Happy Halloween, everyone!
I just finished this shortfic a couple of days ago and when I showed
this to my friends, they thought it was good. My English teacher even
suggested that I should sumbit this fic into a writing contest that'll
be held in few weeks.
I'd appreciate any C&C and opinions on this fic so I can fine-tune it.
Thanks! So here's the fic below.
Oh, I did say Happy Halloween, didn't I? ;)
Dark Alpha <AlphSailor@aol.com>
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The Prophecy of Saturn
By Dark Alpha
AlphSailor@aol.com
Sailor Saturn and the show Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko
Takeuchi, and I do not own them. This fanfic is written
purely for entertainment and possible speculation of
events.
Her name was once Hotaru Tomoe, but everyone knew
her as Sailor Saturn. The Senshi of Silence. The Senshi
who had power of Life and Death.
As she walked across the dirt ground, a man, having
crossed her path foolishly, suddenly cowered in fear
before turning around to flee before her.
A human man, in his early thirties and in perfect
health. He would have lived for a long time, if he had
been given an opportunity.
Saturn turned her head to face the man and motioned
her hand at him.
Instantly, the man clutched to his heart, contours
of pain evident on his face. Ten seconds later, the man
fell to the ground, dead.
The Senshi of Silence resumed her trek across the
barren Earth, carrying her Glaive gracefully. Like an
Angel.
An Angel of Death.
She was bringing death to Earth.
* * S S * *
She had been called by many names; but what they
all bore in common was Death. The Harbinger of Death.
Everyone had initially tried to rebel against the
Senshi of Silence. They shot at her, bombed her, cut her
up, gassed her, and even nuked her.
To no avail. She breached their defenses easily and
took their lives, but without any emotion. She felt no
grief or thrill. She had no compassion or desire.
She simply did it.
Humans and animals and plants alike, none were
spared from her relentless hunt for all living. Even the
most insignificant of living beings such as ants and
bacteria and grass perished.
Saturn glanced up and spotted an ancient Class - VI
Triton nuclear missile streaking towards her.
Unconcernedly, she raised her barrier shield and waited
for the ensuing detonation to subside, taking 30 million
lives with it.
As the smoke cleared, she moved on and put another
90 million survivors out of their misery.
She resumed her trek to the east, leaving behind
the region that was once known as United States of
America.
Moving from West to East, people fled from her in
vain attempt to escape death.
* * S S * *
Somewhere in Africa, she met a token of resistance
in form of Sailor Neptune.
Sailor Neptune approached her, frown clear on her
face. Stopping before the child she had raised long time
ago, she assumed the role of an upset mother. Crossing
her arms, she spoke to her child.
"You know that you are not supposed to do this."
Sailor Saturn replied, "Yes."
"You are not supposed to kill other people."
"Yes."
"You are not supposed to destroy things."
"Yes."
After a moment of silence, Neptune's face softened
with a sad expression. "I understand." Was her sad
words.
Saturn did not smile. "Then you know why I am doing
this."
She replied, "Yes."
"You know what I have to do."
"Yes, I do."
"And you know what I plan to do?"
"I do."
"Then I will do it, mama."
With a quick flick of her Glaive, the Senshi of
Neptune fell to the ground, headless.
"Thank you, mama." She nodded to the corpse and
resumed her trek of death and destruction.
* * S S * *
Fifteen months after she began her duty, she landed
on the ground, and gazed around the place that once had
been a thriving city of Crystal Tokyo. Instead of the
polished crystals and lines of lights, blackened rocks
and crumbling concrete remained.
Time no longer measured by anybody later, Saturn
stood atop the ruins of the Crystal Spire, having
completed the final sweep of the survivors in the
region. She had done her task flawlessly.
Earth was now a ball of dust and rock, despite
having an atmosphere.
But before her task would be complete, she had one
final job to do.
Raising her Glaive, she concentrated all of her
power into it and brought it down crashing against the
barren Earth.
"DEATH REBORN REVOLUTION!"
The planet disintegrated into nothingness and the
Prophecy of Saturn was finally fulfilled.
* * S S * *
Hotaru Tomoe woke up to the rising sunlight
reflected from the gleaming crystals and smiled at her
dream before rising and transforming into Sailor Saturn.
In time that was still measured later, Sailor
Saturn approached her superior and knelt before her.
Looking up to Neo-Queen Serenity, she asked her Majesty
a question, just she has done every morning since her
awakening.
"Your Majesty, may I destroy the world today?"
The queen replied with no trace of emotion, "No,
you may not."
"Yes, your Majesty." She arose and bowed to her
queen respectfully. Turning around, she walked out of
the chamber to perform her duties as Sailor Saturn, the
Senshi of Silence.
Her Prophecy of Saturn would wait another day. And
another day. And another day. It would always wait for
the day when it was no longer denied. Either by the
approval or the absence of the disapproval.
When she was no longer denied, she would finally
perform her task entrusted to her by her namesake.
Without mirth or sadness.
She was Sailor Saturn, her guardian deity was the
planet of Silence. The warrior of death and rebirth.
So she waited.
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