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Well, classes start tomorrow for college. The good news is though I have this story completely done so updates should still be on a daily basis.
Haruka: Huzzah!...I think...
Moving on now.
The original Sailor Moon characters will never be mine. But Akira is RunningStorm's and the rest are mine...including the developing plot.
Last time on Eternal Senshi III...
"Dark Eternal Power! Make UP!" Lilith yelled, thrusting a black henshin pen to the sky. A black and white Senshi fuku appeared on her. "Sailor Jigoku!" (Hell)
The Senshi's eyes widened as did the Guardian's. "The…They're…" Uranus stammered quietly.
"Like us?" Kaze finished in disbelief.
"Ready to die Senshi?" Damien grinned.
Arashi summoned the fire blade and moved over to Phoenix. "Care to try that attack you did a few weeks ago?" he asked softly.
Phoenix smiled. "Sure," she agreed. She took the sword and leveled it at the evil twins. "Give my regards to hell," she told them. "Solar Inferno!" she shouted.
As the attack rushed towards the evil Guardian and Senshi, Arashi summoned the wind naginata and spun it around, creating a powerful whirlwind. The two attacks rushed to each other and merged, creating an even more powerful attack. It slammed into the evil twins, sending them flying back into the side of a building. As the smoke cleared the Senshi and Guardians saw that the two had fled.
"That was amazing," Chibi Moon said in awe.
Arashi fell to knees, having used much of his energy in the attack. He supported his weight on his hand, sweat dripping from his forehead. "Arashi!" Phoenix cried, kneeling down next to him. "You all right?"
He nodded as he shifted into a sitting position. Uranus and Neptune knelt down next to their son. "You okay?" they asked him.
"Yeah…just a bit tired," he replied.
Phoenix rose to her feet and began walking away. "Matte!" Moon called. (Wait) Phoenix stopped and turned back. "If you're a Sailor Senshi, then why don't we fight together? You helped us before, why not fight with us?"
Phoenix looked down briefly before looking Moon in the eye. "I can't."
"Phoenix, if this has anything to do with my parents…" Arashi began.
"It doesn't," she said, cutting him off. She looked at him, pain in her eyes. "It has to do with my parents." Arashi struggled to rise but didn't have the strength. He watched as she leapt away. He closed his eyes and passed out.
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Kai stared out over the city from the rooftop of Sky and Ami's apartment. He had remained unconscious for a full day, waking up only several hours ago. The night air blew threw his hair. He smiled softly.
"Kai?" a voice asked.
He turned. "Kira? Are you all right?"
The Sun Senshi walked up to him. "Yeah. I'm sorry about my behavior yesterday. It's just…"
Kai held up his hand and she fell silent. "Don't worry about it."
"I want to tell you," she said. She shivered slightly and Kai placed his jacket around her shoulders. She smiled softly. "Thank you."
He shrugged like it was no big deal. "You sure you want to tell me?" he asked.
She nodded. "My parents…they were warriors too," she said. "My mother was the Senshi of the Sun and my father was the Guardian of the Moon."
"Nani?" he asked in disbelief. "Does that mean you're…" he began.
She shook her head. "I'm the Sun Senshi. I've no ties to the Moon other than to protect the Princess."
"So you're just cousins then?" he asked, trying to understand the relationship between Kira and Usagi.
"My father was the brother to Queen Serenity of the Silver Millennium. Unlike everyone else, he was never reborn into this time; he stayed alive for over a thousand years until he met my mother."
"So you're just related to Princess Serenity, not Usagi," Kai figured.
Kira nodded. She looked down then looked out over the city. "My parents were killed nearly ten years ago by the Legion of Hell."
Kai frowned. "How? I mean, I thought Sailor Moon and the others had managed to seal them away."
"The seal began to break and my parents sacrificed themselves to mend the break," Kira said.
"So that's why it took so long for the Legion to break through," Kai said slowly. He looked at Kira. "You're parents must've placed a strong seal on top of the one Sailor Moon and the others placed on the gates." Kira nodded. "So why does that prevent you from fighting with us?"
"I swore to my parents that I would fight the Legion without endangering the Moon Princess," Kira said.
Kai rested a hand on Kira's shoulder. "You can't fight this enemy alone Kira. They'll kill you first."
