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Chapter Six

Betrothal . . . of a Sort

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�� Endymion
came and sat in one of the two chairs that had been provided for the planet of
Earth, the backs decorated in the rose symbol of his Kingdom. His four Warrior
Kings took up positions behind him. The other monarchs slowly filed in and took
their designated seats, and the Queen Serenity took her place at the raised
dais on one end of the massive circular table. The Princesses were all present
as well, standing behind their parents as the Queen of Lunara called for order.
Princess Serenity stood at her mother�s side on the dais, gazing out at the
assembled with a worried expression on her pretty face. Endymion did his best
to ignore her for now, focusing himself on the important matters at hand.

�The
Council of the Silver Alliance is now in session,� the Praetorian announced.
�The floor is given to the Lord King of Earth.� She nodded to him. �As you
will, Lord Endymion.�

Endy
got to his feet, expression stern.

�I
called this emergency session because what I had hoped to do in a month�s time,
I must now see through in less than three days if I am to hope to salvage what
is left of Saturn. In order to do this, we needs must dispense with all of this
pointless political posturing as soon as possible, so that I and my Generals
can leave for the field and begin preparations.�

�Leave?�
the King of Neptune demanded, stunned. �You don�t mean that you will be taking
the field of battle on the front lines, do you Lord Endymion?�

�It
is too risky,� the Queen of Mars seconded, her soft voice genuinely concerned.
�You could be killed.�

�My
fate will be no different than that of my comrades,� Endymion announced
resolutely. �We will need every able-bodied warrior at our disposal on the
battlefield if we are to gain any sort of victory. If my fate is to die, then
so be it, but I will not abandon those now suffering to share that fate alone.�
There were no replies to that. Many had the good graces to look shame-faced at
that subtle reproach. And many more still began gazing on the boy-king of Earth
with a bit more respect than before.

�I
move that we dispense with the marriage ceremonies tomorrow morning.� There
were loud and immediate protests to that, but Endymion continued, raising his
voice to be heard over them. �By tomorrow afternoon, I want as many troops as
you can spare transported to Earth, where Jorowyn will begin overseeing their
training. It will be a bit of a crash course, I am afraid, but we are out of
time and out of options. I can spare no more than that. I will be taking my entire
force save what must be spared for my defenses on Earth to the outer rim, and
there we will begin to engage the Negaverse on Saturnite soil. Your newly
trained forces will join us there in one month�s time.�

�But
Saturn is completely overrun!� Shima�who had come to stand beside his
Queen�suddenly protested. �If you transport anywhere on the planet now,
you�re a dead man. The Youma are crawling over every rock, my Lord Endymion.
Not with five hundred thousand men could you do this.�

Endymion
just smirked. �Trust me Shima. We will not be taking ourselves off to a
slaughter, leastwise not one that ends in our deaths.�

The
tall Saturnite warrior considered the younger Lord King for a moment and
then�after he bent and murmured something in Hotaru�s ear and she nodded her
approval�he straightened and saluted him.

�I
would be honored if you would allow me to accompany you to my homeland, Lord
Endymion. I will be able to serve as your guide, my Lord, and this able-bodied
warrior will gladly give his life in your service.

Endymion
grinned, then nodded.

�Your
offer is gladly accepted, and greatly appreciated Shima.� After the now-beaming
General of Saturn stepped back again, Endymion turned back to the others and
continued. �In order to pass the mandates that must be given to see this
through and to insure that things are done in any sort of timely manner, I now
move that the rule of Lunara be turned over to me, and the rule of the four
planets that my Generals will be marrying into be given over to them.� Immediately
a roar of protest went up. Endymion stood firm against it, expression flat. It
took several minutes for Queen Serenity to regain order. When she did, she
leveled him with a dark look, gray eyes sharp.

�You
speak of a complete and immediate coup, Endymion. A dangerous thing.�

�But
necessary,� he replied curtly. �My intent is not to rob you of your Kingdoms.
However I cannot trust that this body will not bog itself down in months of
useless debate. I demand only that which I need to see my job done, and that is
the complete and total annihilation of the Negaverse.�

�That
could take years,� the King of Mercury spat. Endymion shook his head to that,
expression suddenly turning catty.

�No.
Not nearly so long as that. With our combined strength and resources, I give it
eight months, a year at the most.� Several monarchs scoffed or outright laughed
at that. Endymion just sighed at their reactions. �Very well, you leave me no
choice.� He turned slightly to stare at his four Generals, then nodded. �Show
them.�

As
one they stepped forward, expressions grim, and the eveningwear that they had
been wearing seemed to melt off their bodies�replaced by the dangerous silver
plate armor that they had arrived in. The noise in the room died into a stunned
hush as Zoisite came forward first and�holding each hand out in front of
him�suddenly materialized a jagged green crystal spike roughly six and a half
feet long between them. He twirled it a little for show. Then Nephrite stepped
forward. The dark-haired General clenched both fists and they were suddenly
engulfed in blackish-violet bolts of electricity. Then Zoisite suddenly tossed
up his spear of sorts, and at the same time Nephrite extended his fists toward
it, several bolts arcing off his arms and shooting into the crystal shard,
until the thing began generating the energy on it�s own.

