Disclaimer: All rights to both "Fist of the North Star" and "Sailor Moon" belong solely to their respective owners, Tetsuo Hara and Naoko Takeuchi. I neither own these franchises nor do I profit from the writing of this story.
Author's Note: Just read and review will you all?
Queen Beryl was never known for her patience or understanding. Today was no exception as she was absolutely frustrated with the lack of progress on Jedtite's part. Energy was a precious commodity and all Jedite seemed to be doing was squander it. She was not very happy.
Nor was Jedite though he was more frightened than anything. He stood before his queen as she sat there with a scowl on her face.
"I have had enough of this Jedite! You come here promising a bounty of energy and all I have seen are paltry results. Not only that but the appearance of these Sailor senshi have me very concerned now. Perhaps I was not clear in telling you to be discreet. Now we have a band of vigilantes trying to hinder our progress and you, Jedite, have yet to address them." scowled Queen Beryl.
"My queen, they are strong. I have suffered heavy losses against them, they do not seem to be normal and-"
At once Queen Beryl stood up from her throne with a furious expression on her face. Her body glowed with a threatening red aura and her eyes gleamed.
"I DO NOT CARE TO LISTEN TO YOUR EXCUSES JEDITE! I WILL GIVE YOU THIS FINAL CHANCE TO REDEEM YOURSELF. KILL THOSE VIGILANTES AND MAKE SURE NO ONE GETS IN OUR WAY OTHERWISE YOU WILL FACE THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT!" roared Queen Beryl.
"O-Of course. I will prepare accordingly. I will not fail." stammered Jedite before teleporting away.
Jedite had taken the time to teleport to his chambers. He was trembling all over as he tried to regain his composure. A effeminate cackle rung through the air and Jedite turned to see rose petals at his front door. The rose petals converged to form the figure of a delicate looking man with a soft face and green eyes. His copper hair was loosely tied back as a couple of strands fell across his face.
"It seems that Queen Beryl is not so pleased with you Jedite. Then again, I can't blame her. You always were quite incompetent." snickered the copper haired man.
"Zoicite! Leave me at once before I force you to." threatened Jedite as he was not in the mood to deal with his hated colleague.
"Oh, such threatening words. Did I make you mad? I'm so sorry but the truth does hurt. Its not my fault you are so weak." responded Zoicite with a smirk.
"You're treading on thin ice Zoicite, I'm warning you. You continue pushing me and Malechite might find his bed chamber emptier than he's used to." threatened Jedite with a growl.
"You don't say. With such threats coming out of your mouth perhaps it would be in my best interest to just kill you here and now. Its not like you're going to succeed in your mission anyway so might as well not delay the inevitable I guess." replied Zoicite with eyes gleaming full of killing intent, his hand stretched out ready to let out a blast.
Jedite readied himself prepared to take anything that Zoicite would throw at him.
However before the situation got out of hand, a great rushing sound could be heard throughout the entire room. A large pillar of water appeared out of nowhere at Jedite's side before converging itself into a beautiful looking youma.
She looked human, with long straight azure hair that cascaded down her back and decorated her face in the form of bangs and two tresses that fell on each side of her face. She was clothed in a blue Chinese dress that extenuated her figure and had piercing green eyes that stared coldly into Zoicite's own eyes.
"I would leave if I were you Zoicite." growled the youma.
"Titus! What are you doing here?" asked Jedite in surprise.
"Just helping you out is all." smiled Titus as she turned and winked at Jedite, making him blush slightly.
Zoicite could not help but smirk when he saw the sight before him.
"Poor Jedite. To think that you would have fallen so far as to need assistance from such a lowly youma." sneered Zoicite.
Titus turned her attention back to the effeminate man and narrowed her eyes in both anger and offense.
"Lowly youma? Perhaps I should remind you, Zoicite, that I am one of Queen Beryl's personal guard. I have been bestowed with powers insured to protect our Queen. That protection extends to stopping the likes of you in case you decided to start a coup." threatened Titus.
