2500 B.C.

Silver Millenium, Moon

Silver Alliance

"I present to you, she who has brought peace to our Galaxy at last, Queen Selene!" Luna called out.

Selene stood and was crowned by her two advisors, refugees from the now fallen planet Mau. A place ravaged by something called 'Chaos'. A shadow crossed the silver Queen's face, but then the smile returned as she met the eyes of her husband Raphael. He was an angel.

She smiled at him. In her rule she would be sure to join the Heaven's factions in an Alliance. As the music began and she was pulled into a dance, even she started to forget that this was her coronation party.

But so did they all. For one moment in history, the Mercurians with their powerful healing powers did not argue against the warlike Jovians, who hailed as the Grigori, and had a much more warlike way of dealing with things. No, it was something about the Moon itself that quieted the dispute to a dull roar. Enemies became rivals and rivals became friends.

Luna watched with joy until Setsuna, daughter of Chronos, approached. "They seem so happy. But look at the sky-I see a comet."

Luna turned, knowing better than to take this as an idle comment. Her gold and black dress matched the gold in the starlight, but not in that comet. It was blue-like ice. "Have you warned the Queen?"

Setsuna smiled, a smile Luna had learned to fear. "Be calm, Lady Luna. The Queen has this well handled."

As if on an ironic cue, the stone struck the moon. It was small, but there was a passenger. A woman, made entirely of ice and snow, descended from the comet. "The Earth." Her voice was high and cold. "It is you who has allowed it to be infested!" She pointed at the Queen, who stood firm, her crescent staff appearing. "You allow it to be ruled by the SUN'S CHILDREN!"

Ice skittered across the tile floor, causing guests with weaker ankles to fall, and healers to run out in aide.

Raphael stepped to Selene's side. "The Earth has always been protected by the Sun up close and the Moon from afar. Who are you to change anything!"

"I am Snow Queen Kaguya," The woman said. "I created the first Ice Age. This world was mine. Until your SUN had to melt that away."

Selene frowned. "I believe your are mistaken. Because I am the Queen here. But this is a party, and it is not time for fighting. Let's make this quick."

She lifted her crescent staff and whispered. "You are banished."

2500 B.C.

Tsukino Shrine

Jomon Period, Japan

Raphael roamed the earth watching over Elysion. He was watching over the ruling family, Taisho, created by Metalia's consorting with the goddess Hecate. He, too, needed a goddess to be his consort.

If I can just find her I can fulfill the Prophecy. I can rule Heaven. I will overthrow the Elders with the power of my child. This world that Father abandoned will be mine!

Such were the thoughts of the great Archangel Raphael. He believed none suffered as he did. None suffered to claw their place into history. None begged for acceptance. So no one would ever understand him. That was his reality, until that dark night. The night he met her.

Xxx

For a cosmic deity to come down from the heavens to the blood soaked earth was an odd thing. Selene knew this. And yet she could not help it. The moonlight touched the earth, and she also touched it, tears falling for the human race. It was snowing, but the ground still ran red with blood.

She called upon her wings to make themselves invisible. It would be best if no one knew what she was.

Goddess, Goddess, it echoed in her head. Make this world clean. Stop the bloodshed.

She stared up at the glowing orb that was the clear full moon, her spirit home. "Are you telling me to rescue a planet with no star?"

Its star waits for you. It needs your nurturing, Selene.

Her long silver hair pooled at her feet as she stepped onto the balcony. Her eyes, echoing the moon in appearance and glow, suddenly turned toward the door. She was suddenly aware she was being sensed and watched by a fierce tenshi. She was also heavily aware that her violet gown was see-through.

Xxx

Raphael felt her eyes lock with his, but felt no guilt for watching her. It was like watching the moon, with its soft, cooling presence. He took a step forward.

"Who are you?" she said, eyes changing from their previous softness to a sharp gaze.

He opened his mouth, but found that, although he had faced the strongest demons in all of the Makai, he could not speak sharply to her. His demeanor was softened by her presence. He stopped his advance.

"My name is Raphael," he said gently, showing her that his wings were flared back and his angel blade was on the ground. "See, there is no need to be on your guard. I will not harm you; I do not think I could if I tried."