"I know what I'm doing Kai. I can handle this."
"No you can't," he corrected.
"Yes I can!" she shouted as she glared at him. "I am not some weak little girl!"
"I know that," he said calmly. "You're strong and more than capable of taking out a Daetamashii," he said with a grin. His smile faded as he continued, "But you can't take on the entire army of Hell. Trust me on that."
"How would you know? You've lived a comfortable life, even with fighting the Legion. You've been surrounded by protectors."
"Yeah. In this particular timeline," he agreed.
"What do you mean, 'this particular timeline'?" she asked.
"Growing up, my parents constantly told me about what would have happened had Mercury stayed evil. At first I thought they were lying. Then Pluto showed us what had happened before we were born. Every Senshi, save for Pluto and my parents, died. The Legion was then led by Dark Mercury, which soon conquered all of Japan. After that, Mercury went after my parents and killed them, leaving my sister and me to be raised by Pluto. If that timeline had happened, I would have gone back in time already to stop Dark Mercury and save her and the rest of the world."
Kira saw the truth in his eyes. "I didn't know," she whispered.
"I'm not angry with you Kira. I could never be angry with you. Just…you have to understand that whether you fight with us or not, Sailor Moon is going to do her damnedest to save everyone." He smiled softly. "And you'd have a better chance of protecting Sailor Moon if you fought with us."
"You're just saying that so we'll be closer," she informed him.
He smiled innocently. "Partially right," he admitted. Kira smiled and wrapped her arms around him. He did the same and held her close. "I swear I'll never leave you…boku no hoshi-chan," he whispered. (My star)
Kira smiled and rested her head on his chest. "Ashiteru yo kanshisha," she whispered back. (I love you guardian)
"Isn't this a pretty sight," a cold voice sneered. The two turned and found themselves face to face with Lilith. "Get your filthy hands off of him!" she snarled at Kira, her eyes burning red.
"Oh great…a demon has a crush on me…" Kai muttered. He stood protectively in front of Kira, folding his arms over his chest so his left arm rested atop his right. He calmly pressed on his right arm where the hidden gauntlet was on the symbols of Uranus and Neptune. By pressing the symbols, he had alerted the Senshi to trouble.
"I said get away from him! He's mine!" Lilith screamed, her skin still badly burnt from the attack Arashi and Phoenix had used two days before.
"Don't I have a say in this?" Kai asked.
"Hey! Why don't you pick on someone who can fight back?" Kaze demanded, appearing on the roof with Eternal Mercury and Neo Mercury.
Lilith shot her hand out at Kira. An explosion rocked the roof and Kira staggered backwards, the jacket falling to the roof as she tumbled over the side. Without thinking Kai grabbed her and was pulled off as well. His right hand shot out and gripped the edge of the roof. His arms strained with exertion but he held tight to Kira.
"Shine Snow Illusion!" Mercury yelled.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Neo Mercury cried.
"Sky Sword Blaster!" Kaze shouted. The three attacks merged and slammed into the already weak Lilith.
The Dark Senshi leapt into the air and hovered there. "This is far from over," she snarled. "Daetamashii! Kill the Senshi and Guardian!" A winged Daetamashii shimmered into view and growled at the three fighters. Lilith laughed and vanished in a burst of flame.
As Kaze and the two Ice Senshi battled the Daetamashii, Kai struggled to maintain his grip on the wall and Kira. His muscles bulged with the strain, sweat slowly beginning to form. His fingers slid from the roof a few centimeters.
Shimatta! I can't hold on much longer…I have to change…but if I do…my parents'll be more than upset with me for revealing who I am to Kira even though I've done so already… he thought. His fingers slipped another centimeter. I have no choice, he thought in resolution. He was engulfed in gold light and turned into Arashi.
Kira saw him transform and knew that he had no choice. He pulled her up to the roof and she hopped over the ledge. She turned and helped him as well. "You all right?" she asked softly.
He nodded. "Yeah," he said softly.
She kissed him and he stared at her in startlement. "For saving my life," she said.
