7th street, early morning Two girls walk down the peaceful and calm residential area of 7th street, on the crisp Friday morning, two girls known as Keiya Shindo and Yai Kitana, are about to embark on journey, with will seal their fates forever. But little do they know, that this has nothing do with being a magic star soldier. As Yai walked on with Keiya, the two locked in an unnerving silence, her thoughts began to run wild. After all, she did have a lot to think about. Just two days ago, she was the mild-mannered, chestnut haired girl, Yai Kitana. She lived with her mom and dad, had a great boyfriend, with…semi good grades at school in her belief. She had tons of friends and lived a normal, average and stress-free life. But now, everything was different. Everything had changed. Ever since she met had met Keiya, there had been a chain reaction of events. The murder of Mesumi, They’re meeting at Keneda high School, their quick friendship, the demon attack at school and the actual event that shaped her destiny. Her fateful transformation into the goddess of love and peace, the magic Starsoldier known as Lovestar. Those four events had turned her life upside down. She now had the duty of protecting the earth from a horde of fanatical demon-beasts who intend to take over the planet. These vile creatures are known as the Darkforce. They operate on a gigantic asteroid, which orbits the earth. That is a big problem but it wasn’t the major weight on her mind, Not at all. That was Keiya. The event that happened on the first day they met each other. It didn’t seem to be a significant problem 2 days ago but now, all the feelings and all the tension from that point had come back in full fashion. It was the point at which they almost…almost…no! She couldn’t bring herself to belief that that could happen…not to her. But she could not deny what she felt. She had to organize and prioritize her feelings now. She had to resolve this. Keiya couldn’t run away from her like she did yesterday. This was the time to sort out all of her thoughts. As two walked on, Yai suddenly stopped moving. Startled, Keiya also stopped, turning around to face Yai. She had a lot on her mind and Keiya could sense this. Finding out you’re a magic star soldier can be tough, considering the drastic change of lifestyle which follows transforming into one and she is young, she is only sixteen, and that is a massive responsibility to take on at this age. But Keiya had to let Yai know that she would always be here for her now, no matter what challenges lie ahead, or anything that might get between them. “Yai…are you okay?” “…” She didn’t answer. She just kept her head down, looking down at the stone pavement of the near silent street. She looked as though she was trying to gather her thoughts. Keiya carefully stepped toward her, and rested her hand on Yai’s shoulder. But when Yai flinched at her touch, she became seriously worried about her. “Yai…w-what’s wrong…? Have I done something wrong? Did I do something to upset you…I…”? But before Keiya could finish talking, Yai stepped in. “We need to talk.” Keiya’s worry eased a bit when she assumed Yai was worried about being a magic star soldier again. “…I know being a magic star soldier is overwhelming…with powers like the ones we have, a new, even greater responsibility must follow it…but I want you to know I …” Again before Keiya could finish speaking, Yai cut in. “It’s not about that.” “Then what is it?” Yai looked up at Keiya with a strange glare. Her shining emerald eyes were now infused with worry and paranoia. She looked as though she was half way between erupting in a fit of rage and breaking down, falling to her knees and weeping. “It’s…It’s about us.” Yai could hear her voice creaking but she had to go on. She had to know. Keiya’s downplayed worry transformed into confusion, but after a light twinge in her stomach, she came to the correct conclusion. All the worry and angst from yesterday made an unwelcome return. “…W-what do you mean…?” “…You know perfectly well what I mean. Remember the day before yesterday? Only 3 blocks away from here? You…you know what happened.” Keiya felt her body tense and stiffen, and the fear that was welded into her being was now multiplying a thousand fold. She found herself slowly turning away from Yai’s gaze. “Nothing…nothing happened Yai…” “How can you say that?” Yai felt anger seep into her words as she spoke and decided to calm herself. “…What happened between us was not nothing.” “Yai. It’s…It’s natural to have odd or uncomfortable situations between new friends. There is so little we know about each other. The real task is the way we approach the problem…how we deal with it…it meant nothing…you know that.” “Do you honestly believe that?” “…Yes. I