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76. Chapter 31. Fight to recover Kerria.

Leval and his father took care to carefully check the surroundings but found nothing. Finally they tried to return home with Roy's instantaneous translation, but they could not, something prevented him from capturing the energy of Beruche and the others.

- Shit, but what happens? - he thought angrily. - I'll have to fly there.

 -Does something happen, dad? - The boy wanted to know when he saw his father's face, which did not reflect good humor, but anger and bewilderment. -

 - It's something strange. I could not capture anyone's energy at home, it's as if something blocked it. And I do not like that. Only someone with a very powerful energy could do something like that. - He explained this one. -

- Then let's fly back as fast as possible, they could be in difficulties. - The boy replied alarmed. -

His father nodded and they both left quickly.

Mazoui had gone directly to that same destination, had already traveled a long way. Flying at high speed came in a short time, on approaching it detected a lot of negative energy. But that, far from confusing him, led him even more clearly to Roy's house ...

-Something bad is happening there. It's a very clear feeling. - He said to himself, more and more worried. -

And reasons were not lacking for it, since in the house Devilish Lady looked at all those present with a sneer.

-This is for you.- She snapped at the still impacted Bertie throwing a rag with something wrapped in it.-

The aforementioned  took it and she unwrapped it, she was astonished to see the crucifix that was of Roy and that he gave her before dying. When he was resurrected, he never claimed it. He wanted to give it to Leval at birth but the kid gave it to her little sister when she was six years old. The now overwhelmed mother remembered that scene ...

-Take this Ky.- He offered to his little sister.-

-For me? - The baby was surprised.-

-Yes, dad and mom say that this can protect you from everything. And since I am older, I do not need it.

-Well, thanks! - Clapped the little girl. - I like it a lot. I will never take it off.

-Wow, Leval, has been a very nice detail .- His mother said with a slight smile .-

Bertie sighed then, on the one hand happy to see how much Leval loved his sister. Although thinking that it was a pity that the boy did not have a cross like that so pretty, when Roy came home she told him about it. He was surprised but also praised the boy's generosity. Affirming

-You can see that he has the nobility of the defenders of justice. And he also has saiyan blood. Do not worry, cubito. I will buy for him an equal one.

And the two came to listen to the children chat, Leval precisely said to his little sister with a serious tone.

-Don't miss it Ky, that little cross was from dad's mom, then dad´s, mom´s and mine ...

-Well, when I have children, I'll give it to them too.- The baby smiled, which she said very happy, insisting with enthusiasm.- I will never take it off, never! ...

The two smiled with gestures full of pride and joy. Now the disheveled Beruche looked at that little cross she held in her hand. The others were stunned as well, but before they could react, the new arrival attacked them with a wave of energy that sent Cooan, Karaberasu and Emerald against the wall leaving them dazed. She turned ready to attack Idina, who did not know how to act, but Bertie's call stopped her.

- My child, please! Enough! They are your aunts and your cousin ... and I am your mother. Do not you recognize me? - She asked without being able to believe that it was so, while pointing to herself on the chest with a hand and pleading expression in her eyes. -

-My mother? - Devilish Lady smiled perfidiously as she focused her attention on Beruche. - So you are my mother.- She repeated slowly, as if savoring each word. -

She landed two meters away from Bertie and her face relaxed, she added in the sweetest voice as she opened her arms in an inviting and pleading gesture.

- I feel lost, mom. Come and give your daughter a mother hug. But do not bring me that cross, it hurts me ...

Beruche doubted but seeing that expression on the face of her daughter and notice that tone of voice approached confident, seemed hypnotized. She even drop the little cross on the ground. That did not matter. She wanted to believe that Kerria had realized what was happening. But Karaberasu, recovering at the time of the attack suffered, warned her sister as she tried to get up.

-Do not do it! It's a trick. She is suggesting you, if you get closer, she will kill you.

- No, - Bertie denied with the head at the same time that she smiled confidently and affirmed. – She is my daughter, she would not hurt her mother. Really, honey? - She asked approaching almost to touch her. -

- Of course not, mom. - Devilish Lady replied in a submissive and pleading manner. - Come here with me please, I feel so alone. They all hate me. But I know that you do not.

- My love, how could I hate you? - Beruche replied with a voice broken by anxiety and regret. - You are my life.

She hugged her, the others watched holding their breath, what if Bertie was right? At the moment everything seemed fine, but, behind the back of the confident mother, her daughter's eyes shone bright red and her mouth flushed again in a terrible smile that disfigured her. Taking out her razor-sharp nails, she wounded her in the back and on one shoulder. Beruche could not suppress an exclamation of surprise and pain and separated as she could falling to the ground, covering her injured shoulder with one hand. While Devilish Lady was laughing with a malevolent laugh ...

- Hahaha! So your life, huh? mother. It is true. Would not you give your life for your daughter? I remember you told that stupid brat you would give your life for her. However, the poor one is not here anymore.- She laughed with rejoicing, affirming now with visible sadism.- But in her place I do accept your sacrifice, you are going to die, mother! – She sentenced, spitting the last word with contempt.

Beruche could hardly believe what she was listening to, she was too shocked, scared and in pain. The blood dripped between her fingers, but above all, more than the physical wound was the moral that destroyed her, leaving her without any capacity for replication.

-Stop where you are! -Idina ordered her planting before her, in other circumstances, cousin.- Do not ever think of taking one more step ...

