Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Magic Knight Rayearth Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness Within ❯ Closing the Trap ( Chapter 4 )

Closing the Trap

The purple mist with a red and blue hue filled the entire room. The Sailor Senshi became wary when they saw what happened. Usagi hugged Mamoru tightly; while Lantis and Hikaru tried to keep calm. Suddenly, the red and blue mist separated from the purple one. Slowly, both began to materialize into a familiar shape. Someone appeared from the red mist; it was the blond haired boy. His face almost looked like a normal child, yet it lacked any cheerful _expression. Instead, he watched them contemptuously.

The boy wore an oversized black armor, which had a chipped surface around it. Meanwhile, the black-haired girl came out from the blue one; her blue gown was very transparent and almost revealing her voluptuous body. Mamoru couldn't help to blush, much to Usagi's jealousy. The girl's green eyes stared them with disdain. Rei wasn't sure, but she felt something wrong. She noticed that the boy and girl's smile was devoid from anything akin to human. Hikaru shivered because of it. Before their surprise was finished, the purple mist whirled around the throne like a cyclone. Out of the whirlwind, someone appeared. It was a young man with a purple cloak and garment. He held the skeletal staff with a skeleton and wore the purple mitre. The staff added a menacing look on the man. The man watched them with a hardened _expression. Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna took a defensive position. Then he greeted with a cold tone,

"Welcome to Anderion, Sailor Senshi and Magic Knights!"

Outside, Ray still waited impatiently. He was bored to death, while waiting for Usagi and her friends inside. He turned to Jessie and Andre. Both of them also waited. So much to talk; I don't even know them! He thought, I wonder what happened inside…

Back at the Throne Hall, everyone was stunned with the appearance of three mysterious people. Then Umi Ryuuzaki broke the silence,

"How do you know about all of us?" However, Fuu Hououji intervened,

"Come on, Miss Umi! We barely know the native language of this planet. How do we expect them to answer?" Surprisingly, the man answered…in fluent Japanese,

"Well, Ms. Houhouji! How we know all of you is not important! It seems your language is not changed a bit," Everyone is shocked. Ami couldn't help to wonder, and she asked him,

"How do you know to speak Japanese?" The man chuckled,

"In 1589, I visited Japan at Nagasaki and spent almost 3 years there! From there, I learned much about your language and culture…" Suddenly, everybody was sweat-dropped. The man replied in a stern tone,

"I don't think that we should discuss about that…" Makoto watched the girl on the throne long enough

until the realization came to her,

She shouted, "She's the girl who guided us here! Then you are…" The girl nodded in satisfaction, as the realization sank into the Sailors Senshi and Magic Knights' minds,

She said in a mock surprise, "It seems you aren't slow-witted after all,"

Fuu continued, "Then…you were the boy and girl who followed us here!" The girl nodded, confirming her answer,

"Yes, we are the ones who guided you here!" Then the man stood and gave a bow,

"Ah, we almost forgot to introduce ourselves! My name is Henryk Pieter van De Haargen, but you can call me De Haargen!" The boy followed him,

"I'm Lezonidar Vitragis, also known as Lezon!" His arrogant stance made Lantis, Mamoru and Makoto felt disgusted. After his turn, the girl introduced herself,

"I'm Aes'ratyl Tyzdair or Siratyl! We were known as the Overlords of Anderion, who ruled the planet!" Then Ami tried to ask another question,

"Excuse me, sir! We accidentally landed here…would you help us find the way back to our home?" Her question was greeted with a derisive laugh from the Overlords. Seeing her friend being laughed at, Usagi shouted,

"What's so funny about that!?" De Haargen wiped the tears from his eyes, before he answered with pretense sadness,

"The way back home? Hmm…I'm afraid that we can't answer that question."

Lezon continued, "Besides, it's not important how you are going to go back now. Rather, the question is in what condition will you be going back?" His word sounded like a threat to them. Realizing that, Haruka shouted,

"What do you mean by that!?" De Haargen walked forward and thudded his skeletal staff on the floor. The sound echoed to every corner. His _expression turned hard and grim like a stone. He spoke,

"Once anyone enters here, nobody would go out that easily! The same is applied for you too!" After hearing his words, the Sailor Senshi and Magic Knights realized that they had fallen into the Overlord's trap. What made them upset was they were walked into it with an open eye. Mamoru thought about Andre and the other strangers who waited for them outside. However, he is determined to protect Usagi, Andre and anyone here with his strength.

Rei screamed with her whole lungs, "You can't treat us as you please!"

Umi followed her, "That's right! Who do you think you are!?" The old Overlord didn't answer; instead he turned to his younger colleagues. Lezon and Siratyl smiled only before they walked down towards the Sailor Senshi and Magic Knights.

"I knew you would say that! The only way out of here… is death!!"

Meanwhile, the strangers still waited outside. Jessie watched her wristwatch, and then turned to the huge gate where Ami, Fuu and others entered. She saw that her companions were bored likewise. Jessie wondered whether she should join with Ami and Fuu.

Inside, the situation turned tense as the Overlords made their hostility toward them real. Usagi couldn't hold her exasperation anymore,

"This is insane! Why do you want to kill us? What is our mistake to you?"

De Haargen replied without any sympathy, "Mistake? Your only mistake is coming to Anderion!"

