"Sailor Mars, he's not trying to--!"
"
He's attacking
us!!" Mars snaps at her ally, cutting her off, "If we don't find a way to take that thing out, we're toast!"
The boy's... What did he call it? "Persona"? Thanatos roars in response, brandishing its sword. He is missing intentionally. Why...?
"Fire... Soul!" Mars tries again...
(RESIST: 1/2 DMG.)
...With Thanatos ignoring the attack. Thanatos swings his sword...
(INTENTIONAL MISS.)
He could've landed a decisive blow! Why is he holding back?!
>>"I'm not your enemy!"
>"Why aren't you running?"
>"Stop trying to kill me."
"Listen to me, damnit!" The boy shouts, holding his odd armament to his head, "We aren't the enemy here!"
"Youmas
are the enemy, moron!" Mars shoots back, "And if you aren't with the Dark Kingdom, then--?!"
"Moon Tiara...!"
Everyone turns to see...
"Action!"
...Sailor Moon...!
(WEAKPOINT!!)
(MAKOTO ENDURED THE HIT!)
Sailor Moon's attack ripped right through Thanatos, causing it to disappear. You look back to the boy, who...
"
Gyaaaah!"
...He's clutching where the tiara hit Thanatos, on his hands and knees. His breathing is unsteady and shallow.
No.
"Took you long enough, Sailor Moon!" Mars crosses her arms.
"I was getting my beauty sleep!" Moon crosses her arms right back, "I've got a busy day tomorrow!"
No.
"Now, Sailor Moon!" The cat shouts, "Destroy the Youma!"
"Oh, uh, right!" Sailor Moon readies her attack...
>"Don't...!"
>>Reach out to her.
>Try to attack.
His voice fails him as he reaches out to Sailor Moon.
No!
"Moon..."
You can't move. You're like a deer in headlights.
"Tia--?!"
"Sailor Moon,
stop!" Mercury shouts, "They aren't a threat!"
"Wh--
Not a threat?! He was trying to
attack us!" Mars growls, "What part of
that is "not a threat"?!"
"He's never hit you, Sailor Mars!" Mercury argues fiercely.
"Because I
dodged, duh!" Mars retorts, "Besides, he has a
Youma with him! He's
absolutely evil!"
The two Sailor Guardians argue amongst themselves, while Moon looks between them, unsure of what to do.
>"I'll hold them off."
>>"Just run."
>"When I attack, fall back."
"...Just run." The boy tells you, gritting his teeth, "I'll... Think of something."
Run?
Abandon him to their cruelty?
For what, to save yourself?
You have nowhere to return to.
...?! A voice...?!
He protected you.
From both Zoisite, and the Guardians.
Do you truly wish to condemn him to death?
"...No." You quietly shake your head.
So, you stand in the face of your demise, facing their punishment head on?
...Very well. I have heeded to your resolve, oh castaway.
Now, the pact must be sealed.
The very air around you changes. Your breathing hitches.
I am thou, thou art I.
Thou, who stands at the precipice of losing all that you hold dear, call upon me in thy hour of need!
Thou shalt no longer be faceless! Thou shall live thy life as thou seest fit!
Now, call thy power!
"I...!" You clench your fists, your claws digging into your palms, "I will not let you harm him!" You glare at your adversaries, flaring your wings, "You'll take
no more from me this day!"
Mercury gasps, bringing down her visor. "Everyone, get--!!"
"Styx,
come!!"
