Chapter 29: The Sacrifice of the Scar

Kadajh rushed in, blades drawn, ready to kill the demons that had attacked Amy. Beryl took advantage of his turned back to throw some energy balls at him. He spun around, deflected the attacks, and ran into the stairwell.

Sailor Mercury was trying to fight off the Yoma, who were clawing her, ripping her outfit, drawing blood from her arms and chest, and she fought harder. Then she looked up, and saw Kadajh slash at the closest demon, beheading it, then plunged his swords into the gut of the second demon, then slashed out, ripping the Yoma in half. The third started to run back down the stairs, but Kadajh threw a energy dagger into the back of it's head. The demons corpse rolled down the stairs, leaving a trail of green blood in it's wake.

"You got a habit of getting into trouble." Kadajh said as he checked Amy's injuries.

Sailor Mercury nodded her head, then paused. "How do you know? You have only known me a few days." Kadajh fell silent, then rushed back up the stairs. "That guy..." she thought before running after him.

Queen Beryl watched Kadajh run back out of the stairwell, and shot a large sphere of energy at him. He sliced it in half, and continued to run at her. She tightened her grip on her staff, an the fight began.

Sailor Mercury paused at the top of the stairs, and watched the battle. Kadajh leapt above Beryl and shot a blue beam of energy at her from his blade. Beryl jumped aside, rose her staff, and shot dozens of black spheres at him, which he started to swat away with his swords. One of the deflected balls flew at Amy, and she jumped out of the stairwell and stood beside the remains of the wall (think a plain stone platform with some jagged rock walls ranging from 2-5 feet in height around the platform. Remember, it once was a guard tower...and still is...in a way.) and watched at Beryl swung at Kadajh, who ducked down an knocked her staff out of her hands, and off of the tower.

Beryl then grabbed at Kadajh, who ducked and slashed at her legs. Beryl leapt backwards, and took Kadajh's Crescent sword. "Hey! That's my favorite blade!" he yelled as Beryl figured out how to hold it. "If you love it," she taunted, "then come and get it." Kadajh rushed at her and swung with both blades at her head, and she did what he least expected...she grabbed them. "What!" he said as blood poured from the cuts on her hand, then he saw it...he was wide open. She swung at his head, and he ducked, the blade catching the hood of his cloak, and it was ripped off. Beryl swung again, and he pulled his blades free, and the Crescent blade cut his cloak down the middle.

Sailor Mercury watched as the tattered remains of the cloak fell to the ground, and she saw it all. The sword sheaths on his back for the Crescent blade and the giant six-by-two sword still strapped in place. The long black hair tied back in a ponytail, reaching his thighs, and the mark: the inverted pentagram with the demon eye center. "Impossible..." she whispered.

Queen Beryl took several steps back...eyes widened in shock. She tripped over some rubble, and she landed on her ass. She struggled back to her feet, and raised the blade again, arms trembling. "You! How are you alive? Tell me! I killed you!" Koaru slowly rose to his feet, his eyes, the storm blue eyes with the black and silver ying-yang pupils, the Yingkorogan, glowing in the twilight of the sky. "You killed me, and I returned. I don't know how, or why, but I will use my second chance to protect those important to me." Beryl looked at Koaru, then looked past him, to Sailor Mercury, standing near the edge, looking so cute...so...helpless. It disgusted her. She looked back at Koaru, smiling. "So, you want to protect the people important to you?" She started to gather energy in her left hand, and Koaru tensed up. Beryl looked at him, her eyes flashing dangerously. "Then you can start right now!" she threw the energy past Koaru, who turned to watch its progress, then his blood chilled.

Sailor Mercury screamed as the energy crashed into her, and blasted her backwards into the remains of the wall, and through it. She felt the gravity take over as she plummeted down, starting the 500 foot drop to the ground.

"You Fucking BITCH!" Koaru yelled as he threw both katanas at Beryl, which struck through her arms (think...needle through thread) and she screamed in pain. Koaru ran at her, and ran up her, his hands grabbing the handles of his swords, and pulling them up and out through her shoulders (cutting her arms up through the middle like a piece of wood) and leapt off the side of the tower falling after Sailor Mercury, about 75 feet below him.

Sailor Mercury watched as Koaru flew towards her, the two katanas falling behind

him and off to the sides. "Amy! Reach!" he yelled as he neared her. She reached out, and he grabbed her hand, and pulled her close into a hug. "Now is not the time for this..." Amy said as they continued to fall. "True he said. he drew the giant sword with his right arm and struck it into the tower wall, and they came to an immediate stop with a sharp jolt. Sailor Mercury reached out and grabbed the handle of the sword, and she and Koaru hung, face to face, 350 feet above the ground. Koaru looked around, and spotted a window three feet above where the sword had struck. "Amy, can you reach that window?" he asked as he tightened his grip on the handle. Amy saw it and nodded. "I think so." (note: the blade is in the thin way, the sharp ends are out to the sides, so it is like a little balance beam) Amy started to pull herself up when middle of the blade cracked. Amy screamed as she lost her grip and fell, and Koaru grabbed her hand and pulled her back up to the sword handle, which she grabbed onto. "Shit...this complicates things..." Koaru said as he tried to think. The crack spread, and the sword started to tilt. Amy looked a Koaru, tears filling her eyes as she panicked. "Koaru...what do we do?" she asked, her voice shaking. Koaru only closed his eyes smiling. "Amy, we don't do anything." Amy looked into his eyes, totally lost. He then leaned forward and kissed her, eyes closed. Amy closed her eyes also, and she knew, they were going to die together. "Live long, and remember, I love you." Amy's eyes snapped open just as Koaru let go of the sword, tears filling his eyes as he fell. "Nooooooo!" Amy screamed reaching with one hand for him, watching him fall, watching till the dull thud was heard as his body crashed into the ground.

Sailor Moon was breathless. She, Mina, Lita, Seifer and Darien were standing over Koaru's body, each of them speechless, not knowing what to think. The Yoma had retreated back outside the walls, but the humans were still outnumbered six-to-one. Greg had run up the tower, and now he and Sailor Mercury exited the tower. Amy looked ready to vomit or faint, and the others couldn't blame her. Sailor Moon told some soldiers to carry Koaru's body over to the rest of the dead, then she looked at everyone. "Alright," she said, "now this is personal." The others silently agreed in their own way. For Amy, it was to cry.