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Hi guys, I just wanted to say that I am not good with writing fight scenes but I did try so I hope you enjoy the meeting between Tatsuo and Endymion :)
Chapter Nine – The War
It was a shock to them all once they landed on the earth. Everything was black with ash and misty with fog. People were running scared hiding. Fear had its grip on them.
'What the hell…..' Uranus started to walk forward. They had landed on an open field. She was shocked at all the broken down houses, the fallen trees and dense smog.
'How can he let the earth get so bad?' Tatsuo bent down and felt the ground. The earth was crying out to him. Helios observed this and nodded approval at his actions.
'He is here…..' Tatsuo looked up and looked directly at the upcoming army. They all turned round to follow Tatsuo's gaze.
'Well, looks like he was expecting us today' Jupiter and Nephrite stood side by side.
'This time Mako-chan, I fight by your side' Jupiter blushed and then smiled.
'Lets show them how to fight' Uranus readied herself for an attack.
'Are you with me Neptune' Neptune stood beside Uranus.
'Yes, we can end this quickly'. Serenity said nothing as she saw Motoki leading the army. He was dressed in a navy uniform with white on the folds.
'I can't believe he did that to Motoki' Mercury then saw what Serenity saw and gasped.
'We will free him, nobody kill Motoki, we must capture him and let the Silver Crystal cleanse him' Zoisite said with authority. They all nodded. The youma were ordered to attack by Motoki.
'Here we go!' Venus yelled. Sailor Mars, Jadeite and Tatsuo stood in front of Serenity to protect her.
They came together with a mighty clash. This battle was going to be intense. They tried to hold a formation together but they never expected the youma to be so strong. Tatsuo summoned his golden sword and instantly started slashing at two muscle bounded youma that tried to grab him. Neptune and Uranus led some of the youma away.
'Hey, over here stupid!' around twenty youma spotted Uranus and chased after her. She led them to a clearing.
'What you going to do now Senshi' a snake like youma smirked.
'You won't be smiling for too long, Neptune….Now!' the youma turned round and saw Neptune.
'Oh no…'
'DEEP SUBMERGE!' she sends her attack wiping out all the youma.
'Well done Neptune' Uranus smiled.
'Its not over yet, we need to find King Endymion to end this' Neptune turned round. All the Senshi and Shitennou stopped as they saw King Endymion stand next to Motoki. He was no longer in a white suit. His suit was now black reminiscent of when he was Tuxedo Mask. His eyes were red and he smirked at all of them. His gaze finally rested on Serenity who was being closely guarded by Sailor Mars.
Motoki spotted Tatsuo and then nudged King Endymion. Reluctantly turning his gaze the fury in his eyes was unmistakeable.
'Ah, so you all seek to destroy me….replace me. Sorry to disappoint but I will kill this imposter' King Endymion lunged for Tatsuo. He took out his own sword and went to strike Tatsuo. Tatsuo was prepared and held a strong stance raising his golden sword to block the attack.
'You are not replacing me in her life; I will not lose her to you!'
'You already have!' Tatsuo yelled as he pushed Endymion back.
Motoki went after Serenity to grab her as a prize for the King. Serenity blocked his attack using the Silver Crystal and forced him back.
'BURNING MANDELA!' Sailor Mars aimed her attack on Motoki surrounding him with her flames.
'You think that will stop me fire Senshi' Motoki then jumped in the air and landed in front of Mars. He then hit her in the stomach and sent her flying into Jadeite. Venus had finished off killing ten youmas' and saw Motoki heading towards her Queen.
She used her Love Me Chain and grabbed Motoki.
'Hey, you're going nowhere Motoki, you must remember' Motoki started to laugh.
'It's the Queen who has you under her thumb, she needs Endymion to lead her' Motoki ripped apart Venus's chain and sent a black orb like ball towards Venus hitting her square on. She fell to the ground in pain. Kunzite screamed out not noticing a youma was on him. Zoisite sent s flurry of green energy balls at the youma killing it. Kunzite ran up to Venus and steadied her.
'Mercury Aqua Illusion!' Mercury aimed her attack at Motoki knocking him over. He cursed Mercury and then aimed his own attack at her. Zoisite stood in front of her ready to defend her but Serenity grabbed onto Motoki.
'This isn't you, don't you remember, it' s me, Usagi-chan, the klutzy girl who always used to hang out at your arcade' the silver crystal started to wrap its light all over Motoki. A flicker of acknowledgment passed his eyes.
'Usagi-chan….' Motoki then passed out.
'He's back!' Serenity smiled. Her smile disappeared when she heard Tatsuo fall to the ground.
