Author's Note: Okay, here it is. Chapter one of the long waited for sequel to Sanctuary. It'll follow the same basic layout of the original story -- lyrics at the beginning of each chapter with notes at the end. I'm trying to make sure that everything stays along the line of Sanctuary, but since it's been two years since I finished it, please let me know if there's something wrong.

But what am I supposed to do
When all hope is gone?
How am I supposed to leave you
When you're the only one?
I made a deal with Mr. Hades
My soul he wants to buy
For you I'll die

-Marion Raven "For You I'll Die"

Usagi sat on the balcony of Mamoru's apartment, shivering lightly because of the chill of the air. It was the place that sang with his presence. It was the only place where the rose he'd given her seemed to thrive.

Two weeks had passed since his departure, and it took everything that Usagi had within herself not to break down. Images had plagued her thoughts and infiltrated her nightmares. Dark images of death and torture. Warped memories of the two of them, but instead of her having killed herself, he'd been the one to do it. Instead of her silent tears, there'd been his chilling laughter. She'd woken up trembling, screaming out either of his names.

Her mother seemed to understand what was going on, letting the blonde cry on her shoulder and even miss school. She'd never been so appreciative for the woman. She knew that she'd have to slip back into normal life soon, but for now, she couldn't keep herself from focusing on the life she'd led so long ago.

The aspect of her that was the Princess mourned for their lost lover. She felt a sharp itch along the left side of her chest where the sword had been plunged over a millennium before. It was the strip of skin that burned whenever she woke from her nightmares and memories. It seemed to long for the feel of the blade to rip through it once again, but she was stronger than that now. She wasn't Serenity. Being Sailor Moon had made her stronger.

That was why she now sat outside his bedroom, leaning against the railing, staring out at the sky as it bled red, marking the end of another day. Her communicator beeped shrilly where it rested at the foot of his bed, buried within one of the pockets of her school bag. The senshi had taken up the habit of trying to keep track of her wherever she was. It was annoying, though she understood why. Despite all of her assurances that she was not going to repeat Serenity's actions, Usagi knew her senshi, especially Venus, wanted to make sure.

Sluggishly, she stumbled up to the bed and crumbled at its foot before digging the small calculator like device out. She pressed the flashing red light and was surprised to find that the person contacting her wasn't the visage she expected. Instead of the worn appearance of Rei's face, she saw the glamour induced energetic appearance of Mars.

"Usagi-chan, there's a youma attack in the shopping district," the fiery senshi stated quickly. "This thing is different from before. Hurr-" A shrill cry ripped from the speaker of Usagi's communicator as Mars was forcefully separated from her communicator.

A shot of electricity raced down Usagi's spine at the thought of one of the senshi being hurt. The Dark Kingdom hadn't attacked since Mamoru had gone to investigate them, and now… She clasped her hand over her chest, biting back tears of pain and anger as she forced out the henshin phrase. She shuddered as the feeling of pure energy passed over her, infusing her with strength that she didn't believe she had.

Usagi pushed herself to her feet and raced out onto the balcony, before using the ledge as a launching post to send herself soaring to the nearest rooftop. She felt the cool air pass over her face, numbing her cheeks as she continued to race. Cerulean eyes bled crystalline tears, on which she blamed the wind stinging her eyes. Golden hair ripped through the wind like banners.

She reached the scene of the battle, stopping to view it from the edge of a near by building. Her eyes took in the appearance of the youma, as well as the flaxen haired shitennou commanding it. The creature was, for once, male in appearance. Its visage was one of a man dressed like a character out of a sentai show that Shingo watched far too often.

Blue material stretched out across a chest that was flat and muscular while a simple visor covered his eyes. The thing's hair was a brilliant shade of crimson with flecks of black going through it. One arm turned into a deadly looking blade with a serrated edge. T he creature had to have been at least one and a half times the height of Sailor Jupiter. Height she was accustomed to, but seeing one so tall and still vaguely human was odd. It wasn't time to think about that though. This was the time to fight.

