Sapphire Midnight

Chapter 1 A Brief Explanation Hello readers I'm sapphire999. I thought I should warn you, just to be fair, this part of the story is a little boring, but you won't understand the rest of the story unless you read it. I promise the story gets better. Oh yeah this story is a knock off of sailor moon and doesn't much involve the original scouts. Sorry about that. Well, please read and review. Hope you like it. Sapphire

In the center of the heart of the Sapphire Empire, there is a shrine. It is in the absolute center of the empire because it is supposed to represent the center of life. Inside the temple are many wonders to behold. There are scrolls, scriptures, tearooms, and many other rooms. There is art in every square inch of the shrine. Beautiful wall murals, mosaics, paintings, carvings, statues, and many other beautiful things drip from the shrine, easily making this the most beautiful place in the entire imperial establishment. But inside this place lies a secret room. It is a sealed room, which holds many secrets. One young man has discovered its biggest secret. His name is Daranden Yuki and he has discovered the sleeping princess sapphire.

There is a story that goes along with this one, but to keep the story going it has been shortened. The war on terror had developed into a devastating World War 3. Many resources were becoming exhausted. Scientists all over the world rose to the challenge. They found a complex way to replenish resources and improve all sorts of technology in the process. After 3 years the war was at a stalemate with all nations. Peace negotiators met at the UN to try to settle this situation.

The world was divided into 6 empires. Asia went to Sapphire, Europe to Ruby, North America to Diamond, South America to Emerald, Africa to Aqua Pearl, and Australia and Antarctica to Topaz. Soon after this, individuals with supernatural powers were discovered.

Needless to say, the Empires fought over them too. Peace negotiators met once again to decide what power went where. Everyone was shifted around except for those with no powers. Sometimes entire families were separated and many people resented the compromise, but they didn't desire anymore conflict so they stayed quiet. Government formats were set up and all necessary changes were made. But, being humans, we still weren't ready to settle down. The world was in conflict over what to do if something else should happen.

This is where the princesses come in. A spell from the high priest of every empire's major shrine was given to the emperor of each establishment. The spell, once used would seal the chosen warriors of each empire until a person with the right characteristics woke them in a time of great need. The seal would stop time for that warrior; they would be frozen in a sleeping state until the right person woke them up, hence they wouldn't age at all. Although the warriors were frozen, they'd be completely aware of what happened around them. There was a tournament in each empire, where only people with supernatural abilities could fight, to determine which warrior would be the imperial guardian. All of the chosen warriors were females, so they were called sleeping princesses. They were given a college education within ten years. After those ten years of learning and training, it would take at least half a year to completely perfect the warrior's techniques. After that, they were sealed, which brings us back to our current point.

Daranden Yuki is 18 years of age, with untidy, yet groomed, brown hair and sapphire-blue eyes. His skin is a pale-tan color and is exactly 6 feet and 11 inches tall. He is a strong, smart, and talented musician. He is also part of the newest branch of military, the knights. He is a top- ranking imperial guard. His job is to protect the emperor and citizens.

The sleeping princess he's found is Case Harmony. She is a beautiful, slender girl who has pale skin and waist-length, straight dark brown hair. Her eyes are closed. Her clothes appear to be ceremonial robes. A small box encrusted with jewels lay next to her, within this beautiful box lie the scrolls, the key to awakening her.

The scrolls, written by the head priestess are only half way translated. The first half has been translated and can easily be read. It is the spell, which will seal the guardian once again. The second half, however, has not been translated and only the Emperor knows what it says. It is the spell with which one can awaken the guardian. The Emperor passes the secret of these scrolls onto the next generation. The Destiny

Daranden was not the only one to discover a secret room. The discoveries were being made on all of the imperial establishments. In the Topaz Empire, Demos Maxfield has discovered Katie summers, the Topaz Empire's protector. Demo is also a knight. He's tall and tan, with sky blue eyes and long, braided, brown hair. At a height of six foot three, his muscular, yet toned build is easily noticeable. He was just passing by the shrine when he was on his lunch break, and remembered the shrine served food. Unfortunately, he didn't remember where the cafeteria was, and in a matter of seconds, he was lost.