-What do you want, damn stupid? - The questioned replied looking at her with frank contempt .- Do you think you can stop me?

Luckily, taking advantage of those precious moments of distraction, the others were able to get up to face Devilish Lady. Emerald became a Justiciera and Karaberasu did the same by telling her sister.

-Transform and fight!

- No, I cannot do it, she is my daughter! - Sobbed Bertie visibly sunk. -

The two Justicieras exchanged grief-stricken looks; it was useless to try to persuade their companion. They understood it well. Had they treated their own daughters, they would surely have acted exactly the same. But that girl was possessed by a terrible demonic force, it was tremendously dangerous and they had to stop her.

- Hurricane of the sky, make the boomerang fly! - Shouted the Lady of the Wind throwing her weapon at Devilish Lady who was hit in the arm and recoiled in pain. -

The Thunder Lady joined the attack trying to hit her with her whip ...

- Take this brat! - He shouted to her niece and now rival. - This way you will learn not to hit your mother.

- Please Kalie. - Beruche pleaded fearing for her daughter despite everything. - Do not hurt her, she does not know what she's doing.

Although the young woman did not flinch in the least. And creating a barrier of energy, she stopped the whiplash that snapped harmlessly against the invisible protection.

-You are all naïve, stupid! - She snapped at them with contempt. - Do you think that with your pathetic attacks you will be able to harm me?

So she counterattacked with a surge of energy that once again pushed the Justicieras back. Meanwhile she materialized a great trident in her hand sentencing with satisfaction.

- Enough of playing games, now you will die.

Idina had been witnessing that horrified, but she overcame it. She decided she should do something. She invoked her power, transforming herself into a Justiciera, pointed her bow at her former cousin and screamed.

- Leave that or I'll shoot you!

Devilish Lady looked at her and, amused, smiled with sinister confidence. She did not comment, but continued to raise her weapon.

-I warn you! Kerria, please, I do not want to hurt you. - Idina insisted, trying to be firm, although she trembled visibly as she pointed her sentence. - But I will not let you do anything bad to anyone.

- Do not tell me? – I am petrified! - Mocked her with a theatrical gesture of pretended terror. -

- We are cousins, we are friends since we were little. We played together, we dreamed the two together. Do not force me to attack you. - The interlocutor could babble with a tone of supplication. - Please!…

- Friends? - Repeated her opponent who gave her a surprised look, but instantly it hardened and added spitting with hatred. - I do not have friends, only victims and you are going to be the first.

 Devilish Lady then launched a scarlet ray against the Lady of Fire that she could barely avoid. Idina had no choice and counterattacked with her arrows, but her opponent thwarted them with her trident without too much effort.

-Oh no! – Idina exclaimed. - How could she do it? ..

-Oh yes! - Devilish Lady laughed derisively, who threw another bolt of energy against her rival.

Idina again eluded her by throwing herself to the ground while her enemy howled almost in ecstasy.

 - My power is immense! Poor idiots you are so naive, you cannot do anything against me, I will destroy you all together! - She raised the pentacle that shone a reddish tone so intense that it hurt the sight, despite this, Karaberasu saw it. -

- That medallion is the cause of everything, - She told the others. - We have to destroy it, concentrate your offensive on it. Now! - She ordered. -

The Justicieras concentrated their attacks, but Devilish Lady restrained them and could reject them by throwing them to the ground and leaving them dazed. Then the acolytes of the sect, captained by Nalgín, entered. They looked at the scene with pleasure, making a slight bow to their ally and kissing one of their hands with delight, to tell her.

- Good job Devilish Lady, I congratulate you. Now finish with all of them starting with your treacherous mother.

The aforementioned looked at her daughter with an expression of supplication and great sadness. But far from being moved her now enemy sentenced with sarcasm. Before the horrified glances of the rest of the Justicieras and Cooan and the rejoicing of the sectarians.

- Yes. It's true, you're a traitor. All of you are. But now you have the time to pay for it. Mother, I'm sorry - she added with a false honey tone to rivet with disdain. - But in addition to a renegade you are weak and stupid. It is a pity. I saw how once you were smart and sly. You did not stop at anything to achieve your goal and you knew how to develop strategies. What happened to you to be neither the shadow of that woman? ... of having joined your companions perhaps you could have defeated me. But of course, in the case of your daughter, you have not had value. It's a shame you have to love someone like me. Is not that true, mother? - her once-sneered daughter finally mocked with perfidy. - I'm your weak point, ha, ha, ha ...

Beruche shuddered, hearing this a distant memory came to her, that of a fight that  she had held against a devil for a long time and the echo of the last words of it came to her memory making her shiver.

- I assure you that one day you will love someone like me ... and you will suffer. - She muttered totally disarmed in her moral, to understand now the terrible meaning of that prophecy, which she did not understand at that time. Adding then with determination, despite being very hurt .-Yes, I love you, you are my daughter ... and yes, I am suffering, but I know that you too. Beneath all that hatred and rage is you. Kerria, please, fight against it! You are not like that! You never were!

Devilish Lady watched her stunned now. Her eyes opened and the rictus of her face deformed into a grimace as she staggered. She came to take a hand to the head and could barely muster with a weak voice and full of fear and sadness ...

-Mom!

