Sailor Moon: The Rise of B'aal

Chapter 5

Bzuzu laughed with madness as he held the blinding white light between his hands for a moment, then threw it from him with incredible speed. The group looked on as the light split and struck the bodies of the men that Uranus and Star Healer had just beaten. They immediately began to glow eerily and turn transparent. The men regained consciousness and opened their black eyes, but instead of getting up and ready to fight again, they began to scream and writhe in agony.

The black crystalline balls that Bzuzu had tainted with his evilness slowly floated out of the four men, floating above them a few inches. The balls, glowing with a rhythmic pulse, then rushed forward from their hosts and stopped just inches from where the red demon was. When the balls left the bodies of the men, they immediately went still again. Bzuzu grinned evilly, his eyes glowing red from madness and greed, and squeezed his hands together into tight fists. The black balls began to grow and take on a hideous shape.

"What...what the heck is going on?" breathed out Jupiter, her brave heart pounding hard against her chest and eyes wide at the unbelievable sight.

But no one dared to speak a word as the balls continued to grow and take the figures of large, demon-like creatures. When it was done, the monsters stood to their full height of nearly 8 feet, their eyes slanted and yellow and filled with nothing but pure hate, greed, and the need for destruction. Their skin was black and shiny with slime dripping off it, and on their heads where at least 6 horns, white and sharp as a razor. Their teeth were sharp and yellow, and protruded from their large mouths with each breath they took. Black nails grew at least 9 inches from their enlarged fingers, looking as though it could slice through anything that dared approached them.

The demons took on a fighting stance against the Sailor Senshi, their muscles tense and ready to kill anything in their paths. Bzuzu crossed his arms over his chest and smirked at the senshi as they also got into a fighting stance. "So, do you all like my little friends?" the demon asked smugly. "I've manifested into these souls every single dark thought and deed these stupid humans have done throughout their lives, and used the natural evil that lived in their hearts. It's funny how you all strive to be so "honest" and "good". You never even realized that evil has always been in your hearts, in your very souls..." Bzuzu smirked again and rubbed his hands together greedily. "You all never even realized it's all about how much you let the evil in your hearts grow and take over your lives. Now as for me, I've always enjoy a good dose of mayhem and chaos over "righteousness" any day..."

"No matter what you do, it won't work!" shouted out Sailor Moon, stepping forward, "People have hope now, and no matter how much you twist and manipulate our thoughts, goodness will always prevail somehow." She made her Eternal Tier appear in her hands and pointed it at the red demon. "We're the Sailor Senshi, and we won't let you take humanity's hopes away!"

"Oh...really?" Bzuzu cocked a black eyebrow and shook his head. "Come on now, you don't actually think you'll win against me and pure evil, do you?" He growled deep in his throat in frustration. "What a waste of time this is!" He turned to the demons that were once the souls of the men before him. "DESTROY THEM...NOW! Keep them busy while I go and find some pure souls!" With that, Bzuzu disappeared in a bright white flash.

With hideous growls, the demons rushed forward, their long nails slashing through the air and searching for flesh to rip through. The first demon was nearly upon Sailor Star Healer when he jumped high into the air and back flipped out of the way, narrowly missing the nails that slashed into the ground where he was just a second ago. Each of the senshi had scattered from the alley and back out into the nearly deserted streets of the run down neighborhood. Star Healer expertly landed on his feet and turned to face his opponent. Not a second passed before the demon was upon him again, and backhanded him nearly 6 feet away into another building as he screamed in pain.

"STAR HEALER!" screamed out Tanya as she sat huddled against the side of the building. With tears in her eyes, she struggled painfully to her feet, breathing hard with the effort. I...I have to help! she thought desperately. She threw her hand in the air, her necklace shining bright in the sunlight, and yelled "SIRIUS EMERALD STAR POWER...MAKE-UP!" Immediately, a bright violet light surrounded her body, giving her strength and determination. Seconds later, the aura burst into a sprinkle of tiny white stars, and Super Sailor Sirius stood ready to fight.

"NO! Tanya, what are you doing? You're still hurt!" yelled out Sailor Moon, barely dodging a swipe from the demon she and Mars were fighting. She raised up her Tier and blocked a hit, then after twisting the Tier in her hands like a baton, swung it forward and slammed the head of it into the demon's stomach, knocking the wind out of him and bowling him over with pain to the ground. But just as quickly as he fell, the demon got back up, ready to fight again as Moon and Mars gasped in surprise.

"I can't just stand by! I have to help!" With barely a backward glance, Sirius rushed forward towards where Star Healer lay, passing Sailor Uranus and Saturn fighting a demon. The smaller Saturn Senshi watched as Uranus expertly slammed her foot into the monster's back, knocking him over. Then raising her Silence Glaive, Saturn brought it down heavily across his head, separating it from his body. But just as they were about to shout with victory, the demon's body convulsed, and Uranus and Saturn watched in horror as another head grew in its place.