Endymion took out his golden crystal and had blasted Tatsuo full on. Tatsuo fell to the ground almost bowed in front of Endymion who smirked at the man.
'You think you are better than me, you are pathetic and not strong enough to protect her' Endymion was merciless.
'Flower Hurricane!' Jupiter used her attack to confuse Endymion. He just looked at her and smirked.
'Really, that's it….' Endymion placed his palm in front of him and sent an energy blast at Jupiter knocking her out.
'Pathetic!'
Nephrite went in for an attack but was also met by an attack from Endymion. He laughed at Nephrites attempts. Endymion then turned round to face his three Shitennou.
'So you are serving her now….you have betrayed me, once I am done with her I will eliminate you all' Endymion placed a cold gaze at his once Heavenly Knights.
'We will not allow you to harm our Queen' Kunzite levelled back preparing for battle.
'We can no longer serve a king we do not respect' Jadeite venomously said.
'It ends her' went in for the attack but was met by Endymions fist in his face. Zoisite stumbled allowing Jadeite to pull out his sword and attack Endymion. Endymion met his sword with ferocity and kicked at Jadeite hitting his stomach. Kunzite then took out his sword and battled Endymion. Meeting ferocious hit after hit they blacked each other shot.
'Still struggling against me' Kunzite swung his sword making Endymion fall to his knees to avoid the blow.
'No, I wasn't struggling, I have just found the right moment to strike' with that Endymion placed his palm in front of him and shot an energy ball at Kunzite sending him across the field. Zoisite proceeded to attack with his own sword but jumping out of the way Endymion struck Zoisite making his arm bleed. Endymion then struck Jadeite on his leg.
Tatsuo struggled to get up. He wasn't going to go down easy and he wasn't going to let Endymion kill the Shitennou. Tatsuo raised his golden sword in the air and struck it down fast sending a golden light hitting Endymion's back. He yelled out in pain and then turned his red eyes on Tatsuo in fury.
'You little rat…..' Endymion came at Tatsuo with fast blows from his sword Tatsuo blocking each one of them. Endymion kept slashing at Tatsuo in frustration but Tatsuo was quick enough to retaliate.
'I will kill you!' Endymion yelled as his blows became more vicious with every strike.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Pluto had a huge amount of youma attacking them. Neptune fell to the ground receiving a blow from a blue looking Youma while Uranus in anger rushed to Neptune to protect her. Saturn and Pluto stood side by side trying to block the attacks with their force field.
Serenity could see they were getting exhausted as the youma's attack was starting to break through their defences.
Without warning, Endymion sent a huge energy blast from his crystal at Tatsuo knocking him into the air and across the field. Tatsuo couldn't get up as he felt blood seeping from his nose. Endymion then turned his eyes towards Serenity. He walked up to her casually through the mountain of bodies on the ground. He smirked at her shocked face.
'You could end this all Serenity, all you have to do is come back to me' Serenity shook her head.
'It's too late Endymion, we could never go back after this!' Serenity screamed through her tears as she saw her friends falling one by one to the ground.
'Fine, so be it' Endymion forced his dark crystal's energy and attacked Serenity. She summoned her silver crystal and built a force field around her as Helios who stood beside her.
'I need to get to Tatsuo, he is the only one who can end this, can you hold Endymion off?' Serenity nodded. Helios vanished and reappeared beside Tatsuo. Helios saw Tatsuo trying with all his strength to get up.
'Do you love her?' Helios question was direct.
'Yes' Tatsuo's answer was firm.
'Do you promise to protect her and the earth all your days?'
'Yes' Helios nodded and then pulled out the small ball of light.
'This is what is left of the Golden Crystal that isn't corrupt. It will give you the strength to defeat him. I will hold you to your promise Tatsuo, please do not let us down' Tatsuo nodded as the ball instantly went inside Tatsuo. Tatsuo was soon raised into the air as the ball of light turned into the pure Golden Crystal of the earth. Tatsuo felt power but he also felt more connected to the earth.
He looked across the field and saw Serenity holding of Endymion. Serenity tried to reason with him but Endymion was not listening to her. Sensing her weakness he intensified his crystals attack and sent Serenity to the ground. Her white gown was in tatters ripped up to the thigh and the bodice was barely in place covering her modesty. Pulling out his sword Endymion lunged at Serenity. She managed to dodge the attack and as she moved Endymion's sword plunged into the ground. Trying to catch her breath Endymion raised his eyes at her and smirked while lifting his sword up.
Tatsuo instantly teleported himself behind Endymion making Endymion stop his attack on the Queen.
