Dedicated to my true love.

I love you so much!

Act 48

Ami stood up, unable to remain seated any longer.

"Ami, where are you going?" Rei asked, her eyes all red because of her tears. The same as Makoto's eyes, the same as Usagi's eyes. Usagi, who had left the room in a hurry long ago.

"I must get out of here," Ami said with weak voice and climbed the stairs up to the door. They didn't stop her. Why? They were mourning, too.

Ami stepped through the door and walked down the hallway into the empty entrance hall, where she then stood still. She then thought of the empty apartment, since her mother had gone to Europe again for the whole week, and suddenly Ami felt completely unable to go home. Just thinking about being alone now, alone with her thoughts, scared her. But she also didn't feel able to go back to her grieving friends.

What she needed now…

"I'm not willing to watch you get yourself killed."

"But consider one thing. If you decide… to leave now, I will too."

Nephrite had turned his back on her because she wasn't willing to stop fighting and soon he would have gone, too.

Ami walked to the corner of the entrance hall and let herself fall down on one of the chairs that were standing there. There was nowhere she could go, so she could stay here.

"We're closing," a grumpy voice said.

Ami looked up right at Nephrite who had stepped behind the desk again, obviously not looking directly at who was sitting in the corner. But when she didn't answer he looked at her.

"Ami?" he asked now, a little surprised.

She still didn't answer. She knew that if she did she would burst into tears again.

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When Nephrite saw Ami sitting all alone in the corner of Crown's entrance hall he didn't really know what to do. Hadn't he…broken up with her? But why did every cell inside him still long for her?

Slowly he stepped around the desk and walked towards her. She only looked at him without saying anything, but now he saw that she had been crying. Her eyes were red and there were still tears in them. This made him forget everything. He quickly kneeled before her and took her hands in his.

"Ami, what's wrong?"

"Minako-chan," she whispered. "Venus…she…died."

And then she burst into tears, withdrawing her hands to burrow her face in them.

Nephrite looked at Ami, who was completely drained and suddenly he remembered that he had already seen her like this. Ami, devastated at the river's shore, kneeling on the ground, her arms wrapped around her body, grieving… for him.

"Do you want to be by her side again?"

"Is that… possible?"

"Listen to me; This is what I am able to give to you. A new life that will make it possible to be at your beloved's side. Do you want that?"

"Yes, more than anything else."

Nephrite winced. What… had that just been? This must be a memory!

Right! After he died he woke up in this… between world, where he had met Queen Serenity… who had given him a new chance to be with Ami.

"Nevertheless, there's one thing you should know. I'm able to give you this new life, but you won't be the same as you are now. You'll be different, and once you've reawakened you won't remember me, nor anything that has happened at this moment. There will be no turning back. Do you still agree?"

"I do. I would put up with anything to be at her side."

No matter what the Queen had said, how could he have forgotten that? How could he have forgotten that he had been willing to put up with anything to be with Ami? Even if it meant being… a human without any powers.

"I'm not willing to watch you get yourself killed."

How could he have been so selfish? After all, wasn't the fact that she was a Sailor senshi the reason he had met her? The reason he had fallen in love with her?

"I will overcome the curse. And as soon as I do, I'll come for you. I swear on my life."

How could he just break the oath he had made to Ami?

He remembered her reaction when he told her that he would go back to the Dark Kingdom… and what his words had been: "It's all that's left for me."

"That's not true, Nephrite, there's so much more!"

"Like what?"

"You still have…"

Her! Nephrite thought, I still have her!

"Oh Ami," he said now and pulled her up to take her into his arms. "I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry," he whispered, hoping that she would understand…

She wrapped her arms around his waist and started to sob loudly against his chest now. He tightened his embrace and placed his cheek on her hair.

Slowly she calmed down and only when her last sob faded he took her face in his hands to look into her clear brown eyes.

"Can you forgive me for being such a… stubborn jackass?" he asked.

She smiled while new tears started to accumulate in her eyes.

"Of course," she said with soft voice. "Of course I can."

Nephrite wiped up her tears with his thumbs and then finally he bowed his head to reunite his lips with hers.

When Nephrite felt Ami's soft and warm mouth on his he knew that from now on he would never been able anymore to hold back. Because this time it wasn't a short and brief kiss like that day. This time he… really kissed her. Slowly he started to caress Ami's lips with his tongue until she let him in with a deep sigh.

