Sailor Moon Awakening


And the Child of Light will awaken in the lands of the Rose King.
-Prophesy of the Sol Codex

Chapter 1, A Question of Dreams



Thunder crashed and unnatural lightning turned the night sky into day. A young 10 year old boy stood in the middle of a dark clouded room. He was dressed in white with a thin gold circlet around his forehead. His brown hair stood wildly in all directions. His light blue eyes that appear almost silver softly shined in flickering light. Tears fell on his cheek as he wondered why?

Why? That is the question that troubled him day after day. Why did his father leave when he as born, only to return five years later a stranger? Why had his uncle returned? His uncle, the man himself was a question. It was said that the descendants of the first Priest of Light could not know evil, yet evil his uncle had become. When his father committed the forbidden act of leaving the planet his uncle seized the crown. Like now a great war followed that.

This the second war for the Seat of Light was just a continuation of the first. The boy stood now waiting while his father had left him again. What terrible things were spawned from this conflict between brothers. Everything that the boy had known had left him. The sounds of battle grew stronger. Clashing metal, screams of pain, the crying of mothers, sisters, wives, and so many others. People of all ages screamed in terror, and the smell of burning flesh was everywhere.

A man ran into the room. The shadows hid his face, his once white uniform was now stained crimson hung in shambles over a torn and bleeding body. He carried a small sword and a white cloak.

"Your father commands you to come with me!" He handed the boy the sword and puts the cloak over his shoulders. The two ran together down once beautiful hallways now littered with rubble. Broken statues destroyed paintings, marble pillars covered with blood. The dead and dyeing lay everywhere. The walls started to crumble and a portion of the ceiling caved in. Lighting shot down the hall, just in time the two stumbled out of the way into an open court yard.

In the center two men were locked in combat. One had dark hair as black as a moon-less night. His uniform was just as black. The other was dressed in white with a golden crown on his head. His golden beard was stained red with blood.

"Father!" the boy cried out, but he was not heard. The boy struggled to get to his father, but the man held him back quickly dragged the boy and the rest of the way. "Let me go I want to help Father!"

"You can do no more here. You would only die. Fare well my prince." Tears again came to the boys eyes, true his father had left him but he did come back. He did care. His father had taught him the value of life and the need to help others. He had saved him from a life of hiding from his uncle. The unknown friend placed the boy into a secure chamber and sealed the door. The prince now had a chance at a new life. The brave man turned, smiled, and left to face his fate.

From space the planet was seen, large explosions erupting from its surface. Energy could be seen racing out towards space, and the sounds of battle could be heard for miles. The planet shook violently as a large fiery spot started to grow. Then the planet flashed once as the core collapses from the strain. Millions cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. The sounds of battle stopped as two lights raced away in opposite directions.

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"No!" Lightning strikes as a young man about 20 years old jumps out of bed. He is dressed in a simple white robe. He wipes his dark brown hair out of his eyes, and reaches down to pick up a katana sword that was laying beside his bed. He lights a candle that reflects off his silvery blue eyes. A short man with a long silvery beard quietly walks into the room.

"Kioku something is troubling you what is it?" The old mans voice is filled with concern.

"I saw it again grandfather."
"The dream again?" The old man seems even more worried.
"Grandfather it is more than a dream!" His eyes flash as he turns around.
"I'm sorry grandfather its just.." The old man raises his hand.
"There is no need to explain." He shakes his head and leaves the room.

Kioku stands for a while in the middle of the room, then he takes his sword and quickly slashes through the air, than walks off. As he walks by the candle, an inch falls off the top, hits the ground, and goes out.

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Asteroids are seen floating aimlessly through space against a backdrop of stars. "Beautiful isn't it" a deep but quiet voice comes out of nowhere. A tall man wearing a long black hooded cloak stands before a large circular window. As the asteroids float by in their slow solemn march a man dressed in all black kneels in the center of the room. He slowly stands and speaks.

"Yes it is my master." The hooded figure turns to face his servant.
"A true testament to my power I remember the look on my brothers face when I started to rip the planet apart. Pity that no one who has ever seen the planet is left alive, but now only one planet in this system has life on it, and there my kingdom will rise."

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"I'm late!!! oh no not again ...Luna why didn't you get me up earlier." Usagi runs down the street leaving a cloud of dust behind. "Usagi your lunch....Oh that girl." Luna just shakes her head as she heads off with Usagi's lunch in her mouth.

