The silver-haired woman looked regretfully at the stone. ::I wish this wasn't happening:: Closing her eyes, the stone began to glow lightly. ::But at least I can help them. Maybe…it will even work…I hope so:: Sailor Cosmos prayed silently and began to pour her soul into the small stone. The stone began to grow brighter. ::I know they will be saved. But…I hope everyone will be saved…::
The gentle guardian closed her eyes. "I made a promise to you," She spoke to the shadow. "However, I fear that I shall not keep it." The shadow growled and began to advance towards her. "But it is your own fault, you told me a lie which was the only reason why I made the promise." Her crystal blue eyes shined. "Now you will regret it."
The shadow took a step back from the advancing light. "You still made the promise, whether or not you like it!"
"Stop being childish," Her words came out coldly. "I know the truth as well as you. It is time that I finally did something about it." Sailor Cosmos' memories flashed through her mind.
***FLASHBACK***(Silver Millenium)
The tears rolled down my face as I cried softly. "Daddy…" The emptiness I felt inside multiplied with the thoughts of him. I sobbed harder. "I miss you so much!"
I cried and cried. I cried until I couldn't anymore. I missed him so much. I missed him and I had such a horrible premonition.
I had dreamed that my daddy had gone to fight in a hard battle, but he didn't have a choice about it because mean people forced him into it! I hated those mean people! They hurt him. They hurt him so he was red all over. And then they laughed at him when he said something weird. He said, 'She will destroy you, I promise that she will be the heroine of the Moon who will end your reign.' I wonder who he was talking about. Someone who fights for the Moon? I don't know anyone who does. There are only of friends of the planets. Right?
I let out a quiet cry as I remembered more of the dream. My daddy, red all over was lying on the ground. They were making fun of him. Then another man came. But I couldn't see his face, it was hidden in the shadows. He bent down next to my daddy and whispered something. I couldn't hear it but my daddy's face looked like a ghost.
My daddy, as white as his face whose he replied to the, 'She will do it. And I will give myself up. Now stay away from her, or you will meet your downfall.'
Then my daddy looked at me and smiled before my dream ended.
But he couldn't have looked *at* me, could he?
It was just a dream…
I hope.
I stopped the tears and hugged myself, rocking back and forth on my bed. It hurts. My daddy isn't here. He may be out there somewhere, hurt or worse…
"I hope he is okay," I whispered.
"I can make sure he is," A voice whispered back.
My senses alerted as I stood up and looked around. "Who's there?"
No one answered. Then a small light formed on my bed where I had previously been sitting. The light grew into a young girl, my age, with black hair and dark eyes.
She looked at me. "I can make sure your father is okay."
I grew calm as I saw her serene appearance. "How can you do that?"
"Make me a promise. Promise me that you and I will join together when you are older, when you are no longer a princess."
"A promise? Just that you and I will be together when I am older?" She nodded. "How will I know when?"
"You will know when."
I looked at her skeptically, "Are you sure? I'm not very good with that stuff."
A small smile grew on the girl's lips, "Trust me, you will know when, Princess Serenity."
"And my daddy will be protected? No matter what?"
"No matter what."
My features lit with happiness as I shook the girl's hand.
Cold. Ice cold. Her hand, it was so cold. It seemed so dark. Empty.
Why do I feel like I just made a deal with the devil?
The girl disappeared before I could say anything else.
"Who was she?" I whispered softly. I sat on my bed, listening to the silence that answered me.
"Daddy, I miss you." I climbed into bed and pulled the covers over my night gown.
Yawning, I closed my eyes. I snuggled contently into my pillows.
I felt so warm.
Little did I know that the crescent moon on my forehead had begun to glow softly.
***END FLASHBACK***
Sailor Cosmos felt her forehead growing warm. ::My crescent moon. Could it be like before? I was so young…:: She put her hand around the previously discarded staff. ::I am…Sailor Cosmos…No. It's not time. I am still Usagi Tsukino. I can't be her yet. What about the future? Chibi Usa? She wouldn't be alive if I became Sailor Cosmos. Am I just meant to use her power?::
Her eyes focused on the shadow. ::I can't be meant to use this power. It feels too….cold. I know, when it is my time to use it, it will be warm. Just like Eternal Sailor Moon's. Her power has never felt cold to me:: The guardian started channeling her power to her staff. ::First, there is something I must do::
She took her Senshi Stone and let its surface graze the golden star on top of her staff. ::Please do it. I know you can:: Sailor Cosmos thought quietly. She prayed to her eight-pointed star.
