Whispers of the Past

Chapter 1: The Awakening

Written By: DarkImperialPrincess (Marie L.)

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She knew it was a dream but she could not force herself to wake. In every direction she turned, people fled as though they were being chased but she could not see any such monster that would inflict such terror. Then she felt it as it passed through her body, she could feel her innards turn black as the invisible force swept along the land. It was then she saw the inhabitants of her dream fall.

They were falling to their death, their insides becoming their skin and she could smell the flesh as the lucky ones burned. Her eyes filled with tears as she watched the populace suffer unimaginable pain. She could see their hearts as the blackness tainted them with evil and she shivered because she could feel how close it was to her.

Then the darkness took shape and walked towards her. She watched the evil contort as it fought to keep its form and saw a woman. She had beautiful golden hair and wore an armor of golden metal. Her wristbands shone like the light and the woman was blinded for a moment.

"Selenity…" The voice was low and she could feel the hiss in her ear. Selenity reached up and caressed her ear, wishing the sensation away. "Selenity… Our savior… But you couldn't save me! Try as you might to stop us, there will always be one to stop you. To wreak my revenge on you!"

The woman slowly backed away, her eyes flashing and Selenity was stunned. She felt the teardrops slowly making their way down her rose colored cheek. Galaxia, I am so sorry…

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Selenity woke with no recollection of the dream but with only the slight sluggishness that that sort of evil could inflict on a person. She stretched luxuriously trying to shake away the feeling of distaste. She was unsettled but she knew that it could not come in the way of her work. Selenity swung her long legs over the bed and stood, feeling the rays of the super nova reached her bare skin.

The nova will not last much longer, she thought sadly, reaching out as if to touch the giant burning star. I will miss this place but it will be as the same as the last time. Once the nova becomes too active, we will move to a new natural satellite. Selenity shook the dour thoughts from her head and started to dress.

She laid the beautiful silk dress on the satin sheets of her golden bed. She ran her fingers along the hem, feeling the smoothness of the silky fabric. It was a pearly white, trimmed only at the top by a golden pattern of the Luna. Selenity smiled, thinking of how lucky she was to be a Lady of the Luna. She could not recall when she was sent to the order, or whom she was sent by but nevertheless she was quite content with her way of life.

Selenity was in charge of the garden. She tended the lovely assortment of flowers that came from different planets. Her favorite were the beautiful red rose from a planet called Earth. She had heard many stories of the tiny planet in the Shinning Sol Galaxy but she herself had never been there. She tended these flowers as if they were her own children. She took her duties quite seriously and it was because of that she was chosen to be part of another order. A secret order.

Selenity knew there were many Orders of the Luna but she knew for a fact that her Order was the only one to practice the ancient and secret art of the Senshi. It was an honor she took quite to heart, her duty to her priestess was the thing that she held most dear to her above all else. Selenity herself had never been in a battle but she had heard tales from the older women about when the universe had first been born and the evil had not been reined.

Selenity knew it was only after the creation of the Senshi, the chaos had balanced itself on its own. There had to be an equal and she was proud to say she was part of that balance. She took that moment to shake her head to clear her thoughts of the Senshi, today was not a training day. Today was a regular day and her work in the gardens came first.

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Priestess Selene walked the elegantly carved hallway. She took pride in the gorgeous portrayals of the Order of the Luna. Never had there been a more splendid temple and she was always proud to say she was head priestess of such a place. Selene was on her way to the alter room to pray to the Olde Ones. She had a feeling of unease that had been with her since she woke at the dawn.

She stopped at the grand window in the front room, the marvel of the temple. It's only rival being the alter room, that is. The walls were carved with picturesque scenes from the Orders past. She wove her hand along a scene of a former priestess praying to the Luna. The furniture was slight but elegant; furnished in beautiful golden patterns. The window was the most amazing of all. It was a stain glass masterpiece. It depicted the first battle of the Senshi against the chaos. The woman was beautiful in her Senshi fuku, her head held high in victory.

Selenes eyes became misty as she thought of the women who were training to become part of that secret order. It had been many millennia ago that the legendary order had been disbanded due to increasing peace. Selene knew one day, one day soon, her Ladies would be ordered to battle. She was unwilling to share with the other Houses of the Luna the continuing operation of the Senshi. Selene did not want start panic among the Ladies. Only the ones that were training knew of the Orders existence and that was the way that the priestess wanted it to stay.