-Daughter, please. Resist! Remember what we talked about You are part of me. - Bertie asked before the astonished looks of the rest.-

-I ... I am part of you ... and you ... you are part ... of me.- She could repeat falling on her knees now to release the weapon she was holding her head with her hands.- Mom! – She repeated full of anguish. - Help me!

Now she looked around and her mother, her aunts and her cousin would swear that the color of her eyes had turned green again. But just then, when it seemed that everything was going to be solved, the girl screamed, recovering a more guttural and terrible voice.

-Nooo! Enough! You are a miserable loser. Get out of my head at once! Nobody loves you, everyone despises you ... You are weak ... I am strong. I am the Lady of Avernus. The princess of darkness ... and I will be the queen of darkness ...

Before the eyes of the Justicieras and the sectarians who seemed not to dare to move a muscle, Bertie made a last effort and got up, approaching her tormented daughter.

-Honey, fight, I know you're there. You can get it. Kerria, I love you my girl!

But unfortunately the magic of those words no longer worked. The terrible Devilish Lady seemed to have finally won the duel, looked at her horrified mother with those bloody eyes and gave her a strong slap that knocked her down making her bleed from the lip. The terrible dark lady laughed with perfidy and after making her trident levitate she took it with determination, to sentence full of exultant exhilaration.

-Kerria is dead! That stupid crybaby has disappeared. She did not deserve to live. She was just a scared girl that nobody wanted. She was not worth anything. But I'm here!…

-Sweetie, I beg you, do not give up. - Beruche could sob due to she had no strength for more.-

However, her diabolical daughter, without any further expression of mercy, brandished her trident on the helpless Bertie who did not even want to resist. Devilish Lady was going to pierce her at the height of her belly ...

- Goodbye, Mother. Do not worry. We will see each other in Hell. - She said goodbye in a sarcastic way. -

The other justices prepared to prevent it, but the sectaries intervened. Everything seemed lost, the Dark Lady delighted in the sacrifice that she was going to make, but when she was going to sink her weapon on Bertie her attack hit something metallic, it was another trident. Next to her and intercepting her attack was Mazoui, he also had red eyes and fangs. Devilish Lady could not help but be surprised and exclaimed by appealing to him.

 - You are a demon brother! Why are you stopping me from killing her? Join me! Join me and help me to conceive a powerful warrior that makes possible the return of the Master to this world!

- No, you're wrong, I'm not like you and I would never join those of your ilk.- Mazoui replied, rejecting her with force. Devilish Lady fell to the ground rolling on herself. She was unhurt but she lost the trident while the boy sentenced. - I will not let you commit more evils.

The sectarians gave the alarm and retreated to a safer place, because just then Roy and Leval arrived. They wanted to intervene but did not dare to wound Kerria. When she saw them she got up and shrieked accusingly and desperately to divert attention from her own rivals.

- I'm not evil, it's the fault of them! They abused me when I was just a girl!

-But what are you saying? - Roy yelled in astonishment. -

-That's a lie, they've brainwashed you! - Added Leval, desperately trying to make his sister's conscience appear. - Kerria wake up!

-Die! - She shouted, attacking him with a beam of energy that her brother this time deflected without problems. - Damn!

His father was now turned into a super saiyajin and his diabolical opponent once again adopted a tone between submissive and falsely conciliatory.

-Come on, dad. - She smiled at a stunned and horrified Roy. - Why do not you just finish at once with your beautiful daughter? That pathetic little girl who only caused you trouble. Yes, I know it very well. She was a loser, a zero to the left in this wonderful family. She could never be up to you. She should not even have been born ... you never loved her.

- But. What do you say? - His father could exclaim looking more astonished than scared to hear it - That's not true!

- Of course it is. – She sentenced it with a half-smile while approached confident to him, also showing her neck as if walking to the slaughterhouse at the same time she asked. – You can end with me once. I tried to kill your wife and I would do it again. Do not give me another chance. I am a devil ...

But Roy was almost in shock, he returned her gaze unable to react. He did not want to use his strength, he could kill her, maybe that's what the evil entity that dominated her pretended. But Mazoui then refuted him, as if reading the thought of the dejected father of Kerria.

- She is not possessed by any demon, Roy, but by the darkest part of her own soul, the evil portion that we all carry inside.

-How clever you are! - Hissed Devilish Lady, who added with palpable anger and resentment. - It's the hate and revenge that I feel that guides me. Against them! - She pointed to her parents and her brother and reproached them as she stroked her breasts obscenely. - You never loved me, just to enjoy my body secretly.

The women looked at her, stunned and appalled. Leval responded by shaking his head vehemently.

-That is not true and you know it!

Bertie had managed to get up and went to her husband, he with the broken gesture, hastened to tell her.

-C'mon darling! You will not think that of me!

- I know it's not true, - she answered without thinking, this time with a calmer and more firm tone of voice. - It's a trick. She tried the same with me and I believed it. If it were not for Mazoui, I would be dead now.

- That is why you consented what they did to me! - Devilish Lady replied with a howl that now with a hiss added for greater shock of her listeners. - But I'm going to tell you one thing, I liked it. Hahaha. Truly little brother? Come on, confess that it excited you! The same as when I rode over you, well I notice something very hard under me. We could try it without clothes! I promise you were not going to regret it.

Before the embarrassed boy could reply, she threw herself at him. Surprised, Leval did not know what to do. Her aggressor seemed to try to kiss him but the truth is that she recovered her trident, who came to her instantly flying alone, and tried to nail him. His brother reacted by dodging it with some very quick reflexes and throwing it at a distance with a swipe.

