Love Conquers All!
By: Katie-lee Brady

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING! The only thing I own is the story line, but the characters were used, which I totally don't own. I also don't own the story lines of X-Men 2, and some season of Alias… but there is a few characters made up… very original :)

Chapter 13: The vision

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Previously On: Love Conquers All! – Endymion is faced with news that he did not want to hear. Especially since there is nothing he can do. But because of this, and especially Serenity's actions, Ami and Mina are determined to find out what is up… but how will they find out the new? And why is Serenity acting all weird and not telling Endymion the dark secret, and vice versa with Endymion not telling Serenity that he knows. Will the truth come out?

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The next morning when Endymion awoke Serenity was once again nowhere to be found. But he could feel that she was close, so he settled himself down somewhat knowing that she did not run away.

When he got dressed in his usual black dress pants and white cotton shirt, he found Serenity in the gardens. She was sitting in the lush green grass on a blanket. She was wearing dark denim jeans and a black singlet. Her hair was in a high pony tail. She was facing towards the roses. Her legs were crossed as if she was meditating and her eyes were closed.

He walked towards her slowly and took a seat next to her. As he sat down Serenity moved her body closer and leaned in. He looked down and noticed her eyes were still shut, But he still wound his arm around her waist to hold on to her.

They sat in silence for moment before Serenity spoke, "hello" she smiled in a small quiet voice.

"Hey" he replied back, leaning forwards to kiss her forehead. "Why are you up so early?"

"Because I just wanted to see the sun. And besides, you can never have enough sun… or in your case light" she hummed happily.

Endymion casually laughed, "Okay then, some ones happy… but you seem so tired."

"No, I'm fine… I was just… seeing" she hesitated.

Endymion looked at her. He was uncertain to what he should say. He wanted to comfort her and tell her everything was going to be alright, but everything wasn't going to be alright. She was going to die! She knew it, and didn't tell him. He knew it and she knew better. But how does one live with out their soul mate? Sure he could move on, or wait for a reincarnation, but that's time where he is with out her. And there's also no guarantee that her reincarnation will actually love him, or even have the slightest interest in him.

"Endymion, would you find me wicked if I told you that I wanted to run away, far away from here with you?" she asked him, though never meeting his eye sight.

"Umm, Serenity?" Endymion sounded worried, "what is all this really about?"

Serenity reluctantly looked at him, "Nothing, just I… I just want to escape from here with you and live forever and ever with you… away form all this fighting and horror and death." Her eyes were tearing up, bordering at the edge, threatening to spill. But what he also didn't know, was that this way they could spend more time together before she had to depart front the world of the living, not that he knew she was going to die for real anyways.

"Was it something you saw" he finally asked her, building up some sort of courage to ask her the truth.

"What?" she looked at him strangely. Forgetting her own words.

"You said before that you were seeing" he said looking at her, "so I assume that you wanting to run away was due to something you may have seen" he questioned her raising a brow.

Serenity slowly turned her head away from him, "yes, I did see something" she sighed.

Endymion used his other hand that wasn't around her waist to move her face back towards him. He cupped her cheek and bought her face to eye level, "Tell me what you saw" he said softly in a loving and endearing voice.

Serenity reluctantly let his hand guide her face back towards him. As she did she couldn't help but look into his never ending eyes. They such devotion and emotion for her. But as he spoke, his silky words washed over her, encouraging her to spill her darkest and nastiest secret. But she couldn't. He wouldn't understand. Sure they could run away, but that would only buy her so much time, because her time was due to end with war. "It was horrible" she breathed. But what she was doing was the most horrible thing ever. "I saw all this blood and slaughter. I just can't handle it" she tried to say in a solid voice, but failed. She was torn; because she was lying to her love because she couldn't bear seeing his eyes with the hurt knowing she was to die. Not now, not ever. They had just found each other after so long and already they had to depart. She was only 22, and the funny thing was, was that her 23rd birthday was due in a few months, and the way the war was heading, she wouldn't even be able to make it to that. Her future was doomed either way she went, but if she could buy as much time as there was, she would cherish every moment of it.

"Shhh" Endymion said rubbing her back. He was confused by the sight he say. She was distorted and he could see her mind was going everywhere. But why would she not tell him the truth. Why would she want to run away if she was to die? Rei had said that no matter what they did her time was up and fate wanted her. It made no sense. She as a seer too would have seen this as well. "We'll work this out together" he spoke slowly.

