Welcome to SMRP

A Sailor Moon Roleplay Group, dedicated to detailed plots and building a community. Please check out our rules and information regarding plot as well as characters still available. Currently set 4 years after Stars. ------ Moderated by Jadeite, Setsuna, Makoto, Beryl, and Sailor Chaos

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Group Hiatus

Everyone,

On behalf of the mod team here at SMRP, I’d like to sincerely apologize. It has been several months since you all were last given a formal update on the state of the RP, and that is not something any of us on the Mod Team wanted. 

After conferring among ourselves and observing that many of our members have entered official and unofficial hiatus, we mods have decided that SMRP will be entering a group hiatus, at least until the end of December, possibly into January. There is a lot that we need to work through, and we know that you all are equally busy.

There are two other announcements that we would like to make however. The first, is that I, Mod Rai, am stepping down as mod. As you have all undoubtedly seen, I haven’t touched my characters in months, as I have been busy beginning a new chapter in my life, and have been unable to attend to my characters, let alone any responsibilities as a mod. While I certainly hope to remain a member of the SMRP community, I no longer kid myself in thinking that I can adequately serve you all. It has been a pleasure moderating, and I’ve enjoyed every bit!

This final announcement is regarding the state of the plot. As some of you know and some of you may be surprised to learn, the Parallel Arc has run for three years at this point, and while it has been edging towards completion for the last year, the fact that the final thread has been on hold since August has told us that this plot may not be fulfilling the needs of our players, and that our world just need some trimming. 

It is for that reason that we offer you all a choice, the results of which the mod team will be keeping track of throughout the hiatus:

A) Do you want to continue as we have, finishing the Parallel Arc and transitioning into another Arc based in the same continuity

OR

B) Do you want to reboot the SMRP Universe, as it were, starting fresh in a new continuity? This would wipe the slate of all official events, monsters of the day, and villains, but you as individuals would have the opportunity to decide among yourselves which character relationships and histories that you’ve created that you would like to keep. 

Please reply to this post to let us know the answer! Obligatory question mark so you all can answer ?

[sailormoonarc-blog]

Group Hiatus

Everyone,

On behalf of the mod team here at SMRP, I’d like to sincerely apologize. It has been several months since you all were last given a formal update on the state of the RP, and that is not something any of us on the Mod Team wanted. 

After conferring among ourselves and observing that many of our members have entered official and unofficial hiatus, we mods have decided that SMRP will be entering a group hiatus, at least until the end of December, possibly into January. There is a lot that we need to work through, and we know that you all are equally busy.

There are two other announcements that we would like to make however. The first, is that I, Mod Rai, am stepping down as mod. As you have all undoubtedly seen, I haven’t touched my characters in months, as I have been busy beginning a new chapter in my life, and have been unable to attend to my characters, let alone any responsibilities as a mod. While I certainly hope to remain a member of the SMRP community, I no longer kid myself in thinking that I can adequately serve you all. It has been a pleasure moderating, and I’ve enjoyed every bit!

This final announcement is regarding the state of the plot. As some of you know and some of you may be surprised to learn, the Parallel Arc has run for three years at this point, and while it has been edging towards completion for the last year, the fact that the final thread has been on hold since August has told us that this plot may not be fulfilling the needs of our players, and that our world just need some trimming. 

It is for that reason that we offer you all a choice, the results of which the mod team will be keeping track of throughout the hiatus:

A) Do you want to continue as we have, finishing the Parallel Arc and transitioning into another Arc based in the same continuity

OR

B) Do you want to reboot the SMRP Universe, as it were, starting fresh in a new continuity? This would wipe the slate of all official events, monsters of the day, and villains, but you as individuals would have the opportunity to decide among yourselves which character relationships and histories that you’ve created that you would like to keep. 

Please reply to this post to let us know the answer! Obligatory question mark so you all can answer ?

[sailormoonarc-blog]

A Fight to the End - Can This Universe Be Saved?

[unsterblichsoul]

Sailor Pluto was glued to the floor, eyes wide in utter panic – a perplexed state of someone who didn’t see it coming, and yet, how could she, the deathless senshi of Time and Space, was able to not. see. it. coming? 

But she couldn’t see anyone’s timeline when they didn’t belong to her universe. What kind of limited power is this? Her tunnel vision kept her from noticing Haruka, Venus, or Tuxedo Kamen, as she could only focus on the most horrifying image she had yet to see. A beloved child she cared for during an entire year now destroyed people and produced corpses left and right. She should’ve seen it coming. Evil brewing inside of Kousagi. Not even Sailor Moon’s pure heart could save her. What else then? If Sailor Moon’s purity isn’t able to save her, then what is? Pluto didn’t defend herself from the hit. 

