Sailor Moon: The Rise of B'aal

Chapter 13

Juuban Senior High School:

At the last class of the day, each of the students in class sat glued their seats, glancing up at the large clock above the chalkboard every chance they got. It had been a long day, and they were more than eager for it to finally end. Most of the students just wanted to get out and hang with their friends or go home, or even go on a date with their boyfriend or girlfriend. After a grueling two weeks of tests and entrance exams to colleges, the students just wanted to rest and forget about tests.

But near the back of the classroom, Tanya sighed and rested her chin in her hand. Unlike the other students, she wasn't worried about such things, but she wished she were. The girl didn't even pay attention as the teacher talked on about decimals, equations, and fractions. She took a deep breath, sighed again, and thought about the last couple days. Ami first told the Inner Senshi, then later the Outer Senshi, the Starlights, and Mamoru about her new findings on the ancient deity known as B'aal. According to her research, she found that he was indeed thought to be one of the many sons of Satan, and the last time he was mentioned was over a thousand years ago when there was a reputed secret great war on Earth and the Moon. By historical accounts, Ami concluded that it was indeed the fateful war between the Dark Kingdom and the kingdoms of the Silver Millennium. Very few people even knew such a war existed, since the power of Queen Serenity's Ginzuishou erased that event from the minds of nearly everyone on Earth. Those that did remember, their stories are only thought of as only legends and myths. No one would consider a war on the moon being real, so it was never thought of again.

The girls found out that because of B'aal and his father Satan, the seal keeping the Dark Kingdom and their followers at bay was broken, and by sacrificing her life, Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom was able to seal them back where they belonged. "But that's not the only thing," Ami had said. "According to legend, this B'aal god is said to be able to break out of his imprisonment once he has three of what is called the "Purity Souls" to increase his powers and give him dominion over Earth. Demons, priests and followers of him are said to perform human sacrifices for him in order to find them, but they've been unsuccessful so far until recently with this Bzuzu demon."

"Right," said Luna as she and Artemis walked in the room. She walked over and sat in Ami's lap, and nodded with agreement. "And what's worse, according to readouts on Ami's computer, there's a disturbance on the sunspots on our sun, which means terrible danger..."

"The last time something like that happened on the sun, the seal keeping away the Dark Kingdom became so weak, they were able to break through with Satan's help, and everything we held dear was destroyed." Artemis finished, his whiskers twitching with nervousness.

"So then that means if we don't do anything, the seal will break again, and B'aal will come through and destroy all of humanity?" said Makoto, narrowing her eyes. "Guys, we have to do something, and FAST!"

"Don't worry, I have an idea," Ami typed quickly on her mini-computer. "If my calculations are correct, than there must be a place somewhere on Earth where B'aal is gathering his strength, like how Queen Beryl and the rest of the Dark Kingdom Generals set in their headquarters in the North Pole. We have to find it, and try to see if we can stop him from there."

"But how?" Tanya asked, "We don't even know where to begin. It could be anywhere."

"Leave that to me," Ami smiled with confidence. "We'll find their hide-out, even if I have devote my every waking moment to it."

"We know you will Ami-chan. We could always count on you," Usagi smiled and laid a hand on the blue-haired girl's shoulder. Each of the girls then nodded at the fact that they at least had a plan in trying to stop the destruction of Earth. Each information they got was vital, no matter how small.

The next day after that, Tanya and her father went to a memorial service for the kind Timothy O'Brien. His body had been flown back to Ireland for a proper burial, but that didn't stop those who have gotten to know him to remember his short time in Japan. In one of the few, large Christian churches in the country, many people who Timothy had spoken to about his research with Tanya's father filled the church to Tanya's amazement, each giving their sympathies and condolences for the man who have touched so many with his kindness and gentle words. Even Usagi and the rest of the Sailor Team attended. Many candles were lit in the tradition of Japan, and when it was done, Tanya walked alone to the front of the altar where his picture was standing, and with tears falling down her cheeks, she fell to her knees and sobbed. "I miss you so much Uncle Tim, I'm so sorry," she whispered, her heart breaking once again. "I promise, no matter what, I'm going to make him pay for what he did to you and others. I swear!"

The sadness over the loss of the good man overtook her again, and she sobbed quietly to herself. She didn't see her father walk up to her until he laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Come on sweetheart. Let's go home." he smiled sadly. With a tired nod, Tanya allowed her father to take her hand and lead her home, feeling too numb to do so by herself.

The school bell suddenly rang loudly, breaking Tanya out of her reverie and bringing her back to the present from her thoughts. Next to her, Minako looked at her in concern. "Hey, Tanya-chan, are you alright?" the blonde asked as she got up and gathered her belongings. "You've been so out of it today. What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I'll be okay," Tanya also got up and grabbed her books, then lowered her voice, "I've..I've just been thinking about what Ami said the other day, you know...about our new enemy and stuff."

"Yeah, I know," Minako sighed as she and Tanya walked out of class together. "But the information she gave us is important. It might even help us find out how to defeat him."

