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Chapter Six
Setsuna's P.O.V.
"That's not possible," Makoto said.
We all stared as Seleine walked toward us. She looked absolutely brilliant. She walked toward us as if she owned the world. Our jaws were clearly on the ground and she took pride in that. I composed myself and stood in front of Usagi. The Starlights were obviously confused. They just stood by watching but not making a single move.
"You should have stayed dead. This time we will kill you for-."
"Do you remember anything?" She asked me. She watched me with those beautiful sapphire eyes that I would swim in when she looked at me. "I can regenerate my body in the earth. I take strength from the elements. You cannot kill me. You know that by now."
We stood there like that for a solid minute. Neither one of us blinking or moving. Just the rustling of the wind blowing the leaves around was heard. It was fall and leaves were still falling from the trees. We could hear each other breathing, but not dreading to break the silence. The Inners watched her in awe, even Michiru did. They watched as her ruby red hair flowed in the wind.
Suddenly she made a move so sharp that I barely saw it. She grabbed her sai and threw it at a tree. She threw it faster than the speed of light. It took us a moment, but we finally saw what or rather who the sai was thrown at. Uranus was trying desperately to pry the sai out of her glove.
"You could have killed her!" I shouted.
"Do you really believe that?" She asked eyeing me.
No. I knew how she felt about Haruka. Her heart yearned for Haruka but knew it could never happen. She could never kill her. She daunted toward Uranus and pulled the sai out of the tree. They held eye contact for what seemed like hours but was a fraction of a second. I saw the pain in Seleine's eyes. I wanted to take that pain away. She watched Uranus slowly walk away. Seleine stood there, staring at the spot Uranus was at just before. She shortly followed Uranus. Haruka let go of her transformation and stood by Michiru.
Seleine looked at us. She looked at us as if we were her army and she was preparing us to rush into battle. Her eyes stopped on Usagi, who hadn't spoken the whole time. Seleine saw something in Usagi that no one has seen. She looked at her as if she knew every little thing that was circling her mind. Usagi jumped out of her spot and tackled Seleine in a hug. Seleine caught her at just the right moment like it was something she was a professional at.
Usagi held on fiercely and was prepared to fight anyone who tried to separate them again. Usagi began to cry which made Seleine hold on tighter.
"You can't leave me again!" Usagi sobbed.
"Don't worry, I won't," Seleine soothed her. She began to rub her back and slowly calmed her down. For the first time, I noticed how maternal Seleine was. She held on to Usagi with a warm smile on her face. When Usagi finally let go of her, Seleine wiped her tears away. Just then I thought how wonderful a mother Seleine would have been.
"I suppose I owe some an explanation," she said turning towards us. "I am Princess Seleine. I am the first daughter of Queen Serenity. I was hidden from your memories because my very existence is a curse. I am known to our enemies as the Heart of Darkness and as Beryl's daughter and future successor. Evil finds me more attractive than anyone else because of my potential to rule and my royal blood."
"You have no right to the name Princess of the Moon!" I spewed. Everyone stared at me in shock. Seleine watched me with nothing but patience in her eyes. "You are nothing but a danger to Usagi because of the title of Beryl's successor. You are most definitely a curse to this world and I will make it my job to make sure you go back to Hades."
"You will do no such thing!" Usagi bellowed stepping in front of her. "She is my sister, and I will do everything in my power to protect her." The Inners flanked Usagi and protected Seleine from me. My dear sweet princess is finally coming into her own. I'm so glad that it's finally happening just not in these circumstances. If I wanted to, I could take them out, but I couldn't bear putting my princess through that kind of pain. I stood down and began waiting.
"What do you want?" Yaten asked. "If its true that you are the Heart of Darkness, why would you want to stop evil?"
Seleine looked down at the dust rolling at her feet. She tried to choose her words wisely. She looked back up at us. "I was told my whole life that I was evil. I wanted to do only good. I only wanted to watch my beautiful sister become Queen of the Moon Kingdom and standby waiting to be needed, but that curse that was thrust upon me was invoked. I caused much pain and killed all the Senshi- but my sister," she choked out. She purposely left out a certain soldier she didn't kill. She was trying to be smart about what all she admitted to. "When Beryl tried to force me into killing Serenity, the curse broke. Beryl tried to kill me, but Prince Endymion saved me. When he saved me, he lost his life.
