Darkness's Fire Revived
By: Cy
"Nothing, I can't find a thing!" A voice yelled. An expedition group was looking around in Iceland. They were exploring around a volcano for an ancient cave. There was a power in the cave that was said to change fire's color to black. The fire would give the possessor of the fire unbelievable power, power beyond compare. Unfortunately, no one was able to find the cave. Not even a trace of it. The locals knew of this cave and told of the black fire's power… but the researchers and explorers were beginning to give up. The heat from the volcanoes on Iceland wasn't that bad, and the scenery was beautiful. Not that that was much of a help.
Another woman was there. She had long black hair that she wore down mostly. Her eyes were teal colored, so was the headband she was wearing. Her sleeveless shirt was dark blue and her pants were black. She was wearing black hiking boots and carried a bag with her.
"Hey Hisaki! Glad you decided to come!" A green haired woman yelled to the dark haired woman. She looked up and smiled at the one with green hair.
"Hi Taila!" Hisaki yelled back happily. She ran over to Taila and set her bag down.
"Have you found anything yet?" Hisaki asked. Taila frowned and shook her head. Hisaki sighed. Taila was so enthusiastic about her work and Hisaki didn't like to see her friend fail at something she loved so much. Taila led Hisaki to their camp and took her bag. She put it inside a tent.
"This is my tent and now your tent too. Feel free to look around," Taila said in a friendly tone. Hisaki grinned.
"I'm just going to follow you around, if that's alright."
"Fine with me! Maybe having a friend here will help me. My mood will raise and I can concentrate!" Taila said in an excited tone. Hisaki smiled seeing her friend happy. She nodded and followed the enthusiastic researcher. Hisaki didn't know why she left her home in Tokyo. She lived in a mansion near the edge of the ocean. It was normally quiet. The mansion was surrounded by gardens, fountains and statues. The servants were all nice to Hisaki. She treated them like normal friends. They did much the same, but did almost anything she wanted. Her parents had died when she was small, so the mansion was given to Hisaki's grandmother. When her grandmother passed away when Hisaki was 18, the mansion was given to her. Hisaki didn't have any friends, many people stayed away from the mansion for some reason. Not that it bothered Hisaki. She liked to be by herself, but loved company very much. Hisaki looked around as she was led by Taila. They went to the volcano that the research group was currently at. Taila took Hisaki's arm as the black haired girl slowed a little. Hisaki laughed, realizing she was holding up her friend. Taila smiled. Hisaki was good company for one who was discouraged. Hisaki suddenly stopped. She was looking at a kind of distant volcano.
"What is it, Hisaki?" Taila asked, seeing her friend so transfixed by the volcanic mountain.
"Do you see that, Tai?" Hisaki responded in a question. She pointed. Taila looked in the direction in which Hisaki was pointing. Something reflected off the light of the setting sun. Taila's face lit up.
"Hisaki! I think you've found something!" Taila said happily. Hisaki grinned.
"I guess so!" Hisaki said. Taila looked at the sky and frowned.
"It's getting late, we should head back to camp. You probably have serious jetlag. We can explore the area tomorrow." Taila declared. She picked up a stick, then drove it into the ground so she could remember where she could see the place shining. Taila smiled, so did Hisaki. The two walked back to camp. Taila told a few researchers about Hisaki's find. Word of this quickly spread and soon everyone was congratulating Hisaki. Hisaki, being her modest self, didn't say much. She went a light shade of pink and smiled. She soon went over and sat by herself at a fire. The researchers were all talking about the amazing discovery. Hisaki set her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands. So far, the trip to Iceland was good. Taila sat down by Hisaki and tended to the fire for a second.
"That was so cool how you found the place that may possibly be the cave! And you weren't even looking for it!" Taila said. She was still just as she was when Hisaki first showed her the shining light.
"I guess having me here was good!"
"Good? This is excellent!" Taila exclaimed. They laughed and soon after, retired to their tent. Hisaki took her headband out, allowing her black hair to settle where it wanted. She then braided her hair and flopped back on her pillow and went further into her sleeping bag. The two women were soon asleep.