Zoicite's face screwed up as he heard this.
"Insolent creature! I am your superior! You shall do as I say. Remove yourself!" barked out Zoicite.
"You have no authority over me. I serve only Queen Beryl. Besides, what would our Queen think if she saw that you took matters into your own hands and murdered one of her generals without either her discretion or before Jedite proved himself. I can imagine her wrath right now. So either way you lose Zoicite. You engage us now and we will bring you down. If you kill us then Beryl will have your head. I suggest you slither back from where you came from." threatened Titus.
Zoicite snorted his nose in fury. He had come to annoy and perhaps even kill Jedite but found that he was now outnumbered and outsmarted. That really stung considering he was often considered one of the craftiest and conniving of all the generals. It was not often that he was outfoxed.
"Pfft. It's of no consequence. Enjoy your last hours of life Jedite. When you fail your mission, and believe me you will, I'll be there to witness your death at our Queen's hand. And youma, once your precious Jedite is dead, I'll be sure to make you regret your insolence. I'll ravage you, make you scream my name and beg for mercy before erasing you from existence. So for now, enjoy your small victory but in the end, I'll have the last laugh." cackled Zoicite as he laughed loudly before rose petals swirled out of nowhere and soon, Zoicite disappeared.
Jedite snarled in anger as Zoicite disappeared.
"That scumbag. I wish him only the most horrible and painful death." said Jedite in a angry voice though he was trembling. His hands were shaking uncontrollably and his hair was nearly at end.
Titus noticed this and her eyes, which were as hard as stone, soon softened at the sight of Jedite. At once she went behind him and embraced him.
"What's wrong my dear Jedite? Did Zoicite really frighten you so?" asked Titus in a soothing voice.
Jedite immediately pulled himself away from Titus and walked off.
"There is nothing wrong Titus. You have overstayed your welcome. You can leave." said Jedite sternly.
Titus was not going to give up.
"You're lying to me Jedite. I know. You're suffering right now. You're heart is in peril. Why do you continue to shun me? All I want is for you to trust me. Let me into your heart and I'll soothe it. Place your troubles on me. Do not suffer alone." said Titus as she once again embraced Jedite from behind.
Jedite could not help but calm down a bit under the warm embrace from Titus. He was fond of her. Though she was a powerful youma personally trained by Beryl herself, she often found time for him. He was annoyed with her at first and thought she had an ulterior motive but now found that she truly enjoyed his company. She was the only friend he had in this dark hell he was forced to live in.
"I-It's not that. I'm scared Titus. I'm scared that I am really going to die. Despite all my efforts its never enough for our Queen. I-I don't want to die Titus, I really don't." quivered Jedite quietly.
Titus felt her heart ache for Jedite. The young general never usually let his emotional walls down, even in the presence of herself, but seeing the man she admired so much quiver and stutter in fear really tore at her heart. She held him closer to her.
Jedite himself was surprised at his break down. However, if he was going to let his guard down, then better Titus than anyone else. He returned the embrace as he held the youma close to him.
"You won't be alone my dear. I'll make sure that you succeed." said Titus.
"What do you mean?" asked Jedite.
"I'll go with you. I have grown stronger since we last met. I figure that I can even best you now in combat though I would never hurt you." said Titus in soothing, comforting voice.
Jedite felt his heart leap when he heard this. Was Titus really offering her assistance? For the first time, in a long time, he felt hope beginning to seep back into him. With Titus by his side he had nothing to fear.
"You mean it? You'll come with me?" asked Jedite with a hopeful voice.
"Of course. You mean everything to me Jedite. If you die then what purpose is there for me to live?" said Titus in sad, yet comforting voice.
"Titus..."
The battle with the doll at the amusement park was a wake up call for the new senshi. As such they were now training harder than ever.
They were at the Hikawa Temple, courtesy of Rei, so that they could continue their training. It was Saturday evening when they met and already Toki had an announcement as they warmed up in the field behind the temple.
