CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Tuxedo mask was feeling very desperate at the moment. He flew from roof to roof as if he'd grown wings. His feeling that something was wrong with Sailormoon had been growing steadily the closer he became. He gave a brief thought to Sasha and that weird transformation she was going through. He had a bad feeling about that but he pushed it to the back of his mind. He'd deal with that when the time came. But for now Serena needed him. Because now did he not only sense something different about her but he also sensed that she was in terrible danger.
He should have never left her side. He knew she was vulnerable more vulnerable than ever before but he allowed her to convince him. And now because of that he might lose her forever. ...............
Damien paced back and forth like a caged animal. His control was slipping little by little. His hunger was growing stronger with each passing second that she was in there. For once she had stepped into the dwelling of the mist it's hunger for her only added too his own.
Her only hope was to escape before the mist managed to feed off her. And if she didn't if the mist happened to taste her energy than his control would surely vanish leaving only the hunger. Then they would both feed off her until there was nothing left.
She didn't have much time even now the mist had abandoned his meal at the promise of a sweeter one and was even now at this moment stalking her. And despite her enhanced eyesight she won't see it. It was like a shadow in the shade it blends into the darkness becoming undetectable. She wont be able to escape. Not this time
He turned his attention back to the two Sasha's and the other two sailor scouts that were left and then immediately dismissed them from his mind. He'd deal with them later right now they were trivial and unimportant. "You shouldn't have gone into the mist Serena. By doing so you may have very well sealed your own fate and cheated me out of a much needed battle." (((( Mars glared at the two Sasha's. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "We don't have time to waste on the two of you. You might have given up but we haven't. Where going to find away to save our friends."
Well isn't that sweet Sasha taunted they still believe their friends can be saved.
The other Sasha laughed. "They have no idea what their friends are up against."
Sasha looked at them with cold satisfaction. "We've already told you that your friends can't be saved. So don't bother trying. Right now the mist is draining the last of their precious life energy and before long their wont be nothing left of them but an empty shell."
"And soon" the other Sasha cried although with less enthusiasm and with a remarkable lack of satisfaction "it will have Sailormoon and her energy as well." Then she'd have to face her master and his wraith. The two Sasha's looked at each other sharing the same thought and the same fear. What will their master do to them?
"Why don't you just tell your master that she's in there? Surely he could get them out?" Jupiter cried
Sasha shook her head. If only it were that simple. "She tempts even our master. He and the mist share the same hunger. And their hunger for her is quite fierce and unusual because she is unusual. Her life force gives off a powerful aura that is rare not only because of the pureness of it but also because of the power and the intensity. There is not another like it on earth In fact the only one that my master found that was even close was well over a millennium ago. She's the reason we've come to this small planet."
"Besides" the other Sasha cut in. "Our master has already had a taste of her energy and it only increased his desire to have the rest of it. This time when he feeds off her he wont stop until the last drop has been drained out of her.
"No" Jupiter cried before lunging past two very stunned Sasha's. She couldn't let her friends die their had to be someway to save them she thought frantically as she headed straight for the mist. (((.
One minute all she could feel was bone wrenching pain and then in the next sweet relief. For the pain had miraculously stopped. But when she tried to get up she found that she was unable to. She could barely even lift her head. Although whatever had been draining her energy had stopped she was still incredibly weak. She was also finding it hard to breath and it was an effort just to remain conscious.
She wondered about Venus. Was she all right? She opened her mouth to call out to her and although her mouth moved all that she could manage was a slight moan. Her condition was apparently more serious than she originally thought. And it was in that moment when it hit her. She was dying. ((((
Sailor Moon moved through the darkness swiftly but with caution. Even with her enhanced eyesight she could barely see. She had always envied Luna's ability to see in the dark and now she had that ability. An ability that although would help her find her friends had come at a hefty price. She had allowed the creature that lives in the mist that is in fact apart of it to supply her with his energy. She could have fought him and resisted his energy but her friends needed her and while she was busy fighting off his energy they were being drained of theirs. So knowing that she didn't have a choice she accepted his energy. She didn't know what the consequences would come of such an action but she'd do it again if she had to. Her friends needed her and she would give her very life to save them. Which she just might she thought grimly. Not blind to the danger.
