Chapter 19

The Messiah of Silence

Meanwhile deep within the Academy was Ami and with her was Viluy who was busy showing her something that was made. Ami was taken by slightly by the machine she saw which had her full attention as she asked. "What's this?" Viluy looked down at the machine for a few moments before answering.

"It's a mini-size universe, something our science club made. Isn't it beautiful?"

"Yes."

"This is a tausaikei."

"Tausaikei?"

"Our high school is divided into five categories; philosophy, art, science, physics and professionalism. Besides the teachers, brilliant students help teach and run the school together."

"Even though you're a student, you're teaching?"

"Yes. Anybody with top academic records will get leadership which is the best feature of Mugan High."

"But I believe that academically successful students aren't necessarily good leaders. A good leader is also able to understand the heart of poor academics."

"You're too kind. In science, the important thing is logic. It's unnecessary to understand the human heart."

"No, that's not true. Science needs to understand the warmth of a human heart."

"Ami, you don't sound like a student who gets top marks on exams. Oh, the exams are starting, see you!" A bell had rung annoying that it was time for the exams. Once Ami had left the silence lab; Viluy had walked into an office where Kalonite and Professor Tomoe were in. After walking in she noticed the Professor sitting at a desk watching Ami on a video monitor while his red haired assistant stood near by as the professor commented.

"Ami Mizuno, she seems very suspicious."

"We may need to check her." Kalonite noted.

"Ami might be a Sailor Soldier. I'm in charge of the Science Club. I'll uncover the truth about Ami! Leave it to me!"

"I'll do that!" Kalonite said with a grin.

"My plan is to collect a high volume of pure hearts. If Ami interferes in my plan, I'll send her to her grave!"

"Viluy!" Kalonite was about to say before she was cut off.

"Shut up!" Viluy snapped before continuing her conversation with the professor. "My Nano-robots are programmed computers loyal to my command. There's no chance that my plan will fail."

"Please do what you think is best."

"Yes."

"Why'd you come back from the dead?" Viluy asked as she met with Kalonite outside of the room after the two left together. "I wonder if you wanted to play around with the professor."

"What's wrong, Kalonite?" The professor asked as he emerged from the room while he took notice of Kalonite's expression, which appeared to be that of an announced one.

"Nothing!"

Meanwhile in another part of the building Akuma followed by Arael and Tentai along with Naraku carrying a jar in his arms as they moved down through the hallway. He turned to his three incarnations and ordered Tentai. "Tentai I want you and the others to hide in the shadows for now. When the time is right I will summon you three."

"Yes master." Tentai said as the three sank into her large shadow at their feet.

Naraku continued on his way before he entered a room where he was met by one of the Witches. It was Cyprine and her twin Puchirol. "Young man I don't think you have heard, but the professor has expelled you from our school for your recent transgression against us. Isn't that right Naraku."

"Right and were you two planning on stopping me?"

"No, but since we have the chance we'll eliminate you for getting in our way."

"You can try, but I want you to meet my newest incarnation." Naraku said with a grin as he removed the top of the jar and called "Come out and eat…I mean greet your playmates Ryo." A cloud of Miasma erupted from the jar where in the center a large gigantic creature was materializing. It stood about ten feet tall as it was bending over, but its body was already smashing the ceiling apart with its back. It had a muscular build much like the kind Goshinki had while he possessed a human looking head with a fang filled mouth and demonic red eyes with long white hair. Its body was covered in plates of solid metal like armor. In one hand the creature held a very large sword. The creature was growling at the witches as Naraku said "Finish them quickly my latest creation."

"Ha like that thing can defeat us. It can barely move." Puchirol said with a grin.

"You fail to comprehend one of my creature's other abilities." Naraku said as Ryo opened his mouth wide and dozens of very large as well as long poisonous black snakes were pouring out of the creature's mouth. They were all practically washing over the twin witches like a tidal wave as their screams were heard, but the sound was suppressed to only the room thanks to the barrier Naraku created. The snake's poison killed the two within seconds thanks to the multiple bites they received. "Enjoy your meal. Come on Ryo." Naraku ordered as Ryo disappeared in a cloud of miasma and returned to the jar in his master's arms leaving the snakes to feast on the witches' remains.