"Maybe you're right. But I'm still worried. This is like nothing we've been through..." Tanya thought about it for a moment, then smiled, "At least nothing we've been through in a thousand years!" she chuckled, referring to their battle against Queen Beryl and the Dark Kingdom during the Silver Millennium over a thousand years ago.

For a moment Minako looked curiously at her, then when she got what Tanya was saying, she smiled. "But this time, we'll be the winners, I know it!" The blonde gave a "V" for victory sign and smiled broadly.

"Hey guys! Over here!"

Tanya and Minako looked over to the crowd of students in the hall and saw Usagi near Makoto, jumping up and down and waving her hands to get their attention.

"So, how did you do on the biology test?" Tanya asked as she made it over and gave Usagi a hug.

"Great! I actually passed it this time!" Usagi smiled. She held up her test. "But it's only with a 70%. Science was never one of my favorites anyway..." She sweatdropped and put her test away quickly.

"Don't worry, mine either!" Tanya chuckled. "If it wasn't for Ami-chan, I would have flunked out completely," The dark-skinned girl looked around for a moment. "Speaking of which, where is she? I thought she had the last class with you both."

"Oh, one of the teachers in the science department wanted her help in setting up lessons and an experiment for tomorrow's Physics class," Makoto answered, "I think I feel sorry for the students. Ami can be tougher than the teachers!"

The group of friends chuckled, but before they could say anymore, Usagi's communicator beeped. "Oh great!" Usagi said as she rolled her eyes. The girls hurried outside with the rest of the students, then went to the side of the school building where they would have privacy.

"This is Usagi, go ahead!" the blonde Senshi leader said.

"Usagi! You and the girls have to hurry to the church downtown near the shopping district!" Luna's eyes were wide with alarm. She was then joined by Marco and Artemis on the screen.

"You must hurry! It's Bzuzu again, and he's on the rampage! They're already several people dead from reports!" Marco said.

"Oh no!" Usagi said in despair. "Okay, we'll get Rei and Ami, and we'll be right there!" She closed her communicator and looked to the girls. "Okay, this has gone TOO far! He's going down this time!"

"Right! You try to get Ami and Rei, and we'll head off!" said Tanya, "Let's go!" With that, she, Makoto, and Minako rushed out as Usagi contacted the other two.

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"Ahhhh, now that's what I call refreshing!" Bzuzu said as he stretched his arms over his head. He then sat at down on the steps of the small church he just nearly destroyed. By his feet, the body of the dead bride lay in a grotesque position. Her unseeing eyes were wide open in frozen horror, and her wedding gown nearly soaked in her blood. Beside her, the groom, nearly lifeless himself, tried to crawl over to his love, tears streaming down his eyes. All around him, more bodies of the guests to the interrupted wedding ceremony littered the devastated sidewalk and street, and the windows to the church were all broken. Inside the church, all the statues of Christ and other religious figures were broken and smashed.

The red demon caught sight of the groom trying to move forward, and he turned to look at him with a fierce growl. The man whimpered in fear and despair, and looked from his dead bride to the demon sitting above him. "Why? Why did you do this? We've done nothing to you! Have you no heart? Have you no conscious?" Tears rolled down the man's eyes as he reached forward and tried to touch his bride's cold hand.

Bzuzu smirked as he got up and grabbed the sobbing man by the throat. "Why did I do this, you ask?" the evil demon growled low in his throat. "Because you were born! Is that a good enough reason? And to answer your other questions..." Bzuzu placed a hand over his chest in a mocking way to try and feel a heartbeat he knew wouldn't be there, then smirked when he felt nothing, "No, I don't think I have a heart!"

The man's eyes widened with disbelief, and he gasped for air as Bzuzu squeezed tighter. Then as he did to the others, he took his other hand and reached into the man's chest. He slowly pulled out the crystal ball containing the dying man's soul as his bloodied body convulsed. The ball's brightness slowly dimmed, and when the demon saw it wasn't the one he was looking for, he cursed loudly, frustrated at the time he wasted. The crystal ball quickly became black, and he shoved it back harshly into the now dead man.

"BZUZU!"

The demon looked up quickly to see six figures running towards him, the setting sun shining behind them and their faces set in determination.

"Well, well, it's about time!" Bzuzu bared his teeth with a growl as he threw the dead man to the ground. "Prepare for your last day on Earth!"

"Yeah, yeah, like we haven't heard that..." Sailor Moon's response was cut short as she and the other senshi looked around and gasped at the utter destruction and bodies around them. "Oh no! What in God's name did you do?" Tears filled her eyes as she saw some of the victims were mere children.

"God's name?" The demon narrowed his eyes as he heard that hated word. "Oh don't make me laugh! You expect me to be sorry for this? Oh Please! You'd be surprised at how many murders and atrocities you humans have done in God's name throughout history!"

"YOU MONSTER! Don't you dare justify this!" Sailor Sirius's hands were clutched in a fist as her body shook with rage. "You'll pay for this, I swear!"