"Overwhelmed with sorrow, Princess Serenity killed herself. Queen Serenity was consumed in anger that she damned me to an eternity in Hades. The past Moon Queens saw what was really in my heart and spared me. I was reborn like Hotaru was, but when I reached the age of sixteen, I shortly was granted my powers and memories. That is why I want to be on the side of good," she said capturing attention.
"That doesn't change the facts," Michiru began. "You were born evil and killed us all. You should be damned!"
Michiru transformed into Sailor Neptune and was ready for a fight. Usagi transformed and challenged Neptune to make another move. The Inners followed Sailor Moon's pursuit and prepared to stand with their princess. Seiya would ready her henshin pen if things got ugly.
"ENOUGH!" Haruka shouted surprising us all. "We have been through enough today. Why don't we all sleep on her damnation and talk about it tomorrow?"
"We don't even know what her Earth form is! We cannot trust her!" Neptune argued. They all stopped and turned towards Seleine. "You know who we all are, now its time for us to find out who you are."
Seleine stopped. She thought about Neptune's words and shook her head at the ground. "None of you are ready to know who I am," she said.
"Seleine. They need to know," Artemis and Luna jumped in.
Seleine leaned down and picked up Artemis. "I have to say, I missed you a lot Artemis." Artemis watched her with tears in his eyes. "I wish I could tell them, but they are nowhere near ready." She turned toward the rest of us after setting Artemis back down. "But you will find out soon enough," she finished. She turned around and darted off.
Seleine P.O.V.
"Well, that went well," I thought. Just telling my story of how I became was about to get me lynched. I knew that they would never truly accept me. Usagi fights for me the way she did, was utterly surprising. I never knew she could be that intimidating. At least I know someone likes me.
'Haruka.' My soul missed her. My heart ached for her. She was the only one that made this icy heart of mine beat. Before I met her I cared for no one but Usagi. I was an utter disgrace to the family. Mother hated my very existence but still had hope that I could be an ally.
I know Usagi wants to know about our father. I wish I didn't have to tell her about that wretched man. It would break her heart to know that he was evil. He toyed with all of us, especially me. That was the only reason he was with Mother. He knew of the Prophecy. He knew the bad egg would be born into the great family of heroes. He wanted me. No, he wanted the Heart of Darkness.
I can't tell her why she is alive. If I do that, it will be the end of the Moon Kingdom. To the Sailor Senshi. Without Sailor Moon, there is no true goodness. The universe would be corrupt. I can't tell her.
I slammed my hands against the wall. All of them will want nothing to do with me. Once Usagi hates me for what I am, I will be damned by the Senshi. I try to be good, but something always gets in the way. I fear for them. They are not ready for what is coming ahead. I don't even know what is coming ahead. I have a feeling but that means nothing.
My cycle is coming to an end. When the battle is finished my life will be sacrificed for another's, but who? No amount of counseling could ever make a person prepared for what I must do. I wish for a chance to say goodbye to my two girls, to tell them how much they truly mean to me. How they saved my soul from turning dark every second back on the Moon Kingdom.
Maybe it was a mistake for coming back here. Maybe I should have never shown my face but fought from the outside. Showing them subtle hints, giving them some of my power when necessary. Maybe I should have worked from the sidelines and never have come into their lives. I punched the wall to my apartment door again.
Tears threatened to spool over my eyes when I felt a presence sneak up me. It was a familiar smell. The smell of rich flowers that were found only on one planet.
"Do your Starlights know here?" I asked, I turned around and saw the face of my former lover. "It's nice to see you Princess Kakyuu."
Authors Note:
Hey! I started my senior year in high school a while ago and am already struggling So it might take me awhile to post another chapter and I'm sorry for taking so long posting this one. Thank you for all of the 'hope things get better' wishes! I hope you enjoy this chapter, please leave some comments how I can improve this for you! Enjoy! :)