The woman seemed surprised; as if she had been expecting a fight; although there was nothing in her hands except sparks of bright lightning. She was indeed the deity he had been searching for.

Whatever the sparks were, she extinguished them, almost as if relieved. "I, too, do not wish to fight, Raphael. I am Selene. I am the goddess of the moon."

He believed her.

Xxx

Selene was shocked that Raphael did not attack. The land here ran with the blood of humans, and she knew for a fact that angels, though they pretended to be humanity's protection, were in reality the biggest enemies of humanity. She had disguised herself as a human woman, weak and vulnerable, to see if this planet could be saved.

It can, she realized. Raphael believes my words and has faith in me. He is different from any man I have ever met, demon or human.

Selene's silver eyes met Raphael's fiery golden ones. A glittering tear slipped down her cheek as she recalled that she must return upon the moonset.

Raphael wiped the tear away, his face showing that he had thought of the same thing. "We will not be lonely tonight. I will love you enough."

2000 BC

Silver Millennium

Silver Alliance

Starlight shone down on the couple standing under the arch, before kings and nobles of the Alliance. Artemis and Luna walked forward and crowned the new king and Queen.

Queen Selene brushed back her silver veil and kissed Raphael deeply. Artemis handed the golden sword to the two of them and they touched it, ceremonially sealing it into the Holy Stone. They exchanged pentacle rings, and their staffs appeared in their hands, presenting them to the court.

"We now present the King and Queen of the Silver Alliance, Raphael and Selene." The Mauan advisors released the golden and silver crystals, and they were called into the staffs. Applause was heard all around.

The two smiled and a two lights glowed in Selene's chest.

"Oh..."

"What?"

"I felt something now," she said. "That a star is being born inside of me. That soon, our daughter... a new sailor soldier will be born."

She held the bouquet of flowers as they walked up the aisle.

"Say... Until our duties end someday, will we always protect this planet together..."

"We will," said Raphael. "Of course we will."

"Will we always live together?"

"I promise. We will always be together."

They kissed.

"I promise too" she thought. "I will always protect you."

She ran outside.

"And I will always protect our precious friends."

She joined the other ladies.

"Raphael!" she called.

Raphael looked at her in the starlight.

"Someday we will be gone," he thought. "New sailor soldiers, new stars will be born... But Selene, you will forever be immortal. For all eternity, you will be the most beautiful, brilliant light."

1900 BC

Silver Millennium

Silver Alliance

"Kaguya... "

Selene leaned down and kissed her baby.

"My pretty girl. I'm truly glad you were born," she whispered. "Now, let us celebrate. Everyone, come in!"

Three small girls in sailor suits ran into the room.

"Congratulations, Queen!" The Starlights said.

"I've been waiting for you," said Queen Selene. "Fighter! Healer! Maker! The three newest warriors!"

They knelt to her.

"Queen, we have been eagerly awaiting this time. We shall devote our lives to protecting the kingdom! So that someday, the princess may grow up strong." Fighter said.

"Soon, she will grow, and catch up to you," said the Queen. "It shall be fun. I wonder what kind of princess she will become."

People came to the Queen, bringing gifts. It was well known that the King was keeping conference with the Alliance leaders in her stead at the moment. But the Queen was still aglow in happiness.

"Queen, a gift!"

"Congratulations!"

"Here's a gift!"

A dark force, cloaked in shadow, entered the room.

"I, too, have a gift," it said.

The three girls ran between her and the baby.

"For the biggest celebration on the moon," Chaos said, "I was the only one not invited."

"Polluter of the holy palace!" shouted Fighter. "Who are you!?"

"Well," says Chaos. "Even I live on the moon. But I come from the depths of the moon."

"You lie!" said Maker. "You don't live on the moon!"

"That's right!" said Healer. "You crept into this planet in secret, to spread your darkness as an incarnation of bewitching evil!"

"Uninvited guest," said the Queen. "If you are looking for peace, and want to stay on this planet, we shall welcome you. But, I shall not allow you to bring the darkness of evil to this planet!"

"That's funny," said Chaos. "You, too, were brought to this planet from far across the galaxy. Are not our origins the same? Queen, the darkness is necessary. If you will simply take my hand... If you will accept the darkness..."

"Stranger!" shouted Healer. "Begone this instant!"