"You think that she would be on time after all these years."
"Artemis!" Luna turns to face the white cat.
"Well some things may never change." The white cat stated.
"You may be surprised, she is almost eighteen you know." Luna remarked. She didn't care what the others thought, Luna knew that the time was soon. The time when Usagi would awaken to her true self.

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The inner senshi are gathered at Rei's temple to study. Makoto who is looking at a magazine suddenly holds it up.

"Hey look at this. Its an advertisement for the new Hikari Dojo that just opened. It says here that Master Hikari has been teaching martial arts for almost 50 years. Classes are also taught by his grandson Hikari Kioku."

"Cool" Usagi grabs the magazine. "Maybe we should do this to keep in shape since we aren't fighting now." Rei stares at Usagi surprised that she would suggest doing anything involving work. "That way I can be sure that I look great for Mamo-Chan." Rei just shakes her head.

"The funny thing is" Makoto added pointing to the picture of Master Hikari. "He looks familiar."

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Back in space Earth now fills the window. The cloaked figure stares out at it, rubbing his fingers against the glass, almost as if he was trying to carress the blue globe.

"Komotte. Go to the planet and gather energy from the humans so that we can use it to awaken the great armies of darkness. Scare them get them worked up. The emotions of fear and anger release great amounts of the dark power that we require."

"Yes my master" the figure in black responded, stood up and disappeared.

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"I'm going to go see Mamo-chan" Usagi announced as she got up.
"I thought you said we should go to that new Dojo." Rei commented.
"You go on ahead, and tell me what its like. Maybe I'll show up later."
"I expected as much." Rei and the others left for the Dojo as Usagi left for Mamoru's apartment.

"Well I guess its expected especially since he just got back from school." Ami took out a book after she said this and started reading.

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The inner senshi were on their way to the Hikari Dojo, they did not notice the man following them.

"These girls have an unusual amount of energy, There perfect I will take it from them." The man in black jumped down in front of them.

"Good evening you are extremely strong, I can sense your energy, and now you will give it to me." The mans eyes flashed and sent out a bright light shot out of his hands covering the four girls, when it cleared they fell to the ground. "All to easy. Pity I would have been better if they released more fear. Oh well I will take what I can get."

"I don't think so" Rei stands up followed by the other girls who quickly transform. "For trying to scare innocent people and steal there energy for an evil cause I will not forgive you, I am Sailor Mars, and on behalf of Mars I will punish you." Mars attacks, but the strange man draws a sword and deflects the attack easily. "Strange" he thinks "they are stronger than I thought and there will of spirit is even greater than their strength."

"If you will not give me your energy than you will be destroyed!" He raise his sword and bring it down towards Jupiter who is the closest one to him.

There is a loud clash a metal strikes metal. Komotte jumps back to face a man dressed in white, he has a sword in his hand, and a cape over his shoulders, his brown hair blows in the wind, as he glares at Komotte with eyes the same color as the blade of his sword.

"Fool" Komotte laughs as he forms a ball of energy and throws it at the mysterious white knight. It hits him in the chest and he starts to glow in a bright white light. Komotte stares in surprised. The white light grows stronger as it moves to the sword. The sword bursts into a bright white flame.

"It is you who are foolish" the man in white replies as he lunges forward with speed so great the his movement's are barely seen. The sword thrusts through Komotte's shoulder. He vanishes and appears on the roof of a nearby building.

"This is not over. I will return!" hate flashes through his eyes as he disappears holding his wounded shoulder.

"Who are you?" Jupiter asks.
"I am a friend, you will know more when the time is right." with that the mysterious white knight disappeared.

"I wish he would have at least told us his name." Rei grumbles aloud.
"He seems familiar." Makoto whispers wistfully.
"Did anybody else see the design on the collar of his shirt?" Ami almost blurted out.
"No what was it?" the other three ask in unison.
"It was a silver crescent moon!"
"The Moon Kingdom!?" they all gasp at once.

Master Hikari greeted the girls at the front of the Dojo. "Welcome you will start lessons with my grandson, maybe later he will pass you on to me." with that Kioku walks up beside his grandfather.
"He looks so familiar." Makoto said wistfully. "Almost like my old boyfriend."

The other girls groan as they enter for their first lesson.


Author: Greg of the 3rd Rainbow Crystal