A soft light awoke the dark haired twenty three year old. The light was silver and white. Surprisingly, she could see the shadow of the source of the light. It was a small fire. It appeared to be moving away from the campsite. Something seemed to pull at Hisaki to follow it. She did. She carefully stepped over Taila and unzipped the tent. The young woman froze to make sure no one heard her. No one had. She walked out of the tent and zipped it again. The light was gone, but for some reason, Hisaki was walking. She wanted to stop, but her body wouldn't obey her mind. She walked blindly through the woods until suddenly, she regained control of her body. Hisaki fell flat on her face with a groan.
"This is wonderful…" She said sarcastically to herself. Hisaki picked herself up off the forest floor. She didn't know where she was, but kept walking. She slipped into an unconscious state. Her eyes darkened and she kept walking through the darkness. She came to a clearing with a small alter by it. Once again, she regained control of her body. On the alter was a finely carved statue of a flame. It was shiny. This is what the sun must've been hitting. Hisaki walked towards it and the next thing she knew, she had fallen into a cave. The top closed over her. It was beautifully decorated inside. The cavern was lit up with the same silver and white light. Then Hisaki saw the source of the light: A black flame. Her eyes widened and she approached the flame. She could smell something sweet, like the scent of an unknown flower. Hisaki sat on the ground and lied down, suddenly overcome by the urge to sleep….
Hisaki…Hisaki… Something was calling Hisaki's name. She looked around and suddenly saw a very elegant lady standing where the fire used to be. Wait a second, this lady looked just like Hisaki!
"Who are you?!" Hisaki inquired in a confused way.
I'm you, Hisaki, in the past.
"No way."
Yes. You were in the royal family of the planet Cerebus.
"Cerebus? What?"
You don't remember… The ghost of a princess set a hand on Hisaki's forehead. Memories flooded Hisaki's mind. Tears welled up in her eyes and they flowed down her cheeks.
"I remember…an attack…everyone was killed… except a few… they came to this universe… Oh it's so horrible!" Hisaki yelled. The spirit took her hand away from Hisaki's forehead and nodded gravely.
Yes… it's all true… this was your past… in another life, Hisaki. You are the senshi of the dark fire, Sailor Blackflame. You are the leader of a group of scouts called the Hidden Stars. You are more powerful than this system's sailor scouts. You have to find the rest of the Hidden Stars before it is too late!
"How…? How will I know when I find one?"
You will, small one, you will. The spirit smiled enchantingly, then disappeared. There was a necklace around her neck with a pendant on it. The pendant was a clear crystal surface with a black flame on it. The middle of the flame was dark cyan. Above the dark cyan part was a silver north star symbol with gold lines sticking out from the intermediate directions. Hisaki touched the pendant to look at it, but she was suddenly changed. Her clothes were different. She had a dark cyan skirt with black flames crawling up it. The flames were bordered in silver. She had a collar also that was the same as her skirt. She had a bow on her front that was black with dark blue flames on it, same for a bow that was on the backside. Her boots were dark cyan with dark blue and black flames on it. The flames, once again, had silver bordering them. She looked at herself and her eyes widened. And then-
Hisaki woke up. She was leaning against a tree in a sitting position. There was no sign of the alter or the place that she had fallen just a bunch of trees. Not even a clearing. She looked at the sky. It was still dark. Hisaki stood up and ran clumsily back to the campsite. She unzipped the tent, stepped in, zipped the tent and crawled back into her sleeping bag. She stared up at the top of the tent in thought. Yeah, a dream, that's all it was…Hisaki thought to herself. Then she brought her hand up to her neck. The necklace was still there. Hisaki made a face. Maybe she was still dreaming. She'd find out the next morning. Hisaki drifted into a dreamless sleep… Except for one thing…
To Tokyo, small one…To Tokyo…
***
Taila gently shook Hisaki awake.
"Hisaki, Hisaki…c'mon, we're going to the cave." She said, her voice soft but held excitement. Hisaki woke up with a soft groan. She rubbed her head and looked at her clothes. Her shorts were grass stained and her shirt was ripped a little bit. Taila laughed.
