Sailor Moon-Shade of Twilight
A steady violet steam rose from the torn land's surface, twisting with eerie shadows as if to warn outsiders to stay away. The sky had deepened to an ominous red, stained with black, silent clouds. She rose to her feet, stumbling a bit- not in confusion, but fear. She knew what would cross her pale eyes if she stood up. Yet she still seemed as surprised and shocked as anyone would be at such a scene-
'No-'
The word echoed through her head so loudly she thought someone might be able to hear it. She forced herself to the cliff's edge, her trembling but tearless gaze moving slowly across the horizon.
'How did this happen?!'
~*~*~*~*~
The fire seemed somewhat restless tonight. Each flame mumbled to its neighbor with fading sparks, twisting around each other as if to avoid each dancing yellow-white tendril. But despite the tenseness, there was little heat. The coldness sent shivers through Rei's slim hands. Shivers through this Senshi that had seen so much in so little time. This new occurance was not to be ignored. Her white sleeves dragged noiselessly across the floor as she raised her poised fingers closer to the fire.
Her eyes shot open, revealing an intensely-focused, ashy-violet. The glare seemed to calm the flames in an instant, standing them up in a militarian-style order, ready to listen. They didn't need to be told out loud, her eyes said everything they needed to know.
Something popped up, way out in the corner of her mind. Something tiny, something hidden, but something that had or would have importance sometime in the near future. The closer she got to it, however, the further it shrank away. Her mind groped for something significant, a symbol, maybe- but only until she figured out why this thing was so faded did she see something in the fire. In a lighted moment of clarity, a hazy image began to toss in the fire. A book of some sort, little detail, just that it was connected to something that had always been close to them. The image vanished as quickly as it came, leaving Rei with an unsettling confusion. Something was going to happen- but there were no clues to what. At least, not in her mind. Maybe the others would know-
A steady violet steam rose from the torn land's surface, twisting with eerie shadows as if to warn outsiders to stay away. The sky had deepened to an ominous red, stained with black, silent clouds. She rose to her feet, stumbling a bit- not in confusion, but fear. She knew what would cross her pale eyes if she stood up. Yet she still seemed as surprised and shocked as anyone would be at such a scene-
'No-'
The word echoed through her head so loudly she thought someone might be able to hear it. She forced herself to the cliff's edge, her trembling but tearless gaze moving slowly across the horizon.
'How did this happen?!'
~*~*~*~*~
The fire seemed somewhat restless tonight. Each flame mumbled to its neighbor with fading sparks, twisting around each other as if to avoid each dancing yellow-white tendril. But despite the tenseness, there was little heat. The coldness sent shivers through Rei's slim hands. Shivers through this Senshi that had seen so much in so little time. This new occurance was not to be ignored. Her white sleeves dragged noiselessly across the floor as she raised her poised fingers closer to the fire.
Her eyes shot open, revealing an intensely-focused, ashy-violet. The glare seemed to calm the flames in an instant, standing them up in a militarian-style order, ready to listen. They didn't need to be told out loud, her eyes said everything they needed to know.
Something popped up, way out in the corner of her mind. Something tiny, something hidden, but something that had or would have importance sometime in the near future. The closer she got to it, however, the further it shrank away. Her mind groped for something significant, a symbol, maybe- but only until she figured out why this thing was so faded did she see something in the fire. In a lighted moment of clarity, a hazy image began to toss in the fire. A book of some sort, little detail, just that it was connected to something that had always been close to them. The image vanished as quickly as it came, leaving Rei with an unsettling confusion. Something was going to happen- but there were no clues to what. At least, not in her mind. Maybe the others would know-