Excerpt from the History of the Kingdom of Dracos and the Moon Kingdom

As written by King Drake of the star-colony of New Dracos, circa 3024 A.D., 15 years after the war against Nemesis.

Over twelve thousand years ago, our moon was home to a place nown as the Moon Kingdom, ruled by the kind and good Queen Serenity. This was a time of peace and tranquillity among the planets of the universe known as the Silver Millennium. But, almost 200,000 years before the Moon Kingdom even existed, in a solar system far from ours that was apart of the constellation Draco, existed the planet Dracos. On this planet lived a race of powerful shape-shifters. This race, known as the Draconids, lived in peace with the rest of the planets of the Universe.
Then, 50 years after the Moon Kingdom was created, the peace was shattered as a dark force attacked the planet. This evil power, known as the Chaos Empire (it would later be renamed the Dark Kingdom by Empress Metallia), was lead by the evil Emperor Malus. Only the combined might of my ancestor, King Draga of Dracos, and Prince Serius, the visiting ambassador of the Moon Kingdom, were able to stop Malus. Using their power, they destroyed Malus's body and sealed his spirit inside a clear gemstone, and banished the rest of the Chaos Empire, including Malus's wife and his daughter, Metallia.ยท
Many years passed. One day, as Serius, now King of the Moon Kingdom, sat in court, a Sailor Senshi he did not recognize appeared before him. Calling herself Sailor Dracos, she pleaded for the Moon Kingdom's help on behalf of her planet. It seems that, in the 40 years since the defeat of the Chaos Empire, King Draga had died of a strange sickness and his son, Dirk, ruled. Dirk is the complete opposite of his father, for he is cruel and uncaring, a ruler who makes slaves of his own people and grinds them into dust under the iron boot of his misrule. Only the noble Prince Arc, Dirk's own son, and Princess Indra (A.K.A. Sailor Dracos), Arc's sister, dare to stand against him. When Sailor Dracos left her planet, her brother was rallying the people to his standard in the hopes the Moon Kingdom would come to there aid.
King Serius, horrified at what the son of his old friend had done to his own people, goes before the Council of Allied Worlds to plead the case of the people of Dracos. The Planets of the Sol System, as well as the independent planetary kingdoms Imperious and Xathan, pledged to unit their armies behind Serius against King Dirk. The other planets either pledged to contribute needed resources and supplies, or they declared their neutrality in the war.
The Lunar Alliance invaded the planet Dracos and found that Prince Arc and his rebellion were under attack from the armies of planet Dracos. The military, sworn to obey the wearer of the Ring of Dracos, were forced to fight against the prince and his allies. With King Serius and his armies behind them, the rebels easily routed the armies of King Dirk and moved on to the Royal Palace. When they arrived at the gates to the Palace, a horrible sight awaited them.
King Dirk stood before them and he wore on his brow a clear,green crystal with the symbol of the royal house of Dracos etched on it, the Prison of Malus. Malus, while trapped within the crystal, still had great power, and had used it to possess the mind of King Dirk. Channeling his power through Dirk, Malus had opened a warphole to the Chaos Empire, allowing a horde of Youma to come through at there master's bidding.
Once again a battle ensued. During the battle, King Serius and Prince Arc fought against Dirk-Malus. During this battle, Prince Arc called upon the power that had been granted to him by a mysterious Senshi (hint, hint Sailor Pluto) shortly before the arrival of the Lunar Alliance to create the Sword of Time-Space. King Serius and Prince Ark were both badly wounded during the battle but, in the end, King Dirk was slain and Malus once again contained within his prison.
But the battle was far from over. General Onus, Malus's brother, took command of the Chaos Empire army and renewed the assault on the Lunar Alliance with a vengeance. It appeared that all would be lost when help arrived from an unexpected quarter. A soldier from the armies of Imperious and two more soldiers from the armies of Xathan transformed into Youma. With there combined might they closed the warphole and struck down Onus, banishing him and the other Youma back to the Chaos Empire.
These Youma, known as the three Shadow Lords, had been sent intoour Universe to spy on it's peoples. But during that time, they had lost their hatred ofour Universe, and decided to help defend it. Though few amongst the Lunar Alliance trusted them, the Shadow Lords were the guests of honor at Prince Arc's ring giving ceremony. As the Ring of Dracos was placed on Arc's finger, he was declared king of the planet Dracos.
Many years passed. The day came when Serenity, King Serius's granddaughter, was born. As he held her in his arms, a vision came to him of the future: of a Moon Kingdom in ruins and of a crystalline city. With these visions in mind, he began to prepare for the day when he would be gone. Using his powers, he created the Crescent Moon Wand, as well many other weapons. Keeping the Crescent Moon Wand as a visual sign of his family's rule, he hid the other weapons away where the only ones who could find them would be those who knew where to look.
At the end of his days, King Serius once again received a plea for help from the planet Dracos. A powerful Dark Mage had stirred a rebellion against King Arc and his sons, Prince Seth and Prince Ashen. The Dark Mage was so powerful, that not even the combined might of the Ring of Dracos, the Sword of Time-Space, and the Prison of Malus could stop him. Once again, King Serius pleaded on behalf of the people of Dracos. This time however, only the planets of the Sol System and the three Shadow Lords agreed to help. All others declared neutrality in the situation.
In the end, however, help came too late for the draconids. In a destructive battle, the Dark Mage was revealed to be none other than Prince Seth himself. Now calling himself King Set, he had forged a deal with the Empress of the Chaos Empire in exchange for incredible power. King Arc and Prince Ashen fought King Set to a standstill but, seeing victory slipping from his grasp, Set cast a spell that shrouded the planet in darkness. As he completed the spell, Arc, mortally wounded, destroyed King Set.
