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| 1 Title: Crucifixion. | |
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| 3 By Jerry-rose | |
| 4 | |
| 5 Email: sleeping.soul@hotmail.co.uk | |
| 6 | |
| 7 <AN: I'm still saying it xD But the Sailor soldiers aren't mine, | |
| 8 their Naoko's. And blah blah blah blah etc o.o Ok, this was inspired | |
| 9 by a dream I had. It's probably a little violent as per usual, so my | |
| 10 apologies but eh, you should be used to it by now :P Anyway feel free | |
| 11 to mail me with comments, criticism, compliments (ha yeah right x3) | |
| 12 or hey, flame me >3 anyways enjoy ^^> | |
| 13 | |
| 14 Sailor Saturn was leaning against the roof door of the crystal | |
| 15 palace, her eyes narrowed as she shifted so her ear was pressed to | |
| 16 the door. She waited in silence and then sighed, nothing. | |
| 17 "We're safe for now minna, it didn't follow us here." A few of the | |
| 18 Senshi nodded, but the others were leaning over King Endymion and | |
| 19 Queen Serenity. The king was kneeling on the ground with the Queen in | |
| 20 his arms, leaning over her protectively. She had a smile on her face, | |
| 21 however it was pained. As the King leant back it was obvious why, | |
| 22 half a broken off arrow was protruding from her chest, hampering her | |
| 23 breathing. Sailor Saturn stepped forward and the other Senshi cleared | |
| 24 a path to let her through, the King looked up as she knelt beside | |
| 25 them and rested Serenity flat of the floor as Sailor Saturn | |
| 26 signalled. She was not as good as she used to be at healing, as she'd | |
| 27 learnt well under Setsuna's teachings. Her healing took longer now, | |
| 28 but it meant she was able to recover quickly the energy lost. Her | |
| 29 hands reached out over Serenity and she hovered a hand over the | |
| 30 arrow. | |
| 31 "Gomen ne, my queen, but I'll need to pull this out from beneath, so | |
| 32 the head isn't left inside…" Serenity nodded and Endymion took her | |
| 33 outstretched hand. Sailor Chibi-moon was standing behind Endymion and | |
| 34 looking over the three. Sailor Saturn looked up to her briefly and | |
| 35 then smiled encouragingly. Chibi-moon nodded and looked away as | |
| 36 Saturn dug her fingers deep into the wound, clasping the point of the | |
| 37 arrow and pulling it back the way it had come. She cried out in pain | |
| 38 and Saturn felt a pang of guilt, throwing the arrow aside she quickly | |
| 39 put her blood soaked hand over the wound, against the flesh, then her | |
| 40 clean over that one. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate. | |
| 41 With a quick flash of white light and then a soft glow she began the | |
| 42 long process of healing her Queen. A heavy bang against the door told | |
| 43 her that her time was almost up. She clenched her eyes tighter and | |
| 44 tried to focus as the banging became louder. Sailor Pluto put a hand | |
| 45 on her shoulder gently and squeezed. | |
| 46 "Don't rush, Saturn, you know the consequence. Take the time you | |
| 47 need, we'll hold it off." Sailor Saturn nodded and unclenched her | |
| 48 eyes, relaxing as she went back to her focus. If she was interrupted | |
| 49 now, both she and the Queen could be in danger of loosing their | |
| 50 lives. The Outer Senshi knew the danger, as did Chibi-moon, and took | |
| 51 their stances in front of the door, the Inner Senshi taking places in | |
| 52 front of the King, Queen and Saturn. Sailor Saturn continued working | |
| 53 as the doors burst open, reducing the solid oak to kindling. The | |
| 54 Outer Senshi and Chibi-moon sprung into action, launching their | |
| 55 attacks simultaneously. The three Outer Senshi's combined as one and | |
| 56 hit it hard, the bright light blinding them before receding to show a | |
| 57 smoking youma. Chibi-moon's attack hit after and in a pink light the | |
| 58 youma was forced back out the door and sent spiralling down the large | |
| 59 marble staircase. Everyone stayed put, they knew it was a bad idea to | |