"I need you two to pay attention. Last time I stated that we could access our powers in our normal forms so that transformation would no longer be necessary. I have come across a break through. It is possible, for that I'm certain." said Toki.
Both Kenshiro and Rei were quite interested in this turn of events.
"Are you sure? You were hesitant to confirm anything before." said Kenshiro.
"For that your concern is warranted. However I have proof. Behold." said Toki as she held her hand out.
At once a black portal soon opened up out of nowhere and from there, Toki was able to retrieve not only her computer but some other inconsequential items. Both Kenshiro and Rei were stunned. However Toki was not done yet.
"This is one of my powers. Though I have yet to perfect it, I can also summon my other power." said Toki as she closed her eyes before bringing her arms close to her before throwing her arms out.
At once a flurry of small bubbles filled the air. The temperature fell by a considerable amount as a small fog filled the area. It was hard to see.
The fog dissipated soon.
"This...this is amazing. Toki you truly were worthy of our master's praise. Even I would not have been able to tap so deeply into our hidden powers like this." said Kenshiro in awe.
Rei said nothing as she saw this. Only that she began to smile, a sort of giddiness that was building in her body.
"I am glad for the kind words, Kenshiro, but the ability to do this is not impossible. I have managed to figure it out, for the most part, and I will be happy to show you and Rei the way to do so as well. This way we can fight utilizing both our fighting arts, access our ki and still use our hidden powers all without transforming." said Toki with a smile.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get this started! I want to be able to roast my enemies on top of cutting them up." said Rei as she started to stretch.
However, before the three warriors could start training, they heard a booming voice. They looked up to see Jedite's face in the sky.
"This message goes out to those damned vigilantes that dare to interfere with the Dark Kingdom. I issue a challenge over at the airport tonight. If you do not show up..."
At this, the face of Jedite threw a fire ball into the city, causing an inferno.
Toki, Rei and Kenshiro narrowed their eyes at the obvious illusion but knew that Jedite would make good on his threat.
"If you do not want your friends and families ending up as nothing but ashes I suggest you show up. I'll be waiting." threatened Jedite before his face disappeared from the sky.
It was silent among the three girls for a moment. Then Kenshiro looked over at Toki, who in turn looked over at Rei. No words needed to be spoken. Each nodded their heads, knowing what needed to be done as they soon were on their way to the airport to do battle with Jedite.
The three girls soon showed up to the airport and found it strewn about with unconscious police officers and guards.
They were soon in the drive way of the airport when Jedite soon appeared, levitating in the air and beside him was Titus. They were both smirking.
"It looks like you lost the bet Titus. I knew that they would show up." said Jedite with a satisfied smirk. Titus just frowned.
"Whatever will you do to me?" asked Titus in a pseudo-scared voice.
"Just wait until we get back." said Jedite with a smirk.
Titus only smiled wickedly.
Jedite turned his attention to the three girls, each of whom had taken a defensive stance.
"I am glad that you three decided to show up but know now that you will die." cackled Jedite as he held his arm out and let out a ball of energy toward the girls.
None of the girls moved as the ball of energy came toward them.
Kenshiro soon yelled out in defiance as she powered her body up to one hundred percent of its potential and she promptly swatted the ball of dark energy aside. Her body was covered in a white aura. Her eyes were narrowed in anger as she then started to crack her knuckles.
"It is a shame that I was unable to kill you the last time. I won't make the same mistake twice." said Kenshiro sternly.
"You won't live tonight, I'll assure you that. Now die!" roared Jedite as he held his arms up and soon, a deep rumbling could be heard.
From out of the runways came two air planes that were being moved by Jedite's telekinesis. At once the jumbo jets started to speed toward Kenshiro and her friends.
At once each of the three girls dispersed.
Toki had taken the time to summon her visor and computer as she started to look up the body meridians of both Jedite and Titus. She had to be quick though.