Sailor Moon's hand moved up to her brow, lightly fingering the top edge of her tiara before pulling it off and lifting it into the air. She went through the motions of powering it up, feeling the burn of it against her gloved palm before firing it at the creature. She listened to its scream, cringing at just how human it had sounded. There was a surge of nausea that washed over her at the sound. The after effects of Nephrite's torture were still coursing through her mind and taking a lesser toll on her physical form.

She blocked out the sensations as the youma fell to its knees, breathing heavily. Her tiara returned to her hand, leaving the blonde wondering why it hadn't destroyed the creature. Her question was left to the wind as Luna came racing up to her, a small pink and yellow device clutched in her jaws. She dropped the new item next to Sailor Moon's foot and looked up at her young princess.

As the blonde knelt down, she looked closely at the item, recognizing it as the moon stick she'd so often seen Queen Serenity use on the moon, though it seemed to be missing something. That was when she noticed the way the ginzuishou that hung around her neck seemed to glow in response to the weapon. She removed it from the thin bits of metal that attached the jewel to the necklace around her throat. She held it in front of her, watching as it floated to the small indentation where she knew it would fit.

When it took its place, the stick's handle seemed to change, extending so that she could easily handle it with two hands. The crescent moon on which the ginzuishou sat became crystal itself. Now, this was how she remembered the object looking.

This was when she remembered what it was used for. Her stomach rolled violently, churning, trying to purge itself of its contents. The creature before her had been human, and she'd attacked it without even thinking about it. She'd almost been hopeful that the attack would work. Hoping that the creature would be dust and she'd be allowed to go back to… Her home? Mamoru's apartment? She wasn't sure where she'd go. Just somewhere.

"Sailor Moon, use it now!" Luna commanded, drawing the girl out of her observational reverie. She nodded and held the stick before her, letting the words instinctively drift from shadowed memory to her lips.

"Moon healing escalation!" she cried out. A gasp escaped her as the light that escaped the ginzuishou almost blinded her. She could feel the energy pouring through her hands and into the staff, fueling the brilliance as it washed over everything, including Zoisite's youma. In an instant, she saw how it transformed, going from the television worthy appearance to that of a blonde boy dressed in a junior high uniform.

He seemed to be shivering and moaning softly as Mercury raced up to him, leaving the other senshi to make sure that Zoisite, who'd disappeared when Sailor Moon had used the ginzuishou to defeat the youma, or rather, human. The blonde quickly willed the crystal and moon stick to fade, returning them to the subspace pocket that she'd stored so many things in. She leapt down to the ground from the ledge she'd been standing on and rushed over to the group, trying to force down the guilt that desired to overtake her.

Before she reached them, a gust of wind that smelled of decay mixed with cherry blossoms slammed into her. She grunted in pain as she rammed into a tree. She briefly registered the sounds of the others calling out to her, but her attention was drawn to the youthful looking shitennou glaring at her.

"I was wondering what the person who'd managed to kill Nephrite was like. Just as pathetic looking as I'd imagined," he sneered as he watched the blonde in question rise to her feet where she'd fallen. "We've a bet going around the Dark Kingdom. How long can you survive without your precious Tuxedo Kamen?" He laughed mockingly, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Where's Mamoru?" Moon all but shouted. Her blue eyes were a mix of anger and fear and pain that blended into a deep azure foreign to the blonde's expression.

"So that's his name," Zoisite muttered with a shrug. "He's alive. Presently being trained for a future of service to Queen Beryl. She's taken an interest in him, though I couldn't figure out why for the life of me. Someone so pathetic as to be the acting protector of a fool like you. Maybe Beryl has a thing for the savior types."

She seemed to freeze as he spoke of Mamoru being trained to serve Beryl. Her memories, as well as the memory of the Silver Millennium, caused a shudder to rip through her as she remembered the look in Beryl's eyes as she'd stared at Endymion just moments before she'd killed him. Just moments before Serenity had killed herself.

That was when she noticed the silence that finally filled the back of her mind. Serenity's spirit seemed to have calmed. She could feel an anger slowly boiling, struggling to bubble out of control, but it was controllable for now. Usagi was just scared to think of how long it would be.

