Somebody screamed

"W- what's wrong?" Moon asked, her voice shaky.

"Who is that?" Mercury asked no one specifically, pointing at the girl's corpse. She was dressed in the same dress that the girl with the Sailor Neptune doll that matched the little Nessa.

"Is that... Hailey?" Asteroid asked, his face pale as snow. He hasn't seen his sister in a few years. She still look the same as the day she died. It's still a mystery to him how she knew Nessa.

"Who's Hailey?" Mars asked, walking over to the body.

"Long dead, that's for sure," Jupiter said with a grimace. Asteroid and Meteor both grimaced, being the only two who knew Hailey.

"Let's leave her for now. She need to find Lady Mer, Titan, and whoever else Mistress has sent for us," Venus said. Everyone muttered in agreement.

()

Mistress grit her teeth. One by one, her servants failed. Who's next? Is her plan really about to fail? She really should've made a duplicate of Princess Galaxy when she had her soul. It's too bad she hadn't. It was odd. One second she wanted to, but a feeling stopped her for some reason. What was that feeling?

PITY?!

Whatever it was, it disappeared as soon as it appeared. Mistress's fingers itch to use her powers again. No, not her regular powers. The darker version, of her powers.

()

They finally defeated Lady Mer a few hours later. It's a miracle none of their family members notice that they've been missing for almost 24 hours now. She also disintergrated like some other of Mistress's servants. With Lady Mer, it was a sea green box with saphire gems decorating it. When Meteor tried to open it, it didn't budge. Although something told her she can't open the box until later anyways, but she didn't understand why.

They've moved on and was mid-battling Lady T'aime when a grown man with a sharp maroon and white suit walked in from one of the unguarded doors. He had this mysterious vibe and had a long scar down his face, across his right eyebrow, right eye, and ending in his mid right cheek. There was something oddly attracting about this guy that Meteor couldn't understand. But heck, she didn't understand a lot of things recently.

In that one moment, all she wanted, was to be with this mysterious stranger. To become his.

Wait, what?

Meteor shook her head and blinked twice in confusion. Where did that come from? She looked around in confusion and saw the flash of a mob of silver hair. Must be Mistress toying with their minds, she thought with a frown.

Everyone around her all look around, confused. But they all focused again as the mysterious man smirked. He picked up his arms from his sides and with him he brought destruction to everything. The floors cracked, the castle shook, the sky rumbled with thunder.

"I see you've met Hades," Lady T'aime said, walking around the room casually as if this is normal.

"Yes we have," Angel muttered under her breath.

They both attacked at once, the senshi dodged from all kinds of angles. They seem undefeat-able.

()

It has been long. Both parties were exhausted and neither wanted to continue fighting. But something seems to talk to Lady Ta'ime and Hades in their heads and they continued fighting, although they seem more tired than the senshi.

"Mistress! Come out wherever you are! No more hiding!" Angel yelled out of desperation. They all need a break and eat some food or drink some water before starvation and dehydration kills them first.

"No!" was all the reply they got.

The senshi and Hades and Lady Ta'ime continued to fight as long as they can. It felt like there's no tomorrow. And that the fighting was endless.

But maybe there isn't a tomorrow.

()

It seems Angel saw Mistress somehow, and knew that it was Mistress who made them feel all those odd emotions. She had explained after they temporarily retreated from their fight with Hades, that Mistress has a darker side where she would control and manipulate one's feelings.

They all took their break and ate a bit. Meteor took out the box from earlier that had the ring with two birthstones on. Ignoring whoever is rambling in the background, she took the ring out of the box carefully and examined it. It looks exactly as she remembered. Hailey used to let her look at the ring when Nessa was coming over to Hailey's house. Again, it's a miraculous Nessa never saw Holden once.

She put the ring back into its box and closes it. Pretending that she didn't notice Constellation's heated stare, she gave the box to Asteroid.

"You should have this," Meteor said. Asteroid nodded, recognizing his mom's old wedding ring that had been given to Hailey. It was suppose to be passed down to Holden after her death, but at the time, Holden couldn't take it. It felt wrong to him that he was taking his... late sister's ring. It still feels off even now, when it has been about 2 years since her death. He put it in his pocket as the senshi all stood up, well rested and ready to fight again.

()

They had expected something like this to happen. They even made a decision together to have no regrets. But they still weren't prepared to actually face it as it happens.

They all stood still, like instructed, as the sharp knife that Hades hold in his hand reflect off of the light of the chandelier hanging over their heads. The knife, held up to Moon's neck, has its tip digging at Moon's skin. She already started bleeding, the red blood staining her fuku.

"Now, Galaxy and Celestial, step away from the group," Hades ordered. Meteor and Constellation did as he said. They exchange nervous glances with Moon as the knife shook in Hades' hands.

They caught a wink from Moon and instantly relaxed a bit. Though they made sure Hades didn't notice.

"Bring out your star seed," he said. Constellation and Meteor looked at each other, exchanging more looks as they could practically feel the rest of the senshi staring at their backs, trying to think of how they can stop Hades without Moon getting hurt.

They got into position and was prepared to take their star seeds out when Moon rose her hands, pressed her thumb into Hades eyes, making his yelp in pain and surprise.

Moon took this as a chance and blasted him with a Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss. He is finally dead, leaving behind a maroon box that contained a key that had 2 letter "C"s on it. One was cursive, and the other looked like it was a regular, boring font.

Meteor stored that box somewhere again, not telling Moon anything.

()

Moon sighed. They only have one person left as far as they know. Lady Ta'ime, V.E.N.U.S., but is everything really that simple?

The question seemed stuck in her head as they wonder around the castle, trying to find Ta'ime.