Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Embers of a Flame ❯ Let me tell you a story... ( Prologue )
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By: himitsu-no-hi 
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.11.2002 | Updated On: 10.11.2002 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 297 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.11.2002 | Updated On: 10.11.2002 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 297 | Status: Work In Progress
The Embers of a Flame ~ prologue
By Himitsu no Hi
Present Day Tokyo
"Rei san hurry up, we're nearly there come on!" Yuuichirou's voice was tinged with excitement and anticipation; his black outlined figure stood a little further up the hill from Rei waving manically. The miko sighed,
"I'm right behind you Yuuichirou, you don't have to yell at me baka."
Yuuichirou grinned, he was accustomed to Rei's temper by now, and he liked to think of it as an odd show of affection. Rei glanced around as she reached the peak of the small hill Yuuichirou had insisted on dragging her up, she had to admit the sight was breath taking. She smiled as the whole of Tokyo glimmered before her. A gentle hand tugged impatiently at her arm and she turned to face him giving her best-exasperated expression. His familiar floppy brown hair hung over his blue eyes and his face held an impish grin as he turned his attention to an object nearby. Following his gaze Rei let out an impatient groan,
"A telescope? You brought me all the way out here for a...!"
He nodded emphatically; skilfully ignoring the raven-haired beauty's tirade "This is the best stargazing place in Tokyo,"
"But Yuuichirou, you know I'm not really..."
"I know, but tonight is special" he grinned, "Its the time of the year when Mars is clearest in the sky"
Her breath caught in her throat, she looked at him with wide eyes trying to hold back the frantic fear that somehow he knew, her penetrating gaze studied him carefully for any sign that the secret had been revealed...
"You're angry at me Rei san?" he asked with his sheepish grin fading slightly
"No baka!" Rei recovered swatting him playfully on the back, "Just surprised"
He rubbed his shoulder in mock pain before turning and peering into the telescope. After a moment he moved back and motioning for Rei to look through. She glanced at the telescope uncertainly; it had been a long time since she had seen the images, which lay within the lens. She moved slowly towards the telescope passing Yuuichirou a weak smile before she gazed into the darkness. A blurry image came into focus after a few seconds, a small red dot against the blankness of space.... Mars.
Mars. The red planet named after the illustrious roman god of war and passion.
Mars. Fourth planet in our solar system. Mars. Home. Mars. A distant dream...
**...Let me tell you a story Fire Bird of the Great War and how the Silver Millennium came to exist...**
In time past, there was a period of great upheaval in which, the powerful kingdom of the Sun dominated over the solar system with a heavy handed rule. Its people lived in luxury while those of the other planets squandered in misery, save only for the Kingdom of Earth, whose royal family had married into that of the Sun's generations before. (And so they had been given certain leniency.) The greater the power the Sun kingdom obtained the more corrupt it became, their time was spent unravelling the magic of dark arts and delving into its secrets until at last the people of the Sun were consumed by darkness itself -they named it a golden age, but it was an age of terror, soon to arrive at its end...
When the rule of the Sun was at its highest eight warrior maidens arrived on Earth from its Moon. They had arrived on the Moon, each from a different planet, in order to consult the oracle located there. They claimed to have come in search of the beautiful saving light yet not one of them could explain why they had been drawn to the Moon on that day or why each of them had special abilities unlike anyone else from their planets, all they could say was that they knew it was their destiny to find and protect the light. The wise oracle had told them that the light they searched for would be found on the blue planet Earth and so they had come as suppliants to its King. The Terrain King, so amazed by their words, gladly offered to help them find the maiden of light that they said existed, hidden among his people.
At that time, the King had heard rumours of a beautiful maiden with the gift of healing that lived on the outskirts of the main city. It was said that her hair shone like the moonlight and her eyes were as blue as the oceans - indeed her beauty was surpassed only by her kindness; for all who saw her immediately felt the warmth of her heart. Believing this to be the maiden his guests sought after he called the girl to his palace. On the first meeting between King and Maiden love blossomed in their hearts and they promised to love each other eternally, but it was sadly a romance doomed never to be. For the maiden's name was Serenity, and she was the true light the warriors had been searching for.