His tongue twirled around hers and she followed him while her grab around his waist tightened. He pressed his body against hers and they both were gasping while their passionate kiss lasted and lasted.

Somehow Nephrite finally ended the kiss, taking Ami into his arms again, holding her tightly. Feeling her that close to him he could feel her heart beating fast… just like his. And she was trying to regain her breath … just like he was.

And then, suddenly, she started to laugh.

"What is it?" Nephrite asked, a little confused.

"Nothing," Ami answered and looked at him smiling. "I only just realized that this… was our first kiss."

He smiled back, tightening his embrace. "My memory is certainly not the best, but I do recall that we already kissed once…"

"Oh, come on!" Ami replied, now flushing. "You're not calling that a real kiss, are you? Your lips had barely touched mine when you'd already teleported away."

Nephrite had to laugh and leaned down to her, staying only a hairs' breadth away from her.

"Do you want me to give you a real kiss again?" he asked with rough voice as Ami's breathe on his lips made him shiver.

"Yes," she whispered, before Nephrite overcame that last little space to fulfill her wish.

Nephrite didn't know how he had been able to finish this second kiss again, but he knew one thing. He wasn't able to let Ami go. Not this time. Not again.

"Ami," he said with soft voice and hugged her even closer. "Stay. Stay with me… tonight."

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Everything turned around in Ami's head. Her kneels started to tremble and her heart was beating in her throat and she knew that if Nephrite hadn't been holding her she would certainly have lost hold.

"Stay. Stay with me… tonight." She knew very well what that meant…

"Yes," was all she was able to breathe.

Yes, she wanted to stay with him. She needed him. She wanted to be close to him.

Tonight shall belong to us, Ami thought when Nephrite took her by her hand and she followed him into the break room, for tomorrow who knows, the way things are, the world may be destroyed by Metallia… or the princess - Usagi-chan.

Only when she heard the click of the key that signaled that Nephrite had locked the door, did she wince a little.

He stepped behind her, taking her into his arms.

"Are you really… okay with this?" he asked carefully.

Ami turned around to him and wrapped her arms around his waist again.

"I am," she said smiling. "I… I need you, Nephrite. I need to be close to you."

"Oh Ami," he whispered and kissed her again.

The kiss became deeper, more passionate.

"Nephrite," Ami sighed on his lips, "I… I can't breathe."

He smiled at her and caressed her cheek. "Then… so be it," he answered softly before he kissed her again.

His warm hands slid under her shirt to take it off slowly over her head. Ami's fingers trembled when she started to unbutton his shirt, but she didn't stop until she had opened it.

Nephrite took her face into his hands, placing soft kisses on her forehead, her lids, her cheeks and the corner of her mouth and then, slowly, he started to walk with her in his arms guiding her to the sofa.

xxxx

Minako smiled and stepped back into the white light.

Finally, finally they had found each other. Late, but better late than never.

She turned around again, looking at Usagi who was dressed into a black kimono. Her hair was wrapped in a firm bun.

She was sitting on her bed holding Minako's new CD in her hands. Still she was holding back her tears while the songs played softly from the CD-player.

Two strong arms wrapped around Minako and she leaned back and sighed.

"She's the one who is suffering the most, am I right?" Zoisite asked.

"Yes," Minako answered and reached for his arms. "First Mamoru and now her idol Aino Minako - me. This has been such a shock for her. It was a mistake that we didn't tell her. I'm blaming myself so much…"

"Don't, my love," Zoisite said. "You didn't mean any harm. You did it to protect her, to spare her more sorrow."

Minako turned her head towards Zoisite and kissed him softly. Then she smiled. "Since when are you so understanding, my beloved Shitennou?"

"Since you taught me so, my wonderful senshi of beauty and love," he answered and kissed her back.

Then they looked at the city by night, the people that were walking along the streets, the cars that were driven, the lights and all above the moon and the stars.

"Again," Minako whispered and tightened her grab on Zoisite's arms. "We're at the same point again. It's the calm before the storm. Something is approaching. Can you feel it too, Zoisite?"

She felt him nodding as he reciprocated. "Yes, my love, I can feel it. It's close."

