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Tales of the Past: Epilogue: Part II
As the power raced through every fiber of my body, I watched
Rei's eyes pleaded for me to end it
But her mouth said otherwise:
"Oh, ho, little lightning bug!
I knew you had more power than you let on!
Dare you use such greatness while I hold the Queen in my grasp?
Dare you harm me when Serenity lies in harms way?"
The hulking beast that was I growled
The palace shook with the force of my anger
Mina stepped close and placed her soft hand on my scales
"Do not listen to what she is saying, friend
Listen instead to what she wants,
She does not want to hurt Serenity
She wants Serenity to heal her
But our queen cannot
Only one thing will save her
Only one thing will cure her of the ancient power she possesses
Do you know what that is?"
I looked down at her then back at Rei
I did know what it was,
I did know how to end this
I threw back my head and howled
I rushed as much as I was able to stand before the deadly would be Queens
"You dare to fight
You are a careless whelp aren't you!"
Rei's laughter rolled over the assembly
"YOUR FEEBLE POWERS ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THE COMBINATION OF MY DUEL SOULS
THE PRINCESS MAKOTO AND I ARE ONE IN THE SAME
BUT I HAVE POWER THAT EVEN THE QUEEN-OF-ALL DOES NOT POSSESS
I HAVE POWER TO END ALL THE SUFFERING IN THE UNIVERSE
PRINCESS MAKOTO POSSESS THE POWER OF LIGHTNING, PLANTS, AND STORMS
DESTRUCTION IS WHAT SHE AND I DO BEST
PRINCESS MAKOTO AND I TOGETHER HAVE POWER THE UNIVERSE TREMBLES WITH
TWO SOULS IN ONE BODY
THAT IS US
YOU ARE ONLY ONE VERY OLD SOUL IN ONE VERY OLD BODY
MY BODY AND PRINCESS MAKOTO'S HAS BEEN REBORN EVERYOTHER GENERATION
UNTIL THE END OF THE SILVER MILLIUM
UNTIL PRINCESS JUPITER, AS SHE WAS THEN, DIED WIHTOUT PASSING MY DORMANT SOUL TO AN HEIR
WE WERE BORN INTO THE SAME BODY
AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
IN THIS TIME AND PLACE SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER FORETOLD HAS HAPPENED:
YOU HAVE TURNED TRATIOROUS AND I HAVE TRANSFORMED INTO WHAT ONCE I WAS
AND NOW WE WILL END THIS HOW I SEE FIT
PREPARE YOURSELF, FOR WHAT YOU TRULY WANT, NOW WILL I ACCOMPLISH!"
I felt the power I had spoken of
I felt the planets and the stars quiver in fright
I felt the soft hand of my friends
I felt the soft power they were lending
I pulled it all into my mouth
I aimed and shot
A small beam of energy shot Rei
And she screamed
She screamed as she burned
A fire not even the heavens could control wrapped around her
She cursed and tried to attack
But the DragonFire was too powerful and her attacks only added to the pain she received
In her pain she released Serenity
As the Queen fell, a gold and silver light surrounded her
Rei was also engulfed by the brightness
In a moment Rei's screams had ended and Queen Serenity was standing unharmed holding a baby
"This my sisters is the Queen of Mars
We, as is our duty, will raise her with love
We will share with her nothing of our dark pasts
But will shower her with our bright future
My intelligent Queen Mercury will now step forward"
Ami stepped from behind my mass and looked straight into Queen Serenity's eyes
"My brilliant Mercury, you will now be given the secrets to the universe
You will find that Makoto Dragonsdaughter was correct
Their power does indeed turn the spear of the universe
You will find that the meaning of life is to be happy and die
You will find that what the past contains is not as important as what the future holds
And you will find yourself
My beautiful Queen Venus will now come forward"
Mina straightened and stepped closer
"My gorgeous Venus you will now be given the key to true beauty
You will use this key to open the door of your own heart
You will use this key to open the door of your people's hearts
You will use this key and all the knowledge it grants you to see
You will see into the secret heart of hearts of all those around you
You will see into the secret heart of hearts of your own body
And, you will forgive
Yourself and all who have wronged you
Princess Earth, I cannot give you what you desire in power but I can give you this"
A man who looked exactly like King Endymion
Kristina squealed and embraced her ancient brother
"My fire, and light
Queen Mars will be gifted with the power of prophecy
She will see only what will be and nothing of what might
She will be a powerful ally in body, mind, and spirit
Spirit, Her spirit willsurpass all but four
My protector, my powerful friend, Queen Jupiter Stand before me"
I moved slightly, coming to stand directly in front of Our Most Holy Queen
"To you I can give no poweryou do not already possess
I can only give you this:
A Kingdom
You will now rule not only over your home planet but over the outer planets as well
As it was in the beginning, so it is and will be unto ages of ages
You will be my eyes and ears
You will report to none but me
And you will now regain your true form
All of you will now regain your true forms"
All around came the sweet music of the Silver Crystal
We were all wrapped in the warm glow of that beautiful stone
When we were released from its power we saw our true forms
Ami wore glasses on her pert nose
She wore a dress that dropped down on her shoulders
On her feet were pale blue slippers that matched the hue of her dress
She was slightly taller
Mina's skin seemed to glow
Her hair shone with the same intensity of the sun
Her dress was as bright as her hair
She wore golden sandals strapped to her knees
Kristina was transformed into a red tressed woman
She straightened
Her body was graceful, and her brown dress clung enticingly
She was barefoot
I looked down at myself and was amazed
I wore a green long sleeved dress
It fit my body snugly
I wore ankle length boots that laced from toe to ankle
I smiled
"And so ends the old ways, this is the birth of a new Era
This is the birth of the Crystal Millennium"