Tsukino Usagi: "I don't know what to do about them," Serenity confessed, turning her head away. It was at this point that she'd allow Nomen to see what she was doing, the stacks of books beside her and their names visible on the side from his end. The book on military law that she was currently reading even throughout their argument she was already at 100 pages and it was opened on her lap, she was sitting with her legs crossed. If they weren't arguing she would have read a lot more than that. The way the books were piled were in the order that she would read them; the books on law, politics, military, and the Imperial Court were stacked first before history in no particular order. Serenity felt that history wasn't needed for this war therefore it would've been a last minute thing to read. "…Before we left for that meeting, we went to visit Amour… I thought she would (c)
Tsukino Usagi: have been the solution. Ruby and I managed to convince her to come out of retirement…even if only temporarily. Venus managed to convince Nakino to train her…and it seems that although Serenity was invited by Lunern to attend that meeting, she refused to attend, so she went with Nakino and Venus instead." She informed him calmly. "Amour is now in charge of the senshi. Regardless…General Elia…" She tried not to show her frustrations on the woman's impossible expectations to Nomen, but a slight increase in irritability could be heard when she said her name. She breathed, closing her eyes as she spoke calmly again. "…Seems insistent for us to conjure a plan in 48 hours rectifying every issue. I cannot think of a single solution… I've been dead and in suspended animation, you have not." She informed him. Even now as she said this, she wondered how it was that Elia was capable of quickly becoming informed (c)
Tsukino Usagi: of the senshi's and knights' predicaments. Wasn't she supposed to be deceased, too? Who the hell granted her the authority to make such impulsive decisions? Even Lunern said it was drastic. At least since she's been deceased, Serenity was trying to do things the right way by educating herself under Ruby. She was trying to be respectful and not overstep her boundaries and immediately taking control like a dictator. But that wasn't enough it seemed. Serenity assumed that since the Outer Being realm was destroyed, she no longer held that rank of General. But in Serenity's perspective with her behavior she was not a Moon Queen in her eyes, waltzing in and making impossible demands that would surely start a civil war depending on how the senshi and knights reacted to such was not how Moon Queens acted from her time. "Have you forgotten that she threatened our Crowns? This is not something that can be decided solely by me." (c)
Tsukino Usagi: She said. "By Silver Millennium era laws I am a former queen, but everyone's forgotten about that it seems… General Elia could easily reclaim the throne as she desires… Therefore Nomen, I advise that you consider taking our isolation as an opportunity to decide where we both stand in this department. This is not my decision…as I'll follow you. You're the King, not I. Do you desire to continue to rule? Or are we going to bow out and lose our dignity to General Elia and our peers?" She asked, refocusing her attention to the book on her lap. Meanwhile Usagi twitched when she heard Nakino criticize her Sailor Cosmos form, who did this guy think he was? She knew it needed work, certainly! She hadn't been able to transform into a Sailor Senshi for over 900+ years upon becoming queen, she technically as a queen wasn't even supposed to have a senshi form. But it was out of (c)
Tsukino Usagi: determination to that she was able to transform again. But upon hearing his request, Usagi would release Minako's hand given that she hadn't flown yet. She would remain a bit levitated off the ground with her wings; a stern look could be seen from the corner of her eyes when she turned her head not to face him. "I can't do that." She said in defeat. "Don't you know? I'm not like the other senshi who can instantly use their maximum power out of sheer will. In almost every instance I've had to use the maximum power of any of my forms I've always had my friends and family for support, drawing in their energies. When I fought Kaos during the Sailor Wars… I even had the aid of every Sailor Senshi in the galaxy in order to activate Lambda Power, granting rebirth to billions." She confessed. "So if you're expecting to train someone like me using traditional methods… I think you're mistaken. My power doesn't work like that, and this form can tap into powers that I can't possibly even imagine... I don't know what its maximum power is." (e)