The star on the top of the staff shimmered as a beam of light came out of each point of the star. A beam went into each of the fallen senshi, Aikan, the shadow, and the remaining two went into Sailor Cosmos.
SAILOR COSMOS' POV
As I stand here now, I watch them come. I know what is going to happen. The beams of light heal those that are hurt and kill those who are fine.
And two beams were destined for me.
But I can't say that I'm sad.
A bit regretful, but not sad.
I know where the two beams are going. I know what they will do.
Free me.
Free me from the torments of other lives. Princess Serenity will be nothing but a memory- no more needing or using her power. And Sailor Cosmos will leave my memories- until the appropriate time.
I will finally be me again.
Silly ol' Usagi Tsukino. No strings attached. No transformations. No powers.
Just Usagi Tsukino.
Me.
Forever.
I smiled. Normal, at last.
The two beams of light hit me. Their force sending me to the ground. Invading my memories, destroying them until I was left in darkness. The darkness of remembering none of the memories that I once smiled and grimaced upon.
Darkness that was supposed to last forever.
But not everything that is supposed to happen does.
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AN:
Now I know some people have questions so I am going to try and answer them. I guess it was because some of these chapters were a little confusing. *sweatdrops* Sorry 'bout that.
The promise that was made was never shown until this chapter. I wanted to wait to show the promise in this chapter. Just to make sure everyone knows, the promise was that the shadow and Cosmos would become one. Not 'friends' like he tricked Princess Serenity into believing.
If anyone has any questions, I will try to answer them. But I will also explain some stuff later on in the story. Speaking of which, I have my own question for everyone.
How far do you want this story to go? There are a couple of different possibilites that I can see, but I don't think all the readers will be interested in them. Does everyone just want an epilogue? Granted, it would be long but not the same as more chapters after this one. Or would you like just more chapters. Or an epilogue and a sequel.
The choice is the readers^_^ Please review!
The gentle guardian closed her eyes. "I made a promise to you," She spoke to the shadow. "However, I fear that I shall not keep it." The shadow growled and began to advance towards her. "But it is your own fault, you told me a lie which was the only reason why I made the promise." Her crystal blue eyes shined. "Now you will regret it."
The shadow took a step back from the advancing light. "You still made the promise, whether or not you like it!"
"Stop being childish," Her words came out coldly. "I know the truth as well as you. It is time that I finally did something about it." Sailor Cosmos' memories flashed through her mind.
***FLASHBACK***(Silver Millenium)
The tears rolled down my face as I cried softly. "Daddy…" The emptiness I felt inside multiplied with the thoughts of him. I sobbed harder. "I miss you so much!"
I cried and cried. I cried until I couldn't anymore. I missed him so much. I missed him and I had such a horrible premonition.
I had dreamed that my daddy had gone to fight in a hard battle, but he didn't have a choice about it because mean people forced him into it! I hated those mean people! They hurt him. They hurt him so he was red all over. And then they laughed at him when he said something weird. He said, 'She will destroy you, I promise that she will be the heroine of the Moon who will end your reign.' I wonder who he was talking about. Someone who fights for the Moon? I don't know anyone who does. There are only of friends of the planets. Right?
I let out a quiet cry as I remembered more of the dream. My daddy, red all over was lying on the ground. They were making fun of him. Then another man came. But I couldn't see his face, it was hidden in the shadows. He bent down next to my daddy and whispered something. I couldn't hear it but my daddy's face looked like a ghost.
My daddy, as white as his face whose he replied to the, 'She will do it. And I will give myself up. Now stay away from her, or you will meet your downfall.'
Then my daddy looked at me and smiled before my dream ended.
But he couldn't have looked *at* me, could he?
It was just a dream…
I hope.
