Prologue
He was obsessed with Sailor Moon.
Princess Serenity.
No, Neo Queen Serenity.
Every second he thought of her. Ached to touch her, to feel her pure white skin crumble beneath his tainted fingers.
To taste the deliciousness of her body..to hold, to keep..
It drove him mad.
He watched her.
Every second of her life.
As she made love to that blasted Endymion, as she held that child close to her breast...
How he wished it were him.
A foolish insanity.
A poor man's dream.
He thought of nothing but to be by her side.
But it could not be.
So long as she was under the guise of the light, he could not get near.
Protected by the Senshi.
By the love of her mortal.
By that damned Crystal...
If only...
If only...
And still, Sapphire watched. He watched as his beloved brother sunk deeper and deeper into madness.
He could hear him laughing at all hours of the night.
Hear him whispering Serenity's name in the darkness.
But he was so far out of reach.
A Wiseman once said to beware the crazy ones, lest you get sucked in.
Though it is always best to share the pain.
Sapphire didn't mind it. If he couldn't pull Diamond out of it, then he'd gladly drown with him.
Luckily for him, he has a strong will-power. But, it was cracking. He couldn't let Diamond see his cracks.
Misery loves company, they say.
The further Diamond descended, the further Sapphire went in to pull him out.
He watches as the white haired man writhes on the floor. He's holding a replica of Serenity's dress in his hands.
He's skinny from skipping meals, eyes sunken in with bags underneath due to skipping sleep.
He lets the dark embrace him. The dark dreams of Serenity's light.
It's an obsession gone on far too long.
A never ending stairway of glass steps that constantly twist and turn and break under your feet.
Falling down.
Deeper down.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Embrace the crazy, embrace the madness.
The dark swallows you whole.
But at every tunnel, there is a light.
His sight is blurry. His voice hoarse from all this shouting.
Looking into his crystal ball, the one he watches Serenity TV.
She is with her Senshi.
With eager eyes, he watches their bodies dance as they transform.
Blue Ice, Red Fire, Green Thunder and Yellow Light.
His eyes focus on them.
Black cascading hair.
Long pale legs.
Healthy bust she once called "Talent"
And big blue eyes that used to be filled with hope.
Lust is a very dangerous thing...
Especially when it's in the form of the purest angel in the galaxy.
And her four virginal guardians.
His eyes land on that of Lady Mars, the Soldier of Fire and Passion.
Passionate, indeed.
They say she lusted for Endymion once.
And that her fire melted the Ice Prince of the Far East.
Tighter he grips Serenity's dress, watching as Lady Mars walks.
Her personality etching with each movement, she's every bit the fire they compare her to.
And maybe.
Just maybe.
"She's my ticket to Serenity..."
