Title: Lunar Paths( A trilogy)
Part 1: Paths of restoration (part one of three)
Chapter 3: Death, Words and Sacrifice
Crossovers: This is not really a crossover, but PGSM (Live action Sailor Moon) and Manga Sailor moon are mixed together in this.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon in any form (anime, musicals, live-action, manga or anything else officially sailor Moon) is copyright of Takeuchi Naoko-sensei, TOEI animation, and other companies.
Quote of the day:
Making a choice is not easy. But if you have to make one, make the right choice.
Anonymous
As Eternal Sailor Moon ruminated, Sailor Galaxia stood at the edge of the Galaxy Cauldron's entrance. She faced Eternal Sailor Moon and spoke.
"You should die with Sailor Chaos. You caused it all. You are the one who dooms us all."
Then, Sailor Galaxia nearly fell into the cauldron. Much to the disgust and anger of Princess Sailor Moon, Eternal Sailor Moon saved Sailor Galaxia.
Sailor Galaxia was frozen by shock. She was silent. Then, rumbling sounds and the cliff started to shake violently.
After that, a loud, haughty and cold voice came from the Cauldron.
"Ooh, such power! That glow… the strongest light in the galaxy! It will be mine! I am Chaos! I am the one who failed to became a star and the ruler of the dark stars in this cauldron."
Eternal Sailor Moon was stunned and perplexed. Her biggest enemy had been here this whole time? "Chaos!" She exclaimed, in a breathy whisper.
" You are the one who received the beautiful power of the light. You have destroyed the evil stars. You destroyed your brothers and sisters. They were all born from this same sea of light. Your name has become famous throughout the whole galaxy."
Eternal Sailor Moon's eyebrows were furrowed as she thought…
"Brothers and sisters? The evil stars?"
She did not realise her thoughts were spoken out loud.
Chaos heard her. It answered. " They came through space and time, from this point. Those who you destroyed, those whom you labelled as enemies… were all copies of myself."
Eternal Sailor Moon was stunned. "All… of my enemies? They… they all came from here?" She whispered.
Chaos spoke menacingly. "Yes, Your coming here… was destiny. Where there is light, there is darkness. Darkness brings light and light brings darkness. We are destined to be together, like when we started…finally, the time to be one has come! My lifelong wish to rule space will come true! The Galaxy's strongest light, give me your powers… Eternal Sailor Moon!"
Blazing, ominous dark volts of energy rushed at Eternal Sailor Moon, Princess Sailor Moon, Sailor Cosmos and Sailor Galaxia. Eternal Sailor moon, Princess Sailor Moon, Sailor Cosmos's bodies emanated a silvery pink shield of power.
ZAM! BAM! WHAM!
The bolts hit repeatedly but failed to harm Eternal Sailor Moon, Princess Sailor Moon, Sailor Cosmos and Sailor Galaxia.
Sailor Galaxia, upon seeing that, suddenly regained her senses and was not as shocked as before.
She exclaimed. "Why did you save me?"
Eternal Sailor Moon stared at her. How was she to answer? She reached for Sailor Galaxia, with a friendly hand.
"You are not that evil and…"
"Kill me!" Sailor Galaxia yelled, interrupting Eternal Sailor Moon's answer.
Eternal sailor moon paused, shocked.
"Why?" Eternal sailor moon asked.
A thought was in Sailor Galaxia's head. It was: This star was not mine…
Sailor Galaxia answered.
"I… I guess I can't destroy Chaos."
Eternal Sailor Moon felt a desperation grabbing her soul. She grabbed Sailor Galaxia's hands.
"Sailor Galaxia! I reached out to save you because I felt your loneliness. I don't want to lose any more friends!"
Sailor Galaxia snatched her hands backwards.
"What are you talking about? This is war! I am your enemy!"
Eternal Sailor Moon felt a sad despair.
"I… I can't fight anymore. I don't want to fight. Everyone has died. I wasn't always fighting for peace and justice. I was also fighting for my loved ones. But… everyone, everything is gone. I have nothing left. Who should I fight for and why?"
Blonde wisps of hair blew past Eternal Sailor Moon's face as she spoke.
Galaxia spoke bitterly.
"Ha! Both of us can't fight. Your two counterparts need you. Perhaps this is the end of all sailor senshi. All of the suffering will end."
Eternal Sailor Moon spoke wistfully.