She knew the risks involved in entering the dark realm where the mist dwelled but she had felt the lives of her friends fading away and knew that their time was running out. Her battle with Sasha would just have to wait. She knew that the mist was aware of her entry. And she had no doubt that it would come for her. She had to find her friends and quickly. ((...
After Sasha got over her initial surprise at Jupiter's bold move she was after her like a shot.
"Jupiter. Look out." Mars cried
Jupiter swung her head around to see what was the matter and saw the blowing coming but it was to late to move out of the way. She could only brace herself for the impact.
Sasha's left foot caught her between her shoulder blades sending Jupiter flying forward and into the ground. Jupiter cried out when her body came in contact with the hard ground. But she didn't stay their long. Almost immediately she was back on her feet again. And then she proceeded to charge the enemy her fist raised.
Sasha just smiled and waited. Finally pay back time. These two had humiliated her and once she was done with this one she'd handle that other one.
She easily avoided Jupiter's punch and countered with one of her own. That's how it was for the next few moments back in forth with both avoiding the others attack. Than Sasha's fist connected with Jupiter's chin snapping her head back. But Jupiter just shrugged it off and kept up the attack.
It wasn't long before Jupiter realized that she wasn't getting anywhere. Sasha was just too fast. She was dodging all her attacks and with what seemed like to her incredible ease. Their was only way to deal with a situation like this. It was time to rumble. Hometown style.
Sasha's only warning was a very eager smile that Jupiter tossed her way before she was tackled to the ground. Rolling around on the ground she couldn't maneuver or dodge as well as before and she started to feel the sting of Jupiter's fists.
The sounds of bone connecting with bone accompanied by a few grunts of pain was all that was heard from the two as the continued to plow into each other. Mars couldn't tell much more since they were rolling around on the ground like thunder. She lost count of the number of punches that were exchanged. This was the first time she had every witnessed a street fight. No weapons no special attacks just your fists. And knees? Ouch. She cried silently when Jupiter got one in the stomach. Only then to see her respond with an elbow to the face. Well Mars stated silently as she watched in awe "I guess you learn something new everyday."
The other Sasha looked on in grim satisfaction. Her counterpart needed a good hit upside the head. She never should have let these two get away from her in the first place. Maybe she had been a little drastic herself by calling up the mist but it had seemed such a fitting way to end their existence.
"Hey" she called out to the other Sasha amusement clear in her tone "do you need help beating that human?
Mars looked up at her in surprise almost forgetting that she was there. She looked back to the fight. Jupiter was holding her own now but if the other one joined in she wouldn't have a chance. The only thing to do was to focus her attention on her. She rotated her left shoulder cautiously it was still painful and wasn't a hundred percent but she had to try. Taking a deep breath she blurted out. "Hey if she's the same as you no more no less than isn't it save to assume that you're getting your butt kicked as well." (((((
Sailormoon didn't know what to do she was getting nowhere fast. And the danger was increasing everything inside her was flashing danger signs and she learned to trust those instincts. Time was definitely running out for all of them. Knowing the risk involved but knowing she had little choice in the matter she stopped walking and stood completely still. She hoped for a miracle and found one as she caught the faint sounds of a heartbeat. It was weak but it was still a heartbeat. Relief almost floored her. She found them.
Hold on you guys I'm coming. She headed off to her right only to be stopped short by a sudden pain in her leg. "No" she cried as she felt the familiar presence of the mist. She managed to pull her leg out of its grasp but she knew that things had just gone from bad to worse. (((((
At the first touch of the mist Damien's control snapped. His hunger broke free. There was no turning back now. She belonged to him and the mist now. There was no escape. He stalked off in search of his prey. She couldn't hide from him. It wouldn't be long now before he had her. There's no place on Earth where she could go that he wouldn't be able to find her. This was the end. There would be no stopping him this time.
