Chapter 3
Twelve years later
Yosho and Selenity had been married for 11 and a half years and were able to watch Serenity grow up to be beautiful together. Yosho watched his fifteen and a half year old daughter as she practiced her sword fighting, which he had insisted she start when she was younger. Serenity was equal if not better than Sailor Uranus now and was ready to learn the final attack of the Jurai energy sword attacks. After Serenity finished her practice Yosho walked into the training room and said, "Daughter." Serenity turned and smiled at her father and ran to him and hugged him. Yosho teased and said, " Oh fiddle! Now I am all sweaty to!"
Serenity giggled and said, "So sorry father. Guess we'll have to spar now hmm?" Yosho got a mock-stern look on his face and said sarcastic-firm, "You are very right. Your energy sword my daughter." Serenity giggled again and raised her hand and from her sub-space pocket she pulled out her sword hilt, the Magami-ken. Yosho took his sword, the Tenchi-ken, from his belt and lit up. He knew that the majority of Serenity's Jurai power was still blocked, but there was enough not blocked to teach her the final attack. "All right Serenity I am being serious now. With all your training in your power I have made a decision, and that decision is that I have decided it is time to teach you the final technique of your power and energy sword. You have still a long way before you are a master, but with your progress it won't be long. Ok come at me."
Serenity charged her father and he parried her attack and they sparred before he started to concentrate harder as his sword blazed larger and with a downward slash his blade extended greatly and the energy came downward and cut through the marble ground all the way to the wall 50 feet away. Yosho's Tenchi-ken blade faded away and the look on his daughter's face showed her shock and he said, "That my dear, is the final attack of Jurai energy sword and power. Never use it unless it is a last resort and no other choice is present. It is a fatal attack for wielder and opponent. It is fatal to the wielder if their energy is not focused enough and fatal to the opponent as showed here to the ground. The attack cannot be deflected. I am going to teach you to the exercises for you to practice to have great focus or else your life will be shortened when you use that power. I don't want that to happen to you Serenity."
"Jurai power father? Is that what I am using? What is it father?"
Yosho knew he would have to tell her his secret, "All right daughter. You are half-Lunarian and half-Jurian. I am the full-Jurian, while your mother is full-Lunarian. They are the two most powerful races in the universe. They are also just recently, say about twenty plus years ago, were forbidden to wed and have children. The moon as no such laws, but Jurai's emperor Asuka made it forbidden to the people of Jurai. They are not enemies, but they have different laws. I am the heir to Jurai's throne. Asuka is my father, but I abandoned my world to be with you and your mother, though I had no idea about you until I came here when you were four. Do you remember when I told you about how you were my daughter?"
"Yes father I remember. So when you told me the mechanics of how you were my father when I was twelve you left the Jurai part out did you. I knew you were hiding something then."
Yosho nodded to Serenity and said, "I knew you were sharp my dear. Yes the Jurai power was what I hid from you. Also you have only been using a minimal amount of your true power. When you were born your mother placed a block on your Jurai power to protect you from your grandfather and his laws. Your natural powers my dear were and are enormously strong. The spell should wear off very soon. That is another reason why I am going to teach you those focus exercises." "I understand father."
* * * *
Six months later Yosho was greeting with a excited hug from his daughter, who said cheerfully, "It wore off father, mother! Those exercises work to father! I have complete control over both sides of my power." Selenity was happy for her daughter and said, "How about a ball to celebrate it my dear?"
"That would be wonderful mother!"
That evening the Moon Kingdom had a ball to celebrate Serenity's 16th birthday and what no one else knew, the unlocking of Serenity's full power. Serenity walked into the ballroom and was greeted with bows. Serenity descended the staircase and at the end was greeted by Prince Endymion of Earth, "Princess may I have this dance?" Serenity nodded and Endymion escorted her to dance. Serenity held no affection beyond friendship for Endymion, though Endymion held great affection for her beyond friendship. Endymion was kind, but Serenity did not love him and they were betrothed against her wishes. It was her mother's doing to get an alliance with Earth. She recalled her father's protestations and it had been the first real fight she had seen her parents have, but it had been a short one and her mother had won since she was the primary ruler of the Moon.