At the same time, both Rei and Kenshiro were running side by side as one of the jets was chasing them. As they ran, a large wall of water came out of nowhere and seemed to block their path. A wicked laugh could be heard.
"You poor, poor girls. To be so young and to die so quickly." cackled Titus as she summoned a trident to her hands and then used it to direct the water toward Kenshiro and Rei. They were pinched in.
However, if Titus thought they would be helpless then she had another thing coming.
At once Kenshiro jumped into the air and over the wall of water to where Titus was at. At once she started to engage the youma in combat.
"Atta!" roared Kenshiro as she jumped up with a kick. Titus blocked it with her trident as she smiled. She pushed Kenshiro off as she dove down, twirling her trident as she made a swipe at Kenshiro's stomach.
The blond haired girl caught the trident in her hands and soon used the momentum of the swing to throw Titus into the ground. Titus screamed as she felt herself being thrown into the hard concrete.
Meanwhile, Rei took the time to get rid of the pesky jumbo jets as she used her Nanto Suicho Ken to go and cut the wheels off both jets. It was a simple task and soon, the jets were rendered useless.
Jedite scowled at his plan being foiled and realized that he was going to have to fight these girls face to face. However he was confident that he would come out on top.
He went down and confronted Rei. The raven haired girl gave a cocky smirk before jumping into the air.
"Haowoooo!"
Rei jumped into the air before suddenly dashing straight forward like a bullet. Jedite expected the frontal attack and raised his good arm up to form a small barrier. Rei found herself crashing into and she rebounded off, landing on the ground hard. She got up and spit out some blood from her lip. She was annoyed.
"A barrier huh? Pretty nice but it won't do you any good." said Rei.
"I'll crush that arrogance of yours little girl." sneered Jedite as he summoned another ball of dark energy and threw it at Rei.
Not having Kenshiro's strength, Rei ended up dodging the attack by jumping into the air, but Jedite expected this and threw another ball of energy to where he predicted Rei would jump to.
Jedite was pleased that he guessed right and Rei yelled out in pain as she fell down once more.
"Damn that hurt!" roared Rei as she stood back up once more, her hands splayed out ready to slice Jedite limb from limb.
Meanwhile, Toki finally finished analyzing both Jedite and Titus. She was relieved to say the least. They would be able to utilize Hokuto Shin Ken against these monsters now. She turned to where Kenshiro was and found that she was fighting Titus. She immediately made her way over there.
Titus herself summoned a ball of water and sent it toward Kenshiro.
Kenshiro just snorted in annoyance as she sliced through the water ball with ease. However, that was what Titus wanted as she then zoomed forward toward the distracted Kenshiro and attempted to slash Kenshiro across the body once more.
She was successful as she felt her trident slash across the stomach of the young girl. Titus looked over, expecting to see the young girl on the ground desperately grasping at her entrails.
Imagine Titus' shock when she saw Kenshiro still standing with only minor pain expressed on her face. There was a nasty gash across the stomach of the blond girl but it was no where deep enough to be lethal. It was then that Toki finally joined Kenshiro.
"You okay Kenshiro?" asked Toki.
"I've been better. I took the blow better than I thought, all things considered, but I don't think I can take another." said Kenshiro.
"Well, this is very important. You should be able to dispatch this monster. Its pressure points are in fact identical to that of a human. The catch is that her heart is on the right side of her body. So just imagine all the power points in the human body, but mirrored." said Toki.
"I see. Then I can put this monster out of its misery then." said Kenshiro.
"I'm going to have to leave you though. Rei is having trouble with that other monster. Can I count on you to live through this fight?" asked Toki in concern.
"As if a pitiful creature as that monster is any match for Hokuto Shin Ken." replied Kenshiro as she cracked her knuckles.
Toki, relieved at Kenshiro's statement, soon dashed her way toward Rei, who was having considerable trouble with Jedite.
"Haha! Is that all you got little girl?" taunted Jedite as he was able to hold Rei at bay, constantly repelling her attacks with his barrier and then attacking from a distance. Rei was beginning to breath hard.