"You must be a heavy sleepwalker, Hisaki," She laughed. Hisaki grinned and smiled. The pendant was still there.
"Ooh, where did you get that?" Taila asked. Hisaki looked at the pendant.
"I found it…" Hisaki answered softly. She knew that Taila couldn't be one of these 'Hidden Stars'.
"I'm sorry, Taila… I think I should be going…" Hisaki said. Taila's eyes widened.
"WHAT?!" Taila half shouted. Hisaki winced and Taila gave her an apologetic look.
"Sorry, why do you want to leave?"
"I feel…homesick."
"Homesick? Alright…I'll write you if we find anything. I'll drive you to the makeshift airport we made and fly you to Madrid. From there, you can take your own jet home."
"Thank you, Taila."
"For what?"
"Letting me leave and understanding."
"Sure, sure…" Taila said, scratching her head a little. Hisaki laughed and patted her friend's back. Taila laughed also and helped Hisaki pack.
The ride back to Tokyo was long and boring. It was on Hisaki's own jet, which made the ride a bit better. She slept most of the way. When she was awake, she was mostly thinking about herself that she saw from the past.
"Find the North Stars... Hm... I wonder how I will know...I said I would know...whoa! That sound strange....I said I would know...No no, Princess Hisaki said I would know. That's better." Hisaki thought out loud. She giggled upon hearing her own voice. This hopefully wouldn't be so bad.
Hisaki drove her dark blue Mustang convertible up the long driveway of the mansion. She parked it in the garage next to her house. A butler was waiting. She ran up to him and hugged him. The butler smiled and hugged the young woman back.
"I missed you, William!" She said.
"Good to see you back in once piece, Hisaki," William greeted. He took Hisaki's bag out of the trunk of her car, Hisaki carried in her purse.
"I can take my bag to my room, thank you, William."
"Alright. Would you like a bit of tea or something to eat?"
"No thanks, I want to sleep."
"Alright then, good night."
"Good night," Hisaki finished. She took her bag and walked up the stairs to her room. When she got there, she put her purse and bag down on the floor by her carpet and looked around. She walked over to her bed and was about to sit on it when she just flopped onto it. Pulling herself fully onto the bed, Hisaki adjusted the pillows and instantly fell asleep.
A few hours later, Hisaki was awakened by a faint glow. It was silver and white, like the black flame in Iceland. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Not again..." She muttered to herself as she climbed out of bed. The light was coming from outside in the backyard. She opened the French doors and walked out onto the balcony. She leaned over the balcony to try and get a look at the backyard. It was a useless attempt. Hisaki snorted softly and walked back inside her room. She opened her door and walked down the dark hallway to the stairs. From the bottom of the stairs, Hisaki carefully made her way through the huge living room to a large sliding door that led to the backyard. The light was coming from the very back of the yard, behind some blue, yellow, white and red rose bushes. There were many cherry blossom trees back there also. It was one of Hisaki's favorite spots to read. The dark haired woman ran to the light, tripping of a rock or a root every once in a while. She came to the bushes and the light dimmed a little. Carefully moving the branches of the bushes, Hisaki looked through to where the light was coming from. It was coming from a small area covered by a square. Hisaki moved through the bushes, ignoring the small cuts she inflicted as she went through. She brushed the wood chips and dirt off the square area to discover a small door. She took the handle of the door and lifted up. There was a stairway going down. It wasn't lit at all, making Hisaki a bit nervous. Her fear quickly turned to curiosity and wonder as she looked down the stairs.
"Why would there be something like this here? I mean, it's not every day you see a white and silver light that guides you on little trips in the middle of the night." Hisaki said to herself. Her own voice sounded strange in the stillness of the night. She sighed and walked carefully down the cool stairs. The stairs led to a hallway. There were many carvings on the walls in the corridor. A light was coming from somewhere, but from where was beyond Hisaki's knowledge. She came to a stone wall.
