Chapter One
And that was the truth. Death was in the air that night, so many years ago. Oh, please forgive me. I didn't introduce myself. My name is Serenity Rose Silvermoon. Princess of the Silver Moon. Eldest daughter to Queen Serenity of the Moon. My titles can go on and on but I think of myself as the unknown princess. Everyone only remembers by sister, Usagi. The future Neo-Queen Serenity of Crystal Tokyo, princess of the destroyed Moon Kingdom, etc. My younger sister is how I think of her. I don't blame them or even my sister for acknowledging only her. That would be my mother's fault. Although everyone loved her and thought her fair and just, she wasn't. At least not when it came to me. I wasn't expected, you see. I wasn't supposed to be. My existence threw everything off course. She reminded me that most everyday. Once Usagi, called Serenity then, was born, I was tossed away. My mother kept me in my studies and training. She told the outer Senshi to keep me away from Usagi and out of sight of guests when possible. Once I was older, my mother sent me to other systems to find a husband and be wed.
"Usagi will rule after me, Serenity. She was destined to be born, you were not" My mother told me when I complained about always having to leave. After that I didn't complain much. I knew I was a mistake so I tried to please my mother. Whenever I could escape my Senshi and my mother wasn't around I would sneak to my sister's room and play with her. I told her I was a servant so my mother wouldn't know I was there. I loved my sister and would die for her but she was killed before I could even attempt to save her. I had come home that day to fire, death and destruction.
I just stood there once we landed. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My Senshi ran to their fallen sisters and Queen. I merely ignored them; being concerned only about one thing.
"Usagi!" I screamed, for that was what I called her. I searched. I did find her body eventually and I found her lover's body. They were embracing each other, awaiting their death. I shook my head while watching the two before looking around again. My eyes fell upon my lover. Endymion, the elder brother of Mamoru, also called Endymion back then. I knelt beside his lifeless body and touched it gently. Something then hit me and I stood up, sprinting to the destroyed palace. After a few minutes I returned, clutching a crystal bloomed like a flower against my chest. I knelt again, cradling my lover's body against my own. Blood soaked into my beautiful white gown but I didn't care. I looked over to my Senshi then, sensing something. I gasped seeing Saturn begin to drop her Scythe.
"Saturn! Stop!" I cried.
"There is nothing left, Princess. We must be reborn to try again." Uranus replied mournfully.
I didn't bother replying. I quickly took the crystal and snapped one of its leaf like parts off. I placed it over my sister's heart where it quickly glowed and melted into her body.
"You will be reborn, my sister, and so will the Silver Crystal."
After that I remember chanting and the crystal I had glowed brightly to form an orb around me and my lover. As Saturn's death spell destroyed and killed all, we were protected. I watched bitterly as everything I knew died.
And that was the truth. Death was in the air that night, so many years ago. Oh, please forgive me. I didn't introduce myself. My name is Serenity Rose Silvermoon. Princess of the Silver Moon. Eldest daughter to Queen Serenity of the Moon. My titles can go on and on but I think of myself as the unknown princess. Everyone only remembers by sister, Usagi. The future Neo-Queen Serenity of Crystal Tokyo, princess of the destroyed Moon Kingdom, etc. My younger sister is how I think of her. I don't blame them or even my sister for acknowledging only her. That would be my mother's fault. Although everyone loved her and thought her fair and just, she wasn't. At least not when it came to me. I wasn't expected, you see. I wasn't supposed to be. My existence threw everything off course. She reminded me that most everyday. Once Usagi, called Serenity then, was born, I was tossed away. My mother kept me in my studies and training. She told the outer Senshi to keep me away from Usagi and out of sight of guests when possible. Once I was older, my mother sent me to other systems to find a husband and be wed.
"Usagi will rule after me, Serenity. She was destined to be born, you were not" My mother told me when I complained about always having to leave. After that I didn't complain much. I knew I was a mistake so I tried to please my mother. Whenever I could escape my Senshi and my mother wasn't around I would sneak to my sister's room and play with her. I told her I was a servant so my mother wouldn't know I was there. I loved my sister and would die for her but she was killed before I could even attempt to save her. I had come home that day to fire, death and destruction.
I just stood there once we landed. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My Senshi ran to their fallen sisters and Queen. I merely ignored them; being concerned only about one thing.
"Usagi!" I screamed, for that was what I called her. I searched. I did find her body eventually and I found her lover's body. They were embracing each other, awaiting their death. I shook my head while watching the two before looking around again. My eyes fell upon my lover. Endymion, the elder brother of Mamoru, also called Endymion back then. I knelt beside his lifeless body and touched it gently. Something then hit me and I stood up, sprinting to the destroyed palace. After a few minutes I returned, clutching a crystal bloomed like a flower against my chest. I knelt again, cradling my lover's body against my own. Blood soaked into my beautiful white gown but I didn't care. I looked over to my Senshi then, sensing something. I gasped seeing Saturn begin to drop her Scythe.
"Saturn! Stop!" I cried.
"There is nothing left, Princess. We must be reborn to try again." Uranus replied mournfully.
I didn't bother replying. I quickly took the crystal and snapped one of its leaf like parts off. I placed it over my sister's heart where it quickly glowed and melted into her body.
"You will be reborn, my sister, and so will the Silver Crystal."
After that I remember chanting and the crystal I had glowed brightly to form an orb around me and my lover. As Saturn's death spell destroyed and killed all, we were protected. I watched bitterly as everything I knew died.
