Vol. 17

Chapter 66

What an eyesore these useless lights are. The true beauty is darkness. The darkness of the Evil Box Clan will highlight all things of the world. "I want to see such a gorgeous scene soon." Said Lord Midas as he looks upon the city's horizon. As the imposter stills hangs on.

"I won't allow it to happen!" All of a sudden lightening struck behind the hero. "It is very bad taste to tie up and hang a girl! For pure justice, the white warrior Guardian, I'm Guardian Moon!"

"Also, the imperial blue, Guardian Mercury!"

"The red, Guardian Mars!"

"And the purple, Guardian Jupiter!"

"In the name of Olympus, we will crush you into little bits!" Finished off Selina.

"I have been waiting for you. I am Lord Midas, one of the Four Generals of the Evil Box Clan. Guardian Moon and other Guardians, prepare yourselves to meet your fate." He raise both his hands and create a giant dark dome surrounding the Guardians and close them off from the outside world. "So, what do you think of this beautiful shadow?" He gloat.

"Nice trick. Iron Fist, Collide!" Marcella aimed her attack at the wall of the dome, but all it did was get absorbed inside the wall.

"Well, that was useless." Selina commented. An image of Lord Midas appeared in the dome setting out an attack. The top of the dome started to rain down golden spikes on top of the Guardians. The Guardians separated themselves in different directions.

"He's tough." Said Jovana. His image appeared again.

"Well?" He asked.

"Tin Strike, Crash!" She also attacked the wall but it did the same like with Marcella's attack. They were shocked.

"The power's been absorbed into the darkness!" Explained Hermione. Lord Midas laughed about.

"Is that the power of the Guardian warriors?" He raise his hands again and shrunk the dome 75% smaller than it's original size. Meanwhile, Eddie transformed already into Guardian Earth was still running around in search of the imposter Guardian Moon that he doesn't know of. He eventually found her hanging by a crane. "Guardian Moon! Is this a trap?" He asked himself not sure of what to do. He still ran after her rescue. "Now!" He made a powerful jump enough to reach to the top of the crane and cut the rope with his razor sharp leaves setting the imposter free. He grab hold of her and the two landed safely on the ground without a scratch. Then a lightening struck a radio tower close to them causing it to explode. Eddie jumped away from it with the woman and hid inside a warehouse far from the flash. The imposter opened her evil eyes manipulated a glass spike in her hand and immediately stabbed him in the back of his right shoulder. He was in shock and in pain as the glass spike sticks out of his back. The imposter jumped away keeping her distance. The glass disintegrated into nothing leaving a bloody hole on his shoulder. He grabbed his shoulder and looked up to the woman. "What are you doing, Guardian Moon?" All she did was that irritable giggle, jumped onto a high stack of crates and removed her disguise. "Shit! Admete!" He found out.

"Oh, poor thing. You won't feel the pain long, Guardian Earth." Admete blasted a beam of petals at him, he quickly got up and ran in between crates. She giggled again as she watched him run a like a frighten child. "It's no use running away. This time I will have your Iris Gems! Samos!" She create a glass sword. Eddie stood still controlling his breathing trying to hide away from her.

Lord Midas continues to shrink the dome to the point that the Guardians could only move a few inches apart. "No! We're trapped!" Panicked Selina.

"I'll do something about it! Tin Strike, Crash!" Jovana did it again but the dome just sucked it in. "It's useless! The barrier can absorb all the power!" She said. Midas continues to shrink the dome to the point they can't even budge.

"Give up. You cannot break through this barrier." He insisted.

Back at the warehouse, Admete was cutting up every single crate in her way, desperately looking for Guardian Earth. Running through a wall of crates, she chops each and every single one. "There, there, THERE!" She's getting too excited. She jumped up somewhere to see if Guardian Earth comes out from the danger of being crushed by the broken crates. Eddie was leaning against a tower of sand bags and it started to tilt over him, he noticed and ran away from the tumble. As he ran away from the maze of crates still holding on to his injury, Admete spotted him. "I found you." She teased. She leaped up high as the building can allow her and dive down aiming her tip of her sword to Eddie's back. "DIE!" She yelled out. Eddie turned fast and block the attack with his baton. With the force of her attack, he was knocked down onto one knee and his right hand supporting his weight while the other is fighting the mad woman off. She used her free hand and attacked him with her petals. "Samos!" As she blasted his face, Eddie's mask flew off revealing his true identity to her. Watching the fight from afar, Lady Pandora saw the Guardian's identity and was shock to see his face.

"Th...This man!" Lady Pandora was thinking fast.

"My, what a pretty face. But I won't forgive you. Prepare yourself!" Admete charged up her blade ready to do the unthinkable.

"Copper Beam, Blast!" Said a woman's voice. A orange beam shot across the room and slash across through Admete's hands causing her to drop her weapon.

