A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 164

At Elysion, Helios remained captive inside his cage in a deep sleep while Queen Nehelenia kept vigil. At this point, she had once again tried probing him for information about the Golden Crystal but had once again turned up nothing and was growing very impatient as a result.

"Damn you, Helios!" she cursed. "I have your physical body, yet you still continue to defy me by hiding in the beautiful dreams of humans! It's infuriating!"

The evil queen clenched her fists in anger as she turned away in a huff.

"I cannot afford to waste any more time!" she decided. "I've been waiting for hundreds of years for my chance to not only take my vengeance against the White Moon but to also take their precious planet! And I will not squander it!"

"ZIRCONIA!" she boomed loudly.

The mirror which she used to communicate then appeared with Zirconia appearing from the other side.

"Yes, my queen?" the old hag spoke nervously, sensing her master's displeasure.

"I take it that neither you nor any of your followers have found that foolish horse yet?" asked Queen Nehelenia coldly. "And you haven't obtained the silver crystal or eliminated those of the White Kingdom?"

"W-Well, uh, that is to say..." Zirconia stammered, trying to come up with an excuse.

Queen Nehelenia then took a breath, relaxing. "No matter. I should have expected as much," she said. "After all, despite being such a fool, Helios is as slippery as a snake despite being a horse. And with the power of the Silver Crystal, those loathsome guardians have become more trouble than they're worth. However, I refuse to let this foolish farce continue. It's time I take matters into my own hands."

Zirconia was shocked at the implications of her statement.

"M-My queen! Does that mean...?"

"That's right, Zirconia," said Quen Nehelenia. "Prepare our troops for battle, for the time has come for us to go to war and rightfully take what's ours!"

Zirconia bowed. "As you wish, my queen," she said.

The old hag disappeared from the mirror. As Queen Nehelenia returned her attention to Helios, she then smirked maliciously.

"If I can't find Helios or lure him to me, then I have to force him out of hiding," she snarled. "And once he does, I'll take great pleasure in eliminating him and those from the White Kingdom along with him, and once I possess both the Golden and Silver Crystals, I'll transform this entire world into darkness, and then I'll be the one true queen of the Moon!"

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In Downtown Juuban, Harusuke was starting back home after doing from shopping after his daily exercise routine at the gym. He bought himself two bags of steamed red bean buns and some tea bags and was munching on a bun happily.

"Man, there's nothing like a post-workout bun to lift your spirits," Harusuke hummed to himself. "Although..."

Then, he glanced around the streets as he walked along. There seemed to be more debris than ever, and the air was very humid.

"If the whole town didn't look so dirty, it would have been a nice day out," Harusuke sighed. "Not to mention, it's still humid."

Then, as he rounded a corner, Harusuke saw a pair of familiar faces ahead of him, which turned out to be Rei and Makoto.