Chapter 24- The End of All (Part 2)

            The Outers heard voices up ahead. Uranus frowned and looked at Neptune. Then the senshi of wind took off, running, leaving Neptune in charge of the other two. She rounded the corner and found the generals and the inners. At that moment, Uranus's stomach fell and filled with dread. Cosmos was not to be found. The group stopped talking and looked at the senshi of wind. Their face's confirmed what Uranus didn't want to believe was true. They had thought that Cosmos was with them. Pluto, Saturn, and Neptune showed up and their demeanor was grave.

            "She's…not with you…"

            A loud explosion grabbed the attention of the group. They saw a partially hidden door and they rushed toward it. Going up as fast as they could, the entered a room full of debris. Uranus frantically searched the room with her eyes. She saw Francis, but Cosmos was no where to be found. Francis' laughter made her angry.

            "WHERE IS SHE?!"

            He looked at them with wide eyes. The group shivered at the darkness and hatred pouring from their depths. Uranus clenched her fists, but a hand on her shoulder made her turn her head. There was Cosmos, slightly beaten up, but ok. Uranus grabbed the senshi and hugged her tightly. Cosmos choked and tried to push away.

            "Uranus! You're going to kill me! I can't breathe!"

            Uranus let her go with a slight blush staining her face. Cosmos took a few deep breaths then walked out in front of the scouts and generals. Uranus frowned and tried to pull Cosmos back. Cosmos looked at her, smiled softly and shook her head. They stared at each other for a few minutes. Suddenly, Uranus sighed and dropped her hand. Cosmos grinned, knowing that she had finally won over the wind senshi. She turned and looked toward Francis, her eyes turning to a cold steely gaze. Francis's aura was a deep dark black. In fact it seemed to be sucking all of the light around it in, not letting any out.

            "Francis, you are a fool, letting the God of Deception, Morgoth to over take you. Pathetic."

            "You are the pathetic one, Selene. Why are you holding back your powers? Show up the almighty powers of the great goddess. Or…are you afraid?"

            Cosmos gritted her teeth. "Morgoth, I thought you were above using pathetic humans. What changed? Was it the pressure of the other Dark Gods that turned you?"

            Francis grinned. He raised his hands and started to fire random blasts at the scouts and generals. The scouts dodged and fired their own attacks off. Even though they dodged, eventually there were injuries. Soon it was as it was when he had started to attack, but now, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Pluto had serious injuries. Cosmos, herself, had a few cuts and bruises to add to the ones already there. Francis laughed.

            "Pathetic! You are the children of the Gods of Light?! Now I can understand why the Gods of light were destroyed."

            Cosmos cursed as Francis raised his hand and the darkness surrounding him collected into a ball, crackling with energy. The scouts got nervous. It grew bigger and bigger. Cosmos looked from him to the scouts, generals then Endymion. Her eyes lingered there and in a moment, she knew what she had to do. Endymion frowned as he saw a determined look cross her face. Cosmos ran out halfway and raised her hand.

            'Forgive me…'

            The group was startled by her voice, which was filled with pain and sorrow. They looked at each other and then at Cosmos.

            "I called upon the powers of Light and Life! I, the Goddess of Selene, recall all of my collective powers. Cosmos Return!"

            A small ball of light formed in her upraised hand. Slowly, small balls of light joined it and then channeled into her body, causing her to glow. She floated up and her clothes changed. The uniform she had been wearing melted into a flowing white dress. The top was sleeveless and strapless. The waist was of an empire build and beneath it the skirt flowed into gentle waves. Her feet were bare. Her hair was released and flowed gently around her. The crescent moon on her forehead glowed softly, contrasting the energy around her and in her. She opened her eyes and they were soft silver. Francis laughed.

            "So, Selene, you show yourself now. But, will you use your powers?"

            "Morgoth, do not test me." Cosmos spoke quietly. The scouts noticed that her voice had changed to a soft silvery tone, but seemed to echo across the area. Francis laughed hysterically.

            "Use your powers, Selene. Use your powers and destroy this planet, just as you destroyed your last home. Kill those you love."

            The group looked at each other, muttering amongst themselves. Cosmos's hand lowered slightly. She closed her eyes in pain as memories flooded her mind of the end of the battle of the gods, and how in the end, her home had been rendered inhospitable. Not the Moon, but her old home, away from the Solar System. She felt someone's eyes on her back and she turned. Saturn had walked past the other scouts and was staring at her. Their eyes connected, silver and violet, intertwining emotions building between them. Cosmos felt her soul put at ease as she found a kindred spirit in Saturn, for the senshi of Destruction and Rebirth knew all too well how it was to lose everything you loved. Cosmos smiled for a minute, but the moment was shattered at Francis muttering some words and throwing a ball of black energy toward the unprotected group. Cosmos turned and everything seemed to go into slow motion. She paled drastically and moved between the blast and the frozen fighters. The blast hit her dead on and using her powers, she managed to block it, but was injured. She fell to the ground and would have hit it hard but was stopped by Malachite's quick actions. He caught her and soon Endymion was right next to them. Cosmos's eyes fluttered opened and she smiled weakly.

            "I…couldn't let you get hurt anymore. Everyone means so much to me and even though I am an immortal, I love you all."

            Cosmos struggled to her feet. Endymion watched her, his heart grieving that he couldn't help the one he loved. Cosmos walked towards Francis, her face determined. Francis laughed and went to fire a blast.

            "Fkg, Morgoth."

            Francis' face turned to one of fury. He fired the blast but it reflected and hit him. Cosmos powered up and sent a beam of light toward him. When it hit, Francis screamed for a moment, but then his face became peaceful. He looked at Cosmos and smiled.

            "Thank you for freeing me Goddess. I will be in your debt forever."

            Francis faded away and the light faded. Cosmos turned and waved her hand. A stream of silver followed her hand. As the silvery light touched each of the scouts, their wounds were healed. Endymion walked forward and stopped in front of Cosmos. She smiled and detransformed quickly. She closed her eyes and fell into his arms unconscious and bleeding.

O-O I'm actually done! Well, one more chapter…hehe. But Francis is gone and Morgoth, the God of Deception is vaporized. Lol. Well, thanks to those who supported me.  The next chapter will be the end. I wanted to say that I will start to work on Outer Moon's story because it is the prequel to this story. Also, I will eventually make a sequel to this. Arigato to everyone once again and see you next chapter! Ja ne!

Princess Silver Serenity