"This is great," Hisaki mumbled. She looked around for an opening , but there was none. Hisaki put her hand on the wall. It went a silver color and disappeared. Hisaki grinned at her unconscious genius and walked in. The room was cool, like the stairs, but not cold. Hisaki walked further. She could sense that this would change her life; and she was wearing a pair of dark green shorts, a gray t-shirt, no shoes and she had her hair was kind of messy. She laughed at the thought. When she got down the stairs, there was a massive chamber. The floor was dark blue marble. there was a massive shape of a silver north star in the middle of the room. Around the room were torches. They were all currently dark. In the middle of the north star was a symbol, just like the black flame symbol on her pendant. There were symbols on all the north, south, east and west points of the stars, but they were all shrouded over in mist that could not be seen through.
Hisaki walked up to the black flame symbol and knelt by it. She touched the symbol gently with her hand. Suddenly, all of the torches in the room lit up with black fire. More memories flooded into her mind. Memories of everyone dying before her eyes. Memories of her family and friends being slain. Blood was everywhere. She could hear someone laugh. A dark shadow with red and orange eyes was standing among the flames. The figure was killing everything in sight. The gardens were burning, the palace was burning, everything was on fire. She saw four others and herself, only she looked like a princess. The five of them were running away from the scene. They were lost from sight in the blaze. People screamed, dragons and gryphons screeched and roared in pain as they were killed. Tears flowed once again down the dark haired woman's face. She wiped her eyes and face. Hisaki knew who she was. She touched the pendant on her necklace and was transformed again. When the bows, collar, boots and skirt had their base color, black or dark blue flames started to move up on them. The flames were flickering and moving. Then they slowed and froze in place. The silver border shined off them and froze also. A weapon appeared before her. It was a staff that was only about three feet long. On the end there was an odd shaped blade. The blade was platinum black. On the other end of the weapon, there were small rings of multi colored fire that settled onto the silver rod part of the weapon. A very small gryphon flew out of nowhere and perched on the rod near the blade, clutching the rod. It spread it's wings and froze. The gryphon was silver, dark blue and black with gold eyes. The weapon floated in midair before Hisaki. She took the weapon. An energy source flooded through her. This was the Gryphon Scepter. She raised the weapon.
"From the dark flames of the abyss I'm Sailor Blackflame, the Lost Star! Here to set evil ablaze in a dark fire!"
Hisaki woke up the next morning on her bed. Since she had forgotten to braid her hair, it was a mess. She sat up and looked around. The French doors were open and the wind was blowing her white curtains around a bit. Golden sunlight poured into the room through the doors. Birds were singing. Hisaki could smell the lilacs in the back yard and sides of the house. It was a beautiful day. She quickly got dressed and detangled her hair. Hisaki decided just to leave her hair alone, not putting a headband on or putting it in a pony tail. She flicked her long bangs out of her face and walked down the stairs. William greeted Hisaki with a smile, Hisaki did the same.
"Good morning, Hisaki, you look tired," William said. Hisaki nodded.
"Yeah, rough night. I couldn't sleep. I don't look that bad, do I?"
"Of course not. You look fine."
"Thank you, William."
"You're most certainly welcome. What would you like for breakfast?"
"Umm....I'll make my own. I'm going for a walk today."
"Very well. Do you need anything else?"
"No, but thanks anyway."
"Alright," William finished, then bowed, turned, and walked away. Hisaki smiled. William was like a grandfather she never had to her. Hisaki walked to the kitchen and took an apple from a small basket and a water bottle from the refrigerator. She took the two items and walked outside. She opened the gate and walked out, closing the large gate again. She took a bite of the apple and started to walk towards the beach. Seagulls flew above her. Some seals were sun bathing on rocks down the beach. No one was around. Hisaki took another bite of her apple and climbed up on a rock. She ate the rest of her apple and drank some of her water. After that was finished, she looked onto the horizon.
"So, the Hidden Stars, eh? Hidden is a good word for them because I have no clue where they are. Maybe they'll come to me... Most probably they won't, but it's a good thought." Hisaki thought out loud. She sighed and hopped off the rock. The seagulls were wheeling above her because of her apple core. She grinned and shook her head.
"No, I'm not supposed to feed the seagulls," Hisaki said to the birds and smiled. She didn't expect them to answer. Hisaki walked back to her mansion. She had no clue about the future and what it held...