Tried to bluff the enemy, Setsuna warned, "Overlords, I warn you that you had threatened Princess Serenity! We, the Outer Senshi, won't stand silent to the threat!" Hikaru surprised when she saw the dark-skinned woman could speak with cutting words like that,

Lezon hissed, "Witch! We are not ordinary sorcerers like what you think! We have rank in Darkness! We are higher than Queen Beryl and Neherenia, even above Wiseman, Pharaoh 90, Chaos and Debonair!!"

Mina asked, "Do you know them?" Yet, Setsuna countered with a bitter sarcasm,

"Only the one who are above them…the demons from Jigoku (Hell)!" Hearing the sarcasm, the Overlords laughed again. Then Siratyl laughed insanely,

"Ha…ha! Sailor Senshi! Transform yourself! Make Up! Magic Knights! If you don't want to die, defend your self!" The Sailors gritted their teeth when she made fun of their transformation chant like nothing. They turned on Usagi, awaiting her decision.

Usagi merely bit her lips; she never thought that they would have to fight again only to defend themselves.

She turned to Hikaru Shidou, who had the same thought.

Hikaru felt dismayed; it was never occurred that they have to fight again, but not in Cefiro. She turned her sight to Lantis, Umi and Fuu. Then Fuu said something,

"Hikaru, do what you think the right thing to do…" The red-haired girl stared the Overlords with contempt, and then turned to her blond companion. Both of them nodded.

Usagi said with a loud voice, "We'll fight since you don't give us any choice! Moon Eternal, Make Up!!" Instantly, a blinding light enveloped Usagi. Others shouted their transformation make up and the light became brighter. Meanwhile, Mamoru had transformed himself into Tuxedo Mask.

Hikaru added, "We are fighting for our heart! No matter what happened!" She pulled her sword from the glove and transformed into Magic Knight. Her friends also followed the suit. Lantis prepared his sword.

Instead, the demonic sorcerers watched the transformation without doing anything. When finished, the girls stared each other with disbelief, especially Hikaru and Usagi/Sailor Moon. The red-haired girl said inside her mind,

Amazing, is she the legendary Sailor Moon? She is so beautiful…and graceful like a princess! She reminds me to Princess Emeralde! At the same time, Sailor Moon watched the Magic Knight with admiration,

Ms. Shidou looks courageous and strong when she transformed; I wish that I would be like her! Strong and brave! Umi displayed the opposite reaction as she watched her rival and exclaimed,

"You…are…Sailor Mars?" Instead, Mars stunned when watched Umi with battle armor and a rapier-like sword,

"You? A Magic Knight?" For a while, they couldn't trade any remarks to each other. Meanwhile, Sailor Mercury watched Fuu reluctantly, and then the Magic Knight turned to her with a genuine smile,

"Well, I really hope we can know each other better but the situation forces us to do otherwise! Let's fight together, Sailor Mercury, so that we can go back home!" The blue-haired Sailor nodded her head, and smiled as well. Later, the sound of clapping hands broke the ice. De Haargen commented,

"Amazing, I never thought that I can see the legendary Sailor Senshi and Magic Knights here!"

Lezon moved forward, "Now it is my turn! Choose the strongest among you!" Lantis went forward, but Hikaru stopped him.

"Do you want to fight him, Lantis?" she asked him worriedly.

The Mage Knight answered, "You stay here, this is my fight alone!" Instead, she shouted,

"No, I won't let you alone! Let me fight with you!" Lantis stared her back

"My duty is to protect the Pillar of Cefiro; if something happened to you, I won't forgive myself!" Hikaru countered,

"Neither do I if something happen to you! I won't let what happened to Princess Emeralde and Zagard repeated again…" Realizing that she won't budge, Lantis turned again,

"It's up to you then! Whatever happened, I will put my life over you!" Hikaru smiled only,

Uranus went to meet Lezon, yet Neptune stopped her. Uranus said,

"You don't have to do this, Neptune." The green-haired girl replied,

"We'll do this together! Remember when we fight Galaxia? 'tis our duty to protect Princess Serenity with any cost…" The shorthaired one smiled,

"I knew you would say so…be careful, I have feeling this time the enemy aren't like the previous one we've fight before!" Neptune nodded only and turned to Jupiter, who also nodded. When Lantis went forward, Uranus blocked him in his track,

"This isn't your battle, stranger!" Coldly, the Mage Knight brushed her and said,

"It is now!" Felt a little insulted, the Senshi blocked him again. This time she raised her tone,

"Are you deaf? I said this isn't your battle!!" Lantis stared her back. When he pulled his sword,

the situation became tense. Neptune and Jupiter ran to her side, while Hikaru went over to the Magic Knight.

The Overlord watched this event impatiently, and he began to yell,

"Come on! We don't have time to settle this…anyone can make it!" The red-haired girl quickly held Lantis' right arm and shook her head. The Mage Knight understood the meaning and slowly spoke to Uranus,

"He's yours for now…" After the situation has been defused, Uranus went forward, calling upon her attack and directed it to Lezon,

"Uranus World Shaking!" The giant energy ball rolled toward the young Overlord. However, he didn't afraid. Instead, he watched the energy ball as it went closer to him. Suddenly, the energy ball changed its direction to…Lantis! The Mage Knight didn't move and…the ball exploded in front of him. Yet, he was unharmed as the Barrier surrounded him. He turned his attention to Sailor Uranus, saying

"Next time, be careful!" Uranus bit her lips only. Now it's Hikaru's turn. Slowly lifting her finger, the red-haired girl shouted,

"Flaming Arrow!" The flames danced around her before they transformed into the arrows and lurched toward Lezon. Meanwhile, Jupiter didn't want to be left out,

"Jupiter Sparkling Wide Pressure!" The crackle of thunder appeared with a beam of lightning; she hurled it toward her opponent. As the attacks rolled toward him, Lezon merely lifted his hands. Those attacks were stopped in the midst of the air. Everyone couldn't believe his or her eyes,

Hikaru shocked, "Oh, my God!"