He smiled. "Arashi, we'll talk about what you did later," a stern voice said. The young Guardian winced and turned. Uranus was glaring at her son, disapproval on her face, her arms folded over her chest. She looked at Kira. "Stay near Neptune. She'll keep you safe until we kill the Shadow Soul. Arashi, let's go."
Kira watched as Arashi and Uranus ran to help Kaze, Mercury, Neo Mercury, and Tempest. Neptune rested a hand on Kira's shoulder. "You mustn't tell anyone of what you saw. It would be best if you forgot."
Kira looked Neptune in the eye. "I'd die before I betrayed him or any of you," she said. "Trust me on that." She turned back to the fight right as the Daetamashii erected a strong force shield around the portion of the roof the fight was taking place on, preventing the others who had just arrived from doing anything.
"Kuso…" Neptune muttered.
"Help them Neptune," Kira said. "They need you more than I do. I'll be fine."
Neptune realized what the Sun Senshi said was true and ran over to help. "Submarine Violin Tide!"
"Space Turbulence!"
"Submarine Space Tide!"
The three attacks had little affect on the Daetamashii. "We need more power!" Kaze yelled.
"With the others trapped on the outside, we're alone!" Mercury yelled. "Even the Sailor Teleport won't work!"
Arashi blocked an attack and shoved the Shadow Soul away. He looked over at Kira. "There's no choice Kira!"
"I know," she said. The five Senshi trapped in the shield and Kaze looked over at Kira. She slowly withdrew her golden henshin pen from her pocket, her eyes turning gold as they always did before she transformed. "Phoenix Sun Crystal Power! Make UP!" she cried.
"No way…" Tempest whispered.
"She's…Sailor Phoenix?" Uranus asked.
Moon and the others saw as well. "I don't believe it!" Jidai exclaimed.
"Solar Flare!" Phoenix yelled. The Daetamashii knocked the attack aside.
Arashi summoned the fire blade to his hand. "Phoenix!" he called, tossing her the blade. She caught it as he summoned the wind naginata to his hand.
"Same thing we did to Lilith and Damien?" she asked.
"That's what I was thinking," he replied, standing by her side.
"Solar Inferno!" she yelled, slashing the blade down as Arashi created the large whirlwind. The two attacks merged again, creating a whirlwind of fire. It slammed into the Daetamashii and vaporized it. The shield fell and the others ran over to Uranus and the others, staring curiously at Phoenix.
Arashi's weapons vanished. He was able to stay conscious due to the fact he had not overexerted himself this time. "We have a lot to talk about," Neptune said.
Phoenix nodded. "I know."
"How long have you known Arashi?" Uranus asked.
"Little over a week," he replied.
"And you thought it wise to not tell us?" the Wind Senshi demanded.
"I asked him not to," Phoenix interjected.
"And I gave my word," Arashi added. "You always taught me to stay true and honor my word."
"Uranus, that's enough," Moon said. "What's done is done."
Phoenix looked at Moon and bowed. "I'd be honored to fight with you all," she said. "If you'll still allow me to."
"Of course we will," Moon said.
"Now if only we could figure out who Damien and Lilith are," Maker said.
"I have a theory on that actually," Arashi said. "I don't know how true it is so I've been hesitant about it."
"Why don't we finish this inside?" Mercury suggested. The others nodded and they undid their transformations. They then all headed down to Sky and Ami's apartment and the twenty-one odd fighters filled up the entire main room, making it a bit cramped but still comfortable.
"So who do you think Lilith and Damien are?" Minako asked.
"Itsuwari Dai and his twin sister, Lily," Kai answered.
"What makes you so sure it's them?" Reno asked.
"Aside from the fact that both Lily and Lilith have an apparent crush on me," Kai began earning a few snickers from the Starlights and Akira, "She came up to me a few days after the talent show and grabbed my arm. When I pulled free, I noticed a symbol on her arm, one that I recognized from a symbol Hikari showed us."
Kira frowned. "Hikari?" she repeated in confusion.
"Uranus' half sister and Kaze's twin from the Silver Millennium," Makoto said. "She's half vampire."
The confused look on Kira's face increased. "In the Silver Millennium and for a time in this time I was half vampire," Sky said. "Hikari and I had the same father, Dracul, and the same mother, the Queen of Uranus. I was reborn in this time as Haruka's twin brother and thus a Guardian, but I was still part vampire so my Guardian side was suppressed until it was ripped out of me."
