Transforming
Author's Note: Ok I just re-read the story, I see a lot of grammatical and spelling errors so I might just end up going back and redoing them for a bit, not to change the story but to fix up some errors and such. Also, because I was so caught up in Serena's story I almost forgot to get back to Serenity and the Sailor scouts and the story they're unraveling, as well as getting back to the woman who was with Shinigami and Haruka and I've got yet to explain about these two children. ^^ So now I'm going to tie up those loose ends. ^_^ Wish me plenty of luck, as this is Friday and I'm going to have to wait till Monday to actually get back to writing this if I run out of time in the next half hour. ^^ Oks. On with the story
Recaps:
The scouts all gasped as one, Luna and Artemis looked down at the land. "S- serenity-hime! You can. Cannot. Why didn't you tell anyone?" Rei's shocked filled voice echoed through the now empty land, only to earn her a tearful response. "Because, how can I tell the person that has been my guard for hundreds of thousands of years that she is my daughter? The true heir to the Lunarian Crown? It is not POSSIBLE!" Serenity took a deep breath, before turning to face the girls, "But she has learned. She has done what she was forbidden to do. She has searched the past, scouts. She has learned the secret, she confronted me. But. but I can not give her the throne." Lita stared at the queen, stunned by this revelation. "And. and why not? Why can't you let her have the crown she rightfully deserves? Serena has Darien, and the earth!" Serenity jumped at her words. "D-Darien? N-no. she doesn't. Darien." Her words trailed off, as she turned to stare at another scene that came up around the moon kingdom.
Recap Part 2:
The young woman smiled and then edged closer, remaining inches from his face; eyes on him, a clouded seductive look to them. "You have done well, my sweet messenger of death." She said this, earning a smile of pleasure from the young man. She then smirked and leaned in to give him a chaste kiss on the lips, pulling away before he could deepen it. "Go now, I shall see you later, Shinigami. For now, call the child in." Her words were a low purr, a faint smile at the irritated look in his eyes.
He nodded then turned and left the room, unsatisfied. The young woman laughed, turning to walk up the steps, then sat down once again on her throne, extending her glass of wine to another figure that stood there. As the figure stepped forward, sandy blonde hair became visible, hair cut short to just bellow her ears, in a boyish style. The woman, as it was obvious by the shape of her, took the glass stepping back into the shadows.
Chapter 21:
Serenity moved slowly away from the scouts, her periwinkle hair shimmering as she sauntered away from the group of teens, though they barely noticed her as she left, all eyes locked on a scene of almost gory death before them.
"What do you mean you understand now Lady of Earth? What can you possibly mean?" A lovely goddess was walking along the paths in the gardens of lush white and red roses. In all appearances she was as calm as a gentle summers day, the only thing that gave away her true concern and even fear was the insistent tone she had in her voice. Upon her veil of silver and pink hair a small crystal glass shimmered, a crown in fact but one of the gentlest appearances. Although young in appearance it was obvious that this woman was old beyond her years, centuries rested solely on her shoulders. She licked her cherry pink lips, cerulean eyes holding no amount of emotion but that of a contented queen walking unhurried through her courts. "I have discovered this my dearest accomplice. As an ally and as my son is soon to be wed to your daughter and is therefore combining our two thrones and our worlds I must know the truth. Is my son wedding the true heir to the throne?" This woman, deemed Lady of Earth, wore a simple dress of elegant green, setting off the green of her eyes, and darkening the shimmering ebony locks that pooled slowly to her ankles. She was young in appearance, only 19 or so, and wasn't aging at all. "My dear I must know the truth... Do not lie to me about Serenity's... virgin roots. It matters not to me whether she is virgin or not. But if this child should have bared another child of her own... then my son is to wed... her."
