Author's note: B.S.S.M./Sailormoon, and all characters do not belong to me. They belong to the great Naoko Takeuchi and all of the other companies that I also do not own!

Second half of "Karma's Warning", Karma's Warning: Redemption

Alternate Universe story

Post-Stars

R&R

- Prelude -

She watched the city from her spot on the rooftops. It was something she had grown used to in a short period of time. A cloaked figure watching, waiting as the city slept. It was so quiet at this hour. To think that a busy place such as this would ever have "quiet". It seemed like a distant dream, surreal. This whole situation remained surreal for her and she certainly was out of her element. A gust of wind kicked up causing her to stir suddenly. Her head rose and the hood of her cloak fell back partially. It revealed a face with eyes possessing an intent gaze. Something had caught her attention.

The streets were lined with lights having the sky itself lost to the dark. Only the brightest of stars were visible in a sea of black. Grey pavement lined the sidewalk as the streets remained more quiet than usual. It was in ruins but there were a few places still remaining.

A black door stood out from the stone wall. A dimly lit area in a dark alley stood out. There was something about this place, something drawing her in like a moth to the flame.

There was loud music blaring from every direction. People were everywhere seeming to move to the beat of the sound. Some were close to one another, some were alone, and others...

She felt a sudden jerk in her body. Something had hit into her. One of those strange people had clumsily staggered into her side. They barely looked up to acknowledge what had just happened proceeding to rush on by as if nothing had happened at all. At least that was the plan.

Her hand impulsively shot out to grab the person by the arm to stop them in their tracks. Their eyes widened revealing large gray eyes under messy black hair. Short styled, disheveled in every possible way and an exterior as dark as the sky that hid behind the illuminated streets.

It didn't take long to gather basics about the person, male, and clearly unaware. He seemed at a minimum startled which was a convenient enough reaction. Crimson eyes narrowed deciding to take out her annoyance on this person.

"What is this place?" Came a voice that was cool, calm, and commanding all at once. It was a tone notoriously associated with her, one she carried as easily as taking a single breath.

Those contrasting eyes never once met her crimson gaze directly. They were much all over the place, yet he managed to keep his view in her general direction. His lips parted to speak. In a split second his gaze was suddenly locked with hers. A single word, "Velfarre" slipped out with a hint of darkness. So soon as the word left his mouth did his gaze return to every which direction.

His lips spread further apart revealing a sinister grin as a low laughter followed. An interruption in the flow of energy caused the woman's grip to stray from the figure as his body abruptly slipped away. His body slinking back into the shadows of the crowd as if he wasn't there at all. Now it was her turn to be startled.

She didn't dare show it. That was something she was good at, something she had to become good at. Something was off about this place. She could feel an energy, a familiar comfort worth a life time ago. It was then the music stopped and a new place had emerged.

The darkness turned to a grey smoke. A dimly lit bar met her view as a figure passed behind her blowing out some type of smoke from their mouth. When the air cleared a bit another figure approached the woman from behind.

"Can I buy you a drink?" A cool voice sounded to the former Golden Queen. Startled she whirled around to the source but was even more surprised when she saw exactly who it was. The idol, Seiya Kou.

"A drink?" The question was so simple, so obvious, yet it struck her as something foreign. From such a person, it was something out of the ordinary as far as she was concerned.

"That's what you came here for isn't it?" The figure, Seiya, spoke as a matter of fact.

"You say such words so casually, Starlight." It was that very fact that bothered her the most and it was becoming more difficult to keep such a feeling to herself.

A smirk appeared as the idol appeared to be in thought. "Or," A pause was exchanged between them as dark blue eyes shifted to her crimson ones indefinitely. "maybe it's something more you want." Seiya didn't bother to reply to her comment but instead went on to completing an after thought of her own words.

A scoff upheaved from the bottom of Galaxia's throat. "Now you are being presumptuous."

