A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 20

Nephrite was back inside his mansion as he gazed into the projection of the Earth and its stars, formulating a way to defeat his enemies.

"The stars see all; the stars know all," he said. "Hear me, Regulus, ruler of the southern skies! Oh Leo, Vast constellation of the lion with your powerful legs. Please show me a weakness. Show me a weakness to eliminate my loathsome enemies, the Sailor Guardians for good."

The projection of the Earth began to glow and then shot a beam of light hitting Nephrite on his forehead. In his mind, Nephrite started to see previous battles when Sailor Moon and the other guardians fought his monsters, including when they fought Tesuni and even Petasos. Both of those battles had something in common. That thing was Tuxedo Mask. Then Nephrite realized.

"So that's her weakness," he said, chuckling darkly. "Tuxedo Mask, is it? Very well then. If that's what her weakness is, then that's what I"ll use to crush her."

Just then, in a blizzard of petals, Zoisite appeared.

"Well, hello there, Nephrite," he said brightly. "I don't know if you're aware, but Queen Beryl's been looking for you. She wishes to have a word with you."

Nephrite scowled at Zoisite, but he knew that he could not disobey his Queen, so he went with him.

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Nephrite and Zoisite stood before Queen Beryl, who sat on her throne. She looked very impatient.

"Nephrite, I'm told that you're having trouble gathering energy for our Great Ruler," she said. "Is this true?"

"The universe wasn't built in a day, my queen," said Nephrite coldly.

Queen Beryl wouldn't have it. She was so angry that her hair stood on end.

"Silence! You will watch your tongue!" she boomed. "Mark my words if you cannot defeat those Guardians or if you disobey my orders again, you'll find yourself in the Sentence of Eternal Sleep just like Jadeite!"

Everyone in the room trembled in fear from Queen Beryl's rage. Even Nephrite felt a drop of sweat trickle down his forehead.

Zoisite, however, was more pleased rather than scared. "My, my. That's quite the terrifying punishment," he said. "It's a sentence worse than death itself. You should accept my help now, Nephrite."

"Bite your tongue Zoisite!" snapped Nephrite. "I am Nephrite, one of the proud members of the Dark Kingdom's Four Kings of Heaven! I do not need you to tell me to find a way to beat those guardians, and I will succeed with my mission without any help from you! I know just how to deal with Sailor Moon!"

"Sounds a lot like the same thing Jadeite said," scoffed Zoisite. "What's your plan this time?"

Nephrite gave Zoisite a quick glare before turning his attention to Queen Beryl. "My queen, I promise you that this time, I vow to lure out Sailor Moon, and she will be dealt with and eliminated."

Queen Beryl's angry snarl changed into an amused smile resting her head on her hand. "Very well then," she said. "Proceed."

Nephrite then turned to Zoisite, smirking victoriously. "And to answer your question, I have a plan," he said. "I'm going to crush Sailor Moon with her love for Tuxedo Mask!"

He then let out a laugh of triumph as he set off to fulfill his mission.

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