At home Kagome was sitting in front of a television set watching only a paid program that was repeated every six minutes worried sick about her child. I have to do something. Meanwhile at Hotaru's house, which was now left abandoned, was Chibi-usa who was searching the grounds with Mamoru's help trying to locate Hotaru. However they weren't alone as Kalonite was lurking in the shadows waiting for an opportunity to claim the child's pure heart. She lured Chibi-usa to Hotaru's room by stimulating a sound that drew the little girl's attention. As Mamoru tired to keep up with her the small pink haired girl ran into the room where Kalonite was waiting for her. She immediately jumped her and the two dove out a window. By the time Mamoru ran down the stairs and found where Chibi-usa was; he was horrified to learn as was Setsuna who had also just arrived on the scene to find that her heart crystal had been taken from her.

"Chibi-usa!" Mamoru cried as Setsuna was in complete shock to what has just happened. Back at the Mugan Academy was Haruka and Michiru came across an underground laboratory, but upon entering it they had discovered their target sitting in a throne was Hotaru. "A mysterious atmosphere. Messiah of Silence!" Michiru said as she saw Hotaru on the throne.

"The ultimate root of evil! We'll get her this time!"

"Wait!" Ami cried out as Haruka and Michiru noticed Ami arrive on the scene.

"Ami!"

"Please don't hurt her!"

"What? She'll cover the Earth with Silence. We must destroy her!" Haruka said as Ami tried to plead with them.

"No, the Death Busters have been taking advantage of poor Hotaru.

"Don't be sympathetic. It'll lead our world to destruction."

"She isn't responsible!"

"Back off!" Haruka warned as Michiru also advised.

"Don't interfere!"

"No, don't touch her!" Ami shouted as Haruka and Michiru were about to attack Hotaru, but Viluy arrived as she stepped into the room while computers in the classrooms were in the process of stealing heart crystals.

"What are you doing here? Don't you know this area is off-limits?" The witch turned to the three girls and said "Michiru Kaiou, Ami Mizuno and Haruka Tenno, very suspicious. Who are you?"

"Yuri Viluy!" Ami said, but Viluy pulled out a weapon of some type and aimed it at the three.

"Mosaic Buster!"

"Haruka! Michiru!" Ami shouted as Viluy hit the two Sailor Soldiers with her Mosaic Buster. "Stop it!" Haruka tried to get up after getting knocked down by that attack as she shouted.

"Go! Don't worry about us!"

"I won't leave you!"

"You're too sympathetic. Your kindness will cost you your life." Viluy took aim with her weapon. "Take this! Mosaic Buster!" Ami evaded the shot as she dove to the side while she drew her transformation pen and shouted.

"Mercury Star Power! Make-up!" Ami transformed becoming Sailor Mercury leaving Viluy very surprised by this turn of events. "From the Water God, Mercury, I am Sailor Mercury!"

"As I thought...Ami Mizuno, you're a Sailor Soldier." Viluy said as she was prepared to fire another shot with her Mosaic Buster."

"You're abusing science!"

"Shut up! Go to hell! Mosaic Buster!"

"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Ami shouted as she used her attack to incept Viluy's which caused both attacks to get cancelled out.

"You're wasting time!" Viluy said as something was happening to Ami which was forcing her to her knees. "Suffer! The invisible Nano-robots I programmed are stabbing into your body and will eventually leave only your pure heart."

"You're wrong; you're using science for evil instead of using it for peace."

"Devote your pure heart to the Messiah of Silence!"

"You won't get her pure heart!" Usagi shouted as she and the others arrived transformed as Sailor Senshi.

"Sailor Soldiers!" Viluy said in surprise as she didn't expect almost all of them to be here.