As she turned her head away from the lavender haired queen beside her, the Lady of the Earth slowly picked a white rose blossom, bringing the flower to her nose and smelling in deeply. "Are you questioning the sincerity and honesty of my daughter? Are you questioning my authority Lady Jurina?" There was an icy undertone to the voice that the queen held, a poisonous gleam in her words. "Are we on familiar grounds Queen of the Moon? I do remember you having named me by Lady of the Earth as is appropriate during this discussion... after all we are choosing the faith of our two worlds. As queens to our respective planets we can only make choices that are best for our kingdoms." "Lady Jurin of the Earth, I ask you if you are questioning my truths? Do you have some bearing that I may just be telling you a complete and honest lie? Or is that you want some reason to throw my daughter down from her position as ruler of this land? You know as well as I that in the Lunarian world we do not have our king's rule. It is the women who lead the kings who are there for companionship."
Lady Jurin turned around to face the moon goddess, a slow smile spreading across her face, hiding any thoughts behind the mask of the politically correct. "With all the due respect, Selena of the Moon, I bear that you are not answering my questions. You have not told me whether my son is marrying the true heir to the throne. Until I receive your answer, and I meet the young princess when she is... until and able to see visitors, then I announce their betrothal on a hold. My son shall not be accompanying you here during the ceremonies." There was a cold silence then, neither queens willing to back down, but neither willing to say more to damage the morale's of the other either. It was a dangerous game they were playing, and both queens knew very well how close to the line they were, how close they were to crossing that undesired path to all out war.
In the court politics it was wrong to address the queen with such disrespect, and only the most powerful, the most sure of the queens dared to even start a question as the one being placed before each. At the horizon the sun slowly began to wane behind, leaving them in near darkness. Finally Selena spoke, her voice sounding youthful and strong, hinting at no emotion behind them. "Let us leave then, Lady Jurin. If you wish your son to remain without a queen worthy of being by his side when at Earth then so be it. We are not tied by the earth rules of needing a husband to rule." "Oh no, you're not Lady Selena, but you are tied by the rules of both planets. You cannot rule another's planet without heir of that throne by the Queen's side. You have promised the end to your people if you do not choose wisely." As they spoke the walked, ignoring the shadows that grew on the walls, shadows that belonged to others then themselves. 50 guards wandered the gardens, careful to keep within safe enough distance to watch their queens, but out of earshot of what they were saying. "Is that a threat Lady Jurin?" The cold inquire beckoned only one response, 'no', but whether that was the answer to be had there was no time to tell for just at that moment a flight-of-foot messenger appeared beside a guard.
Her hair fell to just at her neck, in a cut that was reminiscent of a boy's cut. Sandy blonde locks twisted on itself, evidence that she had been running for a while. "Miqueen!" She shouted out, dropping to one knee, her head bowed to her upraised knee, her hands on the ground beside her, "Forgive me for intruding your majesty!" She pleaded, breathy with running for so long. "You are forgiven. Rise Sailor Senshi, what ails?" The young woman rose to her feet, her hands stiff at her sides. "It is the princess, she requires medical help, highness!" Selena went pale beneath her already moon-kissed pale skin. "Send to her my most trusted doctors! Now!" She commanded, throwing her hand up, though at once the soldier had left. Lady Jurin had remained silent beside Selena the whole while, before turning to face her a frown marring her face. "I shall take my son and leave, Lady Selena." Her tone was uncold as she said this, for once her face glistening with an unspoken apology, "If the princess requires medical help that is unavailable then I shall help in any way I can." Selena said nothing as she continued on her walk, though her steps much quicker, "Thank thee Jurin, take your leave and fair thee well. I shall remember thy words." With that the two queens parted ways, Lady Jurin strolling slowly to the castle gates. 'She thinks she can cheat me the true throne of the Moon. She knows as well as I that no power shall come of the Princess' next born if she were to have her with the prince. She knows that I shall have no control over the throne if the child they sire should be a bastard to the throne. I can not get rid of Serenity if I have no child to place on her throne. I must find the true heir to the throne, before the queen should dispose of her..."
The image faded slowly, leaving only the remains of the once beautiful garden. Serenity stood away from the senshi's their eyes wide and fearful at the same time. "Serenity-hime... who... was... that woman?" Lita's voice wavered slightly as she talked, her breath stolen by the violence that had only just then appeared through the face of the Lady Jurin.
"She... was..." Serenity choked then, unable to continue the sentence.
Author's Note: WHOOOT! FINISHED THIS CHAP! ^^ HAVE FUN READING!
