Good morning, ya'll.

Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out, but I had to think my way through it, go to class and work my other two fics.

So without further ado, I'm giving to you all you next installment.



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Sean!





Chapter Two



A guard the sleeping Serenity from the room as everyone got comfortable. A tea service was brought in along with an assortment of delicate pastries. Everyone had rushed to buffet table and piled small plates high before returning to their seats.

Persephone sat near the Queen, in a comfortable club chair of white velvet. She waited until everyone was ready before she slipped into her trance and began to read from the Book of the Dead.

"Helios of Sol," she said in her low monotone voice, "Son of Morpheus, God of Dreams, and the Demi-Goddess Circe, was the youngest son of four divine children; His sister and brothers were Eos the Goddess of Dawn, Phobetor and Phantasos, the Twin Guardians of Sleep, and finally there was Helios, Guardian of Dreams.

"Helios was charged at a young age to become his father's guardian in the Realms of Dreams. He was blessed with the gifts of true sight, true dreaming, and divination, which made him more valuable to the God of Dreams. Morpheus took his son to the High Council and he was given the eternal Paradise of Elysium as his place of rest and was he could have contact with all the Gods. He was also given a crystal, one that was as bright as than any star and as powerful as the Gods themselves all of this was given to Helios so he would guard them. Morpheus thanked the High Council for their generosity and he set the young one to his task which was in a realm far from Nirvana with only his two Senshi to protect him. Helios entered this System and searched for a place that none would dare to look, the warm yellow star of this Galaxy and created there the Kingdom of Sol. Once that was settled, Helios charged this Senshi to go forth and see all the worlds of the System and create life on planets that were without. It took five eons to past before all the planets of the Solar System supported intelligent life and the children of the Gods made their way here. The Millenniums pass with peace amongst the planets until the darkness appeared."

"The Cursed One," Queen Serenity told them.

Persephone nodded gravely. "The Cursed One appeared in this System and began to wreak havoc on all the planets. Helios appealed to the Gods of the Planets to send their strongest warriors to aid his Senshi. The Gods themselves took to arms and united under Apollo and Selene to defeat the darkness and bring back the light. It was in truth, a horrid battle. Senshi from other universes had sided with the darkness in hopes of capturing Sol and Helios. But they never made it beyond Nemesis. Chronos risked his own destruction by stilling time, Apollo led his forces against the other Senshi and obliterated them, while Selene faced the Darkness. She went into battle with a crystal sword and a small stone given to her by Helios. The sword and crystal fused and Selene became the opposite of that dark madness, she was light, she was order, she was eternal. The Darkness fought the brilliant Senshi with such ferocity that has not been seen before or seen, Selene could not stand alone, she was losing the battle. Apollo tried to aid his sister in arms, only to suffer his crystal heart being lost. Selene feared the same fate for herself, put Helios came to her aid. The Guardian of Elysium blessed his champion with the power of the universe and the strength of pure love, he swept away her celestial body and she became cosmic. When Selene opened her eyes again, the Darkness knew fear for the first time. Selene put away her sword and from the stars, she drew forth a staff, with her emblem of the crescent moon upon it and it glowing brightly was a flower-shaped gem.

"Selene robed in white, wings of a dove graced her back and upon her brow was the symbol of hope. The eight pointed star glowed like a small sun and Selene called upon the powers of the universe, captured in that gem and released it in one terrific blow." Persephone paused and let the battle wash over her. Then she continued, "The Darkness was pushed away, but nature could not deny it's return. In it's final act, it cursed Selene and Helios. It promised it would return when Luna destroyed Elysium."

"Luna?" Nike burst out, "How could that traitor ever destroy Elysium."

Endy shook his head, "Luna was the first name of Selene's home world, and it was later changed to Silver Millennium and White Moon."

Persephone continued as if she had not been interrupted. "Victory was theirs, but it came with a heavy price. The Gods of the System feared the return of the Darkness, to end their fear and to never be caught unawares again, the petitioned Helios to make them Senshi. Helios was set to deny them, for he had hoped that once the Darkness was gone, the System would return to what it once was. But the innocence that had once surrounded all the planets and the children of the planets had forever been lost. Helios was ready to purge the awful pain from the minds of all, but Selene entreated upon him to let them remember. She had lost her brother in arms and had watched the Gods lose their beloved children, she went to him and pleaded their case. She did not want to see this horror happen again, neither did Helios, therefore he relented and told the Gods that they may have Senshi and that they themselves, could be granted celestial powers—"

"Whoa," Kris interrupted her monologue, "The Gods were Celestial Senshi?"

Apollo looked at the confused young and decided to take pity on him. "The early Celestial Senshi were the planetary Gods. My great, great grandfather was the son of

Ouranos, God of Uranus and Apollo's daughter, Phoebe, both Ouranos and Phoebe were Celestial Senshi and their descendants down to Atalanta were Eternals."