While dancing with Endymion the ball was interrupted by crashing and the cat advisors yelling, "We're under attack! Senshi henshin yo!" Multi-colored lights appeared in many different parts of the ballroom. Serenity came away from Endymion's arms and ran to help. She was not a senshi, but she had enormous power and wanted to protect her kingdom with them.
* * * *
On her way out Serenity was stopped by her father and said, "Father?! Why did you stop me?! I must help them! They are my friends." Yosho held firm and said, "You cannot Serenity!"
"Why? I have the power!"
"True, but my angel, you mustn't! You are the future of the kingdom!"
"I know that, but what kind of ruler am I to let my people die when I have the power to help them." Yosho sighed in defeat and nodded, his daughter's reasoning had merit. Serenity hugged her father and whispered in his ear, "I love you daddy. Tell mama I love her to." Every word sounded that a goodbye to Yosho as Yosho watched his only child run into battle. Yosho cried and thought, 'She knows she will not live passed this day.' And he was right.
* * * *
Yosho had watched Serenity, his daughter, his young angel, die at Beryl's hands and saw his wife use all her power to defeat the negaverse and sent their daughter and her people to be reborn in the future on Earth. He held his wife in his arms as she spoke her last words, "I love you Yosho. Live on and be happy." Just before Selenity closed her eyes finally, "I love you to for forever and always Selenity. May we meet again in the next life, but I will live my life for you Selenity."
Selenity smiled and passed on. Her body faded into sparkles and Yosho looked at his empty arms and cried again for his lost family. He traveled to Earth in his ship and it landed close to the small cave he had placed Ryoko's remains in and planned to guard it. He placed his Tenchi-ken into the stone to keep all out and then built his home on a hill not to far from Ryoko's cave and began a priest of his home, a shrine not just to Ryoko, but also his lost family.
Twelve years later
Yosho and Selenity had been married for 11 and a half years and were able to watch Serenity grow up to be beautiful together. Yosho watched his fifteen and a half year old daughter as she practiced her sword fighting, which he had insisted she start when she was younger. Serenity was equal if not better than Sailor Uranus now and was ready to learn the final attack of the Jurai energy sword attacks. After Serenity finished her practice Yosho walked into the training room and said, "Daughter." Serenity turned and smiled at her father and ran to him and hugged him. Yosho teased and said, " Oh fiddle! Now I am all sweaty to!"
Serenity giggled and said, "So sorry father. Guess we'll have to spar now hmm?" Yosho got a mock-stern look on his face and said sarcastic-firm, "You are very right. Your energy sword my daughter." Serenity giggled again and raised her hand and from her sub-space pocket she pulled out her sword hilt, the Magami-ken. Yosho took his sword, the Tenchi-ken, from his belt and lit up. He knew that the majority of Serenity's Jurai power was still blocked, but there was enough not blocked to teach her the final attack. "All right Serenity I am being serious now. With all your training in your power I have made a decision, and that decision is that I have decided it is time to teach you the final technique of your power and energy sword. You have still a long way before you are a master, but with your progress it won't be long. Ok come at me."
Serenity charged her father and he parried her attack and they sparred before he started to concentrate harder as his sword blazed larger and with a downward slash his blade extended greatly and the energy came downward and cut through the marble ground all the way to the wall 50 feet away. Yosho's Tenchi-ken blade faded away and the look on his daughter's face showed her shock and he said, "That my dear, is the final attack of Jurai energy sword and power. Never use it unless it is a last resort and no other choice is present. It is a fatal attack for wielder and opponent. It is fatal to the wielder if their energy is not focused enough and fatal to the opponent as showed here to the ground. The attack cannot be deflected. I am going to teach you to the exercises for you to practice to have great focus or else your life will be shortened when you use that power. I don't want that to happen to you Serenity."
