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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark MacKinnon" <emmack@sympatico.ca>
To: "FFML" <ffml@anifics.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 18:30
Subject: [FFML] [Fanfic][Ranma/SM][LIME] On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
Chapter 11

Previous chapters available at:

http://www.akane.org/mark/shadowchronicles/

I wish more authors would include a URL to the previous chapters.  It would
make catching up much easier.

	Last time I forgot, and was besieged by requests for an archive site.  I
learned my lesson.

     "Indeed," Saekianna said darkly, staring down at the
peaceful features of her wounded Sister.  "Let them come.  We will
show them the true power of the Sisterhood.  They will suffer the
most terrible humiliations before they are allowed to die."

It's nice she's being such a good sport about it.

	That's our Saekianna.  Nothing if not willing to compromise.

snip

     "Not so close to the edge, {princess : Princess}," 

	I thought I'd caught all these.  To quote the great Homer, "D'OH!"

     "Yessss," Banri, purred, her eyes lidded.  "The Fall was
sudden, unexpected.  Proud Paal Lunae was laid waste before my
Lady and her kin could intervene.  But blood calls to blood,
{princessss : Princessss}.  You have come to Her aid now, at last, to undo

the

treachery wrought by Her jealous sissster."

In chapter 3, Minako noted that Light and Dark is not the same as Good and
Evil.  For all we know, the original cause of their fight was that Alieva
wanted to wear white shoes after the Autumnal Equinox and Dasma objected.
We have no idea how much was added by people who came later.

	The victors write history, definitely.  Remember that once worship of Dasma
was mainstream, not some underground cult as it has become.  The gods use
their human worshippers as tools in their feuds, to a certain extent at
least.  What was that line?

      But the Truth, it has teeth,
      It can kill with Its bite,
      And it serves both the Darkness and the Light

	So what is the truth here?  Chances are it is nowhere near as black and white
as people have been led to believe.

     "But you were with the Nightmistress," Mars said firmly.
"A few nights ago, back in our world."
     Banri's head came up sharply, those slitted eyes narrowed.
     "What is thisss?" the girl demanded.  "I hid within the
fortress when my Lady was sealed so long ago.  I lack the power to
cross the barrier."

Now we have to wonder just what it is that Saekianna is carrying around
thinking it is Banri and who left it for her.  I'd originally thought
Wynneth had, but I'm not at all sure now.  If Sailor Moon is wielding the
real Banri the next time she and the Nightmistress meet, it should provide a
major shock to the Sisters.

	As for the first, time certainly will tell.  If that isn't Banri, what is it
and why did someone go to all that trouble to convince her?  As for the
second, Sailor Moon wielding Dasma's whip?  Now that would be a sight to see
... Usagi Tsukino, Nightmistress!  Has a nice ring to it, eh?  Usagi in black
leather with a spiked choker and a harem of devoted dark priestesses ... I
smell Lemon!

snip

     "NO GAMES, LITTLE HUMAN.  YOU ARE UNFIT TO
BE WARDEN.  RETURN TO ME MY KEY."

So how did Dragon come to not have the key?

	The next chapter tells all.  Hopefully sooner than six months from now.  ^_^

Ciao,

Mark

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