What Becomes Of Us
Chapter 12
She was dreaming that much she knew. But the dream was odd and loose. She knew she was dreaming but she had not the power to escape it so she moved along with the dream.
Her dream began with a counsel meeting of the Old. A gathering of elders, to whom she understood that the elders were the people she knew in mythology as Gods and Goddesses. But in her dream, they were not referred to as Gods or Goddesses but as Queens and Kings. In a brilliantly lighted room in the inner palace of the moon, these elders gathered. She didn't know how she knew it was the moon but somehow she knew. The elders consisted of Zeus, who seemed to be the most highest followed by the rest of the mythological gods such as Selene, Aphrodite, Ares and so on and so fourth. She gasped in open astonishment at the beauty of these Gods and Goddesses but her gasped was loudest with Aphrodite. It was true she was very beautiful but it seemed Selene was her match her. These elders were discussing matters of war and tragedy. They were fighting against something they referred to as Chaos and obviously they were loosing. Selene cried at how many bloods were shared and Ares, the war God had even grown weary of the war she understood to have been going on for ages. An argument started by Aphrodite by a crude comment she had made on Demeter's fading beauty started verbal war in the council until all the queens and kings were drawn into it. Then suddenly a blazing silver light burst into the room and glowed at the center of the table the council sat around. They watched in avid interest and suspicion as the light died to reveal a baby girl who was asleep with her thumb stuck in her mouth. All their jaws dropped and they watched the sleeping baby. She had pure moonlight silver hair and a heart shaped face and lips the shade of the setting sun pink. Selene was the first to regain her composure so she moved forward and gingerly took the baby into her arms. As soon as her eyes rested on the child's closed lids, the baby's eyes opened to reveal eyes of transparent rainbow! She gasped and the entire council moved to see the child. They gathered around Selene, watching in amazement as the child reached up and touched Selene's check and giggled. That action worn the heart of all of them and they began to fight for the right to raise the girl, no thought given to whom she may belonged. In the end the baby made the choice for them. Whenever she was held by the other queens or kings for a little too long, the child would start to cry but in Selene's gentle arms, she was always smiling. So it was decided that Selene would raised the baby until she was five then every year she would spend it with the other kings and queens before returning back to Selene and the cycle would repeat itself. After such the decision was made, a little boy of about four years with jet black long hair and golden eyes walked in on the council. The boy had mysteriously appeared a year ago with no memories what so ever and never had he walked in on council meeting. So his presence was a shock to them. He moved directly to Selene and he stretched his hands out for the queen to put the baby in them and so the queen did. The boy watched the baby for the longest time before a warm smile curved on his lips and the baby giggled. The boy whispered a name that was heard by Selene's ears alone and the baby kissed him. A chaste kiss on the lips but an action that surprised all except the boy.
From there the dreamed moved through the faces of the baby's childhood. How she grew up learning everything there was to know from sword fighting to cooking. And as promised, after the baby was five, they each took turns taking care of her for a year. They gave the baby a name. How they had decided on that was also another verbal war. They each wanted to name her after themselves or their favorite names and each time the baby would shook it head as if it already knew its name. Then Selene mentioned one name, the name the little boy had whispered and the baby smiled brightly and an insignia of silver and rainbow circle blazed from her forehead. No one knew what that symbol was meant for; it did not match any symbol in existence. The boy was also aglow with a beautiful golden light mixed with a thin silver light which looked like a chain and on his forehead was half silver half gold rose surrounded by a string of silver chain also unseen before. And so the child grew surrounded by love and care and always guarded by the boy. She grew up with courage, strength, beauty, love and laughter. Her beauty surpassed Aphrodite but the queen did not feel the jealousy she felt toward Selene when she was insecure that Selene's beauty was overpowering her own. But what were most amazing about the child were her incredible strength and her ability to forgive so easily. But despite how strong she was, the boy never left her side and they two grew up into young adulthood, always together and nobody questioned it. Over the years as they grew, they began to fight off the Chaos forces, protecting the worlds and universe from Chaos and cutting his minions down as if they were onions they were cutting for food. Chaos grew in fear of the two children until it retreated and did not show up for one hundred years. But the two children retained their youthful appearance though they were well developed. When Chaos arrived, they were not taken by surprise. Their first battle against Chaos began and as the two prepared to head to war; they were embraced by the queen and sent off with thousands of armies.
In the battle field, as the soldiers prepared for war, so did they.