| 60 leave their protective circle, and so stuck close to the three behind | |
| 61 them. Sailor Saturn was almost finished, the wound reduced to a small | |
| 62 bleed. With a sigh she felt Serenity relax beneath her but knew it | |
| 63 wasn't over yet. They needed just a little more time. | |
| 64 With an almost demonic scream the youma rose from its fallen place | |
| 65 and ran up the stairs at full speed, not allowing the Outer Senshi to | |
| 66 throw their attacks as they were all knocked aside. The Inner Senshi | |
| 67 quickly began and threw it back once more down the stairs. They all | |
| 68 stood tightly in place, resisting the urge to run to their friends. | |
| 69 This time the youma seemed to stay down, but its body was pulsating | |
| 70 ominously. The four Inner Senshi took the opportunity to run to their | |
| 71 friends, Mars to Neptune, Mercury to Uranus, Venus to Pluto and | |
| 72 Jupiter to Chibi-moon. With a hand the four girls stood and rested on | |
| 73 the supporter's shoulders, watching as Hotaru finished and leant | |
| 74 back, the wound gone and the hole in her gown repaired. Serenity | |
| 75 smiled thankfully and Endymion hugged her tight. The three Outer | |
| 76 Senshi and Chibi-moon all smiled and they looked down to the youma. | |
| 77 The body was still in spasm and kept jerking worryingly. The Senshi | |
| 78 took their opportunity and ran down the steps, moving past it and | |
| 79 moved into the corridor. Serenity raised her crystal above her head | |
| 80 and without a word bright white light as pure as silk stretched | |
| 81 forward and illuminated the youma, causing it to scream its demonic | |
| 82 scream, making the girls all cover their ears. The ones who didn't | |
| 83 were the King and Queen, Saturn and Pluto. The King and Queen had | |
| 84 their own reasons, they had faced many demons in their time, and | |
| 85 Saturn and Pluto also faced demons on a daily basis when they guarded | |
| 86 the time gate. Frowning, Saturn looked into the glow to see the body | |
| 87 disintegrate into numerous pieces, then the pieces all seemed to feed | |
| 88 of the silver crystal's energy, growing to be the same size as the | |
| 89 youma was before. However these all had a pentagram over their left | |
| 90 eyes. Sailor Saturn grabbed Serenity's wrist to stop her | |
| 91 "What are you doing, Saturn?" Venus asked but got her answer as she | |
| 92 was blasted away with a youma's energy. Suddenly many blasts came | |
| 93 their way and the Senshi all ran through the corridor, turning into | |
| 94 the thrown room and stopping. Dead end, no way out. Silently cursing | |
| 95 themselves the Senshi all formed battle positions and faced the door, | |
| 96 but as the youma came into sight they all backed up. So many had been | |
| 97 made from the single youma, and they seemed to keep on multiplying. | |
| 98 More and more surged into sight until their numbers were well into | |
| 99 the hundreds. Saturn ran forward and slammed the doors shut, grabbing | |
| 100 into the air to catch a small metal point which somewhat resembled a | |
| 101 stake, only was metal with a hook on the end. She grabbed four | |
| 102 smaller ones of perhaps ten inches in length and then a larger one of | |
| 103 fifteen. She held them in her left hand and grabbed a hammer in her | |
| 104 right, holding them out to Uranus. | |
| 105 "You're the strongest, do it." They all froze. Each one of the | |
| 106 Senshi knew what she intended, but none wanted to be the bearer to | |
| 107 make the sacrifice. Saturn pulled the wooden rod over the door just | |
| 108 as the youma slammed into it and turned urgently around the group. | |
| 109 "Someone has to do this! Do you all want to die?!" Serenity had her | |
| 110 head bowed, likewise did Endymion. Their hearts were too pure for | |
| 111 sacrifice to be an option. Saturn could almost see the cogs turning | |
| 112 to find another way. Bangs came hard and fast on the door and Saturn | |