"The battles will end…"
Galaxia sighed. "Oh… all that I wanted will pass, but like this?"
Sailor Cosmos and Princess Sailor Moon, who had both been silent, shook their heads.
"No." They spoke as one. " The suffering will never end. As long as the cauldron exists… it can't end."
That was the one thing they agreed on. The existence of the cauldron was the cause of everything.
Sailor Cosmos begged. "Please. Eternal Sailor Moon, listen. With your last powers, destroy Chaos and the cauldron!"
Princess Sailor Moon was disgusted. "Are you that ready to give up hope? She should just give me power and be done with it!"
Eternal Sailor Moon took a deep breath. "But no stars can be born again if the cauldron is destroyed. I… I also can't give my powers away. How can I protect my loved ones without power?"
Cosmos spoke firmly. "Chaos has become one with the cauldron. You must end this. Destroy the cauldron and chaos will disappear. It will die. Someday the future of this galaxy will vanish. End this! End all of it, I beg you! If you don't, suffering will be eternal, universal and despair will become our future. So, do it, please… or you will have eternal regrets…As long as stars are born, the battles will be endless."
"You can't listen to her! There is hope! You can revive your loved ones and help my future! Give me your power!" Princess Sailor Moon retorted.
Eternal Sailor Moon felt lost. "As long as stars are born… there is hope? I… Is Sailor Cosmos's desire, the wish of the universe? Is Princess Sailor Moon really who I am?"
Then, she clenched her fist and spoke. "If I destroy everything, then, like Sailor Saturn, I need to swing the sickle of death, right? Is that the correct way? If I saved a person… isn't that the better way?"
Sailor Cosmos spoke. "To end all suffering, it is the only way."
Eternal Sailor Moon sighed deeply. " But it is possible that a new cauldron can be born…"
Then sailor Galaxia spoke. "Then… another future will be created?"
Eternal Sailor Moon nodded. "Everything is born from the stars. All of us hold celestial power. I… I can save everyone. Trust me. There is a future .It is out there, waiting for us."
Sailor Galaxia finally smiled wistfully. "You still believe in a future, are you a senshi who loves all? You are the star… that I needed to find… I finally found you…" Sailor Galaxia spoke as she finally realized that she had always really wanted love, not power.
Thoughts whirled in her head as she finally accepted Sailor Moon's offer of friendship. The thoughts were: So big, bright but… you are not mine. Your star is eternal. By accepting the offer of friendship, the bracelets that supplied Galaxia with life and power shattered, and Sailor Galaxia faded away… into dust. She died with a smile on her face.
"Ga…Galaxia? No!" Eternal Sailor Moon yelled. However, the only thing that remained of Sailor Galaxia was the Saffer crystal on the brooch that Sailor Galaxia had. There was silence. Tears fell…
Eternal Sailor Moon grabbed the Saffer Crystal and contemplated her next actions wordlessly. She made up her mind. No more people would die. No. No more. She came to a silent decision.
Chaos spoke, as Eternal Sailor Moon was silent. "This will be your grave. Witness the birth of my ultimate power!"
Then, Eternal Sailor Moon whispered some words and screamed out her last five words. "I… I won't give up. I won't… destroy anything. I will save everyone. I WILL CREATE A FUTURE!"
Then, the power she felt made her chest glow.
She started a strange loud chant in Latin.
"Quandiu astra foret, victor erit. Ego sum militis Lunae aeternae. Ego placabo hostiis. Silver Moon Crystal, grant me power!" She yelled the last parts in Japanese.
Sailor Cosmos blinked. "Sacrifice?"
Princess Sailor Moon also blinked. "What do you mean?"
Then Sailor Cosmos was grim. She understood and spoke. "No! She can't! She will die! We will die! The wars will go on. She will fail!"
Princess Sailor Moon spoke grimly. "Then we need to stop her."
They looked at Eternal Sailor moon that looked grim too.
Eternal Sailor Moon smiled at the two. "I will make everything right, I promise. You will both see that destruction and greed are not the only ways."
Eternal Sailor Moon saw that they were both shocked into silence. She then took advantage of the shocked states her counterparts were in and jumped up. She leapt over them and ran. Before Sailor Cosmos and Princess Sailor Moon could react, she was reaching the edge. She was nearing the entrance of the cauldron. As Eternal Sailor Moon neared it, she then saw place where Chibi Moon had been.