The girl was tightening her war shoes while singing a beautiful song that had the soldiers tansfixed. She stopped whe she saw his long time best friend approaching her and she run to him for a hug. There they stared at each other, not in warning that oen might die or they may both die, but in love and desire. They kissed, a promise that they would come out alive together and the boy stretched his hand out to her.
"Let's go….Serenity." He said his voice thick with all the love he had for her that was over flowing as his eyes lighted with excitement.
"As you wish…Rebirth." She answered before placing her hand into his gently.
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Keri woke up from the dream feeling rejuvenated. There was a smile on her face before she knew she was smiling at all. The dream had filled her with so much love. She could still feel it in her heart, the absolute love and adoration and trust the Serenity and Rebirth had for each other and somehow she pictured herself Serenity and Darien Rebirth before she giggled at the idea. She got up and stretched before she realized that she didn't know where she was. The wall of the room she was sleeping in was made of something like bamboo sticks with papers or plastics holding it together. Every corner looked the same so she was sure where the door actually was. She sat up, trying to recount what had happened.
"Ok, so I left New York to meet my fiancée here in Japan. Darien picked me up and we went to his house then there was that earthquake…" She realized she couldn't remember anything after that. She groaned.
"Where is Darien anyway?" she asked hopelessly as she sat on the bed, She decided she needed to look around for the door instead of sitting there like a lost puppy so she began her investigation. Touching one area to another, she still couldn't find it or any trap doors either. Giving up, she placed her hand on one area of the unfamiliar stick wall and half way up she fell to the floor. She looked up surprised to find a startled purple-reddish eyes staring down at her with surprise before it turned into cold scorn.
"What the hell were you doing?" Rei's sharp voice snapped at her and Keri blinked.
"I'm sorry miss. I am not used to this stick kind of rooms and I couldn't tell where the door is so I was feeling for it when it suddenly jerked like that and I fell." Keri explained.
"Whatever, just get out of my room." Rei said with a sigh.
"Um..mam to where?" Keri asked confused. She didn't understand where Rei's anger was coming from but she was starting to work on her nerves. Keri was not a person who stood still as others try to walk over her.
"To your death. You will be more useful to me that way." Rei said bitterly before moving deeper into the room. Keri did not move from her spot and actually moved to sit on the bed.
"What the hell are you doing?" Rei yelled.
"You like to ask that question a lot don't you?" Keri merely said as she picked up a magazine on a small chair with a lamp on it near the bed. Rei glowed and moved with a purpose toward the bed before yanking the girl close to her face and glaring down at her.
"Move your ass out of my room or you will be sorry!" Rei threatened but Keri only arched her eyebrow.
"Is that a threat?" she challenged and Rei lifted her hand up to bring it down her cheeks for a painful slap. But before her hand drew near Keri, the woman ducked under her legs and rolled into a stand, catching Rei's raised hand and twisting it to her back. Rei yelped in surprise and pain.
"Listen to me you little bitch, no one ever raises their hand on me do you understand. Try that again next time and I will break your hand. I didn't take 5 years of self defense to be beaten by a child like you." Keri hissed in Rei's ears before throwing her to the bed and walking out with a flourish only an actress can achieve. Rei growled savagely as her body shook with the need to punch something. Grandpa watched from a tiny hole in the other room and nodded his head for Keri's actions.
Keri walked through the house, lost before she finally found her way to the front yard of the temple and smiled, welcoming the new day. She sat on the temple stairs, admiring the Cherry blossoms and enjoying the fresh air. She felt peaceful though she gave the credit of that peace to that beautiful dream she had had. For some reason it cleared away all her painful a well as empty past and made her forget for the moment that she was a nobody, except society's second top model. In the tranquil of the early morning air, she closed her eyes and was asleep again. And that was how grandpa found her half an hour later, only she was pulsing erratically with silver and rainbow light as if something was struggling to get out of her and her forehead shone with an insignia of a rainbow and silver circle. Grandpa picked her up and put her in the guestroom.
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Seiya had headed out to try and find Darien's apartment but he didn't know where it was so in the end, she had returned to the Tsukino residence that early morning. Galaxia had still been awake then so she opened the door for him.
"You must be rather hungry. The amazon girls cooked something when you left, why not try some?" Galaxia offered, that was when he noticed just how hungry he was. Digging really was tiring. He ate the delicious food and then sat down on the couch, preparing for sleep. Galaxia stood at the window, watching the fading stars.
"Aren't you going to sleep?" he asked her.
"I'm afraid I don't sleep much. I guess I fear to close my eyes." She said with an ironic smile.
