SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 18 out, this is Chapter 19 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and my OC.

Chapter 19: Kiki's Battle! The Friends That Surpass Generations!

In a Saint hideout...

"You won't be going any further." Shaina told the incoming Pallasite foot soldiers.

"Hydra Ichi-sama will stop you." Ichi grinned.

"We'll protect the base ahead." Ban promised.

"There are quite a few of them." Nachi noted.

Just then, a golden energy swept in, taking out the attacking soldiers. "I'm sorry I'm late, everyone."

Elsewhere...

"We can't keep relying on Eden and Subaru." Koga admitted, the others were forced to take a back seat as Eden and Subaru cleared the path for them.

"We need to get our Cloths fixed soon." Ryuho agreed.

"Raki, how further is it to Kiki-sama?" Yuna asked.

"We're almost there." Raki replied.

"Haruto." Koga noticed the ninja had returned.

"I don't see any enemies." Haruto reported. "This is our chance."

"Everyone, follow me." Raki led the way.

At the hideout...

"Everyone, we're here." Raki declared.

"You made it." Geki laughed, greeting his former students.

"So, you're here, too." Yuna remarked.

"When Athena herself fights, I can't stay behind." Geki declared.

"There are so many Saints here." Koga looked around at the gathered Steel Saints in the courtyard.

"You're late, Koga." Shaina chided. "Seems you have been doing some damage."

"Thanks to that, my Cloth is pretty beat up." Koga stated.

"Subaru." Ban greeted.

"Teacher Ban." Subaru gaped. "What are you doing here?"

"We' e come to help you." Ban replied.

"So that's the Equuleus Cloth?" Nachi noted. "Subaru, you have a hard fate ahead of you."

"Kiki-sama, I brought the Stardust Sand." Raki ran to her master.

"Good job, Raki." Kiki nodded. "It appears you need my help." he turned to the Bronze Saints.

In the inner room...

Kiki surrounded himself with the six Bronze Cloths. "You've done well to fight this far with such badly damaged Cloths. But the way you're fighting now, you won't be able to overcome the trials that await you. Koga, especially: how did this Cloth get so damaged? I'm sure you haven't forgotten the fallen Libra Gold Genbu's words, which cautioned you not to rely on your Cloth. Soma, you are a little too reckless." he chided the Lionet Saint. "You must not only attack, but sometime withdraw and sometimes defend. That is the role of a Saint. Yuna, you fight too much by the book. You must be more adaptable in combat. Believe in your Cloth and speak to it in your heart. Ryuho, you relied too much on your Dragon Shield. It is the strongest shield among the Saints, but your overconfidence led to it shattering. So, you are Orion Eden?" he noted, meeting Eden for the first time. "You seem to have overcome your uncertainty and found a reason to fight. But you still haven't mastered your Cloth yet. Continue to ask yourself 'What can I do to get better?' You're that Steel Saint." he turned to Subaru. "Then this is the Equuleus Cloth. But how was it able to evolve?"

"Where'd Haruto go?" Koga realized the Earth-oriented Saint was missing.

"The enemy is here." Haruto burst in.

Outside...

"You're like rats in a trap." Whip Dione broke the wall down.

In the inner room...

"I thought it would be him." Kiki instantly recognized the attacking Pallasite's Cosmo.

Outside...

"I am the Class-2 Pallasite and wielder of the whip, Snake Plasma Dione." Dione introduced himself. "I've come to challenge you again, Aries Kiki. So annoying." he tsked, taking out the defending Steel Saints. "Resistance is futile."

"Then you were the one following us?" Eden demanded.

"I knew the injured Saints would go to the Cloth Repairer." Diona shrugged. "So, I decided I'd strike you then; Saints without Cloths are as helpless as babies."

In the inner room...

"I shall fight him." Kiki declared. "Everyone, step back."

"Kiki, you can't waste your power on a guy like that." Shaina retorted. "Have you forgotten your task as the Cloth Repairer? Or do you think we can't win? Don't insult us."

Outside...

"Who are you, wretch?" Dione demanded.

"How rude." Shaina fired back. "I am Ophiuchus Shaina, Koga's teacher. I'll fight you in his place."

"The legendry generation is indeed powerful." Dione was impressed. "However, we far outnumber you.

"It'll take more than that to beat us." Shō declared from the sky.

"There are still more Saints." Ushio added.

"And us, too." Daichi called out, the three Original Steel Saints had also joined the fight.

In the inner room...

"I shall now begin repairing the Cloths." Kiki turned back to his main task. "Raki, the Stardust Sand. Lady Vesta, if you will. This is the repair technique that my master, Mu-sama, taught me." he readied his hammer and chisel just as Vesta summoned the highest and purest grade of her flames; the Pure Glazed Flame which was rumored to be in par with the fires from Hephaestus' forge. "Each swing of my hammer determines a Saint's fate."

Outside...

"Aries Kiki, you have such a wonderful Cloth." Dione rebuked. "Why do you not fight? With your back to the enemy, you force your subordinates to shed their blood. You shame the title of Gold Saint."

In the inner room...

"You understand nothing." Kiki muttered, continuing his work "Mu-sama, I finally understand the meaning of your words. Repairing these Cloths means protecting the Saints' lives. This is my battle. Mu-sama, give me your power."

"Our Cloths have been revived." Koga smiled, seeing the renewed Cloths. "Shaina-san." he heard his caretaker collapsed to the ground. "Let's go, everyone."

"Wait, Koga." Kiki voiced. "You don't need to go out there. Haruto, take care of her." he passed the exhausted Kikyo to Haruto. "Dione, I shall fight you one-on-one."

In the inner room...

"I am a Cloth Repairer." Kiki reminded. "But before that, I am a Gold Saint. Fighting for Athena is my true task."

"Very well." Dione accepted the challenge. "If I lose, I will have my men withdraw." flailing his whip, he struck Kiki, the Golden Cloth withstanding lash after lash. "Kiki, didn't you use up all your power repairing those Cloths?" he mocked. "You seem quite confident in your Cloth's defenses. But the Snake Plasma's true power is to tear apart any material at an atomic level. Whether your Cloth is made of Gamanion or Orihalcon, it won't matter. Snake Plasma: Full Power!"

Dione's full-out attack missed Kiki when he teleported in front of the Pallasite. Resting a finger on Dione's chestplate, he shattered the Chronotector.

"What did you do?" Dione demanded.

"Even the strongest armor has a single weak point which can seriously damage the whole thing." Kiki related. "I am a Cloth Repairer. There is no way I'd miss such a weakness."

"Why could I not scratch your Cloth?" Dione muttered.

"This is the noble Gold Cloth of Aries, passed down for generations." Kiki stated. "You failed to maintain your armor and were overconfident in your power. Mine is a different dimension." flaring up his Cosmo, he forced Dione to his knees.

"How dare you insult me." Dione growled. "Kill Kiki!" he ordered.

"You struggle still?" Kiki sighed. "Then disappear beyond the great light. Starlight Extinction! Do not underestimate me." he warned, blowing the Pallasites away. "Out of compassion, I deliberately avoided attacking a vital point before. It seems such compassion was wasted on one such as you. There will be no more mercy." he took out Dione.

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