With out realising, Serenity's eyes were spilling the very essence she tried to keep in. It was useless; no matter how hard she try, she could not hold the tears in. it was a violent act of love and trust that made her feel like this. Not because Endymion abused it, but Serenity did. She abused their love and trust by hiding such a hideous secret from him. And violently she tore herself apart; knowing that she could never make him happy. Maybe they were never meant to be together? But how? They had that connection?

"Serenity?" Endymion asked in a low concerned voice. "Is there something you're not telling me?"

Serenity froze and snapped her head upwards towards his. Her jaw flexed, deciding weather she should tell him, or not. "It was just a horrible sight to witness in a vision. Seeing it in real life would be even more horrible" she made a weak smile.

Endymion sighed to himself. Was she not going to tell him? She had to sometime or later… but when? Would she ever? It actually pained him to even think of the possibility that she would never tell him. They were partners, lovers, they had no secrets. But why would she keep this one? Maybe there was more to it? 'Yeah, there had to me to it' Endymion thought to himself.

Endymion was going to open his mouth to say something, but someone had already said something. It was Endymion. Someone was looking for him. Both he and Serenity turned their gaze towards the fiery raven haired beauty running towards them.

"Endymion" she yelled as she ran. She was wearing ceremonial cloths. Large baggy red pants and white shirt. Both of her hands were wrapped in a white cloth.

Both Serenity and Endymion looked at each other before turning towards Rei. They stood up and waited for her to come closer. But as she got closer her eyes were wide in shock, in direct line with Serenity. Before Endymion could decipher her message, he saw Serenity in the corner of his eye. She looked as though she wasn't breather. But her chest was moving up and down in an irregular pattern, much like suffocating. This bought his whole face to turn towards her. She was standing perfect straight with her arms by her side, but she was choking on something. Her eyes were wide open and they were just staring.

"Serenity" Endymion roared. Was this how she was meant to die? Surely not?

He grabbed her shoulders and tried to knock her out of the daze, but with in seconds she took a large intake of air in and as she breathed it out her whole body went limp, falling into Endymion's arms.

By which time Rei had arrived, she was panting, "it's alright, she's alive" she breathed heavily.

Endymion turned towards Rei in a slow manner with slit eyes, "And how is it you know that?" his voice was some what malice.

Rei sighed, "She probably saw what I just saw" she breathed.

Endymion then looked down to Serenity. Her limp body in his arms. She was knocked out, "what did you see?" he then asked towards Rei.

Rei simply pointed towards Serenity, never taking her eyes off Endymion.

Unsure what she meant he connected to her mind, 'what? Is this about her, or do you want to discuss this privately?' he gave her a questioning look.

"Both" she said out load.

Endymion then looked down to Serenity. "I'll take her to her bedroom and I'll join you in your temple" he said picking Serenity up bridal style.

Rei nodded her head and watched Endymion carry Serenity away towards the mansion. When he was out of sight she let out a sigh, "you are not going to like this one bit" she said out loud to know one in particular.

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"So wh…" Endymion started as he walked in to Rei's temple. "What the hell happened here?" he asked looking at her with a raised brow.

Rei was standing in the middle, where her open fire place was, holding a burnt/charred peace of timber. Around her everything was burnt to black. Even the fire place was burnt out, and the timber she was holding was the barrier around the fire.

Rei looked at Endymion with a surprised look, quickly pivoting her eyes from him, "umm…" she glanced around, watching where his eyes looked, "this is kinda what I wanted to tell you" she half giggled, "due to a… umm, vision" she smiled.

Endymion let the breath of air out that he was holding and lifted his head to Rei, slightly shaking it. "Is it still usable?" he asked her, gazing upon the fireplace.

Rei turned with his eyes and looked at her fire. She half pouted, "well, it's usable, but it has to be light seeing… anything that needs pushing and opening and is deeper" she looked at him, "I can not do" she lowered her head, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I'll get someone here to fix it straight away" he half smiled at her.

"Thanks Endymion. Always looking out for me… surely it must be bothersome?"