Tuxedo mask was feeling very desperate at the moment. He flew from roof to roof as if he'd grown wings. His feeling that something was wrong with Sailormoon had been growing steadily the closer he became. He gave a brief thought to Sasha and that weird transformation she was going through. He had a bad feeling about that but he pushed it to the back of his mind. He'd deal with that when the time came. But for now Serena needed him. Because now did he not only sense something different about her but he also sensed that she was in terrible danger.
He should have never left her side. He knew she was vulnerable more vulnerable than ever before but he allowed her to convince him. And now because of that he might lose her forever. ...............
Damien paced back and forth like a caged animal. His control was slipping little by little. His hunger was growing stronger with each passing second that she was in there. For once she had stepped into the dwelling of the mist it's hunger for her only added too his own.
Her only hope was to escape before the mist managed to feed off her. And if she didn't if the mist happened to taste her energy than his control would surely vanish leaving only the hunger. Then they would both feed off her until there was nothing left.
She didn't have much time even now the mist had abandoned his meal at the promise of a sweeter one and was even now at this moment stalking her. And despite her enhanced eyesight she won't see it. It was like a shadow in the shade it blends into the darkness becoming undetectable. She wont be able to escape. Not this time
He turned his attention back to the two Sasha's and the other two sailor scouts that were left and then immediately dismissed them from his mind. He'd deal with them later right now they were trivial and unimportant. "You shouldn't have gone into the mist Serena. By doing so you may have very well sealed your own fate and cheated me out of a much needed battle." (((( Mars glared at the two Sasha's. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "We don't have time to waste on the two of you. You might have given up but we haven't. Where going to find away to save our friends."
Well isn't that sweet Sasha taunted they still believe their friends can be saved.
The other Sasha laughed. "They have no idea what their friends are up against."
Sasha looked at them with cold satisfaction. "We've already told you that your friends can't be saved. So don't bother trying. Right now the mist is draining the last of their precious life energy and before long their wont be nothing left of them but an empty shell."
"And soon" the other Sasha cried although with less enthusiasm and with a remarkable lack of satisfaction "it will have Sailormoon and her energy as well." Then she'd have to face her master and his wraith. The two Sasha's looked at each other sharing the same thought and the same fear. What will their master do to them?
"Why don't you just tell your master that she's in there? Surely he could get them out?" Jupiter cried
Sasha shook her head. If only it were that simple. "She tempts even our master. He and the mist share the same hunger. And their hunger for her is quite fierce and unusual because she is unusual. Her life force gives off a powerful aura that is rare not only because of the pureness of it but also because of the power and the intensity. There is not another like it on earth In fact the only one that my master found that was even close was well over a millennium ago. She's the reason we've come to this small planet."
"Besides" the other Sasha cut in. "Our master has already had a taste of her energy and it only increased his desire to have the rest of it. This time when he feeds off her he wont stop until the last drop has been drained out of her.
"No" Jupiter cried before lunging past two very stunned Sasha's. She couldn't let her friends die their had to be someway to save them she thought frantically as she headed straight for the mist. (((.
One minute all she could feel was bone wrenching pain and then in the next sweet relief. For the pain had miraculously stopped. But when she tried to get up she found that she was unable to. She could barely even lift her head. Although whatever had been draining her energy had stopped she was still incredibly weak. She was also finding it hard to breath and it was an effort just to remain conscious.
She wondered about Venus. Was she all right? She opened her mouth to call out to her and although her mouth moved all that she could manage was a slight moan. Her condition was apparently more serious than she originally thought. And it was in that moment when it hit her. She was dying. ((((
Sailor Moon moved through the darkness swiftly but with caution. Even with her enhanced eyesight she could barely see. She had always envied Luna's ability to see in the dark and now she had that ability. An ability that although would help her find her friends had come at a hefty price. She had allowed the creature that lives in the mist that is in fact apart of it to supply her with his energy. She could have fought him and resisted his energy but her friends needed her and while she was busy fighting off his energy they were being drained of theirs. So knowing that she didn't have a choice she accepted his energy. She didn't know what the consequences would come of such an action but she'd do it again if she had to. Her friends needed her and she would give her very life to save them. Which she just might she thought grimly. Not blind to the danger.