Jupiter cried, "Impossible!" When everyone stunned, the Overlord quickly waved his hands and the attacks…were gone to the opposite direction. Lantis' face turned in horror as he saw where the attacks went,

"Hikaru, look out!" The warning was too late! The lightning bolt struck the Magic Knight; her body shook violently as she screamed in pain. At the same time, the flames swallowed Jupiter. She threw herself out to avoid the fire. Neptune quickly tended her, while Lantis took Hikaru. She was all right, only felt shock due to the lighting attack. He and Uranus stared back to Lezon, who was still untouched. The young boy smiled,

"I have to admit that you had defeated Chaos and Debonair, but can you defeat us?" Lantis replied coldly,

"I don't care! You will pay what you have done to Hikaru!" Instantly, he charged toward the sorcerer,

In another place, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Fuu and Umi stance themselves as Siratyl walked toward them.

She played her horn flute; the soft, gentle melodies were heard inside the hall. Then she said with a smirk,

"You look intelligent and beautiful. Pity, I have to kill you all! We can't risk anything to interrupt our rule in Anderion,"

Mars shouted, "You can try, but you won't succeed!"

Fuu added, "We'll going home safely!" Umi, Venus and Mercury nodded in agreement. The female Overlord giggled only. She sighed,

"Pity, what a pity! I am not good as De Haargen, and I am not a warrior like Lezon! Don't worry, I will try my best to not disappoint all of you!" She played her flute back, this time her music looks disturbed and dark. Anyone who heard it, felt depressed. Suddenly, the monsters materialized around them and began to attack ferociously.

Mercury screamed, "Mercury Bubble Spray!" Followed by Venus,

"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" The yellow beam struck some monsters, yet the others pressed on despite the thick mist around them. Umi released her magical attack,

"Ice Sword!" The swords of ice flew toward those monsters and impaled them through. Fuu quickly summoned Warning Wind to protect them. The monsters poured continuously. Seeing their situation, Mars summoned,

"Mars Fire Soul Bird!" The form of firebird appeared and instantly flew toward the monsters, burning them severely. Yet it did little to stop them from attacking. Siratyl still playing her flute as her eyes watched the Sailors and Magic Knight fought to defend their lives. In the midst of battle, Mercury withdrew and took her computer out. After she put the visor, she started the scanning to find the Overlord's weakness.

Meanwhile, Sailor Moon, Pluto, Saturn and Mamoru watched the battle tensely. It was Pluto, who broke the silence,

"Princess, we should help the other Sailors!" Sailor Moon nodded; she knew Pluto was right.

"You're right! Let's go!" They started to run toward others. Suddenly, De Haargen materialized in front of them from nowhere. All of them startled. Instantly, Saturn put her glaive toward the Overlord. The sorcerer warned,

"Let Lezon and Siratyl have their own fight, except if you want me to join!" Then the young sorcerer watched them, amusing himself with their worrisome looks,

"It had been a long time since I fought anyone like you, Sailor Moon!" Sailor Moon stared him with look of confusion and concern at the same time. She couldn't understand why these people wanted them dead.

She asked, "Why are you doing this? What can you gain from our death?" De Haargen smiled,

"Ah, you don't know us! You have defeated many enemies, but you never encounter a foe like us…the enemy who had a heart full with a pitch-black darkness. To be an Overlord, we have to get rid anything that will weaken our resolve. For us, love, trust, faith and friendship had been gone a long time ago. The only thing remained is the darkness itself…" Sailor Moon quickly argued,

"It can't be true! You must be mistaken!" Slowly, the sorcerer lowered his head. It seemed he looks sad,

"I was a human once…the society banished my family because my father didn't conform to their ideas and follow his own. My sister is the only one who never left me…" He was silent for a moment, before staring them coldly. This time, his words full with anger,

"When she forcibly taken from me, I decided to forsake my humanity and gave myself to the Darkness! By then, I have become an Overlord … I'm speaking too much already so I almost forget to kill all of you. Get ready, Sailor Moon! I will test your strength!!" After speaking that, he whirled his skeletal staff on air. The whirl produced the high-pitched, shrill-like screams in process. Then a horde of skulls appeared around the Overlord and flew toward Sailor Moon. She shrieked loudly before bashing a skull with her Ginzuishou. Tuxedo dashed the other, followed by Pluto with her Garnet Key and Saturn with Silence Glaive. However, another wave of skulls appeared again…and again…and again…

Back to Lezon, he already took his weapons. His right hand held a jagged sword, while the other held an ordinary sabre. When Lantis swung his sword, the young Overlord quickly crossed his weapons to block the attack. His opponent was taller than him, yet Lezon didn't show any fear. Instead, he laughed with an insane glee,

"What's wrong, Mage Knight of Cefiro? Are you started to afraid?" Lantis didn't answer the sneer; instead he pushed his foe backward as strong as he could. The boy sorcerer leaped quite far. As his feet stepped on the floor, Lantis pointed his sword and shouted,

"Chronos!!" With an instant, the huge beam appeared from Lantis' sword and went toward the Overlord.