"Where there is light, there is darkness. The darkness calls to the light, and the light shall call to the darkness again!" Chaos began glowing with power. "I will not rest until the blood of a moon-child has been spilled!"

Queen Selene grasped the crescent moon wand, and held it out at Chaos.

Chaos was absorbed into the Mystical Silver Crystal.

"I seal you!" the Queen said. "Forever inside the world of darkness!"

She pointed the wand at a large mirror, and Chaos was spewed into it, locked inside.

"A present in celebration!" Chaos said. "That you should receive my beautiful curse! Before long, this kingdom shall perish. The beautiful Princess shall die without inheriting the throne. That is my present! And when my curse is fulfilled, the Silver Millennium shall be destroyed. This will continue in every life she lives she shall be cursed to be short-lived. The only way to save everyone is through the Sacrifice!"

1500 BC

Silver Millennium

Silver Alliance

It was a fairly cool night and a slight breeze blew Kaguya's dark hair behind her. It was the night of the 800th anniversary of the Silver Alliance and the Silver Millennium was hosting a huge ball in honor of it.

Kaguya was very much in love with the leader of the Starlights, Seiya.

Seiya led her around the dance floor, worry filling his mind. Raphael was going to attack. He just knew it. But how to break it to Kaguya? That was the question.

She looked so happy, dancing with him. How could he break her heart with this bad news?

"Seiya? Is something wrong?"

He looked down at her. "N-no." he lied. "Nothing at all honey." Seiya shook his head to clear it of the thoughts of the evil king.

Kaguya studied him, my head cocked to the side. "You're lying to me. Don't think I don't see through it."

Seiya sighed, running a hand through his already messy black hair. No way he could lie to the woman he loved. He had to tell me the truth. "OK. Fine. Coming to see you isn't the only reason I came here tonight."

Kaguya stared up at him, a confused expression on my face. "What do you mean by that?"

"Well you know how we've been fighting your father?" Kaguya nodded.

"Yes, I was a little confused to why you allowed the celebration. As the Earth is under siege, and you're the leader of the Lunar army protecting it."

"Was. The Earth was under attack."

Kaguya interrupted him once more. "Was? You're saying it's over? That's great! Just wonderful! Is that why you came here?"

Seiya looked at me grimly. "Kaguya, no it's not like that."

My face fell, happiness turning worry. "What happened?"

Seiya paused, thinking of a way to tell me what had happened before he had escaped to the moon.

"Tell me the truth. I'm tired of the protection. I want to know what is going on!" Kaguya demanded.

"It's Raphael. He attacked the Earth in the middle of the night. Killed everyone in his way. Everyone. Including…"he broke off, his voice cracking, unable to continue his sentence.

"Hundreds of people died, Kaguya. He took Healer and Maker too."

"No…"

"She's not done yet. She wants to take over the galaxy. Knowing that, her next target is probably going to be here."

Kaguya gaped at him, tears in my eyes. "No, Seiya, that can't be happening…. It just can't!" Kaguya cried, a tear running down my cheek.

The tall man wiped the silver drop from my face with his thumb, gazing down into the blue eyes he loved. "I never wanted to tell you this way. I'm sorry, Kaguya." He leaned down once more to give me a lingering kiss.

Xxx

Smoke and dust hung heavy in the air. Fires burned brightly in the distance. Explosions rocked the large white palace. Rubble decorated the once white rocky landscape.

Kaguya looked out at the small battles that raged around her. Her home had been destroyed.

What had started off as the party of the year had turned to a living hell in a matter of seconds. It was a great blur to her. One minute she had been in the warm embrace of her friends, the next she had been ripped to the floor by a detonation that had sent the top of the chateau sky rocketing.

She had lingered only long enough to see the familiar faces at the front of Metalia's army.

None of that mattered anymore to her. Not when her childhood home had been blown to bits. Dead bodies littered her beloved flower garden.

Kaguya's eyes filled with tears as she spotted a girl's body at the other side of the trampled blossoms. She pushed her silver locks over her shoulder and began heading for the fallen girl. The hem of her snowy white gown became stained with blood as she made her way across the spur-of-the-moment battle field.

The sickly sweet smell of death filled her nose while tears welled up in her eyes as she approached her destination.