"Oh goodie, it's playtime!" Bzuzu laughed. He rose high in air and clapped his hands. "Get them, NOW!"

All around them, some of the bodies on the streets rose, their eyes pitch black. With a scream, they threw their heads back, and black smoke rose out of their mouths. The smoke floated to the floor, and the bodies the black smoke came from fell back limply to the ground. Moments later, the smoke turned into the snarling, black and slimy demons that used to be souls before they were contaminated by Bzuzu. Over three dozen surrounded the senshi, each growling loudly and baring their teeth.

"Dammit!" yelled out Sailor Jupiter. She looked up at the laughing demon floating above them and narrowed her eyes. "Don't you have the courage to fight your own battles, you COWARD! Why use innocent people?"

"Oh come now, what's the fun in fighting you myself when I can get ridiculous humans to do it for me?" the demon sneered maliciously. He rubbed his clawed hands together, and shouted "KILL THEM!" With a snarl, the demon then disappeared, leaving a shimmer in the air.

At once, the snarling black demons rushed forward, slashing their claws in the air.

With quick reflexes, Sailor Mercury did a backwards flip to avoid being cut by the claws of one of the large monsters. When she landed in a crouch, she kicked out her leg to knock the creature's feet from under him. She narrowed her eyes and yelled "MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!" The powerful mixture of water and energy from her mystical harp slammed into the demon, and knocked him heavily away into the side of the church.

When the demon slumped to the ground, she turned to the others. "Everyone, remember, we can't really destroy them because they're still these people's souls!"

"Oh yeah? Well, tell THEM!" Sailor Mars backed away from a group of advancing demons. "Forget this! MARS FLAME, SNIPER!" The flaming bow and arrow appeared in the Senshi of Fire's arms, and with a battle yell, she rushed forward, jumped high in the air, flipped a double somersault, and while still in the air after the somersault, released a series of arrows that hit their targets perfectly on the mark. The demons that got hit burst into flames, then slumped to the ground in a steaming mass. Mars landed expertly on her feet and looked around with a satisfied smile on her face.

"Hey, Sailor Moon, get ready to use your Tier! There's too many of them!" shouted Venus. Just then, she looked behind her and saw about 3 of the demons about to tackle her. "VENUS, LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!" The blonde Senshi of Love kissed her palm, and with golden hearts surrounding her, blew the kiss towards them, followed by a gigantic heart with explosive energy. When it exploded, the demons were blown back a good 10 feet and smashed into a car, totally wrecking it beyond repair.

Immediately after, Venus jumped high with a flip, and knocked away another demon coming towards her with a mighty kick. Then she jumped with a flip again and smashed her fist into the face of another one. The black demons both fell hard to the ground with a loud thud.

"Sailor Moon GO!" yelled out Jupiter. She was just about to call forth her powers to blast away a couple of demons that was about to grab the Senshi leader, when she was suddenly grabbed from behind.

"Jupiter! NOOO!" Sailor Sirius yelled, after she had just knocked away another demon with a double twist kick.

"Let me go!" screamed out Jupiter as Bzuzu held onto her tightly. The red demon only laughed as he wrapped his one arm around her neck in the crook of his elbow and placed his hand over her chest.

"Oh, I don't think so!" he grinned evilly. "So you're the feisty one, eh? Let's see how tough you can be without your soul!"

"DON'T! JUPITEEEEEEEER!" screamed out Sailor Moon. She was about to rush forward, when right then, a strange wind blew across everyone, and a figure walked out of a strange light the suddenly appeared in a bright flash.

The tall figure, partial hidden by a shadow, raised a staff high in the air, and turning towards Bzuzu, whispered, "PLUTO, DEAD SCREAM..." An enormous amount of energy in the shape of a small planet rushed out, and slammed into a surprised Bzuzu as Jupiter jumped out of the way. Sailor Pluto, tall and confident, stepped from the shadow and watched Bzuzu with narrowed eyes.

The demon screamed as his body was ravaged by the energy, and he slammed to the ground. When he struggled to stand, he glared evilly at the Sailor Team, steam coming from bruises all over his body. "This is far from done!" he screamed out. "Next time, you won't be so lucky!" With a mad laugh, the demon disappeared.

"Sailor Moon, heal these souls, quickly!" said Pluto, her eyes serious as ever.

"Right! SILVER MOON, CRYSTAL POWER KISS!" Moon held her small tier high in the air, and the pure, healing powers instantly burst forth and struck each of the snarling black demons. They screamed loudly as their bodies shrank and returned to the glowing, crystal balls that held humans souls. They slowly floated back to the living people whom they were stolen from.

"It's so sad we couldn't save all of them," sighed Sirius as she looked at the others people who didn't make it. Her eyes misted as she saw the bride and groom in their last embrace, contentment somehow on their forever still faces.

"Yes, it's sad." nodded Pluto. "But come, quickly, we have much to discuss and little time to do it!" With a nod, each of the senshi rushed rushed off following Pluto, their hearts heavy for the lives lost.

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