2d. Queen Serenity

Alicia Blade

134 words

Usgi awoke, believing she was dead.

Panting, she searched the warm familiarity of her bedroom. Instead she found the harsh moonlight, glaring and cold.

She stared at it, tears brimming as the dream came back to her.

A castle tower. A battlefield. Her senshi. Their blood.

A chill crept down Usagi's spine as a cloud passed in front of the moon, plunging her into darkness.

Earth burning in the heavens. A woman—crying. Hysteric. "Serenity, it's forbidden! It will destroy everything!"

Silver hair. Silver tears. Fire. Everywhere, fire.

And somewhere behind the flame and smoke, illuminated by Earth's sickly glow: blue eyes. Tears and blood.

Usagi could not shake the horror. And then she realized why those blue eyes were so familiar to her.

"Forbidden," the woman said. "My daughter, your love is forbidden."