Selene continued her journey to the alter room, not even stopping to greet the newly awakened Ladies. She came to a dead stop only when she met with the Lady Galaxia, who had just stepped over the threshold of her chamber room.

"Good morrow, Lady Galaxia. I trust you slept well? "she asked politely, stretching her hand out to exchange the standard greeting of the Ladies of the House. First, she grasped Galaxia's hand and brought it to her heart. Galaxia mimicked the greeting. Selene was astonished when she felt the strange stirring in Galaxia's heart. It burned the priestess' hand slightly and she pulled quickly away. The Lady looked at her quizzically but shook it off.

"Good morrow to you, priestess. Thank you for asking; yes, I did sleep well last night. I slept like the dead, "Galaxia responded before taking her leave. Selene watched the beautiful golden haired girl walk away, not being able to shake away the feeling of dread. Of all the Ladies, Galaxia was the most gifted when it came to the art of the Senshi. She had natural ability as a warrior and that is why she was chosen to lead the Senshi of their House.

It was unusual for Selene to experience such dreadful feelings when it came to her Ladies; she loved each and every one of them. Selene still held these troubled thoughts as she spun around to continue towards the alter room, only to be stopped by stumbling into someone. Next thing she knew, gardening tools were being thrown everywhere as the figure fell on her bottom.

"Oh priestess! I am so sorry, please forgive me. I am most clumsy in the morning!"

"Selenity, think nothing of it. It was my fault, I was deep in thought and did not notice you. Let me help you up, "the priestess responded, reaching down to help the blond haired lady. One of her odangos, the official style of the house, had come undone. Selenity was quite a sight, half her hair falling out and tools everywhere. Selene could see tears in the corner of her eyes. "Here my dear, let me fix your hair."

"Thank you, Priestess, "the girl whispered, curtsying after the Priestess had finished fixing her hair. Selenity quickly gathered her tools and bade the Priestess adieu. Selene watched the girl hurry away and she smiled to herself, Selenity was her most favorite of all the Ladies. She could not tell her openly but she knew in her heart that Selenity knew how she felt.

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Selenity hurried into the gardens, knowing Galaxia would be upset that she was late. She did not mind the tantrums that her friend threw; it was just that she felt so horrible because she had been humiliated in front of the Priestess. Gods, how she must hate me, she thought. She struggled to keep hold of all her gardening equipment and it was only when she had reached the garden itself did she trip. All of her tools went flying and she moaned.

"Selenity! Where have you been! You are late, "came the melodious voice of Galaxia. The golden haired beauty raised her head from the task she was undertaking. She started to laugh when she saw Selenity, who was quite a sight. The odango that had not fallen out the first time was coming undone and she had smudge of dirt running along the side of her dress. "My dear friend, what a sight you are!"

"Galaxia, I am not in the mood for your teasing, "Selenity snapped, suppressing the urge to cry. It was not often she cried in public, only in the comforts of her room but today had been a horrible day and it was still morning! Galaxia made a clicking noise with her tongue and came over to soothe the Lady. She fixed the blond hair and smoothed the crinkled dress.

"Now Selenity, tell me what's wrong, "she asked soothingly. Selenity reenacted the scene that had happened earlier and Galaxia let out a peal of laughter. Selenity was not impressed and turned around to start her task with a huff. "Now Selenity, do not worry. The priestess is a very understanding woman and I am sure she thought nothing of it."

Selenity let out a deep breath and flipped the hair from her eyes. Her blue eyes took in the site of her friend on her knees, tending to the Ten'solle flower from the Andromeda Galaxy.

"Well, if it is you that it happens to in the future my friend then do not blame me when I laugh at your mistake." Galaxia let out a giggle and Selenity couldn't repress her smile. The two friends laughed openly and turned to their tasks at hand.

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Gold was the official color of the House, along with white but the alter room was different. It was completely silver and the room itself shone like the giant burning star that the tiny satellite rotated around. Though the golden rays of the nova pierced through the entire temple, the golden wisps could not penetrate the walls of the alter room.

It was incredible, to say the least; there were no words to describe it. The room itself was circular, not square or rectangular like the other rooms of the temple. The walls were a silver hue though the priestess knew it had never been painted. The alter itself was also silver but it was adorned by a trim of golden lunas, the only other color in the room. Even the candles that burned atop the alter were silver and burned a silver flame!