"Oh?" It was partial surprise and mostly sarcasm that took over the first half of the reply. "You say that almost amused."

This caused Galaxia to slightly narrow her eyes. "I am far from amused."

Seiya would begin to pace closer to Galaxia with an air of unusual arrogance.

Galaxia in turn stood her ground barely moving even as the other approached. She locked her gaze with the Seiya's, only her lips parted to demand the answer she was searching for.

"What is it you are trying to get at, Starlight?" Her tone went even. Not even a hint of emotion tied into the question.

"The place where Stars are born." Seiya would lean in close to the woman's ear. "Zero Star Sagittarius." Her voice darkened.

Galaxia would shoot the figure a heavy glare. This person, this Starlight was speaking to her about the place where stars were born. How cruelly ironic a situation of such significance should be turned around on her in such a distasteful way. She would make a grab for Seiya's shirt proceeding to bring her form closer.

"What the hell are you trying to pull, Starlight?" There was clear anger in the woman's tone and she was dangerously close to unleashing it onto Seiya.

The act had caused a few stray eyes to wander warily towards the two. Most though were too indulged in their own problems to take notice. In contrast, Seiya remained calm and still just as arrogant as she was before.

"Don't you think there's a better solution than the one you have in mind?" She even went as far as to 'smile' to the woman, which was more of a smirk.

Galaxia's grip tightened as she felt the energy surging inside of her, just waiting to be released. She saw through the Starlight's intention.

"Give me one reason why I should not dispose of your pitiful existence this instant."

Seiya in return simply shook her head and spoke forewarning. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. After all, this is between you and I. I don't think others need to be needlessly involved. Wouldn't you agree?" She'd cant her head in the direction of the bartender who had been watching them from the corner of his eye.

It took only a moment to detour her thoughts along a more rational line of thinking. This was not just a casual war of words. It was clearly some sort of twisted game the Starlight wished to initiate. As tempting as it was to simply blast her away, Galaxia knew better. She would let her go for now but keep her eyes piercing into dark blue orbs. A new approach was in order. This was far from over.

"What would you know about the place where stars are born?" Civil. For now anyway. Information was far more valuable.

"You'd be surprised just how much I know."

"How much do you know?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Seiya would give another smirk to Galaxia before turning a heel to walk over towards an empty booth.

Galaxia would follow proceeding to sit directly across from the 'male'. Seiya made no indication she was bothered by this fact but instead proceeded to idly look around the place.

"I demand an answer from you, Starlight."

"If you want an answer from me you can start with calling me 'Seiya'. People don't take to our kind very well around here anymore." She would look to Galaxia at this point.

"I am not playing your games, Starlight." Her tone was clearly irritated at the behavior of the Starlight which she found odd all together.

"It's a bit late for that, don't you think?" The expression in Galaxia's eyes said it all. Seiya didn't bother to wait for a verbal response and went on to quickly finish what she was saying. "But I ask instead, why are you asking me things you already know?"

"Let me phrase it in a way your simple mind will comprehend. You will tell me now what you know and why are here."

"I already told you. To answer why I'm here, you once asked yourself that same question. How fitting you should ask it again only to me which is why I'll ask again, 'isn't it obvious'?"

"I came here in search of a place to call my own, for the ultimate power in the galaxy. I doubt your reasons are of that mass of a scale."

"You and I are more alike than you care to admit, Galaxia."

"Are we." It was neither a question nor a retort. "You are acting nothing like the Seiya I have come to know."

"What would that be? A star of insignificance not worth your time?"

"You seem to have everything all figured out. Why don't you tell me?"

It was Seiya's turn to narrow her eyes. "What exactly would you know about me anyway?"

"The Seiya I know would not be talking about the destruction of the galaxy." Her expression darkened as if knowing something more than what was being said.

"The destruction of the galaxy?" Seiya would let out a laugh at that. "Has being on Earth made you lose your mind?"

"My 'mind' is well in tact."

