, but she was yellow, as is she was glowing with bright powers. Both Shiroma and the man were fighting what seemed to be a silver winged-tailed angel, it looked like a child..
"Can I ask what is that?" Taiki asked.
"We call it the 'Ultimate Being'. It is the most difficult monster to kill in our mitochondrial fiend list." Sakura explained.
"Mitochondrial fiend? As in the mitochondria in our body cells?" Ami asked.
"Correct." Karasumi replied. They watched in fascination as Shiroma produce a massive fire blast and threw it to the angel. The angel didn't even melt but rather transformed to an adult-type angel and prepared to attack, but Shiroma had fallen back, unconscious. The red knight had fainted from exhaustion.
"This is bad." Sakuya said with worry. "It was only the child from and her hyper mode couldn't take it. We really have to get her and Lucian out of there." She went back to the computers and began to type some codes. Sakura helped her.
"It's no use. She really made sure we wouldn't bother her" Sakura said as the screen kept saying 'lock on' to each attempt of breaking the code. "Unless." Both slowly looked at their grinning grandmother. They both knew.
"GRANDMA!" They shouted for joy and kneeled in front of Karasumi. "Please, oh please save Shiroma! We know you and father passed this level." Karasumi nodded and went to one of the glass capsules in the room that seemed to be a transport devise. Sakura and Sakuya typed some thing on a computer.
"Transporting Karasumi Kaioh to level 6 danger zone." Sakuya announced as she typed the word on the computer screen.
"Thank god she didn't locked on the transporting system." Sakura relieved as she typed new codes into another computer. The capsule lit up and transported Karasumi to the battlefield. The others were amazed at this. They saw Karasumi easily destroying the Ultimate Being with one swift of her hand. But that wasn't over, the being turn to a mutilated green creature and attacked Karasumi with several tracking blobs. But they were amazed as she easily dodge them and aim a full beam blast to the monster. But it still wasn't over, the creature was still moving and towards Karasumi. She quickly grabbed Shiroma and Lucian and sped inside the carrier.
"Hey! Hey! What's happening?" Usagi asked, as tried to look for Karasumi in the window. "Where is she?" She asked the two computer users.
"If you want to know, please direct your attention to one of the screens on the left wall." Sakuya said in a informing tone. They looked at the multiple screens on the left wall. most of them showed Karasumi carrying Shiroma and Lucian on her arms and running across hallways, jumping down ladders and pressing certain computers in the boat's engine, climbing up ladders, going true doors and finally jumping off the cruiser and landing in the water, watching as the ship exploded.
"Simulation completed." The speaker announced and the sailor team saw that the cruiser was an illusion, it was just a big grey room, but the burned ultimate being was presently there, and real nonetheless. Sakuya and Sakura then went to the elevator and motioned the others to come. They landed on the middle floor, which was the grey room, just in time to see Brahm taking Lucian on the shoulder and the charcoaled ultimate being away. Shiroma laid on the floor panting, eyes opened to see the group. Sakuya and Sakura rushed to her.
"Were you crazy?!?" Sakura hollered. "We not even ready to take that being on."
"Oh shut up and give me the pill." Shiroma mumbled, eyes closing. Sakuya dug into her pockets and pulled out a pouch, inside she took out a red pill and put it in Shiroma's mouth, who crunched on it. After swallowing it, she instantly opened her eyes and jumped up, as if nothing happened. "Ah, that's much better." She said as she stretched her muscles. "Hello Auntie Michiru!" She exclaimed as she hugged Michiru. "Hello Uncle Haruka!" she then hugged Haruka. "Hello-"
"That's enough, we have to get your father." Karasumi said as she held Shiroma up. Sakuya pulled out some fresh clothes out of nowhere and threw them up. Shiroma responded by jumping up and faster than the eyes cold see, put on her new clothes.
"Okay, let's go get father." She said as she started to run but was caught by her sister, Sakura.
"Oh no you don't, you're coming with us." She replied as she held a rock-solid hold and led the others to the elevator and through the hallway. "Father is probably in the gravity room."
"Gravity room? What in the world is that?" Makoto asked.
"It's a special room where there is a gravity generator that increases the gravity pull of that room by either a 100 or a 1,000 times the normal gravity." Sakuya explained.
"Impossible! No possible human could move at that type of gravity pull." Ami exclaimed. "Let alone survive." Sakuya smiled at her.
