This is a re-write of an existing story I wrote a few years ago. I took the previous one down because there were things that were inconsistent – and I couldn't stand that. So I took some time off to settle the inconsistencies in my stories, and now I'm putting it back here.
I'm going to share a story that perhaps all of you already know – a story that has roots in one of the oldest stories of time: the story of Angels and humans. But this story goes way beyond that, to a time before the Moon Kingdom was established.
Imagine if you can, a world of beauty, where Angels ruled over Heaven. Unbelievably beautiful creatures, each with 3 pairs of wings, the most exquisite of clothes that seemed to have been woven from the wind itself, beautiful glowing haloes sitting atop their heads, and smiles that seemed to brighten up even the darkest nights. This was the realm of the Angels.
The Angels lived in a beautiful world, where peace and prosperity seemed to frolic in the clouds. But even the Angels had their own Kingdom, and with it, their regime, ruled by King Phantos and Queen Stella, and their Court of 8. The council was established with one simple rule: to protect the solar system from harm.
You see, the Angels weren't allowed to interfere with sentient life. Their mission was simply to protect the planets, not its inhabitants. And above all, they were forbidden to change the future. That is, until one angel committed a grave sin. Her name, was Serenity.
Serenity was stunning, even by Angel standards. Her long blonde hair shone brighter than the morning sun, innocent blue eyes that shone like the most brilliant of sapphires. She spent most of her days looking down on the majestic planets revolving around, almost hypnotizing.
But what mesmerized her, out of all the planets, was Earth. It was different from the rest. It had a special significance to her. She would spend every day watching humans go about their lives. And each day, her heart broke, watching flood, famine, war, crime and murder destroy the species she had grown to love.
Finally deciding that she couldn't bear it anymore, she decided to take action. But before she could do anything about it, she had been summoned by Queen Stella.
Kneeling down before her Queen, she watched as the Queen's emerald eyes scrutinized her stoically. She hated the feeling, almost as though her eyes penetrated into her soul and saw her secrets. Finally, the Queen spoke, in a soothing melodious voice.
"Serenity, my court has deemed that you will, in the future, do something that will forever destroy Heaven. For that, I have no choice but to exile you. You will be sent down to Earth, and live the remainder of your life as a human. You are forbidden to tell them anything of us, and you will never be allowed to return."
Serenity hated it. She had heard stories of the Queens almighty Court, that determined with their special abilities bestowed from the Queen herself, how anyone could be a future threat, and had to be "eliminated" before the time came. But, no one was to argue with the Queen. Besides, in this case, it was something she wouldn't have minded, living her life as a human.
"I understand, my Queen." was all she said. With a wave of her scepter, the Queen removed Serenity's Angel status, and banished her to Earth.
Serenity lived on Earth for years, falling in love with a human man named Endymion. The two got married, and soon gave birth to a small child. The child was just as beautiful as Serenity had been. The moment the child was born, Serenity sensed that something had gone wrong. And she couldn't have been more right.
One night, while she was hugging her child to sleep, King Phantos appeared before her. With a wave of his hand, the three appeared back in the Angel Court. Queen Stella, King Phantos, and the ever-present Court of 8 stood at the very end, all of them watching her wearily.
"Serenity." The voice said. The voice was one that was tired – a Queen that had been drained of all her mental ability to control everything. Clearly, since the time she had left, many things had happened.
"Serenity." The Queen repeated, stabilizing her voice. "It has come to my attention that you have given birth to that child in your arms. What you have done, will destroy the Angel Court. Since the day you had gotten pregnant, you have thrown the Angel World into disarray. Angels started warring with each other, Angels fighting to overthrow the Kingdom, Angels that we had to banish to Earth."
Serenity looked confused.
"My Queen, if I may?" said one of her Court of 8. The Queen nodded and waved her hand around dismissively.
"My name is Mei'ou Setsuna. I am the Guardian of Time. I have been watching you for years. The child in your arms is not human, neither is it of Angel descent. She will be a completely different species. I have seen the future and so will you, in time.
In the years that you have been on Earth, the Angel Realm has been in a never-ending battle. Fallen Angels, Angels who have allowed darkness to cloud their souls, and in turn releasing their inner demon, turning their wings black, have been banished to the Realm of Darkness.
But in doing so to protect their Kingdom, the Angel Realm has been thrown into chaos and imbalance. Queen Stella and King Phantos have banished countless Angels to Earth, many of whom have taken you as their example, and whom will eventually follow your footsteps."
The King and Queen stood up silently, Queen Stella staggering for a second, before calling on their powers. The Court of 8 continued to watch, a knowing, but unaccepting gaze set upon their faces.
"Serenity. You have been chosen to lead the Angel Realm into a new era. We will split Heaven into 3 realms.
The upper realm, Aviane, will belong to the Angels, Angels of 100% pure blood descent. Queen Stella and I will continue to manage the upper realm as we have always done.
The middle realm, Gremory, will belong to the fallen angels. They will be allowed to pick their own structure and their own leader. They will manage their own realm, unprotected and uncontrolled by us.
