SailorStar9: Chapter 7 goes up and no review. You guys don't love me anymore. *Wails*
Disclaimers: I don't own Sailor Moon and Flame of Recca since if I did own them both, the Planetary Senshi will have equal footing as Sailor Moon and the Domon/Fuuko pairing would be canon. But you don't see that happening do you? However, I do own the pairing, I hope.
Chapter 8: Enter, Holy Mercury
In the fighters' room...
"It's finally the quarterfinals." Fuuko noted.
"Three more matches before we win, huh?" Domon added. "Gotta do our best."
"It's now only two more." Anhara corrected, entering the room.
"What do you mean?" Fuuko asked.
"Our next opponent, Team Circus, has withdrawn." Anhara supplied.
"So Team Hokage has been declared the winner of Block A." Mikagami added.
"Were they afraid of our strength?" Domon boasted.
"Their wounds from a previous match became worse." Mikagami corrected.
"I see..." Domon snorted.
"As long as it is a win, I don't care." Recca remarked. "Let's head back to the hotel."
"Wait, Hanabishi." Mikagami stopped him.
"Huh?" Recca blinked.
"Block B's final match is being held in there." Mikagami told him. "We can watch Jisho of the Jyushinshu fight his final match."
In the stands later...
"I will kill you." Magensha told Jisho "With this Houmashin, that transforms the souls of the dead into bullets."
"What did you say?" Jisho snorted.
With that, Magensha fired his gun at Jisho, the wraiths flying out of the gun before traveling up into the sky and engulfed the unsuspecting Jisho with its flames.
"What?" Recca was shocked as Jisho's face burnt off.
"Jisho is unable to fight, so the winner of the match is Magensha." Tatsuko declared. "Advancing to the semifinal from Block B is the Uruha Ma."
"Unbelievable..." Ganko muttered, "That Jisho would have been killed so easily."
"I thought we got lucky with that free match." Domon added.
"So, that's our next opponent?" Fuuko was stunned.
"Che." Anhara snorted. "He totally ripped off Dosei's attack. Saturn ought to sue."
"Guess we can't mess around." Recca noted.
Hokage. Magensha passed his mental message to them. Tomorrow, I, Magensha, and my brother Gashakura's Team Uruha Ma will entertain you properly.
Later before Koran...
"So you guys will finally fight the Hokage?" Koran inquired. "The stage has been set. Go, Magensha. And bring the healer, Sakoshita Yanagi, to me."
"Please leave it to me." Magensha replied. "I'm sure everything will go just as you've planned."
"Soon the scenario will come it its climax." Koran laughed.
The next day...
"How's everyone doing?" Inuko declared. "I'm the referee for this match, Inuko!"
"Welcome to the semifinals of the Ura Buto Satsujin." Nemi announced at the commentary table. "Already in the ring is Team Hokage. Who would have guessed that this team that worked its way up form the preliminaries would come this far? They may have started without any fans, but they can be heard everywhere now."
Recca started when he sensed Kurei in the spectators' stands.
Kurei... he sent a mental message to his half-brother.
Recca... Kurei responded. You've finally come this far. One more to go. If you have the will power to make it... come to where I am.
I know... Recca replied. I'll make it there just as I promised... to beat you down!
"Now, please welcome the Uruha Ma!" Inuko declared.
At her call, the Uruha Ma entered the ring.
"The first fighter for the Uruha Ma, Tsukishiro." Magensha declared as Tsukishiro entered the ring, wrapped in his trademark bandages.
"The second fighter, is the Uruha Ninja, Kashamaru." Magensha added, the ninja appearing on stage.
Both Domon's and Fuuko's expressions paled when Gashakura entered the ring.
"The co-captain, Gashakura." Magensha introduced his brother.
A cloth shadow then entered the ring before a spiral of smoke emerged from the ground as Magensha appeared.
"And their captain, Magensha." he introduced himself.
