This is a story that came to me when I was reading two Sailor Moon fanfics called Sailor Moon H: Order of the phoenix by TheElephantInThePrideParade and Tuxedo Harry by Benneducci, which I recommend to any Sailor Moon and Harry Potter fans out there. I decided to post it because the new season of Sailor Moon Crystal (season 3) will be starting soon!
The premise here is how Queen Serenity founded the Silver Millennium, and the secret behind the princess' birth.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
I hope you enjoy reading it!
'Who am I? Where did I come from?' those were the first questions that came to me as I opened my eyes for the first time. The first thing I saw was breathtakingly beautiful full moon shining in the sky, and that was when I remembered.
My name is Selene, Goddess of the Moon, and the one who poets sung praises since the dawn of time; my light always shown in the darkness of the night, guiding mortals when the sun no longer could.
For a time I was content, merely shining and revealing the secrets hidden in the night; however, one day, I heard a sweet voice; it wasn't like any of the poets, philosophers, priests, or even the priestesses that sung me praises before, this one was a young shepherd, his voice was slightly low, yet it held such gentleness, that I had to know who that young man was. His voice had charmed me, I wanted to hear it more, it was sweeter to me than ambrosia, and more addicting than the sweetest drug, I wanted to hear this man sing to me for all eternity, for his voice was one I could not let go of.
"Mortal," I said to him from my place in the heavens "Your goddess requires your name."
When he looked up to the sky, his face brought me awe, features that would put Adonis to shame, symmetrical as if sculpted to represent the perfect man for Aphrodite. "My goddess, I am but a humble shepherd, my name is not worthy of your ears," he said.
"Speak it young shepherd, you who guides livestock, like the moon guides mortals in the night."
"It is Endymion my lady," he answered.
"Your song has pleased me Endymion; tell me what reward would you like me to give you?" I asked him.
"My only wish, your grace, is to, but once, see the face of the goddess of the moon, the fairest of them all."
His words touched me, it was the first time that a man spoke such words to me, asking to see my face, and not only bask in my light. 'Endymion is humble,' I thought, 'here was a man worthy of me.' While many men wished to gain glory, power, and riches, this one here only wanted to see me; it was then that I decided, I would give this man what he wanted, then I would take him with me, and have him beside me forever and until the end of time.
"Very well, Endymion, I shall grant you this wish."
And so I left the moon and descended to the earth, coming in front of him, smiling gently like the moonlight.
"You are more beautiful than I could have ever imagined," he said, his face almost shining. I could not help myself, for here was the man more beautiful than Adonis, and his eyes were only on me; and like any girl in love for the first time, who knew nothing of shame nor tradition, I gave myself to him completely.
When our lips met for the first time, it was like a fire had been lit inside of me, I had lost control, for I was in bliss, and my instincts took control. Some say that when your first kiss would be bitter sweet, however to me it was sweeter than honey, it was as if I had not lived before, and just now I was starting to, like I had been breathing underwater, and only now I had raised my head and took my first real breath. And from there, things became more heated. Endymion's tunic was on the ground and mine was not too far away; my lips moved like fire on his sun-kissed skin, and my hands explored what my eyes could not, and I was not alone lost in that ecstasy; his hands traveled on my back, caressing me gently, and once I had finished tasting every bit of his skin, he took control and did the same to me. His mouth teased my skin, drove me mad with desire, and made me want for nothing more than him, and once he was done returning the favor, he looked into my eyes and our embrace truly began.
We stayed together on that isolated hill loving each other until the sun came up, and then we went to sleep.
And that was how I woke up that first night for the first few seconds of it forgetting who I was. However, once I recalled everything, I looked for my mortal lover, hoping to grant him eternity by my side, so that we may remain together on the serene moon until the end of days.
Unfortunately for me, it was not to be. For when I woke up, I was alone. Endymion was gone, and so where his cattle. The place where my tunic was supposed to be, in a bundle was as empty as my embrace, which was previously filled by my lover. It had taken me a while to understand what had happened; I went around naked and screaming for him, hoping it was a joke, him being a little playful with his lover. "No man could resist you, my goddess," he had said "no man would not be enthralled by your presence and beauty," he continued, and for my naiveté I believed him. I looked and searched all around that hill but my lover was not there.