By: Cy
"Nothing, I can't find a thing!" A voice yelled. An expedition group was looking around in Iceland. They were exploring around a volcano for an ancient cave. There was a power in the cave that was said to change fire's color to black. The fire would give the possessor of the fire unbelievable power, power beyond compare. Unfortunately, no one was able to find the cave. Not even a trace of it. The locals knew of this cave and told of the black fire's power… but the researchers and explorers were beginning to give up. The heat from the volcanoes on Iceland wasn't that bad, and the scenery was beautiful. Not that that was much of a help.
Another woman was there. She had long black hair that she wore down mostly. Her eyes were teal colored, so was the headband she was wearing. Her sleeveless shirt was dark blue and her pants were black. She was wearing black hiking boots and carried a bag with her.
"Hey Hisaki! Glad you decided to come!" A green haired woman yelled to the dark haired woman. She looked up and smiled at the one with green hair.
"Hi Taila!" Hisaki yelled back happily. She ran over to Taila and set her bag down.
"Have you found anything yet?" Hisaki asked. Taila frowned and shook her head. Hisaki sighed. Taila was so enthusiastic about her work and Hisaki didn't like to see her friend fail at something she loved so much. Taila led Hisaki to their camp and took her bag. She put it inside a tent.
"This is my tent and now your tent too. Feel free to look around," Taila said in a friendly tone. Hisaki grinned.
"I'm just going to follow you around, if that's alright."
"Fine with me! Maybe having a friend here will help me. My mood will raise and I can concentrate!" Taila said in an excited tone. Hisaki smiled seeing her friend happy. She nodded and followed the enthusiastic researcher. Hisaki didn't know why she left her home in Tokyo. She lived in a mansion near the edge of the ocean. It was normally quiet. The mansion was surrounded by gardens, fountains and statues. The servants were all nice to Hisaki. She treated them like normal friends. They did much the same, but did almost anything she wanted. Her parents had died when she was small, so the mansion was given to Hisaki's grandmother. When her grandmother passed away when Hisaki was 18, the mansion was given to her. Hisaki didn't have any friends, many people stayed away from the mansion for some reason. Not that it bothered Hisaki. She liked to be by herself, but loved company very much. Hisaki looked around as she was led by Taila. They went to the volcano that the research group was currently at. Taila took Hisaki's arm as the black haired girl slowed a little. Hisaki laughed, realizing she was holding up her friend. Taila smiled. Hisaki was good company for one who was discouraged. Hisaki suddenly stopped. She was looking at a kind of distant volcano.
"What is it, Hisaki?" Taila asked, seeing her friend so transfixed by the volcanic mountain.
"Do you see that, Tai?" Hisaki responded in a question. She pointed. Taila looked in the direction in which Hisaki was pointing. Something reflected off the light of the setting sun. Taila's face lit up.
"Hisaki! I think you've found something!" Taila said happily. Hisaki grinned.
"I guess so!" Hisaki said. Taila looked at the sky and frowned.
"It's getting late, we should head back to camp. You probably have serious jetlag. We can explore the area tomorrow." Taila declared. She picked up a stick, then drove it into the ground so she could remember where she could see the place shining. Taila smiled, so did Hisaki. The two walked back to camp. Taila told a few researchers about Hisaki's find. Word of this quickly spread and soon everyone was congratulating Hisaki. Hisaki, being her modest self, didn't say much. She went a light shade of pink and smiled. She soon went over and sat by herself at a fire. The researchers were all talking about the amazing discovery. Hisaki set her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands. So far, the trip to Iceland was good. Taila sat down by Hisaki and tended to the fire for a second.
"That was so cool how you found the place that may possibly be the cave! And you weren't even looking for it!" Taila said. She was still just as she was when Hisaki first showed her the shining light.
"I guess having me here was good!"
"Good? This is excellent!" Taila exclaimed. They laughed and soon after, retired to their tent. Hisaki took her headband out, allowing her black hair to settle where it wanted. She then braided her hair and flopped back on her pillow and went further into her sleeping bag. The two women were soon asleep.