And the lowest realm, Neo, a realm that will be allowed to help humanity, will be left to the Angelics, Angels who are from Angel-human descent. You, Serenity who have unknowingly pioneered the beginning of the Angelics, have been chosen to lead them." said King Phantos. The King and Queen worked their magic, and with a gigantic clap of thunder, it was done.
"You will be allowed to be with your child, and your husband as well. You will be given your Angel status back to help you. And also..." the Queen trailed off, looking for a moment at her Court of 8.
"I have instructed my Court of 8 to assist you while you build your empire. Their job is simply to protect you and your Kingdom. They will follow you down to Neo to assist you in any way you deem fit. Use them wisely." With that, her Court of 8 walked over to face Serenity, their gowns of various colors swishing in the wind.
Serenity wanted to complain, but she knew there was nothing she could say: besides, it was not her place. Queen Stella had made things perfectly clear. This was how things were meant to be. She flexed her wings tentatively, somewhat glad to have them back. She eyed the 8 female Angels around her. They all looked straight ahead, none saying a word to her.
"Good luck, Neo-Queen Serenity." was the last words of Queen Stella.
"Dad, is the story true?" piped up a small kid, tucked safely into bed in the Moon Kingdom.
"Of course, you know as well as I do that it's true." His father said, a knowing smile appearing on his face.
"What do you mean?" the child looked at him curiously, eyes wide as saucers.
"Well... it's said that after many years, more and more Angelics were born, and brought up in the Angelic realm. The Angelic Realm continued to flourish under Neo-Queen Serenity's rule. With the help of the Court of 8, there was finally peace on Earth. Eventually, even the Court of 8 descended to Earth and had children of their own. But, ultimately, being children of the Court of 8, they were special."
"I don't understand."
"My son, the Court of 8, along with Neo-Queen Serenity, were given the task to protect Earth, against everything we humans could do to harm each other, and against anything that the Gremory's Fallen Angels could throw at us." He smiled as his son's eyes betrayed his sudden understanding.
"Do you mean – "
"Yes my son. Our Queen Serenity and the 8 Sailor Senshi are the blood descendants of Neo-Queen Serenity and the Court of 8, continuing to do what they were destined to do. We, my son, are in the midst of Angelics."
Queen Serenity stood on the balcony, leaning her hands on the railing. This was her favorite spot in the entire castle, just because she felt she could see the whole world from that spot. How long had it been since she had rebuilt her Kingdom, how long since she had sat on the throne? With the power of her crystal, her world literally stopped spinning. There was no death, there was no war, and the world lived in peace.
Her 4 Guardian Senshi took care of the four corners of her Kingdom. Sailor Mercury looked after the East end, the North was protected by Sailor Mars, the South by Sailor Jupiter, and the west by Sailor Venus. All four of her guardian Senshi lived with her in her Crystal Palace, protected by the crystal. But every night, when she retreated to the balcony to look at her Kingdom, she would always quietly wonder how the others were doing.
When her Kingdom was completely restored, she worried for her people. They had seen battle after battle, destruction after war, and she didn't want them to go through it again. She knew her Moon Crystal was a delicious target to many, and she didn't want anyone to interfere with her Kingdom, not after they had spent so many years in peace. And it was because of that, that Queen Serenity had made the hardest decision in her life.
She had known, without a question, that they would have gone, whether she asked them to or not. After all, it was their job, and it had been their job for decades. It was their job to protect her, a job that they were deadly serious about. Though back then she didn't appreciate it, she understood now that all those times, all they were doing, was protecting her.
In order to save the world, they put the weight on their own shoulders, choosing the only path they thought was possible, leaving her and her Senshi out of it, not wanting to stain their souls and their hearts with guilt. Her four most loyal warriors, her four strongest and most deadly fighters, were somewhere out there, continuing their mission to protect her and her Kingdom.
She remembered the night they left, as though it was yesterday. The four of them, knelt at her feet.
"Uranus, you don't have to do this. None of you have to go." She had said, in a whisper so soft that she was sure they wouldn't be able to hear her. Sailor Uranus looked up, her stern teal eyes meeting Queen Serenity's sapphire blue eyes. She gave the Queen a knowing smile.
"My Queen, we will always be by your side. But this is something that we have to do. We were never meant to stay by your side: that's what your guardians are here for. Don't worry, if anything happens, don't hesitate to call on us." Uranus had said, a knowing soft smile dancing on their lips, before the four of them stood up, bowed one last time, and disappeared into the night.
"Many years ago, before we first met, my mother told me a story of Queen Serenity, of how they protected the world and the Angel Realm. Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto. You are my Angels. You've selflessly protected the Moon Kingdom and my family, just like the story." She looked out into the darkness of the night, beyond the illumination of her Kingdom.
"I can't wait to see you guys." She whispered, looking forward to the end of the week, where all her warriors were to return to the Moon Kingdom for a once-in-a-decade celebration. It was her 210th birthday. I miss the times when my birthday was counted by years, instead of decades. She thought to herself bitterly as she headed back to her quarters.
Old readers, please bear with me! New readers, let me know what you think :) I'll try my best to post a new chapter every week or so... but I'd love to know what you guys think as the story progresses!