Kenshi Aino: Nomen listened to Serenity speak out upon it having to be him who takes charge. It was her questions upon if he wanted to still be King which made him think. Her words upon his mother which made him think even more. If the senshi thought he was strict they would go through hell when they came across his mother whose form of ruling style was far different than his. A form of old fashion in which he knew would stress everyone period. Already he was seeing it from his wife when she revealed herself to him. Turning his head to the side the male looked off to the nothingness of the very realm they were in . “ When I was a child.. My mother was quite strict with my teachings. I never much had a childhood. I never much had a normal life.. I never wanted to be King. I never wanted this power. (c)
Kenshi Aino: I never wanted to be some ruler of anything. My dream was to be like any typical person on earth. One thing you must know about my mother. She places hidden agendas inside goals. I didn’t know she would come back. How she came back was unknowingly she placed a seal upon the power she gave me. If I were to use it at a certain extent it would release the seal which allowed her to be brought back. It was her own failsafe sort to speak knowing how drastic things were if I were to have to use that power. When she came back she came back with memories , visions , it was how she knew what she knew. Both your styles of ruling are completely different .. Heck her style even differs from mine... She is tactical , always holding plans within plans .. At times even vindictive.... Such as the Law of the (c)
Kenshi Aino: Moon and Earth being forbidden to be together. . “ His eyes shifted to Serenity “ She made that law not I. A divine law in which was written not only by her but signed by Mamoru’s father “ he called out “ My mother’s ex .. “ he called out to her. “ He had an affair with another from earth thus Mamoru Chiba’s birth.. My mother was in raged by that. To part ways with one another the Forbidden Accord was signed by Mamoru’s father , my mother , and each of their generals.” He called out. Do I want to be King? Honestly I don’t Serenity but you see it’s not a matter of what I want it’s a matter of what needs to be done. If I don’t do something if she reclaims the throne all hell will break loose to a massive scale. A civil war would be the least of our worries.. (c)
Kenshi Aino: She told me how she came back... No I don’t want to look in such a manner upon our peers.. The senshi .. Or Knights. Serenity I will handle Imoni.. You have to trust me on this. Yes it is dangerous I have a plan.. “ He called out , I must speak to Nakino “ he muttered out . “ Meanwhile Nakino listened to Usagi’s words and tilted his head “ You depend on others.. “ He muttered out and ran his hand along his chin “ Then with you it’s not about unlocking power but teaching you of it further. Ways to trigger your power more effectively .. “ He called out and glanced to Minako . Meanwhile Paige would be transported with Apsu. Glancing to the female she growled “ I wanted to fight that girl! She had the gull to call me out...I could have taken them all “ She said and rolled her eyes (c)
Kenshi Aino: “ Okay.. Almost all of them.. Meeh I don’t care what we now have to report. I don’t care about reports I care about results and so far that plan ended in failure. I’m not going back to my father with a failure. Do you not know what he does to those who fails ! That Imoni aspect scares me and I don’t want any part of it . “ She sad and sighed “ Apsu I don’t much like that form. “ Paige would speak out only to lean back when sitting down. “ Back with in the Moon’s Library Atlis would look to both Lunern and Fong “ Fighting you both most certainly.” He called out and raised his own fighting stance. When Lunern heard Pluto speaking about helping in their fight against Atlis Lunern’s head turned to her “ You help no you’d only get in the way. Would have helped by just going with him. “ She called out and turned to Atlis. Fong would just look to Lunern from the corner of his eye “ Seriously you're doing this now Portelia ? “ The female ignored Fong’s words . It was then that over thirty Special OP Imperial Knights could be seen surrounding them all. A male could then be seen stepping behind Atlis . He wore rather casual clothing black boots blue jeans and a red button down shirt. “ Am I intruding? I’m sorry.. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Secretary of the Vice Admiral of the Western Quadrant of the Imperial Court Kaidou “ He (c)
