Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Eclipse 19
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By: Jackie Miller
Revenge
"Papa! Papa!" a small child's voice called out sweetly. A small girl of about 2, with long green hair and emerald eyes ran towards a tall handsome man with dark brown hair and midnight black eyes, wearing a dark blue jacket adorned with many medals. He smiled at the girl and knelt holding his arms out to her. "Earth-chan, come to papa!" he called, his voice ringing across the plane. "Papa!" the girl sighed as she reached his arms and he lifted her up, spinning her around in circles, the sun glinting off her laughing eyes…
"A real lady must learn when to be silent Earth-hime." a soft regal voice issued from the woman on whose lap the small girl was sitting. The woman's long slim fingers elegantly held an ivory brush as she brushed the girls dark green hair. "Mamma…" the girl whispered. She looked up with loving eyes at her mother. In her eyes, her mother was the most beautiful woman in the world. Her light green hair hung about her slender frame in never-ending ripples and waves, her turquoise eyes shone in the candlelight. "You will be a beautiful princess," her mother whispered, kissing the girls hair. "Duchess Terra?" a voice called from the door….
"Earth-hime, come meet your cousin." her father said sternly, mock glaring at his beloved daughter. The girl was now grown to the age of 5; her hair was silky, reaching to her knees. She was wearing a dark blue dress, formal for the occasion. "Hai.." she whispered, stepping forward, her knees quaking with nervousness. "Good afternoon Prince Endymion. I am Princess Earth van Klei, daughter of Duchess Terra and Duke van Klei. I am most pleased to make your acquaintance." the speech was started with a deep curtsy, Earth stood as she finished, a flush on her small cheeks from nervousness. "Good afternoon, it is very nice to meet you." the prince smiled warmly and bowed. "Don't be afraid, I won't bite," he whispered in the girls' ear, before ruffling her hair. The girl flushed and giggled, hiding her face. The prince turned and walked towards her mother, "Aunt Terra, I've missed you!" he grinned, hugging the small woman warmly…
"Jikei-san!!!" Earth shrieked as Endymion ran around the lush clearing in the royal gardens, her small body on his shoulders. "Faster!" she giggled, slapping the pretend reins. "Neiigh!" he mocked cried, running faster…
"Who is that mother?" Earth whispered, clutching her mother's dress gown. She was older now, almost to her mother's shoulders, her hair was longer and even more silky, her eyes no longer quite so wide. Music was playing softly and many people were dancing and chatting. "Who, dear?" her mother asked, turning from a man with black hair and bending towards Earth. "That girl that Jikei-san is dancing with?" the girl asked, a note of jealousy in her young voice. "That is Princess Serenity, of the moon," her mother answered. "She is very beautiful, isn't she mother?" the girl asked, looking up into her mother's face. "Yes, but beauty can be dangerous. Remember that Earth-hime." her mother smiled, tapping the girl on the nose….
"Close your eyes aijou-chan." Duke van Klei smiled. "Yes papa." Earth closed her eyes obediently. There was the sound of wooden doors sliding and then a metallic clanking sound. "Look!" he cried. Earth opened her eyes and gasped, before her was a pure white horse; prancing and snorting at the end of the reins her father was holding. "For you my dear daughter, her name is Demetria." the girl flung herself at her father, before jumping into the saddle.
The gardens of the palace were shining with new life as Duchess Terra sat on a delicate garden chair, brushing out and braiding her daughter's long long green hair. Her mother hummed a gentle tune as Earth flipped through a thick book. Suddenly the bright skies darkened. Earth looked up, shading her eyes as dark black clouds rolled across the horizon. She stood slowly, her hair sliding through her mothers' hands. Screams could be heard in the distance as lightning cracked. "Father!" Earth cried she and her mother ran for the palace….
"How could you betray us so Kunzite?" her father screamed, holding a sword at ready. The white-haired general before them smirked and blasted him with energy. Earth screamed as she lost consciousness…
Earth awoke to the sound of footsteps near her head. She weakly lifted her head, blood dripping from her mouth. She saw red high heels before her and the trail of a purple dress before a finger lifted her chin. She looked up to see a cruelly smirking red-haired woman, with evil eyes. "My dear child, you would have been powerful had you grown. Power flows in the blood of a woman, not a man. So you see, I had no choice but to destroy you." she laughed and stood. Earth felt a flash of pain, before she died….
With a gasp Earth awoke, her body lying on the cold marble. She weakly lifted her head, memories from the past mingling with the future. She slowly sat up before coming back to reality with a harsh slap. She stood quickly, too quickly as she stumbled and leaned against the wall. She looked down at herself to see herself in her everyday clothes.
She finally straightened and looked at the painting that had started this whole thing. She gently touched her father's and then her mother's face. "Papa…I will avenge you." she whispered, her fist clenched. "I will use the power in me, the power of earth, to destroy this evil." she said, a tear running down her cheek.
She turned towards the door, an aura beginning to shine around her…
To Be Continued
