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 Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:01 am
If her anger had been simmering by the almost unbearable pain and exhaustion she was going through, Ares' words ignited that spark of fury again. The Senshi of Decay's pale face twisted into an unpleasant expression, somewhere between grimace and absolute rage. "At least I have the potential to be strong," she hissed, even though she knew that Ares was just as strong as her, and likely stronger. Right now, everything the Senshi of Smoke did displayed weakness. Nemesis didn't even have to pretend to be unimpressed as she usually did.
She was unimpressed, and it was her respect for Ares that usually kept her in line. What would happen if that was lost?
Ares' fist was soaring towards her chest, but she was oblivious to the other senshi's actions, because she was doing the same exact thing. She knew where Ares was hurt, and threw another vicious punch at the spot. Nemesis felt her fist collide with Ares' skin the moment that she felt an unbearable pain in her shoulder. She screamed, it hurt so ******** bad, and she didn't care who heard her.
Nemesis dropped down onto her knees, clutching at the newly re-opened wound on her shoulder. <********>, she was going to have to go back to the hospital to get it fixed. "Do you feel better now, you ******** b***h?" she hissed viciously. "What I've learned from this as that you're as weak as ever, and that I can't ******** see why I choose to follow someone like you. Pegasus is a far more ******** respectable leader, because, oh, guess what, her whole team is still alive. They may be falling apart, but every single last one of them still breathes."
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Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:26 am
There was no triumph in her attack. Just as surely as she struck Nemesis, the Senshi of Decay struck her right back. If her wound hadn't been ripped open before, it was now. The red on her white bandage spread quickly, a thin trail of blood creating a line down her breast.
The impact sent her flying backwards, landing on her knees directly across from Nemesis. Her fist kissed the cool, wet dirt beneath them, but it brought her no relief. As bad as the pain in her chest was, the pain in her ears was worse. Ares hated being called weak. "Pegasus, Pegasus, Pegasus," she muttered, gritting her teeth. One hand moved to cup the reopened wound. "She is so respectable, and so trustworthy, and so powerful." The senshi laughed, scathing. She was tired of hearing how much better Pegasus was than her. So very tired of it.
"That perfect team of yours is what sent you to the Blood Moon, is it? It was so ideal and wonderful that you felt compelled to burn the name of our faction onto your skin." Sailor Ares might have recruited Nemesis, but it didn't mean the senshi hadn't chosen them. She saw something she liked in the ranks of the Blood Moon. Ares wasn't about to let her pretend otherwise. "So perfect that Lyra came too?"
Sailor Ares wanted to make allies of the Dream Team, but in that moment, she felt like declaring war. It was a stupid, angry thought, one that she forced herself to swallow down.
Digging her heels into the dirt, Ares slowly, very slowly, got to her feet. Her face was flushed, her mouth contorted into a scowl. "Someone died today in our ranks, and she died because our whole team didn't STICK TOGETHER," she spat. The Senshi of Smoke nearly trembled with her anger, but swallowed it down instead.
One finger pointed out at Nemesis. Ares narrowed her eyes, lips buzzing with hateful words to throw at the obstinate senshi before her. Anger radiated in every line of her face. "I let Rota die!" she shouted.
I let Rota die.
No, that hadn't been what she meant to say.
I let Rota die.
She had been pointing at Nemesis.
I let Rota die.
She had intended to throw guilt at the other senshi.
I let Rota die.
Ares froze, and then her finger deflated. A brief moment of surprise crossed her features, softening her scowl for an instant. Without warning, she turned her back on Nemesis and took off at a run into the crisp light of the rising sun. A trail of blood followed her for two blocks before disappearing right before a large mirrored window.
She was gone.
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