Death Can Not Stop True Love
-by: Moonlight Rose
Chapter 7 – Death Is Your Gift
"Endymion! Endymion, where are you?!" Serena screamed as loud as she possibly could, but the sounds of battle drowned her out.
Guns fired and swords clashed. Men and Women were screaming out in pain and little children were being slaughtered for no reason-excepted pleasure.
Serena kept running, kept searching. She knew she shouldn't be out here, but she just couldn't sit and wait to find that Endymion was dead. What if he was hurt? What if he was dying? She couldn't just sit around when she could save him.
She caught a small glimpse of him, but only for a second before the clashing of swords blinded her vision. Her heart lifted and she ran faster. She didn't want to lose sight of him. "Endymion!!!" She yelled trying desperately to get his attention.
She could see him clearer now and her heart shattered. Tears trickled down her cheeks at the horrifying sight that lay before her. Endymion was lying flat on the ground. Blood was everywhere and a big sword mark was imbedded into his chest. His sword lay next to him, covered in his own blood.
Serena collapsed beside his lifeless body. She shook him, not willing to let herself believe that he was dead. "Endymion, Endymion, please. Wake up!!" Nothing. Tears were in her eyes, as the loneliness in her heart. Her love was gone. Gone forever, without even saying good-bye.
"No!!! Please… You CAN'T be dead, you just… Can't be. I love you to much to lose you now!!!" She chocked on her words. Pain and sorrow filled her. She couldn't stand to be without him. Distracted and alone, Serena picked up his bloody sword and shoved it right through her heart, committing suicide. She died screaming Endymion's name.
Serena bolted awake. She was terrified and lonely. That memory hung in her mind like an icicle. She remembered that day so clearly and all she wanted was to forget it. She wished Darien were there.
She glanced outside. It was dark already. The stars were starting to pop out of the night sky like fireflies. The full moon sparkled in the sky. Serena quickly shot her eyes towards the clock, worried that it was too late.
It was only 10:12. Serena relaxed. She wasn't late, but she didn't have a lot of time to get across town. She picked herself out of bed, avoiding the glass, grabbed her things and lifted the apartment, taking Darien's car keys with her.
Darien's red sports car was parked in the parking lot and even thought she was only just learning to drive, she jumped in anyways. She slid the keys in the ignition and buckled her seat belt.
She stared the engine and quickly sped out of the parking lot as fast as she could go. She was afraid that it might take to long because it took almost two hours to get from one side of Tokyo to the other. Plus it didn't help that she was 12 minutes late.
'Please don't die, Darien. I can't live without you.'
Darien glanced out the window again. The moon was high in the sky. Stars twinkled and the city lights were comforting the fear that now formed in his heart. He wondered if Serena was already here. Looking for him. Longing for him. Zentraff, unfortunately, had other plans. He knew Zentraff needed her for something. What, he wasn't sure.
Darien let out a groan in anger. He hurt from head to toe. Not just physically, but emotionally as well. He feared for Serena's safety. He didn't want to lose her again. Like he did last night and like he did on the Moon. He had lost her to fear and loneliness, which drove her so crazy that she literally killed herself.
Darien heard the faint sound of an engine; distant at first, then it got louder and louder. Then it stopped. Darien then felt something he hadn't felt since Serena fell asleep in his arms last night. He was overwhelmed by the feeling of her love and passion, plus fear along side of it.
"Serena's here." He whispered slightly to himself. He could feel her. Sense her. He longed for her, for the feeling of her touch.
The big iron door creaked open. Darien watched Zentraff enter the room. His face was full of determination and satisfaction. "Time for the show to begin, Endymion. Let's see how brave you and your Princess really are."
Zentraff yanked Darien to his feet and pushed him out of the room.
Serena got out of the car. She was suddenly overwhelmed with pain. But not her own. It was Darien's. She could feel him again. She wanted him. She wanted to be in his arms. To see his midnight blue eyes and to hear him say 'I love you'.
"Darien." Serena whispered his name as if he could hear her. She walked forward, not knowing what lay ahead or even if she would come out again alive.
The mansion was massive. It looked bigger then the tallest building in Tokyo. The doors ahead were big enough for an elephant to fit through.
Her heart trembled as she climbed the stairs. She glanced at her watch. She had two minutes before midnight. She began to run. She had to find him before 12.
She pulled the doors open. It opened with ease. Serena crept in. The place was huge. 'This place looks like it came right out of Beauty and the Beast,' she thought. The doors slammed shut behind her. She jumped.
"I can't spend time looking around. I have to find Darien." She muttered to herself. She started running though the place, checking rooms and every corridor she passed.
She ran past a grandfather clock. She had less then a minute lifted. She ran faster. She came to a huge ballroom. The lights were dim and the curtains were ripped.
The door slammed shut. Serena yelled for Darien using his formal title. "Endymion, Endymion!!!" She fell in the middle of the room crying just as the clock stuck twelve.