| 113 turned over the Senshi, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Neptune, and Pluto. Not | |
| 114 strong enough physically. She turned to Uranus and Jupiter. "One of | |
| 115 you two! You know you're the only ones strong enough!" They both | |
| 116 shook their heads, but another smash on the door and one of the | |
| 117 bottom hinges broke off. Saturn cried out in frustration and glared | |
| 118 around the group. "Will you sacrifice everyone for weakness of the | |
| 119 heart?! Someone!!" She stopped abruptly as the room went black, the | |
| 120 power was out. Another clink of a hinge blowing. Saturn felt someone | |
| 121 take the things from her and smiled, hugging them tightly. Her heart | |
| 122 stopped. "Chibi-moon…" It etched deep into her soul as her lover took | |
| 123 her hand and walked her to the slowly falling door. Soon it would be | |
| 124 down and the Senshi would be destroyed. Chibi-moon had thought it | |
| 125 only right she do it. Who else should suffer so much? She'd be the | |
| 126 one to crucify her love. The room was in dire silence as Saturn stood | |
| 127 with her back to the door, then spoke hoarsely. | |
| 128 "I need to be off the floor…" Chibi-moon nodded, both seeming | |
| 129 emotionless as the others looked on. Uranus felt silent tears run | |
| 130 down her cheeks before she stepped forward, taking her daughter in | |
| 131 her arms and holding her to the door, her feet off the floor. Chibi- | |
| 132 moon clenched one of the smaller rods tightly and put it to Saturn's | |
| 133 palm. She took a deep breath and slammed the hammer into the end, | |
| 134 driving it deep into Saturn's hand up to the hook, which held it in | |
| 135 place. She heard a small noise as Saturn bit back a cry of pain, and | |
| 136 grimaced as she moved to the other side. Saturn's hand was clenched | |
| 137 into a fist by her side, shaking slightly. Chibi-moon felt her heart | |
| 138 crack as she took her hand and put it into place, finding no | |
| 139 resistance she silently cursed herself and Saturn. This would be so | |
| 140 much easier if only she'd lash out and hurt her. Another hard smash | |
| 141 with the hammer and the pole was driven deep into her palm and into | |
| 142 the door. Uranus had her head to Saturn's chest and felt her suppress | |
| 143 another scream. She stayed quiet, in silent admiration of her | |
| 144 daughter. Chibi-moon felt her own hands shake beyond control as she | |
| 145 raised another short pole to Saturn's wrist, hammering it once. | |
| 146 However she felt it crack into the bone of her wrist, but not pass | |
| 147 through to the door. Bracing her heart she struck again and felt it | |
| 148 enter through, feeling Saturn's blood seep over her fingers. The | |
| 149 second blow caused Saturn to let a small cry of pain escape her lips | |
| 150 and the whole room seemed to close around them, everyone's very | |
| 151 hearts tightening. Chibi-moon moved again and with two swift hits the | |
| 152 fourth smaller pole was in place on her other wrist. The youma were | |
| 153 still banging on the door, yet it was holding out just about. A few | |
| 154 hinges left here and there to hold it in place. With each hit Saturn | |
| 155 felt the poles move and had to suppress a cry. She had to hide this | |
| 156 pain from the others. She had to. She looked down to the silhouette | |
| 157 of Uranus and whispered as softly as she could. "Haruka-papa, you | |
| 158 must let go now…" Her voice broke at the end and she just barely held | |
| 159 her tears inside. With a tighter hug, Uranus let her gently go. As | |
| 160 Saturn's weight fell onto the poles she flinched and bit deep into | |
| 161 her bottom lip. She was determined to stay silent. Uranus stepped | |
| 162 back and Saturn saw Neptune hold her tightly, and smiled slightly. | |
| 163 She looked down to see Chibi-moon kneeling before her, pulling her | |
| 164 legs in position with her right ankle in front of the other. Hotaru | |
