Prologue. On V's Trail

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Tokyo,  a bustling city of culture,  capitalism and the capital city of Japan.  Along the crowded and tightly packed highway,  was an onyx black and blood red sports bike. It was weaving between the cars like a bird among the trees, and the roar of the engine was akin to a dragon’s.   The bike clicked as she took it to top gear and hammered down the accelerator, the wind howling behind her as she went to top speed. 

After an hour of driving,  the stranger stopped at a local bar and parked her bike. She wore an elongated storm black cloak that concealed her features,  and popped a bone into her mouth. 

Her name was Katsumi Mikasa, an alien that was raised on Earth. Underneath the shadowy cloak,  was a vixen of beauty.  She came to Tokyo to find a girl who looked just like her childhood idol,  Sailor V.  She heard about a group of powerful girls in sailor suits similar to Sailor V’s, but in different colours.  They have taken down many monsters and Katsumi was hoping not to bump into them.

She entered the bar with a graceful,  yet tough posture.  The clopping of high heels echoed around the bar as she walked across the wooden floor. The bar was themed to a classy  feudal period Inn, and the smell of grapes and hops filled the air. The joint was surprisingly quiet as there weren't many patrons at the establishment, and yet… A familiar scent greeted Katsumi like a bad omen, it smelt like rotten flesh.  She kept her guard up and took a seat at the counter, and gazed around the room. Everything seemed normal,  with the patrons minding their own business and consuming their drinks. Then a raspy old voice caught her attention and Katsumi turned around,  the bar keeper's scent was like refined jam and her face was about as pleasant as a  rotten fruit. 

“What can I get ya?” The  bartender asked as she scrubbed a tankard,  Katsumi reached into her pocket and handed her a bag of coins. It totaled up to 150 yen, and  she spoke with a stern warrior like voice.

“Know anything about a gold blonde haired girl with a rose red ribbon?” Katsumi asked as she rested on the bar stool, the bartender took the money and counted it. The scent of decay hit her nostrils again, she knew something wasn't right.  The bartender finished counting and then  continued polishing a tankard.

“There's a group of girls in Sailor suits,  one of them goes by Sailor Venus.  Now are you gonna buy a drink or…” The bartender replied,  Katsumi heard the heavy sounds of thuds as people fell unconscious, and she quickly reached for one of her blasters.  It's name was Vengeance,  and it was a moonlight silver with detailed engravings. The Bartender took on a monstrous form, and let out a colossal roar. Katsumi backflipped away from the counter, firing blasts of energy as she flew through the air. The bartender had transformed into a spike covered mutant and looked like a jungle green turtle.

“Your disguise was very convincing,  but I smelled you out just as I entered the door.” Katsumi said as she holstered the blaster and pulled out a sleek long katana with a crimson red blade.

“Doesn't matter,  I'll steal your life energy for Lord Kunzite ” The monster replied as it lunged at Katsumi,  she deflected the blow with a loud clang and she slashed at the monster.  Causing sand to seep out of it,  the turtle creature roared in pain and swiped at her. She rolled out of the way and struck the beast again,  causing a loud metal clanking sound as the blade bounced off the shell. 

“Little Fox, did you think a toy was going to harm me?!” The monstrosity taunted as it unleashed a belly laugh, Katsumi noticed that there was a red gem in the monsters forehead and swiftly threw her sword into the creatures head.

CRACK!  SMASH!

That was the sound of the gem inside the forehead of the monster shattering.  Katsumi could smell a nasty  smell of fish as the mutant crumbled to dust.  Katsumi picked up her katana,  she then dusted off some of the pale white sand off of her cloak.  She looked around her and the patrons seemed to be fine, as they began to wake up. She picked up her bag of coins and was about to leave the bar when a high pitched voice called out to her.

“HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!”

Katsumi looked up to see a girl with golden blonde hair in odangos,  she wore a sailor suit costume just like Sailor V did. However,  it had a pink skirt and high heeled boots.  “How dare you drug an entire bar and steal it's profits!?” The girl demanded,  Katsumi was shocked and her jaw dropped by this accusation. Next to her were 4 other girls, including a blonde haired one with a red ribbon,  posing beside her. Then a sense of dread poured over Katsumi like a dark necrotic liquid, she knew who they were.  A monster was easy enough to kill, they are stupid and unintelligent.  But these people were far superior to her in strength, and she leaped through a window.

CRASH!

Glass shattered from the window as she ran to her bike and drove off, taking off like a rocket. The familiar smell of petrol filled her nostrils as Katsumi took off down the road.

Kunzite....

That was name she hasn't heard... In a long time...

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