- Damn you! - she spat angry. -

But with great speed Mazoui, taking advantage of an instant of carelessness, took the small cross on the ground and then captured her rival. Holding her from behind with such force that Devilish Lady could not move, or nearly wrestle.

- Let go of me, you bastard son of a harlot! Your mother was just a bitch of a third class demon! – She shrieked and hissed hysterical .- The best thing that has happened in her life was to be enjoyed by him ...

But his captor had learned well the lesson that Roy gave him and remained impassive to the insults that this devilish young woman dedicated to him with increasing hatred and profusion, until, tired of everything, he shouted at her.

- Enough you monster, contemplate your own evil!

He faced the grimacing face of his prisoner against the surface of a nearby mirror. Obliged to hold her own gaze, she was paralyzed. It was as if it bounced through the sinister soul of Devilish Lady and made its way to the dormant consciousness of Kerria, who had her noble soul trapped in the deepest. To finish off that, the young man put the cross on her forehead.

-Vade retro, evil spirit! - Exclaimed Mazoui.- Free her!

That kind of demoness gave a horrible scream, from the contact of her flesh with the cross came a dense and dark smoke. At last the girl fell to the ground without knowledge. Everyone was shocked.

-Daughter! - Beruche angrily cried running to her to try to revive her. -

- Attack! , - Nalgin ordered to his sectarians. -

Those who had remained apart enjoying those scenes now came to the aid of their leader and opened fire with some weapons that were hidden. Roy and Mazoui ran to interpose between the shots and the others. They made these bounces harmlessly in their bodies. The group of acolytes of the sect fled in disarray when they saw this. Kerria's father and also Leval went after them.

- The pentacle, fast! - Indicated Karaberasu tearing the medallion from the neck to Devilish Lady and throwing it into the air, warning her son and ordered him. - Mazoui, destroy it!

Obeying immediately he emitted a beam of concentrated energy against the pentacle to which those of the justices joined, making it explode.

- My daughter, wake up! - Bertie urged Kerria who finally opened her eyes slowly with her head held by her mother in her arms. – My child, please!

-Do ... Where am I? - She muttered with a disoriented expression. - My God !, - she stammered when her mind was returning to reality and she realized her situation, looking at the clothes she wore - What have I become? No! - the tears came out in her eyes already deep green. Unfortunately for Kerria she could remember everything she had done and said. Now she had the cross in her hands, when she released it Mazoui had hooked on the girl in one of them. She saw her and was aware of all her iniquities. That was impossible to bear. - Noo! ... What have I done! – She shrieked horrified as her mother, surrounding her with her arms, tried to calm her down. – I am horrible! What have I done!

- Nothing happens my girl, - Beruche said gently rocking her and repeating incessantly and sobbing. - You are again you, nothing happens. You're home again ...

Nalgin, furious and frustrated, had managed to pass unnoticed by hiding behind a dilapidated piece of furniture, the trident that Devilish Lady brandished resting on the ground next to him. As soon as he was aware of the failure of his plan, he knew what to do. With an agile movement that surprised everyone, he took the terrible weapon and hoisted it, screaming with rage and hatred.

-Don't be so happy damn Justiciera because you're going to die! – So he threw the trident against Bertie who was on her back rocking his daughter, but Kerria saw him. -

She quickly reacted by pushing her mother away and receiving the attack. The cold onslaught of metal plunged into her body making her scream in pain and bathe her in her own blood. Everything happened so fast that nobody reacted until it was late.

- No, Kerria! - Beruche shouted outside herself hugging her daughter. -

-Damnit Bastard! - howled Mazoui adopting his demonic appearance. - I'll kill you!

Nalgin tried to escape but a flash of the boy fulminated him instantly, ending his life. While Bertie and the others surrounded terrified and impotent the dying young woman, who was trying to stammer something, with her green eyes disproportionately open and trembling. Mazoui descended to her and tried to revive her. He possessed healing powers that managed to stop the bleeding for a few moments, although the boy had to push himself to the limit of his possibilities to keep the badly hurt, girl, even. Emerald and Cooan, horrified in turn, then held the weeping Beruche, but then Roy returned. Immediately he realized what was happening and came to his daughter with a pale face.

- Child, tell me something please, - he asked screaming in anguish - Kerria!

- You should take her to a hospital, right away. - He was advised by Esmeralda that she was trying to master her own emotions while she, together with the other Justicieras, returned to her normal identity. - We'll take care of Bertie.

To everyone's surprise, Kerria, trembling between spasms, could barely bring the cross to her lips and kiss her. She opened her eyes still more that held back tears and looked at her father. She could muster it with a weak voice.

- Dad. I'm so sorry, I'm ... unworthy ... to form ... part of this ... family. Maybe ... it's better ... so, so ... less ... I could ... do ... something ... worthy of ... you ... At the end.

- No daughter, no! - Roy sobbed hugging her and squeezing a hand. - Do not talk, honey. Hang in there, please. You're not going to die, baby! You have to put up with it. Dad will take you to a hospital.

- You have to move it and fast, she has already lost a lot of blood and I cannot stop her condition from getting worse.- Mazoui warned in a very worried tone because he felt that, to continue like this, that poor girl had only minutes of lifetime. -

-Where are they? - Roy was poking his pockets like a madman. - Where are my magic beans?  Damn! - he shouted, staring at the ceiling, helpless with impotence. -

Finally he found one in a drawer of the house. He tried to give it to his daughter but, to everyone's horror, that did not have the slightest effect. It was as if those beans had lost their power. At least with that wretch who was losing energy and vital color by sight, almost drowning in her own blood that oozed from the corners of her lips.