Jedite cackled once more as he threw three balls of dark energy toward Rei. The raven haired girl only looked on in anger before feeling her body suddenly give out on her. The last thing she saw was black orbs of energy being hurled toward her before darkness overtook her in exhaustion.
However, the blow never came as Toki sped in and then roared out as she powered her body to one hundred percent of its maximum potential. A rainbow like aura spewed forth from her body as she managed to deflect all three balls of energy with just her aura alone, protecting the unconscious Rei. Needless to say, Jedite was stunned.
"How did you do that girl?" spat Jedite.
Toki only smiled.
"Oh just a little trick I learned at school." giggled Toki.
Jedite narrowed his eyes in anger.
"How dare you mock me? I'll make sure to rip you apart!" roared Jedite as he then threw another ball of dark energy.
Toki however was already at Jedite's face and Jedite did not even have time to form a barrier as he felt a flurry of punches strike him, creating pock holes in his body.
Jedite only looked up in shock as the girl did not even throw a punch. He got up on his feet.
"How did you do that? Why were you able to hit me without moving your limbs?" asked Jedite as he felt green blood spitting from his mouth.
"You clearly underestimate the humans on this planet monster. But if you must know what you just felt was merely my fighting aura. That alone tells me that you are no match for me. If you cannot even overcome my fighting aura then you have no chance against my real fists. I could kill you with a single blow if I wished." said Toki seriously.
"Then why don't you then!" roared Jedite as he levitated in the air and then used his telekinesis to tear the road apart below him and then sent the shards of rock and concrete toward Toki.
Toki just stood there with a stern gaze as she saw the rocks coming. Her fighting aura made sure to destroy any rocks and concrete being thrown at her. She was not phased.
Titus realized that Jedite was in trouble. Seeing him having trouble with the blue haired girl, she levitated her way into the air and flew toward Jedite so that she could help him.
Kenshiro snorted in annoyance as she pursued the water youma.
The youma soon managed to reach Jedite, who was keeping Toki at bay by throwing rocks and concrete at her with his telekinesis when she got his side.
"Jedite. This battle is taking longer than I expected. These girls are far stronger than I anticipated. We need to stay together if we are to survive." said Titus with concern in her voice.
"I have a plan Titus. If it works then I am sure that we will be victorious. But you must follow my command. Do you understand?" asked Jedite.
"Of course my dear."
In the meantime, Kenshiro finally managed to join Toki. She saw Rei lying unconscious just behind the blue haired girl. At once Kenshiro went over to Rei.
"Rei. Rei! Wake up." said Kenshiro as she shook the raven haired girl.
Rei fluttered her eyes open, somewhat confused as to what had happened. As soon as she remembered, she jumped back up to her feet and saw Toki standing before her, deflecting pieces of rock and concrete away from her body. At once Rei was fuming.
"Its about time you awoke. I don't think I could stay here any longer fending the debris off." said Toki as she looked over to her friend.
Rei looked disappointed in herself, however Toki soon spoke.
"Don't feel like you failed Rei. You hardly have trained with us. Your new body would tire so soon by pushing it the way you were. Don't worry. Once we win this battle, we'll make sure that you are better prepared." said Toki with a smile.
Rei did not say anything though she was humbled. She looked over at Jedite and Titus and she growled.
"What do we do know Toki?" asked Kenshiro as she neared her friend.
"That Jedite man has the ability to create barriers. However, he can only do so by holding his arm out. While he is using his barrier he cannot attack. I'm worried that the woman he's with is going to cover him while he uses his psychic powers. We need to get rid of her first. As soon as we do that, then Jedite will fall. I'll keep him occupied. Both you and Rei attack the woman. Get rid of her." commanded Toki.
Kenshiro just nodded before bounding forward toward her foe. Rei was hesitant at first but soon hardened her resolve as she soon joined Kenshiro.