"Let's hope that this time… the disaster can be prevented," Minako said. "Because that is all we can do from here."

xxxx

Ami blinked and lifted one hand to rub her eyes and for a moment she was asking herself where she was…

She sat up quickly, pressing the covers against her chest as she remembered:

Nephrite's warm lips on her mouth, his hot kisses on her neck, their hands strongly entwined when…

Ami felt herself blush. Slowly she turned her head and looked at Nephrite, who was sleeping peacefully. One hand was placed on his bare chest, the other arm, with which he had just been holding her, stretched out beside him now.

Ami smiled. Lying there like this, deeply asleep with his muscles relaxed he somehow looked like a little boy. So peaceful, so content.

Her mobile rang. She quickly grabbed her bag and took it out.

"Yes?" she answered, whispering.

"Ami-chan!" Usagi's voice resounded, "Guess what! Mamoru has returned!"

"Really?" Ami said. "Oh, Usagi-chan, I'm so happy for you. How was he able to leave the Dark Kingdom?"

"You won't believe it, Ami-chan, he's so amazing. He's absorbed Metallia into his body."

"What?" Ami asked tonelessly. "But if he has Metallia in his body doesn't that mean…?"

"He's fine," Usagi answered enthusiastically. "Now everything's going to be fine. He promised. From now on we'll be able to see each other whenever we want."

"Usagi-chan…"

"Ah, I have to go. Please tell the others that I'm fine, alright? Your mobile has been the only one that's turned on. See you soon, Ami-chan."

The dial tone signaled to Ami that Usagi had hung up. She then pushed the red button and looked at her mobile thoughtfully.

"He's absorbed Metallia into his body."

No, Ami finally thought, this can't be…

"Is everything alright?"

Ami gasped and looked at Nephrite.

"Yes… yes," she said. "That was Usagi-chan. She said that Mamoru… has come back."

"That's great," Nephrite answered, not removing his intense gaze away from her. Ami felt herself blush, suddenly feeling embarrassed. Her fingers clenched around the covers which she was still pressing against her body.

"Are you… alright?" Nephrite asked.

Ami only managed a small nod.

"You don't regret anything, do you?"

"No!" Ami said sincerely, "Of course not."

Nephrite suddenly smiled at her lovingly. "Come here, Ami," he said softly.

Ami did as he said, placing her head on his chest and when she felt his arms around her, all her feelings of embarrassment melted away from her and she sighed.

"So, how was the Master, I mean Mamoru, able to leave the Dark Kingdom?" Nephrite asked then as he started to caress Ami's shoulder with one hand while he entwined his other hand with hers.

"He has… absorbed Metallia, merging her with his body."

"He did what?" Nephrite asked in disbelief and Ami couldn't blame him at all.

"Well… at least that's what Usagi told me. I couldn't believe it myself."

Nephrite didn't answer but Ami found she didn't like his thoughtful gaze at all. "Nephrite, what do you know about Queen Metallia?"

He sighed. "I'm afraid not much more than you do. I remember that the whole Dark Kingdom shook when she awakened and… I saw her once."

"You saw her?"

"Yes, that was when I was still a Shitennou, of course. I had gathered energy with Jadeite. Still I don't know how I had been able to work with that idiot. I think we both wanted to impress Queen Beryl, so we put aside our differences. However, after we fed Metallia with that energy, the door to her fountain of energy was opened and we were allowed to enter her hall. That's when I saw her. That's what she actually is: An immense fountain of evil energy."

Ami had been only half-listening to the second part Nephrite had been saying. In her mind another question was forming. One she had wondered about for a very long time, but had always been too afraid to ask. Her fear about what the answer might be had been too great. And though that fear still existed, she knew that if she didn't ask him now, she would never have the courage again to do it.

"Nephrite?"

"Hm?"

"Did you… love Queen Beryl?"

He didn't answer for a very long time.

Idiot, Ami thought, why do you want to make yourself unhappy?

"She was actually the only woman I had ever known since I was awakened," Nephrite finally answered. "And everything I did was to please her. Her satisfaction was all that was important to me. That was all I wanted. To make her… happy."

Ami bit her lips at those words, unable to suppress the pain in her heart.

Idiot, she scolded herself again, you big, stupid idiot.

Then she turned around, looking at the patterned wallpaper, keeping her eyes away from Nephrite.