"They look kinda of tough..." Kondo shivered.
"You're going to fight them?" Ganko was scared.
In the stands...
"What the..." the crowd muttered. "Are they really human?"
On the ring side...
Recca applauded, "Brassiere..."
"You meant to say. 'Bravo', right?" Domon corrected.
"Was that meant to scare us?" Recca mocked after composing himself. "So what? Why don't you go and become magicians?"
"I've seen many take on that attitude." Magensha told him. "And they were all killed by us."
In the ring...
"So, without further adieu, the semifinal match between the Hokage and the Uruha Ma." Inuko declared. "This round will be a 5 against 4 elimination-style match. In the first match, for the Hokage: Kimura Anhara."
The female ice wielder silently jumped into the ring, having already activated the wings on her ankles.
"For the Uruha Ma: Tsukishiro." Inuko announced.
On the ring side...
"Here comes the mummy." Kondo remarked.
"He must be a monster." Ganko added. "There's a monster behind those bandages."
In the ring....
"How about you get out of those bandages?" Anhara remarked unamused. "You aren't fooling anyone, especially me."
Tsukishiro simply used his curved blade to slash his way out.
"Hi." he grinned at the ice wielder.
"This is his first appearance in the tournament; and what a surprise..." Inuko noted. "The inside of the mummy-man is a pretty boy!"
At the commentary table...
"Not too bad." Nemi remarked.
On the ring side...
"He loses to me though." Domon boasted.
"In what way?" Nemi growled.
In the ring...
"He's not my type at all" Inuko shrugged.
"I pumped myself up for this since it's my first appearance." Tsukishiro snorted. "But I got stuck with their annoying reserve... how disappointing."
Anhara merely raised an eyebrow, unfazed by the insult.
"Well, you look weak." Tsukishiro noted. "This Kaigetsu should be more than enough."
On the ring side...
"A strange looking weapon. Is is a boomerang?" Recca inquired.
In the ring...
"You don't know?" Tsukishiro chuckled. "This type of curved sword is used in Ethiopia and India. This is the optimum weapon for killing people. And here's my prediction. I'm going to win without you ever touching me."
"Are you done with your speech?" Anhara asked, fake yawning. "There are plenty of guys who act superior before they even start to fight. And that type always turns out to be weak."
"What did you say?" Tsukishiro demanded.
"Now, for the first match... begin!" Inuko declared as Tsukishiro charged.
Swinging his blade at Anhara, the ice wielder simply jumped back to avoid his thrusts.
On the ring side...
"Amazing..." Domon remarked as Anhara dodged Tsukishiro with acrobatics. "I can't see what they are doing."
"Me neither." Kondo remarked.
In the ring....
Tsukishiro leapt to attack the ice caster.
"Shine Snow Illusion!" Anhara blasted her snow attack at the incoming Tsukishiro who side stepped the attack.
"You're better than I expected." Tsukishiro admitted. "To be able to use a Level 3 spell in an instant."
"You shouldn't underestimate me." Anhara remarked. "I might be a reserve, but I am still a member of the Hokage!"
On the ring side...
"A member of the Hokage?" Magensha mocked. "To think an Elite Assassin of your caliber would go so far."
In the ring...
Anhara growled.
On the ring side...
"I'm not surprised you've heard of us." Magensha remarked. "Only few amongst the Uruha and the outside world knew about us. The Uruha Ma is a group that has always hidden its existence. we're known as the Ura Uruha."
"Ura Uruha?" Domon echoed.
"When an organization grows large, there are always rebellious members." Gashakura explained. "like Genjuro, Morikawa Ganko and Koganei Kaoru. And the ones who secretly eliminate those problems are us, the Ura Uruha."
In the ring...
"I see." Anhara remarked. "Black had told me about you guys."
"Sorry, but I'm going to eliminate you as well." Tsukishiro remarked, readying his weapon." Say hi to your teacher for me."
