A Love So Strong:
A Love Story about Serena and Darien
A LOVE SO STRONG: SERENITY AND ENDYMION
Chapter 7
The usual disclaimers still apply. I want to apologize for the long wait in completing chapter 7. Thank you to all of you who have written to me about completing the story. I had to focus on school and now that I am home with the flu, I am trying to complete chapter 7. Please let me know what you think! Now on with the show!!!
Excerpt from the Sacred Book of Time Past...
In the time of Time Past, The Great Being had nothing to confirm Its existence. The Great Being is the Ultimate source of power. It knew that one plane of existence couldn't exist without the opposite existing as well, so the Great Being extended Itself into the black void and created two planes of reality. It knew by extending Its life force it would create evil as well as good but It did it anyway to confirm that It did exist. The two planes of reality are called the Universe and Antiverse. In these planes, the Great Being created rulers and guardians of the worlds within them. These guardians were called Avatars and the rulers were their chosen vessel. Both set of Avatars are beings given power by the Great Being to rule justly in their prospective realms. As we know, the Great Being would not halt the creation of Chaos, Jealousy, Hatred, Covetousness, Anger, and Fear as well as the good. Unfortunately, those forces ruled the Antiverse with an iron fist and eventually broke free from the outer borders created by the Great Being. This started the Great Divide and the 'Verse Wars that last to this day.....
Present Day
While completing the finally preparations for the Transfer of Power, Susan sensed that the timestream had somehow shifted. Susan quickly left the room and touching the Amethyst stone around her neck, she materialized in the Time Corridor and opened the Time Gate. What she saw worried her greatly. Somehow, someone had changed the predestined events that would create the Crystal Millennium. A more frightening reality was being created called the Millennium Void, a time of utter darkness without light.
She stood there shaking and said, "This shouldn't be happening," then communicator in her watch beeped.
"Susan! Susan, please come in!"
"Susan here. Artemis, is that you? What's going on?"
"Serena and Mina have been kidnapped by unknown assailants."
Susan nodded her head saying, "I already know that. I foresaw that in the Time Gate. But what is causing the drastic shift in the timeline," she said to herself while watching the events unfold in the Time Gate.
"We believe that somehow Metallica's forces has found out Serena's current identity and will somehow use it to their advantage."
She frowned and an utter look of fear and confusion went across her face as she waved the Time Staff over the Time Gate and the changes didn't stop. "That was always a possibility, Artemis, but also foreseen. Never mind! I'll find out the answers to my questions another way."
"Wait! We need your help in locating Serena and Mina."
"Not now, Artemis! The future is changing and I don't know why nor can I control it. The only way I can help you is to tell you that Darien will be a great deal of help to you if you give him more information. There is also an unknown ally in the picture wielding great power. Susan out!"
Transforming into Sailor Pluto, The Guardian of Time Past, Time Present, and Time Future, Susan walked down the Time Corridor and entered her personal sanctuary. With the Time Staff in her right hand and the Amethyst Crystal or Time Orb in her left hand, she called upon the awesome power of TIME. She closed her eyes and looked deep within herself for the reservoir where her power lie. She summoned it slowly, allowing it grow with each second that passed. With her eyes closed and arms stretched out to the side, both items began to glow and pulse simultaneously with the increase of power that was channeling through her. As all this was transpiring, a cold and silent wind began to blow whipping her black-green hair and her green sailor fuku in its wake. This burst of blinding power transported her from the realm of time space into the titanic ethereal essence that stretched to the very ends of the heavens in search of her Avatar, the guardian of Pluto, Chronos.
Mina woke up feeling like she ate wood for dinner. She looked around the room. The room was sparsely furnished with just a bed and a chair. On the other side of the room, was a window overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It looked like it was early morning. She got up from the bed and walked towards the door and heard voices from the other side.
"Hey, what did you use to knock her out? She's been out for hours now. The boss isn't going to be too happy if she's injured."
"I didn't do anything to her but give her chloroform to knock her out."
"Well, she's not awake yet and the boss won't like this!"
Mina laid her ear on the door listening to the two thugs discussing her and their boss's reaction to her supposed current condition. ** I have to get out of here. But how? ** She walked the length of the room and determined that there was no visible way of escape.
The sun was slowly raising over the Bay and it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day, but maybe not for Mina. All of a sudden, there was a slight trimmer felt. Earthquakes were not uncommon in California, so many people paid no attention to this occurrence. Then another tremor was felt and this time it was a BIG one. It shook the walls and the two kidnappers ran into the room looking for Mina. When they ran into the room, the wall near the window crumbled......and on the other side of the wall stood a woman in a sailor scout uniform holding a lethal looking sword.
"Ms. Clayton, are you alright?" asked the woman.
"Yeah, but who are you?"
