Crystalline Heart

Ruby

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Crystalline Heart

A Magic Knight Rayearth fanfiction by Helen Spencer (aka Rei). This story only takes the first season of MKR into account, and completely disregards the second, providing an alternate explanation for the system of Cephiro and its Pillars.

1. Bells are Ringing

Five years after the first series of Magic Knight Rayearth ends, the girls have drifted apart, but are brought back together with the news of Umi's impending marriage. Meanwhile, as the search for the meaning of the Pillar system begins on Cephiro, a spaceship is homing in on that very same planet...

2. Mad About Umi

For some reason, not only the Magic Knights have been summoned back to Cephiro! There is little time for explanations and reunions, however, as one of the Knights is soon kidnapped...

3. A Dream Within a Dream

Though everyone agrees that a good night's sleep is needed to plan a course of action, Ferio's strange dream makes his night anything but restful...

4. The Journey Begins

The company sets out to find the Crystalline Cathedral as well as their kidnapped comrade, and find themselves in the Forest of Song, face to face with its mysterious protector, Miata...

5. Searching

Hayase is missing! The party splits up to search for him, but soon realize that while finding him is one thing, finding a way out of the Forest of Songs is another story...

6. Tests

To escape the Forest of Songs, each must pass a test determined by the Byrde of the Forest…

A Match For Anything

Above the Forest

Cressida

So Many Years...

7. The Sea Before

The Magic Knights have one last test to pass before they can enter the Crystalline Cathedral.

8. The Price of Victory

The Return has come, bringing completion to the legend of the Magic Knights. But have they lost more than they have gained?

9. Moving On

After the ordeal is over, it is time for everyone to move on with their lives.

Ruby

A prequel to Crystalline Heart, the story begins centuries before the Magic Knights come to Cephiro. It is the story of the Byrde Miata, and the story of how Cephiro came to be what it was.

1. How do you solve a problem like Miata?

The newest teacher at the Cephiran Academy of Magical Arts and Sciences finds himself with a difficult new pupil, just as a dangerous shadow is beginning to descend on Cephiro...

2. Running away

First Miata must escape the danger that threatens the mages of Cephiro, but she soon finds herself running away from a very different enemy...

3. Fear of life and contact

Several years have passed since Miata arrived at the Palace, and things were just falling into routine when Guru Clef shows up. When the Guru's life is in grave danger, Miata is the only one who can save him...

4. Better left forgotten

In the Forest of Song, Miata has all the power of a Pillar--however, it is not enough to protect her from the painful memories of her old home. She seeks answers in the Crystalline Cathedral, and is confronted by more things she'd rather not remember...

5. How can I forget you?

First, Miata is forced to confront her fear of loneliness and her feelings for Clef...but then she must come face to face with the unstable Pillar of Cephiro!

6. The destruction that is love

There is no telling how long Miata and Clef will be able to stay in the Forest of Songs, before Emeraude will finally lose her grasp and the Legendary Battle will begin. Is love nothing but a force of destruction?

7. Of no particular time or place

Though they seem to have found a place sheltered from the turbulent land of Cephiro, Miata and Clef are haunted by memories that have made them who they are. Miata remembers the day she first approached the Cathedral--and Clef remembers the man who won the Pillar's heart...

8. The end of the dream

When Zagato takes sudden, unexpected action, Miata and Clef's world comes to a screeching halt. This conclusion of Ruby is only the beginning of another story, one passed down in legend for generations...

 Ruby: The Manga

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1 2 3 4

This is a project that will likely never be finished, and it doesn’t follow the story exactly, but it's here for you to take a look at nonetheless.

New Characters

Name

Age

First Appearance

Description

Camaro

Unknown

Crystalline Heart 1

A world-hopping maniac obsessed with world domination, Camaro seems to be extremely cold. He has a soft spot for his mother, though--he only puts up with his brother, Camry, to make her happy. He hopes to impress her by taking over a planet, but has yet to succeed.

Camry

Unknown

Crystalline Heart 1

Though he may look like a child, Camry is actually the older of the brothers. His obsession is for finding the most beautiful woman in the world, and has collected many, though they are often rescued by their heroes. He is by far the weaker of the brothers, and will do practically anything Camaro tells him.

Kawakami Hayase

21

Crystalline Heart 1

Only child of the Kawakami family, one of the richest in Tokyo, Hayase seems to be something of a spoiled brat. He was engaged to marry Ryuuzaki Umi, but the decision was made mostly by their parents.

Mazda Miata

569/274

Crystalline Heart 4 / Ruby 1

As a student of Guru Clef, Miata was always considered something of a flirt, but she loved music and had a good heart. The details of her relationship with the magician are unknown, and Clef rarely mentions her. It may be a matter of pain for him--Miata disappeared before she finished her training. Now she is found as the Byrde of the Forest of Songs, but many mysteries about this woman remain unsolved.

Cressida

Deceased / Unknown

Crystalline Heart 6 (Cressida) / Ruby 1

The Pillar of Cephiro who preceded Emeraude, like her successor her serene exterior concealed a troubled soul. She died giving birth to her son.

Lincoln

302

Ruby 1

A student of Guru Clef and the best friend of Prism, though they are constantly putting each other down.

Prism

306

Ruby 1

A student of Guru Clef and the best friend of Lincoln.

Aurora

Unknown (deceased)

Ruby 4

The first Byrde, a woman who rebelled many years ago. An ancestor of Miata.

Lumina

Unknown (deceased)

Ruby 4

Miata's mother, who went insane.

Images

Title

Artist

Description

camcam.jpg

Helen

Camaro & Camry--Taking over the universe, one failure at a time...

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Helen

Transparent gif of Cressida

hayase2.jpg

Helen

Hayase--thinking he's "da bomb", I'm sure. Though Hikaru would love to skin him alive for that...
(Also, thank you, Josh, for designing his armor!)

miata2.jpg

Helen

Miata, in black and white

miata13.gif

Helen

Another black & white Miata

mia.jpg

Helen

A good picture of Miata in color (New 30.5.99)

camaro.gif

Helen

Camaro in a circle

camry.gif

Helen

Camry in a circle

hayase.gif

Helen

Hayase in a circle

miata.gif

Helen

Miata in a circle (kind of a crappy picture)

hhikaru.jpg

Helen

Hikaru in her bridesmaid dress

humi.jpg

Helen

Umi in her wedding gown

hfuu.jpg

Helen

Fuu in her bridesmaid dress

Links

Here are some other MKR fanfictions I've enjoyed…

Title

Author

Description

Lienna's Storybook

Several

Stories about Cephiro by a couple authors, most of them involving Guru Clef.

Visions of Romance

Hikaru

Probably the best MKR fanfic I've read. It hasn't been updated in a long time, but read it anyway.

Abyss of the Heart

Rose

Written in the format of a manga translation; though it can sometimes be hard to follow, it's still pretty good.

The One that I Love

Helen Spencer (me)

My short MKR fanfic, unrelated to the events in Crystalline Heart and Ruby.

Clamp Fanfiction Archive 5.0

Many authors, maintained by Johann Chua

Under new management, so hopefully we'll see more updates here...there's tons of Rayearth stuff, as well as other fanfiction.

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