Act 13 Final Battle - Reincarnation -

The remaining Guardians struggle to bring Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask back from the brink, as Sailor Moon steels herself to lock Queen Metalia away for good.

Horrified, the Guardians watch Sailor Moon impale herself, and Mamoru's light merges into the Silver Crystal, which swells and encloses the couple before Metalia swallows all three and rises to blot out the sky. Their attacks useless, the Guardians fall back to Tokyo while Luna and Artemis beg Queen Serenity for aid from the moon. As the world sinks into ruin and infighting, Venus persuades the others to give up their Transformation Pens and pour every scrap of power through the Legendary Sword, striking Metalia even at the risk of their lives before collapsing.

Sailor Moon wakes inside Metalia to find the crystal shrunk back to a lotus shape, and she carries herself and Mamoru free. Released from possession but robbed of his sight, Mamoru recovers Kunzite's stone, and the fallen general's spirit reveals that Metalia's heart, exposed on her forehead, is her weak point. Sharing this with Usagi and offering his own strength, Mamoru feels his sight return as the crystal blazes, and Sailor Moon fuses it with the Moon Stick, vowing to seal Metalia once and for all.

This thirteenth chapter of the Dark Kingdom arc was written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It brings the confrontation with Queen Metalia to its climax and marks the first appearance of the Moon Stick in its staff form.