At her friend's urging, Aiko did agree to leave. Convincing the senshi to leave wasn't difficult. The only one still conscious was Venus, and she could no longer move. Serenity put up a barrier to protect them while they were moved to safety. Once the senshi were moved to safety, Aiko would keep watch for the reinforcements they could sense coming at them. If she could keep them at bay until Serenity and Hoshi destroyed the leader, the attack should stop.

The man grinned evilly. "You can't stop me. I will rule."

Serenity glared back defiantly. "You're wrong. My power is based on love, while yours comes from destruction. I am the rightful heir of Crystal Tokyo and I can draw power directly from the earth itself and from the hearts of my people who believe in me. I won't let them down."

Out of the corner of his eye, Hoshi noticed a flash of light and acting almost purely off instinct, he swung his sword up and blocked the attack of the huge shadowy figure.

"I see you have met my head general, Ronin. He has been anxious to meet you princess," the man laughed evilly.

"Princess Serenity, stay focused on him," Hoshi growled. "I'll take care of Ronin."

Serenity nodded quietly. "Please be careful, my dearest."

"You too," Hoshi whispered, squeezing her hand.

Hoshi charged at Ronin and sent a wave of power from the sword at Ronin, who dodged it and counter attacked. Serenity quickly focused her attention back on the man in front of her.

"One last chance to leave and take your forces with you. I don't wish to destroy you," Serenity said.

"Forget it princess. You can refer to me as King Leiko, the ruler of Crystal Tokyo," the man said, his voice mocking and cruel. "You don't stand a chance." A blast of black fire burst from his hands and came at her.

Serenity matched the attack with a surge of pure white power that burst from her hand. The blast hit his and neutralized it. He growled pulling his sword and leaping at her. Serenity threw up a barrier to stop him just as he attacked her with all his strength. To her shock the barrier began to crack. "No," she whispered fiercely as she dug deeper for more. She could feel the minds of the senshi, Aiko, and Hoshi rooting her on. It was like they were all by her side, and this gave her the strength to reach deeper. She reached into the earth and the moon which was shining brightly above them and drew power from them. Her barrier became so bright that it was impossible to look directly at it.

Leiko tried to force out more power, but unlike Serenity, he had nothing left. He pulled back, and fell to his knees gasping for breath. "You won't win princess," he hissed. "If I can't be king, then their won't be a kingdom!" He threw all of his remaining powers into one last concentrated blast that went to the center of the earth, upsetting the delicate balance of the planet. With one last horrible laugh, Leiko collapsed to the ground and died.

Hoshi had just finished off Ronin, and turned to Serenity with horror etched on his face. He didn't know the full extent of what was going on, but the ground was shaking more violently than ever before. The ground began to crack open into widening crevices. It felt like the world was going to split.

Little did he know how right he was. As the princess of the Earth, Serenity could sense what was happening to the planet. The blast had hit the core and split into smaller, more concentrated beams that cut through other areas. The result was complete chaos as earthquakes and tidal waves began to build. She knew they would only get worse from here until everything was destroyed. She fell to her knees and pressed her hands against the ground. Serenity took all of her powers and forced them into the earth to purify the dark power and hold the planet together. Her breath began more rapid and ragged as she tapped the outer limits of her power. She could feel her hands burning from the amount of power being exerted, but she forced herself to ignore it.

The dark power dissipated and the earth calmed. Serenity sighed with relief. It had worked. Leiko had been stopped and the kingdom still stood strong. It was true that it would take time for nature to take its course and finish the healing process, but at least now it would get the chance. She tried to stand up, but suddenly the loss of power caught up with her. Her head began to spin, and she collapsed to the ground. The last thing she heard was Hoshi's frantic voice calling her.