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I hope you're enjoying this story so far. I'm getting conflicting comments on this story, when I virtually heard nothing before. Some are saying that the story is moving too slow while others say that the chapters are too short. Another is that Elios and Rini should have waited or not waited so long! Ohh, it seems that cannot please everyone! I'm trying, but its kinda hard since I've never proclaimed to be fast writer. Especially since I have children, fulltime job, studying for my engineering certification. Which by the way, will be my focus until after I pass all the tests, got about 4 more to go. I'm hoping to be done by the end of February. Very hard to do all that!!^^ I will try my best to stick with this story and finish it. It may take some time since I write pretty slow. That I can't help.^^ Well, onto the story! Let me know what you think of it!
Moonlight Horizon
A Sailor Moon Sekkushiaru Roman Story:
An Rini and Elios Love Story
By Lady M. Harris
Chapter 7
Rini screeched as the large beast attacked her. Her arms flew out before her in an unconscious attempt to balance herself but instead she gripped at the large beast's forearms, trying to protect her face as the beast's long teeth that snapped ferociously at her. Salivate landed on her face and neck, as the beast roared at her in a violent rage. Rini gasped against the pain of the beast's claws digging deeply into her side and arm, her fear overridden by the sheer need to fight back against the brutal strength before her.
The beast poled her into the men's tent behind her, exclamations of jolted surprise and fear erupting from the tent. Bodies scrambled out of the tent, caught unaware by the commotion. The men stood dumbfounded by the shock for what seemed an eternity before realizing the princess needed their desperate help. Bark was the first to jump on the beast's back, followed by Ramos. However, Dave tripped over the fallen tent trying to avoid the beast's furious gaze as it swung towards the men.
Elios heard the scream. The sound curled his heart in fear, recognizing Rini's fear in the scream and seizing him like no other feeling. With a jarring shift of his powerful wings, he was heading toward the woman below in struggling with the Katitz. Rage flowed over Elios, wiping away the fear that continued its stronghold onto his heart like a tight conflicting vise, as he stared with rising horror at Rini and the two other men struggling with the Katitz.
From one of his boots, Elios pulled a long, sharp dagger; the blade gleamed briefly, brightly against the darkening, night sky. With precision born of instinct and of years of training, Elios landed on top of the Katitz, his blade hitting its mark without hurting either Rini or the men. Both the Katitz and Elios roared, one of pain, the other of triumph.
With adrenaline pumping rapidly through its coarse veins, the Katitz threw off the two men, leaving Rini lying stunned on the ground as Elios continued his death grip on the enraged beast. It swayed and heaved, bucking its massive body against this new intruder who had caused it so much pain. And it still, the beast screamed in anguish and fury, renewing its efforts to loosen the offending invader still straddling it.
There was no time to transform, no time to think, and no time to even breath as Rini rushed back and onto her feet, ignoring the sharp pain that grappled at her back from having been thrown away from the beast. Without paying any thought to her actions or what she was doing, Rini grabbed a large, iron frying pan and nearly stumbled with fright as the beast's tremendous mouth tore into Ramos' right leg as he tried to slam a small cutting knife into the beast's back. Blood spurted everywhere as his scream matched that of the beast's. Elios plunged his knife yet again, solidly into the beast's heaving flesh but it seemed to have no affect on the rampaging Katitz.
In retaliation, the Katitz clamped harder into Ramos' leg, literally shattering the bone to pieces, the sound echoing loudly in everyone's ears. Ramos cried out hoarsely, eerily, the sound filled with so much pain, before finally passing out. Without thought of what she was doing, Rini raised her arms above her head and smashed the iron pan atop the Katitz's head with such a force that she felt her arms vibrate from the fierce impact of the pan connecting with bone of the Katitz's head.
The Katitz slumped to the ground, dead, and finally released its hold on Ramos.
Elios jumped off the beast, his breathing harsh and fast, his body shuddering violently.
Rini stood before the Katitz in shock, unaware that she was sobbing, her body trembling mightily. She lost the battle to steady herself, feeling the raging tremors along her body. Her legs gave way as Elios reached her.
Elios caught her effortlessly within his arms, his gaze swinging toward her face in concern, admiration and sudden, swelling tenderness. My God, his mind declared, she had just saved all their lives and she did it in her true form, her human form!
Bark and Dave were immediately beside Ramos, trying to staunch the flow of the blood that continued to pour out Ramos' gaping wound.
"We've got to get into the trees, now," Elios shouted to the men, even as he continued to hold onto Rini. He was already striding toward them, pulling Rini along with him with as much gentleness as he could allow. But they had to get out of the vicinity immediately and with the utmost, dire haste. The men looked up startled and still shaken from the life-threatening event, knowing instinctively that they were not out of danger. The next few minutes would prove vital to their continued existence.
"Why?" Rini burst out between her sobs, suddenly confused, the tears flowing silently down her stained, white cheeks. She gripped at Elios' arms, and felt them contract underneath her touch of fright.
But Bark was already trying to grab whatever he could find that he needed as medical supplies from their scattered gear. He was just realizing what could happen next. Dave gazed back at Bark and Elios as the realization dawned on him as well.
"More Katitz," was all the explanation Elios needed to give Rini. A small cry of distress escaped from her lips as her and Elios reached Bark's side. They rolled Ramos into a thin blanket, his leg hastily, and for the time being, bind in a handmade bandage.
Elios hefted the unconscious Ramos onto his arms, his eyes darting to Rini's with unease. "You're going to have to transform as I need Bark with me to help care for Ramos, Rini," he stated to her, his gaze going quickly to the men, who nodded in return and understanding. They didn't want to risk her life if another Katitz arrived while Elios was flying them to the treetop.