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Nephrite frowned when Ami turned, now out of his arms, her back facing him. What was wrong now?

He propped himself up on his elbow and looked over her shoulder. "Ami? Are you alright?"

"Hm…" was all she replied.

He placed one hand on her shoulder and felt how she flinched at his touch. "Really?"

"I'm fine," she replied with a strange, monotone voice.

But to Nephrite it was more than clear that she was not fine. He just couldn't figure out at the moment why. Was it something he said? He repeated their conversation about his Master, Queen Metallia, Queen Beryl…

The realization hit him like a powerful blow. No, he thought, that can't be. She's not…

"Are you… jealous?" he asked.

"Of course not!" she answered, which made Nephrite frown again. But if she wasn't jealous…

"You are jealous," he said, convinced.

"I'm not jealous!" she shouted, and Nephrite saw how she bit her lip and though he knew that it was completely inappropriate, he had to laugh.

"I'm glad to see that I'm amusing you," she said through grit teeth, making a move to stand up. Nephrite quickly put his arm around her waist, holding her tightly against him.

"Oh Ami," he said. "My wonderful, smart senshi, you haven't let me finish."

"Well, thanks, I don't need to hear more," she answered and started to fidget, but Nephrite tightened his embrace.

"Yes, you do, Ami, because I've just told you what I was like… before I met you. Everything I've just told you became unimportant - dust - from the moment you gave me that new cape. Since then I've been completely unable to think of anybody else than you. And all I've wished since then is that no harm ever comes to you. All that's important to me is you. All that exists for me is you."

Ami slowly turned back to him, looking at him with wide eyes. He smiled. "Now, you asked me if I loved Queen Beryl. No, I didn't, because she tied me to her with her curse, but you, you tied me to you with your gentleness, your kindness and with your sincerity."

"Nephrite," Ami whispered, "Is that… true?"

"I swear on my life."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. He put his hand on her neck to deepen the kiss and he knew that he would never have enough of her mouth. Again and again he kissed her soft and sweet lips, suddenly asking himself why he had actually waited for so long to do… this.

"And why didn't you want to… kiss me earlier?" Ami asked, just as if she had read his thoughts.

He kissed her once more and leaned his forehead against her, sighting. "It wasn't that I didn't want to, but somehow, I knew exactly that it would have ended up like… this."

He looked at her meaningfully and Ami blushed. "I… wouldn't have minded."

"But I…I wasn't good enough for you, I was cursed and you were - you are- so… pure to me. I'd never have dared… Even now…"

Ami placed one finger on his mouth. "You talk such nonsense sometimes."

They both laughed. Then Nephrite kissed her again and finally lay down so Ami could place her head on his chest again.

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Ami sighed as she felt Nephrite's finger running through her hair again. It felt so good to be… so close to him.

"But you know," she suddenly started to say, "I really think that we should find a good name for you."

"A name?" Nephrite asked surprised. "I have a name."

"Oh please! You don't want to give Motoki-kun more chances to find new nicknames for you," Ami said.

"I think it's too late for that anyway," Nephrite said glumly.

"What do you mean?" Ami wondered.

"Your princess… she called me… 'Nephi-kun'."

"What?" Ami laugh out loud. "Nephi-kun? Oh, Usagi-chan!"

First Nephrite didn't react but then, to Ami's relief, he joined in her laughter.

"Oh, I almost forgot," Nephrite said, after they both had calmed down a little, "I… have something for you."

He sat up and leaned over Ami to grab for his shirt and took something out from its breast-pocket. He hesitated for a very long moment, as if he wasn't really sure if he should give it to her. So Ami also sat up, placing one hand on his shoulder.

"Nephrite," she said softly, "come on, let me see it."

He was still waiting, but finally he took her hand into his and dropped something into her palm. She looked at it and gasped in surprise when she saw the glittering pendant that was fixed on a fine silver collar.

"Do you… like it?" Nephrite asked, "I wasn't really sure… Actually I had something different in my mind, but Motoki thought that it wasn't very… suitable. But if you don't like it…"

Ami gave him a soft kiss to make him stop. "It's wonderful. I love it."

She saw how he smiled in relief. "Do you want me to put it on you?"

"Please," Ami answered.

While Nephrite put the collar around her neck, she touched the little pendant, feeling its shape of a droplet.

"They're very very rare. Special… just like you."