"OUCH! It hurts!" Admete gripping her injured bloody hands looked up to see were the attack came from. She saw a woman's silhouette standing by the open window. "Who are you?" Admete demanded. The woman did not answer. Admete later noticed that Guardian Earth disappear. "Oh no!" And then she looked back up to the window, with nobody there. She grew furious. "ARRGH! You made a fool of me! Whoever you are, I'll tear you up into little pieces! ARRGH!" She screamed in madness.

Back with Midas crushing the Guardians with his shrinking dome. "I can't breathe. The air..." Hermione tried to speak.

"How do you like the taste of darkness?" Midas teased. Admete appeared beside him with a worried face.

"Lord Midas, beware! Another enemy is nearby. Someone rescued Guardian Earth." Admete told the news in nervousness. Midas turned to her and gave her a look.

"Admete! You let Guardian Earth get away?"

"Please, don't be angry because of this." She told him with a backbone. "Guardian Earth, look! This is how Guardian Moon will die!" She shouted.

Guardian Earth is here? Selina thought to herself. Hiding in a corner, Eddie put his mask back on and ready himself for battle regardless of his injury.

"If you want to save them, come out with the Iris Gems. Surrender yourself, Guardian Earth." Admete continue to shout out.

"Don't come out! Don't..." Selina yelled out with all her strength as the Guardians get weaker by the second, going down in their knees bearing the pain.

"Guardian Moon!" Luna howled in fear feeling hopeless as she watches the Guardians suffer.

"Wait!" Eddie stepped out showing himself to the enemy. Admete smiled in pleasure.

"We are victorious, Lord Midas. You made a good choice. Good boy. You had no chance from the beginning. It's no use struggling. It is very important to know when to give up." Said Admete while the Guardians are in excruciating pain.

"You're wrong! No matter how hard the fight, never give up." Said a voice. Admete was looking desperately from left to right.

"It's the same voice again!" Admete was flipped out. The guardians looked to the direction of where the voice was coming from.

"That voice!" Luna was surprise to hear it also. Guardian Earth is with the same reaction. Everyone looked up to see a woman with light violet almost pink eyes and long golden blonde wavy hair tied half up with a green ribbon. She wore a baby pink lacy see-through spaghetti corset with cream colour ribbon, and wore a pair of lace wrist length half-finger gloves with cream ribbons tied in a bow . Her legs had on a top lacy embroidered sheer stockings with pink satin garter belt and feet had on baby pink ankle strap high heel stilettos. On her waist she wore a baby pink ruffle lacy back panties. At the crown of her head appeared a copper tiara, she wore a copper female earring on one ear and the other a copper stud, a pink choker and a white lace mask covering her eyes.

"Who is it?" Demanded Lord Midas. The woman leaped up in the air and landed softly on the ground with a sexy pose.

"The warrior of Love and Beauty, Guardian Venus!" She removed her mask showing her beautiful sculptured face. "Here I am, at last!" She pointed up with her right index finger and set her attack. "Copper Beam, Blast!" she aimed and fired the orange beam at Lord Midas' hands slicing it right through. He groan in pain as he held his hands for recover.

"Lord Midas!" Panicked Admete. The shadow dome shattered and disappeared setting the Guardians free.

"The barrier is gone!" exclaimed Hermione. Guardian Venus stood there with pride. Selina went up to her.

"You look like that popular model! So you're the last Guardian?" Selina asked. The other Guardians waited for her answer. Above Luna, someone else answered for her.

"This woman of beauty and lust is the Guardian of Venus!" Howled a white wolf with a golden sun symbol on his shoulder. He jumped down to Luna and greeted her. "Luna, it's been a long time." Luna was speechless to see him.

"Helios!" Is all she could say. Admete and Lord Midas backed up away from the Guardians.

"How dare you! Lord Midas, please go! I will handle them." She demanded. There was a boom.

"Wait, Admete, Midas!" Said a familiar voice from above. The two looked up to see their leader's face image across the sky.

"Lady Pandora!"

"That is enough. The situation has changed. Withdraw." She ordered. They doubted her.

"But why?" Admete asked.

"WITHDRAW! I ORDER IT!" Pandora screamed.

"We have no choice." Said Midas to Admete.

"But Lord Midas..."

"Guardian warriors, we will meet again." he said and they all disappeared. Guardian Earth calmed down and vanished also. Selina noticed that he ran off like he usually does.

"He took off again! Damn it!" She cursed.

"Anyway, we're saved." mentioned Jovana with a smile.

"Now that five warriors and two wolves are assembled. That means that everyone is here now." Said Helios.

"Guardian Venus." said Jovana. Selina took a good look at her and something came up on her mind.

"You don't by any chance know anything about the Moonstone, do you?" She asked. The Guardian just smiled.