"Jurai power father? Is that what I am using? What is it father?"
Yosho knew he would have to tell her his secret, "All right daughter. You are half-Lunarian and half-Jurian. I am the full-Jurian, while your mother is full-Lunarian. They are the two most powerful races in the universe. They are also just recently, say about twenty plus years ago, were forbidden to wed and have children. The moon as no such laws, but Jurai's emperor Asuka made it forbidden to the people of Jurai. They are not enemies, but they have different laws. I am the heir to Jurai's throne. Asuka is my father, but I abandoned my world to be with you and your mother, though I had no idea about you until I came here when you were four. Do you remember when I told you about how you were my daughter?"
"Yes father I remember. So when you told me the mechanics of how you were my father when I was twelve you left the Jurai part out did you. I knew you were hiding something then."
Yosho nodded to Serenity and said, "I knew you were sharp my dear. Yes the Jurai power was what I hid from you. Also you have only been using a minimal amount of your true power. When you were born your mother placed a block on your Jurai power to protect you from your grandfather and his laws. Your natural powers my dear were and are enormously strong. The spell should wear off very soon. That is another reason why I am going to teach you those focus exercises." "I understand father."
* * * *
Six months later Yosho was greeting with a excited hug from his daughter, who said cheerfully, "It wore off father, mother! Those exercises work to father! I have complete control over both sides of my power." Selenity was happy for her daughter and said, "How about a ball to celebrate it my dear?"
"That would be wonderful mother!"
That evening the Moon Kingdom had a ball to celebrate Serenity's 16th birthday and what no one else knew, the unlocking of Serenity's full power. Serenity walked into the ballroom and was greeted with bows. Serenity descended the staircase and at the end was greeted by Prince Endymion of Earth, "Princess may I have this dance?" Serenity nodded and Endymion escorted her to dance. Serenity held no affection beyond friendship for Endymion, though Endymion held great affection for her beyond friendship. Endymion was kind, but Serenity did not love him and they were betrothed against her wishes. It was her mother's doing to get an alliance with Earth. She recalled her father's protestations and it had been the first real fight she had seen her parents have, but it had been a short one and her mother had won since she was the primary ruler of the Moon.
While dancing with Endymion the ball was interrupted by crashing and the cat advisors yelling, "We're under attack! Senshi henshin yo!" Multi-colored lights appeared in many different parts of the ballroom. Serenity came away from Endymion's arms and ran to help. She was not a senshi, but she had enormous power and wanted to protect her kingdom with them.
* * * *
On her way out Serenity was stopped by her father and said, "Father?! Why did you stop me?! I must help them! They are my friends." Yosho held firm and said, "You cannot Serenity!"
"Why? I have the power!"
"True, but my angel, you mustn't! You are the future of the kingdom!"
"I know that, but what kind of ruler am I to let my people die when I have the power to help them." Yosho sighed in defeat and nodded, his daughter's reasoning had merit. Serenity hugged her father and whispered in his ear, "I love you daddy. Tell mama I love her to." Every word sounded that a goodbye to Yosho as Yosho watched his only child run into battle. Yosho cried and thought, 'She knows she will not live passed this day.' And he was right.
* * * *
Yosho had watched Serenity, his daughter, his young angel, die at Beryl's hands and saw his wife use all her power to defeat the negaverse and sent their daughter and her people to be reborn in the future on Earth. He held his wife in his arms as she spoke her last words, "I love you Yosho. Live on and be happy." Just before Selenity closed her eyes finally, "I love you to for forever and always Selenity. May we meet again in the next life, but I will live my life for you Selenity."
Selenity smiled and passed on. Her body faded into sparkles and Yosho looked at his empty arms and cried again for his lost family. He traveled to Earth in his ship and it landed close to the small cave he had placed Ryoko's remains in and planned to guard it. He placed his Tenchi-ken into the stone to keep all out and then built his home on a hill not to far from Ryoko's cave and began a priest of his home, a shrine not just to Ryoko, but also his lost family.