@stellaxluminum

[stellaxluminum]

Sailor Star Healer didn’t have the time to just stand there and try to figure out why a child who was clearly a Sailor Solider like Chibi Moon was killing random innocents. There was no reason to ask any questions, this was nothing but pure evil and it had to be stopped.

Seeing the others that appeared around her including Uranus, Tuxy and Venus. Pushing all the other negative thoughts about the situation, she pushed her way forward to move closer. She knew unfortunately that they would all have to work together to finish the job once and for all. She wanted to finish this and just make her way to Taiki, that was her only goal right now. Not this fight, not to be around these people, this was just an obstacle in the way to make sure Taiki was safe. First thing’s first however, they had to get this terrifying child who was killing people around them and soon turning her attack to Pluto. Pluto wasn’t moving, what in the actual hell? That crazy kid was gonna kill Pluto and she wasn’t doing anything to stop it.

Quickly running, she grabbed Pluto by the waist and rolled her away from the attack. “This isn’t the time to do this!”

@soldierofloveandbeauty

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

“Kousagi.” Venus frowned, snapping back to what was happening infront of her. She couldn’t let this continue but she didn’t want to think of how they would have to stop the terror infront of them. She tensed, allowing Star Healer to get Pluto out of the way. She had felt the same that she was sure Pluto did. this little girl couldn’t be the source of all this terror. This wasn’t real. The blonde moved herself to stand slightly infront of Tuxedo, feeling that she was more resiliant than the man behind her. 

“I’ll explain later but we have to stop her.” Venus turned her eyes back to Kousagi, allowing her love chain to disappear from her waist and reappear in her hand, clenching it tightly.

 “Maybe we can subdue her…Force her to stop until we can somehow get her to Sailor Moon. She needs purified.” She doubted that the purification would work  at this point since she was sure it had been tried when the little girl was asleep but it was worth a shot before they had to take things in a different route. 

@wcrldshaking

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Uranus tensed as her fellow Outer was targeted, nearly shouting at her to move in panic – thank the stars for Star Healer. Had she ever thought that would be something going through her head? Not likely, but Star Healer’s quick movements had saved Pluto from being annihilated, most likely. Uranus’ attention snapped back to Venus, nodding faintly at her words. Subdue the twisted aberration before them? It likely wouldn’t work, but no one ever seemed to be very happy when she suggested killing children before…  

“Right. Subdue her. Good plan.” At least fighting now might help to assuage some of the guilt she felt for failing before. Lifting her right hand in the air, Uranus shouted a familiar cry, allowing the ball of energy to form above her hand before slamming it towards what used to be Kousagi. 

                         “WORLD SHAKING!”

@protectoriisims

[protectoriisims-blog]

Tuxedo blinked as the orange-clad soldier stood in front, craning his vision to see that Pluto was fine. Like the others he had his reservations about trying to subdue the young girl. However they had to try something or else allow her to use the city as her stage for the ultimate temper tantrum. With a stern nod he looked from the soldier of beauty to the king of the skies. “We have to do everything we can,” Kamen said, although there was a faint tone of uncertainty to his words. His gaze searched for Venus’, saying as they locked on, “Don’t worry so much about me. I’ll be alright.” The man moved more to her side than behind and searched inside for his power. “Tuxedo, La Smoking Bomber!” @sailormoonarc

[sailormoonarc-blog]

As the second guardian dragged the first to safety, a new and strange sensation roiled through the creature. It was as if the energy were draining from inside of it, borrowed shoulders slumping slightly as it’s hammer sailed harmlessly through the air. 

It had wanted to strike the guardian. It still wanted to strike the guardian, to feel it’s own power crush the feeble might of a planet so that it could disintegrate the creature that stood in the way of erasure. That it had been stopped once only makes the feelings grow stronger - so it’s good for the enemy that it had been so wrapped up within it’s own senses that it hadn’t recognized that the noises from the others were attacks - 

At least not until Both strike it. The glowing globe of World Shaking strikes the creature with Kousagi’s face dead in the chest, throwing it back several feet - the sickening snap of bone sounded through the air as it tried and failed to catch itself, the right wrists twisting at an awkward angle. A new sensation, like fire raced over it and was compounded immediately as the golden beam launched by the final guardian grazed it’s cheek, burning a horizontal stripe into it’s face. These were brutal injuries, especially on one bearing the body of a child, but the creature didn’t seem to notice, forcing itself back up and screaming wordlessly. The sound echoed from behind the smooth flesh covering over it’s mouth as it ran recklessly towards the crowd of guardians.