"To fill your selfish wild dream, you're taking people's pure hearts. We won't allow you to do that! Agent of love and justice, Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"

"Finally, all five Soldiers have shown up. If you move, you'll lose Sailor Mercury!" Viluy warned as she aimed her Mosaic Buster and fired another shot at them as Ami cried out to them. At that moment Sailor Uranus who had gotten back up while Viluy was distracted unleashed a World Shaking attack while Sailor Neptune used Deep Submerge which inflicted some harm upon the witch.

"Crisis! Make-up!" Usagi shouted as she used the cup to transform into her next form which Viluy quickly identified.

"Super Sailor Moon!"

"That ring is evil! Rainbow Moon Heart Ache!" Usagi said as she used her scepter and targeted the ring on Viluy's wrist. The ring was damaged as Viluy tired giving out orders.

"My Nano-robots go destroy Super Sailor Moon!" Suddenly her Nano-machines stopped attacking Ami and began attacking her. "No! Not me, Nano-robots! I'm not the target! Don't you understand?" Viluy said as she faded into nothing.

"You're the one that said machines don't need minds." Ami said as she looked down at the ring is all that was left of Viluy.

"Viluy has failed." Professor Tomoe said as he saw what happened on a security camera. Meanwhile Kalonite walked into the room holding Chibi-usa's heart crystal.

That Viluy now I don't need to make a special plan to destroy her. Kalonite thought as the professor thought about his foes thinking.

Sailor Soldiers, I've seen all of you!

This is what happens when someone without love believes only in logical science. Poor Viluy." Ami said as she picked up the ring before is disappeared into nothing. Meanwhile Hotaru had disappeared as Haruka followed by Usagi was the first to notice.

"The Messiah of Silence!"

"Hotaru!"

"Sailor Soldiers, our battle has just begun!" Professor Tomoe said as Kalonite handed the professor Chibi-usa heart crystal as she said.

"I think we just won."

Meanwhile Michiru and Haruka turned to Ami as the Senshi of Uranus said "Ami Mizuno, if you hadn't stopped us. We would've had the Messiah of Silence! Your kindness allowed the Messiah of Silence to escape!" Haruka stopped for a moment before continuing. "But because of your kindness, you saved our lives." Michiru offered a comment or two while at the same time she had a question for Haruka.

"We'll appreciate it this time, right?"

"Maybe, but."

As that was happening; instead of the pure hearts taken by Viluy's Nano-machines they all disappeared as something was happening. In a room on a throne; Hotaru was sitting there as standing near by was the professor holding the Heart Crystal captured by Kalonite. "We have it! We have the purest heart in our hands!" The professor declared as he walked up to offer it to Hotaru. Meanwhile at that moment Ami began to sense something as she drew out her computer and he activated her visor.

"I sense that this is a spatial distortion."

"You mean over at that hallway?" Haruka said as she looked towards a hallway that leads to a dead end.

"That hallway must be connected to another room." Ami said as she walked towards the end of the hall and put one hand on it causing the surface to ripple as it reacted to her hand.

"It must be the Death Busters' nest." Makoto said as she had her own opinion on what was there.

"Let's go." Rei said as everyone including Haruka and Michiru rushed into the room. Moments later all of the Sailor Senshi arrived inside the basement to see Hotaru in a throne while standing near her was the Professor and Kalonite. "Welcome! Lady Sailor Soldiers." Professor Tomoe said as he welcomed his guests.

"So Professor Tomoe you're the leader of the Death Busters." Haruka said as she eyed the man.

"In a matter of speaking you could say, but think of me only as their field commander. Anyway you are all lucky to be able to attend the ceremony that we are holding. However before we proceed I would like to say a word of thanks to the owner of the purest of heat crystals the child you know as Chibi-usa and Kalonite for acquiring it for us." Waves of alarm and the thoughts of such a atrociousness being done to Chibi-usa was too much for some of them to bear, and that one was Usagi as she rushed forward shouting.

"I can't stand it! This is too cruel!"

Unfortunately a powerful blast of energy knocked Usagi back as Haruka noticed what had blocked it and made it known to the others what it was. "Damn! There's a strange electric wall there!" The other Sailor Senshi tired using their attacks to break though the wall, but it was no good as there was no sign of the wall collapsing. The professor turned to Kalonite.

