Chapter 9-The mission
Shortly after Haruka and I got together, as partners in life and partners in battle, the Silence started.
We learned from one battle that our enemies are called Death Busters. Karolinite, who seemed to be the leader at the moment, was responsible for pulling out pure hearts from humans. The three talismans hid inside three innocent pure hearts and in order for the talismans to appear, it meant sacrificing those three humans.
Haruka and I could both sense the evilness of the Daimons, a new species of monsters created by the enemy. Our plan of attack was to track them across the city and wait to see if the pure hearts they pulled out were talismans. We would try to save as many people as possible but we were prepared to sacrifice them if they had the talismans. So far, we hadn't encountered any and we were able to return the pure hearts to their rightful owners. Haruka and I worked seamlessly as a team and the Daimons did not stand a chance.
The mission was difficult. It sat on our conscience for a long time, the fact that we had to kill three innocent people. I confessed to Haruka about my past and I told her exactly what the price would be if we carried on with this plan. Yet, we knew this was our only option. We had to do what no one else could do. We would taint our hands and our hearts in order to save everyone. Sacrifice three and save billions, it wasn't difficult to figure it out right?
After two years of fighting with the death busters, we finally met the inner Sailor scouts. They were young and they were inexperienced. Haruka decided that we shouldn't share our plans with them and we should distance ourselves from them.
Sailor moon begged us to reconsider our plan. She was so kind-hearted and pure. It was truly amazing to see how she could love just about anybody. I felt my heart thawed when I was around her. Were we wrong? Could there be another way without sacrificing anybody?
One day in battle, Haruka and I stepped into Karolinite's trap. She randomly attacked a victim just so that she could drawn us out. Sailor moon and Uranus tried to save me but the enemy was too strong.
"Uranus. Run now. You need to stay alive to complete our mission." I yelled at Uranus. We had agreed that we would not return to save each other if one of us was captured. I made her promised. I saw the painful look on Uranus's face and watched her dragged Sailor Moon away from the harm's way. "Run, my dear Haruka. Please finish the mission and save the world for me," I thought as I was thrown into the waterfall by Karolinite.
I plungged into the depth of the waterfall. Luckily I did not hit any rocks on the way down. The impact with the water knocked the wind out of my lungs and I struggled to stay awake as I sank deeper. I was always a good swimmer and I knew I could hold my breath for a long time. The waterfall kept pushing me down and it was a bit of a struggle. Eventually I was able to swim out of the downward current and re-emerge to the top. Surprised, I saw Uranus ran toward me.
"Why did you come back to save me?" I was both angry and glad at the same time. Uranus explained that it was Sailor moon that made her come back and it was Sailor moon that saved me.
That night, Haruka held me tightly in bed. I could tell she was scared. She almost witness my death today. I put my head on her bosom and I listened to her steady heartbeat. "Haruka, don't ever do something stupid like today. If you died today, all the sacrifices we made would mean nothing."
She pulled me in tighter, without responding. That was her way of protesting I guess. "Michiru. Michiru." She said my name over and over, as she planted kisses on the top of my head.
As I drift off to sleep, I wondered, what would tomorrow bring. If we would encounter the talismans tomorrow…if we would have to kill….