Kon'wa! It's been awhile since I posted anything, ne? Well, gomen!! I have
been very busy lately, and my muse is nowhere to be found. Here is a new story,
though. The first part will be sent out now, and the final part on EMSIT day. ^__^
Enjoy!
Wandering
Part 1/?
by: Lazuli
lazulidreamer@yahoo.com
Time
Fall of the Moon Kingdom
Princess Serenity couldn't believe what was right before her eyes. Her
love... her soulmate... Endymion was dying in her arms. The one who had killed
him was standing before her, and Serenity was too far gone in grief to notice the
growing horror in Beryl's eyes. As if it had been an accident that she had killed
the Prince of Earth.
Serenity lifted the sword that had killed her love, and she looked at
him, then closed her eyes briefly to make a choice. She aimed the sword at her
midsection, and she then noticed the gleam of satisfaction in Beryl's eyes. She
didn't give herself time to think, she just aimed the sword at Beryl, and the woman
fell before her, the life gone out of her eyes. A pool of blood creeped from under
her body, and Serenity had to hold her hand to her mouth to keep from throwing
up. How she had managed to kill the one who had been the murderer of all her
friends and family, she did not know. But now the Moon Kingdom was in ruins
around her, and everyone she loved, or even hated, was now dead, or about to die.
The sword fell from Beryl's body, and Serenity wished that she dared to use it on herself. But she had a kingdom to try to rebuild, and something of a life to live. She let her hand trace the features on Endymion's face one last time, before she went to take her place at her mother's side.
"Mother... please do not leave me alone as well. I beg of you..." Serenity
could not hide the tears that now pooled in her eyes. They slipped down her face
as she continued to hold her mother's hand, and pray that she would live on with
her. Serenity could not imagine a world all alone, without any life around her, and
her mother... who she thought was going to live forever... was now going to be lost to her as well. It didn't seem fair that this was happening.
Queen Serenity opened her eyes to look at her daughter's sad face. A girl that was now going to have to take the weight of the world on her shoulders.. the Queen could live on, but at a terrible price. She had to make her daughter see what she would be asking for if the Queen was to live.
"Serenity... I know you have lost so much today... I have lost it as well. My kingdom... that was built when I was first born on the Moon, is no more. The Earth that we had sworn to watch over is a wasteland, that the evil had overtaken. There is a chance that we can restore everything."
Serenity's eyes grew wide with hope that there was a chance. A chance to have her friends back? For the Moon Kingdom to rise again? She calmed herself, though. For her mother to mention this... something of this magnitude demanded a sacrifice on someone's part. The only object with that type of power was the Illusion Silver Crystal.
Her mother struggled to stay awake. To cling on to life until she presented her daughter with the ultimate choice. She knew her daughter would make the right one... she just had to tell her everything... and that would require her being awake.
"Serenity... the choice is this. I can use the power of the Silver Crystal to restore everything. Everyone that died in the battle will be reborn on Earth. The Earth
will restart it's life as well. The cycle will begin again. The Moon Kingdom will be a shadow of what it once was, but you will live here, and watch over the Earth as it goes through life again. You, Serenity... have to choose. It can be just you and I living on the
empty plains of the Moon, or you can have the Earth reborn again. I will have to use the
Crystal though, daughter."
Serenity grasped the situation quickly. If her mother used the crystal, she would die. But since she didn't die during the battle, she of all the people of the Moon, would not be reborn. Serenity would live alone on the Moon, watching life go by, and guiding them towards their ultimate destiny. Alone. She would be forever alone. She closed her eyes and shook her head. She couldn't sacrifice everyone for her happiness. She would choose.
"Use the Crystal, Mother. I know that you are so close to your rest. I will miss you... I will always miss you.. but the Earth and all the souls that died deserve a second chance."
The Queen nodded, and gestured briefly. The crystal was in her hands, and she sat up, and bowed her head, a few words of prayer echoed from her lips. The jewel flared briefly to life, taking its strength from the woman who wielded it. Serenity could fell the lives of her friends briefly brush past her, and then they were gone... and her mother was gone as well. She didn't even get a chance to say a proper goodbye. There was nothing left but her, and a shining, empty kingdom.
