And if there was, by some ludicrous chance, some sapient force trying to teach them a lesson through all this, perhaps it was just that. If they couldn't even trust in the senshi of the Earth, then what did that mean about the senshi of outer stars? Could they all be as power-hungry, as destructive as this one was? Was that just the nature of them -- that those born as senshi were destined to abuse the abilities they had?
If that were so... and if Elysion really had that much influence over the earth... they had no choice. No senshi could be trusted. They had to drive them all out.
With a disturbingly high-pitched cackle, Apatite led them down one more bend in the corridor. This time, it led them, undoubtedly, to their
final destination.