She nodded her head solemnly and immediately did as he asked. The men watched with silent, haggard faces, their wonder over her sequenced transformation lost for the moment as their lives tittered on the edge of danger.
"I can carry Dave into the tree, but I won't be able to carry him the distance back to the compound," Rini volunteered, her voice now steady as instinct finally found its feet within her and took over her fear. She welcomed it with open arms; it was better than having to face what had just happened to them.
Elios nodded his head in agreement, steadying Ramos in his arms as gently as he could.
"In that case, let's leave now," Bark stated, "we'll have to leave you, Dave, in the treetops, but it's better than on the ground."
"No, that's more than fine with me. Just don't forget to come back for me," Dave smiled wryly at them.
"You can count on that," Elios answered, "we must hurry then, Ramos is still loosing too much blood for my comfort."
It wasn't until nearly the early morning hours when Rini finally settled into her bedchambers, back at the caverns. Her, Elios, Bark and the unconscious Ramos were the first to fly back to the compound. Luckily, they arrived in time for Bark and Marilee to stitch up Ramos' wound after stopping the bleeding. He remained unconscious for the time being, while Bark prayed that an infection would not set in. Marilee was a lot more optimistic in the outcome.
While Bark and Marilee were held up in the Medical Bay piecing together Ramos, Elios flew back to get Dave. As he suspected, other family members of the Katitz had already arrived at the scene of the dead Katitz. If the situation hadn't been so serious, Elios probably would have laughed at Dave's expression of gratitude when he alighted into his nesting area where he had made his bedding to help escape from the intense heat of the jungle.
The Katitz were in full mourning for they're lost fellow mate. It was obviously a large male member, based on its size and heavy weight. Perhaps, it had even been one of the hierarchy males. Elios didn't particularly care at the moment, as their wailing cries were becoming louder and louder with each passing moment, almost to the point of awakening every animal and beast within the nearest vicinity. Obviously, the sounds bothered Dave, even though Elios knew that Dave was probably quite aware of the tactics of the Katitz.
Rini didn't hear chamber doors opening to the quiet footsteps of the archangel. She was too tired, drained of any energy, having worried herself over Ramos until she finally drifted into fitful sleep. She protested groggily as Elios gathered her closer to his body, but only as if to wade the unpleasant dream that harbored close her weary subconscious, a small remnant of their past encounter with the Katitz. Their bodies spooned naturally beneath the covers of her large bed and Rini sighed blissfully when his body heat began to penetrate her lightly clad body. She snuggled further against Elios, her bottom fitting quite easily into the crook of his slim hips.
Despite the weariness clinging to his mind, Elios' body reaction was quite of the opposite. Within moments, he lay next to her throbbing painfully against the indented curve of Rini's rounded buttocks, trying to rationalize with himself the importance of sleep.
He sighed quietly, trying to will his body to calmness. And it didn't help that all he could see within the low-lighted room was her soft, shadowed rounded curves underneath their covers. Nor that her sweet breath feathered lightly across the sensitive skin of his arm that was lying beneath her head. She murmured in her sleep, her closed, slanted eyes moving restlessly underneath her lids as she dreamed of something beyond that of reality. A smiled tugged at his lips, his hands brushing gently against her warm forehead. The soft touch evoked magic and she quieted her movements, sighing peacefully in her sleep.
Finally, somewhere between the hours of early morning and before the morning dawn peeked its head over the ocean and the two, blue moons of Paradise still shown brightly against the night sky, did Elios win the battle with body and joined Rini in a deep, dreamless sleep.
It was the lingering stroke against her hips that awoke Rini, slowly to the soft light within her warm room. She stretched her limbs slowly; leisurely enjoying the light caress of Elios' hand as it ran from her high waist to her upper thighs, leaving in its wake a fiery trail across her skin. A small smile curved on her lips as she realized with a start that Elios had joined her sometime during the night in her bed. She never believed that he would be bold enough to join her, much less wake up to him within the confines of her bed with him stroking her body with those skillful hands of his until she felt like she would explode with fire.
She was unable to stop the small sigh of contentment that escaped from her lips when he reached over and softly kissed her rounded shoulder. His hand snaked forward to cup the fullness of her breast, cupping the full weight within his hand and palming the shapely breast until they swelled with arousal. Rini was only aware of her body straining forward, her breast further filling his large hand as if it ached for of his caresses.
A gasp exploded from her throat when she felt his tongue dance on her shoulder, circling, twirling and tasting her, filling her senses and electrifying it with his scalding touch. She felt as if she tittering on the edge of some new discovery, now understanding the silent pleas with his hands that seemed to worship her body and the flaming kisses that followed his inquiry. And then his hand pulled her down to face him and Rini's breath stilled within her chest as she was confronted the provocative lure in his glittering gaze.
They stared at one another for long moments as if wondering about each other thoughts in their minds and yet content just to gaze at one another with natural desire and wonderment coursing through their gazes.
She couldn't see the blueness in his eyes, couldn't read exactly what was there in his gaze, but it was no matter, for when he leaned down to touch her lips with his own she was lost within its gentle, exploring caress.
He kissed her slowly as if experimenting with the taste of her that their kiss evoked. He lingered possessively for long moments on the full shape of her lips, before dipping between her pearly teeth to explore the warm honey within her mouth. Searching and finding her delicate, hesitant tongue that reached eagerly to parry with his in a dance of passion.
She sighed against his mouth and Elios broke their kiss to trail more flaming kisses down her exposed throat. She fully became aware of his hands exploring her shapely curves beneath her thin night rail and then her breath caught in her throat when his fingers delved into her curly mound with determination and purpose. She couldn't help the cry of helpless surrender when his dexterous fingers weave its beguiling sorcery, flooding her insides with flaring heat. Her thighs opened of their own accord allowing him better access to her inner, moist folds. She heard someone moaning in the background and realized with a start, that it was indeed herself making those throaty sounds. But how could she not hold back the joy that came naturally when his fingers wickedly tantalized and teased her innermost womanhood and she was incessant with want and need.
