Part 12: Prince Quartz's Choice

Eudial looked at Diodite: "I won't let you take Silver's love!"
"You're not the right person for him. I know he could love me if it wasn't for you! I'm ready to fight for him!"
"O.K. Let's fight, then."
A sweatdrop formed on Silver's head: "Hey! Wait! Eudial, are you crazy? You can't fight, you haven't your powers now! And, Diodite, you should understand that I love Eudial. I always loved her and I'll always love her..."
Diodite eyes filled up with tears and she seemed about to cry, then she grinned and looked at Eudial: "So you're an half-witch...I don't need my powers to defeat you. Do you still want to fight or you're too coward to do that?"
"How dare you to call me 'coward'?! Sure I want to fight!"
"We can't fight there, let's go to the park. There, nobody will disturb us..."
The two witches ran away.
Silver looked at them discouraged: "Eudial! Where are you going? Wait for me!"

Eudial jumped to avoid Diodite's kick and hit her on the arm with the elbow.
Diodite fell to the ground, then she raised holding her arm with the other hand.
"What's up, Diodite? Are you going to give up?"
"No way!" Diodite attacked again.
Suddenly a bolt of energy hit the two witches, slamming them to the ground.
Eudial and Diodite raised their heads: Sarcolite and Dioptasio were floating in front of them.
Dioptasio laughed at the witches: "So you're a betrayer too, my dear Diodite. We'll kill you next time, now we want Eudial!"
Diodite stood up: "No, you won't take her. We're fighting and I won't let you stop us!"
Sarcolite grinned: "O.K. You wanted it: DOOM DOUBLE ATTACK!"
Diodite fell to the ground, unconscious.
The two brothers went near to Eudial. Sarcolite grabbed her: "Now come with us!"
Silver arrived: "Set her free immediately!"
Dioptasio blocked him with his attack: "Silver, you should thank us. We're not going to kill you...for now. Say good-bye to your girlfriend; our father wants her to fight in the Arena..."
The two brothers laughed and teleported away. Just after Silver could see their spaceship in the sky, heading for Tau Ceti.

Several hours later Eudial woke up in a dungeon of Tau Ceti.
Rusty chains locked her wrists and her neck and the floor of the cell was covered with bones, human bones.
Eudial shivered. She knew that she had no hopes to survive.
Sarcolite and Dioptasio found and destroyed Silver spaceship on Earth and Sailor Senshi couldn't use teleport, as Tau Ceti was too far from Earth.
Eudial remembered that nobody had ever been able to survive into the Arena.
People sentenced to Arena had to fight against very strong daimons until death. And she even had not her powers.
Eudial sighed: "Silver, please be happy even without me..." she said to herself "I'll die, but I'll die with honor! I'll fight even without my powers and they'll see what a witch can do!"

Meanwhile Silver, the sailors and the other witches were trying to find a way to save Eudial. Silver brought Diodite to Rei's temple, but the witch was still unconscious and laying in Rei's bed.
Mimet and Usagi burst up in tears.
Ami was using her computer: "Silver, there must be a way to reach Tau Ceti! We could use teleport or yours and Rodoc's spaceships..."
"No it's impossible. Tau Ceti is too far to teleport there and Sarcolite and Dioptasio destroyed our space ships..." Silver's voice broke "...Eudial, why I can't help you?!"

Sarcolite and Dioptasio set Eudial free from the chains and forced her to stand up: "Sister, your time is up! You should be happy, even Prince Quartz, the heir of Tau Ceti kingdom, will see your death... Now, wear this uniform, we'll come and take you in five minutes. It will be better for you to be ready, I don't think you want to enter the Arena with broken bones!"
They threw a dress to Eudial and shut the cell's door again.
Eudial looked at the door with rage, then she began to wear the uniform: "So they're having fun! They want to see me to tremble with fear, but I won't! If I had to die, I won't cry!"
Few minutes after she entered the Arena.
Lots of persons are waiting to see the battle and seemed to be bloodthirsty. They were crying and insulting her, but Eudial didn't pay attention to them.

Prince Quartz looked at Sarcolite: "Why did you wanted me to watch at this execution? You know I don't like them."
"Highness, I asked you to see this battle because I want to show you one of the worst betrayer of our realm. However it won't be very long. Eudial lose her powers and she'll be slaughtered soon!"
Prince Quartz looked at Eudial: she had her hair loose and was wearing a violet uniform made of a short skirt and a sort of body stocking. Her wrists were bound by golden chains.
The first daimon entered the Arena and attacked Eudial.
The witch didn't move, then, when the monster was near enough, she jumped and hit him on his face using the chains as a whip.
The daimon moaned in pain, then charged again. Eudial jumped again and kicked the monster.
The daimon grabbed her leg and threw her away. The witch hit the wall surrounding the Arena and some blood came down her face from a wound on her forehead.
Eudial raised herself and got ready for the next attack of the monster. She jumped the daimon and grabbed him from the back using chains to strangle him. The daimon fell on his knees, unable to breathe.
Eudial looked towards the public. Prince Quartz was looking at her and their eyes met for a while.
The prince was shocked for the expression of the witch: that girl was about to die, but she had found the strength to fight and defeat a daimon, even without her powers!
Suddenly another daimon attacked Eudial by surprise and slammed her to the ground. The witch passed out and the monster hit her several times. Claws on his hand got longer and he was about to stab Eudial with them.
Sarcolite laughed: "And so, good-bye, sister!"
But he stared when the prince stood up shouting: "Daimon, stop you! This is an order!"
Then the prince jumped into the Arena and took Eudial in his arms. He wrapped the witch in his cloak and stood up, still holding Eudial in his arms: "People of Tau Ceti, I did my choice: this brave witch will be my wife!"

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