A soft light awoke the dark haired twenty three year old. The light was silver and white. Surprisingly, she could see the shadow of the source of the light. It was a small fire. It appeared to be moving away from the campsite. Something seemed to pull at Hisaki to follow it. She did. She carefully stepped over Taila and unzipped the tent. The young woman froze to make sure no one heard her. No one had. She walked out of the tent and zipped it again. The light was gone, but for some reason, Hisaki was walking. She wanted to stop, but her body wouldn't obey her mind. She walked blindly through the woods until suddenly, she regained control of her body. Hisaki fell flat on her face with a groan.
"This is wonderful…" She said sarcastically to herself. Hisaki picked herself up off the forest floor. She didn't know where she was, but kept walking. She slipped into an unconscious state. Her eyes darkened and she kept walking through the darkness. She came to a clearing with a small alter by it. Once again, she regained control of her body. On the alter was a finely carved statue of a flame. It was shiny. This is what the sun must've been hitting. Hisaki walked towards it and the next thing she knew, she had fallen into a cave. The top closed over her. It was beautifully decorated inside. The cavern was lit up with the same silver and white light. Then Hisaki saw the source of the light: A black flame. Her eyes widened and she approached the flame. She could smell something sweet, like the scent of an unknown flower. Hisaki sat on the ground and lied down, suddenly overcome by the urge to sleep….
Hisaki…Hisaki… Something was calling Hisaki's name. She looked around and suddenly saw a very elegant lady standing where the fire used to be. Wait a second, this lady looked just like Hisaki!
"Who are you?!" Hisaki inquired in a confused way.
I'm you, Hisaki, in the past.
"No way."
Yes. You were in the royal family of the planet Cerebus.
"Cerebus? What?"
You don't remember… The ghost of a princess set a hand on Hisaki's forehead. Memories flooded Hisaki's mind. Tears welled up in her eyes and they flowed down her cheeks.
"I remember…an attack…everyone was killed… except a few… they came to this universe… Oh it's so horrible!" Hisaki yelled. The spirit took her hand away from Hisaki's forehead and nodded gravely.
Yes… it's all true… this was your past… in another life, Hisaki. You are the senshi of the dark fire, Sailor Blackflame. You are the leader of a group of scouts called the Hidden Stars. You are more powerful than this system's sailor scouts. You have to find the rest of the Hidden Stars before it is too late!
"How…? How will I know when I find one?"
You will, small one, you will. The spirit smiled enchantingly, then disappeared. There was a necklace around her neck with a pendant on it. The pendant was a clear crystal surface with a black flame on it. The middle of the flame was dark cyan. Above the dark cyan part was a silver north star symbol with gold lines sticking out from the intermediate directions. Hisaki touched the pendant to look at it, but she was suddenly changed. Her clothes were different. She had a dark cyan skirt with black flames crawling up it. The flames were bordered in silver. She had a collar also that was the same as her skirt. She had a bow on her front that was black with dark blue flames on it, same for a bow that was on the backside. Her boots were dark cyan with dark blue and black flames on it. The flames, once again, had silver bordering them. She looked at herself and her eyes widened. And then-
Hisaki woke up. She was leaning against a tree in a sitting position. There was no sign of the alter or the place that she had fallen just a bunch of trees. Not even a clearing. She looked at the sky. It was still dark. Hisaki stood up and ran clumsily back to the campsite. She unzipped the tent, stepped in, zipped the tent and crawled back into her sleeping bag. She stared up at the top of the tent in thought. Yeah, a dream, that's all it was…Hisaki thought to herself. Then she brought her hand up to her neck. The necklace was still there. Hisaki made a face. Maybe she was still dreaming. She'd find out the next morning. Hisaki drifted into a dreamless sleep… Except for one thing…
To Tokyo, small one…To Tokyo…
***
Taila gently shook Hisaki awake.
"Hisaki, Hisaki…c'mon, we're going to the cave." She said, her voice soft but held excitement. Hisaki woke up with a soft groan. She rubbed her head and looked at her clothes. Her shorts were grass stained and her shirt was ripped a little bit. Taila laughed.