"Why is that?" he said as he sat up to watch her. She came and sat across from him with a heavy sigh.
"When I close my eyes, all I see is the evil things I did when Chaos took control over me." she said with a miserable expression. Seiya nodded in understanding.
"I see. So when was the last time you slept?" He asked curiously and she laughed with a hard edge.
"Over a year ago and that was because I was sick." She answered and his eyes gre big.
"Wow. How do you do it?"
"Will. The will to forget is a very powerful motivation." She answered.
"And also the will to deny." This they both knew he was referring to Serena's denial of Darien and Rei's affair.
"Here, I have something for you. I think you should read it." Galaxia left and returned to the room with Serena's journal.
"What is that?"
"Just read it." She said and he did. When he was finished, that anger her had not felt before suddenly sprang up in him but he hid it behind a wall of sheer will, waiting for the right moment when he will deliver it to those who deserved it.
"She suffered so much." Galaxia said sadly and he nodded.
"Star Fighter…"
"Seiya"
"Huh?"
"In my civilian form my name is Seiya. It is a way to hide our Sailor identity from the people." Seiya explained.
"Ahh I see, then I guess I need one then?" she said and they played around with names, trying to find one that fit her but none came to mind.
"Lets think on it a little more." Seiya suggested.
"Ok." She replied shyly. This was the first she had sat to talk so freely with another person ever since the sailor wars before she sealed Chaos in her. Such a long time ago that this soft companionship felt foreign and strange to her.
"So what were you saying before?"
"Oh that's right. I wanted to ask you to tell me about Serena. I only know she is powerful and she saved my life but obviously I will not be given the chance to know her for myself." Galaxia requested sincerely and Seiy sighed.
"Serena…where do I begin. Serena is very immature, cries a lot, eats a lot and is generally not serious about anything not to mention her poor grades in school. She is also a hopeless romantic. But these are the things you would notice only on the surface; underneath it all is a strong reliable girl with a big heart and a kind, generous soul. She is forgiving and caring, loving and trusting as well as understanding. She does not judge and sees goodness in the darkest of heart. Her smile is brighter than the sun and her presence is as soft and pleasing like the gentle rays of the moon. Her laughter is like the spilling of sunshine after years in darkness and cold, her beautiful golden hair as brilliant and bright as the core of the sun, her lips a beautiful shade of pink found only in the setting sun and her courage so profound and unrelenting. She never gives up no matter how desperate a situation is and she will do everything in her power to help people, friend or stranger. She has even turned many of her enemies into long lasting friends and she always gives every body the benefit of doubt as well as second, third and even fourth chances. She puts others before her and takes on the burden of others. She is the kind that cannot gloat should her enemy cry before her and reaches deep into a person's heart to show them their good side. The kind of person Serena is cannot be described in words. You have to know her for yourself before you can understand how special she really is. I thought I knew what love was and I was pretty happy with that, but after meeting Serena, I realized that love is so much more than the illusion of happiness its create while hiding in its debt the insecurities and doubts of betrayal. Haven met her; I now know what I want most in the world. Haven met her; I can honestly say that I am now a better person." As Seiya spoke, a gentle smile grazed his lips and in that instant Galaxia saw the fear he was hiding. She noticed that he had yet to accept the fact that Serena was dead, if he ever did…he will follow her into the other world and no one could stop him. The way he had so lovingly described Serena also gave ways to his profound love and obsession of her and Galaxia felt desolate. Such an amazing person, her opportunity to meet her was taken away from her. They sat in silence.
"Oh that's right!" Seiya suddenly said. And Galaxia lifted an eyebrow.
"I found something that has to do with Serena's disappearance but I need you to promise not to say a word to anyone at all. No matter what! Do you promise?"
"Yes" she said and Seiya looked Seriously at her until he was sure her yes was a absolute promise of the utmost secrecy.
"What have you found about Serena's disappearance?" Helios voice startled them and they watched as he emerged from a shimmering of light.
"Helios!" Galaxia greeted as she scooted over for him to come sit. Seiya looked at her in confusion.
"Oh, you don't know each other?" she asked.
"I know him but he doesn't know me. My name is Helios, high priest and guardian of the land of dreams Elysian. Please to meet you in person Sailor Star Fighter or Seiya if you prefer." Helios introduced himself as he stretched out his hand.
"Likewise, since you already know my name I guess there is no point in saying it." Seiya said bemusedly as his face clouded with confusion.
"I watched your interaction with the prince about ten years ago when you and your fellow scouts and princess fled here after the destruction of your world." Helios eased his confusion.