~Time~
200 years after the fall of the Moon Kingdom
Serenity smiled as she watched the new kittens run around her feet. Luna and Artemis.. born of the old souls of her mother's advisors... made from the essence of the Moon, and never pure cat... they were the first miracle that she had seen in a long time. She had not been alive that last time the cats had appeared on the Moon. She assumed that they had been born like most normal cats.. .but the Moon was different. They were true Lunar cats once more. She was glad for the companionship of them. They talked to her, and they kept her company through the many days that passed by. Technology on Earth was not at the high it would come in later years, but it was progressing at a speed that matched the records in the history books. She had one such volume opened in front of her, and her eyes skimmed over the words there, images flashing through her mind. Of studious Mercury, who would read the books over and over, insisting that it was fun to read and to learn about what they were destined to protect.
Serenity's eyes filled with tears. She thought of the ones she lost everyday, and she looked down at the Earth. It wouldn't hurt to go down there. To see what she could find down there. She remembered her mother's words with clarity. That they would be reborn. Perhaps she could find them on the Earth. Perhaps they were down there now, remembering their orgins, and waiting for her. Wanting to know more, and wanting to come back home. Her heart thrilled at seeing Endymion again. She absently petted the cats on the head, and walked over to the viewing screens. All she had to do was hone in on the physical aspects of those friends that she had. She wondered if Mars would still be born with that bright red hair of hers. Or Jupiter with the green. She typed in coordinates into the computer, and frowned when she came up with no results. She had so hoped that they would be reborn into their old forms, as the cats were. She shook her head. No use searching that way though. She typed in a few more commands to the computer, and transported herself to Earth.
Serenity looked around her, and wasn't surprised to find herself in a thick forest. She hoped that she would land in a place where she would not be easily noticed. She pulled her cloak tighter around her, and made her way through the twisting paths of the woods, hoping that she would find one of her friends soon. Forests.. it so reminded her of Jupiter... the woods seemed to be like home to her.
She closed her minds to such thoughts, though. She couldn't be here to cry, she needed to search for her friends. She wanted to find them.
She walked across the thick snow on the ground, and surmised that it must be winter... deep winter by the sight of all the snow. It was in huge drifts, and Serenity could barely make it on the path. She was almost at the edge of the forest when she saw a small cottage, and the door opened slightly in the wind.
"It wouldn't hurt to see who's there. Perhaps they can lead me to my friends. As I recall, green hair isn't common on Earth."
She stepped up to the doorway, and tapped lightly on the frame, and was met by a girl with startling green eyes and dark brown hair. Her dress was full of dirt, as if she had been kneeling in the middle of a garden. When she saw Serenity her eyes widened, and she gestured for her to come into the house.
Serenity's eyes took in the poor surrondings. There was only one room, and a bed and table stood near the side of it, and a small fireplace at the other corner. The floor was bare dirt, but there were other items in the room that took away from the plain surrondings.
There were sprigs of red holly berries and green evergreen leaves around the room, and there were candles lit on every surface. There was a small tree in the other corner of the room, and a few items underneath it. Serenity looked closer around the room, and saw a child asleep in the one bed, thumb in mouth and an arm hooked around a worn looking rag doll. This young girl then... was not so young.. .she was a mother... and one that seemed to be all alone as well.
"I thank you for letting me come here... to invite me in your house." Serenity whispered softly, turning to face her guest again who had just finished securing the door with a heavy piece of wood.
"Tis no problem.. I do like getting guests. I and my daughter are the only ones here now. It is hard spending so much time alone." Serenity nodded. She knew that all to well.
"My name is Maggie. Would you care to keep us company for the Winter Solstice? It is tomorrow..." Serenity nodded, and sat beside Maggie on the blanket on the floor.
"We do not have much here, but you are welcome to spend the time here. What is your name?"
Serenity pulled the hood from her face, and smiled. "My name is Serenity. I thank you."
That's the end of this chapter! Gomen ne, not much of a cliffhanger. But please tell me what you think of this story.
