Immortal
Chapter 1/1
By Baine
Email: ladybaine@gmail.com
Posted: October 12, 2002
Special thanks:
Azurite--What WOULD I do w/o you? You gave me the confidence to post this, that's for sure! ::whimpers:: You're SCARY! ^.~ Thanks for being the best Beta ever! ::mega glomp::
Jen--Wow. No WONDER you're my imouto! You're amazing! ::squeals and hugs:: Thanks for going outta your way to edit this for me! I swear, one day soon I'm gonna find me a permanent editor! ::winks:: (Do you think she could edit THAT sentence? ::Grins innocently:: )
Ely--Once upon a time, you told me about the legend behind your name. The Elysian Fields. And my brain retained the info ^.~ Arigatou!
Stormlight--You rock! Thanks for the last minute FB! You're the greatest! (Now you get to read "AWY"....Andi threatened me....! ::gulps:: ) Now go write, I've kept ya long enough! ^.~
Dedication: Danielle..May the sun shine again tomorrow. After all, you've finally got your very own dedication! Come December, I'm gonna take SUCH good care of you! This distance is KILLING me! ::more hugs:: I am with you in thought if not in person and hoping that the rain leaves soon.
~Enjoy, minna!
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Immortal
By Baine
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I was born an immortal, a direct descendant of the Moon Goddess Selene. Cursed to live for eternity, I will never die a natural death. There are only two things with the ability to kill me: A blade made of Godsteel or the right amount of black magic. The only time these methods don't work is when the Silver Crystal is around to counteract what has occurred.
Truthfully, I should be dead right now. I have died by both methods in the past. Instead, I am trapped in an endless abyss for the rest of eternity. Every time that I’ve died at the hands of black magic, the Crystal has done its job and resurrected me once more.
As for Godsteel? The Legendary Sword was created from the ancient magicks. By my own hand, I've killed myself with its power twice, for I cannot bear to spend an eternity without Endymion. When he died at the hands of Beryl's evil...Well, what else could I do but kill myself? Of course, the ever-vigilant Silver Crystal resurrected me then as well.
After my second attempted-suicide, Luna took the sword away from me. I imagine she must have called upon the Ancient Gods and destroyed the blade so that I could never again use it in vain. Black magick has been gone from the galaxy for 10,000 years now.
Everyone that I have ever loved and cared for is dead. Even Endymion. The Silver Crystal merely prolongs human life. It grants immortality only to its bearer.
Me.
The Apocalypse was 10,000 years ago today. Earth faced her strongest enemy ever...and was decimated in the process. Among all of our skilled warriors, even those from the farthest end of the galaxy ceased to exist, as did the majority of our planet’s population.
With my daughter by my side and the help of my faithful Crystal, we destroyed the second uprising of Chaos in an apocalyptic battle that determined our future. In the end, Earth was a wasteland and the galaxy itself lay in shambles.
Even The Legendary Cauldron was affected, losing its guardian in a rare battle that should have never come to pass. Everyone that we knew and loved was dead, in addition to many others that we never had the chance to meet. They were all people who died not only to protect my world, but to stop Chaos before she could spread her evil throughout the galaxy.
Everyone was gone except for us. We had survived thanks to the Crystal. The always-vigilant Silver Crystal.
It was time for my daughter to ascend my throne and to become Queen of Earth with Elios at her side as King. Together, they re-built the Earth, allowing it to flourish and prosper once more.
As for me? I accepted the tedious position as Guardian of the Cauldron. Now I know exactly how Pluto feels as the eternal Guardian of Time and Space; to be in a place you can never leave due to the importance of your position.
I am the guardian of the stars, of life itself. Trapped in an eternal limbo, alone with nothing but my memories to keep me company. My memories of a time long past...
Faces, places, everything and everyone that I ever held near and dear. I hold to them tightly--If I don't, their memories begin to fade before disappearing entirely.
I am haunted by my past.
I am haunted by *him.*
I am immortal; I can never pass on to the Elysian Fields to rest in peace with my friends and family.
Today is, or course, worse than most, for it is the anniversary of the day that I became Guardian. June 30th. It is also my birthday. Years are of no consequence any more, only the memories of events long past.
A lone tear trails my cheek in remembrance and I close my eyes against the onslaught of memories that pass before me. I hear a shuffling sound behind me and whirl around, my eyes springing open once more.
A figure stands before me, cloaked in darkness save for the aura of light surrounding her. My first thought is that she’s an angel. But no, I am only hallucinating, dredging up visions to compensate for my loneliness.
Or am I?
She steps towards me and smiles softly. "...Mama?"
It *is* my daughter, come to visit for the first time since I myself arrived here.
"You aren't real. You're a hallucination." My voice is hollow and stiff from neglect.
"But I'm not." She places her hands upon mine, filling me with her warmth.
"You've never come here before."
"You know as well as I why not. I'm not permitted to set foot in the Cauldron during ordinary circumstances unless it is for Eternity."
"Something has happened."
"No. You've been here for 10,000 years now. It is time for you to move on and for me to take your place as Guardian of the Cauldron."
"You don't want this life, my darling. It is lonely, and--"
"It is my time. My daughter is now Queen."
"This is no place for you. You will regret--"
"No regrets, Mama. Never. Remember?" Tears well up in her eyes and she brings her hand out from behind her back. She holds the Legendary Sword, the sword that Luna had supposedly destroyed so long ago. "I'm so sorry, Mama..."
She raises the sword by its hilt and aims it for my heart. As the ancient blade pierces my skin, I feel no pain. I am bathed in a warm, glowing light. "I love you..."
Love.
Gasping in shock, I raise my hand to my sticky chest and stagger backwards towards the Cauldron that I once sworn to protect for all eternity. I gaze into her tearful eyes. All I can see is love...and...peace?
No regrets.
*I love you, daughter...*
And I find myself falling, falling...
Into Elysian?
Into the Cauldron, to be born anew? I know not. All I know is a blissful rush of peace as my body is engulfed by the song of the stars.
Finally, they sigh. Finally.
I am at peace.
*
Faces I remember...
I still see
Places in a memory...
Hold on to me
*
Promises to tell me,
In a thousand ways
Moving on forever,
Living life this way
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And I can't wait to crawl
I can't wait at all
I can't wait to crawl
I can't wait anymore...
*
'Cause if I wait too long,
I'm never gonna reach my destination
Now I know the time has come
It's all right (alright?) here
Yeah, it's all so clear to me
*
Eyes that open slowly...
It's so hard to see
I've never seen an angel,
But I'm trying to believe
*
And I can't wait to crawl
I can't wait at all
I can't wait to crawl
I can't wait anymore...
I can't wait anymore....
I can't wait anymore......
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Isn't that song just so perfect for this story? I found the single when I was cleaning my room. It’s a song by The Way entitled, "Crawl." I got it after hearing it on one of the WB's promo spots a few years ago... Anyone else remember it? ^^;;;
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Originally Written: July 6, 2002 *****
~~Disclaimer: You're gonna make me say it. Drats. Well, "Sailor Moon" isn't mine. :P
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