And so it came as natural as breathing when their bodies finally joined and became one. The roaring fires flickered through Rini's veins as wave after wave of fervid rapture spiraled them upwards into an inferno heat as the man above her drove deeply into her welcoming channel. He echoed her passionate cries of ecstasy, interlacing the deep rumble of his voice with the feminine tones of her own.
The gentle disposition of reality allowed them to rest, their hearts beating rapidly within the cavity of their ribcage, hard and slender limbs and clinging arms entwined intimately. Sated sleep evaded for precious moments, turning the quiet reality into peaceful dreams before Rini awoke again to those magical hands of Elios' caresses sweeping over her sensitive skin.
Unfortunately reality intruded upon their paradise when Sarah chose at that time to come bustling into Rini's chambers unannounced, as she usually did early in the mornings. She had missed the young princess and their quiet conversations within the bedchambers while the princess was away scouting Paradise to chart the cycle. Sarah was looking forward to chatting with her this morning. She fussed here and there in her usual motherly tone about how the queen had already arrived at Elysium. The queen was presently demanding Rini's appearance at the compound and that Bark and Marilee were already waiting in the meeting room for her and Elios to appear. Rini needed to get dressed in a hurry and good Lord-she exclaimed and paused in her chatter. That no one could seem to locate the archangel, she continued in another long breath.
It was at that particular moment, when Sarah's eyes adjusted to the din of the room that her gaze encountered a certain pair of familiar, out-flung wings, belonging to a particular missing archangel in question. Not only that, but he lay quite content within her mistress' arms in a most compromising position that left no doubt in her mind that she had just barged into a very, very private liaison.
Rini gasped in startled surprise and then giggled in embarrassment as her eyes met Sarah's stunned gaze.
Sarah squawked as if she had been singed by a burning match and fled the rooms with her cheeks flaming red. At the time of Sarah entrance, Elios' swollen shaft was poised to enter Rini's honeyed warmth. The muscles in his arms bunched and flexed from holding himself back from driving mercilessly into her. At the sound of the doors opening, Elios scrambled off of Rini, groaning in frustration, wondering in the process to himself if there was some conspiracy to ward him away from the lovely princess.
"Ah God, will we be forever plagued by interruptions!" Elios growled lowly in his throat as he lay back against the pillows in frustration, staring up into the ceiling of Rini's bedchambers.
Rini fell back atop his bronze chest, her arms encircling his broad shoulders, the ache burning within the pit of her belly, quite unfulfilled.
Elios uttered the sound of a groan as he felt Rini's full breasts rest, innocently yet provocatively against his bare chest and then he stilled, taking in several deep breaths as he felt her hesitant, caressing fingers touch his wings. He was already aching to be inside of her, and now his blood boiled with feverish fire from her innocent stroking along his ruffled wings. He closed his eyes and felt the thrilling desire shudder violently through his body. God, but he loved her touch.
"We could still..." Rini implored quietly, her eyes glowing with reddish hues, soft and not realizing how alluring her gaze appeared to him. Never mind that Bark and Marilee waited down the hall for their appearance. Or that her mother was waiting for her in Elysium, the back of her mind whispered. All that seemed to matter to her, was now and her time alone with Elios.
Elios' hand shot out and he pulled Rini's face toward him for a slow, lingering kiss. "I would rather worship your body, Rini, than to rush through the throes of lovemaking. Make no mistake, my sweet," his voice deep, and hypnotizing, "the next time, no one will interrupt us unless the world is coming to an end." And with that he kissed her hard and thoroughly until he heard her moan in low her throat, before setting her gently away from him.
"I will hold you to that promise, archangel," Rini replied huskily to him over her sleek shoulder that Elios' jaw fell at the lovely sight she made as she stood up from the bed, the white sheets entwined about her, her revealing curves like a tempting morsel.
"You do that, princess," Elios finished with a wolfish grin. His leaned back against the bed, insolent and lazy before her, oblivious to neither his splendid nakedness nor the large, blatant display of desire he harbored for her.
The woman with pink hair and impish eyes erupted into soft laughter before retiring her bathing room.
Elysium, Paradise...
Neo-Queen Serenity paced the elegant marble floors of the Evangelican Chambers, part of the household and clan's lounging rooms that belonged to the archangel they called, Ambassador Elios. She was quite impressed with the rich holdings as they nearly rivaled that of her home in Tokyo. She was given a brief tour of the mountain caverns at her arrival that held the Evangelical clan. The clan's dwellings, as she was told, were of the wealthiest and largest holdings on Paradise. There were close to a hundred members that lived and sustained the angel's clan in the mountain caverns and another two hundred or more inhabitants who lived at the base of the mountains in large, elegant buildings, making Elysium the largest and most prosperous city on Paradise. She was briefed on the other clans, which she understood were smaller clans and holdings, but still quite wealthy angels, whom protected regions throughout Paradise.
Serena was quite impressed with the planet overall and the guardians who helped protect the world of humans against evil. She wondered if Rini was fascinated with the planet and its inhabitants as she was.
There was something unusual and yet, familiar about the portrait of the archangel in the great hallways where other important angel portraits were hung. Serena pondered at the disturbing thought as she studied the regal posture of the angel. It was almost as if she had met him somewhere or at sometime in her past. Which should have been impossible, as the archangel's steward, Anthony pointed out to her that the Elios was the youngest of the past archangels. Only coming into his position the past two years hence and with the age of thirty in years.