It seemed nothing could stop the attack. Once again, Lezon crossed his weapons and muttered something,

"Massacre and Gore! Show your rage!! Overrage!" The reddish light appeared from those weapons. When the attack closed, he charged it like nothing, and…the huge explosion shook the entire hall. While the others had difficulty to keep standing, De Haargen and Siratyl ignored the shock like nothing happened.

Outside, Jessie, Ray and Andre felt something as the earth trembled. The shock subsidized within a minute.

However, it was enough to give them reason to worry that something wrong happened inside. Ray was the first, who asked,

"What's going on inside?" Nobody answered. Jessie began to ponder,

This is not right! However, Mr.Chiba, Ms. Mizuno and Ms. Houhoji told us to wait here whatever happened…could they…

The dust began to settle down after the explosion. Lantis began to see someone stood in front of him. He was shocked when he found out. Hikaru held her breath as she saw the person; her lips trembled,

"Impossible…" It was Lezon! The boy grinned only, while still holding both of his weapons. Then he turned to Lantis.

"Not bad! I almost think that this is the end! Your power is incredible…but it is not enough!" After that, he moved toward the Mage Knight. Lantis prepared himself to receive the attack. Instead charging, The Overlord thrust his weapons and a red energy ball appeared. Before he had time to act, the ball lurched forward and struck Lantis squarely. He was thrown off from the ground and impacted the nearest wall along with the ball. The wall itself cracked under pressure and crumbled! Hikaru screamed and ran toward the unconscious Lantis. At the same time, Jupiter launched another attack,

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" The shower of energy went to the Overlord. However, the attack gone nowhere when Lezon waved his hand. Suddenly, someone shouted,

"Submarine Reflection!" The beam of light came out from Neptune's Deep Aqua Mirror. The attack was so close before Lezon could think anything. Surprisingly, he crossed again his weapons to meet the attack. The impact knocked him to the ground. Neptune and Jupiter smiled, only to be faded as the young Overlord arose again. This time, his angelic face was contorted by anger. With a howl, he struck the ground with both weapon and turned to the Senshi.

"Both of you make me angry! Feel my wrath now!!" With a claw-like gesture, he pointed the Senshi. Jupiter and Neptune were shocked when they immobilized, as their foe gleefully watched them. When Lezon lifted his hand, they instantly floated on the air. Uranus cried,

"Neptune! Jupiter! What have you done to them?"

Lezon answered, "This is my real power, Telekinetic! I'm able to deflect your pathetic attacks with my mind alone! Let's see what happened if I'm clapping my hands!" When he clapped, Jupiter and Neptune crashed upon each other. They screamed in pain, however Lezon seemed didn't care. Even he laughed like a child enjoys an entertainment,

"Hahaha! Let's try it again!" As he clapped his hands continuously, they collided again and again…and again…the worst part was the collision seemed get stronger. Soon enough, both Senshi lost their consciousness and their bodies already bruised. Uranus couldn't hold her anger anymore, especially when she heard the sound of broken bone. Screaming to her lungs, she ran toward the Overlord, while took her Space Sword talisman. Lezon quickly threw his victims and took his weapons.

"Space Sword Blaster!!" Uranus shouted as she unleashed her attack. The bright slash instantly flies toward the Overlord. Lezon immediately crossed Massacre and Gore, and then met the attack,

"Taste this! Over Rage!!" As the attack collided, Sailor Uranus couldn't believe her eyes. The Overlord returned her attack! She lifted the Space Sword in order to block the attack. However, the attack was too strong to her. It knocked her to the wall very hard. The Senshi screamed in agony as she felt her body hit the wall, and instantly lost her consciousness. Before he had a time to breathe, Lezon saw Lantis charged him again. He quickly blocked the attack with Massacre only. The Mage Knight pressed him, but the young sorcerer seemed not worry.

"It seems you're worthy to be my enemy," Lezon mocked, "…but now it has to end here!"

When he blinked, Lantis was knocked down to the floor. Suddenly, his body flew to the wall again not far from Uranus. Before he had a chance, Lezon lifted again his hand and he went to the ceilings. Hikaru watched in horror as Lantis fell from the air and impacted the floor when The Overlord lowered his hand. The Mage Knight coughed blood to the floor before the darkness descended upon him. Hikaru went quickly toward him and shook his body,

"Lantis! Lantis! Are you all right? Talk to me! Answer me!" she cried hysterically, but no answer. Then she cast indignant look to the young Overlord. Lezon acted like he doesn't know what happened,

He chirped, "Well! I almost forget you are around…" Hikaru quickly took her sword and put a defensive position. Clenched her teeth due to anger, she hissed,

"You can try anything, murderer! However you have to step over my dead body first!" Cast a cynical look, Lezon merely waved his hand and the Magic Knight was hit by unseen power,

"Try what? You are even easier to dealt with…"

At the same time, Mars, Venus, Umi and Fuu still fought against Siratyl's monsters. Mercury tried to found the Overlord's weakness. She tried hard to not lose her patience when she saw what happened to Jupiter, yet she gritted her teeth in frustration mixed with anger. It was very hard to her to keep focused with such feeling. Then her computer pinpointed Siratyl and closed to her horn flute. The Senshi beamed as she realized the findings,

"Mars! Venus! Stop her music! If she can't play her flute, the monsters will disappear at once!" Both Senshi nodded, before they scattered to distract the enemy,