"How and by who?" Kira asked.
"Ketsuki, who was actually Hikari but was brainwashed by the Legion," Haruka explained. "When she was severely wounded she was taken to the Time Gates where Pluto cared for her and restored her true self."
"So Ketsuki died and Hikari lived, but she's still half vampire," Kai said.
"Hikari's a good guy, okay," Kira said, giving up trying to understand. She made a mental note to ask Kai about it later.
"So Dai and Lily could be Damien and Lilith," Kori said, getting the conversation back on track.
"That's my theory," Kai said.
"We'll need to keep an eye on them then," Haruka said.
"We can watch them at school," Kikan said.
"Mom and I can start looking at their history on the computer," Kori suggested.
"Just make sure no one is caught spying on them," Akira advised.
"Thank you Captain Obvious," Seiya retorted.
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Kai nervously paced around, unable to sit still. Kira giggled at him as he continued pacing around. "Will you settle down?" Reno demanded, a bass guitar slung over his shoulder.
Two weeks had passed since everyone had discovered Kira was a Senshi. During that time, Kira had joined Kai's forming band, being able to play the electric keyboard as well as an electric keyboard that looked similar to a guitar. Reno had joined a few days later, being able to play the bass extremely well. Kori had signed up at the same time being able to play the drums much to the surprise of the others .
The four had then tried singing together and shocked everyone, themselves included, with how well they sounded together. "Sorry," Kai said. He glanced at the clock and picked up his electric guitar.
Kira slung the keyboard synthesizer guitar over her shoulder while Kori grabbed her drumsticks. The four walked out onto the stage and took their places. Each had a lavalier microphone resting on the left side of their face. They could hear the cheering crowd through the curtain.
"You guys ready?" Kai asked.
"Oh yeah," Reno grinned. He and Kai wore outfits similar to their school uniforms except they were black instead of dark blue. They were in fact the old uniforms of the Three Lights. Kira and Kori also wore similar outfits except theirs were more feminine looking.
"Everyone please welcome the newest musical sensation sweeping the world! The Star Guardians!" the announcer shouted into a microphone.
The curtain rose into the air revealing Kai and the others. They immediately began playing. "Chasin' after you, oimotomete…ano FUREIGURANSU anata wo…dare mo ubae yashinai sa…kaguwa shiki hoshi wo…" he sang.
Kai, Kira, and Reno began moving around the stage as they continued to play, their hair swaying as they did so. "MEMORII memory wa biryuushi sa…Deeply in my heart, shimi tsuita mama…Taema naku kakitateru…Kono kokoro, Crazy Me!
"Yozora wo suberu ryuusei no…Imawa no kirameki ni kake…Anata ni tadori tsukeru koto…Hitasura chikau yo…Shoutin' For My Love! Shoutin' For Your Love!" the others joined in. They launched into an instrumental piece for fifteen or so seconds.
"Chasin' After You, mugen koete…Ano FUREIGURANSU sagashi ni…Doko ni hisonde mo kaori wa…Kakushi kirenai sa…" Kai picked up again.
"Kono ude ni dakishimeru…Hold you in my arms, tada sono koto wo…Egaki tsutsu negai tsutsu…Miageru yo, Starry Night!" Kai continued.
"Anata wa boku no yobikake ni…Can't You Answer? Sube wo motanai…Sono mama matte ite hoshi…Kanarazu aeru yo…Shoutin' For My Love! Shoutin' For Your Love!" they sang together. They launched into another instrumental piece for another dozen or so seconds before letting the last note die. They smiled, their chest rising and falling quicker than normal for breath as sweat dampened their hair.
The audience erupted in cheers. "Thank you everyone!" Kai called to the audience. "This has been a dream come true for most of us. I hope none of us let any of you down!" The audience cheered even louder. Kai turned to the others, an amazed grin on his face. He shrugged and the others nodded they were ready for another song.
Well, time for me to go prepare for tomorrow. Drop a review and make me feel happy.
Haruka: So what class you got tomorrow?
Japanese Popular Culture.
Everyone: OO
Michiru: I can't believe that's a class...
Enough of this banter, please review!