Serena met a young, beautiful woman with auburn hair and dark eyes of Elios' clan in the hallways of the large chambers during her tour and felt an immediate faint dislike for the young woman. Her name was Narcissi, and she was reportedly whispered to Serena that she would have been picked as Elios' choice for his Angelica, had it not been for the accident on Hades. Narcissi had slighted the Neo-Queen with her haughty airs and rude manners, by not introducing herself as a representative to the clan's functions and events and keeping herself aloof to the past events.
Apparently, Rini had been on a special, secret assignment with the Union Nations Fleet when their ship was sabotaged and crashed off the shores of an island they called Hades. The Union Nations Fleet had kept the entire investigation under wraps, not letting any family members or communication be exchanged between her and her daughter and frustrating Serena to no ends.
Serena had nearly screeched with anger and anxiety when she found out just these past few days that her daughter and the archangel had been marooned on the tiny island for nearly a month. Not only that, but that they were unable to penetrate this so-called Cycle that the citizens of Paradise claimed was barrier shield of some kind around the island. Even her own crystal, the Silver Imperium Crystal, had been unable to penetrate the natural shield of Paradise's most intrusive barrier.
The angels reassured her that with the combination of her crystal, their voices and Rini's powers, that they would be able to breach the Cycle for brief moments to release her daughter and their leader. Serena hoped that it was true.
Her frown dipped into her lower brow, the tightness in her chest swelling as she thought of her husband, Darien. She squeezed those rising thoughts of hysteria over his disappearance to the back of her mind, not wanting to dwell on the thoughts as she had for the last week since his disappearance at the London hotel that he was supposed to be staying at. When Serena had arrived, the following day after his departure, apparently the delegates, including Lady Alicia, were in an uproar over Darien's disappearance and having delayed the meetings between the nations as they tried to find his whereabouts.
Darien had not arrived at the hotel to check into his rooms the night before. The limousine driver had been interrogated as well as all the delegates over the incident and still they were no clues to found over his disappearance.
However, Lita, who was in charge of the investigation, had her doubts about Lady Alicia's innocent involvement. Serena was livid when she heard the news and had been ready to kill the woman. She now had spies, per Lita's urgings, watching Lady Alicia's every movement. Only time would tell, however, Serena was not ready to leave the fate of Darien's life in luck's hands and had decided to seek out her daughter's help instead.
The Golden Crystal, combined with Darien's and Rini's own crystal, the Rainbow Imperium Crystal, would have been able to free Rini and Elios easily. Rini's crystal had been a complete surprise to the king and queen, never realizing that their daughter carried within her, a combination of both the Golden Crystal and Silver Imperium Crystal. The knowledge only came about when the Super Sailor Moon role was passed along to Rini a couple of centuries ago. But it was when all of the crystals of the same family were at its most powerful, were able to destroy an entire planet or planets for that matter, if such a need ever arose.
Serena knew that was not the case, as the outer warriors had not visited her. Which would have surely been a sign of a bad omen. However, her disreputable thoughts came to an abrupt end, when communication was finally established between the coordinator of the island and the steward. Rini, Elios and the injured guard were finally waiting at the compound.
Rini cried out with happiness and sudden relief when she and her group spotted the angels arriving in the air towards Hades' atmosphere. Within the flying group of angels, was Sailor Cosmos, her mother, Neo-Queen Serenity. Rini smiled joyfully, her heart swelling with love as she gazed at her mother, her eyes watering at the sight before her. She glanced at Elios and caught his tender curl of a smile on his lips, before he turned away to speak in low tones with Bark. Marilee came over and squeezed Rini's shoulder in reassurance, catching the sweet moment shared between the princess and the archangel.
In the distant ocean waters, Dave and Javon sat in an old, rickety boat with an old motor still trying it's hardest to run. In another boat, next to Dave and Javon, sat the young guard who was still recovering from his injuries in the crash. Another larger, sleek boat arrived, with uniformed men awaiting instructions as to when pull the boat with the guard. When the Cycle's barrier shields were down, the men only had moments to the guard past the shield.
The angels formed a perfect circle above the group standing in the sand, with Sailor Cosmos floating in the middle. Curious members of the Hades society and of the compound stood along the side of the building to watch a wondrous spectral that they knew they would never have the chance to witness again in their lifetime.
"Are you ready?" Elios reached out and clasped Rini's small, delicate hand into his larger, darker one.
"Yes," she nodded her head, squeezing her hand within his and feeling the comforting strength flowing back to her. Shimmering shivers of delight rolled down her back as he gazed fully back at her with those incredibly, mesmerizing blue eyes of his. And before she realized what he was going to do, he pulled her straight into his hard embrace in front of everyone watching them.
"Remember to focus your powers with me," he said quietly into her ear, beneath the incandesce fall of her pink mane. "We will triumph over nature," only the two of them knew of the tantalizing kiss he placed on the back of her small earlobe. Rini trembled in response to his husky words, welcoming his warmth even as she flushed with pleasure from his blatant display of possessiveness.
"I'm ready," she replied with soaring confidence as she pulled out of his arms, and stepping away from his intoxicating presence to stare upwards where her mother and the angels waited patiently for them. She knew that her mother was probably very surprised by the embrace of the archangel. She could almost feel the waves of astonishment rippling through the line of angels.
Elios paid no heed to the amount of gossip he knew would erupt from his very personal display of emotion. He nodded his head in response to Rini's statement, admiring her lovely form in her Super Sailor Moon uniform that clung to the softly, rounded curves her body. The woman before him was just beginning to recognize her womanhood and the rising power that lay quiescent within her. Latently resting within her like some timid bird, but very soon those cessation of powers would awaken to reveal her true powers and he had a distinct feeling that today he would witness a glimpse of what was soon to come.
And he smiled softly to himself.
