This is my first published fanfic, inspired by too much Sailor Moon at
three in the morning with my best friend and a long "what would the Moon
Kingdom be like?" discussion. Tell me what you think! I'd like feedback.
I'll be posting more as it comes to me.
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Sailor Moon is not owned by me. The characters are copyrighted by Takeuchi Naoko (thank you for the great work) and many other people who also are not me. However, this story is mine, so please don't copy. I'd hate to resort to using my Glaive (that threat is so trite, no da?)! ~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~ Earthlight, Moonlight
Chapter 1
A Kingdom's Hope
It was a beautiful night. With the flowers now in bloom, the wind that blew through the kingdom was scented with roses. Nearby, an elegant fountain quietly splashed water into an ornamental pond through the outstretched hands of an angel. The temperature was just right, and when she looked up, she could see millions of stars shining overhead.
She turned and started walking towards the side of the palace, weaving her way around the flower patches, gazebos, and mazes home to this garden. Taking a side door, she slipped into the palace stealthily, and went to a balcony overlooking a serene lake. There, shining overhead, was the Earth, a blue and green crystal ball. It shed a soft light, almost exactly like the light people from Earth claimed came from this planet.
As she stared up at the stars and the Earthlight, she thought of all of her kingdom's accomplishments. When she had been crowned, the kingdom was just starting out. It had little water, the air smelled atrocious, and many of her people had no place to sleep. There wasn't even a palace- just the remnants of a castle in the form of shattered columns! Bandits would randomly invade, causing more chaos and bringing her people to the brink. Over many years, she had improved it all, making sure there was ample fresh water, ordering flowers planted to sweeten the air, building homes, even creating a new palace, one people could come to and enjoy. As for the bandit- they had made the mistake of attacking a new kingdom, one with strong allies, all who were willing to put this evil away. But the betterment of the kingdom had not been achieved for free. She sighed, looking up at the moon, and thinking of her husband, Solan.
He had been a prince of the sun, not the heir, but their warrior, a man gifted with the powers of the solar system's main star. The last bandit attack had been about one year before. She still remembered the cocky grin he flashed at her, and the sparkle in his eyes as he claimed his last kiss. He had been killed by the leader of the bandits, a horrible monster of a being. She shuddered as she remembered hearing of his fight. Fortunately, Solan had killed all of the roaming gang with the last of his strength. But where he had decreed his powers to go was unknown. The fate of the sun's powers- and, subsequently, it's throne- was still a mystery.
At that moment, she heard a small sound. Just the faintest of sighs. She turned and approached a bassinet, over which hung a mobile of the moon, sun, planets, and stars, each glistening in the random shafts of light. She peered in, watching her daughter, Solan's last gift, smile in her sleep. Only three months old, and this child had already won the hearts of everyone in the palace. She smoothed back the child's hair, as golden as the sun, just like her father's, then tucked the blanket more snugly around her heir, the hope of her kingdom. Someday, she would take the throne and rule, along with her court of princesses, allies from the other planets. Only a deity knew how great she would be.
Queen Serenity smiled down at her, completely at peace with herself and the universe.
"My Serena", she whispered. "My little ray of light."
It was a beautiful night indeed.
-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- *- Disclaimer:
Sailor Moon is not owned by me. The characters are copyrighted by Takeuchi Naoko (thank you for the great work) and many other people who also are not me. However, this story is mine, so please don't copy. I'd hate to resort to using my Glaive (that threat is so trite, no da?)! ~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~@-----~~~~~~ Earthlight, Moonlight
Chapter 1
A Kingdom's Hope
It was a beautiful night. With the flowers now in bloom, the wind that blew through the kingdom was scented with roses. Nearby, an elegant fountain quietly splashed water into an ornamental pond through the outstretched hands of an angel. The temperature was just right, and when she looked up, she could see millions of stars shining overhead.
She turned and started walking towards the side of the palace, weaving her way around the flower patches, gazebos, and mazes home to this garden. Taking a side door, she slipped into the palace stealthily, and went to a balcony overlooking a serene lake. There, shining overhead, was the Earth, a blue and green crystal ball. It shed a soft light, almost exactly like the light people from Earth claimed came from this planet.
As she stared up at the stars and the Earthlight, she thought of all of her kingdom's accomplishments. When she had been crowned, the kingdom was just starting out. It had little water, the air smelled atrocious, and many of her people had no place to sleep. There wasn't even a palace- just the remnants of a castle in the form of shattered columns! Bandits would randomly invade, causing more chaos and bringing her people to the brink. Over many years, she had improved it all, making sure there was ample fresh water, ordering flowers planted to sweeten the air, building homes, even creating a new palace, one people could come to and enjoy. As for the bandit- they had made the mistake of attacking a new kingdom, one with strong allies, all who were willing to put this evil away. But the betterment of the kingdom had not been achieved for free. She sighed, looking up at the moon, and thinking of her husband, Solan.
He had been a prince of the sun, not the heir, but their warrior, a man gifted with the powers of the solar system's main star. The last bandit attack had been about one year before. She still remembered the cocky grin he flashed at her, and the sparkle in his eyes as he claimed his last kiss. He had been killed by the leader of the bandits, a horrible monster of a being. She shuddered as she remembered hearing of his fight. Fortunately, Solan had killed all of the roaming gang with the last of his strength. But where he had decreed his powers to go was unknown. The fate of the sun's powers- and, subsequently, it's throne- was still a mystery.
At that moment, she heard a small sound. Just the faintest of sighs. She turned and approached a bassinet, over which hung a mobile of the moon, sun, planets, and stars, each glistening in the random shafts of light. She peered in, watching her daughter, Solan's last gift, smile in her sleep. Only three months old, and this child had already won the hearts of everyone in the palace. She smoothed back the child's hair, as golden as the sun, just like her father's, then tucked the blanket more snugly around her heir, the hope of her kingdom. Someday, she would take the throne and rule, along with her court of princesses, allies from the other planets. Only a deity knew how great she would be.
Queen Serenity smiled down at her, completely at peace with herself and the universe.
"My Serena", she whispered. "My little ray of light."
It was a beautiful night indeed.