Instead
of falling back down, the spike became strangely suspended mid-air. The reason
for this was soon revealed as Jadeite abruptly hovered up off the ground, his
cape fluttering slightly in his wake. The spike then suddenly burst into blue
flames. And then everyone gasped or cried out as a frightful black-furred Youma
abruptly appeared right in the center of the enormous table. Some fell back
fearfully as the thing roared, black ichor dripping sickeningly from it�s
toothy maw, while others remained frozen in shock and horror. Jadeite�a slight
snarl of concentration on his face�suddenly used his telekinesis to hurl the
energized spike of crystal at the creature. At that same instant, Malachite
abruptly leapt forward and drew the enormous greatsword across his back in one
fluid motion. It erupted in painful white light and then both attacks hit at
the same time.

And
then, as suddenly as it had begun, it was over. Malachite remained in a slight
crouch where he�d landed on the large table, the tip of his sword�the blade of
which everyone could now see was actually made of glittering diamond�slightly embedded
into the marble. Nephrite and Zoisite both stood on either side of Endymion
now, slightly behind and flanking him while Jadeite remained hovering above
them, arms crossed.

The
council sat motionless for several moments, with awe and perhaps a little bit
of fear as they stared at them with widened eyes. It seemed they had grossly
underestimated these Earthlings yet again. Such power had not been seen since
the Elder Days, when the galaxy was still young and rife with war.

�Now
that was only a bit of illusion, provided by Jadeite here,� Endymion announced,
�but rest assured that they are every bit as effective when fighting for real.�

Queen
Serenity gripped the arms of her throne, then turned to the rulers of Venus, Mercury,
Mars and Jupiter respectively, eyes questioning. She got an affirmative from
them all, if a bit grudging. Yet how could they refuse? Endymion had just made
it painfully clear that�should the mood strike him�he could simply order his
Generals to take the rule of their Kingdoms by force. All of this �political
posturing��as he had put it�was just that, a polite formality. None of them
were anywhere near strong enough to fight such power. Therefore the Queen
slowly nodded. �Very well, Endymion,� she bit out. �Your terms are met. Speak
now of the Princesses you have chosen to wed.�

Another
formality, as at this point everyone had pretty much guessed which girl the
Generals were going to choose. Endymion nodded, though, and turned to
Malachite.

�Lord
Malachite, Warrior King of the North and First General of the Kingdom of
Elysian, choose now your bride and your Kingdom.�

Everyone
watched in silence as the pale-haired giant slowly rose from his crouch. He
yanked his glittering blade from the table along the way, causing a bit of
marble to skitter loose out across the surface. All at once Endymion frowned
slightly, suddenly noticing how the man was clutching at the hilt of his blade
and that his breathing was harsh and heavy despite the fact that he had done
nothing for which he should be winded.

Something
is wrong, Endy, Jadeite
suddenly admonished into his mind, an instant before Malachite suddenly swung
around and leveled the tip of his sword�not at the Princess of Jupiter�but at
the suddenly wide-eyed and stricken Princess of Venus.

Endymion
felt his jaw drop.

�I,
Malachite, Warrior King of the North and First General of the Kingdom of
Elysian do hereby choose Lady Mina of the Venusian Kingdom to take to wife,� he
called out, deep voice strong. Endymion watched, dumbfounded, as the warrior
then spun on his heel�cape flaring back with a flourish�and stepped back off
the table. He resheathed his diamond sword with a faint screech, then went to
take his place back at his Lord�s side. As he neared, Endymion suddenly planted
a fist in his shoulder guard�fingers burying into his cloak�and jerked him
close. His face thrust forward, expression thunderous.

�What
in the name of all that is holy are you doing?� he demanded in an angry
hiss, so as to not be overheard by the others. Malachite refused to return his
stare, instead gazing forward at the wall behind them.

�Forgive
me, my Lord,� he murmured in a pained tone, voice rough. �I had no choice.�

�Is
there a problem, Lord Endymion?� Queen Serenity suddenly called. Endymion
released Malachite and took a brief moment to breathe deeply, recollecting his
thoughts and his composure. Then he allowed Mal to pass and instead gave the
council members a tight smile.

�No,
of course not.� He cleared his throat, then, �my First General has made his
choice. Is that decision honored by this council?�

All
heads turned to Psyche. Mina gripped her mother�s arm and whispered something
frantically into her ear, expression almost wildly fearful. The mother gave one
hard look at her daughter, who bit her lip and then fell back again, a desolate
look to her now. Then the Queen of Venus turned to Endymion and nodded.