Stay tuned to Chapter 8! Lady M. Harris
I hope you're enjoying this story so far. I'm getting conflicting comments on this story, when I virtually heard nothing before. Some are saying that the story is moving too slow while others say that the chapters are too short. Another is that Elios and Rini should have waited or not waited so long! Ohh, it seems that cannot please everyone! I'm trying, but its kinda hard since I've never proclaimed to be fast writer. Especially since I have children, fulltime job, studying for my engineering certification. Which by the way, will be my focus until after I pass all the tests, got about 4 more to go. I'm hoping to be done by the end of February. Very hard to do all that!!^^ I will try my best to stick with this story and finish it. It may take some time since I write pretty slow. That I can't help.^^ Well, onto the story! Let me know what you think of it!
Moonlight Horizon
A Sailor Moon Sekkushiaru Roman Story:
An Rini and Elios Love Story
By Lady M. Harris
Chapter 7
Rini screeched as the large beast attacked her. Her arms flew out before her in an unconscious attempt to balance herself but instead she gripped at the large beast's forearms, trying to protect her face as the beast's long teeth that snapped ferociously at her. Salivate landed on her face and neck, as the beast roared at her in a violent rage. Rini gasped against the pain of the beast's claws digging deeply into her side and arm, her fear overridden by the sheer need to fight back against the brutal strength before her.
The beast poled her into the men's tent behind her, exclamations of jolted surprise and fear erupting from the tent. Bodies scrambled out of the tent, caught unaware by the commotion. The men stood dumbfounded by the shock for what seemed an eternity before realizing the princess needed their desperate help. Bark was the first to jump on the beast's back, followed by Ramos. However, Dave tripped over the fallen tent trying to avoid the beast's furious gaze as it swung towards the men.
Elios heard the scream. The sound curled his heart in fear, recognizing Rini's fear in the scream and seizing him like no other feeling. With a jarring shift of his powerful wings, he was heading toward the woman below in struggling with the Katitz. Rage flowed over Elios, wiping away the fear that continued its stronghold onto his heart like a tight conflicting vise, as he stared with rising horror at Rini and the two other men struggling with the Katitz.
From one of his boots, Elios pulled a long, sharp dagger; the blade gleamed briefly, brightly against the darkening, night sky. With precision born of instinct and of years of training, Elios landed on top of the Katitz, his blade hitting its mark without hurting either Rini or the men. Both the Katitz and Elios roared, one of pain, the other of triumph.
With adrenaline pumping rapidly through its coarse veins, the Katitz threw off the two men, leaving Rini lying stunned on the ground as Elios continued his death grip on the enraged beast. It swayed and heaved, bucking its massive body against this new intruder who had caused it so much pain. And it still, the beast screamed in anguish and fury, renewing its efforts to loosen the offending invader still straddling it.
There was no time to transform, no time to think, and no time to even breath as Rini rushed back and onto her feet, ignoring the sharp pain that grappled at her back from having been thrown away from the beast. Without paying any thought to her actions or what she was doing, Rini grabbed a large, iron frying pan and nearly stumbled with fright as the beast's tremendous mouth tore into Ramos' right leg as he tried to slam a small cutting knife into the beast's back. Blood spurted everywhere as his scream matched that of the beast's. Elios plunged his knife yet again, solidly into the beast's heaving flesh but it seemed to have no affect on the rampaging Katitz.
In retaliation, the Katitz clamped harder into Ramos' leg, literally shattering the bone to pieces, the sound echoing loudly in everyone's ears. Ramos cried out hoarsely, eerily, the sound filled with so much pain, before finally passing out. Without thought of what she was doing, Rini raised her arms above her head and smashed the iron pan atop the Katitz's head with such a force that she felt her arms vibrate from the fierce impact of the pan connecting with bone of the Katitz's head.
The Katitz slumped to the ground, dead, and finally released its hold on Ramos.
Elios jumped off the beast, his breathing harsh and fast, his body shuddering violently.
Rini stood before the Katitz in shock, unaware that she was sobbing, her body trembling mightily. She lost the battle to steady herself, feeling the raging tremors along her body. Her legs gave way as Elios reached her.
Elios caught her effortlessly within his arms, his gaze swinging toward her face in concern, admiration and sudden, swelling tenderness. My God, his mind declared, she had just saved all their lives and she did it in her true form, her human form!
Bark and Dave were immediately beside Ramos, trying to staunch the flow of the blood that continued to pour out Ramos' gaping wound.
"We've got to get into the trees, now," Elios shouted to the men, even as he continued to hold onto Rini. He was already striding toward them, pulling Rini along with him with as much gentleness as he could allow. But they had to get out of the vicinity immediately and with the utmost, dire haste. The men looked up startled and still shaken from the life-threatening event, knowing instinctively that they were not out of danger. The next few minutes would prove vital to their continued existence.
"Why?" Rini burst out between her sobs, suddenly confused, the tears flowing silently down her stained, white cheeks. She gripped at Elios' arms, and felt them contract underneath her touch of fright.
But Bark was already trying to grab whatever he could find that he needed as medical supplies from their scattered gear. He was just realizing what could happen next. Dave gazed back at Bark and Elios as the realization dawned on him as well.
"More Katitz," was all the explanation Elios needed to give Rini. A small cry of distress escaped from her lips as her and Elios reached Bark's side. They rolled Ramos into a thin blanket, his leg hastily, and for the time being, bind in a handmade bandage.
Elios hefted the unconscious Ramos onto his arms, his eyes darting to Rini's with unease. "You're going to have to transform as I need Bark with me to help care for Ramos, Rini," he stated to her, his gaze going quickly to the men, who nodded in return and understanding. They didn't want to risk her life if another Katitz arrived while Elios was flying them to the treetop.