Eventually the King and Serenity married and the warrior maidens remained in the palace with them as honoured guests, and all was peaceful on Earth. However, in the second year of their marriage the Kingdom of the Sun sent an unexpected attack out on all planets in the system, the Sunian armies marched out into battle, crushing planets, which stood in their way, including Earth. The gentle King was murdered in his struggle to stop the Sun's invasion and without their king the people of Earth turned on their beautiful Queen and her warriors. Accused of sorcery (For Serenity and her guardians had not aged since the day they first met) and being in league with the Sun's army, they became under constant assault, yet Serenity could not bear to leave the people she and her husband had loved so dearly. Eventually the warrior maidens brought Serenity to the Moon in hopes of helping her to find her power, which according to prophecy could save them all, yet, her main concern was always the people of the blue planet below whom she vigilantly watched over.
Finally on the day that the war was to be decided the King of the Sun trailed by his armies moved towards the Earth. The blue planet had been his greatest nemesis in battle and destroying it would give him immeasurable control; all would belong to him and now was the time for him to take it. Serenity learned of his plans and in her desperation to save her people the queen went to the oracle of the Moon and prayed for guidance. As she sat before the prayer tower of the moon, a single silver tear slid down her cheek, which formed a glowing crystal. Serenity's heart cleared from all negativity had found the light within her and so; taking the shining orb onto the battlefield she used its pure light to vanquish the Kingdom of the Sun, restoring peace to the solar system. Filled with a new energy and strength Serenity spread the healing light out into the solar system and revived each of her warrior's planets. Over time the planets named her their queen and she protected them with her light. Only those of the Earth remained bitter to the now Queen of the Moon, resentful of her power and immortality they refused her reign and forbad contact with the Moon Kingdom and those under its protection. Yet Serenity remained ever watchful of those who had once accepted her as the maiden of light and she made it her duty to always protect those of the blue planet from all harm. This time was known as the Silver Millennium and my tale of the fire princess, begins in this era two generations after the Great War...
Author's babble:
~Peeks up from her manga~
Hello!
And thank you for reading the prologue of my ickle ficcy! ^ . ^
Okay- a little bit about what I'm doing with this story:
Basically, I wanted to write something about the origins of the Silver Millennium, including how events in that time affected the character of Rei/ Mars in Present Tokyo. So in essence I'm writing about Rei's life in the Silver Millennium but linking it in with a couple of present day events too:)
Any questions comments or criticisms welcome at: bella252@hotmail.com
Or just review here and I'll get back to you^. ^
All reviews are much appreciated.
Disclaimer: - I do not own anything at all related to sailor moon-that honour is clearly Naoko Takeuchi's-whose name is on the manga etc not mine -sigh-
That said and done: I hope you enjoy the story^. ^
H.n.H
By Himitsu no Hi
Present Day Tokyo
"Rei san hurry up, we're nearly there come on!" Yuuichirou's voice was tinged with excitement and anticipation; his black outlined figure stood a little further up the hill from Rei waving manically. The miko sighed,
"I'm right behind you Yuuichirou, you don't have to yell at me baka."
Yuuichirou grinned, he was accustomed to Rei's temper by now, and he liked to think of it as an odd show of affection. Rei glanced around as she reached the peak of the small hill Yuuichirou had insisted on dragging her up, she had to admit the sight was breath taking. She smiled as the whole of Tokyo glimmered before her. A gentle hand tugged impatiently at her arm and she turned to face him giving her best-exasperated expression. His familiar floppy brown hair hung over his blue eyes and his face held an impish grin as he turned his attention to an object nearby. Following his gaze Rei let out an impatient groan,
"A telescope? You brought me all the way out here for a...!"
He nodded emphatically; skilfully ignoring the raven-haired beauty's tirade "This is the best stargazing place in Tokyo,"
"But Yuuichirou, you know I'm not really..."
"I know, but tonight is special" he grinned, "Its the time of the year when Mars is clearest in the sky"
Her breath caught in her throat, she looked at him with wide eyes trying to hold back the frantic fear that somehow he knew, her penetrating gaze studied him carefully for any sign that the secret had been revealed...
"You're angry at me Rei san?" he asked with his sheepish grin fading slightly
"No baka!" Rei recovered swatting him playfully on the back, "Just surprised"
He rubbed his shoulder in mock pain before turning and peering into the telescope. After a moment he moved back and motioning for Rei to look through. She glanced at the telescope uncertainly; it had been a long time since she had seen the images, which lay within the lens. She moved slowly towards the telescope passing Yuuichirou a weak smile before she gazed into the darkness. A blurry image came into focus after a few seconds, a small red dot against the blankness of space.... Mars.
Mars. The red planet named after the illustrious roman god of war and passion.
Mars. Fourth planet in our solar system. Mars. Home. Mars. A distant dream...
