Chapter Text
Act 0
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The story about to be told is one of tragedy. However, it is also one of everlasting love and friendship that would transcend lifetimes. As the goddess and guardian of love, I feel it is my duty to make certain this tale is shared with those who would accept it. Though the events are quite fantastical, they are true moments in history. A history forgotten and obscured throughout time, the passing of years and the changing of seasons. Many are unaware of just how vast this galaxy is. Many people living on Earth today will go their entire lives without knowing that their planet was once its own kingdom, or that the moon was the home of the most powerful matriarchy in the galaxy. Those people cannot be blamed for this. Drastic measures were taken to ensure the safety and happiness of those souls who were born from the star dust of the solar system. Such measures included the assurance that the everyday human would live happily never knowing of the stars walking among them. One such star was the brightest and purest of all. Our story begins with the birth of that star.
Far away, long long ago, in the very depths and heart of the Milkyway, a long lived queen carried a star seed close to her heart. She made a wish upon that star seed, and was granted a child. She returned to her dwelling located within what is known to Earthens as the Solar System, her kingdom upon a small moon, Mare Serenitatis: the Silver Millenium. There, she prepared for the arrival of her child. The moon queen, known as Selene carried this child as any human mother would, inside of her for nine months. During that time, four young Princesses from neighboring planets: Mercury, Mars, Venus and Jupiter were appointed to one day protect the soon-arriving moon princess.
After several months, the tiny princess was finally born. She was a lovely child, laughing from the moment she entered her world, a full head of white glistening hair so much like that of her mother’s. Skin porcelain white and a golden crescent shown faintly above her small brows. She was the spitting image of Selene. Her eyes however, in contrast to the pale lavender, divine irises of the Queen, were a perfect crystalline cerulean blue that filled Selene with such joy. She felt such peace with her daughter in her new palace and kingdom. The tiny princess was named Serenity, in honour of the feeling her birth evoked in Selene. Serenity’s hair was already quite long despite how new she was, so Selene gathered her silver locks into twin buns atop her precious daughter’s head.
After a few days passed, Queen Selene held a formal event to celebrate her daughter’s birth, which all of her subjects attended. The four young guardians, the Sailor Senshi, were in attendance as well and met the young girl whom they would one day serve. Everything was absolutely perfect, but darkness finds its way into our lives somehow; this darkness slowly surrounded the room where everyone gathered. Sensing the disquiet in the synthetic air, Selene turned around to see a woman emerge from a large mirror. She stood in a long off-shoulder sleeved gown with flowing ink black hair that followed behind her in heavy waves. She had four buns over her hair—not unlike the twin buns that Selene herself wore—two on both sides of her head. Her skin was pale, almost appearing purple in the dim light that all but evaded her. With her pointed ears and snake-like piercing yellow eyes, she stood out vastly from those considered Lunar.
The woman introduced herself as a queen of the New Moon. Immediately, she was met with disdain by the guardians who, on instinct, moved to defend their queen and princess from potential threat. Queen Selene placed her daughter into the protective arms of one of the young sailor senshi and took matters into her own hands. The White Moon queen offered peace with the dark queen and welcomed her—on the condition that she meant no ill will towards the kingdom. If she did mean harm, then she would be exiled. The New Moon queen feigned kindness, but Selene saw through the deception and took her demeanor for what it was: a threat. Taking action, Selene called forth the Moon Stick and using the power of her Legendary Silver Crystal she sealed The New Moon queen, Nehellenia, inside the mirror from which she arrived.
Before Nehellenia was fully sealed, she placed a curse on the infant moon princess.
“I shall offer one gift to you, Queen, Your precious moon princess shall die and this kingdom shall fall before she ever claims her throne. That is your gift for denying me my right.”
Years into her young life, Princess Serenity would be warned by her senshi of the monster who lived in the mirror that would take her soul. Queen Selene disapproved of this teasing, and often had to console the princess afterwards. More than that, she was discontented by the threat to her precious Serenity but she carried on in peace. She had to as the queen and most importantly, as a mother. The threat seemed to be a bluff, and even so, Selene was capable of expunging any danger that found her daughter. This was what she believed with certainty.