She nodded her head solemnly and immediately did as he asked. The men watched with silent, haggard faces, their wonder over her sequenced transformation lost for the moment as their lives tittered on the edge of danger.
"I can carry Dave into the tree, but I won't be able to carry him the distance back to the compound," Rini volunteered, her voice now steady as instinct finally found its feet within her and took over her fear. She welcomed it with open arms; it was better than having to face what had just happened to them.
Elios nodded his head in agreement, steadying Ramos in his arms as gently as he could.
"In that case, let's leave now," Bark stated, "we'll have to leave you, Dave, in the treetops, but it's better than on the ground."
"No, that's more than fine with me. Just don't forget to come back for me," Dave smiled wryly at them.
"You can count on that," Elios answered, "we must hurry then, Ramos is still loosing too much blood for my comfort."
It wasn't until nearly the early morning hours when Rini finally settled into her bedchambers, back at the caverns. Her, Elios, Bark and the unconscious Ramos were the first to fly back to the compound. Luckily, they arrived in time for Bark and Marilee to stitch up Ramos' wound after stopping the bleeding. He remained unconscious for the time being, while Bark prayed that an infection would not set in. Marilee was a lot more optimistic in the outcome.
While Bark and Marilee were held up in the Medical Bay piecing together Ramos, Elios flew back to get Dave. As he suspected, other family members of the Katitz had already arrived at the scene of the dead Katitz. If the situation hadn't been so serious, Elios probably would have laughed at Dave's expression of gratitude when he alighted into his nesting area where he had made his bedding to help escape from the intense heat of the jungle.
The Katitz were in full mourning for they're lost fellow mate. It was obviously a large male member, based on its size and heavy weight. Perhaps, it had even been one of the hierarchy males. Elios didn't particularly care at the moment, as their wailing cries were becoming louder and louder with each passing moment, almost to the point of awakening every animal and beast within the nearest vicinity. Obviously, the sounds bothered Dave, even though Elios knew that Dave was probably quite aware of the tactics of the Katitz.
Rini didn't hear chamber doors opening to the quiet footsteps of the archangel. She was too tired, drained of any energy, having worried herself over Ramos until she finally drifted into fitful sleep. She protested groggily as Elios gathered her closer to his body, but only as if to wade the unpleasant dream that harbored close her weary subconscious, a small remnant of their past encounter with the Katitz. Their bodies spooned naturally beneath the covers of her large bed and Rini sighed blissfully when his body heat began to penetrate her lightly clad body. She snuggled further against Elios, her bottom fitting quite easily into the crook of his slim hips.
Despite the weariness clinging to his mind, Elios' body reaction was quite of the opposite. Within moments, he lay next to her throbbing painfully against the indented curve of Rini's rounded buttocks, trying to rationalize with himself the importance of sleep.
He sighed quietly, trying to will his body to calmness. And it didn't help that all he could see within the low-lighted room was her soft, shadowed rounded curves underneath their covers. Nor that her sweet breath feathered lightly across the sensitive skin of his arm that was lying beneath her head. She murmured in her sleep, her closed, slanted eyes moving restlessly underneath her lids as she dreamed of something beyond that of reality. A smiled tugged at his lips, his hands brushing gently against her warm forehead. The soft touch evoked magic and she quieted her movements, sighing peacefully in her sleep.
Finally, somewhere between the hours of early morning and before the morning dawn peeked its head over the ocean and the two, blue moons of Paradise still shown brightly against the night sky, did Elios win the battle with body and joined Rini in a deep, dreamless sleep.
It was the lingering stroke against her hips that awoke Rini, slowly to the soft light within her warm room. She stretched her limbs slowly; leisurely enjoying the light caress of Elios' hand as it ran from her high waist to her upper thighs, leaving in its wake a fiery trail across her skin. A small smile curved on her lips as she realized with a start that Elios had joined her sometime during the night in her bed. She never believed that he would be bold enough to join her, much less wake up to him within the confines of her bed with him stroking her body with those skillful hands of his until she felt like she would explode with fire.
She was unable to stop the small sigh of contentment that escaped from her lips when he reached over and softly kissed her rounded shoulder. His hand snaked forward to cup the fullness of her breast, cupping the full weight within his hand and palming the shapely breast until they swelled with arousal. Rini was only aware of her body straining forward, her breast further filling his large hand as if it ached for of his caresses.
A gasp exploded from her throat when she felt his tongue dance on her shoulder, circling, twirling and tasting her, filling her senses and electrifying it with his scalding touch. She felt as if she tittering on the edge of some new discovery, now understanding the silent pleas with his hands that seemed to worship her body and the flaming kisses that followed his inquiry. And then his hand pulled her down to face him and Rini's breath stilled within her chest as she was confronted the provocative lure in his glittering gaze.
They stared at one another for long moments as if wondering about each other thoughts in their minds and yet content just to gaze at one another with natural desire and wonderment coursing through their gazes.
She couldn't see the blueness in his eyes, couldn't read exactly what was there in his gaze, but it was no matter, for when he leaned down to touch her lips with his own she was lost within its gentle, exploring caress.
He kissed her slowly as if experimenting with the taste of her that their kiss evoked. He lingered possessively for long moments on the full shape of her lips, before dipping between her pearly teeth to explore the warm honey within her mouth. Searching and finding her delicate, hesitant tongue that reached eagerly to parry with his in a dance of passion.
She sighed against his mouth and Elios broke their kiss to trail more flaming kisses down her exposed throat. She fully became aware of his hands exploring her shapely curves beneath her thin night rail and then her breath caught in her throat when his fingers delved into her curly mound with determination and purpose. She couldn't help the cry of helpless surrender when his dexterous fingers weave its beguiling sorcery, flooding her insides with flaring heat. Her thighs opened of their own accord allowing him better access to her inner, moist folds. She heard someone moaning in the background and realized with a start, that it was indeed herself making those throaty sounds. But how could she not hold back the joy that came naturally when his fingers wickedly tantalized and teased her innermost womanhood and she was incessant with want and need.