"Kalonite!"

"Yes. The Messiah of Silence will awaken shortly with the energy from Chibi-usa's pure heart!"

"Pure heart!" Hotaru mumbled as the Pure Heart began floating towards her as one hand extended forth to reach for it. The professor was smiling gleefully as he noted.

"Our great Messiah of Silence! Awaken now."

Hotaru ate the heart crystal as she began a transformation; not into Sailor Saturn, but into something else. "If you're really Hotaru's poppa, if you really love Hotaru... Please!" Usagi said as she tried to plead with Professor Tomoe, but it was no use as the professor simply replied.

"Love? What is that?"

"It can't be!" Haruka said as Hotaru transformed gaining an adult body with long black hair and a black star on her forehead as Michiru was also realizing what Haruka had just realized.

"That's not Sailor Saturn!"

"What?" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm the Messiah of Silence, Mistress Nine." Mistress Nine declared as reached out with her arms and was now ready to begin the next step of their plans. The professor turned to Kalonite and said with a cruel grin.

"Thank you for your hard work! Kalonite!"

"I am so glad to hear that, professor..." Kalonite was saying, but before she could continue she was stuck down by Mistress Nine as the evil woman declared.

"Kalonite's use is over. Let's prepare for the next step."

"Yes!" The two said as they disappeared. Meanwhile at the mansion as Setsuna was with Mamoru as he held a lifeless Chibi-usa in his arms.

"She's not breathing!"

"Small Lady!" Pluto said as Luna was also there along with Artemis. A gold light surrounded Mamoru and Chibi-usa as Luna explained what was happening.

"Mamoru's life is linked to Chibi-usa's."

"Mamoru's life might rekindle Chibi-usa's own life." Artemis added as Mamoru said as he looked down at the small girl.

"This is all that we can do. We better hope Usagi and the others can get her Heart Crystal back. Luna; go and find the others and tell them what happened." Setsuna stood up and said.

"No I'll go…if the others are at the academy then they may need my help as well."

"Ok good luck Sailor Pluto." Mamoru said as he had faith in the Outer Senshi solider. As Setsuna departed from the area these thoughts traveled through her mind.

I fear that we will need all of the luck we can get if she has been awakened.

Inside another area of the Academy within a darken room; Professor Tomoe was talking as he said. "Everything is ready. The only thing left is for you to put the Sacred Cup in to activate it. Then the dark rays will shine from the Tausaikei. The Tausaikei rays will call and guide our great master, Pharaoh 90, to the source. The destruction of the world will begin with the appearance of Pharaoh 90 and the entire world will be covered in Silence. The faulty Light Age will end and the true Dark Age will begin!"

"The Scared Cup I believe I can sense its energy already in this building. They're making it easy for us by bringing it."

"How convenient!"

"But I cannot allow them here until we have properly prepared."

As the Sailor Senshi were running down the halls Rei suddenly felt something that made her stop in her tracks as Usagi looked to her and asked. "What's wrong Rei? Do you feel something?" Rei turned to them with a concerned expression as her only reply was simply.

"I suddenly felt dark energy."

Usagi asked a question which was "What's that?"

Ami took out her computer and was examine it as she said, "There are extremely high levels of dark energy building up here. We got to hurry." Meanwhile outside a powerful black barrier was beginning to encase the whole school, near the base of the barrier Inuyasha and the others had tried running towards the school to get inside before the barrier closed, but it was too late. They couldn't break though the barrier. Even Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga could cut through it no matter what technique he used.

"Inuyasha this barrier is it Naraku's doing?" Miroku asked.

"No…this is something else. Something a lot stronger. I can't find a way in."

Meanwhile in a dark area within the barrier somewhere; Hitomi or Naraku he was called sat in the shadows like a vicious predator waiting for the right moment to strike down his prey as within his robes was the real Scared Cup. Soon the power of the Solider of Destruction shall be mines and I will finally be able to tap the full power of the scared cup to its fullest. Naraku thought as he bore a dark expression on his face.