"Nephrite?"

"Yes?"

"I know that might sound weird… but… somehow I have the impression… as if…"

"As if I had given this to you already, right?" Nephrite finished the sentence.

Ami looked at him. "That feeling… of us … I had it earlier. Even when you were still a Shitennou."

He put one arm around her shoulders and kissed her forehead. "Me too, Ami. Zoisite told me that we were a couple back then. I know that he knew much more about us, about me, but he never wanted to tell me more. Still I don't know why I'm not able to remember anything."

"He said that it has to do something with me and the Ginzuishou," Ami told him softly, leaning her head on his shoulder. Nephrite lay down again, pulling her with him so she was lying on his chest again.

Ami closed her eyes to listen to the beat of his heart. He was so warm, so alive. How Ami wished that this moment could last forever.

"So… what had you originally planned to give to me?" she finally asked.

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Nephrite smiled and caressed Ami's back. "Are you already sick of the first present?"

"No!" Ami called out and looked at him. "I'm just… curious, that's all."

Nephrite laughed and pulled her on his chest again. "Something very different from what I just gave you, and bigger."

"Bigger?"

"Much bigger."

"Would you show it to me… later?" Ami asked him carefully.

"Is that going to be… a shopping date?"

Though he couldn't see her face Nephrite knew that Ami was blushing as she answered: "Kind of?"

"I'd love to, Ami."

She sighed and moved closer to him. He started to run his fingers through her silky hair again and felt how she started to doze away and sometime he, too, fell asleep again.

xxxx

Usagi waved to Mamoru who was driving away on his bike. Then she stepped through the door of her house.

"I'm back!" she called while she took off her shoes. She could only hope that her teacher hadn't called her mother, telling her that she had skipped school today.

"Welcome back," her mother greeted her cheerfully from the kitchen.

That was a good sign. This meant there hadn't been any phone call. Usagi stepped into the kitchen. Shingo was watching TV, as usual, while her mother was getting the pan ready for dinner. Out of a strange impulse Usagi wrapped her arms around her little brother and gave him a loud smack on his cheek.

"Ugh! Are you nuts?" he yelped and rubbed his cheek with the sleeve of his sweater. Usagi smiled and tousled his hair.

"Come on, can't a big sister give her brother a little kiss?"

Shingo rubbed his cheek again and arranged his hair.

"What's gotten into you?" he asked sulkily.

"You seem to be in a very good mood today," her mother remarked now.

"I am," Usagi said. "And I'm hungry too. Can you make me some nattou omelettes?"

"Sure, honey, whatever you want!" her mother replied, excited.

"I'll be right back, mama. I'll get changed quickly."

Usagi ran towards the door and, unable to resist, she placed another smack on her brother's cheek.

"Stop that! That's disgusting!" he shouted behind her.

Usagi ran up the stairs and entered her room. Luna and Artemis where sitting on her bed and looked at her in surprise when they saw that she wasn't mourning anymore.

"Did something… happen?" Luna asked carefully.

"Mamoru is back!" Usagi answered while she got changed quickly.

"Really?" Artemis asked unbelievingly. "But… how was able to leave the Dark Kingdom? I thought that Queen Beryl placed…"

"He…" Usagi started to say when a loud knock at the door interrupted her. She frowned. Neither her mother nor Shingo knocked before coming in.

"Come in!" she called.

The door opened and Usagi and the two plushies gasped in shock.

"Mio-chan?" Usagi was finally able to ask.

"Hi… Usagi-chan," Mio greeted her with a wide smile.

xxxx

The sudden ring of Ami's mobile startled Nephrite awake from his sleep. Ami sighed and sat up quickly to pick it up.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Everyone…" a voice resounded so loud, even Nephrite was able to hear it, "Usagi-chan was…"

"What happened?" Ami asked while she jumped up and got dressed quickly, her mobile clamped between her ear and her shoulder. Nephrite wondered how she was able to do that, get dressed and talk on the phone at the same time. It somehow looked so… attractive.

"…taken to the enemies I think," the black plushie's voice said now, "for a duel between Chiba Mamoru and the Shitennou."

"I'll be right there," Ami said, then she hung up and quickly pulled her shirt over her head. She was just about to reach for her bag when she suddenly hesitated, looking at Nephrite, feeling insecure now.