'Back for more? Now I really will kill you!' Endymion went in for a punch but Tatsuo blocked him. Endymion then took out his sword and attacked Tatsuo. Clashing swords Endymion kicked out at Tatsuo making Tatsuo stumble. Endymion then cut Tatsuo's arm and slashed at his chest. Tatsuo got away quick enough so that the slash was not deadly. Endymion raised up his sword ready for what he deemed the final blow. Taking the moments opening Tatsuo struck Endymion across his waist with a devastating blow forcing blood to spurt out.
The Golden Crystal created a force field around Tatsuo blocking Endymion's retaliation strike as he yelled out in pain. Endymion realising what happened turned round to face Helios.
'TRAITOR!'.
He then sent an energy blast shocking Helios. Serenity took the hit for Helios and was knocked to the ground. Helios screamed out and bent down holding onto Serenity.
'I can't fight him Helios, I just can't….' Helios felt his heartbreak.
'Please don't give up, Tatsuo is fighting for you, believe in him' Serenity nodded as she closed her eyes. Suddenly a bright light emitted from Serenity and went into Endymion. He screamed out as memories ran through his mind. They came in waves capturing his mind and soul.
He remembered the first time they met when she threw her test paper at him. He remembered the first time he gave her a nick name 'odango'. He thought about the time when he first realised he loved her, the moments when he sacrificed his life to protect her. He remembered the moments when the found each other again as Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity. At some point in his life he forgot all those precious moments he had with her. He had planned to marry her and raise a family. Why did he doubt it all? What was there to doubt? He knew he loved her and that should've been enough.
He fell to his knees as more blood poured out of his waist. He felt his life slipping away. His eyes were no longer red but returned to their normal blue. The youma started to disintegrate as Endymion looked up at Tatsuo.
'I never meant all of this….I love…her so much you must believe me. Please, protect her in all the ways I couldn't, cherish her and never let her down like I did. Now Tatsuo, please, set me free'. Tatsuo hesitated at first but then did as he was told. He used his Golden crystal and sent an energy ball which then turned on impact turned into a mist towards Endymion. He raised his eyes to the sky and smiled.
'Usako, I will always love you' Serenity heard his last words and tears poured from the corners of her eyes. As he started to disintegrate into tiny golden dust particles Usagi felt her world come crashing down on her. He was gone.
Tatsuo felt his head throb when he tried to check on Serenity and then he passed out. He found himself in a misty place that was bright with light and was spacious, almost never ending space surrounded him. His sword was gone and he was in his armour with his red cape.
'Where am I?' Tatsuo walked about for a while until he saw a man stood in front of him. He knew immediately it was Endymion but not the same man he faced on the battlefield. This man was in a plain black long sleeved shirt and black trousers.
'Well, I guess we finally meet, my name is Mamoru Chiba but you know me as King Endymion'.
Tatsuo nodded.
'I'm glad you're here to protect her, whatever brought you here I am grateful, I lost my way and lost my love but as you are another version of me, it is strangely comforting' Mamoru remembered having this conversation with his future self once.
'She is a great woman' Mamoru smiled.
'Yes, Usa is' Mamoru walked up to Tatsuo. Tatsuo could see the kindness in this man's eyes and felt safe. He finally saw the man that Serenity had fallen in love with. The man that would give anything to make sure Serenity was happy.
'I can't stay here any longer. I wanted to give you my greatest gift to help you with your new life'.
'What is that?'
'My memories….' Tatsuo looked confused at Mamoru's statement.
'I have so many precious memories of Usa, it will bring you both closer together and give you more of an insight into her. Please protect her and love her. She may show the whole world that she is strong but I know deep down she is scared and needs support, give her that security. I will guide you when you need it, all you have to do is ask' Tatsuo smiled at Mamoru as he began to disappear.
'Remember Tatsuo, you are never alone, you have a family now and friends, cherish them, cherish her'.
Well, one more chapter tomorrow and that's it :) Thank you all who had reviewed, favourite and followed this story. You guys got me to the end of this story and I wanna thank you all so much :)
I hope battle scene was not too much a let down, I'm not good with writing battle scenes but I knew one had to happen in this story for Tatsuo and Endymion to clash.
The last chapter is more like a closing this story off however, following a review from Imperialcrystalgirl and Blue Rose Ink :) I have left the last chapter open for a sequel as there are some questions that would be a concern for Usagi as she moves forward as Queen such as Rei's son and relating back to chapter two when Usagi met the Goddess Selene.
I will update the last chapter tomorrow and my new story which is based more or less on the first arc of sailor moon will be posted up next week.
See you guys soon :) xxx