"You must be a heavy sleepwalker, Hisaki," She laughed. Hisaki grinned and smiled. The pendant was still there.
"Ooh, where did you get that?" Taila asked. Hisaki looked at the pendant.
"I found it…" Hisaki answered softly. She knew that Taila couldn't be one of these 'Hidden Stars'.
"I'm sorry, Taila… I think I should be going…" Hisaki said. Taila's eyes widened.
"WHAT?!" Taila half shouted. Hisaki winced and Taila gave her an apologetic look.
"Sorry, why do you want to leave?"
"I feel…homesick."
"Homesick? Alright…I'll write you if we find anything. I'll drive you to the makeshift airport we made and fly you to Madrid. From there, you can take your own jet home."
"Thank you, Taila."
"For what?"
"Letting me leave and understanding."
"Sure, sure…" Taila said, scratching her head a little. Hisaki laughed and patted her friend's back. Taila laughed also and helped Hisaki pack.
The ride back to Tokyo was long and boring. It was on Hisaki's own jet, which made the ride a bit better. She slept most of the way. When she was awake, she was mostly thinking about herself that she saw from the past.
"Find the North Stars... Hm... I wonder how I will know...I said I would know...whoa! That sound strange....I said I would know...No no, Princess Hisaki said I would know. That's better." Hisaki thought out loud. She giggled upon hearing her own voice. This hopefully wouldn't be so bad.
Hisaki drove her dark blue Mustang convertible up the long driveway of the mansion. She parked it in the garage next to her house. A butler was waiting. She ran up to him and hugged him. The butler smiled and hugged the young woman back.
"I missed you, William!" She said.
"Good to see you back in once piece, Hisaki," William greeted. He took Hisaki's bag out of the trunk of her car, Hisaki carried in her purse.
"I can take my bag to my room, thank you, William."
"Alright. Would you like a bit of tea or something to eat?"
"No thanks, I want to sleep."
"Alright then, good night."
"Good night," Hisaki finished. She took her bag and walked up the stairs to her room. When she got there, she put her purse and bag down on the floor by her carpet and looked around. She walked over to her bed and was about to sit on it when she just flopped onto it. Pulling herself fully onto the bed, Hisaki adjusted the pillows and instantly fell asleep.
A few hours later, Hisaki was awakened by a faint glow. It was silver and white, like the black flame in Iceland. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Not again..." She muttered to herself as she climbed out of bed. The light was coming from outside in the backyard. She opened the French doors and walked out onto the balcony. She leaned over the balcony to try and get a look at the backyard. It was a useless attempt. Hisaki snorted softly and walked back inside her room. She opened her door and walked down the dark hallway to the stairs. From the bottom of the stairs, Hisaki carefully made her way through the huge living room to a large sliding door that led to the backyard. The light was coming from the very back of the yard, behind some blue, yellow, white and red rose bushes. There were many cherry blossom trees back there also. It was one of Hisaki's favorite spots to read. The dark haired woman ran to the light, tripping of a rock or a root every once in a while. She came to the bushes and the light dimmed a little. Carefully moving the branches of the bushes, Hisaki looked through to where the light was coming from. It was coming from a small area covered by a square. Hisaki moved through the bushes, ignoring the small cuts she inflicted as she went through. She brushed the wood chips and dirt off the square area to discover a small door. She took the handle of the door and lifted up. There was a stairway going down. It wasn't lit at all, making Hisaki a bit nervous. Her fear quickly turned to curiosity and wonder as she looked down the stairs.
"Why would there be something like this here? I mean, it's not every day you see a white and silver light that guides you on little trips in the middle of the night." Hisaki said to herself. Her own voice sounded strange in the stillness of the night. She sighed and walked carefully down the cool stairs. The stairs led to a hallway. There were many carvings on the walls in the corridor. A light was coming from somewhere, but from where was beyond Hisaki's knowledge. She came to a stone wall.
