Tastes great, less filling...

Even though this is a filler story. I won't talk much so you guys can read this final chapter.

Not mine...at least the canon characters aren't along with Akira. Everything else though is mine! Mine do ya understand? Go away get lost...well don't do that...go read...curse my rambling mind...

!WARNING! There is a character death in this chapter! So um...don't kill me please...I kinda have this deadly allergy to dying...

Last time on Eternal Senshi IV...

A pair of sea blue eyes opened as power flooded their body. The irises lost their color as the eyes became pure white. With a scream the figure broke free from where he hung and crashed to his knees to the floor. Long dirty blonde hair blew in the wind that blew in from nowhere.

The Senshi, Guardians, and vampires turned as the figure rose to his feet. White wings stretched out from his back. The wounds that littered his body faded away as tattoos appeared on his skin and began glowing white.

"Shinsei?" Uranus asked softly.

The glow around the figure faded away. He looked around, confusion on his face. "Okay…how'd I get here?" he asked.

"Kaijin?" Phoenix whispered, hope in her voice.

He turned. "Phoenix?" He turned and saw the wings on his back. A smile formed on his face. "Well those are new," he muttered. He was suddenly engulfed in a hug from his parents and sister. "Still need air!" he cried. They released him and he let out a slow breath.

"How is this possible?" Kurai demanded.

"Didn't you know? I'm the Legendary Guardian," Kai grinned. He looked around and saw Akari impaled on the sword. He walked over to her, his tattered jeans becoming baggy white pants and black boots covering his feet. Silver greaves were on the front of his boots, tribal designs etched into the metal.

He knelt down next to Akari. "She is dead Angel," Dracul said softly, tears in his eyes. "She's dead…"

Kai pulled the sword free and hurled it away. He pulled out a dagger from his belt and made a small cut on his wrist. He wiped off some blood onto his right fingers and pressed it against Akari's wound. Kai wiped the blood off and looked up at Maker.

The Starlight knelt down, a frown on her face. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"Saving the woman you love," he answered. "You do love her, don't you?"

Maker nodded. "I do," she said softly.

"Give me your hand," he instructed. Maker held out her arm and Kai pulled the glove off. He made a small cut on her arm and pressed it against Akari's mouth. After several moments Kai pulled Maker's arm away and pressed his fingers against the wound. It glowed white and was healed. Maker pulled the glove back on.

"Oh my god!" Venus exclaimed as Akari began to glow white.

Akari opened her eyes and looked around. "What happened?" she asked. She looked at Kai and her eyes widened. "K…Kai?"

The Angel Guardian rose to his feet. He watched as Maker helped Akari up. "We're still in the middle of a battle," Kai said, turning to Dark Eternal Sailor Moon.

"How do we save her?" Fighter asked.

"I don't need saving," Moon snapped. "Dark Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!"

Kai rushed forward and took the full brunt of the attack. He skidded back several feet. "Fight it Princess! I know you're still in there! I can sense it!"

"Kill them all!" Kurai screamed. "NOW!"

Kai summoned his naginata and slid his feet into a fighting stance. "Guess we do this the hard way," he said.

"Chibi Moon, you and I will take Sailor Moon," Fighter said. Chibi Moon nodded in agreement.

"So that just leaves an army for us," Healer muttered.

"Leave them to us," Dracul said.

"I know you two have their strengths and whatnot, but two vampires can't defeat an army of them," Mars said.

Akari held her hand up to the ceiling and a sword appeared in a flash of lightening. "The Ken no Kyuusai…" Kai whispered reverently.

"The what?" Neptune asked.

"The Sword of Salvation," Akira said. "Our chances just improved dramatically."

Kai gripped his naginata and stared at the army of vampires. He scanned their ranks until his eyes fell on Kurai. He leapt high into the air and slammed down in front of her, rage in his eyes. "You're mine Vampire Queen," he snarled.

"I shall enjoy killing you!" she returned, a black sword appearing in her hand. She rushed in. Kai let out a battle cry and rushed in as well. He parried her attack and brought the naginata back around, cutting the Vampire Queen across the face. She snarled in pain and backhanded him.

Fighter leapt over Sailor Moon and looked at her. "Stop this Sailor Moon! We're your family!" she pleaded.

"Onegai Mom!" Chibi Moon added.

Moon glared at them, baring her vampire fangs. "I'll kill you all!"

Akari knocked a vampire away and looked at Moon, Chibi Moon, and Fighter. "They can't reach her!" she realized.

"Only the Ken no Kyuusai can," Dracul said, dusting a vampire. "You haven't much time before the change in Sailor Moon is permanent." Akari nodded and charged forward, ducking and weaving past the vampires.

Fighter was slammed into the wall and crumpled to the ground. "Fighter!" Chibi Moon cried, rushing to her side.

