Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
Chapter 1
Memories
Looking out over the vast broken landscape backlit by the blue light of the hanging earth he admitted to himself that it was straight out of a horror film. The broken marble pieces stained long ago by the blood of his soldiers sat wretchedly among the still dust of the lunar surface. As he knelt there among the ashes of a fallen dream Artemis of Mau, high ambassador and first commander of a forgotten civilization felt his heart break and his soul mourn.
In seeing the destruction he relived it all again. He could see his soldiers fighting bravely against the oncoming darkness, the four girls at the top of their form but overwhelmed by the sheer number of the enemies army. Slowly they fell one by one until only one stood among the darkness. She had struck down scores of evil hearted creatures, her flying sword and flashing golden whip only enhancing the battle rage that shone in her brilliant amber eyes. She had been the last to fall, his Venus.
And there was the princess, the shining star of this galaxy running wildly toward them, white slipper shod feet slipping on the blood and carnage that surrounded them, diamond white hair streaming behind her. Her dainty hands reached out trying desperately to stop Venus's fall but were prevented that act of kindness by her arrival.
She stood there between Princess and Soldier her tight black dress covered in the same gore that covered the ground. The black lady, the sum of all their heartache and fear, Beryl. Her dead white skin a pale contrast to her flaming hair, she gazed down at her self named nemesis, the white princess, thru glittering obsidian black eyes. He saw those beautiful silver on blue orbs of his princess quietly pleading as she begged for Beryl to stop, then the swish of black that heralded the coming of the protector.
He stood between Beryl and his Princess an unmovable wall of strength dividing dark from light. Severely injured from his battle on Earth and then on their own Lunar soil he still stood tall, his ocean blue eyes edged in chips of blue ice formed by the loss of his own kingdom, his legendary sword ready and already swinging up to meet Beryl's attack.
The princess so assured in her lover's skill and heedless of any danger to herself ran around their battle and fell to her knees along side the captain of her guard. Carefully lifting Venus's golden head and cradling it gently against her silk clad body she was unaware of the blade headed for her unprotected back. And as another joined the ranks of those headed to the Elysian Fields, the princess found herself along the body of her now dead lover, the blade of Beryl still quivering in his chest, black hair still fluttering from his down ward fall.
Artemis watched unable to stop his princesses as she lifted Endymions sword from his limp fingers and defiantly staring up at Beryl slipped its cold blade into her body, her blood mingling with her lost lovers along the silver edges. As the life light faded from her eyes Beryl thwarted of her prize howled her rage to the starless skies.
He watched silent as his Queen using the mystical crystal banished the evil and its mistress to the far reaches of the galaxy. He bowed his white head as she grasped her daughter and people from the reaching fingers of Hades and sent them to the far ends of the future to live again. He let a tear fall sullenly down a pale cheek as the soldier of death brought down her bloody glaive and sent the Silver Millennium far into the memories of time.
A cool hand brushed locks of white hair from his forhead and lifted his chin. He looked up into the concerned amethyst eyes of his mate.
"Luna."
That simple word breathed new determination into his soul. It was because of her that his soul had awakened from its fitful slumber. How he had missed the feel of her lips against his, the smell of lilacs that perfumed her raven locks of hair, the feel of her in his arms. The simple longing of his heart had brought him to this plane of existence, and there he had found her again, his Luna. She had also been high ambassador of the moon, advisor to the Queen, and surrogate mother to the princess when the Queen was away. She was the other half of his heart and now that they were matched again he felt whole, invincible, and ready to take back the joy that was rightfully theirs.
Her sweet cherry lips parted in a sad smile, for while she had him again, her heart longed for another body to cherish close to her. She looked away from the rubble around her, off into the distance towards the bright blue green glow of Earth.
"We will find them my love, all of our girls will once again be together, and we will bask in her light. Our Serenity."
This is my new story out, first time trying to write in 3 years. I do hope that I have gotten better at this. Please let me know if you enjoy. Thanks C.W.