"Venus Love Me Chain!!" Venus whipped a chain of energy, which immediately bound Siratyl. The female Overlord shocked beyond belief as the chain wrapped around her body. Her monsters instantly disappeared. Then Mars slapped a piece of paper at her back,

"Anti-Evil Sign!" With Siratyl immobilized, it seemed that the Senshis had won the battle. Venus high-fived her fellow Senshi,

"Way to go! Mars!" Umi and Fuu could only watched them with amazement. Before they had a time to celebrate the victory, they didn't notice that Siratyl's green-eyes turned into blood red color! Her breath became labored. Slowly but sure, her muscles were bulged beyond the normal proportion. With a bestial look, she turned to the Senshi. Fuu shouted to warn them,

"Sailors! Look out!" Suddenly, Siratyl roared loudly that made everyone inside turned his or her attention to her,

"I HATE TO BE CHAINED LIKE THIS!!" With inhuman strength, she yanked the chain and pulled Venus. The Senshi landed not far from her. The frenzied Overlord quickly dragged Venus, and even lifted her to the air. Mercury and Mars shocked; it seemed that the sorceress had another trick, which they didn't know!

"Help! Mars! Mercury!" Venus cried panicky as she felt her body almost like twisted when Siratyl whirled her chain. The Overlord struck Mars and Mercury with her as they went to help her. Mercury's mini-computer flew to the corner because of the impact. The chain itself buckled under pressure. Siratyl managed to break free from the chain then. With her free hands still pulling the chain, she lifted Venus very high and threw her to the floor very, very hard. Venus groaned only, as she felt something inside her was broken. Mars and Mercury went to examined Venus, the blue haired Sailor told her companion,

"She's injured, Mars! She might have injured inside!" Then they turned to the Overlord with furious look. Siratyl shook her body, while her eyes had returned to normal. She took the Anti-Evil sign behind her,

"Do you believe this piece of paper can stop me?" she smirked, before tore the paper into pieces. Now Mars was really angry! This bitch shows no remorse to what she has done to Venus. She tightened her fist only. For all her life, she never saw someone showed such callousness and ruthlessness like Siratyl. Even their previous enemies like Negaverse and Black Moon still have a spark of humanity. Then she arose and shouted,

"Mars Flame Sniper!!" The flaming bow and arrow appeared on her hands. She pulled the arrow with her might, and targeted Siratyl. As the arrow flew, Umi Ryuuzaki didn't want to lose,

"Water Dragon!" The dragon-like water attack lurched toward the Overlord. It seemed Siratyl wouldn't be able to save herself. Instead, she played her horn flute again. The music itself resembled rock music. Suddenly, the Water Dragon went toward Mars, while the fire arrow went to Umi. The raven-haired Senshi managed to throw herself out of danger as the attack impacted with the wall. Meanwhile, Fuu quickly swung her sword to destroy the flame arrow. Mercury went to her,

"Are you all right?" Instead answering her, Mars turned to the Magic Knight angrily,

"Hey, could you be more careful? I almost got hurt because your sloppy attack!!" Annoyed, Umi replied with scathing words,

"Oh, yeah? Perhaps you're the one who should be more careful! If you weren't so careless, you might burn someone!" Mercury and Fuu Hououji shook their head only. Then the raucous laughter broke their quarrel. It came from Siratyl,

"Well, what do we have here?" she commented, "You can't even touch me! It's very shameful for Debonair and Chaos to lost from the good-for nothing like you!" The Overlord's word really burned within their head. Nobody ever insulted them like she did! Mars cried,

"You haven't seen the true power of Silver Millenium yet!!" She turned to Mercury, who nodded only. It seem she understood what her fellow Senshi think. Meanwhile, Umi did the same thing to Fuu. The girls quickly positioned themselves, surrounds the Overlord. Folded her fingers into a praying gesture, Mars lifted her arms slowly while saying,

"You must be good enough to escape from this! Mars Celestial Fire Surround!!" Five rings of fire surrounded her immediately. At the same time, Mercury lifted her right hand and shouted, "Mercury Aqua Mirage!!" The sign of Mercury appeared at her palm and slowly shone very bright. At the midst, a bubble of water formed. Slowly but sure, the bubble grew larger and larger. Then the Senshi threw their attack together to Siratyl!

"Blue Waterspout!!" The rolling water appeared behind the blue Magic Knight, meanwhile her friend shouted,

"Green Storm!!" The roaring wind flew toward the Overlord along with the water attack. Faced with the overwhelming attacks, Siratyl kept calm. Even she played her horn flute again,

"Hymn of Dissension…" Everyone shocked beyond belief as none of their attacks hit the Overlord, instead went toward…

"Mars! Look…" The blasting wind and rolling water already hit Mercury and Mars before they had a chance to avoid it. Realized the danger, Fuu instinctively pushed Umi away,

Umi screamed in fear, "FUU!!" The Magic Knight Windam quickly put her huge sword in front of her, as the rings of fire hit her. She could feel the searing heat, yet she bit her lips only. Then the bubble caught her inside. The blue-haired girl watched her friend struggled to breathe inside the bubble. She turned to other direction and saw Sailor Mars and Mercury lying unconscious on the floor. Siratyl smiled like she enjoyed an entertainment. Finally, Fuu thrust her sword to the bubble, and then it exploded very hard. Umi ran toward the explosion; she found Fuu lying on the floor. Her glass cracked a little, while her left eye looked black.