The priestess was knelt on silk cushion, her brows knitted together in concentration. She willed the Olde Ones to come to her and grant her the knowledge of what was to come. She opened her eyes and picked up the silver incense burner. She waved the sweet smelling stuff around the air a few times and stood. She did the ceremonial dance, her movements elegant as she called to the Olde Ones through her actions. She returned to the cushion, putting down the incense and waited.

It was not long. Suddenly the room felt…. full. There was no explanation for such an occurrence because the room was empty, other the things that occupied the room normally. The air pulsated, like a heartbeat and the room seemed to shine ever brighter. The flames of the candles wavered as something entered the room took its place above it, its energy swirling slowly. The priestess did the greeting of the Luna and the swirling energy took shape into an entity that resembled something slightly humanoid. It repeated the greeting.

"Chaos reigns, Priestess." The booming voice came so suddenly even the priestess was startled. She bowed her head deeper and listened to the voice, neither male nor female. "Yes, Chaos reigns and this does not bode well. Surely you have felt this phenomenon?"

"Yes, Olde Ones. I see the hearts of many and they are black, "she responded.

"It was once there was an order, a balance of good and evil. When the Universe was born so was Chaos. We the Olde Ones created this reality and once Chaos took hold of everything we held dear, things began to fail. Thus the creation of the Sailor Senshi was ordered. Now with the disband of the Senshi, Chaos has been left to grow freely andshe destroys this reality day by day. This is not what we intended when we gave birth to the Universe."

"I understand, Olde Ones but I am just a Priestess… What could I possibly do?" she asked. The figure shimmered violently too and fro.

"You are a Priestess are you not?" the voice roared. The priestess murmured her assent. "That alone gives you power."

The air in the room shifted then. It became harder and harder to breathe. The priestess fell to the ground, her breath becoming labored. She felt, no she saw with her mind the darkness that was spreading itself like a veil over the inhabitants of the Universe. Selene gulped for the precious air and then she saw the Shining Sol System, the Silver Galaxy. The Earth and the eight Nameless Planets cried out as the darkness swallowed them all. Air re-entered her lungs and her vision cleared. Selene sat up hesitantly.

"So you have seen?"

"Yes, such terror and darkness in their eyes. How could such a beautiful place be so horrid? This Silver Galaxy is the root of this evil?" she asked. The form grew ten fold and filled the room entirely.

"We must rectify this! We bade you, Priestess of the Luna, to help us in our quest for peace and balance. You must choose a missionary of love and peace to bring justice to the lands of the Shining Sol System!"

"It cannot be done! Too many hearts have been tainted!" Even in the House of Luna, too many hearts were dark. She felt lost in this circular room as though the walls had given away and she was standing alone in a great plain.

"Do not feel lost, Selene of Luna. We are always with you and so we give you a gift, "the voice said. The Priestess looked up and was blinded by the most beautiful light she had ever seen. The felt the light penetrate her body, her heart and soul. She felt lifted as though she had touched the heavens. "This is the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou, the Illusion Silver Crystal. This is the tool that will cultivate the new future, one of peace and love. Only the one who is pure of heart can wield this power."

Then the Olde Ones left, the air sucked along with it and the priestess was momentarily stunned. The room was empty once again but the Ginzuishou shone just as bright, hovering above the alter. Selene took care to grasp the crystal with not her hands, because even she knew that her heart was tainted to a degree, but with the cushion she had knelt upon. The Silver crystal was glorious, an uncut gem with shards of glowing gold littered upon its surface. Selene had a vision then, knowing the crystal would change form many times in the future and then the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou showed her many things. The priestess felt the tears make their paths down her cheeks and she knew whom she would send as her missionary.

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Selenity was having trouble grasping this new power. She always did and it frustrated her to no end. True she was an excellent fighter but was prone to run and cower in the corner. As for the magical abilities, she had trouble even producing a flame from her fingertip. She was dressed her Senshi fuku, the silver of her skirt brushing high against her thighs and she was momentarily embarrassed, thanking the Olde Ones there were no men here to see her.

She was dedicated though. No matter how hard she had to try, she always did her best. She hoped to master her powers one day but for now, just trying to freeze water was becoming more and more intolerable. She let out a frustrated snarl and threw her hands into the air. Sailorgalaxia, or Lady Galaxia, noticed her friend and came over to see what was going on. Selenity had no name as of yet… She was just plain old Selenity and she was often jealous of her friend who not also had a Senshi name but was captain.