The sight she was greeted with was disturbing, the bodies of not just one, but two of her guardians, some of her best friends. Tears fell silently down her cheeks as she saw Sailor Star Healer lay closest to the distraught princess. Her sailor senshi fuku bloodied and torn, a short sword piercing her stomach.

Sailor Star Maker had fallen next to her. Black fuku almost burned away. Electrical burns covered her skin.

Thinking about the her senshi made the young princess ponder of her beloved Seiya. Even as the conflicts grew exponentially worse their bond only became stronger.

A loud roar pounded in her ears, ripping her from her thought of her sister. She saw part of the palace collapse and heard yells from the still standing part.

Kaguya turned to face the once perfect palace she called home. She knew that voice that had yelled out.

'Please let him be alright.' She begged in her mind as she picked up the heavy skirts of her dress and stepped daintily over the lifeless forms of her friends. Swiftly and like a ghost she ran towards the palace.

Xxx

Everything was eerily silent. Kaguya paused to look at herself in a cracked mirror that had fallen from its place of the hallway wall. Her pale face was dusty with tear streaks cutting through the grime. Smudges of dirt and what looked like blood decorated it.

Her pale hair, usually kept up in odango (two buns planted on either side of her head with pigtails that fell from them reaching the floor), was frizzy and matted with dirt. The buns were falling out, and the ends of the fair strands that trailed on the floor were tinted a blood red, as was the bottom of her dress.

Wait. Why was she thinking about such things as her appearance when her beloved could be dying, or worse, already dead?

Kaguya ran down the rest of the hallway, vaguely aware of where she was heading.

Thud.

She had run into something hard. Looking up she saw the well-known sapphire blue eyes of her prince.

"Seiya." She gasped, "You're alright!" hugging the much taller soldier. He had changed into his female form, in his fuku.

"Kaguya." Seiya breathed, taking in her haggard look. "Where have you been! I thought I told you to stay in your room, away from the fighting!" he held her at arm's length to look her in her red rimmed eyes.

"Looking for you." She replied sheepishly, not making eye contact. She felt like crying for joy. Seiya, her Seiya, was still alive and breathing.

He carefully led her back to the room he had just left in his search for her. "I want you to stay in here. You could get hurt out there. A war's no place for a princess."

"But-"

"No buts, Kaguya. I will not let anything happen to you."

"Well maybe that's how I feel about you!" she gushed out before he had a chance to say anything else.

"I love you too much! The Starlights are dead! I just don't want you to end up the same!" she cried hysterically.

"I know." he stated simply as he lead Kaguya towards the balcony of the partially destroyed room.

He gazed up at the stars shining ahead. How could there be something so beautiful when death surrounded them?

He turned his head to look at the unkempt angle in front of him as he bent down and drew her into a scorching kiss.

She leaned against him, tears flowing freely down her face. "I love you." Kaguya's voice lingered in the air as he slowly broke away from her.

"Seiya, if I don't make it back from this-"

A loud crack and blinding flash of light stopped Seiya from finishing his words.

He whirled around, drawing his gleaming blade in a fluid motion to face the powerful King Raphael. He was dressed as Elysion royalty and held a golden sword of his own against Seiya.

The ebony haired soldier shielded Kaguya.

A loud laugh came from the demon. "Oh look at this! The two little love birds." He called out in a mocking tone, dripping with disgust and sarcasm. "Too bad I'm gonna have to break this adorable scene up."

"Raphael! What do you want?" Seiya growled.

Raphael merely looked up at him as if he was pondering what to say before answering in a sickly cheerful voice. "I warned you, Fighter! I told you that no man would ever have my daughter! But my foolish wife gave you that blasphemous female form to be her warrior and to bypass my edict. The love you have is wrong! A creature such as you with no gender cannot—"

"I love Seiya! It doesn't matter to me what form his body takes! His heart and mine are one! Love knows no gender!" Kaguya cried.

"You are a child! You don't know what love is! And I will not allow sinful love like this! Fighter you will stand down!" Raphael said.

Seiya only advanced forwards, pushing Raphael farther back. "Never." Seiya turned his head towards the princess. "Run, Kaguya. Go!"