-OMG! - He could just moan Roy realizing that his daughter was dying in front of him without he could do anything to prevent it. - My girl, resist ...

For its part, the rest of the group returned. Diamante and Tom had crossed paths with Leval, who was chasing the sectarians, but these, as if they were rats, had fled scattering in the night. The three agreed that it was a waste of time to keep looking and returned to the house, finding that terrible scene.

-Kerria! - Leval shouted also out of himself. -

- Calm down, boy - Tom asked him trying hard to keep calm. - You will not do your sister any good if you lose your head.

- Diamond, please. - Roy asked his friend. - Take her to the hospital, I cannot ... I should look for more beans. I have to find ... I have to find them ... I have to think ... I must find someone, yes, I know ... someone who can save her ... - he said apparently almost without coordinating his words.- Yes, there is no time to lose ...

The father of the victim was totally gone and overwhelmed by that terrible situation. His daughter, his little one! The most important thing in his life was dying in front of him and despite all his power there was nothing he could do to stop it. It was like in his favorite movie, that phrase hammered him over and over again. And he muttered between sobs.

- As much as I can do, with all my powers and I am not able to save her ...

The others looked at each other, stunned and horrified, and very worried. The Prince of Nemesis was soon recovered enough to intervene ...

- I'll do it, do not worry. I'll take her. You seek help.

And lifting the badly wounded girl in his arms very carefully after cutting the stick of that trident and after riveting with his best comforting tone.

- You're very nervous, calm down, my friend. Everything will get fixed. We're going to save Kerria, you have my word.

And what was missing happened, to finish, Amethyst arrived. She had waited nervously at home and eager to hear news about her missing friend. In the end she was not able to resist any more without news and was running to the house of the Malden. She could not help shrieking as she witnessed the chaos and the state in which they were all and saw the unfortunate girl leaving a trail of blood as soon as Diamond lifted her in his arms.

-OMG! What has happened to Kerria? ..-She repeated in cries of tears. -

- Calm down darling .- Emerald horrified  said to her,  to hug her daughter to take her from there. - Quiet…

Cooan was hugging her own daughter who could not control her tears and horror either. The prince asked for calm once more as he stepped away from everyone, then he rose with Kerria and went out the window at full speed to the hospital. Beruche was passed out because of the horror and the tension she was bearing. Her sisters helped her in the best way they could. Roy seemed to want to go after his friend, leaving his wife and child in the care of others. But then, to everyone's surprise, he concentrated and disappeared ...

-Where are those bastards? Who have they been? - Leval yelled out completely in control. - I will kill everyone! – He threatened accumulating energy. -

Tom tried to calm him down in vain and Mazoui tried to hold his friend but the furious boy smashed a huge wall with a punch, before the surprised look of everyone, more than anyone from Amethyst, who could not believe what she saw.

- Calm down. - Mazoui asked, holding him with all his strength. – For God´s sake! Do not lose your head now.

- I'm going to destroy them! - He repeated over and over again, his jaw trembling with the uncontainable rage that assaulted him and he kept screaming, trying to let go. - If my sister dies, I swear I will not rest until I finish all of them!

- Please Leval, - Amethyst begged in a tone that tried to be reassuring despite being quite scared and overwhelmed by all that. - That will not help Kerria now.

- You had to turn your back on her, right? - He reproached her with anger. - It's your fault! Yours and those damn fools!

That bitter reproach sank the alluded one, in fact she felt guilty. She already knew too well what it was to hurt a girl who lived circumstances similar to those of Kerria and now, despite having wanted to avoid with all her strength, she was doomed to an equal or worse outcome. She collapsed on the ground crying bitterly. This left even surprised Leval who dissipated part of his anger. Beruche, recovering knowledge, could witness that. Even in her state of pain and real anguish, she was able to approach the girl, helping her to stand up while she was answering her son with a broken voice.

- No son, that's not fair. We've all had our share of blame, everyone.

- Forgive me Amethyst.- He asked her  trying to calm down and with trembling voice accompanied by sobs - I am very nervous, I do not know what I say. I am sorry…

She could not reply or even look at him, she just hugged him, venting her desire to cry.

- I will never forgive myself if she dies, - the desperate girl replied -

-She is not going to die! Do not even think about it.- Leval answered, crying too. -

In the meantime, in the headquarters of the sectarians, the two remaining chiefs deliberated among themselves. Tuak, very worried, went to the mysterious member who accompanied him.

- Nalgin is dead. I think it's time for you to intervene.

- Not yet, - replied dryly this one. - It's not the moment yet. I must recover fully yet. But do not fear Tuak.- He concluded without appearing at all worried. - I will attack when they will be weaker and unprepared. Now it would not be appropriate, they are too alert.

- They have too much hate against us. They will look for us, I am sure. We have aroused the wrath of some very powerful beings. - He replied with palpable fear - and if they find us now they will annihilate us without mercy.

The other hooded man did not answer, but that was certainly worth taking into account. Of course, the sectarians knew well the power of their enemies and perhaps the hatred that they liked so much could become the weapon of their own destruction. Finally, the mysterious individual sentenced.