"Nephrite…" she began with a trembling voice, "I…"

Nephrite smiled and stretched his arms towards her. She let herself fall into them and he held her tightly against him.

"It's okay," he whispered. "Go, save your princess." Then he took her face into his hands to kiss her softly. "I'll be waiting here for you. And then we'll go shopping, alright?"

She grabbed his shoulders and kissed him back passionately. "Alright," she gasped then.

She stood up and was just about to walk towards the door when Nephrite grabbed her by her wrist, pulling her back to him again. He kissed her again, long and deeply.

"Go," he said then.

"I'll hurry," she promised and ran to the door.

"Ami," Nephrite said when she had already opened it. She paused and looked back at him questioningly. And suddenly he felt completely unable to say… what he just wanted to say. Those three significant words… he suddenly was scared to say them. What if…?

"Just… take care of yourself, okay?" he finally said.

She nodded. "I will."

And Nephrite recognized the small disappointment that shone in her eyes, for she certainly had expected him to say… something else. Then she disappeared, closing the door behind her.

Nephrite lay down again. What had that just been? It had felt like a very long déjà vu. A memory? His heart started to beat out of fear when he thought that maybe Ami wouldn't come back…

No, he thought, everything is going to be fine.

xxxx

Ami run as fast as she could. Far away she could see Rei and Makoto running too. She summoned all of her strength to speed up even more, and finally she caught up to them.

"Where… have you… been?" Makoto asked gasping.

Ami didn't answer. Finally the three girls reached a bridge and stopped in the middle.

"Is this bridge somehow related?" Ami asked Rei.

She nodded. "I was here when she took me before."

Ami knew very well who she was talking about. Kuroki Mio-Beryl's shadow, and suddenly she remembered that moment so long ago when she saw how Mio kicked Usagi during the Volleyball match.

I was right, Ami thought, it wasn't an accident, she did it on purpose. Because, the same as Queen Beryl, she hates Usagi, the princess.

The three girls looked at each other and nodded in agreement before they finally transformed.

This is it, Ami knew, the final battle. It's started.

xxxx

Mio looked at Mamoru in shock.

No, this wasn't Mamoru anymore, this was…

"Destroy…the planet…"

"What happened? Mamoru…" Usagi asked in desperation.

Stupid Usagi, Mio thought, Don't you get anything?

"Metallia's taken control on him," Mio answered as she too stood up.

Black and evil dust surrounded Mamoru now and on his right hand a large and deadly weapon was formed now.

Oh-oh, Mio thought. "This is kinda bad…" she said then with an insecure smile. "I'm going back."

And she ran away, leaving Usagi behind, all alone.

What the heck, she thought, here it's everyone for themselves.

Mamoru appeared before her so swiftly she hadn't been able to follow his moves. He stretched out his weapon threateningly towards Mio, looking at her with empty, cold eyes.

No, she cried out in her mind, feeling true fear for the first time in her life.

"Mamoru-kun… wait a moment," she said nervously, but his gaze remained unimpressed as he continued to raise his arm. "Hey… please," Mio pleaded now.

He held his sword up in the air while blue bolts started to accumulate around the weapon.

Mio looked at Mamoru in disbelief. He wouldn't really…? After all, she belonged to the Dark Kingdom too.

"Stop!" she heard Usagi call out now.

Usagi, Mio thought, a glimmer of hope rising up inside her and she turned around quickly.

"Usagi-chan, save me!" she screamed as she ran, as a searing and deep pain went through her body and she cried out in agony when her existence was finally destroyed.

But then something strange happened. Instead of going back into Beryl's body where she actually belonged, something was blocking her way.

"Back!" Beryl's voice resounded.

"What? Why?" Mio called.

"Who do you think you are?" Beryl's voice continued. "Did you really think that I haven't realized the games you've been playing?"

Panic rose up in Mio's shape as she reached to understand what the Queen just had said.

"Queen Beryl, please", she pleaded. "I never wanted…"

"Back!" the Queen replied. "There's nowhere you can go now other than into the nothingness."

And then Mio felt herself being absorbed into an enormous dark void. Completely unable to fight against the strong suction and with a shrilly scream she fell into the bleak nothingness.

You're going to regret that, she thought before she completely disappeared, I'll find a way back. And on that day all of you will pay for this.