Fighter painfully sat up, blood trickling down from her split lip. "We're losing her," she murmured. Her eyes suddenly widened. "Yameru!" she shrieked.

Everyone turned as Akari rammed the sword through Moon's heart. Moon screamed in pain and fell to her knees, the blade glowing white. She was engulfed in a column of pure white light that blinded everyone in the room.

Kai hurled Kurai away and turned to what was going on. He watched as the light faded away. Usagi was lying on the ground, her eyes closed and her chest still. "Oh no…" he whispered, realizing that while the Salvation Blade had healed her, she had been too far gone for the blade to restore to life.

"Usagi!" Fighter screamed, tears streaming down her face.

"It is over," Kurai smirked. "Her blood has been spilled and will allow the Gates of Hell to open. It is too late for you to do anything but suffer!"

Akari hurled the sword at Kurai. The Vampire Queen flew back through the wall, bursting into flame as she plummeted to the ground. The walls and ceiling vanished and the Senshi and Guardians could see a large black vortex opening several feet below the story they were on.

"We…we failed…" Uranus whispered.

"It's the end…" Maker agreed.

Kai stared at the enlarging vortex as demons and monsters began to climb out. I can't let this happen…but what can I do? Kai thought.

"Believe…" a voice whispered. "You can save everyone…you are the leader of the Guardians in this system. You have the power I had…save them…please…"

"Princess?" Kai asked. He looked back at the others and saw the defeated looks on their faces. He turned back to the vortex and knew what he had to do.

"Kai! What are you doing?" Phoenix demanded as he began walking towards the black void.

The Guardian stopped and turned to the others. "What I swore to always do," he shouted over the roar of the portal.

"No! You can't!" Neptune cried, realizing what Kai was planning to do.

"I don't want to," he said. "But I have to. I'm sorry."

"Don't!" Phoenix pleaded. "I love you!"

He gave her a warm smile. "I know. That's why I have to do this."

"There has to be another way!" Uranus shouted.

"There isn't and we all know it. Maybe Sailor Moon could have stopped it with her power. But she was too far gone for the Ken no Kyuusai to work properly. This has to be done," he said.

"But why you?" Tempest asked.

Kai stretched out his wings. "Because the power I have now is nearly identical to Sailor Moon's."

"Nearly?" Mercury asked.

"I love you all," he said, raising a shield that separated him from the others. He gave them a small, sad smile, a tear running down his face before turning and running towards the edge of the building. He reached the edge and leapt high into the air. "Uranus Neptune Guardian Crystal Power!" he yelled as he moved into a swan dive, disappearing from their sight. The next sound the Senshi and Guardians heard was a scream.

Uranus fell to her knees, her head bowed. The others watched as a band of white light formed. It swept outward, engulfing everything in its path. As it passed over the Senshi, Guardians, and vampires, they could all feel warmth and hope fill their bodies and souls. They all turned and watched as it swept towards Tokyo.

"What…what was that?" Neo Pluto asked.

"The wave for Crystal Tokyo," Pluto whispered. "It's come to pass…"

"But without Sailor Moon…what good is it?" Mars asked.

"Mom!" Chibi Moon cried in shock. They turned and saw Sailor Moon rising to her feet, her Senshi fuku changing into the dress of Neo Queen Serenity.

"What happened?" Serenity asked as the Senshi and Guardians knelt down.

"The Legendary Guardian…he sacrificed himself to save you…" Dracul realized, kneeling down as well.

"Kai's dead?" Serenity asked in shock.

"He gave his life for yours…as he vowed to do…Neo Queen Serenity," Neptune said softly, holding back her tears as best she could.

Serenity fell silent. "I didn't want anyone to lose their life…" she whispered.

"Death happens Neo Queen Serenity," Uranus said a little harshly. "Without it there can be no life."

"Uranus!" several of the Senshi cried in shock.

"It's all right," Serenity said. "We'll find a way to bring Kai back. I promise."

"How do you know he can even come back?" Uranus demanded. "You make too many assumptions about saving people! When are you going to learn that not everyone can be saved or wants to be saved?"

Everyone stared at Uranus after her outburst. The Wind Senshi had risen to her feet during her tirade and was glaring at Serenity. "Uranus!" Neptune exclaimed, not believing what she was hearing.

Uranus bowed her head, trying to stay calm. "I'm leaving," she whispered. She turned and walked away, a cold wind kicking up behind her as she vanished from sight. Fighter rested a hand on Serenity's shoulder as tears slid down the blonde's face.

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Ja'aku grinned as he watched Uranus walk away. "The plan is working perfectly," he chuckled. He looked down at where Kurai had died. "And I lied to you Kurai. The King of Hell has yet to be truly discovered." His eyes flared red and he shifted his gaze back to Uranus. "Come ever closer to me my love…" he whispered, a cold, lustful grin on his face.

To Be Continued…

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