-We will have to be more cautious from now on ... we will have to wait ... and disappear from the map for some time.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Ami and the girls had been talking. The young Dr. Mizuno was summoned by Usagi and Mamoru who had also met with the rest. As always the Hikawa shrine was the chosen place. They chatted in the spacious lounge that served as a gym.

-We have called to give you an explanation of why all this, and to inform you of what is going to happen in a not too long term.- Mamoru indicated, riveting.- During all these last years, Usagi and myself have been very busy indeed, but it has been for the best.

-I'm not so sure about that.- Rei denounced, arms on her hips and with a stern expression as she added, - We have put the lives of our friends in jeopardy once more. As if they were vulgar chess pawns.

-Is not that. Really. - Mamoru replied trying to be firm and persuasive. -

-I am with Rei.- Makoto intervened.- Why didn’t you call then despite the terrible things that has happened to Cooan and her family? And what happened to Bertie's? ...

-It was very hard what Kalie had to go through.- Minako affirmed with a tone between full of consternation and disapproving, more when she sentenced.- But this .... This is too much! It goes over the line. We cannot rely on such a thing. By many loyalty oaths we have.

-That's right. - Rei agreed, almost in supplication. - Usagi, Mamoru, please. You know that there is nothing that we are not willing to do for the good of the world, to help you. But you are asking us to stay on the sidelines when the lives of our friends and their children, our godchildren are put in such a risk! This is so dangerous ...We can´t stand aside anymore…

The aforementioned couple looked at their interlocutors with visible regret. They did not speak, although there was another person who did not take off her lips either. That was Ami. The doctor looked at her hands intertwined with a gesture full of sadness ... It was then when her friend Minako realized asking her almost with the same dose of disbelief and reproach.

- Your own goddaughter is in a very serious danger! And you know ... Do you have nothing to say?

Finally, after a few agonizing seconds, Ami looked up and looked at the rest, her eyes watering and she could muster.

-I ... I just want to believe in what our sovereigns say. That everything will be fine in the end. That we should make some sacrifices, but that these will not be too big. That my dear friends and godchildren will be fine ...

Now it was Usagi who, unable to hold the gaze of her friend, got up walking around the edge of her meeting place to declare ...

-We know that our friends have had to make many sacrifices and possibly they will have to do some more. But we hope that ...

Suddenly someone appeared in the middle of the gym cutting her in the middle of the sentence. To everyone's amazement they saw Roy with his face distorted. He did not salute, he just stared at his wife's great friend and could barely stammer.

-Ami ... we need you! ... It's about Kerria, she's dying ... Ami! ... only you can save her.

The aforementioned one stared at him in horror and full of surprise. However she did not say a word ...

-I beg you. - His interlocutor added falling on his knees before her. - Come with me, please. Save my girl. She is your goddaughter, Ami! She's Bertie's daughter ... You brought her to this world. Do not let her leave now like this!

The questioner could only shed tears without being able to speak. The rest of her friends watched that scene with the same regret. Neither Usagi nor Mamoru spoke either, but exchanged glances full of consternation.

-Ami-chan.- She could muster Usagi. - I am sorry.

It was then that the named one observed them both and could finally say between sobs as she shook her head.

-I do not care about any plan. This is too much. I cannot take it anymore! I'm not going to sit here while my goddaughter is dying.

Then Usagi transformed herself by appearing like Queen Serenity, she seemed to want to say something, although Ami cut her off before she almost took off her lips, screaming in pain.

-Nooo! You're not going to tell me to stay here. Do you hear me!

The rest watched her with open mouth and total commotion. They had never seen her that way before. Her companion trembled, unable to stop crying, while she clenched her fists and shook her head with a look of tremendous pain and fury. Tears rolled down everyone's cheeks. However, it was finally the sovereign who, nodding slowly, observed the shattered father of the girl and put a soft hand on his right shoulder to declare with a tone full of sweetness and affection sifted by tears.

-My friend and guardian The princess Sailor Mercury will go with you. She will do everything in her power to save Kerria. I promise.

-Thanks.- He could mutter that seemed to be relieved, as he stood up.- Thank you friends ...

-Let´s go Roy, take me with my goddaughter, please. - An excited Ami asked in turn, trying to regain serenity. -We have not a moment to lose.

-Good. - Mamoru wished them, who had also exchanged their clothes for the uniform of Endymion.

-Right Roy, everything is going to be fine, sure.- Makoto said with a supporting smile.-

-Do not lose hope. Fight to recover your daughter. - Minako urged. -

- We will pray for her without ceasing. The spirits of the good will protect her.- Rei assured him with the same kind and affectionate tone that the rest.-

The aforementioned nodded, still with tears falling down his cheeks, he shook hands with Dr. Mizuno and concentrated, they instantly disappeared. After an initial silence, the sailors looked towards Usagi. It was Minako who could declare, with reproach and sadness.

-There can be no greater good that justifies so much suffering. If we continue to act like this, we will not be better than the powers of darkness we say we fight.

-I couldn´t agree more. – Makoto agreed affirming.- They are our friends, godsons and goddaughters, we have seen many of them born. How can you think that Ami would have been able to stay out of this?