*note* Winter Solstice is a Pagan holiday.. the original form of Christmas. It is celebrated by trimming a tree, the colors red and green, and exchanging gifts, where the modern days Christmas gets its orgins.
been very busy lately, and my muse is nowhere to be found. Here is a new story,
though. The first part will be sent out now, and the final part on EMSIT day. ^__^
Enjoy!
Wandering
Part 1/?
by: Lazuli
lazulidreamer@yahoo.com
Time
Fall of the Moon Kingdom
Princess Serenity couldn't believe what was right before her eyes. Her
love... her soulmate... Endymion was dying in her arms. The one who had killed
him was standing before her, and Serenity was too far gone in grief to notice the
growing horror in Beryl's eyes. As if it had been an accident that she had killed
the Prince of Earth.
Serenity lifted the sword that had killed her love, and she looked at
him, then closed her eyes briefly to make a choice. She aimed the sword at her
midsection, and she then noticed the gleam of satisfaction in Beryl's eyes. She
didn't give herself time to think, she just aimed the sword at Beryl, and the woman
fell before her, the life gone out of her eyes. A pool of blood creeped from under
her body, and Serenity had to hold her hand to her mouth to keep from throwing
up. How she had managed to kill the one who had been the murderer of all her
friends and family, she did not know. But now the Moon Kingdom was in ruins
around her, and everyone she loved, or even hated, was now dead, or about to die.
The sword fell from Beryl's body, and Serenity wished that she dared to use it on herself. But she had a kingdom to try to rebuild, and something of a life to live. She let her hand trace the features on Endymion's face one last time, before she went to take her place at her mother's side.
"Mother... please do not leave me alone as well. I beg of you..." Serenity
could not hide the tears that now pooled in her eyes. They slipped down her face
as she continued to hold her mother's hand, and pray that she would live on with
her. Serenity could not imagine a world all alone, without any life around her, and
her mother... who she thought was going to live forever... was now going to be lost to her as well. It didn't seem fair that this was happening.
Queen Serenity opened her eyes to look at her daughter's sad face. A girl that was now going to have to take the weight of the world on her shoulders.. the Queen could live on, but at a terrible price. She had to make her daughter see what she would be asking for if the Queen was to live.
"Serenity... I know you have lost so much today... I have lost it as well. My kingdom... that was built when I was first born on the Moon, is no more. The Earth that we had sworn to watch over is a wasteland, that the evil had overtaken. There is a chance that we can restore everything."
Serenity's eyes grew wide with hope that there was a chance. A chance to have her friends back? For the Moon Kingdom to rise again? She calmed herself, though. For her mother to mention this... something of this magnitude demanded a sacrifice on someone's part. The only object with that type of power was the Illusion Silver Crystal.
Her mother struggled to stay awake. To cling on to life until she presented her daughter with the ultimate choice. She knew her daughter would make the right one... she just had to tell her everything... and that would require her being awake.
"Serenity... the choice is this. I can use the power of the Silver Crystal to restore everything. Everyone that died in the battle will be reborn on Earth. The Earth
will restart it's life as well. The cycle will begin again. The Moon Kingdom will be a shadow of what it once was, but you will live here, and watch over the Earth as it goes through life again. You, Serenity... have to choose. It can be just you and I living on the
empty plains of the Moon, or you can have the Earth reborn again. I will have to use the
Crystal though, daughter."
Serenity grasped the situation quickly. If her mother used the crystal, she would die. But since she didn't die during the battle, she of all the people of the Moon, would not be reborn. Serenity would live alone on the Moon, watching life go by, and guiding them towards their ultimate destiny. Alone. She would be forever alone. She closed her eyes and shook her head. She couldn't sacrifice everyone for her happiness. She would choose.
"Use the Crystal, Mother. I know that you are so close to your rest. I will miss you... I will always miss you.. but the Earth and all the souls that died deserve a second chance."
The Queen nodded, and gestured briefly. The crystal was in her hands, and she sat up, and bowed her head, a few words of prayer echoed from her lips. The jewel flared briefly to life, taking its strength from the woman who wielded it. Serenity could fell the lives of her friends briefly brush past her, and then they were gone... and her mother was gone as well. She didn't even get a chance to say a proper goodbye. There was nothing left but her, and a shining, empty kingdom.