She knew the risks involved in entering the dark realm where the mist dwelled but she had felt the lives of her friends fading away and knew that their time was running out. Her battle with Sasha would just have to wait. She knew that the mist was aware of her entry. And she had no doubt that it would come for her. She had to find her friends and quickly. ((...
After Sasha got over her initial surprise at Jupiter's bold move she was after her like a shot.
"Jupiter. Look out." Mars cried
Jupiter swung her head around to see what was the matter and saw the blowing coming but it was to late to move out of the way. She could only brace herself for the impact.
Sasha's left foot caught her between her shoulder blades sending Jupiter flying forward and into the ground. Jupiter cried out when her body came in contact with the hard ground. But she didn't stay their long. Almost immediately she was back on her feet again. And then she proceeded to charge the enemy her fist raised.
Sasha just smiled and waited. Finally pay back time. These two had humiliated her and once she was done with this one she'd handle that other one.
She easily avoided Jupiter's punch and countered with one of her own. That's how it was for the next few moments back in forth with both avoiding the others attack. Than Sasha's fist connected with Jupiter's chin snapping her head back. But Jupiter just shrugged it off and kept up the attack.
It wasn't long before Jupiter realized that she wasn't getting anywhere. Sasha was just too fast. She was dodging all her attacks and with what seemed like to her incredible ease. Their was only way to deal with a situation like this. It was time to rumble. Hometown style.
Sasha's only warning was a very eager smile that Jupiter tossed her way before she was tackled to the ground. Rolling around on the ground she couldn't maneuver or dodge as well as before and she started to feel the sting of Jupiter's fists.
The sounds of bone connecting with bone accompanied by a few grunts of pain was all that was heard from the two as the continued to plow into each other. Mars couldn't tell much more since they were rolling around on the ground like thunder. She lost count of the number of punches that were exchanged. This was the first time she had every witnessed a street fight. No weapons no special attacks just your fists. And knees? Ouch. She cried silently when Jupiter got one in the stomach. Only then to see her respond with an elbow to the face. Well Mars stated silently as she watched in awe "I guess you learn something new everyday."
The other Sasha looked on in grim satisfaction. Her counterpart needed a good hit upside the head. She never should have let these two get away from her in the first place. Maybe she had been a little drastic herself by calling up the mist but it had seemed such a fitting way to end their existence.
"Hey" she called out to the other Sasha amusement clear in her tone "do you need help beating that human?
Mars looked up at her in surprise almost forgetting that she was there. She looked back to the fight. Jupiter was holding her own now but if the other one joined in she wouldn't have a chance. The only thing to do was to focus her attention on her. She rotated her left shoulder cautiously it was still painful and wasn't a hundred percent but she had to try. Taking a deep breath she blurted out. "Hey if she's the same as you no more no less than isn't it save to assume that you're getting your butt kicked as well." (((((
Sailormoon didn't know what to do she was getting nowhere fast. And the danger was increasing everything inside her was flashing danger signs and she learned to trust those instincts. Time was definitely running out for all of them. Knowing the risk involved but knowing she had little choice in the matter she stopped walking and stood completely still. She hoped for a miracle and found one as she caught the faint sounds of a heartbeat. It was weak but it was still a heartbeat. Relief almost floored her. She found them.
Hold on you guys I'm coming. She headed off to her right only to be stopped short by a sudden pain in her leg. "No" she cried as she felt the familiar presence of the mist. She managed to pull her leg out of its grasp but she knew that things had just gone from bad to worse. (((((
At the first touch of the mist Damien's control snapped. His hunger broke free. There was no turning back now. She belonged to him and the mist now. There was no escape. He stalked off in search of his prey. She couldn't hide from him. It wouldn't be long now before he had her. There's no place on Earth where she could go that he wouldn't be able to find her. This was the end. There would be no stopping him this time.