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The ash and blood formed into a new form. It's skin was blue-green, and it's head long, but humanoid in general appearance. The end of his torso shifted and extended outwards, happening because of the four, thick, furry, insect-like legs coming out of it. Diablo-like horns came out of his head, except more white than black like Diablo. His arms were humanoid, except with six fingers. The back of his head formed miniature tendrils, and his backside formed openings for his thousands of tendrils and tentacles. He smiled and stretched his head around.

Baal: My Dark Titans, Sailor Nothings! Sailor Hyperion, Sailor Tethys, Sailor Prometheus, Sailor Mimas, and Sailor Enceladus.

Tyrael: SWORD AZUREWRATH!!!

The Dark Titans had been lined up in front of the Titans when Azurewrath slashed across them. They all screamed in pain as the flaming sword cut across each of their stomachs and landed in the opposite wall. The Dark Titans held their bleeding stomachs in their hands and backed off from the Titans. The Titans looked around.

Crystal: Where's Baal?!

*Theme song: Dare, by Stan Bush*

Tyrael: Why would Baal leave in the middle of a battle? Even he knows that his Dark Titans cannot stand up to our combined might.

The Titans tried to understand the strategy involved, but Sailor Angel understood it just fine.

Angel: Of course. Of course! He knows they can't win! But their purpose isn't to win!

Moonshine: Then why did he create them?

Angel: Don't you understand?! They're a distraction! Everything up to this point has been a distraction! The demons, the eclipse, the time travel, Sailor Death, it's all been a distraction! He's trying to keep us occupied! All this time, we've been trying to figure out his strategy, but there was no strategy! He wants us to be so preoccupied by what we're doing that he can open the World Stone!

Crystal: We can't let him do that!

Angel: Tyrael, it's obvious you're the only one that seriously hurts the Dark Titans. I need you to stay here and fight them off long enough for us to intercept Baal and stop him from opening the World Stone.

The Titans began to run towards the only viewable exit: a tunnel leading away from the chamber they were in. The Dark Titans, now regenerating from the wound Tyrael had inflicted upon them, moved to block the Titans' escape, but Tyrael jumped in front of them, bearing Azurewrath as the Titans ran down the tunnel. Tyrael noted that Hyperion and Prometheus were the only males of the Dark Titans. Tyrael wondered if Baal had made them in the image of the original five Titans that had defeated him and his brothers.

Tethys: Ha! Your so-called allies are abandoning you, Archangel!

Tyrael: I trust in my ability to stop you, as do they.

Mimas: Pah! You don't fool us, Archangel. What could be more important than your own life?

Enceladus: Why would you ever risk your own life, the thing most sacred to you, for others?

Tyrael: I don't value my life over others'.

Prometheus: Then you are quite suicidal!

Tyrael: No, the woman I love is with them.

And with that, the Dark Titans halted their approach on Tyrael. They stopped and thought for a moment, trying to comprehend Tyrael's words.

Hyperion: Love? What's love?

Tyrael smiled and lowered his sword.

Tyrael: You mean you don't know what love is?

Mimas: Baal gave us a limited vocabulary.

Tethys: We're made for fighting, not talking.

Tyrael: Love is a feeling you experience in your heart.

Hyperion: Our hearts only experience hate for the Titans.

Prometheus: I don't believe that.

Hyperion: Why not? It's all I seem to feel.

Prometheus: If we only experienced hate, we wouldn't be reacting with curiosity to Tyrael's words.

Mimas: But Baal created us! We should do as he commands!

Tyrael: Should you?

The Dark Titans stared at Tyrael.

Enceladus: You serve your creator, don't you?

Tyrael: Yes, but my creator truly cares for me.

Prometheus: "Care," another word not in our dictionary.

Tyrael: Here, let me explain. Come here, sit down.

The Dark Titans made a semi-circle around Tyrael and sat down, intently listening to him.

Tyrael: I first met the Titans in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was a cold place, and there were only two Titans, then: Sailors Centauri and Moonshine.

Mimas: Centauri? Who's that?

Tyrael: Sailor Angel originally was Sailor Centauri. When he thought he had abused the power of Sailor Centauri, he gave it up and became Sailor Angel. Now, you have to understand, I had been fighting holy war for centuries, battling against raging demon hordes. And then, all of a sudden, I get orders to assist these... These... CHILDREN! Well, not really children, but children by my standards. I was very reluctant to help them. Then I discovered that Moonshine had affections for me. I thought it was just simple crush that could easily be taken away, but then, I slowly realized that I was falling in love with her.

Hyperion: There's that word again: Love. What is it?

Tyrael: Love is a word that could not be described by a thousand authors or a thousand poets. At best they come close with metaphors. It is a feeling one gets in your hearts that makes you care about another person, or an inanimate object, or an affection for something other than yourself. You feel overjoyed, warm and wonderful around it. It is an emotion cherished by all good and all who stand for the light.

Tethys: It sounds... Wonderful!

Enceladus: Do you think we can experience these emotions?

Tyrael: Well, if Baal has made you into humans, then you should be able to experience those emotions. You'll be able to experience them and possible more.

Hyperion: Great!

Mimas: Wait a minute; won't Baal be angry with us? We're only learning about these emotions from, oh, his enemy!

Tethys: You're right...

Tyrael: Why do you care what Baal thinks? Do you think he really cares if you live or die? To him, you are nothing more than a distraction for his true goal: Releasing the Lord of Chaos and destroying the world that can let you experience Love, caring, and all those other emotions.

The Dark Titans thought about this for a moment.

Prometheus: If we stay with Baal, we'll never experience love.

Hyperion: Let's defect.

Tyrael smiled. He stood up, as did the Dark Titans.

Mimas: But how do we fight Baal?

Tethys: Tyrael, how did the Titans originally defeat him?

Tyrael: Originally, we had the means of a prophecy that said Tal Rasha would assist in his defeat. Originally, Sailor Centauri shoved Baal's soul stone into his forehead, destroying his body. However, he came back.

Hyperion: Combined with the other Titans, we've got to be unstoppable!

Mimas: I say we fight! Let's show Baal that twelve Titans are better than seven!

The others stared at her.

Mimas: If you can think of a better expression, I'd like to hear it.

The others rolled their eyes, and the group ran down the corridor in search of the other Titans and Baal.

To Be Continued...