Enenymine

Once upon a time a beautiful picture was drawn, and in this picture a woman was in the arms of the only man she would ever love. I'm sure you all know what picture I'm talking about. The famous Senshi/Generals picture where our lovely Rei was in the arms of the handsome Jedeite. Was it love? Some think it was, and apparently our dear Naoko-sama thought about it to. There are many hints in the Manga about a Rei and Jedeite relationship. But all good stories must have a begining...

Long ago there was a beautiful and peaceful kingdom on the moon. But there was also another kingdom, known as the Golden Kingdom of Earth, and at the head of this kingdom was the crown prince Endymion. Now, being the crown prince and sworn protector of the Golden Crystal, Endymion had the best of everything. Including the best guardians. The Shitennou, or the 4 Heavanly Kings where the princes guardains. The shitennou were composed of Kunzite, Zoicite, Nephrite and Jedeite. Jedeite, at 22, was the second youngest of the guardians and the second or third in command. He was the ruler of the Eastern Kingdom, which is what we would now call Asia. Though nothin is known for sure, it is believed that he had a relationship with the princess of Mars. They would have kept this a secret because Mars was a part of the Silver Millenium, and the Moon Kingdom was not on good political terms with the Golden Kingdom. On earth there was a young aristocrat named Beryl who was in love with, and maybe even bethrothed to Prince Endymion. He, however, did not love her and rejected her advances. Beryl became insanly jelous and resorted to spying on the prince. One fateful night she saw him with Princess Serenity, heir to the Moon Kingdom. It is not written how, but Beryl came in contact with the demon Metallia, a Child of Chaos. They began to work together to fill the hearts and souls of the people of earth with hate. The 4 heavanly kings, being human, also fell under Beryls spell and became the leaders of Beryls Armies of Darkness. Soon a succesful assault was led on the Moon Kingdom. Endymion, fighting for the moon, was killed in battle and Princess Serenity took her own life after she watched him die. When the battle was over and the Moon had fallen, Queen Serenity used the power of the Silver Imperium Crytsal to banish Metallia and kill beryl and the 4 heavanly kings. With no kingdom left the queen used the last of her power and life to send her daughter, Endymion, the Senshi and Heavanly Kings to new future on earth. No one knows how but Beryl was also sent to the future...

Now, fast foward a few hundred millenia. Serena, the reincarnation of Princess Serenity, is amazed by a Shinto Priestess she sees on the bus while investigating the dissapearance of young school girls who ride the bus home. While following her Luna begins to wonder if the girl is the Princess. When they follow the young girl to Cherry Hill Temple she spins around and slaps an ofuda on Serena's head and says that she senses an evil spirit. The girl realizes she has made a mistake and apologizes, introducing herself as Rei. Rei says she knows there is evil nearby, but her senses mislead her. I don't remember how he is introduced in the manga, but there is a young blond man selling charms and working at the temple. Rei see's his face in the fire and follows him. After she wintesses him kidnapping the girls she tries to stop him(I think) but gets cuaght herself. Jedeite takes her to his void in space where he is gathering energy.

While Rei is unconcious on the ground Jedeite brushes the hair out of her face and says. "So beautiful...from the time I first saw her, I admired her with all my heart, this girl..." Now we all know what happens next. Rei turns into Sailor Mars and kills him, thus bringing our story to an end, Right Wrong. Later, in manga 11, during the 'Raintree' story Rei see's Jedeites fae blur with the man who broke her heart, hinting that maybe Jedeite did the samething. And so this love story ends, or does it? Maybe one day, the Generals will be born again, and reunite with the loves they lost...