I stopped the tears and hugged myself, rocking back and forth on my bed. It hurts. My daddy isn't here. He may be out there somewhere, hurt or worse…
"I hope he is okay," I whispered.
"I can make sure he is," A voice whispered back.
My senses alerted as I stood up and looked around. "Who's there?"
No one answered. Then a small light formed on my bed where I had previously been sitting. The light grew into a young girl, my age, with black hair and dark eyes.
She looked at me. "I can make sure your father is okay."
I grew calm as I saw her serene appearance. "How can you do that?"
"Make me a promise. Promise me that you and I will join together when you are older, when you are no longer a princess."
"A promise? Just that you and I will be together when I am older?" She nodded. "How will I know when?"
"You will know when."
I looked at her skeptically, "Are you sure? I'm not very good with that stuff."
A small smile grew on the girl's lips, "Trust me, you will know when, Princess Serenity."
"And my daddy will be protected? No matter what?"
"No matter what."
My features lit with happiness as I shook the girl's hand.
Cold. Ice cold. Her hand, it was so cold. It seemed so dark. Empty.
Why do I feel like I just made a deal with the devil?
The girl disappeared before I could say anything else.
"Who was she?" I whispered softly. I sat on my bed, listening to the silence that answered me.
"Daddy, I miss you." I climbed into bed and pulled the covers over my night gown.
Yawning, I closed my eyes. I snuggled contently into my pillows.
I felt so warm.
Little did I know that the crescent moon on my forehead had begun to glow softly.
***END FLASHBACK***
Sailor Cosmos felt her forehead growing warm. ::My crescent moon. Could it be like before? I was so young…:: She put her hand around the previously discarded staff. ::I am…Sailor Cosmos…No. It's not time. I am still Usagi Tsukino. I can't be her yet. What about the future? Chibi Usa? She wouldn't be alive if I became Sailor Cosmos. Am I just meant to use her power?::
Her eyes focused on the shadow. ::I can't be meant to use this power. It feels too….cold. I know, when it is my time to use it, it will be warm. Just like Eternal Sailor Moon's. Her power has never felt cold to me:: The guardian started channeling her power to her staff. ::First, there is something I must do::
She took her Senshi Stone and let its surface graze the golden star on top of her staff. ::Please do it. I know you can:: Sailor Cosmos thought quietly. She prayed to her eight-pointed star.
The star on the top of the staff shimmered as a beam of light came out of each point of the star. A beam went into each of the fallen senshi, Aikan, the shadow, and the remaining two went into Sailor Cosmos.
SAILOR COSMOS' POV
As I stand here now, I watch them come. I know what is going to happen. The beams of light heal those that are hurt and kill those who are fine.
And two beams were destined for me.
But I can't say that I'm sad.
A bit regretful, but not sad.
I know where the two beams are going. I know what they will do.
Free me.
Free me from the torments of other lives. Princess Serenity will be nothing but a memory- no more needing or using her power. And Sailor Cosmos will leave my memories- until the appropriate time.
I will finally be me again.
Silly ol' Usagi Tsukino. No strings attached. No transformations. No powers.
Just Usagi Tsukino.
Me.
Forever.
I smiled. Normal, at last.
The two beams of light hit me. Their force sending me to the ground. Invading my memories, destroying them until I was left in darkness. The darkness of remembering none of the memories that I once smiled and grimaced upon.
Darkness that was supposed to last forever.
But not everything that is supposed to happen does.
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AN:
Now I know some people have questions so I am going to try and answer them. I guess it was because some of these chapters were a little confusing. *sweatdrops* Sorry 'bout that.
The promise that was made was never shown until this chapter. I wanted to wait to show the promise in this chapter. Just to make sure everyone knows, the promise was that the shadow and Cosmos would become one. Not 'friends' like he tricked Princess Serenity into believing.
If anyone has any questions, I will try to answer them. But I will also explain some stuff later on in the story. Speaking of which, I have my own question for everyone.
How far do you want this story to go? There are a couple of different possibilites that I can see, but I don't think all the readers will be interested in them. Does everyone just want an epilogue? Granted, it would be long but not the same as more chapters after this one. Or would you like just more chapters. Or an epilogue and a sequel.
The choice is the readers^_^ Please review!