| 165 smiled slightly and enjoyed the touch of her lover's hands before she | |
| 166 felt the small touch of the cold metal contact her skin. She watched | |
| 167 as Chibi-moon's silhouette swung her arm back and then clenched her | |
| 168 eyes shut tight, not able to hold back the scream of pain as the pole | |
| 169 sunk deep into her right ankle, but barely touched her left. Her | |
| 170 heart wrenched and she tried to struggle, only causing herself more | |
| 171 agony as she cried, tears falling down her cheeks. She couldn't do | |
| 172 this. It hurt too much; she was only a girl after all. Barely 18 she | |
| 173 shouldn't have to endure this pain. She tried to pull her legs away, | |
| 174 but Chibi-moon held them tightly in place with shaking fingers. | |
| 175 "O-onegai… U-usagi… I can't take it… S-stop…" Chibi-moon's heart | |
| 176 splintered as she heard the frail girl's plea, but knew it was the | |
| 177 pain talking. Saturn knew of this when she began to summon forth the | |
| 178 crucifix poles. Chibi-moon pulled her arm back for the last time and | |
| 179 hammered the pole hard into place, piercing into Saturn's ankles and | |
| 180 through into the door. The bones cracked to make way for the pole and | |
| 181 the sound filled the chamber, echoing off the high walls along with | |
| 182 Saturn's screams. Her scream silenced as Chibi-moon kissed her | |
| 183 deeply, and a purple glittering spread over the room, creating a | |
| 184 barrier over the door and illuminating them all. All the Senshi fell | |
| 185 to their knees, their heart's breaking. The sight was not meant to be | |
| 186 theirs. | |
| 187 Sailor Saturn's blood was streaking down the wooden door and to the | |
| 188 floor; the metal prongs that held her captive were spreading crimson | |
| 189 down her pure white gloves. Tears streaming down her face to meet an | |
| 190 expression of such pain, yet through the blurred vision and tears | |
| 191 falling there was Chibi-moon. With their lips and hearts entwined | |
| 192 nothing could hurt Saturn. Nothing. Screaming was heard down the | |
| 193 corridor as the youma were dusted, the hall falling silent once more. | |
| 194 After what seemed like an eternity the lights returned and knocks | |
| 195 were heard on the other side of the door, it was the palace staff, | |
| 196 all calling out to their protectors in praise. | |
| 197 "Onegai, Minna, Step away from the door and go back to your | |
| 198 business." Serenity's voice was soft as usual but tears were running | |
| 199 down her face. Chibi-moon and Saturn broke the kiss, their | |
| 200 transformations disappearing to reveal their usual forms as Hotaru | |
| 201 and Usagi. Usagi quickly leaned down and pulled the pole from her | |
| 202 ankles. Hotaru made no sound, her head bowed and her eyes concealed | |
| 203 behind that beautiful raven hair. Usagi pulled out the poles from her | |
| 204 palms in one go and threw them aside. As they skidded across the | |
| 205 floor they left a trail of blood. With one last yank Usagi pulled the | |
| 206 remaining two poles from Hotaru's wrists, threw them aside, and | |
| 207 caught her in her arms before she touched the floor, throwing the | |
| 208 doors open and running down the halls with her. Neptune and Serenity | |
| 209 moved to follow, but Uranus and Endymion grabbed their upper arms and | |
| 210 pulled them back. | |
| 211 | |
| 212 Back in their shared room with wounds bound, Usagi sat on the side | |
| 213 of the bed, watching over Hotaru as she had her eyes closed, her | |
| 214 fingers playing delicately through Hotaru's hair. Usagi was smiling | |
| 215 softly and leant down, kissing Hotaru on the lips. She felt the kiss | |
| 216 returned and smiled, wrapping her arms around Hotaru's back and | |
| 217 pulling her off the bed slightly. As they broke the kiss and Usagi | |
| 218 leaned back and smiled warmly. | |
| 219 "You OK Taru-chan?" Hotaru nodded softly and returned the smile. | |
| 220 "As long as I have you, I'll always be just fine." |