Death Can Not Stop True Love
By: Moonlight Rose

Chapter Twelve – Metailla Only Brings Confusion and Death



Serena woke up. She was now back in the large black room, safe, in Endymion's arms. He was already awoke and was now staring down at her with love and relief. She closed her eyes and lend into him. She was just happen to be back in his embrace and so wished just to fall asleep right there and never wake up.
Zentraff stood from the ground and stared at the floor. He was shocked. Everything he had known for the pasted thousands years might not even bee the truth. He was so confused. Just who's side was he on? Was he good or evil? He didn't know anymore.
"Don't listen to Queen Serenity, Zentraff. She's lying to you. Endymion betrayed you for that little bitch. Don't listen to these lies!" Serena and Endymion looked up in shock and horror.
Metailla now stood in the center of the room with her back towards them. She was in her human form, and she didn't look one bit pleased at the events that had just taken place.
She quickly turned to face them. Her hideous eyes seem to penetrate Serena to her soul. "Queen Serenity saved you last time, but her powers are no match for me now!" She blasted Endymion into the back wall, away from Serena.
"Your to powerful as you are now, Endymion. But not for long." She used her evil powers to such Endymion's powers from him and added them to her own. Serena watched helplessly as he screamed out in agony.
Darien stumbled to the ground. He was cut more badly then he had been before Endymion's powers had healed him.
"Darien!!!" Serena screamed.
"Now, it's your turn." Serena looked up at Metailla, who was ready for her next attack, with horror. Metailla sent a thunder ball, that resembled Jupiter's, towards her, but Darien jumped in the way. He shielded Serena from the lighten and screamed out in pain.
He fell into her arms and she held him close. She buried her head in his shoulder and started to cry. "Stop hurting us, please." She pleaded.
"So, your finally begging for mercy. Hoe sweet. But why should I stop. Your worthless Serena. You can't do anything right. Your own friends have even said that you're a pathetic leader and they even wanted to push you aside and have another be leader. Not only that, but your so absentminded that you didn't even realized how mean Darien had been to you. He's only staying with you Serena because he knows what's in the future and knows that if he stays with you he will get great power. Plus who wouldn't want to act like they love you. Even though you're a ditz, you do have a great body and any man would just love to get there hands on you. Darien had an easy time with that because you still love him from when you were on the moon. Face it Serena. Darien has only stayed with you so he can have you body and power!"
"Your lying!" She screamed at the evil queen. Tears trickled down the sides of her face at the very thought of what Metailla said being true. But there was no way it could be true. Could it?
"Am I really. You really don't know anymore, do you Serena? Your so confused and lost. Why don't you just accepted the truth Serena. Darien doesn't LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!" Metailla hissed.
Serena let out a big sob. She didn't know anymore. She didn't want to believe it. But she was starting to. But something in the back of her head keep yelling your wrong.
"Serena." Darien's voice was no more then a whisper. He raised his head and looked into her eyes. "Metailla's lying. She's trying to trick you. Don't listen to her."
"Oh, listen to that. More lies. Are you really going to stand for that Serena? Are you going to believe even little lie he tells you? Well, Are you?!" Metailla yelled.
"I…" Serena was too confused. She didn't know who was lying or who was telling the truth. It didn't make sense to her anymore. "Leave me alone!!" She yelled. Serena pulled herself away from Darien and hulled up into a little ball. She rocked herself back and forth as she sob, still utterly confused.
Darien just sat there, staring at her. He knew Metailla now controlled Serena's mind, but he knew that she didn't have control of her heart, and she never would. Darien felt as though he had lost her. To what, her didn't know, but he was going to make metailla pay for doing this to Serena.
Darien stood. He was filled with such anger towards Metailla. First she took away his best friend and now the one he loved. He only hoped that Serena was able to keep fighting whatever it was she was fighting.
Darien turned and faced Metailla. Hatred was blazing in his eyes. "Why are you doing all of this to me?" Darien asked.
"Because of what your mother and father had done to me, all those years ago. You were only two years old when I attacked Earth, hoping to take control of it.. Your parents, with the help of some unknown force which I now know was Queen Serenity, were able to lock me away in the Negaverse. I told them then that they would pay, but when I finally got out, they were dead and you ruled Earth. Queen Serenity locked me away again once I had taken over the Earth and had attacked the Moon. Of course once I was freed again, your Princess there sent me away. Who better to make suffer then you. If Beryl hadn't have been so foolish and decide to brainwash you, Princess Serenity wouldn't have had a reason to attack us except to stop us from taking over the Earth again. I do all of this to you Endymion, because of your parents and your princess!"
"Why didn't you just kill me? You've have plenty of times to do it." Darien yelled.
"Killing you is too easy and besides, torturing you like this is so much more fun." Metailla laughed. She threw another energy ball at him. He flew backwards from the impact and slammed into the wall.
Darien lifted his head and tried to stand, but he couldn't. He was just too weak.
"Now watch your Princess die!" She snapped her fingers and zentraff picked up the sword.
"Zentraff, don't do it!" Metailla whirled around to find Queen Serenity standing there.
"You!!!" Metailla screamed.
"I won't let you terrorize my daughter or Endymion any longer." Queen Serenity said sternly.
"Oh really, and how do you plan on stopping me?" Metailla and Queen Serenity engaged in battle as Zentraff approached Serena with the sword.
Serena looked up. Her face was red and wet. Her eyes were still watery. She didn't try to move away from him or scream. Metailla wouldn't let her.
