THE LEGEND OF THE MOON
 By: Aphrael
  aphrael@edsamail.com.ph
   RATING: G

   
Hi.  First Attempt at writing fan fiction!!! 
This is a different kind of fan fiction you're about to read,
it's something out of the ordinary. It's a fantasy thing, and 
some changes were made for the characters to fit into the story. 
Please don't leave, just give it a try, okay?

DISCLAIMER: The characters of Sailor Moon belong to Naoko 
Takeuchi. The first phrase of the story comes from an old anime, 
Voltron. Y'know: "From days of long ago, in a galaxy...." This 
story is also inspired by David Eddings, author of the Belgariad 
and the Malloreon. All the rest are mine. Haha, mine, mine, 
mine!

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PROLOGUE

	From days of long ago, long before there is chaos, long 
before the people of the Moon lived in constant fear, long 
before the reign of the Dark Kingdom, Moon Kingdom was reigned 
by the legendary Lunar Dynasty. During this dynasty, peace 
spread throughout the land.
	Queen Serenity, the last of the Lunites, lay in wait for
the birth of her child. With her are the Wise Men of the Light, 
an elite group of seven old men and advisers to the Queen. Upon 
the birth of each heir to the kingdom, it is custom for the Seer 
of the Wise Men of the Light to look into the child's future. 
And when Queen Serenity gave birth to a lovely daughter she 
named Serena, it is only natural for the Seer to predict the 
child's future. But when the Seer looked into the Princess 
Serena's future, he saw that Princess Serena, together with a 
man from another world, a terran prince with eyes as blue as the 
deep end of the ocean and hair as dark as the midnight sky, will 
save the Moon people from darkness. He would seek the Holy Armor 
and bring forth with him his generals to bring to light and 
destroy the darkness. But Moon Kingdom is in peace and terrans 
do not even know that there is life in the moon, so people 
deemed this prediction as inaccurate...very inaccurate. 
	Six months later, Dark Kingdom attacked the people of 
the Moon without warning. Queen Serenity sensed that this will 
be the fall of the Lunar Dynasty. Together with the consent of 
the Wise Men, she gave her child to the child's nurse, Luna. 
After all, Princess Serenity is the Chosen One, she will save 
Moon Kingdom. But before she let go of the child, the Queen gave 
her the necklace, with a pendant in the shape of a crescent moon 
which is the symbol of Moon Royalty, to the child. The necklace 
will be proof of Princess Serenity's identity when she comes 
back to Crystal Palace. She will come back together with the man 
from another world, his Generals, and four warriors bearing the 
power of water, love and beauty, fire, and thunder and 
lightning... to claim her inheritance... to claim her 
birthright... to save her kingdom.
	But this is just a myth. Myths are not true... Or so 
they say.