Sirius reached Healer just as the demon stood before him. He raised his hand and was about to slice through the young man when Sirius rushed up. "Back off, horn head! SIRIUS SCEPTER...ILLUMINATE!" The Sirius Scepter magically appeared in her hands, and a massive beam of light leapt out and straight into the eyes of the demon as she pointed the scepter towards him. The monster let out a high pitched, horrific scream in pain as he fell away and began clawing at his eyes. He rolled around on the hard concrete floor in agony before finally laying still, the pain too much for him as he slipped away into unconsciousness.

"Star Healer! Are you alright?" Sirius knelt down and gathered the young man in her arms. "Come on, please answer me...Yaten," she whispered desperately. Star Healer's eyes fluttered open, and he struggled to sit up with a painful moan.

When he saw Sailor Sirius, his eyes widen, "Tanya! What...why did you change? Are you still hurt? Are you...?"

"I'm fine!" Sirius said as she helped Healer to his feet. "But right now, we have trouble! The demons are too strong. We have to come up with something, or else we won't make it."

A painful scream ripped through the air, interrupting what more Sirius was going to say. Everyone turned to look in horror as one of the demons Mercury and Jupiter was fighting suddenly grabbed Mercury by her ankle, and lifted her high into the air upside down as the genius girl screamed in terror. "MERCURY!" the taller Senshi of Thunder yelled. "Put her down, you pile of crap!" She threw her hand forward and yelled out "JUPITER OAK..."

"Wait, you might hit Mercury!" yelled out Neptune. She was just about to rush forward and help when the demon she and Venus were fighting leapt in front of her. "Oh, you picked a wrong time for that," Neptune whispered dangerously, determined to help her fellow Senshi of Water. "NEPTUNE, DEEP SUBMERGE!" The figure of the planet Neptune and a tidal wave leapt from her hands and slammed heavily into the growling demon. The force of it was so heavy, it picked up the monster about 6 feet into the air and slammed him down on the ground hard, making a deep indenture into the street. Debris flew high into the air from the impact, and the demon lay completely still.

"I got this!" yelled out Venus. She rushed forward to where the demon still held Mercury, leapt up high into the air, and yelled out "VENUS, CRESCENT BEAM!" A single, massive beam of golden light shot forth and ripped into the the black demon's hands, scorching it heavily. The monster screamed loudly and dropped the Senshi of Mercury towards the ground. Quick as lightning, Venus did a double flip, landed perfectly on the ground on the balls of her feet, and watched as Sailor Jupiter rushed forward to catch her. She caught Mercury in her waiting hands, then sighed with relief when she saw that her friend was alright.

Sailor Uranus and Saturn then rushed over, the demon they were fighting hot on their trail, "Sailor Moon, you have to use your Eternal Tier! I don't think physical combat is working too well on them!" the Sky Senshi yelled out.

"Right!" The Moon Senshi raised her Tier high and prepared to yell out her phrase to try and heal these monsters. But just then, that same demon roared loudly, jumped up and reached forward for her, his yellow eyes glowing with rage. Sailor Moon screamed and closed her eyes, scared to death and thinking today was her last day. Suddenly, a streak of red flashed by and struck the monster in his eye. When Moon opened her eyes, she saw it was a rose. As the monster roared in pain, she turned around and smiled with relief and joy. "Tuxedo Kamen-sama!" she yelled happily.

The young man flipped through the air and landed next to Sailor Moon, the top of his black cane shining. "Sailor Moon, you have to use your powers to heal the souls of these men. If you don't, they will perish," the caped man said, standing in a fighting stance as another monster prepared to rush forward.

"Go on Sailor Moon, we'll help you!" Sailor Sirius said, rushing up next to her.

"Okay!" Moon said, her heart now filled with courage. "SILVERMOON, CRYSTAL POWER KISS!" The healing light from the Tier blasted forward and enveloped the corrupted souls, and slowly they began to heal. But used to only healing one enemy at a time, Sailor Moon soon began to lose energy and sank to her knees.

"Come on everybody! Lend her your power!" shouted Sirius. "SIRIUS STAR POWER!"

"MARS STAR POWER!"

"VENUS STAR POWER!"

"JUPITER STAR POWER!"

"MERCURY STAR POWER!"

"URANUS STAR POWER!"

"NEPTUNE STAR POWER!"

"SATURN STAR POWER!"

"HEALER STAR POWER!"

On each of the Senshi, the symbols of their own planets began to shine on their foreheads, and their respective colors shined around their bodies. A bright white light shot forth from the symbols and into the Eternal Tier Sailor Moon was holding. Immediately, the pure, healing energy increased, and within seconds, the demons began to shrink and turn back into the silvery, glowing ball they once were.