Kaguya stood there, eyes wide open, frozen with fear.

"I said run!"

The ebony haired girl slowly nodded and began to creep around the side.

"No! Stay where you are!" a sword had materialized in Raphael's hand and he had it pointed directly at the moon princess. "I guess I'll have to do this the hard way."

The monster flicked his hand, causing Seiya to fly backwards, hitting a pillar, where he fell back to the floor in a clatter, landing in a heap. "He's taken care of. Now…" Raphael turned back to the whimpering princess before her.

Kaguya cowered by the railing, trying to see if her soldier was still breathing. He had taken a hard blow and wasn't moving.

She gasped as her mentally insane father cornered her. Weapon pointed at her heart. She braced herself against the balustrade; eyes shut tightly, waiting for the impact. "Please… no… no..."she murmured, knowing that it was useless though.

"Kaguya!" the petite girl felt her body being shoved out of the way by a heavy force.

A low roar of pain echoed around the balcony. Kaguya opened her eyes to her worst nightmare. Her prince he pushed her out of harm's way and taken the full force of the blade.

Raphaels weapon had penetrated Seiya's fuku and pierced his back. Blood had already started to pool around his limp form. Kaguya crawled to his side, not giving a damn if her dress became sodden with the blood of her beloved.

"Seiya…" she whispered slowly as she placed his head in her lap. "Seiya… no… don't leave me..." Hot tears flowed like a water fall.

She gazed once more into the ocean blue eyes she had loved since the moment she laid eyes on them. His body shuddered as he coughed, "Kaguya, know that I'll always love you. No matter what happens. You'll be with me." He managed to reach into his pocket and press something into her hand. "I love you."

Kaguya felt her heart rip in two as her love took his final breath and became still in her arms.

She looked down at the warm trinket in her palm. A golden star with a red adornment glittered in the moonlight. His Sailor Change Star. Giving her this meant he gave his life to her.

Kaguya clutched it, felt his power enter her. The Sailor Change star morphed into a round silver broach.

"NEW MOON PRISM POWER! MAKE UP!" Kaguya said.

She transformed into a new sailor senshi. She was Sailor New Moon. Her skirt and bow were black and glittered like the night sky. Her broach and accents were silver. She picked up her mother's wand.

"Seiya..." The word was soft and mournful. She cradled his lifeless body to her chest. Burying her face in the crook of his neck, tears streaming.

Holding up the wand she stood up and looked the demon in the eye. "I want him back."

Kaguya laughed, "So do I, but not as much as I want you dead."

"Bring him back!" she howled hysterically.

"Nothing I can do now. He's dead. Gone for good."

Kaguya held up the wand and whispered the words of sealing in Enochian.

Kaguya's eyes grew wide in terror. "You are insane! You cannot preform the seal now! You will be sealed within!"

"As eínai," Kaguya replied to the monstrous man. "So be it."

I Dynámeis tis Selínis

Kai oi Dynámeis tou Ouranoú

Gíne Énas stous anazítisi mas

Gia na Sfragíste aftó to kakó makriá

Gia óli tin aioniótita

A bright light flashed in the Prayer Tower, and the Holy Stone grew, changing from silver to blue. Before the demoness could move, Kaguya made a symbol in the air with her wand, and the weakened Metalia was sealed against the stone, a chain with ten seals holding him down.

The Ginzuisho glowed brightly as Kaguya felt herself succumb to the seal as well.

The princess of the new moon closed her eyes. No reason for her to live now, was there? Every one she ever loved was dead.

Healer

Maker

Fighter

Fighter...

Seiya.

Her beloved.

Her one reason to live.

Life was pointless without him.

So she would seal them all. Their deaths would mean something, and stop Metalia from ever returning.

She slowly took a deep breath.

'Everyone, I love all of you. Maker, the ways you laugh and make me feel so happy. Healer, the way you make me do my work or always being there for me.

Fighter. Seiya, my only love. I cannot live without you. I love you too much. It breaks my heart to see you dead. We will live on forever. Even once we have left this world our bond will last a thousand years. Longer even. I will be with you soon. Know that I am forever yours.

Seiya.

Kaguya poured all her love and loss into the Ginzuisho, and the tenth and final seal fell upon Metalia's cage, locking her away forever.