"She's a dead scout, that's who!!"yelled the biggest of the two kidnappers. Sailor Uranus just smirked at his remark and prepared her attack. The man growled and then charged towards Sailor Uranus. Getting into her attack position, she held the sword towards the sky and then pointed towards the angry man and said, "Uranus...Space...Sword....."She waited until the man was practicality on top of her and shouted,"STRIKE!!!" The blast of energy struck the man in his chest and throwing towards the back of the room where his partner stood in shock. His partner looked at his uncounscious friend, then at the Scout and made a hasty retreat to the door. As he opened the door, on the other side, stood a white ninja and he looked pissed.
"Ms. Clayton, did they touch or hurt you in any way?"
"No, I only have a slight headache and a nasty taste in my mouth, that's all."
The white ninja looked at the second kidnapper and grabed him by his throat."Tell your master, that Ms. Clayton is off limits! If he tries to take her again, he will have me to deal with. And I can assure you and him, you don't want me as your enemy because I am a very..deadly..enemy!!" With that said, White Wind smiles a sinister smile and throws the second kidnapper out of the only remaining window.
Mina looked at her two rescuers and said, "Okay, one more time, from the top. Who are you people!!"
"We are close friends of yours, except you don't remember right now. But soon you will,"said Sailor Uranus.
White Wind took Mina's hand to help her from the room, but suddenly she fainted. Both Daimon and Uranus looked at each other and said, "Oh, No!!"
"Let's get her back to the ship and have the doctor look at her,"said Daimon holding her closely to him.
Royal Commander of the Earth forces, Daimon Blake, watched as the princess of Venus, Mina, danced with the other little lordlings. Many believe that princess Mina and Princess Serenity look like twins sisters, but in fact they were cousins. But to Lord Daimon, princess Mina, sparkled like a brilliant diamond in his dark universe. Princess Serenity could not compare to princess Venus's beauty and grace. To Lord Daimon, princess Mina, was *his* goddess of love. There was just one problem, Princess Mina did not know he existed. Oh, she always had a kind smile and gentle word for him, but he saw nothing more in her eyes whenever she looked at him.
Tonight was Prince Endymion's 'Transfer of Power' ceremony as well as his engagement to the galaxy's precious jewel, Princess Serenity. It was hard for anyone who didn't know the Prince, to sense that the Prince was not happy about his engagement. Princess Serenity had a cool look about her and she clearly ignored his Prince. After their dance together, the Prince and Princess looked like fueding family members instead of a happily engaged couple.
"So, Daimon, when are you going to ask princess Mina for a dance? You have been staring at her all evening. And I know for a fact, that you aren't on duty tonight." As Daimon turned to answer, he saw a reflection of himself, but instead of having black hair, his reflection had blond hair. "What are you doing here, Simone? You are supposed to be on the moon as ordered by Queen Serenity."
"I had to come..I couldn't stay on the moon and know that my life will be destroyed with this engagement. You know Daimon, I truly believe that she is my soulmate. But how does someone explain this to the council and the Queen. But enough about me, we were talking about you and princess Mina."
"Simone, now is not the time. I'll get chance soon enough. I'll just wait untill the *right* time and then make my move."
"Well Daimon, I believe if you wait for the chance, it may never come. You must seize it while you can."
"Oh, is that how you and Princess Serenity got together?"
"Yeah." Simone turned to Daimon and asked, "How do you defeat an enemy who is already dead, but can destroy your lifepath with such deadly accuracy?"
"You are talking about the Legends that foretold the coming darkness," said Daimon while watching the Prince and Princess standing next to each other overlooking the dancing crowd. They both looked miserable.
"Yes...and Serenity is a major factor concerning the prophecy. But what I don't understand is who decided that Prince Endymion was the second part of the prophecy?" Simone was looking at Princess Serenity with such longing that it hurt to watch him being seperated her.
"I think that it may have something to do with the time and event of of birth."
"You know what, I don't want to talk about my problem with Serenity and the Legends. I want you to go over there and ask princess Mina for a dance. You can 'WOW' her with your infamous charm. Don't miss this chance to finally get princess Mina's attention, Daimon." Simone then walked out of the ballroom and teleported back to the moon .
Daimon watched as his brother left and felt his pain and loneliness. Daimon gathered up his courage and walked toward princess Mina and bowed, "Princess Mina would you do me the honor of having the next dance with me."
Princess Mina was surprised that Lord Daimon had asked her to dance and she was definitely charmed. "Yes, Lord Daimon, I would be honor to dance the next dance with you," she said with a smile on her face.
As Lord Daimon and Princess Mina walked onto the dance floor, something began to grow and bond them together. It was the first stirrings of a perfect love bond.
The sound of water lapping again the side of the ship and the smell of the sea air stirred Mina Clayton from her deep sleep. As she opened her eyes, she saw a man asleep in a chair next to her bed. It was the same guy she saw in the boutique. **That was a strange dream and this guy looks just like Lord Daimon. Wait a minute, isn't his name Daimon? It can't be possible, can it?** Mina got out of the bed and walked over to the sleeping man. She leaned over and kissed him. His eyes opened and said, "Welcome back my goddess of love." Then Daimon kissed Mina back with love and tenderness.
End of Chapter 7
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