- Chapter 12 - Alpha
Galaxia said the words Alpha feared. Phi and Chi were grinning at her. Lethe and Mneymosne were looking at her with an unreadable expression. Theta turned around, to face her over her shoulder. Styx, Persephone and Omega were dead. Chaos had returned to the castle, not that it made the situation better, as six enemies were here. Alpha was alone.
How had it come down to this? How had her plans been destroyed that way? In her mind it was impossible that these five had betrayed her just like that. Had they been planning this from before? Had they never been truly loyal? When had they discovered she was just using them? When had her lies become so evident?
- Flashback -
- Over a hundred years ago -
The Jedo System had been living in dark times for the past several decades. The ancient war between Phi and Chi against Omega grew day by day. The farthest planets from the conflict were also affected economically, as they could not trade, or risk being treated as enemies. The planet that suffered the most was Theta, being in the middle of the conflict. Peace talks arranged by the other planets had always ended in failure.
At planet Alpha a little girl, no older than thirteen, longed for peace. Since the war was older than her, she did not know a world in peace. Gazing at the stars she made a wish.
- "Brightest star of the sky… please grant me my wish… I wish for peace on those lands… I want to be able to get out of this castle… I want to travel between the nine planets as mum and dad do… they would not let me do so cause of that war… we are not even involved… we are supposed to be neutral… please… please…" - The little girl said in tears. The moment she lifted her watered eyes she saw a shooting star. She glanced at it marveled. It lasted longer than any other shooting star she ever saw. The light grew brighter every passing second, and then it shined so much it could had blinded anyone that stared at it. But only the little girl watched it… it was past midnight already and the soldiers were slacking as always, so she was the only witness when the shooting star crashed in a nearby forest.
The girl ran from her chambers, not even thinking of changing clothes, as she was only wearing a nightdress. With her characteristic agility, which impressed even the most experienced soldiers, she made her way unnoticed to the gates of the castle. She was royalty.
Her bare feet advanced fast with an outstanding silence. She was indeed gifted, something that pleased her parents, the king and queen, who believed their daughter could bring greatness to them. Unknown to the child, the king and queen wanted to use her abilities in some way to attain more power.
The girl found her way towards the crashing point of the shooting star. The night light made her aqua hair look angelic. Her long hair, which extended as far as her waist, flied due to the night's wind. As she approached more and more towards the crater in the middle of the woods, a blue light made her features visible in the night. If someone had seen her, they would have mistaken her for an angel.
Her instincts told her to get near the crater. She glanced as the dust lifted by the impact dissipated. In the center of the impact lied a small aqua stone that at once acquired her full attention. She descended slowly to the center of the crater, dirtying and slashing her night gown. Kneeling and sitting in her legs, the little girl reached towards the stone. Something in her mind told her it would be alright to touch the stone, despite it had just crashed onto the land minutes ago. The moment her young fingers touched the stone she was enveloped in an aqua light. She found herself in unknown scenery, while clutching the stone in her hands.
- "That stone has chosen you, princess…" - A voice said.
- "Who is there? Who are you? What do you want? Where am I?" - The small princess asked fast, nervous for the first time in the night.
- "Do not be scared, my child, as I am none other than your guardian." - The voice said, sweetly.
- "My guardian? If so how come I have never heard of you before?" - The young princess said, while looking around trying to find an exit.
- "You have not seen me before as I have been sleeping all this time, my child." -
- "Sleeping?"
- "Yes my dear. Sleeping… sleeping within your heart."
- "My heart?"
- "Yes… you see, I am not only you guardian… as I am also… you… Princess Alpha" - A figure appeared from the shadows. Wearing a beautiful aqua dress, clearly designed for battle.
- "I do not understand… how come you look like me and say you are me? Is this some kind of sick joke?" - Little Alpha replied, but deep down in her heart she knew it was true… and it somehow scared her.
- "Do not be afraid my dear. As you know you are gifted with abilities others your age do not have… even others, older than you, lack as well. This is because you are a chosen one."
- "Chosen one? What do you mean?"
- "A chosen one, a Senshi."
- "Senshi? Is that something good…? And who chose me?"
- "Nobody knows who is the one to make the choice. But I can tell you this… as a Senshi your dream can come true… you can bring peace back to the lands you so much desire to be able to walk on."
- "Really?" - Little Alpha was almost jumping in excitement with this new tidbit of information.