"Are you having a problem, Sailor? "Galaxia asked, her golden skirt looked almost as bright as the super nova. Selenity let out an exasperated sigh.

"I can't seem to rein this power, as simple as it is. Freezing water is a task even a beginner can do and I can't even make the water colder than room temperature!" Selenity cried out. Sailorgalaxia flicked her fingers and the water instantly froze. She turned to Selenity.

"See? It's easy, "she said, walking away. Selenity watched her friends back and was stunned at the raging jealousy that ran like tremors through her body. She took a deep breath and counted to five. Selenity realized that her friend was only trying to help and she shouldn't be upset. She decided to try and heat the water now. The Sailor Senshi was concentrating when she was interrupted.

"Sailor?" Selenity turned and was greeted by the advisor to the priestess. She was surprised, it was not often that the woman was seen.

"Yes?"

"The priestess wishes your presence, "the woman softly said. Selenity gulped but nodded. She hoped it wasn't because of her clumsiness of the day before. Selenity all of a sudden felt dread in her heart as she followed the advisor.

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Priestess Selene was to be found in the front room, staring out of the stained glass window. Her eyes were glazed as if she was staring off into space and was not seeing anything real. Her hand rested upon the depiction of the Sailor Senshi in the window and she traced the great sword the in the Senshi's possession. The Sword of the Luna. It had defeated Chaos and pushedher into submission. But now it was lost and for many a millennia. She turned only when she heard the delicate footsteps upon the marble floor.

Selenity.

This was to be the woman who would save the Shining Sol System and the Universe? It was true that Selene loved this woman dearly but she had the slightest doubt although she trusted the Ginzuishou completely. Selenity was as beautiful as she was generous, loving and kind but she was also clumsy and not that skilled as a Senshi. She gestured for the Lady to sit and she took the opposite chair.

"I assume you wonder why I have called you here, Lady of the Order of Luna, "she began. The Lady opened her eyes wide with panic and fidgeted in her seat.

"If it has anything to with yesterday, I apologize… I am just so clumsy…"

"No, no. It has nothing to with that. Actually, this is more important." Selenity looked like she would pass out any moment. "My dear, I have spoken with Olde Ones, creators of this Universe and founders of the Order of Luna. They have predicted a grave future and charged me to salvage the Universe."

Selenity was stunned with this revelation and sat heavily back into her chair. The priestess didn't notice that she was so uncomfortable and took a jeweled box from a side table. She opened the lid and a bright light lit up the entire room. Selenity was breathless.

"Kirei, "she murmured, speaking the ancient language of the Luna. The crystal rose from its boxed confinement and rotated in the air. Selenity could see the golden flecks among the silver hue. She reached out to touch the crystal, her fingertips gentle and serene. Selene drew in a breath, waiting for the crystals reaction to this woman. Selenity touched the crystal with the tips of her fingers and she was suddenly drowned in light. She felt the crystal enter her body and wash clean everything. She felt light and happy as the crystal emerged from her forehead. The crystal came down and rested in her hands.

The priestess looked at the woman and gasped. Where the crystal had exited her body was the mark of the Luna. The once smooth skin had a half moon carved into it. Selene reached up and touched her own mark. The crystal had chosen then.

"Lady Selenity, the crystal has chosen you for this mission. I command you to go to the Shining Sol System, the Silver Galaxy and purge it of any darkness that Chaos has created. Please, for the love of the Universe, save us from the growing Chaos and bring peace, love and justice to the lands."

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Next Chapter: The Cauldron

Authors Notes: This is obviously the history of Sailormoon, in my imagination. Now I am probably going to be wrong on many accounts and that's ok because this is my story. I am integrating plots from my other fanfic, Sailormoon I: Princess Selenity's revenge. There will be some references to the CelestialSenshi but don't worry, I'll try not to confuse you. You don't even have to know the other fic to follow this story. I will continue with the story if you guys want me to. If I get some good reviews then I know to continue.

I have also re-done this chapter with markers to signify the breaking of scenes because it was so hard to follow before. As always I apologize for my mistakes in spelling and grammer. I try really hard and so my spell check, but that can only go so far. If there is one out there would like to be my proof reader, I would greatly appreciate it.

Oh and to clarify something. Lady Selenity is Queen Serenity's mother. So Selenity is Princess Serenity's (Tsukino Usagi) grandmother.

And you know the whole Sailormoon belongs to this, that and everything. I know this and you this…