do. I mean, if we really did…feel anything for each other, don’t you think we would have felt something beforehand?” “Well… yeah but…” “Yai…I can understand what’s wrong worrying you…but I’m telling you…it doesn’t mean anything…you know that don’t you?” “Yeah. I guess I do.” Keiya moved toward Yai and rested both her hands on Yai’s shoulders, trying to reassure her of her words. She smiled to her weakly, but it was enough to show Yai that she believed it to be the truth. Although neither one truly believed her words, it was quick release from that concept. Those words made it easier for them to except what happened between the two of them. Some of the tension began to ease and Yai started to loosen up as Keiya’s words sunk in. “…Well I guess it must be true then, I’d have a hard time explaining this to my boyfriend!” Keiya suddenly released Yai’s shoulders and her reassuring smile dissolved into a frown. “You…you have a boyfriend?” “Well yeah. He’s my little sweetheart! His name is Akira.” “Oh. Well that’s great. Come on lets go to class.” Keneda high school 9.00 am. As people moved in and out of each building, scrambling to get to their respective classes before being late. Yai, Keiya, Hisaka and Yumi met up at the front gate and headed toward Mr. Hinoba’s class. When they got there and sat down, Mr. Hinoba as usual had locked himself away in world full of papers and files. “That guy needs a life.” Yai thought to herself. She had absolutely no idea about what those papers were about, along with Hisaka, but Yumi could guess. “…The math exams…” This statement seemed to unlock the ever so fragile memory of Hisaka. “Oh my god! Your right! It must be the math exams!!!” “Calm down Hisaka, I’m sure you did fine.” Said Yai. “Easy for you to say Yai, I bent over backwards to study and I’m still worried about my result.” “Well you know who the lucky one is here. Keiya. She didn’t even have to take the exams!” Yumi joked. Yumi then turned around to look back at Keiya, but she was staring thoughtfully out of the window. “Yai has a boyfriend…?” “Keiya?” No answer. She remained silent. What ever she was thinking about had absorbed all of her attention. “Hey, Keiya!” “…Huh…?” Yumi’s call snapped Keiya out of her trance-like reverie. She turned to look at Yai, who was talking to Hisaka about something or other, and then she turned back to Yumi. “Oh…it’s you Yumi. I’m sorry, I guess I’m just a little withdrawn.” “Are you okay? You’ve been acting a little strangely this morning.” “No. Don’t worry I’m fine.” “Okay.” Yumi then turned round and started talking to Yai and Hisaka again. Keiya then shook her head trying to gather herself. She stared at Yai who was talking to Hisaka and Yumi about something. She seemed perfectly fine now, as though what happened between them had simply rolled of her back and had become an irrelevant memory. Keiya was always good at convincing others about certain things, like she did with Yai. However, she could not so easily convince herself of the things she spoke of. “Why does it bother me so much?” Keiya thought to herself “I said it myself. What happened between us didn’t mean anything. So why don’t I believe it? Why can’t I stop thinking about it? Stop it Keiya Shindo! This is nuts. I…I don’t…no…I can’t feel anything for Yai…she’s a girl! But I’ve never felt as anything like this before…She’s just so beautiful…uhr! No! Stop thinking like that! What would others think of me if they knew…and it’s not like I can’t get a guy. Tons of them have asked me out since I came to Keneda high school. But I don’t want any of them…I just want… Yai…no! I must stop it! I’m being ridiculous. I have duties. As a Magic Starsoldier, I have to protect the planet. That comes before personal feelings. And I know that these feelings I have will only cloud my judgment and interfere with my mission. But I can’t deny what I feel…this feeling is strong than me…I just cant stop thinking about her…” Mr. Hinoba cut Keiya’s thoughts short when he stood up and spoke to the class. “Alright now class, settle down please. You see these papers in my hand? These are the Math examinations that you took in two weeks ago. And I’m pleased to say that most of you did exceptionally well. However I will issue them to you at the end of class. Oh and by the way, Miss Kitana?” “Huh? What is it?” “I need to speak with you after school.” “Okay …sure…” Later on at the end of the day, Mr. Hinoba gave out the results of the test. Hisaka surprisingly got 72%, which isn’t great but with having the reputation on being a bit of a flake, 72% doesn’t seem to be that bad. Yumi who secretly studied like crazy also, got an 85%, which se was quite pleased with. However Yai didn’t fair as well as the others and she got 59%, which is a seriously