�Your
choice is honored, King of Earth.� Endymion sighed.

�Lord
Zoisite, Warrior King of the East and Second General of the Kingdom of Elysian,
choose now your bride and your Kingdom.�

Zoisite
stepped forward and turned to the King of Mercury. Good, he thought
wearily. At least one damned thing about this whole fiasco is going to go
according to plan.

�I,
Zoisite, Warrior King of the East and Second General of the Kingdom of Elysian
do hereby choose Princess Ami of the Mercurian Kingdom to take to wife.� The
blue-haired girl nodded.

�Your
choice is honored,� she murmured for her father, who at the moment looked too
furious to speak.

Nephrite
suddenly looked up at Jade, and Endymion got the feeling that the latter was
communicating in his silent fashion between them. They came to an agreement,
then Jadeite suddenly turned to him.

Announce
me next, my Lord. Neph thinks he�ll have a bit of trouble with his.

Endymion
started to protest, then nearly threw up his hands in defeat.

�Lord
Jadeite, Warrior King of the South and Fourth General of the Kingdom of
Elysian, choose now your bride and your Kingdom.�

The
golden-haired man drifted forward, then abruptly dropped out of the air and
landed on his booted feet with a small thud, right in front of the Martian
royalty. He locked eyes if not horns with the scowling Princess.

�I,
Jadeite, Warrior King of the South and Fourth General of the Kingdom of Elysian
do hereby choose Lady Raye of the Martian Kingdom to take to wife.�

Raye�s
eyes had narrowed, her face flushing. �And why should I accept you?� she
demanded, ignoring her father�s sharp look of reprimand. Jadeite only continued
to grin.

Because
I know you a hell of a lot better than you think I do, my little flaming ember,
he murmured
directly into her mind, causing her to gasp hard and nearly fall back a step,
violet eyes now wide and staring.

�H-how
. . . how can you . . . .�

�Oh,
I�m just full of surprises,� he assured her aloud, chuckling. He suddenly
reached up and tucked a hank of black hair back behind her ear while she was
still too stupefied to protest. The small gesture spoke volumes to her parents,
however, who exchanged looks between them before nodding.

�Your
choice is honored, Lord Jadeite,� Lord Romulus announced in his booming voice.
Raye started finally at that and turned to glare at her father, but the damage
had been done.

�Lord
Nephrite, Warrior King of the West and Third General of the Kingdom of Elysian,
choose now your bride and your Kingdom.�

Nephrite
stepped forward, an almost predatory grin on his face as he turned to the
Princess of Jupiter. Her eyes were wide, and she glanced first at her
father�who shook his head helplessly�then she suddenly scowled fiercely.
Endymion almost groaned aloud. Nephrite was known to have an almost uncanny
ability to predict the way people would react to situations, though he could
wish at times like these that he was wrong.

�I,
Nephrite, Warrior King of the West and Third General of the Kingdom of Elysian
do hereby choose Lady Lita of the Jovian Kingdom to take to wife.�

�Like
hell you will!� she hissed in answer.

�Lita!�
the Queen Serenity snapped, expression outraged. The tall girl ignored her.

�I
am enacting my rights, father! Bear witness!� The King of Jupiter turned to
glare at her, then he sighed in a very aggrieved sort of way.

�It
is custom on our planet that if any two men wishes the right to take the same
woman for a mate, they must fight for her ere the joining takes place,� he
explained heavily. �It seems Lita is demanding the right to fight for herself.�

�If
you do not honor the ruling of this council, your entire planet will be forfeit�,�
the Queen began, furious, but was halted as Nephrite suddenly raised his
hand. He had never taken his eyes off of the Princess throughout it all, who
was crouched now in a fighting stance.

�I
accept her challenge,� he announced, then rolled one shoulder back. His armor
melted away at that, leaving him in a pair of black leather breeches and a
billowing white tunic, his fighting bracers still clasped around his forearms.

Endymion
just nodded when the Praetorian looked to him, then moved with the others to
one side of the room as the two combatants faced off.

Nephrite
had taken a slightly crouched fighting stance as well and, after winking
insolently at the girl, motioned arrogantly for her to come forward.
Immediately the Jovian Princess launched herself at him. She had changed into a
pair of leather pants and her dark green overtunic sometime between the ball
and now, so that there was nothing to block her range of movement. She�d also
apparently managed to grab a few extra accessories as well, revealed to them as
she suddenly reached into the small of her back and then jerked two gleaming
silver daggers out of their hidden sheaths. Others in the room gasped as they realized
the Princess wasn�t meaning for submission, but was actually attempting to
wound at least if not outright kill. Her father yelled out a harsh warning to
her, one she didn�t seem to heed. Instead Lita let loose a barrage of deadly
attacks onto the Earthian General, who managed to block every one of them with
his bracers, sending a spray of sparks flying out around them both.