- "Yes, you have the power to bring peace and protect those you love."
- "But… if I have such power in me, how come I have not used it before? How come you were sleeping?"
- "That crystal was a catalyst. Its power woke me from my eternal sleep. You already have a great power inside of you, yet this stone will multiply it some times more. So my dear princess… will you accept your fate as a Senshi?"
- "Yes… I will! I want to bring peace and happiness to the people of this system!"
The senshi in front of Alpha walked towards her, she threw her arms around her neck and bent towards her. Their foreheads touched each other, then her noses touched each other, finally she reached her lips, as she was going to kiss her, but as soon as they touched a light involved the girl. When the light dissipated the young princess stood there wearing the dress the senshi had. Sailor Alpha was born that day.
- End of Flashback -
- (Why am I remembering this just now?) - Sailor Alpha thought while jumping away from Lethe who had just tried to kick her face.
Theta caught her mid flight, kicking her hard on the back, making her fall on top of a nearby carriage. The Alphians present ran away, scared of the Senshi's actions. Alpha was standing, still amazed at Theta newfound strength, when Lethe blasted her.
- "MYUSOTIS ALPASTNIS" - Lethe screamed, sending a furious blast of energy peach-colored petals, which made Alpha rise in the air, then fall with a loud thud.
- (How did it came to this…) - Alpha thought, while blood flew from her lower lip.
- Flashback -
To say that the King and Queen were surprised would not be accurate. They were excited. This new power her daughter had acquired in the night was the weapon they needed. Alpha wondered why they did not punish her for leaving the castle at such late hour.
The King and Queen called upon a general meeting with the royalty of Styx, Persephone, Lethe, Mneymosne, Theta and surprisingly Omega. Young Alpha did not understand why they had decided to invite a representative of Omega, yet none from Phi and Chi. Her parents had their own plans.
The King presented her daughter to the royalty of the other planets as a goddess brought to them by fate, brought them to bring the longed awaited peace, and in a more selfish objective (which he obviously did not share), control over the rest. Omega was rich in a valuable mineral he had desired for long, and this would be the perfect opportunity to obtain it.
The royalty of the other planets were overwhelmed by her power. It irradiated from her young body in great waves. With some small examples her power had been proved to the others (small as she just started to understand her new powers). Excited, the other rulers signed the contract that created the Jedo Alliance.
The representative of Omega returned to his planet, followed by the Princess of Alpha, who had been assigned as the ruler of the new Alliance, influenced by her power, which no other being in the system possessed.
Overwhelmed by Alpha's power, the armies of Phi and Chi ceased hostilities, and accepted to sign the peace treaty. The nine planets created the Alliance.
- End of Flashback -
- "ICY WIND BLAST" - Alpha released an icy wind from her right hand, which advanced directly towards Theta's face. It never reached its target, as Theta just slapped the wave away from her.
Although it appeared to have not cause any damage, Theta's hand froze upon impact, numbing her complete arm. A fact she hid in the heat of battle. Alpha's power was great, but the power from the bracelets was even greater. To pass Alpha's powers this easily was indeed a great achievement. Theta ran towards her, elbowing her in the stomach, and as Alpha crouched from the impact, Theta slapped Alpha's face with her left hand, sending her to the grass.
- (When did my priorities changed…? How come it changed so much that I started to worry only about myself and brought the hate of the others onto me…?)
- Flashback -
Six years had passed since the day Alpha had been named ruler of the Jedo Alliance. People worshipped her as a true live goddess. She had long left behind her silly little girl dreams of peace and happiness. She wanted power now. And it was the influence of her parents. The King and Queen had changed her. She became a greedy young woman who desired power.
She found pleasure watching others admiring her, praising her, and sometimes even lusting her. Where had the little girl who's only wish was others happiness gone to? Maybe if she had decided to keep her new powers a secret she would had turned into a fine young woman… but her excitement at what she could do made her reveal herself to her parents.
Her parents died that very same year from a disease they acquired in some mines at planet Styx. But Sailor Alpha did not shed a single tear. She stopped caring for them when she understood they just used her for her own benefit. Unfortunately, she never noticed she had become just like them.
Something else was in her mind when her parents died. She wanted eternal youth, to be praised forever. To be able to reign this lands till the end of time, while preserving her present youth. Thanks to the crystal that triggered her awakening she found a way to make herself eternal. The very same minerals her parents desired so much from Omega could be used by her crystal to extend her life as long as it was provided.
