Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Twinkle, twinkle little Starlight ❯ Night Fishing ( Prologue )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
The Tale of Novia

Seiya was back on Earth to visit the Sailor Scouts and in particular, Usagi. Taiki and Yaten didn't understand why she would again put herself through the same heartache as before after having the terrible nightmares about her father. Dry tear marks blemished her pale face as she stared out of her window at the stars.

"Perfect night for fishing" she mused to herself with a small smile. She then closed her eyes and recalled one special night with her father shortly before she lost him.

They were on Red Cirus-Seiya's mother's birth place-sitting by the edge of a large lake. The black water was peaceful as a rainbow of bright colours danced across the water's surface and the stars winked. Twinkle watched carefully as her father ran a length of line-no thicker then a hair strand-through a loop in his gauntlet and tie on the hook and float. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes before Relight drew back and threw the line in far into the lake with a small splash.

"What about bait?" she asked as she noticed that her father left the hook bare. The warrior Lord looked at his little girl and gave her an amused smile.

"I don't need any, the fish stay near the surface to look at the night sky. They're curious, so I'm going to tempt them with even more light" he explained, with that said he raised a finger and pointed to the hook. His finger glowed and a moment later so did the float, a few seconds later the line went taunt and pulled away slightly. With a victorious cry Relight yanked hard and from the dark water a red razor back fish came shooting out and landed heavily next to him. Twinkle laughed as she got sprayed with water from the flapping fish. Her father laughed along with her and once again threw the line back in to catch the rest of their supper.


As he was catching a few more fish Twinkle noticed the ground she was sitting on was vibrating slightly, she looked around until her gaze rested on her father's sword, Novia. When she inquired about this her father laughed and sat her in his lap and cleared his throat-a sign he was going to lecture-as he lifted his blade up.

"You see Twinkle, Novia is actually a part of me. A living extension if you will," he started, guiding his daughters hand across the smooth steel. She could feel the same life force coming from it she feels when she hugs her dad.

"We share the same energy and as such Novia is my most trusted partner in battle, we can never be parted because of our energy bond. Except if I die but I have no plans of doing that in the near future" he reassured the little black haired girl as she looked up with tear filled eyes as he mentioned death. He planted a soft kiss on top of her head before hefting her up on his shoulder and leaving the lake with their fish supper in hand and Novia placing itself in sub space. He went as they walked how one day Twinkle could have a sword she could energy bond with but all she knew was that if Novia wasn't with Relight, that his life force was gone. Dead.

Seiya woke up with a start as the first rays of morning shone through the window, but she wasn't upset . . . she was happy. For after the battle that Relight was lost, Novia couldn't be found so it must be with Relight who must still be alive.

'Daddy, I'll find you no matter where you are' she promised as tears of joy ran down her cheeks.


Meanwhile . . ..

"ARRRRGGHHHHH!!!" Relight screamed in absolute agony; holding his head like it was going to burst. Yet he somehow managed to keep out the invading dark energies that were turning him slowly mad. He stumbled about until he fell onto his knees, his eyes still clamped shut and teeth clenched as he tried in vain to stop the pain. He had been like this for hours now, or more accurately years. But one thought had prevented from breaking to this force of evil, his beautiful daughter Twinkle. She was the ray of light in his cell of darkness but sadly the evil had picked up on this.

"If you really want to be with her I can make it happen" the voice said from the darkness. The pain subsided slightly in Relights head, enough for him to respond.

"H-how?" he asked simply, not caring if it was being used against him. The voice chuckled before continuing in its smooth charming tone.

"She's nearby on a planet called 'Earth'. She's having such a bad time Relight, her heart has been broken and she cries almost every night because of you" he informed as the warrior cursed himself for not being there to help.

"You could make all the pain go away for both of you if you just do as I say" he demanded in a more aggressive tone as he doubled the pain in Relight's head.


He screamed in more pain but all he could think of was the pain his little girl was going through. Against his logical side he coincided.

"Alright anything you want just let me see her!" he shouted into the darkness and suddenly the pain stopped. He kept his word and lowered his battered mental shields and allowed the evil to take over.

"Go to Earth, locate the Sailor Scouts and destroy them!" the voice laughed as Relight just stared blankly ahead.

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