"Oh I see. Helios…ahhhhhhhhhhh!" he suddenly screamed and they blinked at him. Seiya got up and knelt before him, bowing his head very low in adoration and appreciation.
"What are you doing?" Helios asked curiously. He knew the guy was eccentric but this was a bit much. He found it very amusing.
"Thank you so very much." Seiya said vehemently and Helios blinked again. He looked suspiciously at Galaxia who was as confused as him.
"Your welcome but what for?"
"For this." He handed Helios the brown book but Helios didn't open the book. He just sighed.
"Aren't you going to open it?" Galaxia asked.
"I already know what's in." he said and they nodded in understanding. "So what was it that you said you figured about the Princess disappearance?"
Seiya hesitated, though Serena's journal had said he had been there for her just how deep did his loyalties ran?
"It's alright Seiya. He knows much more about Serena's circumstance than even we know." Galaxia said reassuringly and Seiya nodded, though still unsure.
"What did you discover in the coffin you dug up Seiya?" Helios decided to ease him up a bit. Galaxia gasped and Seiya's eyes widened.
"You dug up Serena's grave!??!" She asked horrified at the idea, at the disrespect and dishonor of it all.
"Yes, but I felt I had to!" Galaxia glared at him. "And it was a good thing I did too." He continued as if Galaxia wasn't giving him a look that should have him crawling under the bed to hide.
"What did you discover?" Helios asked again.
"Nothing" he said and Galaxia lost her glower to be replaces with confusion.
"What?" she asked.
"There was nothing in it! There was no sand, not bones or anything at all to indicate a person was even placed in ti to begin with!" he said frustrated and Galaxia absorbed the news with puzzlement.
"Of course there was nothing. There was no body buried." Helios said and they both looked at him with thirst in their eyes, thirst to know just what he was talking about.
"But the others said that they were there to witness the funeral and they saw her buried." Galaxia tried to clarify the confusion.
"Yes, they did witness a body being buried."
"I'm confused." Seiya and Galaxia said at once.
"The body that was buried was nothing more than shadow illusion. It was created to look exactly like a dead and deformed Serena from the car accident but Serena was never hit by a car. True she died, but not by a car." He said and the two blinked.
"So….?" The two didn't know what to say or ask Helios.
"Remember what I said to the girls when you came to earth seeking our help?" Galaxia thought back to their conversation, trying to find something she had missed. Nothing came to mind.
"Oh that's right. You were not here when I said it. This is what I told the girls, think on it. I may as well say that she chose to die in order for you to live." Helios said to them and they puzzled it over.
"She died in other that they which refers to the (you) may live. What does that mean?" Seiya asked but Helios did not answer. Galaxia was trying to put all the information together but still it felt like she was playing a chess game where the queen and knight had not been present to begin with. Some vital information was missing but if she could put all the puzzles they had currently together, she was sure she could guess what the full picture was. Something about the illusion of the body and the manner of Serena's death did not make any sense at all.
"Ok, for starters why are you here now Helios?" she decided she would think on it later.
"Messages from Sailor Ceres and Vesta. Vesta said that she has visited most of the Sailor Soldiers of the universe and many had agreed to come assist in the battle. Ceres on the other hand bare bad news. She said whole fleets of the enemy are moving toward the earth's moon. They plan to make it their base and attack the earth. She said their number is uncountable and their power very strong. And she also said she hasn't found any clues to Iron Mouse whereabouts." Helios reported and Galaxia nodded, thinking fast.
"Oh yeah, you did call us because of the war." Seiya said as he blushed. He had been so concern with Serena that he had forgotten his true purpose as a sailor soldier.
"We have to move fast. Tell Vesta to tell all the willing scouts to travel fast and land on a planet or star a day or two ahead of the coming enemy and they should be fast. We will attack them before they make it onto the moon."
"That's suicidal you know." Helios said.
"Better that than letting them on the moon. They have this power thing that can destroy a whole planet with one blow. If they land on the moon, they won't need to land on earth to destroy it." She said and suddenly they all began to understand the urgency of why she had called all the scouts of the universe.
"She also said that the enemy already sent out scouters and some may have or will be arriving on earth shortly."
"Too late for that." Galaxia said.
"I guess we better call the earth scouts then." Seiya said.
"No, you get some sleep! You need it, you haven't slept all night and its already morning, the sun is coming out." Galaxai commanded.
"But…"
"No but! Sleep in the couch now!"
"Yes mam!" he was on the couch before you could count three. Galaxia and Helios moved away so their voices wouldn't disturb the already soft snoring Seiya.
