SLS does not own Sailor Moon,
although she would very like to own her own fuku.
And special thanks to my friends who beta-read it for me!
Shadows of Fire Visions:
A Shinto priestess was roughly awakened from her vision. The fire before her was small and in dying embers. She frowned at them, puzzled. It has been years since she fell asleep meditating. With a frustrated grunt, she got up to prepare for school, chiding herself for acting like a novice.
She slipped out of her hakama and into her skirt, as she tried to remember the best she could what she had seen for the third time. The cool school uniform slipped over her form as she pulled her raven hair out.
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Rei was in her Senshi fuku. It felt like an old familiar friend, but at the same time, old and decrepit. She smoothed the ruffles of her red skirt, no longer thick as it once was, uneasily in the oppressive darkness. Her eyes seemed to finally adjust to the darkness as she made out on outline of a figure. This entity had long dark hair and donned a school uniform. Do not interfere… A cold voice echoed in her mind, as the shadowy figure turned to glare threateningly with eyes that seem to be pieces of the sky. Behind this ghostly figure, Rei could see a dark, hopeless city filled with more paranormal activity than she has ever sensed in her whole life. "Hell…" the word echoed in her mind.
The dark presence suddenly looked up in frustrated surprise and disappeared as a wave of comfort washed over Rei and she felt that she was filled with the presence of a new Sailor Senshi. The new figure seemed to float down to her in her mind and grasp Rei's hands in assurance as the darkness slowly began to rescind. Rei had only noticed the fuku of black and pink before she disappeared and revealed Princess Serena in her place, who brought light to banish the darkness. With this, Rei was overwhelmed by the sensation of safety… and peace.
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Moments later, the lonely footsteps of a proud Shinto priestess echoed down the quiet streets of Tokyo. The sun was still rising, turning the sky a beautiful golden pink. Rei could not notice it for her mind was plagued with visions and worry. The slow and steady fall of her shoes were silently mimicked by her long shadow that seemed to melt into the darkness of the previous night. The shadows under her eyes seemed to reflect the heavy shadows of Rei's dreams. The shadows of new allies and new enemies…
I think I left enough hints about the new Senshi for you to figure out her element/power. Please leave a word, a review, a criticism, maybe even a flame! ^^ Thanks for reading, hope you liked it! ('Cause I'd like to know!) I promise a longer one next time, 'cause I know some people dislike short chapters.