It’s hammer wasn’t long enough to strike them all, but it had plenty reach to bash aside Star Healer and Pluto - managing, perhaps unsurprisingly, not to kill them as it’s touch had killed the pedestrian, just giving them bruises.

@unsterblichsoul

[sailormoonarc-blog]

Jadeite and Chibiusa are on Hiatus until (9/10)

Plot critical threads will be replied too, but otherwise the mun is entirely too busy and semi regrets her life choices.

[sailormoonarc-blog]

A Fight to the End - Can This Universe Be Saved?

[unsterblichsoul]

Sailor Pluto ran. She disappeared from the sight of her companions as soon as they fought Jupiter’s doppelganger and aimed towards the real one. She needed to know if Makoto was alive, and well. There were still unknown effects between doppelganger, and real person.

She ran, her heart wrenched and heavy, as she replayed the horrid sight of Jupiter’s death. She ran until she saw her. Kousagi. Alive. Breathing. Running. In her Senshi form.

Pluto reached to touch her, until she stopped. Sailor Parallel Moon’s hammer clashed against a civilian immediately erasing them from existence. The entire scene felt as if out of a horror movie, too gruesome and cruel to be true.

And then it occurred to Pluto. This is a doppelganger. It has to be.

“Stop right there!” Pluto uttered, shakily. “You cannot hurt people like that.”

@stellaxluminum

[stellaxluminum]

Sighing, Star Healer was pushing herself to keep going when all she wanted to do was find Taiki. She knew that with those words the doppelganger Star Maker had told her, she could have just done the unthinkable. She had to know what did she just do to Taiki.

Shivering, she stopped for a brief moment as she took a few deep breaths to catch her breath and just to figure out the quickest way to get where she needed to be.

Hearing a crashing sound, another sounds that sounded like a scream to Star Healer, she followed the sound before hearing someone shouting. That sounded like Pluto, what in the stars could be happening now.

It better not be another doppelganger, she couldn’t deal with another one. Taking off back into a run, she slid to a stop once she met up with Pluto.

“Pluto!” Star Healer shouted, looking over at the senshi with the large hammer. “Please don’t tell me that’s what I think it is?”

@soldierofloveandbeauty

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Venus had stood shortly after both Mercury and Pluto had left, shaking her nerves off. Pluto was right. She still had a duty to do. She needed to help the others.  She thought about using the roof tops of nearby buildings to shorten her time to get to Fighter and Juno but shook her head, running on the street instead. ‘ It wasn’t her. It wasn’t our Mako-chan. Ours will pull through. She  has to.’ Venus repeated in her head over and over, refusing to stop hoping. 

She heard a loud scream and decided to take a detour. Hopefully the other senshi wouldn’t need her just yet. She ran toward the source of the scream, eyes widening once she saw the little senshi with the large hammer. “No way. My eyes must be playing a trick.” But she knew it wasn’t a trick of her eyes. Kousagi was awake and murdering people, erasing them from the planet. 

Venus caught her breath, knowing that she was going to need it. They had to fight and stop her. It was the only way to ensure that others did not die. 

@wcrldshaking

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Uranus had never felt so much guilt in… well, not in her entire life, but in the last few years at least. Yes, she had been out of touch for a short time, but everyone was supposed to be okay. They could handle themselves, after all. And now her friends were in the hospital, after nearly losing their lives, and she hadn’t been there. She’d failed in her duty to protect the others yet again.

Michiru had already gone ahead to the hospital to check on those that had been admitted. The blonde, however, was quick to hop on her bike to check on the others, mostly to ensure that no one else had been hurt or needed help. She sped through the streets of Tokyo, desperately trying to reach anyone – but Pluto especially, concern for her fellow Outer coursing through her. It didn’t help that an overwhelming sense of dread was starting to come over her, hand twisting on the gas to increase her speed.

It didn’t take long to discern the cause of said feeling, as she rounded the corner only to come to a screeching halt, bike skittering across the pavement and nearly crashing at the sight before her. What the hell was going on?? The bike was quickly discarded, Uranus sighing in relief as she caught sight of a familiar face on the sidewalk near her. At least she hadn’t stumbled upon this alone.

    “Venus! What the hell is happening?!”

@protectoriisims

[protectoriisims-blog]

       A sense of urgency clung to Mamoru’s entire being from the moment he awoke and continued to intensify. For the first time in what felt like eons he stepped out from the hospital doors and in to the open world. A part of him said–no, it screamed, for him to turn back inside, but a stronger force urged him to carry on toward the epicenter of the vibrations washing over him. 