Kenshi Aino: said taking out a wallet showing a small badge. I also hold the rank of General . It seems Lord Nomen’s message was far more dire then we thought. Mr. Atlis was it? “ You'll find these Knights not as easy to defeat as others. These Knights are Elite class Try as you might even you won’t beat 30 of them.. “ Oh that’s not counting the 60 outside on standby... and nine Imperial Knight ships cloaked with weapons aimed at this Palace area. “ He called out Atlis turned looking to the male would then look to Fong and Lunern “ Another time brother... Lunern “ he called out. The male turned and looked to the male “ When we meet again Mr. Kaidou I’m going to kill you. “ The male just smiled “ I’ll be waiting ..” With that Atlis would zero shift from the room. Looking to the Special OP Knights he would wave his hand “ Return outside and have a report ready to send to our Vice Admiral as well as Admiral Graceson . “ He called out. Fong shaking his head would sigh “ You should not have arrived (c)
Kenshi Aino: this far out General. Your spreading your own defense lines thin... “ We have been preparing for something like this Fong. “ The male would then go into his pocket presenting the male with papers . “ Mr. Fong these papers are order statements signed by Vice Admiral Takashi Hino. He hereby has reinstated your General rank of the Imperial Court... These eighty Special OP Imperial Knights by order of Imperial Command are placed under your command. I have read your record you were a good Imperial Knight in the Silver Millennium era.... one of the best.. “ Fong only sighed and looked to Lunern then Setsuna. When turning back to the other male he took the papers opening the papers and reading it. Looking to the male he nodded “ I accept. Kaidou would nod and raise his hand out to Fong “ Welcome back General.. “ Fong nodding would take the male’s hand shaking it “ I relive you general “ Fong spoke out to Kaidou “ Nodding he would smile “ I stand relieved.. “ Kaidou would then step back (c)
Kenshi Aino: from Fong and turn around walking out . The Special OP Imperial Knights surrounding Setsuna , Lunern and Fong would remain . Fong turning his head looked to the Knights “ Dismissed.. “ he called out “ The Knights were like a locus of ninja with how they moved they faded into the shadows it was a display of their stealth these Knights were far more heavily trained then your normal Imperial Knight. Fong would nod some “ I’m Impressed... I didn’t even sense them “ Lunern would nod faintly “ neither did I... What kind of training could those Knights have received ? “ She asked . “ Fong simply stood silently only to close his eyes. It was a flash back . Back in the Silver Mil era when he was on the moon the male remembered stories of such knights they were known as the Lotus Knights however... personal knights of the first Moon Queen which all drifted into the shadows upon their queen’s supposed death. It seemed the Imperial Court had kept in contact with these Knights enlisting them as (c)
Kenshi Aino: Special OP knights” These thoughts ran pass Fong’s mind “ These are Queen Elia’s Knights.. “ he called out loud... they are far from your typical Knights... In fact These Knights play by a whole different set of rules... Imperial Command no longer are horsing around. (e)
Lady Aphrodite: The mother of Venus would be hovering instead of walking throughout the Imperial Command. Bribing the guards with her looks and body. Naturally giving one wink to the cute guard, as she made her way to where her first daughter Graceson was at. Being her Queen Elia was back, it triggered her own revival. Those long blonde locks flowed passed down her butt, strains resting on her shoulder. What she wore was the most revealing. Nothing but an orange colored small breasts plate, that clasped in the back. White cloths flowed down from both arms, with a bracelet attached to it. An orange thonged type armor for her lower half, that covered the most important places, But it also had three white clothes, one flowing down from the middle, one on the right leg and one on the left leg. Her bueay and body were quite breath taking. "OH grace~ your mother is here! Where is my lil girl at?" Calling through the halls, as she sensed her daughter in a room. Not even bothering to knock but opened the -c-