"Fuu! Talk to me! Are you all right?" The brown-haired girl managed to smile, despite her conditions. She tried hard to talk, but her voice was weak. Umi leaned closer to listen,

"Be careful…she isn't a human…" Then Fuu fainted. Slowly, Umi put her friend down and gave Siratyl a dark glance. The Overlord haughtily commented,

"Have you finished yet? Perhaps it's time to dance now…"

The blue-haired girl answered with a suppressed anger, "Yes, I shall dance on top of your grave!!" She ran toward the Overlord, with her sword lifted. As their distance became closer, Siratyl swung her flute and behold! A whip appeared and threw Umi's sword. She wasn't expected it, then the sorceress moved with such swiftness and hissed close to her ears,

"Too bad, you have to going down like your friends…" Siratyl quickly pushed her backward, and then played her flute again. Suddenly Umi felt an unearthly rhythm pierced her ears; instantly she brought her hands to close the ears, but no avail. She screamed in agony as the Overlord circled her while blowing the flute. Slowly, she groveled on the floor. Her opponent intensified the music, along with her scream. Unable to bear the pain, finally Umi stopped moving. Satisfied with the result, Siratyl stopped her play.

Sailor Moon couldn't believe her eyes; one by one, her friends lost the fight against the sorcerers. Even the Magic Knights or whoever they are, has been defeated. She looked to the remaining Senshi like Saturn and Pluto… also Tuxedo Mask. Three of them still busy deflecting De Haargen's Skull Basher. Impatient, the Time Guardian lifted her hand and whispered,

"Death Scream!" A red energy ball flew and destroyed the skulls in its path. The young Overlord calmly watched the incoming attack and continue to whirl his staff. Then he taunted his opponents,

"Let see, which is stronger, your Death Scream or …my Soul Barrier?" Suddenly, the white mist began to surround De Haargen; sometimes the mist formed a horde of skull. When the energy ball went closer, the mist engulfed it completely. Then it disappeared into nothingness with the attack. Pluto found it hard to believe; none ever survive from her attack, except Galaxia. Before they could recover, Saturn charged toward the Overlord with her glaive.

"Saturn!!" Pluto and Sailor Moon shouted together. Unfazed, the sorcerer stopped the whirl and threw his skeletal staff to her.

Saturn mocked, "If you think your staff can hurt me, you're mistaken!" The evil sorcerer smiled,

"That's what I'm thinking when I found Soul Chaser for the first time…" When Saturn slashed his weapon, the staff jolted toward her. Then its body coiled around Saturn's body like a snake. The young senshi was shocked as the skeletal head of the staff spoke,

"Hi, sweetie! Do you like me?" Saturn fell back to the floor, struggling to release herself from the coiled skeletal serpent. Her friends ran to help her. De Haargen watched the event without blinking. Then he shouted,

"Be careful, Soul Chaser! The girl is not an ordinary girl; she is able to destroy a planet with a single strike alone…" The skeletal head turned to its master, and immediately uncoiled itself from Saturn. Soul Chaser turned again into an ordinary staff, when the Overlord took it. Turned his attention to others, he said,

"I think we should end this game! It's drags too long…" Pluto shouted,

"You still have to fight us first!!" De Haargen frowned when heard that, however he answered,

"Fine, if you can stand after receive my attack I'll admit my defeat…and perhaps, allow you to leave unharmed!" Pluto, Saturn and Tuxedo Mask positioned themselves in front of Sailor Moon. The green-haired senshi said,

"Sailor Moon, whatever happened to us you must survive! I don't think we can defeat these demons, neither hope that they will let us go!" Tuxedo Mask continued,

"Remember, Sailor Moon! We're believe in you no matter the result!" Though terrified, Sailor Moon nodded only. Then they turned again to the sorcerer, who held his skeletal staff. He muttered an unknown spell and suddenly shouted to his lungs,

"Death Soul!!" Out from the Soul Chaser's mouth, a bright beam flew toward the Senshi. Pluto and Saturn lifted their weapon in order to deflect the attack. Unexpectedly, the beam broke into three and zoomed with a speed of lighting. The first beam struck Pluto through the chest; the rest hit Saturn and Tuxedo. However, they spared Sailor Moon and vanished. She saw the Senshi and Tuxedo still stood unmoving, while De Haargen watched them only. To her shock, they fell down to the floor. Sailor Moon quickly shook their bodies.

"Pluto! Saturn! Mamoru! Answer me!!" De Haargen replied,

"It's useless, Sailor Moon! They were hit by my Death Soul, and won't awake until I want them to do so!"

Angrily, Sailor Moon screamed to the Overlord,

"Why are you doing this to us? We never did anything wrong to you!!" The sorcerer told her without any sympathy,

"You are right, but that's what we are! Anyone who fights the darkness to protect the innocent will always taste our hatred! No matter who you are, you already marked as our enemy! Don't forget! It is you who started this problem by entering our territory, and now, suffer the consequences…"

Sailor Moon was silent! This was a nightmare! For her, everything seemed didn't make sense anymore! Pluto was right! They were no longer humans, but demons! Slowly, she turned her attention to other fight…between Hikaru Shidou and Lezon.

Hikaru tried hard to defend herself, but she fought an enemy who doesn't use weapons. Whenever Lezon swung his hands, she was struck many times without being able to defend. Unable to control herself, Hikaru screamed,

"Scarlet…Lightning!" The red bolt flew toward the Overlord, as she commanded. However, the opponent merely deflect her attack with his weapon, thus wasted her last chance. Impatient, the boy mocked her,

"Is this the legendary Magic Knight who kill Pillar of Cefiro? You're nothing for me, shame!" The red-haired girl merely bit her teeth; she knew he tried to awake her anger and guilt by remind her to what happened before. Then the Overlord lifted his arm, and Hikaru's body floated on the air. She tried to move her hand, but no avail.