But Set was so powerful, his spirit could not be destroyed nor contained. Through his last unholy spell, he was able to become the soul of the planet itself. The planet turned against the draconid people. Many died. The armies of the Sol System arrived, but by then it was too late. All they could do was rescue the remaining draconids, including Ashen and the dying Arc. Afterwards, the planet was renamed Nemesis and would be declared off limits. It would remain that way for centuries, until the people that would become known as the Nega-Moon were exiled from Earth
Before he died, Arc gave the Sword of Time-Space and the Ring of Dracos to Ashen. With the last of his energy, Arc bound the Prison of Malus, now known as the powerful Dragon Gem, within his son, knowing that as long as honor and a strong will existed within Ashen's line, Malus would never be free, as the gem would be past from father to eldest son. Then, his energy spent, the noble king was at last at peace.
Arc was laid to rest in a beautiful tomb in the Moon Kingdom called the Tomb of Dracos, a place dedicated to the people of Dracos who had been sacrificed on the altar of ambition and war. Prince Darius of Earth, on behalf of his father, declared that lands on Earth had been set aside as a haven for any draconid refugees that chose to come. Most of the draconids left the Moon Kingdom for Earth including Ashen's youngest son Aaron. His eldest son, Eldos, heir to his father's power, decided to stay in the Moon Kingdom with his Father. --The day after his father's funeral, Prince Ashen was walking in the Royal Garden with King Serius when a Sailor Scout appeared before them. Calling herself Sailor Pluto, she told them that due to certain events doomed to occur in the future, she must deactivate the time and dimension traveling properties of the Space-Time Sword for the awile. That while would last over a thousand years.
Prince Ashen, in thanks to the Moon Kingdom for there support of the planet Dracos and to Earth for taking care of his people, created three incredibly powerful gems: the Lunar Gem to be a treasure of the Moon Kingdom, the Rose Gem to be a treasure of Earth, and the radiant Phoenix Gem, with the ability to recreate life from a beings remains, to show the unity of the two kingdoms. This artifacts, as powerful as the Dragon Gem, were given into the keeping of the three Shadow Lords to protect them from the power hungry, be they human, lunarian, or draconid. Also, to show the unity between the now united peoples, King Serius awarded the rank of Lunar Knight to Prince Ashen and his son, Eldos. Prince Ashen, now known as the Gold Dragon Knight, became the head of the knight's council and the personal bodyguard to the King, and his son Eldos, the Silver Dragon Knight, became the personal body guard for Princess Serenity.
Two years passed. King Serius, grown sick with age, was now bed ridden. A mysterious man assassinated King Serius's son and daughter-in-law three months ago, and still no one knows who he was. His granddaughter, Princess Serenity, had recently been engaged and she and her betrothed were the heirs to the throne of the moon. As Serius lies on his deathbed, his granddaughter begins to cry as his grandson, Christopher looks on. As her tears fall, the king speaks.
"My dear granddaughter," he whispers, "do not cry. For though I will be gone, know that under your rule the Moon Kingdom will rise to hights it has never known before. "Alas," here he falls silent for a few seconds, "though you will be the greatest queen the moon has ever known, you will also be the last. "But," at her startled gasp and his grandson's incredulous look, "fear not, for though the Moon Kingdom will be gone, the moon's legacy will live on in your daughter." "Remember," here he begins to gasp as he feels his spirit begin to leave him," no matter what happens your daughter must survive. And...no one but you must know what I have told you. For the future to occur as I have seen it no one...must... know..." Then the king breathed his last.
As Serenity's tears renewed, she seemed to see King Serius's spirit, as he looked when he first fought Malus, kneeling before her. He smiled and touched her wet cheek. And she heard in her mind, "A parting gift, little one. Remember it when all hope is lost." As he stands, she feels something fall into her lap. "And," he adds with sorrowful smile, " know that we will meet again." With those last words he vanished. Serenity looked at what had fallen in her lap and saw that one of her tears had been transformed into a ball of crystalline silver.
And so, with the death of the noble King Serius and the coronation of Queen Serenity and her marriage to her husband, began the age that would be known as the Silver Millennium, named after King Serius's gift to Queen Serenity, the Imperium Silver Crystalline. All members of the Moon Kingdom, including Prince Eldos, who now represented the draconids of the moon on behalf of his father, swore their loyalty to her. Prince Ashen decided to retire as head of the Knight's Council in favor of the Queen's brother, Christopher, otherwise known as Lord Predator, though he was still the Royal Family's most trusted military advisor. The Shadow Lords came to her and renewed their vows to defend the Celestial Gems from all comers. The Council of Allied Worlds, in honor of Serius, the council's greatest defender, was renamed. It became known as the Grand Senate of the Silver Imperium.
Serenity later had a daughter, which was named after the queen. Remembering, her grandfather's predictions, Queen Serenity called forth the Sailor Senshi of the Inner Planets and asked them to become members of the Princess's court but even more, to swear to defend the princess no matter what happened. The four princesses readily agreed. She also asked Prince Eldos to help guard the princess whenever his other duties allowed, to which he agreed.
By this time Prince Darius was now a king of Earth with a son of his own. This son, Prince Darien, came to the Moon Kingdom on behalf of his father as ambassador of Earth. As the court gathered one day for a grand ball, Prince Eldos was in the Cygnus Sector with the third Imperium Starfleet, searching for a new homeworld for his people. Little did he or the royal court of the moon know the great tragedy that was about to fall... End of excerpt