A Lover's Quest
By Julie and Nerissa

"Hey everyone! It's us two again. Well I had to black mail Nerissa to write this chapter.
I wouldn't let her borrow any of my last season of Sailor Moon until she got this chapter
done. Ha ha ha I am evil." Julie laughs out evilly.
"Yes she did. Julie you're very mean and not nice." Nerissa says with her arms crossed.
"Stop pouting like a child now. You're done with this chapter right, so here are the tapes.
You get two that's all. Then we are going to start on the next chapter." Julie says giving Nerissa the tapes.
"Yes! The tapes ... wait a minute what did you just say?" Nerissa ask after she does her
happy dance of getting the tapes.
"The next chapter. We have to start on it." Julie tells Nerissa.
"Oh yeah, that's right." Nerissa says, "Well, there have been a few changes to this
chapter.
We will explain at the end."
"I hope everyone is having fun since it's summer. Enjoy that hot weather. Yeah right."
Julie says getting ready to die from the heat, "It's ... just ... too ... much. Need cold air."
"You're a dork Julie." Nerissa yells at me.
"That Miss. President Dork to you and everyone else." Julie spat out, "Long story to
explain and we don't have the time."
"Anyway, since Miss. President Dork is done I hope u all enjoy the story!" Nerissa
says all happy.


The disclaimer: We know that you all hate this part but we don't own any of the
characters in this story. Here is a rose for u all. @---}---- We own this story
and the Characters: Riviera, Kismet, Charles, Marie, and Elizabeth (Lizzie). Please
don't sue … we spend all our money on anime. We are once again money lessL
* Means thought,
***Means flashback.

Chapter 3

The Evil Bad Guys

In the dark corner of the universe, Riviera was contemplating how to annihilate
all light and good in the universe. The gods of evil charged Riviera with this task and
gave him immortality. His plan was to hit the main power source to all the Kingdoms of
the Universe. The Silver Moon Kingdom.

"My lord what is wrong? Are you not pleased? Inquired a girl of seventeen years of age
with midnight hair and crystal blue eyes.
"No my love. I am pleased just worried about this up coming battle."
"But my lord, you have nothing to worry about. You are a god while they are just pawns
in a bigger plan." Kismet replied and made Riviera forget everything but her. While all
that come from the room were sounds of pure pleasure.

Hours later

"So my lord do I get new toys? Do I do I?" Exclaimed Kismet.
"Yes my dear. Once you help me complete this mission with the Silver Moon Kingdom."
"What incredible fun." Kismet reply with an evil smile.

She was the Dark Queen Known for cruel intentions. Riviera had been her guardian
and love for as long as she could remember. What she didn't know was that Riviera
had plans for her. He needed her shadows to attack the Moon Kingdom on the front. He
needed this diversion so he could silently pass through the lines and get the Supreme
Queen. Her silver crystal was the only thing he needed to take over the heavens. He would
no longer be the slave of other gods and goddesses. Kismet could die and Riviera would
care less. All he wanted was power and Kismet was just a helpless pawn to help this plan
succeed.

Kismet was an extreme beauty with waist long black hair that contrasted
with her pale, creamy white skin. In her luxurious black hair she wore a crown of
gold with extraordinary gems implanted in it. Her exquisite, crystalline blue eyes
were expressive and cold at the same time. She wore a dress of black and purple
silks with a plunging neckline and slits on both sides up the hip. Her necklace
was a thin golden chain with a teardrop opal gem. The opal's colors of black and
dark violet swirled in the gem.

*********************Flashback*********************

A younger version of Kismet is walking through a desert of white sand. A
sandstorm kicked up while she and Riviera were traveling through Flairs. Tiamat
who blasted Riviera with the storm had separated them and sent Kismet looking
for shelter.
She came upon a huge ruin with shattered rotunda top. She entered the temple.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" echoed Kismet's melodic voice.
"We are here," said many mysterious voices as a beautiful tune began to play.

Kismet became enchanted and followed the haunting music to a sand pile
in the middle of the darkened temple. The light upon the white sand glinted and
shone with bright white light but Kismet thought she saw a shimmer of gold. She
shifted through the sand with her beautiful hands and found a golden necklace
with a gem amulet. She looked into the gem and saw memories pass by.

She saw her mother holding her while she cried, "Momma, why don't I have
a papa like everyone else?"
"My dear you have a papa but he is gone. He didn't need me anymore and found his
princess. So he left." explained the young mother with bright green eyes and long
brown hair. All of a sudden another memory took its place.