Lezon gave a chilling smile "You know something? You're the most boring opponent that I ever face!! If I bored, I started to tear my foe limb by limb…enjoy their scream and pain…" Meanwhile, he didn't realize Lantis started to crawl and move slowly toward him. Hikaru shocked when he watched it, but she kept silent. Lezon still chatted to himself,

"Let see which part shall we start, arms or legs?" Slowly but sure, the wounded Mage Knight went closer toward the sorcerer. Suddenly, the young Overlord snapped,

"I know! We start with the arms first, then legs and the last…" At the same time, Lantis lunged and grabbed him very hard. Lezon stunned momentarily, but it was enough to distract him. Hikaru fell on the floor, since none kept her suspended on air. The evil sorcerer tried hard to loose himself, but Lantis wouldn't budge. Then he laughed without any reason. The Mage Knight asked,

"Why do you laugh, while your death is close?" Lezon smirked only, as he turned his attention to the captor. Then he hissed,

"You're fool! I still have one more trick to show you…right NOW!!" Instantly, the sorcerer's black armor exploded into shrapnel and threw Lantis away from him. He didn't waste this chance; immediately he shouted aloud,

"Death Vortex!!" The fragments formed a whirlwind and struck the Mage Knight very hard. Even Lantis' armor began to crack under that attack. Hikaru cried,

"Lantis! NOOO!!" Furiously, she lifted her sword and charged toward Lezon. However, he saw her coming and gestured toward his weapons. Massacre and Gore landed instantly at his hand. As Hikaru slashed vertically, he swung the weapons simultaneously to meet the attack, and the sound of impact was deafening. The Overlord blocked the attack, but he was surprised to find himself pushed inch by inch. Not only that, the Magic Knight's face turned hard. She pushed Lezon with all her might. The sorcerer gasped,

"How…can you do…that?" The question was answered with a hiss,

"This is…for Lantis! Flaming Arrow!!" Hikaru put her hand close to Lezon's unprotected part and instantly, the fire arrow threw him afar from his opponent. When he tried to rise, he saw Hikaru's murderous glance and began to afraid. She readied her sword in stabbing mode. However, Siratyl immediately caught the Magic Knight's hand with her whip. As she pulled it, the red-haired girl countered with a violent jerk. The sorceress exclaimed her shock,

"I can't believe this! She suddenly…changed!" This event wasn't escaped from their colleague. With frowned face, the elder sorcerer directed his Soul Chaser staff to Hikaru. Then he blasted the Magic Knight with Death Soul. So powerful was the attack, Hikaru's sword slipped from her grip and Lezon immediately use Telekinetic to deliver the weapon to De Haargen's hand. With her own eyes, Hikaru watched the sorcerer hold her sword. It supposedly burn anyone who aren't Magic Knight, but this time… She couldn't believe it, yet it was happened.

"My sword… it can't be…" Meanwhile, Lezon watched gleefully as he noticed the Magic Knight's shock. Then he pulled his left hand and Hikaru flew toward Sailor Moon's place. Quickly, Sailor Moon captured and put her down. The look of shock still evident in the red-haired girl's face, tears fell from her round eyes. Slowly, she turned toward Sailor Moon, and tried hard to smile,

"Sailor Moon …it seemed you're the only hope…I…believe in you…" Moon stared her surrounding, nobody left. Her friends have been defeated. She always alone when she fought Queen Metallia, Wiseman, Master Pharaoh 90, Queen Neherenia and Galaxia, but now she faced an unknown enemy with overwhelming power. Nobody left, not even Magic Knights! Suddenly, she remembered what Hikaru said,

She believes in me…everyone believes in me! Like before! No matter what, I'll fight to the end! I won't give up to those demons…for my friends…and new friend…Hikaru… Slowly, Sailor Moon stood and stared the Overlords sharply. Held her Ginzuishou tightly, she shouted loudly,

"I won't give up! My friends put their trust in me to end this madness! I, Sailor Moon, will fight to my end!" Lezon and Siratyl were stunned by her words, while De Haargen clapped his hands and said,

"Very heroic, Sailor Moon! I like that!" The sorcerer walked toward her, and then spread his arms,

"Attack me with your Ginzuishou, Sailor Moon! I hear it can transform a monster into human again. If so, then it could transform me back to my former self…come on! If you succeed, I'll let you go unharmed, of course with your friends!" She couldn't believe what she heard! De Haargen challenged her to use the Ginzuishou! Nobody ever did such thing. In fact, she was tempted to use it since beginning. Yet, she trusted her friends could manage the situation. Now it was the best time to use it! Why not? Nobody ever resist the power of Ginzuishou, and she had many times defeated her enemies with the same power. While Sailor Moon doubted, the other Overlords worried,

Lezon called, "Are you insane? Why do you let her to attack you first?" His question answered with a yelling from the old Overlord.