The sight should have made her cry in despair. The image should have made her quiver. The vision should have made her despair. But all she felt at that moment was a great resolution.
She then stopped at the edge and took a trembling and great breath. Her palms were wet with sweat and her heart throbbed with fear, anticipation and love. Her soul was full of hope. Her sceptre had vanished from her hands. Her brooch flashed with power.
She silently thought…
Chaos, Queen Metallia, Death Phantom, Pharaoh 90, Nehelenia and Sailor Galaxia... all of my enemies… I see now. Now I know. Now I understand. Now I comprehend the reason for all of you desiring my crystal. It is the same as me desiring friendship. Deep down, all of us need companions. All of us are lonely stars. We seek each other to be one. That is why…our lives revolve around each other. This is why this needs to be done. I will sacrifice my existence to… seal you away into the cauldron. I will do that to save everything, everyone…
She held her hands out. In a second, there was a blinding light. After that, she calmly held the Silver Crystal in her outstretched hands. She had to do this. She jumped into the cauldron. Sailor Cosmos and Princess Sailor moon both ran but they were too late to do anything.
As Eternal Sailor Moon fell, she whispered and spoke with all her strength and will.
"I don't know if I can succeed but all of my friend sand loved ones… we are always together. I have hope. Everyone, all the sleeping sailor senshi in the cauldron, everyone who is my friend in the galaxy, grant me your power. I wish…. I want…. I hope… I dream… I desire…to save everything and everyone. Give me the power!" She whispered as she was boiling away to nothing. As she whispered, the Silver Crystal glowed brighter and brighter….
As that happened, the words reverberated deep in the heads of the four unconscious Amazoness quartet sailor senshi. They awoke and their chests glowed. Sailor Ceres noticed the absence of their princess and her eyes widened.
The four Amazoness quartet sailor senshi spoke as one. "She calls us. This power…"
Ceres figured it out. "It's from Sailor Moon!" They ran toward the door, which led to the cliff that was above the galaxy Cauldron.
They saw the two senshi who were near the cauldron. They gasped. Why did those two resemble Sailor Moon?
Then, their starseeds let out glowing lights that surrounded Eternal Sailor moon. They gasped again.
At this point, Sailor Moon had lost eighty to ninety percent of her feathers…
She was still falling.
"That… everything…. Everyone… all who suffered… all who antagonised… all who needlessly died… to be back. I want things to be back to normal." She whispered fiercely, even as countless starseeds lent her their powers, their wills and they provided her with all she wanted and needed.
At this point, even Sailor Cosmos and Princess Sailor Moon lent their powers to Eternal Sailor Moon.
Then, she yelled, "Silver Moon Crystal! Eternal Power!"
Eternal Sailor Moon continued to hold out her hands and forced her will, mind, soul and hands to control the power, which was taking a toll on her body. She knew that her clothes and body were all vaporising. She could feel the excruciating heat burn her skin, her bones, her blood and her essence to nothing.
Chaos screamed. "No! Stop it! Are you trying to destroy me and rip me apart? Stop it!"
Then, the power collided with Chaos, who let out an agonised scream.
At that point, Eternal Sailor moon was now naked and tired.
She thought…
I could feel everyone's power. I… I can still save them…
Then, blackness took over.
Hundreds of starseeds shot out from the Cauldron and, along with brilliant lights that emerged to envelop the awed four Amazoness quartet sailor senshi and the other two sailor senshi…
"Sailor Moon?!" Sailor Vesta and Ceres yelled.
Sailor Pallas spoke. "Amazing…what is this light? Could it be?"
"They are the sailor crystals that were melted into the cauldron. These are the original forms of the sailor senshi, before they travel to their planets." Sailor Cosmos spoke.
Sailor Ceres looked at Cosmos. "Chibi Chibi?"
Cosmos continued to speak. " They are all newly born starseeds but when they reach their respective planets, they will be back to their original forms."
Ceres asked Cosmos if Eternal Sailor Moon had sacrificed her life by using the silver imperium crystal.
Princess Sailor Moon was stunned. "She did it…" Princess Sailor Moon whispered.
Cosmos spoke. "No. This light is the power of all the sailor crystals in the galaxy. This power is the foundation for my power, the power of my Cosmos Crystal… the power to change everything to cosmos energy, the ultimate lambda power."