"Bye-bye Princess!!!" Zentraff trusted the sword forward. Darien suddenly appeared in front of Serena. The sword sliced through his stomach and came straight out then other side. He screamed in pain. He knew he was going to die. No one could brig him back this time. This was were his life ended.
Metailla and Queen Serenity stopped their battle when they heard him. Metailla screamed out in anger. "No!!!" Serena and Zentraff were both let go from Metailla's mind grip.
Zentraff looked into his friends face in shock of what he had just done. "Oh, my God. Endymion." Zentraff started to cry.
Darien looked up from the sword and stared into the face of his terrified friend. "Don't worry Zentraff. I forgive you." He said. Pain suddenly overwhelmed him and he collapsed to the ground, the sword still stuck out of his stomach.
Once Serena had realized exactly what had happened, she started to help him. "Darien?" She started to cry again. She grabbed the hilt of the sword and quickly pulled it out of him. Darien gave out a groan in pain. Serena then pulled him into her lap.
Darien clutched the hole in his gut and fought to stay awake, even though he knew it was useless. He saw the look in Serena's eyes and felt like he was already dead.
"Oh, Darien, I'm so sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. Just Please…Please don't leave me." The tears were spilling out more rapidly now.
"Ssh, Serena. Please don't cry." Darien said to her in a soothing manner. "Don't blame yourself for what you did. Metailla had control over your mind, just like she had control over Zentraff's."
Zentraff knelt down beside them. He was trying his hardest not to cry. He tried to be brave, for his friend.
Darien started to cough up blood. He could feel that he was dying and only wished there was some way to stop it. He didn't want to leave Serena. He just wanted to stay with her and never leave her.
"Serena, you have to do something for me. Don't blame Zentraff. I know that right now you have every reason in the world to blame him, but it wasn't his fault. He was being controlled to do what he did. Please, don't blame him." He was just barley able to get the words out.
"I won't. I promise." Her voice was shaking worst then Darien's was. Serena looked up at Zentraff with sad filled eyes. "I don't blame you, Zentraff." She said quietly.
"You should. It's my fault. And nothing you two say will change my mind." Zentraff said.
Darien just shook his head. He knew that there was no use arguing with Zentraff. He would lose anyways. "Zentraff,… I want you to take care of Serena for me." Darien said, his voice barely above a whisper.
Zentraff looked at Darien in shock. He hadn't expected him to do that. He was unsure, but he didn't want to disappoint his friend. "I will. I promise."
Serena watched as Darien began to slip away faster. She felt as though she was dying with him. Darien saw the pain in her eyes and knew there was nothing he could do about it. "I love you, Serena."
"I love you too." She bent down and kissed him and hard as she could. He kissed her back with everything he had. Serena loved him so much, she just couldn't bare to lose him. When the kiss ended, Darien never opened his eyes. The grip he had had on Serena's hand faded and his head feel to one side.
Serena suddenly let out a heart-breaking sob. Zentraff came up behind her and held her. She buried her head ion his shirt. She could remember that they had been friends, before Metailla had brainwashed him.
Serena stared down at her beloved. He lay there, lifeless. It looked almost like he was only sleeping. But he wasn't. He was gone forever and all Serena wanted to do was die.
Queen Serenity's eyes tear-up at the sight. She didn't want her daughter to suffer. She didn't deserver this. Darien didn't either. She only wished there was someway she could change this.
Serena pulled away from Zentraff and stood. She was so full of anger and loneliness that she could have died of it. She wanted revenge. She wanted Metailla dead. And she wasn't going to rest until she was.
"Zentraff you fool! You were suppose to kill Serena, not Endymion. Now kill her before I banish you." Metailla screamed. Zentraff just stared at her and gave a small chuckle.
"You can't control Zentraff or me anymore, Metailla. You lose your mind grip when your command got Darien killed!" Serena yelled at her as she turned to face that horrible queen.
"I know what your thinking Serena, but you can. Even your powers combined with Darien's wouldn't have been enough to kill me. You'll die if you fight me. Is that what you really want." Metailla hissed.
"Life really doesn't matter to me anymore. You've taken away the only reason I had for living. I'm not afraid to die." Serena snapped. She walked closer to Metailla.
"Serenity, please. Think about what your doing. I want Metailla dead to, but it's not worth your life. Endymion wouldn't have wanted you to do this and you know it." Queen Serenity begged.
"I'm sorry mother. But I can't go on living knowing that Darien's killer is still alive." Serena said sternly.
Metailla attacked. Serena fought back. She knew it was probably going to get her killed, but she didn't care. She wanted to die so she could go be with Darien. She loved Darien so much, she just couldn't live without him. She didn't want to live without him. She just wanted to curl up in his arms and pretend that all of this was just a bad nightmare.
Zentraff watched Serena and Metailla fight. He still blamed himself for Darien's death. If only he could have broken free of Metailla's control a few seconds earlier, then Darien might still be alive.
Queen Serenity came up behind Zentraff and knelt beside him. "How are you doing?" She asked in a concerned tone.
"Not well, I'm afraid." He answered, now looking down at his dead friend. "How do people ever deal with something like this?" He asked.
Queen Serenity took a deep breath. "By being with people who care about you and who are going trough the same thing." She said.
"But I don't have anyone who cares about me." He said with a sigh.
"Yes you do. You have Serenity and She has you. She know exactly how you feel." She said.
"She can't be there if she dies." He said sadly.
Queen Serenity looked down at Darien sadly. "I wish Serenity didn't have to live without Endymion." She sighed and stared at her daughter who no longer cared id she saw the light of tomorrow.