"Hush" he silenced her, "there is no need. It has never been bothersome. And plus, this is something needed… not wanted" he gave her an assuring smile.

Rei simply smiled back and slumped her head low.

Noticing her reaction to his words, he spoke, "so what did you see?" he asked.

Rei quickly looked up in shock, gasping that she nearly forgot. "Yes, yes, sorry" she laughed, "nearly forgot" she turned to her fire, "Mmmm…" she said quietly.

"Hmm what?" Endymion quickly said. "Do you need the fire for this?"

Rei sighed, "yeah… but it'll work. All I need is a small flame that will smoke…" she turned to him, "oh; also I have to get some incense… I'll be right back" she looked at him, "please just stay here" she gave him a hard look.

"And why would I go anywhere?" he raised a brow.

"Because of past happening" she said bordly with a solid look.

"Okay, whatever. Just hurry up!" he said plainly as eh took a seat in the far corner of the room, which miraculously, didn't get burn.

When Rei came back, she had a bundle of sandalwood incense in her hand. "Okay, I'm back" she said walking towards him.

When Endymion saw Rei heading towards him, he got up and walked to her.

Upon seeing Endymion walk towards her, she paused at the fire, "Okay, just sit back here," she pointed to a spot behind her spot at the fire, "While I put all these," motioning to the incense, "and try to set a flame."

Endymion sighed and took his seat while waiting for Rei. Once she had placed, and lit the incense she focused on the small flame that was her great fire. It took all of her might, but she made the flame larger til it was at a reasonable size. She slowly took her seat, folding her legs in a meditation manner and opened her palms towards the fire. "Now, I will need you to be quiet for a few moments, okay" she said to Endymion.

"Okay" he quietly said as he watched her continue.

"And please" she paused, "please have an open mind, or this will not work… so just…" she paused again, thinking of the right words, "don't think at all" she settled with.

Endymion frowned at her choice of words, but if he was to see whatever she wanted to show him, then he would have to comply with her wishes. "Yep" he quickly said in a rushed tone.

After a few moments Rei started humming in a low tune. Her hands on either side, swishing the smoking air upwards. As the incense started to burn more into a thicker smoke, the fire itself started to rise, sending a black smoke twirling from the top.

After a minute of watching the smoke curl around it self, it strangely and violent went crazy. Splitting into section and creating smoke figures. Endymion was shocked at what he saw, but it was trying to create a scene, or part of a vision Rei must have seen. As he looked closer, he could distinguish a fight between two different people. As he watched, and concentrated harder on the figures the smoke was making, Rei started to speak in an unusual voice.

"Many scene over have been like this one. Vampire and human; fighting against each other until one wins."

Just then, the actual fire sparked and the red sparks flew into the smoky figures which moved and created another scene with the red; the sparks symbolising blood. But the image didn't last long, for it changed yet again to an old man sitting in a plain room on the ground. He looked as though he was meditating, and concentrating very hard on something.

"Kenji Tsukino" Rei spoke again. "Sitting in a protected and highly guarded room. Although he seems in a state of meditation, he is fighting with his mind… trying to gain control… but all the protection goes wasted…" As she stopped talking, her head slightly moved to the right, where another figure was being assembled by the smoke.

The figure looked very much like Serenity, but her surroundings were unknown. He could see she was wearing a simple looking dress. Her hair was in pigtails, and she too was sitting like the man in the previous image.

"She will be fighting… spare of the moment… her too, controlling… trying to win a battle that will save everyone… but it gets out of hand and she loses her mind…" Rei's voice started getting higher in pitch, but as it did the fire itself got larger, and the twirling of the smoke got vicious. Endymion couldn't help but stare at it all.

"The moment when she loses her mind you shall feel a sense of lost and hope, but you wonder where it comes form. But as it does, it washes the feeling of hatred away and you stare at your enemy, pondering why you are fighting… why this war has gone this far… but as realisation sets in… everything turns black and the world is cleansed…" as Rei spoke, her voice went quieter into a calm whisper, the fire settling down, and the smoke slowing down its violent act into a calm twirl of spirals.

As the fire settled into calm swirls, the images dissipated and showed a happy family with a young kid running into the arms of the father. Everything seemed happy and it brought a small smile on Endymions facial features. But along with it was a pang in his chest. For he would never have the opportunity to have such a life.