Author's Note: Ok I just re-read the story, I see a lot of grammatical and spelling errors so I might just end up going back and redoing them for a bit, not to change the story but to fix up some errors and such. Also, because I was so caught up in Serena's story I almost forgot to get back to Serenity and the Sailor scouts and the story they're unraveling, as well as getting back to the woman who was with Shinigami and Haruka and I've got yet to explain about these two children. ^^ So now I'm going to tie up those loose ends. ^_^ Wish me plenty of luck, as this is Friday and I'm going to have to wait till Monday to actually get back to writing this if I run out of time in the next half hour. ^^ Oks. On with the story
Recaps:
The scouts all gasped as one, Luna and Artemis looked down at the land. "S- serenity-hime! You can. Cannot. Why didn't you tell anyone?" Rei's shocked filled voice echoed through the now empty land, only to earn her a tearful response. "Because, how can I tell the person that has been my guard for hundreds of thousands of years that she is my daughter? The true heir to the Lunarian Crown? It is not POSSIBLE!" Serenity took a deep breath, before turning to face the girls, "But she has learned. She has done what she was forbidden to do. She has searched the past, scouts. She has learned the secret, she confronted me. But. but I can not give her the throne." Lita stared at the queen, stunned by this revelation. "And. and why not? Why can't you let her have the crown she rightfully deserves? Serena has Darien, and the earth!" Serenity jumped at her words. "D-Darien? N-no. she doesn't. Darien." Her words trailed off, as she turned to stare at another scene that came up around the moon kingdom.
Recap Part 2:
The young woman smiled and then edged closer, remaining inches from his face; eyes on him, a clouded seductive look to them. "You have done well, my sweet messenger of death." She said this, earning a smile of pleasure from the young man. She then smirked and leaned in to give him a chaste kiss on the lips, pulling away before he could deepen it. "Go now, I shall see you later, Shinigami. For now, call the child in." Her words were a low purr, a faint smile at the irritated look in his eyes.
He nodded then turned and left the room, unsatisfied. The young woman laughed, turning to walk up the steps, then sat down once again on her throne, extending her glass of wine to another figure that stood there. As the figure stepped forward, sandy blonde hair became visible, hair cut short to just bellow her ears, in a boyish style. The woman, as it was obvious by the shape of her, took the glass stepping back into the shadows.
Chapter 21:
Serenity moved slowly away from the scouts, her periwinkle hair shimmering as she sauntered away from the group of teens, though they barely noticed her as she left, all eyes locked on a scene of almost gory death before them.
"What do you mean you understand now Lady of Earth? What can you possibly mean?" A lovely goddess was walking along the paths in the gardens of lush white and red roses. In all appearances she was as calm as a gentle summers day, the only thing that gave away her true concern and even fear was the insistent tone she had in her voice. Upon her veil of silver and pink hair a small crystal glass shimmered, a crown in fact but one of the gentlest appearances. Although young in appearance it was obvious that this woman was old beyond her years, centuries rested solely on her shoulders. She licked her cherry pink lips, cerulean eyes holding no amount of emotion but that of a contented queen walking unhurried through her courts. "I have discovered this my dearest accomplice. As an ally and as my son is soon to be wed to your daughter and is therefore combining our two thrones and our worlds I must know the truth. Is my son wedding the true heir to the throne?" This woman, deemed Lady of Earth, wore a simple dress of elegant green, setting off the green of her eyes, and darkening the shimmering ebony locks that pooled slowly to her ankles. She was young in appearance, only 19 or so, and wasn't aging at all. "My dear I must know the truth... Do not lie to me about Serenity's... virgin roots. It matters not to me whether she is virgin or not. But if this child should have bared another child of her own... then my son is to wed... her."