"And it was the way for the Gods," Persephone stated as she slipped back into her trance. "Helios was much grieved by the lose of his boyhood companion and Sol Senshi and the loss of so many others, decided to go far into Elysium to recover his spirits; He left Selene to guard the System. He asked the Gods to swear their loyalty to his Champion on the crystal he had created for her."

"Wait a minute," Endy cried, "My father made the Silver Imperial Crystal?"

Serenity laughed softly as she shook her head, "Our hearts make the crystal," she told him, "The crystal is a manifestation of the power blessed upon us by Selene that resides in our hearts. It only becomes the crystal when we need it."

Endy looked at her strangely, "That made absolutely no sense," he shook his head and turned back to Persephone, "So my father had them swear upon the Silver Imperial Crystal?"

"No," she told him, a teasing grin appeared on pallid face, "The oath was sworn upon the Great Sword of Selene."

"The what?" Endy asked.

Serenity smiled, "Our prayer column." She answered for her, "When Helios left, he sent Selene to the satellite of Terra and placed the people of Sol there. His new Senshi of Sol, was sent to join the Senshi of the High Council and Sol was sealed away from all others. In short, the Silver Alliance was created when Helios left, the main purpose was to defend the System for the Cursed One. All the Gods swore an oath on Selene's sword and she rammed it point down into heart of the terran Moon."

Persephone picked up the story at the point, "With the powers of her crystal heart, Selene enclosed her sword in a sheath of silver crystal and around the crystal, and a palace grew. With all the powers of the Gods at her hands, Selene raised her Crescent Staff to the Heavens and created Utopia. As the eons passed, Utopia became known as Silver Millennium and the System once again knew peace. But peace was not to last, not even in a world as shining as Silver Millennium.

"The age of the Gods had past and the Gods now lived amongst their people as Kings and Queens. They had set up homes and some had families. Selene was now the ruler of this prosperous world and she too had married and conceived a child. She had daughter, with the half brother of Hades, Prince Kreios, Planetary Senshi of Saturn and on of the Guardians of the Dead."

"Oww, Endy, you're girl friend is from the house of the Dead?" Jamie cackled until Athena Diana hit him.

"My mother was a descendant of that house," she told him.

"Your mother?" Troy was curious.

Athena nodded, "Lady Diana, daughter of the Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis."

This was getting to be a bit much for the terrans, anyone could see that. Here they were, surrounded by demi-divinities, Children of the very Gods they had learned about their entire lives but none of it added up, there were the myths they learned about, which were completely different from what they had learned here, it was like was all a great—"

"Story?" Persephone said, finishing their unspoken thoughts. She smiled slightly as she stretched her cramped back muscles. "Yes, this feels like a story as I tell it to all of you, but inside here," she tapped a slender forefinger against her temple and gave them all a self deprecating smile. "I have the pleasure of view everything as an unbiased observer."

"It's like standing at the Time Gates?" Serenity suggested.

Persephone shook her head, "In the Gates, the Guardian has the ability to interfere and alter a course. When I open the Book, I can only watch, I am voyeur, if you will. I see atrocities against mankind, wars, and senseless death. I want to help them, but the deeds have been done and the souls have passed on to either be judged or face rebirth."

"What about our parents?" Nike asked quickly.

"What about them?" Was the cool reply.

Nike looked at hopefully, "One day, will our parents be reborn?"

Persephone shook her head, "No," her voice was flat as she turned away from the Jovian Queen. "Our parents' lost their hearts, Ananke made sure that they would never exist again."

"What do you mean?" Nike cried. For a moment, she had hope. For a brief second she believed that she would see her cherished mother and father again. They were Gods. How could anyone kill a God?

Persephone faced the broken hearted woman and her heart went out to her. Without a word, Kore slipped back into her trance and the Book of the Dead continued to reveal its secrets.

"Selene and Prince Kreios had a daughter whom they named in honour of the Silver Millennium, Serenity. On Venus King Anchises and Queen Aine found a child washed up on the sea, they believed that she was gift from the gods thus they named her Aphrodite. On Mars, King Ares, son of the God, Ares, by his wife had a daughter whom they named Eris. And on Jupiter, King Jove was presented with a son, who reeked of lighting and would rule the skies and by order of the High Council, a small girl child was given to the Royal House of Jupiter, her name was Hera, she was a Goddess in her own right. On Uranus, King Zephyrus and his wife bore a son and named him Boreas…"

"And can we get on with this?" Endy demanded. "Normally, I love to sit by and listen to the hierarchy of the Gods and birth of all their children, but this is dragging. Can we get on with next Senshi War or can we go home?"