And so it came as natural as breathing when their bodies finally joined and became one. The roaring fires flickered through Rini's veins as wave after wave of fervid rapture spiraled them upwards into an inferno heat as the man above her drove deeply into her welcoming channel. He echoed her passionate cries of ecstasy, interlacing the deep rumble of his voice with the feminine tones of her own.
The gentle disposition of reality allowed them to rest, their hearts beating rapidly within the cavity of their ribcage, hard and slender limbs and clinging arms entwined intimately. Sated sleep evaded for precious moments, turning the quiet reality into peaceful dreams before Rini awoke again to those magical hands of Elios' caresses sweeping over her sensitive skin.
Unfortunately reality intruded upon their paradise when Sarah chose at that time to come bustling into Rini's chambers unannounced, as she usually did early in the mornings. She had missed the young princess and their quiet conversations within the bedchambers while the princess was away scouting Paradise to chart the cycle. Sarah was looking forward to chatting with her this morning. She fussed here and there in her usual motherly tone about how the queen had already arrived at Elysium. The queen was presently demanding Rini's appearance at the compound and that Bark and Marilee were already waiting in the meeting room for her and Elios to appear. Rini needed to get dressed in a hurry and good Lord-she exclaimed and paused in her chatter. That no one could seem to locate the archangel, she continued in another long breath.
It was at that particular moment, when Sarah's eyes adjusted to the din of the room that her gaze encountered a certain pair of familiar, out-flung wings, belonging to a particular missing archangel in question. Not only that, but he lay quite content within her mistress' arms in a most compromising position that left no doubt in her mind that she had just barged into a very, very private liaison.
Rini gasped in startled surprise and then giggled in embarrassment as her eyes met Sarah's stunned gaze.
Sarah squawked as if she had been singed by a burning match and fled the rooms with her cheeks flaming red. At the time of Sarah entrance, Elios' swollen shaft was poised to enter Rini's honeyed warmth. The muscles in his arms bunched and flexed from holding himself back from driving mercilessly into her. At the sound of the doors opening, Elios scrambled off of Rini, groaning in frustration, wondering in the process to himself if there was some conspiracy to ward him away from the lovely princess.
"Ah God, will we be forever plagued by interruptions!" Elios growled lowly in his throat as he lay back against the pillows in frustration, staring up into the ceiling of Rini's bedchambers.
Rini fell back atop his bronze chest, her arms encircling his broad shoulders, the ache burning within the pit of her belly, quite unfulfilled.
Elios uttered the sound of a groan as he felt Rini's full breasts rest, innocently yet provocatively against his bare chest and then he stilled, taking in several deep breaths as he felt her hesitant, caressing fingers touch his wings. He was already aching to be inside of her, and now his blood boiled with feverish fire from her innocent stroking along his ruffled wings. He closed his eyes and felt the thrilling desire shudder violently through his body. God, but he loved her touch.
"We could still..." Rini implored quietly, her eyes glowing with reddish hues, soft and not realizing how alluring her gaze appeared to him. Never mind that Bark and Marilee waited down the hall for their appearance. Or that her mother was waiting for her in Elysium, the back of her mind whispered. All that seemed to matter to her, was now and her time alone with Elios.
Elios' hand shot out and he pulled Rini's face toward him for a slow, lingering kiss. "I would rather worship your body, Rini, than to rush through the throes of lovemaking. Make no mistake, my sweet," his voice deep, and hypnotizing, "the next time, no one will interrupt us unless the world is coming to an end." And with that he kissed her hard and thoroughly until he heard her moan in low her throat, before setting her gently away from him.
"I will hold you to that promise, archangel," Rini replied huskily to him over her sleek shoulder that Elios' jaw fell at the lovely sight she made as she stood up from the bed, the white sheets entwined about her, her revealing curves like a tempting morsel.
"You do that, princess," Elios finished with a wolfish grin. His leaned back against the bed, insolent and lazy before her, oblivious to neither his splendid nakedness nor the large, blatant display of desire he harbored for her.
The woman with pink hair and impish eyes erupted into soft laughter before retiring her bathing room.
Elysium, Paradise...
Neo-Queen Serenity paced the elegant marble floors of the Evangelican Chambers, part of the household and clan's lounging rooms that belonged to the archangel they called, Ambassador Elios. She was quite impressed with the rich holdings as they nearly rivaled that of her home in Tokyo. She was given a brief tour of the mountain caverns at her arrival that held the Evangelical clan. The clan's dwellings, as she was told, were of the wealthiest and largest holdings on Paradise. There were close to a hundred members that lived and sustained the angel's clan in the mountain caverns and another two hundred or more inhabitants who lived at the base of the mountains in large, elegant buildings, making Elysium the largest and most prosperous city on Paradise. She was briefed on the other clans, which she understood were smaller clans and holdings, but still quite wealthy angels, whom protected regions throughout Paradise.
Serena was quite impressed with the planet overall and the guardians who helped protect the world of humans against evil. She wondered if Rini was fascinated with the planet and its inhabitants as she was.
There was something unusual and yet, familiar about the portrait of the archangel in the great hallways where other important angel portraits were hung. Serena pondered at the disturbing thought as she studied the regal posture of the angel. It was almost as if she had met him somewhere or at sometime in her past. Which should have been impossible, as the archangel's steward, Anthony pointed out to her that the Elios was the youngest of the past archangels. Only coming into his position the past two years hence and with the age of thirty in years.
