Dreamscape
By Musou Misora
Standard Disclaimer applies.
I take a break from all the killing in the beginning of this chapter. It kind of explains what the Dreamscape is.
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Chapter Three: Tengai, Beyond The Heavens
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Long ago, before the dawning of the Silver Millennium, before the Cosmos was conceived, there was a void where only hatred and death lived. Everything else, life, love, and peace resided on the Dreamscape.
One day, a visitor appeared in the most beautiful area. It was a young lady, with hair of shining gold, and deep blue eyes that sparkled with tears. Those who saw her questioned her gently.
"I come from the future," she stated. "It is a sad place, filled with all kinds of evils. They destroy dreams and leave us with hatred, greed, and pain. One such evil destroyed my only true dream."
They understood, and wept with her. No one had ever heard of something so horrible.
A woman of the Dreamscape said to her, "Your dream can be realized here. Let us help you. Visualize this dream of yours in your mind."
And so, the young lady did so with a smile. Everything was suddenly perfectly pink in color, not too soft, not too loud. The people set this in their minds, and became filled with angry thoughts. They began to fight amongst themselves for the favor of the young lady. Unbeknownst to them, she was smiling an evil smile.
The young lady from the future succeeded in turning the beautiful Dreamscape into a place not unlike the Void outside its boundaries. She merged the two together into a nightmare, like the one her pink dream had become.
Now she could twist the wonderful dreams of her Senshi and Prince into infinite blackness...
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My eyes shoot open. The Fire crackles before me brightly and insistently. As I get up and leave, I ponder the meaning of this vision. My request of the fire was to explain to me the nature of Haruka's and Minako's deaths.
And it showed my this.
The young lady...she looked so much like Usa-chan...Senshi? Prince? If it was Usagi, the vision obviously meant...
My hand covers my mouth in fright. Usa-chan killed them?
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I bite my lip as I wait for someone on the other line to answer. It was two o'clock in the morning, so I wouldn't be surprised if no one answered...something clicked in my ear. A sleepy yawn followed it.
Moshi moshi, the voice said. Setsuna.
"Setsuna-chan? It's me, Rei."
Hai, I know. What is it?
"I need to talk to you in person right away."
One question: have you any idea what time it is?
"Hai, two AM. It's about Haruka, Minako and Usagi."
...oh. Park in twenty minutes?
"Sure."
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She runs up to me, slightly out of breath. "It took me a while to find a way out of the house without waking Hotaru and Michiru up," Setsuna says. I nod in understanding. "What did you want to tell me?"
"I had a vision about an hour ago." I recap the entire experience to her.
"So," she begins slowly, after letting it sink in. "You believe that the young lady is Usagi-hime, and that Mamoru is the prince and we are the Senshi."
"Hai."
Her expression doesn't change, nor does she say anything for five minutes. "I suggest you watch out, Rei."
"Watch out for what!? That has nothing to do with what I just said!" Setsuna smiles at me.
"I'm warning you: don't dream, or else you might be next to visit the Dreamscape beyond the stars and heavens."
And with that, she leaves me. I walk home quickly in anger.
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Setsuna doesn't control my mind, and so I let myself dream.
Once again, I stand upon the stage, lights flashing all around me. Cameras, beams, glow-sticks: my eyes spot them all. The crowd cheers wildly in the stadium, one that seats 30,000 people. Even that is too small to hold all my fans. All my concerts are sold-out within two days of the announcement itself. My life is wonderful...people love my talents...everything is working out my way.
This time, a large sphere of shining light floats down from the sky. I laugh: a new trick my agents pulled to offer adversity to the crowd. But something is different. I know I've felt and seen this light. Before I can say anything, Usagi appears in the center of it. Her face bears an evil smirk.
Like the one the young lady in my vision wore.
She sighs. "Setsuna warned you, Rei. Don't worry: you'll get your wish. Very soon, you'll be part of the stars."
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My bed is drenched in sweat. Careless of the fact that I'm still wearing my night clothes, and that it's just a few minutes after I got home, I rush out of the temple, onto the street, and straight into the headlights of the oncoming car...
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(0.o *backs away slowly from the Sailor Mars Appreciation Society, then breaks into a run* Stay away!)
---Musou Misora
"Did you see
your dream
fade before your eyes
are you still reaching out
can you hear me scream..."
-Reamonn, "Waiting There For You"