             			- From the Legends of the Moon

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	"No!... Jas, we've talked about this before. I am not 
going into that fortune teller's booth," said a very handsome 
man with very blue eyes.
	"Oh, come on Darien. How bad can it be? It's just for 
fun. Please!!!," said a redhead with a very curvaceous butt.
	"Okay, okay. Just stop your whining."
	Darien Chiba is one of Tokyo's wealthiest businessmen. 
He inherited ten million dollars when he reached the age of 
twenty one, and he doubled that money many times over. And at 
twenty-three, he's now one of the most eligible bachelors in 
Tokyo, and being drop-dead gorgeous didn't hurt his reputation 
one bit.
	Today was one of the rare days which he doesn't spend in 
his office immersed in his work. Clad in beige slacks, an 
Italian shirt and a heavenly English sweater, he was spending 
this particular 'holiday' in a carnival with his girlfriend, 
Jasmine Lamb, a very vain and wicked woman. Secretaries in 
Darien's office sometimes joke that Darien's girlfriend's name 
means 'Jas Look At My Butt'. The only reason that Darien dated 
the woman was because it was convenient. It didn't hurt 
Jasmine's reputation to be seen with the unattached and 
unattainable Darien Chiba. And Jasmine did not harbor any 
illusions of finding love in Darien's arms, and having a 
girlfriend discouraged other women to run after Darien. The 
truth is Darien is terrified of marriage. He's so afraid of 
making the mistake of marrying someone that's after his money 
that he gave up on the merest idea of any commitment at all. And 
Darien was tired of being chased by women because of his money. 
He had long given up on finding and marrying the girl of his 
dreams, a girl who'd want him for himself and not for his money.
	As they entered the tent of the fortune teller, Darien 
felt a chill run through his spine. It was as if something that 
should happen was happening now. It was eerie.
	The minute that Darien and Jasmine stepped inside the 
room, it was as though they entered another world. The tent was 
hung with gauzy cloths of hundreds of colors. At one corner of 
the tent was a large python in a cage. At the floor were 
hand-tied carpets of black and different shades of red, and 
through the draperies that hung from the ceiling Darien could 
see piles of dark colored pillows. Incense burned at every 
corner of the tent. It gave the tent an aura of mystery. At the 
center of the pillows, sitting cross-legged, her hands in her 
lap facing heavenwards, was what was surely the most hideously 
looking old creature on earth. The old woman was hunchbacked 
with hands that looked like twisted vines, face that looked so 
old it looks like it would crumble with a touch. But what really 
made her scary is her eyes. They are eyes that could make grown 
men run away with fear... eyes as black as sin... eyes that bore 
through your soul and take it away.
	"Young man, come to me," the fortune teller told Darien 
with a voice that sent a chill through his bones. The voices
outside seemed to fade away and all they can hear is the old 
woman's voice and a wind that whispered through their ears.
	Jas gulped and croaked, "Actually, I'm the one who wants 
my future told. Darien doesn't even..."
	But the fortune teller interrupted, "Silence! Madame 
Lorelei is speaking. Hail the Terran Prince. Thy destiny awaits 
thou. Darkness must not prevail. Go forth, armed with the Holy 
Armor, and take with thee thy generals to save thy princess in 
grave peril."
	"Old woman, you're giving the creeps," Jasmine shivered. 
She's actually shaking now.
	"Jas, do you have to take me to this lunatic..."
	"I said SILENCE! Take this ring with thou and save the 
moon people. They lay in wait for your coming," the fortune 
teller's voice echoed through the tent.
	"You're giving me a ring?! Don't be ridiculous..."
	"Darien, just take the ring and let's get out of here. 
That woman is a wacko."
	When Darien took the ring, the fortune teller fainted 
dead away to the floor. When Darien tried to help, a burly man 
who looked like a pirate appeared. 
	"Lad, do as Madame Lorelei says. She is seldom wrong." 
With that, he disappeared with the fortune teller in a cloud of 
smoke.

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	After the fortune teller incident, Darien dropped 
Jasmine off and went straight home. Something about what the 
fortune said chilled him to the bones. It felt weird. Darien 
never experienced anything like this all his life. He had never 
been afraid in his entire life before this. He felt like he has 
been waiting for this moment forever, which was weird because he 
doesn't even like fortune tellers.
	As he entered his apartment, he took the ring out of his 
pocket. It was a weird looking ring, made of a metal that Darien 
has never seen before, and on its center is a rose. He felt as 
if he just been to Wonderland with Alice. 'That old woman must 
have escaped from a mental hospital somewhere. No sane person 
would say things like that. Moon people, yeah right.'
	Darien sat on the bed. Wondering if the ring fits him, 
he placed the ring on his finger. Suddenly he felt all dizzy, as 
if his world is spinning around him, and he was being sucked 
though a vortex that he couldn't escape.  He felt like he's 
falling to emptiness, like he wouldn't stop falling. Images 
blurred around his head and everything became a kaleidoscope of 
color.
	He closed his eyes. After what seemed like an eternity, 
the dizziness stopped. He opened his eyes... and he couldn't 
believe what he saw. "Where am I?"

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So, did you like it? Hope you did. Comments and suggestions are 
welcome at this address aphrael@edsamail.com.ph