Prediction of Doom

Fire burned all around the great hall as people screamed in terror, she turned to see the guest running to the large silver doors at the end of the room she darted for hall at the opposite end, she made her way to small narrow corridor when she heard a voice scream "Serena!"

Rei opened her eyes, it took her a few moments to realize she was staring at the amber and gold ceiling of her bedroom. It was early in the morning the sun had barely risen; Rei could see a hint of the moon still floating up above. She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration "Something is coming" but what? That was the question that she couldn't find the answer to. She made her way to the small fireplace in the middle of the room, her calming place, for it was in the presence of the flames that she could clear her mind and hopefully find her answers, she needed to meditate something was indeed coming and she knew that there was only a matter of time.

Lunarian Castle…

"Serena! Serena!" Luna called out "Oh where could she have disappeared to now?" she wondered to herself. Luna a small feline with a golden crescent moon emblem on her forehead searched the castle grounds for the lost princess,

"Rei!" she called out the Mars "Have you seen the princess anywhere she is not in her chambers and the queen is expecting her"

"No sorry Luna I haven't seen Serena since this morning"

"Oh dear" she though to herself "Well if you see her please have her come to the throne room at once" Luna ran off once again in her search. Unable to find her answers Rei decided that it best to just return to her duties although she still felt uneasy. She had warned the queen of her dreams and what may come of them, if anything to prepare her for the worst to come, the Queen knew of Rei's prophetic dreams and if Rei sensed something was off then it was best not to take her lightly.

Princess Serena, the strongest and fiercest warrior in all of Lunaris, from the moment she was born she lived a sheltered and structured life, but despite her power and fierceness she was lonely, she craved for more. Queen Serenity spent her days training her daughter to one day take her place as sovereign, not an easy task in the queen's opinion.

"Despite everything that has been done the world is not a peaceful place" the Queen thought to herself and she was right. Despite the centuries of peace, the Queen could feel there was uneasiness in the world.

Down by the Beach…

"Your highness, you do know that you are not to leave the castle grounds without one of us, right?" called Neptune from the depths of the seas.

"Do you ever wonder what else is out there?" the princess asked. "The world is a dangerous place my lady" called Neptune from the shoreline,

"Yes I know! As you, my mother and the other guardians have pointed out to me on countless occasions, the world outside is a danger to Lunaris, there are those out there who seek to destroy our people and take our power, I grow tired of your countless warnings of what lies beyond, there has to be something more to life than this" said the princess in frustration and anger.

"The Queen is expecting you, we have to get you back" responded Neptune.

Serena looked out at the horizon with sadness "There has to be more to this life" she thought to herself.

Back in the Queens Castle…

"Luna!" called the Queen. Luna came running from he gardens short of breath ready to face the Queens anger at her failure, but when she looked up she saw there was no anger in her Queens face only sorrow and pain. "Have you found her?"

She asked. Luna took a deep breath before uttering the words

" I have not, your Majesty but I assure you that I will keep looking" The Queen gave a wry laugh before departing, Luna stared as the Queen walked away from her

"I wonder what could be bothering the Queen?" she wondered and darted off in her search once again.

"Artemis!" Luna called to her fellow familiar Artemis, a white feline with a crescent moon on his head. He was Luna's oldest and closest friend, "Ah there you are, have you seen the princess anywhere?" she asked.

"Well hello to you too Luna, and I thought I saw her headed for the beach; unescorted"

Luna growled in frustration "I swear that girl keeps getting more troublesome as time passes on" Artemis laughed at the notion "Well what do you expect Luna she is no longer a child, rebellion is in her nature, you do remember what the Queen was like at that age?"

"She was no such thing Artemis, she knew from an early age what was expected and…" she stopped

"She had her moments Luna we all do" she sighed at the thought "Yes I suppose, I guess it must be difficult being a young lady with the weight of the people on your shoulders"

"Come along then Luna" said Artemis "Right" and they ran off through the gates and down the path to the city.

Meanwhile in the highest tower overlooking Lunaris stood the Queen on the balcony. "Your Majesty?" called a voice from inside the room; it was Pluto the guardian of time and the underworld. "You called for me my Queen?"

"Yes Trista I did"

"Mars has some news for us" she told Pluto gesturing to the other side of the room, there stood Rei in the darkness.

"Please sit," she pointed to the chair on the other side Pluto gracefully walked towards it and took a sea when suddenly flames shot from the small fire pit in middle of the room. "What do you see?" asked the Queen to Mars.

"Darkness, Conflict and Destruction" Queen Serenity and Pluto looked to each other trying to analyze the others response to Mars words. "But that is not all, I also see a malevolent entity something that will strike at the very heart of both Lunaris and Solaris. There is also light" The Queen stood before Mars

"Light?" she asked. "Yes, the light will defeat this coming evil and there will be peace once again, but should the light fail, all will be lost" she finishes. "What light are you talking about is it the Crystal?" the Queen asked.

"I can not say for sure your Majesty all I can say is that we better prepare for war" Queen Serenity turns and walks to the balcony she looks out at waves "Nyx mother of us all; guide me through these troubled times and ease my mind" She prays to the gods but there is no response only the light of the sun shinning down.

"We must ready the kingdom for whatever comes, Pluto you know what you must do, Mars go and inform the general tell her to get her troops ready, I will not let the world or my kingdom fall" Instructed the Queen.

"Anything else?" the Queen asked.

"A sacrifice must be made," says Mars.

"A sacrifice? What kind of sacrifice?" asked the Queen.

"I'm sorry I can't," says Mars. "Thank you Mars, Now go" the Queen looks to the waves once again as tears ran down her cheek she knew the kind of sacrifice would have to be done in order to preserve her kingdom, she looks down to see her daughter walking up the bridge "Now it will be your turn my little star" she thinks to herself.