Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Celestial Atlantis ❯ The Legend of Queen Ceres and the 12 Pure Hearts ( Chapter 7 )

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~ Part 7: The Legend of Queen Ceres and the 12 Pure Hearts ~

"Queen Ceres was the ruler of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. She was a beautiful woman, and well liked by everyone that met her. But Ceres had one flaw: she was greedy. She had been used to always getting what she wanted, and her subjects were always willing to provide it for her.

"As you may know from the library's history books, each Sailor Senshi is the Queen of her respective planet. One day, the young Queen Ceres decided to visit Queen Makoto, who is now Sailor Jupiter. Ceres saw the wonders of the planet, and wanted such beauty for herself. She became envious and sought ways to harness what she desired.

"Like I said, she was very well liked and hence invited to many parties on all the planets, on all the moons. She toured each palace, each garden, all the scenic views and every wonder they had to provide. She wanted more, until finally, her greed took over her heart.

"She started her conquest of this solar system on the planet Pluto. An easy feat considering all the Sailor Senshi are stationed here, and Sailor Pluto must forever guard the gates of time. She traveled from planet to planet, galaxy to galaxy, meeting little resistance. Some of these places, which also harbored evil, even welcomed her. Finally she came to Earth and the Moon. The Sailor Senshi have managed to keep her away, but she grows stronger every day.

"Recently, her powers become a threat to our world. She claimed that if we did not give up, she would destroy everything dear to us, torture loved ones, make entire galaxies suffer for our insolence." Sailor Antares' voice was caught in a string of sobs and chokes. Tears were now streaming down her face. "Imagine, a whole race of people brought into starvation and poverty, because you were trying to protect them. And it would only bring more bad than good."

After a while, she began to regain her composure. "It was after a particularly grueling battle that I was sent to find the legendary twelve holders of the pure hearts.

"At only one time in history were there ever twelve truly pure hearts in existence. Those twelve belong to you. The prophecies of the legend say that, when combined with the power of the Silver Imperium Crystal, the Golden Crystal, and the Rainbow Crystal, which I hold, the power of the Zodiac Senshi and Sailor Senshi could destroy or purify the entire universe.

"Four of the Zodiac Senshi, one of each element, holds a pure heart that can transform into a talisman. I myself have already received mine." Antares held up her staff. "This is my Time Constellation Scepter. The leader of the Air signs holds the Angel Wing Glaive. The leader of the Water signs has the Tsunami Trident. The Fire sign leader contains the Dragon Flare Scythe. And the leader of the Earth signs holds the Earth Crystal Staff.

"The Zodiac Senshi are the universe's last hope. If we are to succeed, we must focus our hearts, corny as it sounds, to the power of the love and friendship within each of us. We must win!"