Persephone glared at him. "I do have appoint with all of this, King Endymion—"

"I'm sure you do," he replied coolly, "But we don't need the full version. Let's just get to cliff notes and have done with this?"

It looked as if they Endy and Kore were ready to start throwing punches. Eros moved in between the two combatants and tried to defuse the situation. "Kore," she said in a calm, slow voice, "As much as I hate to admit this, Endymion is right. We do need a condense version."

"Yes!" Endy jumped up and grabbed Athena Diana in a merry little jig. "Finally, one of you thinks I'm right." He said as he dipped Athena Diana with a flourish.

Queen Serenity could not fight the smile that danced about her lips. But she cleared her throat.

Endy pulled Athena Diana up and returned her to her seat next to Troy. Like a happy kid, he bounced over to his chair and dropped down with his left leg over his right knee. "Alright, Kore, when did my father return?"

She flipped him off. "Helios returned all the children of the Gods were just in their second Solar Decade. Princess Eris felt a great disturbance in the out regions and when to Princesses Serenity and Aphrodite with her concerns. The Princesses conferred and went to Selene and before all knew it, the Cursed One was alive. It was capturing the souls of Senshi through the Universes, stealing their hearts and giving them life as its slaves, if you will. The reason for its return was to capture the golden light of this System. There were other systems with their own crystals, but the hopes and dreams of all live thing were only in this one."

"Chaos wants Elysium?" Endy cried.

"It is the only land outside of Nirvana that he can reach the Gods." Persephone rubbed at a sore spot on her back. "When Helios sensed the danger approaching, he came out of his exile to stand on Lunar soil. It was the first time he had seen the Children of the God or the new ones other than Ares and Hermes. Although he was pleased to see that his Senshi had procreated, he had to end his joyous celebration. He told his Senshi of the Cursed One's return. As expected, the Gods took to arms. Much to the surprise of their children, who although had trained as Senshi, never dreamt that their parents were the legendary warriors they had read about. Selene led the Silver Alliance's assault. Helios took the second generation to Terra. He was amazed that the Great God and Goddess of that planet had never attempted to make contact with the other Gods, but he needed their aid and went to them and presented his problem with them and as the Children as his witnesses."

Serenity gasped. All turned to her expectantly. But she sat back, a mischievous smile on her playing on her lips. "No, children, you will have to figure this one out on your own or wait for Kore to give you the answer." She sat back smiling to herself.

Endy was dying to do her some sort of harm. She was an arrogant bitch.

"Helios had sealed away the sun," Persephone said, "He needed a place to hide Elysium."

"Elysium is on or rather inside Terra," Endy told the Senshi. "As a boy, in my former life, my father would take me there to train with the Golden Crystal and talk to my grandfather."

"You never mentioned this before." Bellona accused.

Endy gave her a spiteful look. "I never had to, my Guard know about Elysium, Terran knows, my mission was to protect it and the Golden Crystal, it was not run about and tell the entire System that the gateway to the Gods was on my planet."

"All this time, you knew?" Eros demanded. Her right eye was twitching something awful.

He gave her a superior look, "My father bathed me in its waters as soon as I was born." He turned to Persephone, his entire body was taunt with dangerous energy, "I want to know one thing, Saturn, what does Serenity, my Serenity, have to do with this?"

"First I have a question for you," Queen Serenity said formally. "Does Serenity know about Elysium?"

Endy nodded his head once. "I took her there whenever she came to Terra."

Serenity was surprised by that, "She never told me."

"I asked her not to." He said simply.

"She never keep secrets from me," Serenity insisted.

Endy raised a brow, an amused glint was in his dark eyes. "Oh, really?"

Her eyes narrowed with disgust. "You know I hate you." She told him.

"The feeling is most defiantly mutual," he smirked. He looked away from one bane in his existence to another, "Alright, Kore, answer my question. What does Serenity have to do with this?"

"I thought the answer was obvious," she quipped. Endy's eyes narrowed dangerously, but she was not impressed. "Do you want a quick answer or the long version?"

"Quick," he said.

She nodded. "Serenity is Cosmos." He made a gesture for her to continue, Persephone gave him an unfriendly stare, "She is the descendant of Selene, Champion of Helios, ring a bell?" She asked sarcastically.

Endy sat there for a moment, absorbing what she had said and what it had to do with his princess being Cosmos, then it clicked. Endy was on his feet, towering over both the Queens, his dark blue eyes blazing with an unmatched fury and gold energy whirled around his form as he empathically declared in a ring voice that had the guards run towards the Queen's chamber.

"Like hell will I allow Sere to fight that thing."





Chapter Three to come out later.



Remember: NO FLAMES, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS DON'T READ IT.



See ya.



Thanks Nene for the edit. Ayden, I just couldn't do it.