Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Embers of a Flame ❯ Darkness Falls ( Chapter 1 )
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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 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 228 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.11.2002 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 228 | Status: Work In Progress
The Embers of a Flame - Chapter 1
By Himitsu no Hi
-Silver Millennium-
Night's darkness had fallen on Mars early that evening brought upon the shoulders of a fierce storm. A low rumble of thunder almost shook the ground that the small princess stood upon, but it did little to drown out the noises of a different storm raging in her parent's bedroom,
"Eris enough!"
"Ares...No!"
Their quarrelsome natures had always made the Martian palace a place of disquiet, there was not one day that she could remember, in which the king and queen of Mars did not 'discuss' something, it was always the same.
"You will not be going and that is the end of it!" The king's voice boomed as lightning stuck outside the window. The little princess clung tightly to the curtain that she stood behind, the rain now pounding heavily on the window to her back. She did not understand why mama and papa argued so much, not knowing at her young age that their union been forced upon them and that five years later they still refused to accept or respect each other.
"Why Ares? It is a planetary alliance, what will they think if Mars refuses the peace? And it's such a special day for..."
"Silence insolent woman! If you are to try and control my military affairs then I shall rule over your whimsical ambassadorial rubbish."
"Ares you can not be serious. You know that you cannot simply declare war upon Venus because King Eros looked at you in a certain way. Besides that is no comparison to the importance of this ceremony and celebration."
"Eris it is exactly the same, I wish to do as I please with what is mine and it would please me to take my armies to Venus."
"If you start a war, Mars will be destroyed Ares this..."
"Rubbish! Mars is the best defended planet in the system we are invincible!"
"You know that I do not mean that...this is a time for peace not..."
Ares had never been a reasonable man, as stubborn and as volatile as a ram, once an idea was in his mind nothing and no one could deter him from it. It was a sad fate that married he and the queen, it was expected that they would learn to love each other after a time but Eris' passion and fiery spirit refused to be suppressed by Ares' harsh rule and so their frustration and anger built up to a point where both would explode.
The princess peeked out from behind the curtain; raven hair spilling in front of curious yet frightened violet eyes, which stared across the corridor to the dimly lit room beyond. She shivered as the vocal complaints echoing from the opposite room heightened.
"The fires are not just mythical folklore Ares! How dare you say such a thing? You know the sacred fires have guided the people of Mars for generations..."
"You can not tell me that a flame can predict the future better than Queen Setsuna...she promised one thousand years of Glory for our people!"
"The fires do not lie..."
"Neither does the queen..."
"I am a queen too Ares, or did you forget that!" Eris' voice became quiet momentarily, only to be followed by a slow chain of words in a tone of deep hurt,
"Oh Kami Sama, its because of her isn't it."
A confused expression spread across the princess' face, 'her?' did her mother mean her? What could she have done to make them argue like this? Maybe it had been the red paint she had spilled over her father's maps... She hid herself back behind the curtain as Ares roared something intangible and stormed from the room. She caught a glimpse of his face in a flash of lightning; it was reddened with anger, his cheeks puffed out as if to dispel his temper. The princess grasped hold of the curtain again, although she was used to his fury (His temper was as famous Eris' throughout the solar system -One of their arguments had once nearly destroyed the outer moon of Jupiter.), she had never before seem him like this. It was the dark look in his grey eyes that was mystifying; a mixture of hurt, guilt and denial-it would be many years before she would completely understood the danger of that look.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Rei Hime...Rei Hime..." a gentle voice echoed through the Martian princess' dreams, pulling her softly from her sleep. Soft violet eyes blinked open and glanced upwards as Rei yawned. Eris smiled warmly down at her daughter,
"This is no place for a princess to be sleeping fire bird, sleep walking again?"
Rei glanced around at her surroundings, she had fallen asleep behind the curtain in the corridor outside of her parent's bedroom, to tired to make it back to her own room after eves dropping on the 'debate.' Eris looked thoughtfully at the young girl as if considering speaking; she shook the idea away and grinned weakly before scooping Rei up in her arms.
"Come lets get you dressed, we'll be leaving soon."
Rei snuggled comfortably in her mother's embrace, in her mind there was no place safer. Eris was a beautiful lady, elegant and dignified in her posture and manor. Her long ebony hair was tied back in an elaborate bun with curled tresses framing her thin face. She wore a simple gown of reds and purples, which matched the hint of lilac in her dark eyes; she was in essence everything that Rei wanted to be.
"Where are we going mama?"
"Today is a very special day Rei Hime." Eris began as they moved along the hallway to Rei's bedroom. "It is the 985th anniversary of the great of peace and friendship amongst the planets in the silver millennium. It is tradition that upon such a day we travel to the Moon Kingdom to celebrate our unity with the other planets." She spoke softly, "It is also a very special day for you and the princesses of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter."
Rei blinked and stared at her blankly,
"What do you mean mama?"
"Let me tell you a story, Fire Bird of the Great War and how the Silver Millennium came to exist..."
Author's Babble:
Hello again! ^. ^ I know this chapter is very short but I assure you that they will get longer. This was originally part of the prologue but I decided to split them up-don't ask why, it just seemed like a good idea at the time:)
I forgot to mention last time that I'm basing this as far as possible on the manga version of things-except of course for including Yuuichirou, I love him to much to miss him out of a Rei based story! :)
I think that's everything-hum... who am I kidding I'll probably end up re-writing this another billion times before I'm completely happy^. ^
Well-Hope you are enjoying it so far- more up soon^. ^
Be kind- re view ^. ^
By Himitsu no Hi
-Silver Millennium-
Night's darkness had fallen on Mars early that evening brought upon the shoulders of a fierce storm. A low rumble of thunder almost shook the ground that the small princess stood upon, but it did little to drown out the noises of a different storm raging in her parent's bedroom,
"Eris enough!"