When she saw that they were healed, Sailor Moon stopped her powers, and watched with the others as the balls that were human souls slowly floated back to the unconscious men. Once the balls absorbed back in, the color returned to their faces, and their eyes slowly fluttered open.

"What...what happened?" one of the men asked as they struggled to sit up. But instead of answers, the men watched as the figures of 8 young women and 2 men jumped high into the air, then disappeared. They looked at each other in confusion as the sounds of police sirens finally sounded in the background, breaking the eerie silence.

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Despite what he had said, Bzuzu had turned invisible and watched the fight between the senshi and the demons he made in order to get a sense of their style of fighting and teamwork. When the demons were defeated, he slammed his clawed fist into his palm, and swore heavily. "Damn those Sailor Senshi!" he screamed out. "Now I have to face Lord B'aal empty handed! I will get my revenge, I swear!" There was a puff of smoke, and a lesser demon appeared, his eyes gleaming with evil and glee as he rubbed his grubby little hands together.

"HEEE! Oh Bzuzu, our Esteemed Lord B'aal would like a word with you...NOW!" the little demon sang out. He giggled at the thought of what punishment Bzuzu would surely get for failing.

The red demon growled deep in his throat with rage, his eyes blazing. "Enjoy your victory now, senshi. It will be short lived!" he vowed. With a puff of smoke and a flash of bright light, the two demons of Hell vanished.

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Later that evening:

Wearing Yaten's night shirt, Tanya stepped out into the outside balcony of the lavish apartment building Yaten lived in and tilted her head up upward, loving the feel of the early night wind caressing her face. Above her, the stars were just starting to come out, bathing her in their glow and sending a little hope into her heart. Thoughts of the day's event raced through her mind, and for the life of her, she still couldn't quite figure out what was going on. Ami had moved the emergency meeting to tomorrow, due to being so shook up by what nearly happened to her. Marco was still in the Command Center with Artemis and Luna, trying to find anything they could in the old archives from the Silver Millennium about the new enemy they were fighting.

And now, her father was still out researching in other churches with Father O'Brien, and Tanya missed him like never before. How she wished he was here for him to comfort her...especially after what nearly happened to her mere hours ago. But she tried to shrug it off, knowing he'll be back by tomorrow.

She sighed and walked back into the bedroom, feeling comforted that for now, there was someplace she could go where she could feel safe...Yaten's apartment. Just as she sat on the large bed, Yaten walked in, freshly showered and dressed in a comfortable pair of shorts, water still glistening off his muscular chest and arms. As he finished toweling off his silvery white hair and putting it into a loose ponytail, he looked towards Tanya and saw the sad expression on her face. "Tanya? Are you okay?" he asked in concern.

"Yeah, I was just...thinking," Tanya smiled up gratefully at the young man as he sat down next to her.

"About what? Earlier today?" When Tanya looked away sadly, he gently cupped her chin in his hand and turned her face back towards him. "Come on Ti, you know you can tell me anything. That's what I'm here for..."

With her lips trembling, Tanya finally broke down and told what was in her heart. "Oh Yaten, I just keep thinking...what if you and the others hadn't come in time?" Tanya finally sobbed. "I don't think I would have survived, and...and...everything I loved would have been gone; my dad, my friends...you. I just couldn't live with it if those awful men would have...if they had...you know." Tears fell down in large streaks down her dark cheeks. "Oh God Yaten, I've always imagined and dreamed you would be my.. my first." She blushed furiously at those words, but she knew she had to make him understand what she was trying to say. "I..I mean..I wanted my first time..I mean..well." She gulped. "If those men would have..." More tears rolled down her eyes as those awful thoughts came once more into her mind.

"Come here," the young man said softly. He gently lifted her onto his lap, and wiped away the streaks of tears. "You don't need to worry. I, and everyone else will always be here for you. As long as I'm alive, I'll always love and protect you. You don't have anything to fear anymore...not while I'm around. There's nothing that could ever happen to you or me that would change that. Understand?" He smiled in reassurance and wiped off the last of the young girl's tears before wrapping his arms around her small waist.

For a few moments, Tanya simply stared into his large green eyes, feeling the emotion and depths of his words. Her heart pounded in her chest at the deep love for the man holding her safely in his arms. Never in her life had she felt such devotion, such understanding from anyone besides her parents. He loved her, he actually loved her! He loved her no matter what! She gave a quiet, joyous sob, and wrapped her arms around his neck to give him a grateful hug. "Yaten-chan," she whispered gently, "Ai shiteru.."

Smiling gently, the young singer looked deep into the girls dark hazel brown eyes, "Ai shiteru..motto.." he whispered back as he held her closer.

By the balcony doors, the curtains gently waved in the night breeze, then seemed to come together and float down over the glass doors and cover the image of the two young lovers as they leaned forward and shared a deep, loving and passionate kiss, giving them privacy from the outside world.

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