low result, considering the class average was 78% so Yai assumed this was the reason for Mr. Hinoba asking her to stay behind. Later after class and after everyone left, Yai was sitting on a desk while Mr. Hinoba was in is little world again, completely oblivious to the events taking place behind him. “Aah…Mr. Hinoba…? “Huh? Oh right Miss Kitana. Now then, this is probably just a blip in your grades but I’m still worried about this poor result. It’s not like you to get such a low grade. That’s why I have come to the conclusion that you need a tutor. “ “What? A tutor? It’s just one low exam result!” “I know it seems a little foolish in your eyes but this you’re future and failing in math doesn’t help it. You need a tutor to assure you can pull yourself back up.” “…Who is it.”? “Miss Hiramu could you come in please?” Yai turned to the door and saw her old friend Alana Hiramu. Yai had known her since kindergarten, and they grew up together as life long friends. She was the same age as Yai was, and was around the same height. Her blonde hair was tied into a long French braid like it always was. That’s what you’d expect from Alana. She never had a change of pace. But that was one of the reasons Yai liked her so much. She hadn’t spoken to Alana for quite some time, mostly because of the fact they were in different classes, Yai was in the middle set, and Alana was in the top set (the brain class). And that nowadays, all she seemed to be doing was disappearing acts during the time they spent together. At least this would give them chance to catch up. “Alana?” Yai said. “Hiya Yai!” “Wow. You’re my tutor? Well at least they gave me someone I like. How are you? I haven’t spoken to you days!” Alana the walked over to the desk Yai was sitting on and sat on the one next to it. “I’m doing just fine. How about you? You got 59%? That’s not like you.” “Yeah, I guess I pulled a ‘Hisaka’!” The two girls chuckled at the joke and Mr. Hinoba interrupted by coughing into his fist. “Yes that’s all well and good. Now Miss Hiramu I want you to be Miss Kitana’s tutor for the next two weeks. We’ll see from their where we go.” “Okay sir. I’ll get cracking on Yai right now!” Later that day, at around 6.20, Yai and Alana had been studying in the library for around 2 hours. Alana seemed to be having the time of her life, which is why she’s so smart. She loved that kind of thing. Yai however, seemed to be having a hard time keeping up with her words. But soon she felt something. It was troubling Yai, it was a hard tense feeling. Like a thick fog was descending on the area surrounding her. Yai felt herself become more and more distracted by this feeling she was experiencing.” “This…feeling…what is it…wait! Last night Keiya said I could sense demons around me…like a signal to transform. But if a human is possessed, it can’t be sensed directly. That means this creature…” “Alana I need to leave for a second.” “Huh? Why?” “Oh…um…ladies room…that’s right ladies room.” “Oh. Well by all means go, just be quick.” Yai quickly ran out of the library and down the hall. She had no idea were she was going to, but she trusted in her senses. Eventually she ran out into the school field, which had been deserted and Yai was sure no one had seen her. However there seemed to be nobody there. Were her senses wrong? No. The enemy must be hiding. So she decided to transform. “Lovestar power…transform!!” In a flash of white light, Yai Kitana transformed into the goddess of love and peace, Lovestar. Lovestar then ran further into the field to get a better view of her surroundings. “…Show yourself agent of the Darkforce!!!” Still nothing. But the she heard a sound behind her. She turned round to face a very strange man. He was quite tall, and was wearing a heavy and dark suit with a velvet cape attached to it with two large metallic plates on both sides of his shoulders. His arms were crossed, and his short and spiky black hair was blowing in the breeze. His eyes possessed a gleaming red, and had a small scar, which overlapped his left cheek. His menacing smile confirmed who served under. The Darkforce. Although he didn’t seem to be physically stronger then the demon she fought yesterday, she knew he was very powerful. She could tell by the large dark aura he possessed. “Who are you? You belong to them don’t you? Answer me!!!” “Heh, heh, heh…I am known as Tanzanite…I am one of the four generals of her highness Queen Asumasa.” “Asumasa…?” “That’s right. With the help of the four talismans and a little human energy, she will lead us to the succession of the lunatic andromeda. But you see, for some reason, Her highness has some sort of fear of your kind, magic star soldier…but that where I come in. she has given me the task of destroying you and I