**...Let me tell you a story Fire Bird of the Great War and how the Silver Millennium came to exist...**
In time past, there was a period of great upheaval in which, the powerful kingdom of the Sun dominated over the solar system with a heavy handed rule. Its people lived in luxury while those of the other planets squandered in misery, save only for the Kingdom of Earth, whose royal family had married into that of the Sun's generations before. (And so they had been given certain leniency.) The greater the power the Sun kingdom obtained the more corrupt it became, their time was spent unravelling the magic of dark arts and delving into its secrets until at last the people of the Sun were consumed by darkness itself -they named it a golden age, but it was an age of terror, soon to arrive at its end...
When the rule of the Sun was at its highest eight warrior maidens arrived on Earth from its Moon. They had arrived on the Moon, each from a different planet, in order to consult the oracle located there. They claimed to have come in search of the beautiful saving light yet not one of them could explain why they had been drawn to the Moon on that day or why each of them had special abilities unlike anyone else from their planets, all they could say was that they knew it was their destiny to find and protect the light. The wise oracle had told them that the light they searched for would be found on the blue planet Earth and so they had come as suppliants to its King. The Terrain King, so amazed by their words, gladly offered to help them find the maiden of light that they said existed, hidden among his people.
At that time, the King had heard rumours of a beautiful maiden with the gift of healing that lived on the outskirts of the main city. It was said that her hair shone like the moonlight and her eyes were as blue as the oceans - indeed her beauty was surpassed only by her kindness; for all who saw her immediately felt the warmth of her heart. Believing this to be the maiden his guests sought after he called the girl to his palace. On the first meeting between King and Maiden love blossomed in their hearts and they promised to love each other eternally, but it was sadly a romance doomed never to be. For the maiden's name was Serenity, and she was the true light the warriors had been searching for.
Eventually the King and Serenity married and the warrior maidens remained in the palace with them as honoured guests, and all was peaceful on Earth. However, in the second year of their marriage the Kingdom of the Sun sent an unexpected attack out on all planets in the system, the Sunian armies marched out into battle, crushing planets, which stood in their way, including Earth. The gentle King was murdered in his struggle to stop the Sun's invasion and without their king the people of Earth turned on their beautiful Queen and her warriors. Accused of sorcery (For Serenity and her guardians had not aged since the day they first met) and being in league with the Sun's army, they became under constant assault, yet Serenity could not bear to leave the people she and her husband had loved so dearly. Eventually the warrior maidens brought Serenity to the Moon in hopes of helping her to find her power, which according to prophecy could save them all, yet, her main concern was always the people of the blue planet below whom she vigilantly watched over.
Finally on the day that the war was to be decided the King of the Sun trailed by his armies moved towards the Earth. The blue planet had been his greatest nemesis in battle and destroying it would give him immeasurable control; all would belong to him and now was the time for him to take it. Serenity learned of his plans and in her desperation to save her people the queen went to the oracle of the Moon and prayed for guidance. As she sat before the prayer tower of the moon, a single silver tear slid down her cheek, which formed a glowing crystal. Serenity's heart cleared from all negativity had found the light within her and so; taking the shining orb onto the battlefield she used its pure light to vanquish the Kingdom of the Sun, restoring peace to the solar system. Filled with a new energy and strength Serenity spread the healing light out into the solar system and revived each of her warrior's planets. Over time the planets named her their queen and she protected them with her light. Only those of the Earth remained bitter to the now Queen of the Moon, resentful of her power and immortality they refused her reign and forbad contact with the Moon Kingdom and those under its protection. Yet Serenity remained ever watchful of those who had once accepted her as the maiden of light and she made it her duty to always protect those of the blue planet from all harm. This time was known as the Silver Millennium and my tale of the fire princess, begins in this era two generations after the Great War...
Author's babble:
~Peeks up from her manga~
Hello!
And thank you for reading the prologue of my ickle ficcy! ^ . ^
Okay- a little bit about what I'm doing with this story:
Basically, I wanted to write something about the origins of the Silver Millennium, including how events in that time affected the character of Rei/ Mars in Present Tokyo. So in essence I'm writing about Rei's life in the Silver Millennium but linking it in with a couple of present day events too:)
Any questions comments or criticisms welcome at: bella252@hotmail.com
Or just review here and I'll get back to you^. ^
All reviews are much appreciated.
Disclaimer: - I do not own anything at all related to sailor moon-that honour is clearly Naoko Takeuchi's-whose name is on the manga etc not mine -sigh-
That said and done: I hope you enjoy the story^. ^
H.n.H