"That guy can sleep fast." Galaxia said and Helios chuckled.
"And you can come out now soldier or darkness." Helios said and Hotaru looking like a deer caught in headlights walked out sheepishly.
"How much did you hear?" Galaxia asked.
"From when Seiya said to keep the information about Serena secret?" she squeaked out and the older scout sighed. At least she wouldn't be blame for it.
"Well like he said, please keep it a secret. We don't want to raise false hope." She said and Hotaru nodded.
They discussed the plans for flaws and strengths before deciding to meet with everyone around noon. As Helios got ready to teleport back to Elysian, a golden light coming from the Living room caught his attention. He and the two girls run there and caught their breath. Seiya who was fast asleep was glowing violently to a rhythm as in response to something. The light coming off of him was a golden light mixed with a thin silver light which looked like a chain and on his forehead was half silver rose surrounded by a string of silver chain that seemed to break off suddenly as if it was attached to something.
"I have to go." Helios said quickly and teleported aware as the others were stuck in their amazement.
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Darien had worked all night on Mrs. Tsukino but all hiss efforts were in vain. The woman would not wake up. She was stuck in a coma the doctors could not predict how long it would take. Finally nearing 6 am, he had retreated to his office for a much needed rest. Mr. Tsukino and Rini who should have return home long ago because visiting hours were over refused to leave the hospital. Darien understood how the man felt, to loos your daughter and now on the brink of loosing your wife. He knew the pain well. Thanks to Amy and her mother, the two of them were allowed to rest in their office until morning then they would head home for shower. Darien had been sleeping when Amy had entered his office. It was sometime in the early morning, he should have been working already but his body demanded sleep so much that he had not woken up for his shift which was why Amy was checking up on him She moved next to him to wake him up but as her hand stretched toward him, a silver light began to illuminate Darien. He was shimmering and the shimmer grew stronger and brighter, she also saw a thin chain of gold string and on his forehead blazed an insignia not that of the earthen royals. It was a half rose in gold color instead of the red and around the rose was a chain that broke of easily as if it was connected to something, like the half rose.
In the same instant that was happening, Rini's own moon symbol lighted up but it changed. A rose petal sort of sat on the crescent moon and quarter of a circle also appeared at the bottom. He body shimmered with the same golden light as Darien and Seiya and Mr. Tsukino who had been awakened by the display of light watched in unconcealed amazement.
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As soon as he had seen the light blazing around Seiya, Helios had teleported back to Elysian, suspecting the golden crystal involvement. When he reached the crystal, ti too was blazing fiercely. He stood watching the crystal in perplexion before one of the priestess run to him frantically.
"What is it Elysia?" he asked her.
"The children My Lord, they ablaze with the moon's light!" The priestess said and Helios ran full force to the children's room. And true to the priestess words, the kids were glowing only with a silver light instead of the golden light Seiya had displayed. He was very confused at this point.
"What has the children, Seiya and the golden crystal has to do with each other?" he asked himself then noticed the insignia's on the children's forehead. Each child had a sort of rose petal or a shape that would fit into a rose and it was gold in color. There was a crescent moon under the rose and whether to the side or up rested a sort of quarter of a circle. Helios connected the roses and quarter circles in his mind and saw it form a full rose with two petals missing and a two quarter of a silver circles also missing. He frowned and moved back to the golden crystal before immersing himself into its glow. Then he saw it, on Rini and the still sleeping strawberry blond hair girl's forehead the rose and circle completed the other kids. He also saw Darien with the silver light and half of a rose and a gold chain. He pulled himself out, still uncomprehending how this all connected.
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Serenity awoke in the early morning with an aching head. When she touched her forehead, she felt the stirring of her crescent moon insignia. She roused to her feet with ease and headed out to the balcony where she closed her eyes and saw all those that were glowing that early morning. She saw Keri and a smile lighted her face. Things were going as she had planned.
"Serenity?" She turned around to the concern faces of her family and she smiled reassuringly at them. Their own symbols flared to life as their eyes landed on her blazing forehead.
"What's going on Angel?" Jayden asked and Serenity smiled slyly.
"Nothing, actually…things couldn't be perfect. It's time we made our move." She said and they all nodded in understand.
The game is finally beginning. I was getting bored. She thought amusedly as she turned back to face the sun already high up. Wait for me; I will be coming for you Darien, Keri and Seiya. If she had been evil the evil laughter would have followed but as she was not evil, at least she thought so, only a wicked smile graced her heavenly lips.
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