SailorStar9: And so another chapter goes up. This is Chapter 11. Read and review.

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Chapter 11: Game Master Arc: The Duel

And so, the moment of the duel arrived. The Senshi were all at the park, waiting for Game Master to arrive.

"Now, where's the freak?" Jupiter asked.

"Here I am." Game Master said as he materialized floating in mid-air. "Are you ready for our battle?" He asked looking at Mercury.

"Of course." Mercury said.

Game Master nodded then turned to the others "If any of you interfere, this battle will be cancelled and I'll send yet another wave of minions tomorrow."

"Fair enough." Suiko said.

"So, shall we start?" Mercury asked.

"Ladies first." Game Master said as he floated down to the ground.

"Icycle Spray!"

"Oh please..." Game Master muttered and punched the ice shards away, then shot an energy blast from his glove, making the ice shards freeze a nearby tree.

"Gee, that guy's though, no kidding..." Jupiter commented.

Mercury shrugged "I supposed long-range attacks would not work on you. Okay then, you leave me no choice." She charged at Game Master, who wasn't expecting that kind of attack from her, and punched him flat to the ground. She turned to the others and shrugged, "Guess he wasn't that tough after all..."

Game Master growled and produced a sword, then looked at Mercury, "I didn't really think I'd have to use this kind of weapons, but you're more of a challenge than I first thought."

Mercury smiled at him and said, "Ensui!"

Game Master's jaw literally dropped as the Ensui blade appeared on Mercury's hand. "What the heck?"

"Hey look, I have a sword," Mercury grinned.

She never told me Mercury had a sword too... Game Master thought with a mental frown. "Well, and do you know how to use it?"

"I'll show you," Mercury said and charged at Game Master.

"Rekka, do you see the same thing I'm seeing?" Tenku asked as he looked the two combatants.

Rekka nodded "Yes, Game Master's battle ability dropped a lot since he's using the sword."

"How is that possible?" Jupiter asked.

"Well, if you don't know how to use a sword correctly, then it will lower your skills rather than raising them." Tenku explained.

"So Mercury can win this one?" Mars asked.

"Maybe. Game Master's still above her level, but not for much."

Meanwhile, the battle raged on. Mercury was using the few things she had picked up from her short training on sword fighting to try and defeat Game Master. Unfortunately for Game Master, Mercury had just found the one thing he wasn't strong at, sword fights. "Giving up yet?" She snapped.

"Never." Game Master muttered as he parried Mercury's slash, and punched her in the stomach. He the leapt away and shot a barrage of blue fireballs at her. Mercury leapt out of the way and frowned.

"Hadoken?" Kongo noted amusedly.

Suiko nodded, "Well, he calls himself Game Master."

Mercury looked at Game Master and frowned "You like long range attacks, I'll give you just that! Ice Ball!"

Game Master was still trying to recover his breath, and wasn't fast enough to get out of the attack's path. It hit him dead on, sending him rolling back a few dozen meters. He stood up, a thin line of blood running down from his lips, and smiled "Yes, indeed... You are a worthy opponent. But the training is over now." He took a defensive stance and pointed at Mercury with his sword "Now we fight for real."

"Uh oh..." Rekka muttered.

"What?" Venus asked.

Tenku nodded in agreement, "She's right... Uh oh... "

"Care to explain what you're 'uh-oh'ing about?" Saturn muttered.

"Well, for some reason, his fighting ability just doubled." Rekka explained.

"Oh... Uh oh..."

"Fight for real?" Mercury muttered "You mean you weren't fighting for real before?"

"Exactly," Game Master said, "I can use any power from any videogame character."

Mercury frowned. From the faces of her friends, she could tell he was not bluffing. "Well then, let's see just how much stronger you are." She stood in a defensive pose "I attacked last time, so I guess it's your turn now."

Game Master smirked "You're right... Prepare to die!"

Mercury stood her ground as Game Master charged. She rose her sword to stop Game Master's slash, but didn't see him materializing a second sword until it was too late to do something about it.

"NO!" Suiko shouted as Mercury fell on her knees. Game Master looked at his second sword, blood dripping from it, and smiled coldly.

"This... Can't be happening..." Mars said in shock.

"Ami..." Suiko muttered, glaring at Game Master.

"Well, now who's the next?" The villain said turning to the rest of the Senshi.

"You." Suiko said coldly and produced his trident.