"When the light seeps through the darkness everything will not appear as it should be" Rei spoke in a soft whisper, a note of sadness seeping threw her lost words. "Things that should not happen, happen… love ones lost… but a state of grief is not at hand… and finally, the savoir and hunter will die… leaving everything in disarray… travesty and a sense of calmness…" but as Rei talked, her body started to lean inwards to the side, until she said the final word and she blacked out. Falling to the floor and she fire slumbers back to it shallow flame and the smoke dissipated through the room and out the windows and doors with the air.

Endymion was in a shock state of mind and was torn between decisions. But once he started to sort his thoughts out he went straight towards Rei and moved her to see if she was alright.

"Rei? Rei?" he kept yelling at her.

But as he started shaking her, she made a small groaning sound and mumbled something incoherent.

"Are you alright Rei? What exactly happened? What did all that mean?" he bombarded her with questions.

Rei slowly opened her eyes and lifter her hand to her forehead. "That was just part of the vision I saw, and maybe Serenity. But if you watched, and listened, the meaning and outcome of the war is stated" she spoke fluently in a calm voice, slowly sitting herself upright.

Endymion let go of her shoulders and backed away from her as she set up. Though he continued to look at her with questioning eyes. His brows were furrowed and head tilted in confusion, "there was a meaning and whatever in all that?" he asked her.

Rei let out a sigh and looked at him, "just give me a moment to rest and get something to eat. And then I'll tell you the full layout of this war and the meaning and what ever, okay" she said as she got up slowly.

Endymion followed suit, "okay, but do you still have no idea when it is?" he followed her outside.

"That is correct. The time is unknown… but yet it is close… oh so close" she said quietly as she walked into the mansion, heading towards the kitchen, Endymion hot on her heels.

"So while or after you feed do you want to continue this?"

"Why not while? You must be hungry yourself."

Endymion didn't answer. He just followed her into the kitchen and took a seat while the maids grabbed the blood bags for them. Once they had their glasses in hand they headed towards a small private lounge and sat.

"So, please do entertain me with this vision of yours" Endymion said as he took a seat across from Rei.

"Well, in the first image, you saw the fighting. Well in many visions I have had, there has been a lot of fighting, all across the world. I was just showing you one. And as I said, until one of them wins. Therefore there will casualties. In the second, I showed a vision of Kenji. I don't know his precise location, but like said, it does not matter, for he dies."

"So does that mean we win?"

"Vaguely!" she said in a shallow voice.

"What do you mean?" he retorted back.

She laughed softly, "on both sides. For we fight against each other in hopes of staying alive. But not for our entire race" she said smoothly.

"But he dies?" he said seriously, "what do you mean?" he gave up.

"I mean, Serenity and Kenji are fighting against each other. To kill the whole race, and save the whole race. But inevitable, they both die. From what I have saw of what Serenity is going to do, either side does not win… but with their deaths, a wave of realisation washes over people, setting them free" she said in her calm voice.

Endymion just looked at her, "okay, you have totally lost me."

Rei sighed, "While she fights, Serenity, she loses her mind because she is only focusing on one thing. Due to that she succeeds with her wishes. But once her mind is lost and focused on the task at hand, everyone will fel lost, like they too have lost their mind, but due to that they feel hope, and they ask themselves why they are fighting in the first place. And as they wonder, the hatred for each other disappears and they are gifted with insight of reality. But when people can learn to see, the world will go into a state of darkness into the pits of blackness and it cleanses itself for a better world" Rei found her self whispering.

"And what is this better world?"

"Paradise! Our dream world" Rei spoke in a dreamy voice.

Endymion just looked at her.

"A place where we get along. People are cleansed. Able to learn to live with one another. To accept each other" she smiled.

Endymion continued to look at her with a harsh look. "That will never happened" his words seethed in hatred.

Rei shook her head, "No, it was all in the vision… but some parts I can not say, because to me it remains a mystery. But whatever Serenity is having, my vision or another, it will surely disturb her, as it did me" she said slowly.

"Disturbing?" Endymion questioned.

Rei gave him a fierce look, "like I said; nothing will appear as it should be!"

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Chapter started: 6th January 2008 – 11:50am
Chapter continued and finished on: 10th and 11th January 2008

Katie-Lee :)