As she turned her head away from the lavender haired queen beside her, the Lady of the Earth slowly picked a white rose blossom, bringing the flower to her nose and smelling in deeply. "Are you questioning the sincerity and honesty of my daughter? Are you questioning my authority Lady Jurina?" There was an icy undertone to the voice that the queen held, a poisonous gleam in her words. "Are we on familiar grounds Queen of the Moon? I do remember you having named me by Lady of the Earth as is appropriate during this discussion... after all we are choosing the faith of our two worlds. As queens to our respective planets we can only make choices that are best for our kingdoms." "Lady Jurin of the Earth, I ask you if you are questioning my truths? Do you have some bearing that I may just be telling you a complete and honest lie? Or is that you want some reason to throw my daughter down from her position as ruler of this land? You know as well as I that in the Lunarian world we do not have our king's rule. It is the women who lead the kings who are there for companionship."
Lady Jurin turned around to face the moon goddess, a slow smile spreading across her face, hiding any thoughts behind the mask of the politically correct. "With all the due respect, Selena of the Moon, I bear that you are not answering my questions. You have not told me whether my son is marrying the true heir to the throne. Until I receive your answer, and I meet the young princess when she is... until and able to see visitors, then I announce their betrothal on a hold. My son shall not be accompanying you here during the ceremonies." There was a cold silence then, neither queens willing to back down, but neither willing to say more to damage the morale's of the other either. It was a dangerous game they were playing, and both queens knew very well how close to the line they were, how close they were to crossing that undesired path to all out war.
In the court politics it was wrong to address the queen with such disrespect, and only the most powerful, the most sure of the queens dared to even start a question as the one being placed before each. At the horizon the sun slowly began to wane behind, leaving them in near darkness. Finally Selena spoke, her voice sounding youthful and strong, hinting at no emotion behind them. "Let us leave then, Lady Jurin. If you wish your son to remain without a queen worthy of being by his side when at Earth then so be it. We are not tied by the earth rules of needing a husband to rule." "Oh no, you're not Lady Selena, but you are tied by the rules of both planets. You cannot rule another's planet without heir of that throne by the Queen's side. You have promised the end to your people if you do not choose wisely." As they spoke the walked, ignoring the shadows that grew on the walls, shadows that belonged to others then themselves. 50 guards wandered the gardens, careful to keep within safe enough distance to watch their queens, but out of earshot of what they were saying. "Is that a threat Lady Jurin?" The cold inquire beckoned only one response, 'no', but whether that was the answer to be had there was no time to tell for just at that moment a flight-of-foot messenger appeared beside a guard.
Her hair fell to just at her neck, in a cut that was reminiscent of a boy's cut. Sandy blonde locks twisted on itself, evidence that she had been running for a while. "Miqueen!" She shouted out, dropping to one knee, her head bowed to her upraised knee, her hands on the ground beside her, "Forgive me for intruding your majesty!" She pleaded, breathy with running for so long. "You are forgiven. Rise Sailor Senshi, what ails?" The young woman rose to her feet, her hands stiff at her sides. "It is the princess, she requires medical help, highness!" Selena went pale beneath her already moon-kissed pale skin. "Send to her my most trusted doctors! Now!" She commanded, throwing her hand up, though at once the soldier had left. Lady Jurin had remained silent beside Selena the whole while, before turning to face her a frown marring her face. "I shall take my son and leave, Lady Selena." Her tone was uncold as she said this, for once her face glistening with an unspoken apology, "If the princess requires medical help that is unavailable then I shall help in any way I can." Selena said nothing as she continued on her walk, though her steps much quicker, "Thank thee Jurin, take your leave and fair thee well. I shall remember thy words." With that the two queens parted ways, Lady Jurin strolling slowly to the castle gates. 'She thinks she can cheat me the true throne of the Moon. She knows as well as I that no power shall come of the Princess' next born if she were to have her with the prince. She knows that I shall have no control over the throne if the child they sire should be a bastard to the throne. I can not get rid of Serenity if I have no child to place on her throne. I must find the true heir to the throne, before the queen should dispose of her..."
The image faded slowly, leaving only the remains of the once beautiful garden. Serenity stood away from the senshi's their eyes wide and fearful at the same time. "Serenity-hime... who... was... that woman?" Lita's voice wavered slightly as she talked, her breath stolen by the violence that had only just then appeared through the face of the Lady Jurin.
"She... was..." Serenity choked then, unable to continue the sentence.
Author's Note: WHOOOT! FINISHED THIS CHAP! ^^ HAVE FUN READING!