"Oh, father can survive that." She replied. "He can even survive 1,000,000 times the gravity pull."
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE MILLION!!!!!!!!!" Minako exclaimed.
"Sure, how else would he be so strong." They passed through hallways and came to a door. There was a window next to the door and they looked through it and was amazed. There was Tenkou, wearing a black shirt, white pants, blue arm bands and black shoes. He was battling 2 young women. One of them had pale blue armor and a sword, the other wore green colored battle garments. It looks as if there were having a hard time battling, but not Tenkou. Karasumi tapped on the window, almost like morse code. Tenkou looked at the window and smiled. Minako's and Makoto's (and even Rei's) heart began to flutter. Tenkou motioned his two opponents to stop the fight and went to a computer hanging on the wall, typing some things and the room looked normal once again. The two women kneeled on the floor, still panting. Tenkou helped them up and led them to the door where he was greeted by everyone.
"Father, why didn't you tell us that Hotaru-chan was coming?" Shiroma said irritated. Tenkou laughed at this.
"Well, I wanted it to be a surprise." He said as he looked at the crowd. "But I wasn't expecting your friends to come along with you."
"Sorry, dear brother, but they insisted on coming." Michiru smiled.
"Well we never did have a proper introduction. But can I ask you to wait in the waiting room while I wear more proper clothes." He motioned to the two women he was carrying. "I also have to make sure Lenneth and Freya get to their quarters for much needed rest." The 2 women stood up suddenly.
"Do not worry about, Lord Tenkou. We will make sure we get there. Right, Lenneth?" The woman with the green garments, who is Freya, informed and looked at the woman with the blue armor, who was Lenneth.
"Yes, we will get there. So you have nothing to worry about Lord Tenkou." She replied.
"Very well, if you insist, but Sakuya will accompany you in case both of you collapse." Tenkou instructed.
"Yes, Lord Tenkou." They chorused.
"Sakuya, please accompany them." Tenkou said to Sakuya.
"Yes, father." She answered as she tagged along the 2 women to the hallway. When they were gone, Tankou turned to the others
"Well, mother, Sakura and Shiroma can take to the waiting room, I'll be there in a minutes with Sakuya." With that, he too, disappered to the hallways. When he was gone, love sighing were heard.
"Ahh. he's the greatest." Minako swooned.
"Of course he is. He is my brother." Michiru replied. Karasumi smiled at this.
"Well, please follow me. It's already tea time, so the waiting room should have the tea and cakes ready." She replied. Usagi's face perked at the word 'cake'.
"Cakes?" she asked inquiringly.
"Yes, please follow me." They were led to a well-furnished room with comfortable chairs and a coffee table full of delicious-looking cakes and sweet-smelling tea. Usagi's mouth literally watered and she grabbed the nearest cake she could get, sat on one of the chairs and began to devour the cake. The others sighed and joined her, surprised at how good it was, better than Makoto's cakes. Karasumi began to pour them the tea. It was sweet and hot. After a few minutes of tea and cake devouring by Usagi, Tenkou and Sakuya came to the room. Tenkou wearing a white button-up, long- sleeved shirt and pants, still looking as charming as ever in Minako's opinion. He glanced around and noticed an unfamiliar face in the group.
"I believe we have not met before." He said politely to Kakyuu. "My name is Tenkou Kaioh, may I ask your name?" Kakyuu was about to speak "Oh wait! Please let me interrupt and guess. You name is Kakyuu Kou. You are the Three Light's sister."
"How did you know?" Kakyuu asked, mildly shocked.
"I always had the gifted ability to read minds since my accident." He answered sadly. Michiru instantly knew what he meant.
"Anyways. Since us three are complete. We shall give you a tour of our beloved home." Shiroma announced. "There's so much more rooms you haven't seen yet, so come on!" The group agreed and went with them, leaving Tenkou and Karasumi with Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna.
"Aren't you going with them?" Tenkou asked the three.
"Brother, I need an explanation to what's going on here." Michiru stated to him. "You're different now. You've changed in so many ways yet you haven't changed much since you left years ago." Tenkou smiled at his sisters words.
"I guess I do owe you an explanation to my difference. Shall we all go to my study room? I sure my three daughters won't give a tour there." She nodded and the rest of them left to Tenkou's study room.
To Be Continued...
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Well, what do you think? I had suffered from mental block for a few months. Some characters I used are from a game called Valkyrie Profile. The next chapter will be coming in a few months. Enjoy!