-There has to be a better way to carry out everything you have told us without so much pain. I could not stand those terrible hours, knowing that Rubeus was about to kill Tom, Cooan and Idina, without being able to help them. I could not stop crying here, alone and scared. Do not you know how much I love them? They are my family! As you all are. – Rei sobbed with deep and emotional consternation, while she shed tears without stopping. - Usagi, or Serenity, whoever you are and you Endymion, are so blinded by those transcendental matters to which lately you dedicate yourselves that you can no longer realize what it means to love others?

But all were silent when they saw that their friend, their companion of many and many battles, their future queen! She just cried in silence. Her face also expressed terrible suffering. Endymion immediately shook her in his arms and could hardly say, full in turn of dismay.

-I beg you not to judge Serenity so harshly. She, no matter how much tough she seems, only fulfills her work. Now, let's do what Rei has proposed. Let's go pray for the life of Kerria and for the welfare of our friends.

And nobody wanted to replied. All indeed entered the room of the sacred fire, where the priestess addressed the prayers ...

Meanwhile, the group of friends had met at the hospital. It was great surprise to see Roy appear hand in hand with Ami. Bertie could only babble and hug her without ceasing to cry. Her friend was also sobbing and holding her tightly in her arms. Finally she separated, and after wiping away the tears, the doctor looked at her with courage and said with a tone that she wanted to convey security and above all, a deep affection.

-I'm going to the operating room right now. I have my credentials and I am going to ask that they let me operate Kerria. I will do everything in my power to save your daughter. That I swear on behalf of my guardian planet Mercury! And above all I swear to you because I love you so much.

Bertie wanted to respond, but she could not, she only nodded, her voice and her strength failed. So much that between Cooan and Kalie they helped her to sit down. The doctor, true to her word, ran to the sterilization room to change and prepare. She did not have any problem. As soon as she showed her medical school credentials, valid for New York, she was put in charge of the operation. Anyway, no surgeon present saw that clearly and preferred to pass on to her the responsibility. Now it was time to wait, what could be a very long and anguished hours.

-We must have faith. Trust Ami.- Tom told the father of the hapless girl.- She is sensational. The best doctor in the world! Kerria could not be in anyone else's better hands.

However Roy was nervously pacing. Beruche was sunk on the couch in the waiting room accompanied by her sisters Cooan and Karaberasu. Idina stayed next to Amethyst to try to move her away from that. Ami did everything she could. After a complicated emergency operation of almost nine hours, to remove the trident and clean and repair as possible those terrible internal injuries. After concluding, almost losing the patient on several occasions, she left her stationary in extreme gravity. Dr. Mizuno was exhausted when she emerged from the operating room and immediately had the anguished parents with her, escorted by the rest of their relatives and friends, who, also full of tribulation and desires to hear news, stayed behind to listen.

-I know it sounds very trite.- Ami sighed, effectively declaring.- But I have good news and bad news.- And because of the gravity of the moment, without giving the listeners what they wanted first, she added.- The good ones are that she has resisted the operation. At least she has an opportunity.

-And what are the bad ones? - The mother of the patient dared to ask, with patent fear. -Ami-chan !, please ...

Her friend took her affectionately by the arm and was able to say, not without regret.

-Kerria is in an induced coma. Her body was too weak. And for some reason that we do not understand, she does not respond to our attempts to revive her. We had to force the coma to see if she could repair herself. But ... the truth, we do not know if she will succeed ...

-OMG! - Moaned Beruche collapsing and being immediately restrained by her husband who tried to calm her without her being able to stop repeating.- Oh my God!

-You'll see how she will resist. Ami has saved her. Now we have to be patient and pray. For our girl. - Roy could finish without being able to avoid crying too. - We have to be strong for her.

Fortunately, between Emerald and Kalie, sat down Bertie and encouraged her. Cooan went to get a glass of water for her sister. Dr. Mizuno then said goodbye, sentencing not without tints of consternation in her voice.

-I've done everything I could. I wish I could stay with her and with you, but I must leave.

-Thanks Ami! We can never pay you. - Roy replied deeply seized by emotion.-

-You do not owe me anything. Kerria and Leval are my godchildren. And I could not stay without doing anything, watching her die. - She could smile weakly almost muttering to herself.- I do not care if I disobeyed the rules. I accept all responsibility.

Then, making a slight inclination that the rest of the group corresponded, she was lost by the corridor, of course, but not before embracing heartily Beruche and try to give her some encouragement. Now it was time to wait. Roy, exhausted and with broken nerves, sat next to his friends who tried at all times to comfort him, as they did with the patient's mother.

- First Bertie, now Kerria, I begin to be fed up with so much fight.- He said invaded by the deepest desolation. -

- Now you're not alone, my friend.- Diamond encouraged him approaching him along with his wife - we're all with you.

- Thank you.- He replied, although he outlined a slight smile of gratitude - I am in debt to you.

- No Roy, - Emerald intervened kindly. - We are the ones who owe you a lot. Do not worry about it. Now just think that your daughter is going to get well.

- I feel so guilty, - he said with a bitter tone of regret. -If I had not been so stupid and selfish. She needed me as a father and I failed her. I only thought about my own ambitions and not about what she wanted or what she felt.

- That's not true friend, come on. - Tom reassured him that he also approached him arguing sympathetically. - I also have children and I know what it difficult is to educate them sometimes. In your place I would surely have reacted the same.