Nephrite
continued to block her for several precious minutes, dancing the girl around
the room. Endymion realized then what his General was up to, and could only
shake his head in wonderment. He was purposefully wearing her out. Rather than
actually fight back and potentially hurt the girl, Nephrite was allowing her to
vent all the anger and rage she was harboring on him. It was a damned dangerous
way to go about it though, and he winced as Neph just managed to deflect a
vicious thrust meant for his groin. Yet effective nonetheless. Endymion
wondered how long it would take the Princess to realize that Nephrite wasn�t
fighting back, or using anything near to his full potential.

Not
long, apparently. After Lita tried for a complicated and�admittedly�impressive
double-slashing maneuver and he fended her off easily, she pounced back and
stared at him with wary eyes, her breathing fast and shallow.

�You�re
toying with me,� she snapped, wiping at the sweat that had started to glisten
on her brow with a sleeved forearm before tensing again. Nephrite merely stood,
seemingly defenseless with both arms hanging down at his sides, and shrugged.

�Nonsense.�

�I�m
not a fool!� she snapped. �You could have finished me off a dozen times
already. Why do you hesitate?�

�Unlike
you, dear Lita, my intent is not to gut you like a fish.�

Almost
faster than most could follow, Nephrite suddenly darted in and�before she could
react�he had knocked both of her daggers free and wrenched her arms high above
her head by the wrist in one of his. He yanked her back and against him, and
she let out a startled cry. Then he bent down to her ear on one side and
smiled.

�Yield.�

There
was a brief struggle in her tempestuous green eyes, then she finally slumped.
She hung her head, defeated.

�Your
choice is honored,� she mumbled. He grinned.

�Good.�

And
then before anyone could say or do anything else, Lita suddenly jerked and
near-crushed Nephrite�s foot with a vicious back-step, forcing him to loose her
with a startled yelp. She quickly spun to him, giving his pained face a fierce
glare. �If you ever toy with me like that again, I really will
gut you like a fish!�

Then
she stomped over to where her father was sighing and shaking his head.

The
Queen Serenity cleared her throat, blinking, then sighed herself. �This session
is adjourned until tomorrow afternoon. Word will be sent in the morning of the
wedding preparations.�

And
then one by one the rulers of the Alliance filed out of the council chamber.

~~*~~

�� Somewhere
in the deep void of the Negaverse, Beryl cowered before the entity sitting upon
the massive throne. Wrought of twisted black metal and the skulls of the
countless thousands he had slain, it was a truly horrific thing to behold. Much
like the creature itself.

�You
worthless bitch!�
he snarled now, and Beryl lashed around on the ground in abject agony as the
lances of negative energy speared through her body. �I gave you one simple
task, and you cannot even manage to do that! How dare you defy me!�

�Please!�
she whimpered after he had paused in his assault. �My Lord!� She slowly crawled
forward, gown torn and bleeding from several wounds, until she knelt at his
booted feet. �I have only ever wanted to serve you, my Lord,� she continued to
grovel. The black-armored man sat for a moment, motionless, then abruptly
reached out and grabbed a fist-full of her long scarlet hair. Beryl screeched
loudly as he used this hold to jerk her head back painfully, until she was
forced to stare up directly into his face.

It
was both beautiful and horrifying, arresting and disturbing. Skeins of snow
white hair fell down around his armored frame, pooling the obsidian black floor
around them. Eyes as red as the blood he drew forth from countless victims
glared down at her from underneath slashing brows. His skin was pale, as white
as his hair, which contrasted sharply to the inky black plate armor that
encased his tall and muscular frame.

Beryl
waited, not daring to breathe, as the powerful god-like entity considered her
for a moment. Then his lips quirked slightly in a sardonic grin.

�Methinks
you best serve me on your knees,� he announced. He reached down with his free
hand and tore open the front of his pants. �Serve me well, and I might decide
to keep you alive a little longer.� He used the hold he had in her hair to jerk
her face forward, but Beryl was too pleased with not being killed to care much.
Besides, it wasn�t as if this was the first time she�d done this.

While
the sorceress got to work, the man turned to his right and motioned. An
especially tall, scaled Youma stepped forward from the shadows and bowed,
casting only a slight glance to the thin red-haired woman between his lord�s
bent knees.

�Your
will, my Lord,� it hissed out.

�The
Alliance will be joining forces with Earth soon,� the man announced, his powerful
voice steady and seemingly not caring a wit of what Beryl was doing to him. �I
cannot allow them to guess our plans. Send emissaries to the Dark Moon, Nemesis.�
Chaos grinned then, revealing two sharp fangs. �I think it time we procure a
few allies of our own.�
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