Karunā couldn't believe that the girl in front of her was the same one that had stormed out of the senshi meeting earlier or the same one that had basically told her own niece to fuck off.
No, Tsuki seemed different as she stood on the stage in the dark purple suit. Her chest bond to appear flat just as the other starlight's' seemed to be.
"Our friend Akuma here decided to help us out…and before you start freaking out over his name, no it's not his real one." Seiya called out, though Karunā stiffened as she watched the sadness fill Haruka's eyes.
"No one knows this but 'Akuma' and I are together…..This song…..Well it shows how hard that love truly is." Yaten stated then sighed as 'he' turned toward the other.
Karunā was caught off guard as she heard the silver haired warrior began to sing, but after a few lines Tsuki closed her eyes and began to sing and Karunā couldn't believe how well. Then as their voices blended together she began to realize that the song had a hidden meaning.
It wasn't easy to make this choice, to keep this inside or to raise my voice.
Had she feared rejection when she fell in love with Yaten? Was it about the abuse she faced at the hands of her mother?
Glancing over at Haruka the young teen noticed that the twenty year old had tears in her eyes and that Usagi was actually crying silently.
"You're from the future….What's she like there?" Hotaru asked from her place beside Setsuna.
"Nothing like what I saw today….She would have never cussed at anyone under the age of seventeen….Heck after the hell I gave her she didn't even try to hurt me." Karunā replied, glancing down at her hands as she listened to the song repeat the ending.
Listen to your heart, the truth lies within.
Karunā silently excused herself from the group as she made her way toward the park, taking a seat on one of the metal benches that were rusting there.
I can't ask this Tsuki here but….Maybe when I get home my Tsuki will answer me?
She thought, however suddenly a hand on her shoulder startled her attention to her surroundings.
"What's a pretty little thing doing out here?"
Karunā could smell the liquor on his breath as he held her wrists, causing her to panic as she tried to get away from him.
However suddenly a demonic sounding voice called out
"Leave her alone ya Son of a bitch!"
What Tsuki saw chilled her to the core because there standing just inches in front of her was Tsuki, however this Tsuki looked more like one of the aliens that had tried to invade earth before.
Her shaggy hair was pulled back slightly to reveal the familiar scar that it hid and her eyes glowed a crimson red as a violet aura whipped around her. Though the starkest difference was the strange jagged, double blue marks on the older teen's cheeks.
"What the hell are you!?" the drunk stated, though the girl only smirked.
"I am Shoku Kurai…..The fourth in line to become Kuro tō Bo e!" the words grew louder as Karunā watched as the man crumbled onto the ground, gagging as his hands clutched his groin.
Then scarlet eyes landed on her, sending shivers down her spine.
"Ya okay?"
Karunā could barely nod as Tsuki suddenly lifted her up teleported. Tsuki glanced around the clearing once to make sure no one was around before turning her gaze down at the aged gloves that Karunā wore.
"You got those form eclipse right? She must really trust you to send you here to get help."
Karunā was just about to respond when the other's appeared, freezing in spot as they saw what Tsuki looked like.
"You're completely in your dark form….but how?" Setsuna managed to say, earning a surprised look.
"What? I….I'm actually in the form of the Kuro tō bo e?" she asked, earning a nod.
"All I wanted….was to protect the kid….I didn't even notice."
As she said this she suddenly passed out, her aura fading.
"It's still imperfect….But she didn't blow something up. That's good." Setsuna stated softly as she lifted the unconscious teen into her arms.