Lady Aphrodite: door, as her hands extended out with a big smile on her face. "Come give mother dearest a hug Grace! I've missed your pretty little face so muc-." An eyebrow quirked at another woman being in here, as well as a man. A fake gasp came from her lips. "OH Grace, you should have told me you preferred women over men. How long have i been dead? Or wait...do you prefer threesomes?" The woman was blunt and held nothing back when it came to her words. She did make a mental note to see Amour next. Minako looked between Usagi and her father, until her eyes set him on with a small smile. "That is all we had father, was each other. We had no one else." She then looked to Usagi. "Also Usagi...I've been thinking, you really shouldn't be mad at Nomen. I mean i never knew my earth father, or previous father until now. Look at Rei's father...Makoto's parents...I mean you are lucky Usagi that you have a father." Minako wasn't trying to say Nakio wasn't a father, but more of the fact she barely knew of him. -c-
Lady Aphrodite: That is part of the reason why she wanted her father to train her. Apsu placed a hand on her hip while Paige spoke out. A brow was quirked at that, before she began to speak. "You could have taken that girl out yes, but as soon as you did. The others would have jumped you, and they aren't the type to mess with. They worked together to negate earth's explosion. So it wouldn't surprise me if they pulled the same tactic. These aren't the usual sailor senshi. More or less, we didn't fail. The Venus senshi wasn't there. We tried to lure her out, she didn't take the bait. So we move onto a next course of attack. But don't worry, you'll get your fight with that girl. Plus this body is quite adapt to using power like that, but soon. That mere dark ball i summoned will be child's play. Don't worry about Imoni." That was all Apsu had to say. Setsuna let out a sigh hearing Lunern. She expected as much, and knew it couldn't be kept a secret for long. Though what surprised her was when the -c-
Lady Aphrodite: admiral male entered, a small frown appeared on her lips. But she hid it well, as once they were all gone. A gentle shake of her head was given. "That man...he may be quite experienced. But he is far from trust worthy." Setsuna nearly spoke her mind on the matter. Hearing what Fong said, an eyebrow quirked at that. "Lady Elia? That must mean...oh lord.." Setsuna would move to place a palm on her face. Knowing if Lady Elia was alive, there was another person who would also appear. -e-
Tsukino Usagi: Hearing Minako Usagi sighed, she knew she was right, but there was a whole lot to it than just that. "I know. I'll love papa regardless of everything he does, and even though he might not know it I used to look up to him as a role model when I was growing up… But today there's been nothing but revelation after revelation and neither mother nor Kina knew, and now he's trying to remedy things that could have been resolved if he became more involved. I really wish that there was more trust between everyone like how we grew up, you know? The Outer Senshi learned to cooperate with us despite our differences eventually." She admitted. "And is that so wrong?" Usagi asked Nakino almost innocently, de-transforming from her Sailor Cosmos form and into her civilian persona. But given the situation, instead of her crescent moon reappearing on her forehead, Sailor Cosmos's eight point gold starburst would remain. (c)
Tsukino Usagi: Her wings vanished, but she remained midair as she was still inwardly terrified of cockroaches forming! There was no way that she was going to remain on the ground! She would make the Ginzuishou appear and held it on her palm, moving it close to her cheek. The Ginzuishou was in its basic form of a glass bead attached to a silver chain. "I've always found the aid of my friends and family effective as they give me the confidence I need and it amplifies the Ginzuishou. You'll find that my power isn't quite the same as everyone else's, there's no easy way around things. I can fight on my own and I have power to wield that doesn't require their support, but when I need to wield my form's maximum power, I've found that aid is essential. I remember Graceson was criticizing me about my emotions… No matter what papa says, unless Graceson learns to accept who (c)