Serena met a young, beautiful woman with auburn hair and dark eyes of Elios' clan in the hallways of the large chambers during her tour and felt an immediate faint dislike for the young woman. Her name was Narcissi, and she was reportedly whispered to Serena that she would have been picked as Elios' choice for his Angelica, had it not been for the accident on Hades. Narcissi had slighted the Neo-Queen with her haughty airs and rude manners, by not introducing herself as a representative to the clan's functions and events and keeping herself aloof to the past events.
Apparently, Rini had been on a special, secret assignment with the Union Nations Fleet when their ship was sabotaged and crashed off the shores of an island they called Hades. The Union Nations Fleet had kept the entire investigation under wraps, not letting any family members or communication be exchanged between her and her daughter and frustrating Serena to no ends.
Serena had nearly screeched with anger and anxiety when she found out just these past few days that her daughter and the archangel had been marooned on the tiny island for nearly a month. Not only that, but that they were unable to penetrate this so-called Cycle that the citizens of Paradise claimed was barrier shield of some kind around the island. Even her own crystal, the Silver Imperium Crystal, had been unable to penetrate the natural shield of Paradise's most intrusive barrier.
The angels reassured her that with the combination of her crystal, their voices and Rini's powers, that they would be able to breach the Cycle for brief moments to release her daughter and their leader. Serena hoped that it was true.
Her frown dipped into her lower brow, the tightness in her chest swelling as she thought of her husband, Darien. She squeezed those rising thoughts of hysteria over his disappearance to the back of her mind, not wanting to dwell on the thoughts as she had for the last week since his disappearance at the London hotel that he was supposed to be staying at. When Serena had arrived, the following day after his departure, apparently the delegates, including Lady Alicia, were in an uproar over Darien's disappearance and having delayed the meetings between the nations as they tried to find his whereabouts.
Darien had not arrived at the hotel to check into his rooms the night before. The limousine driver had been interrogated as well as all the delegates over the incident and still they were no clues to found over his disappearance.
However, Lita, who was in charge of the investigation, had her doubts about Lady Alicia's innocent involvement. Serena was livid when she heard the news and had been ready to kill the woman. She now had spies, per Lita's urgings, watching Lady Alicia's every movement. Only time would tell, however, Serena was not ready to leave the fate of Darien's life in luck's hands and had decided to seek out her daughter's help instead.
The Golden Crystal, combined with Darien's and Rini's own crystal, the Rainbow Imperium Crystal, would have been able to free Rini and Elios easily. Rini's crystal had been a complete surprise to the king and queen, never realizing that their daughter carried within her, a combination of both the Golden Crystal and Silver Imperium Crystal. The knowledge only came about when the Super Sailor Moon role was passed along to Rini a couple of centuries ago. But it was when all of the crystals of the same family were at its most powerful, were able to destroy an entire planet or planets for that matter, if such a need ever arose.
Serena knew that was not the case, as the outer warriors had not visited her. Which would have surely been a sign of a bad omen. However, her disreputable thoughts came to an abrupt end, when communication was finally established between the coordinator of the island and the steward. Rini, Elios and the injured guard were finally waiting at the compound.
Rini cried out with happiness and sudden relief when she and her group spotted the angels arriving in the air towards Hades' atmosphere. Within the flying group of angels, was Sailor Cosmos, her mother, Neo-Queen Serenity. Rini smiled joyfully, her heart swelling with love as she gazed at her mother, her eyes watering at the sight before her. She glanced at Elios and caught his tender curl of a smile on his lips, before he turned away to speak in low tones with Bark. Marilee came over and squeezed Rini's shoulder in reassurance, catching the sweet moment shared between the princess and the archangel.
In the distant ocean waters, Dave and Javon sat in an old, rickety boat with an old motor still trying it's hardest to run. In another boat, next to Dave and Javon, sat the young guard who was still recovering from his injuries in the crash. Another larger, sleek boat arrived, with uniformed men awaiting instructions as to when pull the boat with the guard. When the Cycle's barrier shields were down, the men only had moments to the guard past the shield.
The angels formed a perfect circle above the group standing in the sand, with Sailor Cosmos floating in the middle. Curious members of the Hades society and of the compound stood along the side of the building to watch a wondrous spectral that they knew they would never have the chance to witness again in their lifetime.
"Are you ready?" Elios reached out and clasped Rini's small, delicate hand into his larger, darker one.
"Yes," she nodded her head, squeezing her hand within his and feeling the comforting strength flowing back to her. Shimmering shivers of delight rolled down her back as he gazed fully back at her with those incredibly, mesmerizing blue eyes of his. And before she realized what he was going to do, he pulled her straight into his hard embrace in front of everyone watching them.
"Remember to focus your powers with me," he said quietly into her ear, beneath the incandesce fall of her pink mane. "We will triumph over nature," only the two of them knew of the tantalizing kiss he placed on the back of her small earlobe. Rini trembled in response to his husky words, welcoming his warmth even as she flushed with pleasure from his blatant display of possessiveness.
"I'm ready," she replied with soaring confidence as she pulled out of his arms, and stepping away from his intoxicating presence to stare upwards where her mother and the angels waited patiently for them. She knew that her mother was probably very surprised by the embrace of the archangel. She could almost feel the waves of astonishment rippling through the line of angels.
Elios paid no heed to the amount of gossip he knew would erupt from his very personal display of emotion. He nodded his head in response to Rini's statement, admiring her lovely form in her Super Sailor Moon uniform that clung to the softly, rounded curves her body. The woman before him was just beginning to recognize her womanhood and the rising power that lay quiescent within her. Latently resting within her like some timid bird, but very soon those cessation of powers would awaken to reveal her true powers and he had a distinct feeling that today he would witness a glimpse of what was soon to come.
And he smiled softly to himself.
Stay tuned to Chapter 8! Lady M. Harris