A/N: Well, my writers block is better now, so I'll try to get these chaps out more. Yes, I did change my author name, now MorningDarkness, as you all might know. I hope you enjoy the new chap!
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Title: Becoming Another
Chapter Six
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"… To fight the Fates I must entrust you with power strong enough to clash with the enemies. You might have seen through out yours years as Senshi, or what you can remember.." Helios watched their faces, both of the woman looked like they would slip into a trance then and there if he didn't talk faster.
" That only Senshi can battle these forces. Only the power of the Senshi can inflict any damage on a foe." He watched Bunny trace a hand up her cloak and almost pull the hood off.
" No! Do not pull of your hoods. They have a spell cast on them to keep you hidden from the prying eyes of the Fates. Even the Woods Temple is not secure, or anywhere in Elision, until a new leader has been selected for the Earth." The Guardian looked to the blue haired girl and she gasped.
" Your not thinking…?! I can't, I won't, be a ruler for this planet! I won't have a destiny ever AGAIN!" Anger swirled in her eyes like fire that matched the blue fire burning between them.
" Bunny, Setsuna, to beat the Fates…you must be Senshi. BUT…" He said this just as Bunny was going to comment and her jaw snapped shut.
" These warriors you will become are , were, the only Senshi warriors to ever be free, they fought and lived lives of their own accord. The fates never ruled them. I myself instructed them." He looked to the blue fire and it roared a bit higher and then dropped back to the waist height it was at before.
From where the flames had just burst and licked the air, were now two crystals. The legendary Golden Crystal of the Earth, and a golden yellow sphere floating next to it. Setsuna looked from Helios to Bunny and back to the objects glimmering in the dark night.
" We must hurry. The ones spying tonight know something's going to happen. Bunny, please accept the Golden Crystal of Earth, hold the power of a royal." Helios watched her expression turn dark and her frown twist further down on her face.
" Why must I be a royal of Earth? Setsuna can hold this position. I wish to be just a warrior." Bunny knew she'd have to take the crystal anyways, it sparkled so silently that it seemed to speak just as silently to her, telling her why this had to be. The power seem to touch her spirit and it made her tingle with a warm sensation.
" As Sailor Moon, you were a heiress, a princess to the Moon. Your sanity will leave you if your just a soldier. Your soul and spirit were created to hold ultimate power, you'll die other wise. Setsuna would also die, from strain of keeping the power under control, or, not under control. Prince Endymion was severed from this, you are the only one." Helios looked at the crystal, knowing it desperately needed her.
" Yes, I'll accept it. It's frightening to know I'm needed this way."
" Reach for it over the flames, if you aren't burned, the crystal has also accepted you as it's keeper."
Hesitantly, Bunny reached out a creamy white hand and smiled despite her discomfort. Heat from the flames pressed her hand, the flames licking over her skin as her fingers drifted nearer the Golden Crystal. Soft skin met warm but also soft crystal. Bunny grasped it in her hand and whilst closing her eyes, pulled it back to her and clutched it to her chest.
" Princess?" Setsuna knew this girl would always be her princess, no matter what. When Bunny looked at her, her brown eyes shinned more strongly than ever, her sanity restored by the power she felt dwelling inside her.
" The process is not yet complete." The Guardian turned now to a smiling Setsuna, and a nervousness took to her garnet red eyes.
" The Sun Sphere has waited a long while for a keeper. Accept it from the flames."
Obediently, Setsuna reached a timid hand through the flames. She winced once from a flame that actually burnt her skin. It seemed the crystal was not so sure as she was. But as her hand traveled closer, the heat intensified to the point that the flames seemed like nothing. Setsuna pushed through the heat though, and wrapped her long fingers around the sphere. Suddenly it flashed and the heat lowered to a cool feel as Setsuna brought the sphere to her chest. Glancing at her hands, she saw the burn marks heal quickly. Smooth, tan skin replacing the burnt dark flesh.