Tsukino Usagi: I am and my reliance on emotion I know that we won't be able to work together. I can easily accept her for who she is…but I can't work with someone who won't let me be myself. If I can't be myself, the Ginzuishou will notice. I was powerful as a queen during my early reign, but…doesn't anyone recall why I couldn't transform? My duties changed. I didn't like it, but I knew that eventually that time would come. I wasn't expecting to unlock Sailor Cosmos anytime soon, either." She said calmly, there was an almost mature look to Usagi that mimicked almost that of her mother's. She wasn't trying to bash Graceson on this, not one bit! She was simply making a point. "I've learned to embrace my emotions since I was a child. Mother once told me…that the Ginzuishou and my power rely on my heart. I feel confident when I'm fighting with those I love and (c)
Tsukino Usagi: the Ginzuishou amplifies everyone's power when combined." She would then wrap the chain the Ginzuishou was on around her hand, holding it and showing it. "My Sailor Cosmos form is even harder for me to understand, being able to wield powers that are outside of my element when I was Sailor Moon. The Cosmos Crystal is also still a mystery to me. I think that…you'll have an easier time training Minako. I'm not trying to doubt your abilities as you've shown that you're amazing! and I can see why Minako wants to train with you, but unless you're knowledgeable of the ins and outs of my power I don't know if you'll be able to train me effectively. I don't even know the ins and outs entirely." Meanwhile Serenity… "I suppose that…that is where the feeling is mutual," she confessed as she'd listen to Nomen talk about his mother. "I already know that it's known by dozens that I loathe power. (c)
Tsukino Usagi: Truthfully if you brought me back simply as a human without power… I wouldn't have minded it at all. I've always admired the Earthlings for their lack of it…I've admired most races in this realm that didn't have power but still lived life without the need for it." She laughed lowly a little, moving to stand up as she'd continue to hold her book on military law. It baffled her though, why was this woman able to come back with such a tactic if she was an Outer Being? She wasn't sure if Nomen would have known or not, therefore she didn't ask and would save that question for later. "...If that was the reason for that Divine Law, then why didn't you inform Serenity? Perhaps that…" She trailed off, realizing how wrong she would have been. She knew her daughter and she was more like her in more ways than one. She moved a bit closer to him, but (c)
Tsukino Usagi: she would remain within her side of the nothingness of the realm. "I understand more than you know about your fears concerning your mother. I've heard stories about General Elia. I've...trained with her. I avoided the military path at all costs when I was in the Outer Being realm, I didn't have the mindset or stomach for it…but I had a love for history." She lowered her head. "I didn't know until today that your mother was the same Elia of the Outer Being realm. We've never been able to find common ground and I have no doubt that she likely despises the fact that I am your wife. A fair warning... Do not expect us to be able to get along. Although our relationship is complicated, I can and will cooperate with her if she isn't making reckless decisions like she's just done. So Nomen… (c)
Tsukino Usagi: when we're…out of this, what do you propose?" She inquired. "The vacancy of the crown of the queen won't go unnoticed by General Elia, Nomen. She could easily take that as an excuse to—" Her words were cut off when she heard Nomen's insistence to handle Imoni, her eyes widening as she dropped her book. "Absolutely not! I trust you Nomen—it's my brother I don't trust! I didn't come back to watch my husband engage in combat with my brother, my brother will KILL YOU!" She exclaimed, she was becoming frantic. Perhaps it was her stress level revealing itself quickly in that instant with that trigger? There were little details such as the piles of books behind her that revealed such to those who knew where to look for indicators as Serenity could have easily made each book appear one by one. Serenity was normally passive, revealing her stress outwardly was very difficult for her so these outbursts (c)
Tsukino Usagi: were rare. The idea of her family fighting was distressing. In a way, it triggered a little bit of her own fears with the loss of her daughter during war and it leading to her final moments. "I'm only here because of you, Nomen. If you were any other person—any other person! be them our daughters, Lunern or Fong—I would have denied being resurrected. The only way you'll ever convince me otherwise is if you allow me to accompany you each step of the way. You don't know this form of my brother. I do! General Elia might know a bit about my brother enough to get by, but I highly doubt she knows my brother like I do." (e)