(I'm willing to sacrifice anything just for you)
Nothing Destruction
By Rachel
Serenity pulled Endymion further into the Sacred Temple of the Moon. It had taken begging and pleading to get him to leave the battlefield outside. To get him to leave his most favored generals to their deaths. As long as he was alive though, it didn't matter to her. They had to keep moving, the Inner Sanctum wasn't far.
He stopped her just outside the Inner door, taking her by the shoulders. "Serenity. Stop for a moment. I need to-- we need to breathe."
"There's no time my love. They'll find us if we stay here. We must hurry."
"What's the difference. What's the difference if we're here, or anywhere else in the temple. They'll find us all the same."
Serenity shook her head trying to pull him forward. He wasn't moving. In the distace the sound of the Dark Kingdoms soldiers desecrating the outside of the temple could be heard. The last of the defenses were dead. Endymion's Shittenou were dead. Serenity's Sailor Senshi were dead. All that mattered now was him and her, and that they were together.
"Inside the Inner Sanctum of this temple is the most powerful weapon on the Moon or on Earth. If I can invoke the powers of the Silver Crystal I can save us and perhaps both our planets. We must hurry though." Serenity quickly explained to him.
It took Endymion a moment to absorb the this information. The Mystical Silver Crystal was housed within the Sacred Temple of the Moon. Had he known about this? Had his father known about this? Was the Moon keeping secrets from Earth? He shook his head. None of that was important now. If they didn't do something quickly it wouldn't matter who was keeping secrets. There would be no secrets to keep. Everyone would be slaughtered and Metallia's eternal night would rule over lifeless corpses. Endymion nodded to his lover letting her know he understood.
Serenity nodded back and kissed him briefly before turning to the door. The crescent moon on her forehead glowed and in response the four matching carvings on the door glowed as well. The princesses eyes closed and a harsh light enveloped her. Endymion shielded his eyes against it, reaching for his sword for reassurance. The sounds outside grew louder as Metallia's soldiers drew closer. The temple errupted into shaking as parts of it were destroyed.
"Serenity!" Endymion called trying to get her attention. Another explosion rocked the temple right outside the room they were in and the light around his lover faded.
"No!" She cried, her voice hoarse.
He grabbed her up pulling her close. "I'm sorry love, we weren't able to make it to the crystal." He kissed her one last time and it wasn't long enough for either of them.
The dark soldiers had broken through now and were ransacking the chamber. Endymion pushed Serenity behind him and turned flourishing his sword. A soldier charged him and Earth's prince cut him down. Another had snuck up on him from the side. Endymion didn't notice. Serenity did.
"Endymion!" She shouted. It was too late.
Her prince was struck down and the world around her stopped. Serenity saw nothing else, felt nothing else, nothing but her dead lover on the ground. She knelt beside him, trying to shake him awake. Hoping agaisnt fate that it wasn't true, that he wasn't dead. It was in vain, however. Nothing was going to bring him back. No longer would they be together. Now, there was nothing that mattered. Nothing.
Inside the Inner Sanctum the Silver Crystal glowed pure white. The light grew until it enveloped the entire temple before concentrating around the princess. Serenity now shone as pure as the crystal within. Her mind melded with the power giving off the only thought she could think. There was nothing. Nothing.
And Nothing there was as the power took hold encasing the Moon and the Earth in it's grasp. Nothing moved, nothing breathed, nothing lived. There was nothing.