"This is great," Hisaki mumbled. She looked around for an opening , but there was none. Hisaki put her hand on the wall. It went a silver color and disappeared. Hisaki grinned at her unconscious genius and walked in. The room was cool, like the stairs, but not cold. Hisaki walked further. She could sense that this would change her life; and she was wearing a pair of dark green shorts, a gray t-shirt, no shoes and she had her hair was kind of messy. She laughed at the thought. When she got down the stairs, there was a massive chamber. The floor was dark blue marble. there was a massive shape of a silver north star in the middle of the room. Around the room were torches. They were all currently dark. In the middle of the north star was a symbol, just like the black flame symbol on her pendant. There were symbols on all the north, south, east and west points of the stars, but they were all shrouded over in mist that could not be seen through.
Hisaki walked up to the black flame symbol and knelt by it. She touched the symbol gently with her hand. Suddenly, all of the torches in the room lit up with black fire. More memories flooded into her mind. Memories of everyone dying before her eyes. Memories of her family and friends being slain. Blood was everywhere. She could hear someone laugh. A dark shadow with red and orange eyes was standing among the flames. The figure was killing everything in sight. The gardens were burning, the palace was burning, everything was on fire. She saw four others and herself, only she looked like a princess. The five of them were running away from the scene. They were lost from sight in the blaze. People screamed, dragons and gryphons screeched and roared in pain as they were killed. Tears flowed once again down the dark haired woman's face. She wiped her eyes and face. Hisaki knew who she was. She touched the pendant on her necklace and was transformed again. When the bows, collar, boots and skirt had their base color, black or dark blue flames started to move up on them. The flames were flickering and moving. Then they slowed and froze in place. The silver border shined off them and froze also. A weapon appeared before her. It was a staff that was only about three feet long. On the end there was an odd shaped blade. The blade was platinum black. On the other end of the weapon, there were small rings of multi colored fire that settled onto the silver rod part of the weapon. A very small gryphon flew out of nowhere and perched on the rod near the blade, clutching the rod. It spread it's wings and froze. The gryphon was silver, dark blue and black with gold eyes. The weapon floated in midair before Hisaki. She took the weapon. An energy source flooded through her. This was the Gryphon Scepter. She raised the weapon.
"From the dark flames of the abyss I'm Sailor Blackflame, the Lost Star! Here to set evil ablaze in a dark fire!"
Hisaki woke up the next morning on her bed. Since she had forgotten to braid her hair, it was a mess. She sat up and looked around. The French doors were open and the wind was blowing her white curtains around a bit. Golden sunlight poured into the room through the doors. Birds were singing. Hisaki could smell the lilacs in the back yard and sides of the house. It was a beautiful day. She quickly got dressed and detangled her hair. Hisaki decided just to leave her hair alone, not putting a headband on or putting it in a pony tail. She flicked her long bangs out of her face and walked down the stairs. William greeted Hisaki with a smile, Hisaki did the same.
"Good morning, Hisaki, you look tired," William said. Hisaki nodded.
"Yeah, rough night. I couldn't sleep. I don't look that bad, do I?"
"Of course not. You look fine."
"Thank you, William."
"You're most certainly welcome. What would you like for breakfast?"
"Umm....I'll make my own. I'm going for a walk today."
"Very well. Do you need anything else?"
"No, but thanks anyway."
"Alright," William finished, then bowed, turned, and walked away. Hisaki smiled. William was like a grandfather she never had to her. Hisaki walked to the kitchen and took an apple from a small basket and a water bottle from the refrigerator. She took the two items and walked outside. She opened the gate and walked out, closing the large gate again. She took a bite of the apple and started to walk towards the beach. Seagulls flew above her. Some seals were sun bathing on rocks down the beach. No one was around. Hisaki took another bite of her apple and climbed up on a rock. She ate the rest of her apple and drank some of her water. After that was finished, she looked onto the horizon.
"So, the Hidden Stars, eh? Hidden is a good word for them because I have no clue where they are. Maybe they'll come to me... Most probably they won't, but it's a good thought." Hisaki thought out loud. She sighed and hopped off the rock. The seagulls were wheeling above her because of her apple core. She grinned and shook her head.
"No, I'm not supposed to feed the seagulls," Hisaki said to the birds and smiled. She didn't expect them to answer. Hisaki walked back to her mansion. She had no clue about the future and what it held...