"Where is he?" she asked, her voice cold, monotone, dangerous. The senshi looked over at Usagi with surprised, and on Venus' part, terrified expressions. There was something different about the blonde girl, and that much was growing all the more apparent as her hair started to lighten. She was channeling the princess, and Venus wasn't sure how to deal with that.

Zoisite, however, was unimpressed. The girl could change her appearance? So what? He'd no fear of the awakened princess. She'd died once, she'd die again. That was the thought that dragged out a snicker from the blonde warrior as he spoke. "Probably warming Beryl's bed."

Before he could realize what was happening, a blinding flash of light erupted from the senshi of the moon. He noticed the cry of one of the other four, calling out, telling the others to brace themselves. He couldn't figure out why as the light washed over him in the same way that it had his former comrade.

After a moment, the light faded, softening to reveal Usagi as her hair darkened back to its standard blonde shade. She fell to her knees, trembling as the urge to sink into the inky blackness of unconsciousness washed over her mind. The foot falls of her fellow senshi rang in her ears as she looked up at them. Her pale eyes were clouded as she watched Mars kneel before her, placing a gloved hand on her shoulder.

"Usagi-chan?" Mars whispered softly, trying not to alarm the young blonde. "Usagi-chan, daijobu?"

She nodded slowly, immediately regretting the action. Dizziness was clawing at her senses, marking just how much energy she used. It was almost a nice feeling when compared to how she'd felt after some fights. Granted, after those fights, she didn't have Jupiter holding her up as she was doing now. If not for the brunette, Usagi had a feeling she'd be a pile on the ground.

"Daijobu, Mars, minna," she whispered softly, voice cracking despite her effort to keep it from doing so. She leaned her head onto the Amazonian senshi's shoulder and closed her eyes. "Just so tired. I think I pushed myself a little too far today."

"We should probably get someplace that she can get some rest," Mercury suggested softly as she scanned her leader with the minicomputer. "She used the ginzuishou a great deal and we don't know how much she knows about channeling energy just yet. She's probably wiped herself out more than I'm noticing."

As Mercury spoke, Jupiter nodded and hefted the girl onto her back. "My place is about a block from here. I can take care of her and call her house saying she needed to sleep over."

"Are you sure that'll go over well?" Mars asked. "Her father's been really protective since she was captured by Nephrite. Well, more than usual."

"I think so. Her mother has been pretty understanding about a lot of things," Jupiter stated, not knowing as to why the woman had been that way. Mars had yet to tell any of them that Usagi's mother had guessed what had actually been going on. She had a feeling that even Usagi didn't know just how much her mother had guessed.

"We just need to be careful. If you want, Mako-chan, I can call her for you. Say that she's fallen asleep while we were watching a movie or something," Mars suggested. "Considering how they've known me longer. It might just be a better idea."

The brunette nodded slowly, eyeing Rei carefully as the miko reverted back to her standard appearance, along with Minako and Ami. She was stuck for the moment until she got Sailor Moon back to her apartment. "That would be better I suppose. I've only met them once, so it might seem a little odd. Arigato, Rei-chan."

Minako, still wondering just what was happening to the girl leaning against Makoto, couldn't help but sigh. "Minna, once Usagi-chan is better, maybe we should talk about what's going on. Today was just a brief display of what she is truly capable of, and I'm thinking that we might want to get a handle on everything before it goes out of control."

Ami looked over at the blonde who'd been revealed as their real leader and nodded slowly. "The energy readings were pretty high. If she keeps using that sort of power, she'll be in greater danger than we already are." She frowned as she looked at the face of the slumbering princess. "I just hope that we can figure something out."

The others nodded before Makoto shifted Usagi once again. "I think I might want to get her to my place. She's not getting any lighter, and being seen with one of the Sailor Senshi might be a bad thing right now. I'll let you all know when she wakes up, all right?"

They each turned in their separate directions before Makoto leapt silently, opting to take the rooftops on her way back to her home.