- Thanks, Tommy. You know it's not true, you're a much better person than me. I appreciate your words but that cannot change what I feel.- Roy insisted, very guilty for his conscience. -

- Well, from now on, try to change things. And as Sailor Moon told me once. If you think you've been wrong, now you'll have time to correct it - Diamond proposed to him, which he said with optimism as he placed an affectionate hand on his friend's shoulder. - I know everything will be fine. Your daughter has inherited the best of you both. She has great strength and a lot of determination. She will overcome it. You will see.

Roy nodded more comforted, just prayed and begged for that, for another chance to tell his little girl how much he loved her and how important she was to him. If only they had left some more beans. He still could not understand how the one he gave his daughter had not worked. They had very few left, almost all exhausted in training and Tom consumed the last of which was available after the fight he and his family had against Rubeus. The others had not had them for years. Now all they could do was wait for Kerria to be strong enough to get ahead. He asked for it with all his soul. He wish Providence would listen!

-Lord ... I beg you to have compassion on my child.- He prayed in his mind.- Let her live!

 A few meters away, Leval waited, looking continuously at the door of his sister's room. He saw a man dressed in a white coat come out that matched his beard. Surely the doctor who attended Kerria, immediately approached him full of impatience, anguish and fear, but also hopeful.

- Doctor, Doctor, please! , tell me, it will be fine, right? Answer me, I beg you.

- Everything will depend on herself, boy - he said in a calm and deep voice to rivet. - She has a tough battle to fight ...

He left Leval pensive and walked away, turning to Roy, who, when he noticed him, immediately recognized him and ran after him to reach him. The others seemed not to have even seen that doctor, although they made no effort to follow his friend, they thought it was his desire to be alone that kept him away from there. At that moment came Sapphire and Petz, who had quickly boarded the first available plane as soon as Makoto warned them. Immediately they became interested in the state of their niece and offered to help in whatever was necessary.

-You´ll see little sister. - The newcomer whispered to her sister who barely looked up from between her own interlaced hands. - Your daughter is strong, she will get over it.

-It's my girl ... I could not stand it if she ... Oh, my God! Why are you making us suffer like this? Have not we already paid for all the evil we did? - Bertie stammered, being immediately embraced by Petz before the sad looks of the rest. - If you must punish someone that is me. But, why our children? Why?...

Petz cried with her, she understood perfectly the pain her younger sister was suffering. She remembered still, being at home in Japan, Makoto's call. Nothing else to pick up, she recognized ...

-Yes? Mako-chan.- She smiled with cheerful tints.- How are you? …

However, her warrior friend simply replied with a tone full of dismay and concern.

-Petz, you and Sapphire have to take the first plane to New York. Your niece Kerria is in danger of death.

- What? - The aforementioned woman could stammer open her mouth and turn pale. - What are you saying? ...

-There is no time for explanations. Go fast. Or it could be too late. Your sister, your brother in law and your nephew, need you. I'll take care of Cory and Granate.

-Very good. We will do it. Thank you Mako-chan.- She could answer her dismissing the communication.-

In turn she immediately telephoned Sapphire. By informing him of these terrible news, he asked his boss for permission. Even Ian Masters, upon learning the reason, not only authorized him to go but also put at their disposal one of his private jets. They did not want to say anything to their children so they would not go through that. They wish Kerria could be saved, otherwise their sons would not do anything there suffering. And unfortunately if her cousin died, they would have time to go to the funeral. So, in a few hours they took off and flew swiftly. So fast was that device that in just ten hours they landed in La Guardia airport. Then with a taxi they were immediately  in the hospital. But Roy did not see them, totally oblivious to his arrival he ran until he reached the man who, upon hearing the cries that called him, stopped.

-Please! - He implored by coming to him. - You can save her, I know she is in a very serious condition and that coma could be irreversible. But you can resurrect her with the balls of the Sacred Dragon. Truly Landar? Or at least give her some magic beans that work.

But the magician, because it was indeed him, looked at his friend with regret and responded negatively, shaking his head.

- I'm sorry, Roy. I am no longer allowed to bring more beans to this world and the balls cannot be used again at this time, with you their cycle ended. Remember, you consumed their last wishes. In addition, for many magical beans that you gave her you would not be able to make her recover.

-And you cannot save her with your powers? - His interlocutor asked visibly distressed. - Please, I'll do whatever it takes! Anything you ask me!

- It is not my decision, my friend. - The magician declared with a sad face to reveal him. - It is she who does not feel like living. That's why the beans, Ami's attempts to revive her or my powers are useless. - Roy looked at him stunned and Landar explained. - She hates herself for what she has done. Unfortunately her evil part took control of her actions and guided her thanks to a diabolical spell. She was perfectly aware of what she was doing. But her noble part, which is the most of her, could not stop it. She was weak from all the incomprehension and contempt she had suffered. She despises herself. She believes that if she dies she will free you of a burden. Of a disgrace.

- But that's not true! - Roy sobbed desperately moving his head and squeezing a hand from his interlocutor. - If I could tell her how much I love her, we all want her. I beg you, my friend! , if you can do something, do it! I would never ask for anything for myself, but save my daughter!

- I'll do what I can. - Landar gave up, moved by the pain of the man who he really appreciated. -I will try to enter into her astral plane and talk to her. Only that I can do, but I do not promise anything.

- Thanks friend. It's enough for me, I believe in you. – His interlocutor sighted wiping away his tears, but when he looked again, the wizard was gone. -

Indeed Roy trusted the white magician and that made him regain some hope. However, now everything would depend on the will of his daughter to return to life.

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