" Good, now for the last of it all." Helios smiled warmly, excited for this next part that the girls had no knowledge of. Bunny could only guess.
" Transform." He grinned at their confused and anger filled expressions.
Both still felt very betrayed by Serenity and wished never to be a Senshi again. But to free the world from evil and corruption would always be there job, for the length of their long lives they knew they would live. Bunny felt a rush at his order, feeling a twinge and a roaring fire flick to life in her. Suddenly her hood fell off her head and words flew from her mouth.
" EARTH G META!" Light burst from the ground and engulfed her in gold.
" SUN G META!" Setsuna followed soon after finding the right words, golden rays shooting from the dome of the Woods Temple.
Helios, for the first time in his life, shielded his eyes from the power shocking his mind. He had expected an eruption of power, but nothing like this. The Guardian soon felt beings closing in on the sacred temple and set up a barrier with all the strength he had. The barrier couldn't have been up any sooner, he felt the beatings by the enemy seconds later. The Fates knew, that for the first transformation of the new soldiers, that it took longer for the powers to adjust to it's new keeper. The seconds between were when the warriors were most vulnerable, to stop them would have been easy. For once stopped, they could never try again and both Setsuna and Bunny would die with in a matter of days. But with Helios guarding them so, it was taking many of the Fates own warriors to even damage the wall.
All of this was draining Helios with amazing affect. He would be out for a day or so, before being able to walk again. If he could muster that much energy. In his mind he had to keep repeating 'only a bit longer, only a bit longer…'. The guardian smiled for a second realizing how ridiculous it was, but soon felt the strain of distraction and refocused his thoughts.
" Leave the grounds of the sacred temple of the woods!" Came a voice that sounded with power.
" Be prepared to lose your lives if you do not heed our warning!" Continued another new voice.
Helios felt now was the time to drop the barrier and fell do his knees in exhaustion. A strong arm came quickly to his protection, obviously too weak to escape attacks. With tired eyes, he glanced at the person putting up against the far back wall, he met garnet eyes that shined with a familiar light.
" Stay put Guardian. You've protected us, we shall now return the favor." She ran off into the mob of vicious looking creatures and human-like beings.
" For Earth, I am Sailor Senshi Meta Earth!" Cried a tall girl, letting her enemies know the name of who they fought. Before they died anyways. In her hands she held a large bladed sword, a white gold handle encrusted with emeralds, sapphires, and rubies along the hilt. It gleamed with a deadly light as it sliced through creature after creature.
" For Earth, I am Sailor Senshi Meta Sun!" The voice of the taller one swept through the enemy with a jolt, as if they suddenly became scared. In her hands she held a tall staff of white gold, a brightly shining orb atop it, the tip on the bottom, though it had a small part rounded, had a sharp point. The weapon would pierce anything, easily.
The pair killed any creature or being that swiped at them. With a thud, limbs and other body parts fell to the ground, just outside temple grounds. Soon all but one shivered in fear at the Senshis
" Leave, tell the Fates they will be sorry if they attack Elision again!" Meta Earth gave it her harshest glare of hate and it shuddered and shrieked in fear, disappearing with a small pop.
" Princess?"
" Don't call me that. Go and take the Guardian to the palace."
Meta Sun nodded and crossed the room for the drained Guardian of Elision. Picking him up, she cradled him close, then took flight with large wings sprouting from her back. Earth watched with dark eyes as they disappeared into the trees.
- A Senshi, something I will always be.- The thought circled her head as she stepped down the steps of the temple, going pasts pillars splattered with different colored blood. Each step she took towards more blood that was on the temple, the more the blood disappeared. With a delicate hand, she touched each pillar and watched it wash clean of liquids. When she was done, gold raven wings sprung from her back, and she too, headed for the palace.
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A/N: That's all for now! I know I didn't explain what they look like yet, just wait for the next chapter and you'll know. Also sorry it's taken so long to get to the start of the plot, but I love to build things up. Bare with me and you'll be greatly rewarded! Please Review! C ya!
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