"Ares...No!"
Their quarrelsome natures had always made the Martian palace a place of disquiet, there was not one day that she could remember, in which the king and queen of Mars did not 'discuss' something, it was always the same.
"You will not be going and that is the end of it!" The king's voice boomed as lightning stuck outside the window. The little princess clung tightly to the curtain that she stood behind, the rain now pounding heavily on the window to her back. She did not understand why mama and papa argued so much, not knowing at her young age that their union been forced upon them and that five years later they still refused to accept or respect each other.
"Why Ares? It is a planetary alliance, what will they think if Mars refuses the peace? And it's such a special day for..."
"Silence insolent woman! If you are to try and control my military affairs then I shall rule over your whimsical ambassadorial rubbish."
"Ares you can not be serious. You know that you cannot simply declare war upon Venus because King Eros looked at you in a certain way. Besides that is no comparison to the importance of this ceremony and celebration."
"Eris it is exactly the same, I wish to do as I please with what is mine and it would please me to take my armies to Venus."
"If you start a war, Mars will be destroyed Ares this..."
"Rubbish! Mars is the best defended planet in the system we are invincible!"
"You know that I do not mean that...this is a time for peace not..."
Ares had never been a reasonable man, as stubborn and as volatile as a ram, once an idea was in his mind nothing and no one could deter him from it. It was a sad fate that married he and the queen, it was expected that they would learn to love each other after a time but Eris' passion and fiery spirit refused to be suppressed by Ares' harsh rule and so their frustration and anger built up to a point where both would explode.
The princess peeked out from behind the curtain; raven hair spilling in front of curious yet frightened violet eyes, which stared across the corridor to the dimly lit room beyond. She shivered as the vocal complaints echoing from the opposite room heightened.
"The fires are not just mythical folklore Ares! How dare you say such a thing? You know the sacred fires have guided the people of Mars for generations..."
"You can not tell me that a flame can predict the future better than Queen Setsuna...she promised one thousand years of Glory for our people!"
"The fires do not lie..."
"Neither does the queen..."
"I am a queen too Ares, or did you forget that!" Eris' voice became quiet momentarily, only to be followed by a slow chain of words in a tone of deep hurt,
"Oh Kami Sama, its because of her isn't it."
A confused expression spread across the princess' face, 'her?' did her mother mean her? What could she have done to make them argue like this? Maybe it had been the red paint she had spilled over her father's maps... She hid herself back behind the curtain as Ares roared something intangible and stormed from the room. She caught a glimpse of his face in a flash of lightning; it was reddened with anger, his cheeks puffed out as if to dispel his temper. The princess grasped hold of the curtain again, although she was used to his fury (His temper was as famous Eris' throughout the solar system -One of their arguments had once nearly destroyed the outer moon of Jupiter.), she had never before seem him like this. It was the dark look in his grey eyes that was mystifying; a mixture of hurt, guilt and denial-it would be many years before she would completely understood the danger of that look.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Rei Hime...Rei Hime..." a gentle voice echoed through the Martian princess' dreams, pulling her softly from her sleep. Soft violet eyes blinked open and glanced upwards as Rei yawned. Eris smiled warmly down at her daughter,
"This is no place for a princess to be sleeping fire bird, sleep walking again?"
Rei glanced around at her surroundings, she had fallen asleep behind the curtain in the corridor outside of her parent's bedroom, to tired to make it back to her own room after eves dropping on the 'debate.' Eris looked thoughtfully at the young girl as if considering speaking; she shook the idea away and grinned weakly before scooping Rei up in her arms.
"Come lets get you dressed, we'll be leaving soon."
Rei snuggled comfortably in her mother's embrace, in her mind there was no place safer. Eris was a beautiful lady, elegant and dignified in her posture and manor. Her long ebony hair was tied back in an elaborate bun with curled tresses framing her thin face. She wore a simple gown of reds and purples, which matched the hint of lilac in her dark eyes; she was in essence everything that Rei wanted to be.
"Where are we going mama?"
"Today is a very special day Rei Hime." Eris began as they moved along the hallway to Rei's bedroom. "It is the 985th anniversary of the great of peace and friendship amongst the planets in the silver millennium. It is tradition that upon such a day we travel to the Moon Kingdom to celebrate our unity with the other planets." She spoke softly, "It is also a very special day for you and the princesses of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter."
Rei blinked and stared at her blankly,
"What do you mean mama?"
"Let me tell you a story, Fire Bird of the Great War and how the Silver Millennium came to exist..."
Author's Babble:
Hello again! ^. ^ I know this chapter is very short but I assure you that they will get longer. This was originally part of the prologue but I decided to split them up-don't ask why, it just seemed like a good idea at the time:)
I forgot to mention last time that I'm basing this as far as possible on the manga version of things-except of course for including Yuuichirou, I love him to much to miss him out of a Rei based story! :)
I think that's everything-hum... who am I kidding I'll probably end up re-writing this another billion times before I'm completely happy^. ^
Well-Hope you are enjoying it so far- more up soon^. ^
Be kind- re view ^. ^