"Mercury was way above your level, and she lost. What makes you think you'll win?"

"We'll help you." Venus said.

"No. This bastard is mine." Suiko growled. "Ready to die?"

"Funny, I was about to say the same to you." Game Master said.

Tenku saw Mercury. Saturn saw him sighing and frowned, "Is she...?"

Tenku nodded "Yes."

"I can sense her... Her spirit... It's still near," Saturn commented.

"How...?" Rekka started, then shrugged, "Of course, the Senshi of Death..."

Saturn nodded, "Yes. But there's something else... I could revive her."

"You can?" Mars asked.

"I have powers over death and life," Saturn explained, "But right now I cannot do it. When Suiko and Game Master start fighting, I'll get close enough to her to revive her."

The others nodded and turned to watch the battle. Suiko was at one side, holding his trident tightly, while Game Master waited in the opposite side.

"What are you waiting for? Christmas?" The villain asked after waiting for a few seconds.

"No, I was just wondering what you'll do against someone that knows how to use a different weapon." Suiko explained.

Game Master said nothing but charged forwards. Suiko stood his ground, and at the last second did something Game Master wasn't ready for. He dropped to the ground, raising his trident up, and sliced forwards as Game Master tried to slow down. Game Master rolled aside, but could not avoid the trident's middle blade slicing his left leg.

"I see... I underestimated you, you could be even more fun to kill than your little girlfriend," Game Master commented. Suiko charged at him once again, almost slicing his head off. "Temper, temper..."

Meanwhile, Saturn had slowly walked towards Mercury and was now standing right beside her body. Mars and Venus were near, as the rest of the group watched both her and the battle raging a few meters away from them. "Well, I've never used this before... In this life," Saturn commented, "But I guess there's always a first."

Tenku wasn't looking at them, but heard Jupiter gasp. He turned to her, then saw what she was seeing: Saturn had her glaive held above her head with both hands, and an aura of light surrounded her. It slowly gathered on the glaive's tip, and Saturn finally opened her eyes. "Restless spirit, heed my words and return to the mortal world. Saturn... Resurrection!"

A beam of light shot from Saturn's glaive and washed over Mercury's body. The wound in her chest closed, and color returned to her face. After a few tense seconds, Mercury opened her eyes and took a long breath. "What... What happened?" She asked looking around.

"Ami..." Mars said, her eyes watering.

"What's going on?" Mercury asked as she saw Suiko fighting Game Master. Or rather it was Suiko slashing in a berserk fit and Game Master trying to block as many blows as he could.

"Well, to put it simple, you died, and Saturn brought you back," Rekka explained walking towards her, "But your death angered Shin and he kinda decided to tear his head off."

Mercury nodded and turned to Saturn, "Thank you." Standing up, she looked at the battle, "Please beat him for me."

Suiko was still focused on the battle, and had not heard a word of what the others had been saying. Still, something in his mind told him that Mercury was alive. He didn't know how he knew it, but that didn't matter right now. He was still going to kick Game Master's evil butt out of the city.

Game Master somehow managed to leap away from the flurry of slashes Suiko was raining on him. His suit was cut all around, and blood stained it. He looked at Suiko and sighed "Very well then... Time for round two." Saying that, he banished the swords and energy started charging on his hands.

"Kamehameha?" Kongo asked. The others glared at him.

Suiko glared at Game Master "I really am tired of your games. This time you're gonna pay for all what you've done," He rose both his swords and grinned, "Game Over for you, kid. Forbidden Technique…"

"Oh crap..." Game Master muttered.

Suiko looked at Game Master, an ice blue aura surrounding his body, and pointed both his trident at him "Die. Blizzard Surge!"

A flood of water blasted forth from Suiko's trident, hovering over Game Master who had little chance to dodge it, before it encased him in a bubble. The bubble then turned from liquid to ice before bombarding Game Master with numerous ice crystals. The villain fell to the ground, bleeding hard when the bubble popped, and looked at Suiko "You... Won this round... But I'll beat you in the end." Saying that, he vanished.

Suiko turned around and saw Mercury looking at him. He smiled at her then collapsed.

Mercury rushed to his side "Shin... Please hang in there..."

Saturn looked at the two and said "He's still alive... But the energy overload was too much for him."

"Take him back to Nastui." Rekka suggested, Kongo carrying his best friend in his arms. "He'll need a lot of rest just to recover; there is a reason why we never used our forbidden attacks."

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