Chapter 26: War and Peace...Yeah Right
Two days later a roar was heard in the middle of the night. Warriors were rushing to the barracks, messengers were requesting reinforcements, and commanders were organizing their troops for the battle. The only one in the entire area who wasn't moving was Princess Mercury. "I wish she would wake up." Mina said as she and Raye watched Amy sleep. "Me too," Raye replied, "we need her strength."
"Koaru." The name echoed in Amy's sleep. "Koaru, why?" Her thoughts were clouded with his face. "Why did you have to leave me? Why did you die? Is it that...do you not love me anymore? Did you die to get away from me?" Amy could feel her eyes fill with tears as she continued to watch her memories of Koaru float past. "No, that is not true." Amy's heart skipped a beat. "K..koaru?" She knew that the voice belonged to her love, but she couldn't see him anymore. "Amy, I don't understand how, but I will see you again soon." The faded away the longer she listened. "Koaru...? Koaru! Come back!" An earthshaking crash woke her up as she screamed.
Amy sat up and saw Mina and Raye both staring at her with looks of shock. "Amy," Mina started, "I wanted you to wake up, but was that scream needed?" Another crash followed by a mixture of screams and yells came from outside the Palace window.
The three of them ran to look out. There was a large army of demons, but that was not the problem. There was a Creeper. Only this one was six times larger than the last one. "Oh...God." Raye said as they watched the beast crush the walls surrounding the Palace as though they were made of glass. "Lets go." Mina and Raye spun around and stared at Amy, shocked that she had finally spoken, and by what she had said. "Amy, are you feeling alright?" Mina asked as they followed her out of the room. "Yes, I'm fine." she snapped back at them, "Now lets hurry."
"Moon Tiara...Magic!" Sailor Moon's attack sliced several demons on it's leave and return trip. "GRRRAHHH!" Darien roared as he sliced a Yoma in half and turned to face another. Seifer charged six Yoma, his two swords in each hand and his one sword in his mouth made him look more dangerous than he was. "Tri Blade Strike!" The triple sword technique diced the demons to pieces. "I am getting tired of this shit!" he yelled as he charged another dozen of the ugly S.O.B's. "Jupiter Thunder...Dragon!" The attack of Sailor Jupiter made dozens of Yoma drop. "And stay down!" she yelled in a heat-of-the-moment rage. "There are too many!" Greg yelled as he was charged by six or more demons. As he backed away, he tripped and the Yoma took their chance to attack. Just as their claws came down, they froze in midair. Confused, Greg looked around and saw that Sailor Mercury was back in the fighting business. "Mars Flame...Sniper!" "Venus Meteor...Strike!" The twin attacks made dozens of demons vanish from the land of the living. "Amy! Look out!" Sailor Moon screamed as she watched four Yoma strike her friend from behind. Sailor Mercury screamed in pain as she fell to the ground. As she lay there, she heard the demons charge in for the final blow. "So, is this what you meant?" Amy thought to herself. "Is this what you meant by 'I'll see you again soon? Did you know that I would die now?" She could feel the breeze created by the Yoma's attack as they closed in. "No, Amy. Your time is not now." Sailor Mercury gasped at the sound of his voice. "K...ko...koaru?" she whispered. Then she heard the demons scream and felt blood start to cover her back. But, she felt no pain. She turned and sat up to see that all the demons were dead, sliced to pieces by a sword. "You aren't ready to die yet." Amy turned, looked at the person behind her, and blinked. "Who are you?" she asked.
The figure dashed from one end of the Palace grounds to the other, and back again, slashing all the demons that could be reached by his swords. Soon all that was left was the Creeper. Seifer was battling it as the stranger flew at the Creeper. The Creeper took a great swipe with it's claw and struck both Seifer and the shady figure. Both were thrown across the grounds, Seifer landing in what remained of the fountain. The stranger landed next to him and checked him. Seifer looked at the person and gasped "You...who are you?". Without an answer, the figure charged the Creeper again, drawing two swords that started to glow with a bright blue energy. The figure leapt at the Creeper, dodged it's claw, and thrust both blades into the monsters chest. The Creeper roared in agony, grabbed the figure and threw it through the nearest wall. No sooner had the stranger crashed through the wall that it flew back out, and leapt to the top of the nearest tower. Everyone squinted their eyes to see properly as to what was going on. The figure was gathering an impossible amount of energy into it's right hand. Suddenly, it dove right off of the tower, straight at the Creeper.
"He's crazy!" Sailor Jupiter gasped as she watched while she and the others tended to Sailor Mercury and the wounded soldiers. They all watched as the energy in his right hand suddenly took shape into a long spear with a giant blade on the opposite side of the spearhead. "That..." Sailor Moon started, "is a weapon that Koaru would have killed for." The others silently agreed.
Plummeting toward the gigantic Creeper, the man recited an incantation to himself
as he neared his target. He then lunged, striking the blade through the Creeper's head,
"Adios, you piece of shit." he said as the spell ripped the Creeper apart from the inside out.