Sailors Pallas, Juno and Vesta asked… "Cosmos Crystal? Lambda power? Who are you?
Sailor Cosmos looked distant and sad.
"Who am I? I am Sailor Cosmos."
Ceres looked shocked.
"Cosmos? Are you… the future? You… Are you the ultimate Sailor Moon?"
"I am only a coward," answered Cosmos, turning her head, ashamed "I abandoned everything, and ran away from where I should have been. Eternally, I am no match for the final courage and strength of Eternal Sailor Moon."
The word 'Final' made the Asteroid Senshi worry more, and Cosmos reassured them again, "Do not worry," she said. "Your princess, the same as the other senshi… she was reborn by that Lambda Power. Someday, in that flow of lights, she will arrive safely back in the 30th century. This is the Galaxy Cauldron. This is where the galaxy's stars are born, and where they finally return. To engage the source of all the enemies who inhabited here, Chaos, Eternal Sailor Moon melted along with Chaos into the Cauldron's sea of origin. Not the power of Eternal Sailor Moon, but the Cauldron, and the galaxy, were able to return everyone. But in the end, they could not completely eliminate Chaos."
"From an overwhelming future, where I lost the war to Sailor Chaos, I gave up everything and ran away. Repeated massacres, a long, painful war... The enemy that appeared, the strong, enormous Sailor Chaos... With the way of fighting we had used, we didn't stand a chance. Even if we defeated it, even if we returned to having the peace of before, the damage taken, the price we paid would be too much; it would be too far-reaching. We couldn't do it. I don't know anymore, why there are wars. I was lost. What is right? What should I do? When I'm lost, when I'm hurt, I remember. The war … it started here at the Cauldron. If I had eliminated it, would the pain and war have ended? After regretting it so many times, I came here. To make it right this time."
My current form was the loneliest. Always suffering. So I was always by her side, to support her. I was going to make her choose the right path this time... But I knew. The chosen path was not a mistake. Nobody can destroy the place where stars are born. Because of this place, we can continue living. Time and time again, we can start over. I won't run away anymore. I'll go ahead to the future because Eternal Sailor Moon blessed me with great power. All the courage and strength to stand alone, the courage and strength to accept everything! I had forgotten it. The matchless strength!"
Then, the four look at Princess Sailor Moon. "Who are you?"
"I am Princess Sailor Moon. I am the reincarnated Sailor Cosmos. I destroyed my world due to stupid former lives, jealousy and a lack of control over my powers. I was stupid, possessive and greedy. I sought a way to revive it… My world, I never wanted to destroy it. All I wanted was Endymion…"
Her words chilled the Amazoness quartet but they continued to listen.
"My greed almost cost me everything. But… Eternal Sailor Moon has given me the greatest power. That is… the power of friendship, love and determination. With those emotions, I can succeed. I can be a better person…" Then, Princess Sailor Moon faded away.
Sailor Cosmos had been silent for a while. Then, she spoke to the bewildered Amazoness Quartet.
"Now, the four of you… listen to me. Know this. Eternal Sailor Moon, who saved the galaxy, is the true Sailor Cosmos. She has the best soul. When, like Eternal Sailor Moon, I can have the courage to stand alone, and the courage to accept everything, at that time I can be the true Sailor Cosmos. Now, you shall return as well! To the place where you must return, to the person you must protect!"
She raises her sceptre, and the Sailor Quartet are transformed into lights, joining the others
Alone, she watched as they go.
Then, she faded away, like Princess Sailor Moon.
Author's notes:
Most of the dialogue in the chapter is based on the manga. But some of it is different as this fanfic is not canon.
Silver Moon Crystal= the evolved version of the silver crystal.
Regarding the four Amazoness quartet sailor senshi:
I will refer to
ves ves as Sailor Vesta
Jun Jun as Sailor Juno
Palla Palla as Sailor Pallas
Cere Cere as Sailor Ceres
My head canon is that Sailor Cosmos is Sailor Moon's future self and also… despite what other fans have said, this is what I think is true.
Japanese words:
Senshi= warrior/ soldier
Chibi= small
Latin words:
=As long as stars exist, I will be victorious. I am the eternal soldier of the moon. I will sacrifice.
Mini author's note: here is a hint of what is next… next is part 2…
"Why is she pushing us away?"
"She is… sad."
"Don't you get it?"