will succeed...” “I will fight you with all my strength you demon!” “Heh, heh. I am not your ordinary warrior…” Lovestar, slightly annoyed at this guy’s confidence, rushed forward to attack. Although this would only be her second battle, she felt as though she knew what to do, how to attack, like these powers were tattooed into her brain. She ran towards and attempted to punch Tanzanite, and he dodged it effortlessly, smirking at her with an evil glint. Lovestar again tried to hit him by unleashing a flurry of punches all of which the dark general blocked at each turn. Lovestar then crouched to the ground and attempted to sweep Tanzanite, however he simply leapt into the air, right over the Goddess of love and peace’s leg. When landed behind her, she swung her fist at him but with lightning fast speed he caught her fist inches away from his temple, and laughed at her. “Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! So this is the famous power of the magic star soldiers? Ha! I gotta’ say I’m not impressed!” “Why you…how dare you mock me?” Lovestar’s anger began to erupt as she spoke. She then swung her leg over the air that caught her fist and held it tight as she tugged at it. She fell back as she pulled Tanzanite forward. Startled he let go of her fist, but at this point, she had a good hold on his body. She then hurled him into the air as she landed on her back, and he landed a few feet away from her. Slowly they both stood up, but to Lovestar’s surprise, he was still smiling… “Heh, heh, heh…not bad.” He said while wiping some blood of the corner of his mouth with his fist. “But I guess I’ll show you a few tricks of my own…” Slowly, Alana packed up and decided to go look for Yai. She had been gone for around 10 minutes, and she was starting to get worried. She left the library and was walking down the corridor. Suddenly she saw a massive bang of light emanating from the school fields. She ran towards this light and as she approached the field she saw two figures, both firing energy attacks at each other and they seemed to be in a desperate struggle for power. At that moment, Alana Hiramu knew what she had to do. Lovestar had fired her powerful ‘crushing love blast’ attack to counter his ice flame attack but neither one was strong enough to stop the other. As the two forces seesawed in strength, the ground below them suddenly started to separate and crack. Lovestar felt the sweat from her forehead trail down her face. This was draining a lot of her energy. She was new at this, but she had to keep going. No matter how powerful she was, she had to survive. If not for herself but for her family and friends who were counting on her to protect them. “Give up magic star soldier…you’re finished!!!” As soon as Tanzanite stopped speaking, an unknown figure appeared. “I am Sunstar, the champion of knowledge and goddess of the sun, and now I must destroy you!” “Why you…little…” Sunstar then lifted her arm into the air and began to gather energy in her fingertip. A small barrier formed around hand and then she pointed it directly at Tanzanite. “Shining Sunset Beam!!!” A piercing beam of golden energy shot out from Sunstar and cut through the air. With lightning fast speed, the beam cut through the dark generals shoulder ripping of his shoulder plate and exposing blood soaked flesh. This blow shattered Tanzanite’s concentration and gave Lovestar the opportunity she needed to overpower him. The Crushing Love Blast catapulted Tanzanite into a nearby bike shed. Sunstar then ran beside Lovestar who herself was shocked to find that there was another magic star soldier. Then the dark general Tanzanite crawled out of the wreck that once was once a bike shed. He stood weakly, clutching his injured shoulder, which was now bleeding uncontrollably. “You…you bimbo’s!! I will destroy you soon enough if I cant now. I already have one of the four talismans needed. Soon I will bring our Queen’s plan to fruition and your world will be ours!! Hahahahahahahah!!!!!!!” Tanzanite laughed maniacally, then teleported out of the scene. Lovestar and Sunstar then eased a bit but as quickly as she calmed down, her mind refilled with Questions. “Wait a minute…who are you?” “…I am Sunstar. I am also a magic star soldier…and you are…?” “I’m Lovestar…” “Well you are quite powerful, but I think you need to know you have a few weaknesses. One is that you haven’t yet learned how to control your enormous powers.” “…Can you train me…?” “Huh?” “…Well you are so in tune with your own powers, I just want to be like that. Will you please…?” “…Well okay…it gets lonely as a magic star soldier.” “That reminds me. There is someone else apart from us and I’d like to introduce you to her.”
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