That's when he found it. He stepped into a room to get directions, and there it was. The huge coffin-like, jewel encrusted case. It dissolved at his lightest touch. When he saw the girl inside for the first time, he was shocked, but as he returned to reality he began to notice how beautiful she was. Her pale skin and shoulder length brown hair glowed in the candle light, which also illuminated the name: Katie Summers. She wore a type of ceremonial robe, and her hand rested on a beautiful box. It was made of topaz. When he finally looked at something else, it was his watch, he once again felt hunger. He felt guilty for leaving her there and almost considered waking her up. But then, he realized whatever reason she was like that; it must have been a good one. With that he left for the cafeteria.

In another instance, Zin Asumo of the Ruby Empire stumbled upon the secret room during his search for the tearoom. His brown eyes had searched the hall for the room, but no luck was to be had. He ran a tan hand through his gorgeous spiked, brown-gold hair. A mirror reflected his 6ft 2" figure (not including the hair). There was frustration on his rebellious face. He finally resolved to search the passages for a worker who might tell him where to find it.

He saw a door at the end of the hall. He was drawn to it, sort of like a moth is drawn to a flame. When he entered he saw what the other guys saw. He found a beautiful girl named Amber Flare. She was a small girl; a light sort of person who looked to be incredibly fast. Her tan skin had paled and her reddish, curly, mid-back length hair was sprawled around her face and on the pillow, and her copper highlights made her look as though her head was set ablaze. A kind look was set on her face, one of concern and caring.

He thought of what reason one could have for doing this to such an angelic looking person. What could she possibly have done? For some reason or other, he cared deeply for her; it felt like she needed him. He remembered why he'd come to the shrine in the first place and guiltily left her to go home.

In the Aqua Pearl Empire, Marcus Hex found the room when he was looking for a place to hide from his rather evil manager. The 6ft 4" guy had practically ran to it. His hair was platinum blonde, short, and wavy. He toyed with his ear as he stopped running to examine the hall. His left ear, which he toyed with when nervous, was pierced 3 times. In the top hole was an aqua pearl stud earring, in the middle hole was a navy stud earring, and in the bottom was a small golden hoop. He was pale skinned, and had crystal-blue eyes. He heard his manager, who was angry with him for not staying awake during his speech about employee conduct, round the corner. Marcus bounded for the only door in the passage. As soon as he shut the door behind him, he saw what all the others had seen.

He noticed the name engraved in the lid which dissolved as he touched it. It said: Anna Marie Skye. Her dark skin set off her raven hair, which had gold highlights. Her beautiful face was full of sadness. He wondered why as he stared at her. He suddenly remembered his manager, who was probably still looking for him. He decided to leave her there and face the music. As he left, he felt his heart sink.

Yokashi Shigure of the Diamond Empire was just visiting when he found it. He had back hair that he kept slicked back out of his face, even though he looked good when it was in his face too. His 6ft 3" figure had somehow found it's way into her tomb-like room. His gold eyes flashed as he took in the same sights the others saw. His olive skin suddenly tingled and he saw the name DJ Light inscribed in the case.

DJ was fabulous. Her maroon hair set off her light skin. The spiral curls sprawled out on the pillow. Her mischievous face worked into his heart as he stared at her in disbelief. He was drawn out of his trance by his watch alarm. He left her there without thinking about it and came back the next day.

In the Emerald Empire Miliardo Barron had found the room looking for a place to meditate. Miliardo was unpredictable and respected, but feared. His hair had been so many different colors; even his mother couldn't remember its original color. Now though, it was red, short, and spiky. His skin was a pale olive color and his green eyes were stormy.

When he found the girl he panicked. Was he in some sort of morgue? When he saw the small box though, he began to calm down. Her name was Mona Lionne. Her hair was blonde, waist-length, and straight. Her pale skin was giving off a soft glow. She had a kind face that had a slight frown on it, but she looked almost happy. As he stared at this angel, he wondered what was going on.

End Of Chapter One

Thank you all for reading my fic. Even though this chapter was a little boring, I hope you enjoyed it. When the next Chapter is up, please read it. It's better, I promise. Thank you again, and please review. Sapphire