Nephrite
"Queen Beryl, Nephrite boasted of defeating Sailor Moon, and yet he failed to kill her. Shouldn't you be sentencing him to the eternal sleep?" Zoisite complains, barely managing to keep the petulance from his tone.
Queen Beryl makes a dismissive sound from her throne, her gaze entranced by the energy he presented to her earlier. It glows a bright pink and he can sense its power as far away as he is. "This energy Nephrite brought back is incredibly powerful," she remarks. Her gaze trails up from the orb to lock onto Nephrite, dangerous amusement swirling in her gaze. "I won't punish him. This time."
"No way!" Zoisite remarks incredulously, almost forgetting himself. Nephrite smirks. He may not be getting punished tonight, but perhaps someone else will.
"I can punish Nephrite at any time," she says idly, deceptively calm. But in a moment her energy spikes, her hair flying up with the expense of her power as she snaps at Zoisite, "You should be less concerned with others and focus on finding the Legendary Silver Crystal as quickly as possible!"
Nephrite doesn't bother to hide his smug smirk as he looks back at his fellow Commander. Zoisite looks suitable chastened, hastily sketching out a bow with his reply. Queen Beryl dismisses them soon after that and Zoisite beasts a hasty retreat, no doubt to Kunzite's rooms to complaint to his partner. Nephrite doesn't bother returning to his rooms in the palace, instead heading to the lavish condo he purchased for himself in Tokyo.
He has much to think about given what happened tonight. 'That girl…' he can't help but recall, her trusting face appearing clearly in his memory. 'Everyone becomes obsessed with something and produces incredible energy at least once in their lives. I never expected that girl Naru to be capable of it so soon. But what was it she'd said…'a captive of love?'' He smirks. "What a foolish girl," he mutters.