He never was!
Though I was the goddess of the moon, going around naked before the mortals was not something I found acceptable. So I fashioned myself a dress from the moonlight itself, and once again went around looking for the man who pretended to be what he was not, the man who fooled me!
It was on the morning of the third day after my search that I was able to find the shepherd in a city one day's walk from the hill, this time walking together with a woman who was wearing my tunic.
I wanted to hate him, to tear him limb from limb, and leave him as a warning to all who come after him, to never attempt to cross this Goddess. But if one truly understood the moonlight, they understood that is was gentle, that it shined brightly over all, and that it could never truly harm anyone, and as the goddess of the moon, that applied to me too. So I did what probably no one else would do, and turned away leaving behind the man that made me feel love for the first time.
My tears flowed through my eyes as I left the city and the man I loved behind me, never looking back.
I don't know how long I was crying after I had gotten back to my domain, but I believe it could have been centuries. And after my tears had dried from my eyes, they all gathered together, joining together until they became a single crystal containing all of my powers, and it was at that second that I ceased to be Selene the Moon Goddess, and I became something else.
With the silver crystal I began my work, fashioning a palace on the moon overlooking the earth; once I was finished with what would later be dubbed 'Moon Castle', I headed to Venus where I created the second castle, then to Mercury where I built the third castle, then to Mars, then Jupiter, followed by Saturn, then Uranus, Neptune, and finally Pluto. Eight castles where constructed, one to govern each of these planets in addition to the castle on the moon. And from there I began recruiting human women to rule and protect those planets, with a small human population growing on each one of them. Each of the women chosen to rule I bestowed upon them the title of princess of that planet, and linked their seed with the seed of their planet. The earth however remained its own place, with me watching it from the moon.
As the years passed troubles ensued between the planets for many different reasons and the princesses of these different planets would come to me to mediate; while I was usually able to solve their problems with little violence, sometimes, blood would have already been spilt beforehand.
One time however, war broke out between all eight of the planets and princess turned against princess, wielding the incredible powers of their planets against each other; it was then that I intervened for the last time. After subduing all eight of the princesses, in addition to their armies, mostly due to the powers of the silver crystal, I decided to change this warped up world they had come to live in; I took control, and became Queen Serenity. The eight planets were no longer self-governed, true the eight princesses remained, however, how I ruled the solar system, and the princesses, representatives of their respective planets, became my advisors and my honor guard, bestowed with the title sailor warriors.
But as time moved forward, the universe expanded, new systems were discovered, and new threats emerged and were dealt with, time began to take a toll on me. I started caring less for the day to day business of the my kingdom, and I knew that the day where I had to leave would come soon, so I decided it was time to plan for what happens next.
When I decided that I would one day leave the kingdom, I realized that I could not possibly leave it in the hands of any of the princesses, which would in its turn strife and conflict. So the only remaining option for me was to give the kingdom to someone of my own flesh and blood, who I could trust to rule justly. The problem was, however, that I had no children nor relatives of my own, and I would never allow myself to be touched by a man ever again, so only one option remained opened to me; I would impregnate myself alone with the power of the silver crystal, a child born only from me, with little chance of her inheriting an unknown father's qualities; and after she would be born, I would teach her how to rule for fifty years; and when I become convinced that she is ready, I would abdicate and have her take the throne.
My wish, I found out, would not come to pass, for little princess Serenity, my beloved daughter, who meant to me more than anything in this entire universe would be taken from me following her sixteenth birthday, dying because she fell in love with a man that shared the same name with the man that put me on this path… Endymion.
"Luna, Artemis," I told the two sleeping cats "take care of my daughter, who I entrusted everything to."
Once I was certain that the cold sleep pods had arrived on earth, I set about uploading my memory and personality onto the mainframe, hoping that one day, my daughter would come back home and find my message to her.
Love never benefited my family, it had always caused us ruin, and now after everything, I wish my daughter would find the love that I never could, and to become the queen I know she can be one day.
With a final look back, I said farewell to the palace I called home, and the once moon goddess departed the solar system.
~Fin~
Ok so this story is a "oneshot" which could one day become more, but for now, it is the short story of the moon goddess Selene becoming the Queen we all know.
Hope you all enjoyed it!
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