The fierce winds of the arctic swept over the ice field, carrying snow who tried to cover the remnants of a mighty fortress who once housed the forces of the Dark Kingdom. D-Point had been almost completely destroyed by Sailor Moon and Queen Metallia's fight years ago. It was deserted, the surviving youma having fled the place long ago except for one being.
Jadeite, dark general of Queen Beryl, had been condemned to eternal sleep after one failure too many against the sailor senshi. His body had been trapped in a giant crystal and put in the deepest levels of the castle, which saved him form being killed when D-point had fallen. Without Beryl and Metallia's power to feed the enchantment, it had been steadily weakening until it completely broke down.
Jadeite fell on the cold, hard stone floor of the dungeon. He gasped and coughed, he was breathing... That meant he was alive. Alive and free ! Maybe Queen Beryl had revised her judgement and would give him another chance !
"*That's odd* he thought when taking in his surroundings *There's no one here... And what happened to environmental control ? It's freezing in there !* He shakily stood up and went looking for any signs of Dark Kingdom activity.
He paced up and down in the deserted corridors for hours, finding no trace of his fellow generals or youmas. When he got on the ground floor and emerged in the frozen landscape of the North Pole instead of the throne room, he knew something was very wrong.
"We... lost !?" Jadeite fell on his knees, overwhelmed by the unbelievability of it all "Everything is... gone ? Just like that !?!" He was trembling now. In the corner of his eye, he saw a frosted piece of Beryl's black crystal ball. He picked it up and squeezed, drawing blood. Then he screamed and wept at the loss of his purpose in life.
*****
"Jadeite..."
"What !?" The dark general was startled by a voice coming out of nowhere. He wildly turned around but saw nobody. *Damn imagination is playing tricks with my mind* He had gone back in the lower tunnels to look for anything useful.
"Jadeite..." There it was again ! He heard it clearly this time.
"Who are you ? Show yourself !" He gathered an energy ball in his hands, ready to strike. No one appeared or attacked him but a corridor leading deeper underground lit up on its own and the voice kept on calling him "If this is a trick, you'll regret this, whoever you are..." The dark general discontinued his spell and went down the stairs, following the light.
A few minutes later, the stairs vanished and Jadeite was now walking in ancient looking caves. He doubted anyone from the Dark Kingdom had gone as far as him under D-point.
Then he entered a huge cavern where something was waiting for him. It was alive, Jadeite was sure of that, but there was something utterly wrong with the giant creature here. It was oozing with power, power greater than Beryl's or even *gasp* Metallia's itself "What... What are you ?"
"Her name is Jenova, Jadeite of the Dark Kingdom. She is also my mother and you will treat her with the utmost respect" Jadeite whirled on himself in the direction of this new voice. A tall man was coming out of the shadows of the room. He wore black leather clothes and carried a great No-Dachi. He had a handsome face, silver hair and the strangest blue-green eyes as well as a single black-feathered wing in his back "Allow me to introduce myself, I am... Sephiroth"
"You have me at a disadvantage. You seem to know many things about me, my name among them, while I know nothing about you and your... mother" The look in his eyes talked for him. The entity scared him in a way Beryl never did.
"We have a proposition for you, Jadeite. Your help and in exchange, we will give you the opportunity to get revenge on those who destroyed your kingdom" Sephiroth smirked "Oh, and when I ascent into godhood, those who served us will be rewarded"
*He's nuts !* Jadeite decided to humor him and tried to fish for information "Before answering, i want to know one thing..." Sephiroth motioned him to continue "Who did it ?"
"The Sailor Senshi. You've met before" Disbelief was painted on the ex-dark general's face then anger replaced it.
"You lie ! That's impossible ! There is no way those brats could have defeated Queen Metallia !"
Sephiroth sighed "Nothing is impossible when one wields the white materia, Holy. Believe me, I know"
"The what ?" What was he talking about ?
"It is called the ginzuishou now. Sailor Moon has claimed it and used its power to strike down your queen" Jadeite paled. He remembered the final battle of the silver millenium and how victory had been taken from them by that blasted crystal. If the senshi had it, going after them would be suicide...
"How can you help me if they have such power ?" Vengeance looked good right now but he wasn't completely stupid.
Sephiroth smiled and his tone became patronizing "Perfection doesn't exist. Holy has its flaws, flaws I am intent on exploiting. And let's not forget we have an ace up our sleeves" He searched through one of the pockets in his mantle and took out a black crystal "Behold the black materia, holding the deadliest weapon of all, Meteor ! This time no one will stop me and this pathetic planet will die to fuel my apotheosis"
Jadeite was full of doubts but if this Meteor was the equal opposite of the ginzuishou, maybe they had a chance. The senshi had to pay "Very well, you can count on me"
Sephiroth smiled "I knew it. I have a task for you, one I'm sure you will enjoy immensely"
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(Posted Fri, 03 Jan 2003 20:13)
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