Witt that, he tossed his blade at the ice caster who backflipped to dodge the attack.
"Almost huh?' she smirked.
"Activate!" she called, taking to the skies to avoid the Kaigetsu's returning swing.
Tsukishiro snarled and threw at blade at the hovering girl who sidestepped the sword effortlessly.
"You have to do better than that." Anhara retorted. Turning around, she blasted the incoming blade with a 'Diamonds' attack and sending the relatively frozen sword back to its owner.
Reclaiming his blade, Tsukishiro broke the ice with his grip.
"Do you know why I said I'd win without my opponents touching me?" he remarked as Anhara landed back on the ring.
"Huh?" Inuko blinked.
"Because I don't want anyone to dirty my beautiful body with their filthy hands." Tsukishiro replied. "What if my beautiful face was damaged?"
Then, he gaped when Anhara fired another 'Diamonds' at him.
"Egomaniac." the ice wielder muttered.
Skidding to the other side of the ring, Tsukishiro stood back up as blood dripped from the side of his head.
"You've done it, girl." he told the ice caster. "You've damaged my beautiful face. I won't hold back anymore."
"Oboro!" he revealed his cloth.
"Serenity's gonna sue." Anhara muttered after Tsukishiro concealed himself with the said cloak.
On the ring side...
"What does this mean?" Recca asked,
"Tsukishiro has..." Fuuko gasped when Tsukishiro disappeared. "Disappeared after waving that sheet?"
"That cloth is named Oboro." Kagerō replied.
"Oboro?" Recca echoed.
"In the black of the night, the moon hides behind the clouds." Kagerō explained. "It's a madōgu that is able to hide its master."
In the ring...
"Well, since he isn't holding back anymore, neither will I." Anhara remarked after Tsukishiro seemingly disappeared.
"No matter where you look, you won't find me." Tsukishiro taunted. "However, I can see you just fine. In other words, you'd be killed by an invisible me. Shall I attack from the front? Or from behind?"
"Wanna bet?" Anhara snapped. "Mercury Holy Power!"
Once transformed, the Holy level Senshi wasted no time in calling forth her attack.
"Ice Tempest!" she fired her hailstorm in a seemingly random direction.
"Eek!" Tsukishiro squeaked when his Oboro was coated with the ice.
"Gotcha!" Holy Mercury smirked.
"No matter how well you conceal, I can always find you." she told him, appearing behind the startled Tsukishiro.
"Ice Geiser!" she released her attack. Tsukishiro was lifted by an updraft column of cold water and ice shards.
"Endless Winter!" she then blasted Tsukishiro off with a massive hailstorm when he came down to her level.
Turning to the Hokage, she joked, "Did anyone order a Tsukishiro-icle?"
Everyone else chuckled as Mikagami snickered.
"But how..." the now frozen Tsukishiro was stunned.
"Two words, my dear Tsukishiro." Holy Mercury smirked, holding out two fingers. "Body heat."
Tsukishiro's eyes widened in fear as the Holy Senshi approached him.
"Wait a minute..." he stammered. "I give up already. But my face... please don't damage my beautiful face!"
"Never said I was wrecking it." Holy Mercury shrugged.
Raising a hand, she mumbled, "Winter's Gentle Ending."
At her call, the ice coating Tsukishiro melted off.
"Wuss." she muttered, de-transforming in a blast of light.
"It's over." Inuko declared. "Winner by an impressive three-hit ice combo, Kimura Anhara!"
On the ring side...
"What?"" Anhara exclaimed when everyone looked at her in awe.
"That was..." Fuuko gaped.
"Wow..." Domon agreed.
"You never told me you could do that." Mikagami told her.
"You never asked." Anhara shrugged.
"I had a feeling she was going to say that." Recca remarked.
"Pity though." Anhara added. "I couldn't hold that form for very long."
"It ain't that fun if you're invincible." Fuuko pointed out.
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