And so… she reigned like that for almost a hundred years, until an unexpected situation came to be. The current princesses of all other planets in the system started to show great abilities, unknown to others but Alpha. Abilities just like hers.
Before she could do anything they awoke as Senshis. The other eight planets were excited. Powerful beings resided on their castles. Not one, not two, but eight senshi awoke almost at the same time, as if fate was mocking Alpha.
Before others could understand that she being a goddess was just an act, Alpha created a Council where she gathered them all. The young and naïve senshi started to act under her words. Time passed and Alpha not just controlled the nine planets, but also the other eight senshi. But all her plans finally came to an end with the arrival of the two external Senshi.
- End of Final Flashback -
- (Why did I never noticed before… I became what I hated at first… I became like mum and dad… I have sinned…) - A resigned Alpha stood, bleeding from her lips, nose, left arm, right hand, stomach and left knee. She was a total mess.
- "You are not going to fight anymore, Alpha? Then I will finish you now." - Lethe said, while approaching her. She lifted her by her neck several inches above the floor.
- "Any last words?" - Galaxia asked while watching, alongside Phi and Chi. They had not even moved during the battle.
- (Maybe if I had been a better person… not so selfish, this would have never happened… Omega, Styx and Persephone would have not died… their lands would still exist… and those five would not had to follow her to protect their lands… maybe if I had been a better Senshi we could have had worked together to bring peace and stop Chaos' ambitions…)
- "None?" - Lethe asked.
- "I…" - Alpha started, but started gasping for air.
- "Let her down for now Lethe" - Galaxia ordered, and Lethe followed suit, letting Alpha once more in her knees.
- "I… I just want you to… spare my planet…kill me if you wish to… but let my planet live…" - Alpha said, her face hidden in her now messy hair.
This caught off guard the five Senshi that used to belong to her Alliance. Phi and Chi shared a look that clearly was unbelieving, was this the same Alpha that controlled them? Lethe just stared at her. Mneymosne was almost crying, but tried to hide this fact. Theta remained expressionless, as always.
- "It will be done" - Galaxia answered.
If they had been shocked by Alpha's request, this shocked the others even more. Alpha just lifted her face and glanced at Galaxia's eyes. She smiled at her.
- "Thank you…" - Alpha said, while Lethe pierced her back with her palm. - "And I am sorry…" - Alpha muttered in a voice so low that nobody heard her. Alpha disappeared in flashes of light, and only her Star Seed remained.
While Lethe presented the Star Seed to Galaxia, the others bowed before her. Alpha's Star Seed was a shiny aqua color. Galaxia stared at it for a few minutes before putting it on her sub-space pocket.
- "Theta. I shall assign you the care of Chaos-sama. She is resting on her usual room at the castle, and will stay like that for a long time, as she wishes to explore the knowledge of the universe via her dreams"
- "Yes my lady" - Theta replied.
- "I will also ask you to watch over this planet, yours and the ones of your fellow senshi. Let them know the empire has fallen and they are free now. Of course… do not let them fall from Chaos-sama's grace."
- "Take care of the others?" - Mneymosne asked.
- "Yes my dear. You four will be leaving with me. We are going to search for more Star Seeds throughout the universe".
- Sailor Wars: Chaos & Galaxia END -
- GLOSSARY -
- Myusotis Alpastnis - This plant, of the family of forget-me-nots, resides at the sides of the rivers of oblivion and memories. Sailor Lethe uses its essence to create a blast of energy that furiously strikes its target, and lifts it creating the illusion of petals flowing in the wind.
- Icy Wind Blast - A wave of air thrown as a projectile towards the opponent. The chilled wave descends its temperature at an impressive rate, going down from the current temperature to - 30°C in a few milliseconds.
Author's Notes
And so we come to an end.
There are some things I should clarify.
My original intention was to write everything until the Cosmos-Chaos clash. For those few of you that read me, do not worry, I still plan to do so, but in different fics, all which will be on the Sailor Wars Saga.
This is why this fiction changed its title to Sailor Wars: Chaos & Galaxia. The next fic's prologue, Sailor Wars: The Moon Chapter, will be up soon. I still do not know if I am going to center my attention to this new saga, or write at the same time Sailor Wars: Animalmates. Time will tell. For now, this is the last chapter on this fic. Hope you see all (and new people hopefully) on my next fiction.
Big thanks to Tod for being Beta all through this fic.