Titus saw both Kenshiro and Rei coming after her and she readied her trident. She twirled it as she summoned a small water spout from the nearby ocean and proceeded to send it after Kenshiro and Rei.
Both girls saw the water come after them and each jumped aside to avoid the drilling water. Titus took her chance to get rid of Kenshiro as she jumped after her and attempted to pierce the open wound on Kenshiro's stomach.
The blond girl knew that if she could just get that monster close enough she could strike a lethal blow. Hearing that the creature's pressure points were only mirrored from a normal human, it would be easy to kill the monster.
However, Kenshiro knew it was easier said than done. The monster was constantly levitating, staying out of reach and Kenshiro knew that she could only stay in the air so long before being vulnerable. She needed Rei's help, as she was better adept to fighting in the air.
And speaking of Rei, the raven haired girl made her way behind Titus and came down with a hard slash. Titus only noticed this in the nick of time and used her trident to block the blow.
Imagine Titus' shock as her trident was split apart in an instance. Her eye's widened as she knew that even taking one hit from the raven haired girl would result in her death. She immediately summoned a ball of water and threw it at the face of Rei.
Rei was hit and sent flying down to the ground. Rei landed on her feet before jumping back up and started to engage the weaponless monster once more.
Titus was now genuinely afraid for her life as Rei was in the air.
"You know nothing can withstand my Nanto Suicho Ken. I will cut you down into tiny ribbons you monster." growled Rei.
"Don't speak as if you have won. You might find yourself dead." retorted Titus as she suddenly dissolved herself into water as Rei slashed at only liquid. Titus only laughed as she reformed behind Rei, her trident at hand and was ready to skewer the raven haired girl from behind.
It was then that Kenshiro finally saw her opening and she jumped up to take her opportunity. However, Titus suddenly opened her eyes widely before suddenly dispersing into liquid water once more and fled away. Both Rei and Kenshiro were confused by this. However as they turned they saw a sight that surprised them.
Jedite was getting desperate as he released a ball of dark energy and saw that once again it did not work as the blue haired girl just swatted it aside like it was nothing.
What was worse was that Jedite could not get into close quarters with the girl. Apparently she had a barrier that repelled and damaged anyone who got too close to it. That annoying smirk of hers just infuriated him but he was out of options. His strongest attacks just did not seem to do any damage.
Jedite roared as he futilely charged another attack but soon saw the blue haired girl close the distance all of all sudden and hold his good arm with a grip of iron. Jedite clenched his teeth in pain and tried to pull away but the girl's strength was just unnatural. He could not hope to pull away.
"Give it up. You are no match for me." stated Toki with a stern voice.
"N-Never! I can't lose, not to the likes of humans like you!" roared Jedite.
"There is no shame in conceding to someone stronger than you. Evil as you are I am merciful. I will make sure that you death is quick and painless." said Toki as she frowned.
"No! I won't give up. I can't! There is no way! I cannot fail!" cried Jedite out as he started to glow brightly as energy started to charge in his held hand. He was going to put everything into this attack. He would die but at the least he would take the girl down with him and retain some honor in death.
Toki was not going to have any of that as she threw Jedite into the air and held her hand out. She was going to end this.
Her body glowed with a bright, rainbow like aura. She was going to finish this.
Hokuto Ujō Hagan Ken.
Jedite could only look in horror as the bright beam of light was heading straight for him. This was it. He was dead. There was no way out of this.
Then, to his utter and complete surprise, he suddenly saw Titus come out of nowhere as she materialized from water to her solid form and took the beam attack head on. There was a bright flashing light that illuminated the light sky as Titus took the brunt of the attack as she fell down to the ground and landed on the concrete.
Jedite, without even thinking, suddenly cried out.
"Titus!"
He flew down as Toki, Kenshiro and Rei looked on in shock at the creature's sacrifice for her master.
Jedite landed beside Titus. She lay there with a small smile on her face though blood was coming out of her mouth. She held her hand out as she laid it on Jedite's cheek.