A burning cottage came into Kismet's view. She saw herself watching a wall
of flames surround her mother before she could drag her mother out of the house.
Her mother was covered in blood from fighting off bandits and protecting Kismet.
Sassari paid the price to save her daughter and hoped Kismet would live to grow
happy. Young Kismet was grabbed from behind and dragged out of the cottage. Kismet
heard the screams of her mother, her young self, and her echo through the temple
and the chilling screams brought out black shadows from the amulet.

Kismet was still locked onto the amulet while shadows surrounded her.
Kismet saw her savior Riviera took the young Kismet to his home to care for her.
She saw her mother's death ceremony and saw herself blowing Sassari's ashes to
the four corners of Falaris.

"It's his fault that she died. If he'd been there he could have protected us.
Now mama is dead and he will pay. On this my mother's blood I swear." said
a revenge driven Kismet.

She saw all her days with Riviera. Her powers she didn't know she had
grow. She saw how Riviera was in every memory and with her everyday. She became
his lover and saw her hate for her father grow. All this, Kismet was engulfed in
the gem; an enormous shadow came forth through the amulet and stopped the memories
from showing. Kismet looked upon the Shadow Queen with fearless eyes.

"You have summoned the shadows of the night and disrupted our sleep. You of the
living what is it that you want?" boomed the Queen but Kismet remained silent.
"You dare invoke my power. You are a fool to think to beat something you cannot
touch or ever see.
"I am not to be insulted by you of the shadow world. You are nothing to me!"
shouted Kismet.
"If I am nothing then I will show you how this nothing will kill you."

The Queen shadows blasted Kismet with a black wind and shadow warriors
turned into swords and pierced Kismet. The bloody Kismet rose slowly and with
difficulty while saying a spell:

"God of Darkness
I summon thee.
With my call
Please answer me.
These things of darkness
Disobey they power
So now I command
Make them cower."

A black cloud twisted and turned and Riviera appeared firing black
lightning bolts at the shadow Queen. The Queen screamed and writhed but to
no avail. The shadow then became nothing but a memory. Then in unison the
surrounding shadows exclaimed:

"You of the living have now become our Queen. You will wear this necklace and
control our power but be warned for if you turn your heart against evil you
shall become what you most fear."

And with that the shadows tool the necklace and placed it around Kismet's
neck. The gem started to glow with an intense purple light. Kismet's eyes went
blank than glowed the same magnificent color. Her clothes were stripped from
her body and a dress of black and purple silks took its place. The neckline
was dangerously low with thigh high slits on both sides of the dress. Her hair
grew out to the waist and floated above Riviera and a crown of gold settled on
Kismet' cascades of black velvet hair. Her wounds mended and Kismet fell to the
ground in a dead faint. Riviera picked her up.

*********************End of Flashback*********************

"Riviera when do we leave Falaris?" Kismet whined.
"Right now." said a determined Riviera. He was so very close to his goal.
He could almost feel the pulsing of the Silver Imperium crystal in his hand.
Riviera took Kismet's hand and began to chant:

"Where there is light
There we will be
To cease the light
I swear to thee."

Kismet entered in on the chant:

"Naneel, beloved goddess
Take us there
Then o goddess
Thy darkness will spread everywhere."

And with that said and done Kismet and Riviera were surrounded by
dark gray clouds and they vanished from the land of Falairs. They appeared
on a beautiful green hill with a castle seen in the distance. The land was
lush and sprinkled with color. An old man came climbing up the hill.

"My good man could you tell us where we are?" Riviera hailed to the man.
"You are in the Kingdom of Earth."
"We are quite aware of that fact but may we ask who owns that castle?"
"Why no other than King Charles and Queen Marie."
"Thank you." Kismet said politely. The old man walked on as the two travelers
started to converse.

"So my lord, why were we sent here to earth? Does not the family of the Silver
Millennium live on the moon?"
"Yes my lovely Kismet they do but Naneel would never lead us astray. The eternal
light must be with in those castle walls."
"Yes my lord." smiled Kismet.

Both Riviera and Kismet looked toward the castle not knowing what was
waiting for them there.

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Sorry folks but this is the end of Chapter 3. We had a change of heart, so the
next chapter will be the one titled "The Wedding" Serena is in quite a bind and
doesn't know what to do and some new people join in on all the fun.
Till then we will be seeing you.