"Shut up! Lezon! Don't try anything to stop her!" Then he turned to Sailor Moon again,

"Come, what are you waiting of? You wanted to going out from this planet, are you?" Once again, she looked her surrounding and clenched her Eternal Tier. To her surprise, she heard a weak voice,

"Sailor Moon…don't do that…it's a trap…" She saw Venus crawled weakly toward her. Her hair was disheveled, and there was a tinge of blood at her right side of mouth. Sailor Moon couldn't hold her emotion any longer,

"Venus…" The event displeased the sorcerers. Siratyl cursed,

"Damn, I thought I already break her awhile ago!" Her companion immediately added,

"Then let me finish her!" With a swipe, Lezon threw the poor Senshi to the wall not far from Uranus.

"VENUS!!" Sailor Moon's eyes were filled with fury, as she stared the Overlord, and turned again to the other. Before her surprise finished, someone else moved. This time, it was Lantis! Hikaru cried,

"Lantis…I'm failed you! I'm not deserved to be a Magic Knight!" However, the Mage Knight spoke haltingly,

"Don't…give up…Try your best…Hikaru! I believe in you…and your friends! Use your heart…" Now Lezon was very irritated; he began to complain,

"S*%^! Do these people know how to give up?" Siratyl gave her response,

"Would you kindly shut up?" The evil sorceress whipped the wounded Mage Knight away from their sight. Her face didn't show any remorse or regret. Sailor Moon and Hikaru couldn't contain their anger any longer. Then De Haargen taunted,

"Yes…like that! Follow your righteous anger, Sailor Moon! Transform me to human and you'll win the battle! If not, your friends would dead in our hand! Use the Ginzuishou!" The Sailor hissed; for her, the Overlords were going too far! She couldn't let them hurting her friends! Then she lifted it above her head and shouted,

"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!!" The bright light suddenly filled the hall and made the other Overlords stunned. They watched him hesitantly. However, De Haargen warned,

"Stand back! Let me receive her attack! I want to know what it look like…" The attack lurched toward him. When it hit him, the brightness immediately filled the hall like there is a sun inside. Nobody moved, waiting what happened next. Then someone spoke,

"Incredible! Now I know why you called Princess Serenity; for a moment I feel that I'm become human again…like when my family was with me," Instantly, the voice turned into a cold sneer,

"If I had a heart, I'm sure it would be warmed…such unfortunate thing," Slowly, the light dimmed and gone when the Overlord closed his fist. At the same time, Sailor Moon shocked when she saw her Eternal Brooch broken apart,

"Wh…what?" Instantly, she felt the excruciating, stab-like pain at her chest. The sorcerer shook his head only,

"The power won't hurt you, Sailor Moon," he told her. "…Perhaps the impact has! That was my Reverse Fate…" The Sailor struggled to stand, but wobbly fell on the floor.. The tears swelled on her eyes, she asked herself,

Why? I'm…fail! I'm failing my friends! They put trust in me, but I failed them!" With look of regret, she turned to Hikaru Shidou, who was shocked as well. Then De Haargen called her,

"Surrender, Sailor Moon! We'll spare your life if you give up…" The only thing she could do now is crying, but she struggled to hold her tears back. Felt her friend despaired, Hikaru called Sailor Moon though her voice was weak,

"Sailor Moon…Ms. Tsukino…don't give up…" Somehow the words lit a flame inside Sailor Moon. She forced herself to stand and shouted as she could,

"Moon…Tiara…Action!" Then she threw her tiara toward the sorcerer. De Haarged tried to evade the attack, but it was too late. The tiara knocked the mitre from his head; the lock of blond hair fell and almost covered his face. Slowly, Sailor Moon started to revert to her normal form Stunned, he watched the defiant Sailor, who shouted again,

"Never! I won't surrender though you have defeated all of us! I won't give up to the demons like you!" The sorcerer was shocked with such kind of response, but then he said sadly,

"Your fight is futile…don't you understand?" Everyone was silent, and then De Haargen continued,

"You don't know what inside yourself; you think you were defending what you believe is right…however, everyone have darkness inside themselves. I was once like you, but then I realizes the truth; that the darkness will always victorious… aida ni ankoku, that's what you called 'the darkness inside' in your language," The sorcerer gestured to the unconscious Senshi around them,

"Soon or later, your friends will know that they aren't perfect…one by one, they'll succumb to the darkness like us, including you…Sailor Moon! Magic Knight Rayearth! Stop the senseless fight for love and justice! Stop the nonsense fight to defend the innocent and weak people! Join us instead…the glorious reward has awaits you…"

Instead, Sailor Moon replied with certain words,

"I would rather dead than surrender to you!"

"So be it! Die!"

With Telekinetic, Lezon took Sailor Moon and threw her to the throne. She struggled to stand, as her strength ebbed. Yet, she defiantly tried. At the end, she slumped on the throne. Before darkness descended upon her, she said regretfully,

Mercury! Mars! Jupiter! Venus! Pluto! Uranus! Saturn! Neptune! Mamo-chan! I'm sorry…I have failed all of you…The last person she saw was Hikaru Shidou,

Ms. Shidou…I'm sorry… At the same time, the Magic Knight Rayearth wanted to escape from this nightmare. She felt her consciousness was losing. She managed to whisper,

Sailor Moon…Ms.Tsukino…Umi…Fuu…Lantis…I'm…sorr y for not able to…help you.

After they lost their consciousness, Lezon and Siratyl laughed uncontrollably. Their victorious cry echoed inside the hall,

"Victory!! This is the end of Sailor Senshi and Magic Knights!!"

Author's note: Hmm, is that true what Lezon said? Is this the end of Sailor Senshi and Magic Knights already? What

happened to Andre, Jessie and Ray later? Don't go away! Watch the unexpected twist in 'Misery Loves Company'!