"Then you should know that it's not the destruction of the galaxy that I want."

"You wish to rebuild life in this galaxy. To do this will ultimately lead to it's destruction, even someone as simple-minded as yourself should know this."

"Unlike you though, I will succeed."

Galaxia was beyond herself at this point. She would rise from her seat to lunge at the Starlight. Not only speaking like a fool but now insulting her! She didn't care if others were watching. This Starlight had to be taught a lesson. Her hands clamped against her shirt proceeding to pull her across the table.

"What of your others? What will they think!"

"The 'others' aren't a concern anymore." Seiya's tone went dark.

"You have no idea what you are doing! You are alone in this Starlight and are making a grave mistake!"

"A grave mistake? Why are you so concerned anyway? It's not like you actually care what happens to this galaxy anyway let alone have the power to stop the inevitable."

"That is where you are wrong." Galaxia's voice went even as black lightning began to crackle around her hands slightly.

Seiya glanced down to the woman's hands taking notice to the elaborate display she was producing. Even so close to death the matter didn't concern her nearly as much as it should have. She would smirk to the woman at that.

"I see things have changed since we last saw one another."

"Indeed they have." Galaxia's tone was dark as she didn't back down in the least bit.

"In such a place, are you sure that's such a good idea?" Seiya was almost daring her to do something though she would toy with the idea that she may also not.

Without a verbal response, Galaxia would release the figure of Seiya in a surge of black electricity.

Seiya's figure would be blasted back into a wall as her figure slid down onto the floor. At this point everyone's attention was on the two and what had just transpired. For al they knew, someone had just been thrown against a wall by some unknown force. Galaxia paid no mind to the others and proceeded to walk over to the fallen Starlight rather nonchalant about what she just did. She had other far more important things on her mind.

A smirk would form against Seiya's face as a low chuckle emitted. Galaxia actually went through with her threat though she couldn't say she never saw this coming, at least perhaps not to this degree anyway. Apparently there was more force to the attack than she anticipated, but it was nothing she couldn't brush off at the moment. A hand would place at her side to raise her figure to a slow stand.

"You should be more serious." Her eyes were to the floor but landed on the person at hand once fully standing. "With an attack like that, do you really expect to defeat me?"

"Your ambitions will fail Starlight!" Galaxia would raise a hand into the air as golden energy shot up from the ground to encompass her figure. With that her Sailor Soldier attire would form.

Seiya's hand would raise into the air as the scenery around them would begin to warp and distort. The voices and people became nothing more than a blur and muffled sounds until they disappeared all together. The scenery around changed to the desolate streets of Tokyo. A dark wind shot up from under Seiya's figure. In her place stood the form of Star Fighter. With her hand still in the air, the Star Yell would form within her grasp.

The target was just ahead. It was an unmistakable figure that encompassed all that needed to be destroyed. Yes, this person would feel everything and be forced to reflect on what they were getting themselves into. They knew better now. Such a person could not be allowed to live.

Rocks and small debris began to raise from the ground in an invisible wind. A low droning sound accompanied the swirling of energy that had a slight darkness to it.

"You should have left things alone. Where as I had a reason for pursuing you, I have to wonder what yours are for pursuing me. Is it my 'light' you're after? Have you become so dark you can't live without it, even if it could never be yours?" A small smirk would form against the figure's face. No, they would not give the other the time to respond to the question. What they thought didn't matter and they would soon be nothing more than dust in the wind.

Hues of blue light laced with anger collected around a hand wrapped in black leather. Fingers tightly clenched around a star-shaped compact with blues, yellows and reds decorating a white outline. The motion ensued like any other time they attacked, but the emotion was vastly different than they had felt in the past. A convoluted perception of the truth had blinded this person to the point of despair. A new figure stood in place of the former valiant soldier of justice. Their eyes were hard with little emotion. Their face was stiff with a narrow jaw line.

"STAR SERIOUS LASER!"