~Time~
200 years after the fall of the Moon Kingdom
Serenity smiled as she watched the new kittens run around her feet. Luna and Artemis.. born of the old souls of her mother's advisors... made from the essence of the Moon, and never pure cat... they were the first miracle that she had seen in a long time. She had not been alive that last time the cats had appeared on the Moon. She assumed that they had been born like most normal cats.. .but the Moon was different. They were true Lunar cats once more. She was glad for the companionship of them. They talked to her, and they kept her company through the many days that passed by. Technology on Earth was not at the high it would come in later years, but it was progressing at a speed that matched the records in the history books. She had one such volume opened in front of her, and her eyes skimmed over the words there, images flashing through her mind. Of studious Mercury, who would read the books over and over, insisting that it was fun to read and to learn about what they were destined to protect.
Serenity's eyes filled with tears. She thought of the ones she lost everyday, and she looked down at the Earth. It wouldn't hurt to go down there. To see what she could find down there. She remembered her mother's words with clarity. That they would be reborn. Perhaps she could find them on the Earth. Perhaps they were down there now, remembering their orgins, and waiting for her. Wanting to know more, and wanting to come back home. Her heart thrilled at seeing Endymion again. She absently petted the cats on the head, and walked over to the viewing screens. All she had to do was hone in on the physical aspects of those friends that she had. She wondered if Mars would still be born with that bright red hair of hers. Or Jupiter with the green. She typed in coordinates into the computer, and frowned when she came up with no results. She had so hoped that they would be reborn into their old forms, as the cats were. She shook her head. No use searching that way though. She typed in a few more commands to the computer, and transported herself to Earth.
Serenity looked around her, and wasn't surprised to find herself in a thick forest. She hoped that she would land in a place where she would not be easily noticed. She pulled her cloak tighter around her, and made her way through the twisting paths of the woods, hoping that she would find one of her friends soon. Forests.. it so reminded her of Jupiter... the woods seemed to be like home to her.
She closed her minds to such thoughts, though. She couldn't be here to cry, she needed to search for her friends. She wanted to find them.
She walked across the thick snow on the ground, and surmised that it must be winter... deep winter by the sight of all the snow. It was in huge drifts, and Serenity could barely make it on the path. She was almost at the edge of the forest when she saw a small cottage, and the door opened slightly in the wind.
"It wouldn't hurt to see who's there. Perhaps they can lead me to my friends. As I recall, green hair isn't common on Earth."
She stepped up to the doorway, and tapped lightly on the frame, and was met by a girl with startling green eyes and dark brown hair. Her dress was full of dirt, as if she had been kneeling in the middle of a garden. When she saw Serenity her eyes widened, and she gestured for her to come into the house.
Serenity's eyes took in the poor surrondings. There was only one room, and a bed and table stood near the side of it, and a small fireplace at the other corner. The floor was bare dirt, but there were other items in the room that took away from the plain surrondings.
There were sprigs of red holly berries and green evergreen leaves around the room, and there were candles lit on every surface. There was a small tree in the other corner of the room, and a few items underneath it. Serenity looked closer around the room, and saw a child asleep in the one bed, thumb in mouth and an arm hooked around a worn looking rag doll. This young girl then... was not so young.. .she was a mother... and one that seemed to be all alone as well.
"I thank you for letting me come here... to invite me in your house." Serenity whispered softly, turning to face her guest again who had just finished securing the door with a heavy piece of wood.
"Tis no problem.. I do like getting guests. I and my daughter are the only ones here now. It is hard spending so much time alone." Serenity nodded. She knew that all to well.
"My name is Maggie. Would you care to keep us company for the Winter Solstice? It is tomorrow..." Serenity nodded, and sat beside Maggie on the blanket on the floor.
"We do not have much here, but you are welcome to spend the time here. What is your name?"
Serenity pulled the hood from her face, and smiled. "My name is Serenity. I thank you."
That's the end of this chapter! Gomen ne, not much of a cliffhanger. But please tell me what you think of this story.
*note* Winter Solstice is a Pagan holiday.. the original form of Christmas. It is celebrated by trimming a tree, the colors red and green, and exchanging gifts, where the modern days Christmas gets its orgins.