"I-I'm so happy that you are alright Jedite. At the very least I proved useful enough to save you from death." smiled Titus.
Jedite started to tremble. He could not believe that this was happening. The world around him was blocked out. It did not even occur to him that he was a sitting duck. His only concern was Titus.
"T-Titus. Don't speak. Save your strength. I'm sure our Queen will heal you." stammered Jedite.
"Oh Jedite, I don't have the strength to continue. B-But I want to let you know of one thing. I want you to remember it for as long as you can live. Can you do that for me?" asked Titus.
"Anything Titus, anything." said Jedite as started to feel his eyes sting.
"Jedite...I...I...I love you Jedite. I have loved you for as long as I could remember. Though I'm sure that you don't feel the same at the least I can die peacefully knowing that I told-"
She did not finish as Jedite suddenly bent down and claimed her lips, kissing her deeply. Titus just gasped in surprise before slowly closing her eyes in contentment. A lone tear strayed from her eyes as the last thing she felt, before dying a painless death, was the feeling of Jedite's lips on her own. And she died in utter contentment, knowing that Jedite recuperated her feelings, late though it was.
"I-I love you too...Titus." whispered Jedite as he held the blue haired youma to his chest, a couple of straying tears going down his cheek. Her body soon turned into water as it levitated into the air before landing into the ocean, joining the primeval womb once more to die in the place of her birth.
Needless to say the three girls were shocked. Never did they believe that their enemy cared for each other as deeply as this. They were used to fighting heartless mooks whose only aspirations in life were to kill and pillage. Killing those scumbags was easy.
But here, this was different, especially for Kenshiro and Toki. They were taught to protect the weak and innocent and to not cause pain onto others. However, they clearly caused a great deal of grief and sorrow for the man they once thought to just be totally and utterly evil.
Toki was the one who took this the worst. She was kind at heart and it tore her up knowing that she was causing this man just as much pain as those scumbags did to innocent families back in her own time. The very thought disturbed her.
Jedite soon spoke.
"I have nothing to live for. Too late did I realize her love for me. I wish that I could have held her in my arms more often. To have near me. Someone that I could trust and count on without worry of betrayal. And it took her death for me to realize it. I took her for granted and now that she is gone I realize that I have nothing. You!"
Toki rose her head as she forced herself to look Jedite in the eye. She saw his eyes and realized just how empty and lifeless they were. So very different from just moments ago when they were ablaze with determination and wrath.
"Yes?" asked Toki quietly.
"You are powerful, very much so. It is now that I realize that. So I ask that you kill me. If I am going to die then I will die at the hands of one most worthy. I offer you my life. I have nothing to live for." said Jedite sadly.
Toki swallowed as she rose her hand. She felt her breath hitch and felt her tears beginning to stream down her cheeks. This shocked her. She had seen far worse things before but perhaps this was her female body responding to such traumatic events differently from her old body. Yes, that had to be it.
"Very well." said Toki in a solemn voice as she glowed lightly before sending a beam of light right through Jedite's body.
Jedite closed his eyes, expecting pain.
Imagine his surprise as he felt his body suddenly relax. There was a feel good feeling around his body. In fact, he had never felt so relaxed before.
"How?" asked Jedite.
"My technique. I said that I could kill you without pain. I meant every word. Your love also died in this fashion, with neither pain nor discomfort. Die in peace." said Toki in a solemn voice.
Jedite just closed his eyes and sighed before closing his eyes.
"Titus..."
Jedite soon stopped moving as his body remained completely still. Even so, his body soon started to turn transparent before dissipating into many small, star like sparkles. These sparkles of light levitated into the air before suddenly flying and jumping into the ocean.
It was then that Toki, Kenshiro and Rei were treated to a strange sight.
The sparkles interacted with the ocean water as a column of water soon rose from the ocean. The sparkles accelerated around the column of water before falling down back down. The sparkles landed on the surface of the water before they soon sank into the bottom.
A contented sigh echoed into the air around them before all was silent once more.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed.