Warning: This will be dark, gruesome, and have a hint of sexual themes and violence. Be advised that most of what I warn about will probably never occur. I will stay in the T-Rating; however, I might change it to M-Rating in the near future, if it becomes too violent. I will mix mythology with the anime. Remember, this is an alternative universe.
A/N: I was given a challenge from t-rex989. His challenge was to make Beryl enslave the Moon Kingdom and have the Sailor Scouts as handmaidens. Well, as you will see, I did not go with that, per say. The only thing I kept was the handmaiden idea. The plot was something I worked entirely on my own—still I give credit to him for giving me an idea. It may not have gone how he originally had hope but I hope he, and the rest of you, enjoy it.
Chapter One
The Moon Kingdom.
It had been a few years since Usagi heard of that kingdom. Supposedly, the land was divine, blessed by the gods. Crystalized buildings, glistening waters, it glowed in white, a sign of its pureness.
Usagi began to laugh, amused that such kingdom was pure.
Ridiculous. Unbelievable. She could use many words to describe her incredulity. But she settled with rubbish.
From what she remembered, the Moon Kingdom had many allies. Those allies swore to protect one another. However, Earth was not part of their little circle. Usagi began to pace, racking her brain for the rest of the tale until the words formulated and eased her temper.
Earth did not have the mystic power that the guardians held. It was their lack of power that the earthlings were not accepted to their group. In fact, the guardians belittled the earthlings. Seeing as they held little mystical powers, they wanted to dominate them.
Or so they thought.
Usagi stopped in her pace, looking around the elegant room. There, high against the wall, a sword shined under the sunlight. Red rubies adorned the leather hilt. The silver metal shone with radiance. It spoke of power, of strength. Usagi imagined her queen looking magnificent with the sword in hand.
With that sword, her queen had fought the guardians of the galaxy. But strength alone did not assure her victory.
Usagi headed toward the dresser and picked up a dark crystal. In her hand, a heat flared from the crystal. It coiled against her skin, sapping away an inch of her power. It did little to harm her. She lived with the dark crystal her whole life, and it slowly began to recognize her as their master.
She returned the crystal back on the dresser, remembering how the crystal came to be.
Since the Moon Kingdom had many allies, her queen knew that she needed to use her dark magic. So with her virgin blood, and a piece of her skin, the dark crystal began to form, under the scorching sun. Many of their enemies did not stand a chance against her queen's power. Even the Earth King grew afraid of her. Because of his fear, he wanted to cease the war and promote peace. Her queen had no choice but to kill the fool before the enemy killed them.
Some rejoiced. Others did not.
Those who were against her needed help. Below her feet, several stories down, a dungeon laid of where the doubtful remained. With a little push, and love from her queen's lips, their mind gradually accepted the queen, without fear, without doubts.
Sometimes one had to break to see reality.
Something blue caught her sight. She grabbed it, remembering where it came from.
She held in her hand a tattered blue ribbon. The ribbon was around her arm when she was an infant. It had saved her from the cold when her queen had noticed the ribbon against the snow. Usagi would've died. She owed her queen her life; her gratitude of raising her when she had no family that existed.
Putting the ribbon on the nightstand, Usagi straightened her back as the bedroom door clicked open. Beautiful. Stunning. Her queen's radiance completed the room with life.
No one could compare to her.
Not even her.
There had been rumors that she held the same beauty as the queen. She found it hilarious. Plain, with a straight nose, a scar on her forehead, she did not see what others saw. She had the biggest eyes, a sky-blue iris, and long eyelashes. She had the smallest mouth, a big appetite, and a horrible laugh.
Her body was not evenly proportion. She had long arms, long fingers, a short waist, and thick legs. Small breasts. Chubby toes. Small feet. Light skin.
As for her hair, it hanged near her chin. She wished she had it long but her queen preferred it short. She had no choice to obey, never questioning her reason.
"Usagi," her queen called.
She raised her eyes and met her queen's gaze. Beryl, her queen, twisted a lock of her hair around her finger. It bounced when she let it loose, springing back in place with the rest of her hair. Her fingernail touched her cheek, trailing down her chin to her throat.
Amber eyes met sky-blue.
"Would you betray me, Usagi?"
"Never," Usagi responded.
Beryl pulled her hand away from her throat, only to focus on the scar on her forehead. Her thumb traced her marred skin. Usagi shuddered, feeling a tingle run down her spine.
She took in her queen as the queen touched her face.
Her beautiful red locks appeared secure in a bun. Some loose hairs curled around her cheek. A golden crown rested on top of her head. Her face held a youthful glow, no doubt the immortality in her veins contributed to that.
"Usagi," Beryl spoke against her cheek. "Would you die for me?"
Usagi closed her eyes, taking in the aroma of citrus and lilacs that belonged to her.
"Yes," she whispered.
Beryl smiled and pecked her cheek. "I'm pleased to hear that."
Ever since the rebellion started, her queen began to distrust her. She did not blame her, not when most of their allies betrayed her, joining the rebellion. Usagi blamed the four prisoners held in captive. The spawn of the guardians, princesses of a planet, had tried to attack the queen.
She clenched her fist, wishing that her queen would allow her to kill them.
As if reading her mind, Beryl warned, "Don't do anything that you'll regret."
Usagi held back her rage, not wanting the wrath of her queen. She consented and followed after her queen, toward the dungeon of where the captives slept. The guards stood in front of the cell door, and moved aside when Beryl approached.
The room that they entered barely held any light. Usagi grabbed a lantern to a side, brightening the room with an orange hue. On the ground, four women sat, powerless. The dark crystal had sapped most of their power. They posed little threat but Usagi remained alert.
She took in their appearance. Wavy skirts, tattered blouses, ribbons with orbs, each girl represented the color of their planet. They were beautiful, lethal creatures. She felt the dagger against her thigh, providing her a sense of security.
The raven spoke first. "I won't give in. I will have your head."
Beryl laughed. "You can try, Mars."
The amazon spoke next, with a threat behind her words. "When I regain my strength, you will beg for mercy."
Her queen looked amused. "I doubt that."
Their heavy breathing filled the room, words no longer exchanged. Usagi glanced at her queen. She hid her emotions behind a cold face and stared down at the enemy. It was the leader that broke her away from her queen to listen to her words.
"You may torture us. You may humiliate us."—her blue eyes lit passionately under the light—"But you will not break our resolve. We will find her, and we will win."
"She is dead."
"So you say," the leader quipped. "But she is alive. I can feel her. She is slowly awakening." A smile broke loose on her pretty lips. "Your reign will end."