       Starting off slow, barely jogging at a mild pace, the man began to question what had happened in his absence. Brief flashes of memories (or what he assumed were memories, not delusions) played in his mind’s eye like a film. Friends and family came and gone, darkness was here again on their planet and everyone had been doing their best to quell it. The whole time everyone was fighting and waiting Mamoru was lying in a coma.

        Jaw and fists clenched he shook off the sensation of guilt and pressed on, gaining strength and momentum. From his core he channeled down in to the earth, pleading for power. Everyone had been at his side for all of this time and now he wished to return the favor; to protect those he loved and care for, to protect his planet. 

         Rounding a corner he slipped in to a shadowed alleyway, emerging not as Mamoru Chiba but Tuxedo Kamen. Cape billowing behind him the masked man raced against screeching pedestrians and happened upon the other Senshi staring down the demented child. Had there not been an evil homicidal preteen swinging a mallet this reunion might have been more pleasurable.          “Is that…?” Eyes widening, Tuxedo’s realization seemed to register the pinkette and at the same moment his stomach lurched in denial and disgust. Seeing everyone seemingly confused and alarmed he asked aloud, “Who wants to fill everyone in on what’s happening?”

@sailormoonarc

[sailormoonarc-blog]

The humans that shouted and screamed meant nothing to it - their voices may as well have been flies battering a windowpane, small, minor. Flesh was battered and destroyed by it’s blows, the force of it’s power disintegrating them the moment they were touched. 

It did not heed the calls of the guardians either, destroying all that failed to escape it’s reach - humans, cars, even patches of ground, everything it’s weapon touched vanished. The slaughter was bloodless - screams cut off into eerie silence, howling mouths and fearstruck eyes gone without even a flash of color to signal an attack had been used. 

When at last the fleeing civilians had made it past it’s reach, the creature turned to the guardians, craning it’s head as if it would twist right off it’’s twitching shoulders, gloved fingers skittering over the shaft of it’s weapon in uncontrollable jerks. 

With no mouth it could not speak, but the look in it’s eyes - blank and empty, like the surface of a mirror - cast doubt on whether it would have even understood the concept.

For all it wore the body of a child, it was not human and it cared nothing for their noises. Raising it’s weapon, Sailor Parallel Moon ran for the nearest guardian, the one that had arrived first, swinging it’s hammer at their head.

@unsterblichsoul

[sailormoonsub]

I am sorry if this sounds random, but I really want to know, how do you make your gifs? They always look so good quality.

No problem! My method is probably not the most efficient, but it works for most of my purposes, and that’s all I can ask.

Instead of grabbing frames one by one, I use licecap to capture multiple frames at once. Then I take the resulting string of images and edit the frames in lunapic, but this can also be done in Photoshop or other image-editing software. Saving it multiple times can sometimes compress the quality a bit, but I’ve survived this long and I’m not about to let it defeat me. Happy gif-making!

[sailormoonarc-blog]

Just a reminder to all of those participating in the Big Finale Thread, we highly request you do not take part in any threads at the hospital with the senshi who are currently there. The big finale takes place directly after the dopplegangers fall and we would like the big finale to be completely before we all dive into the pool of feels.

For those who forgot, the list is as follows: @unsterblichsoul, @wcrldshaking, @stellaxluminum, @protectoriisims, and @soldierofloveandbeauty

Thanks so much!

[sailormoonarc-blog]

Just a reminder to all of those participating in the Big Finale Thread, we highly request you do not take part in any threads at the hospital with the senshi who are currently there. The big finale takes place directly after the dopplegangers fall and we would like the big finale to be completely before we all dive into the pool of feels.

For those who forgot, the list is as follows: @unsterblichsoul, @wcrldshaking, @stellaxluminum, @protectoriisims, and @soldierofloveandbeauty

Thanks so much!

[beautysatan]

I mean how’s he gonna sleep with his eyes open

[sailormoonarc-blog]

A Fight to the End - Can This Universe Be Saved?

The being that had once been a girl of sweetness and light roamed the streets, it’s body glowing with power with the death of each Doppelganger. It was not evil. It was not cruel. It simply was - a force of the universe itself, not simple destruction or the complexity of chaos, but annihilation itself. The ultimate end that awaited each reality, a conscienceless force nows entrapped and embodied.

It should not exist. 

It would not stop. 

On it ran, the earth cracking beneath its feet, the wind stirred into turmoil by its passing. Puddles from past rain evaporated into steam as it splashed through the streets and static crackled and clung to those unfortunate enough to stand in it’s path. 

To those still traversing the streets at this late hour, it seemed to be a senshi. A small one of barely four feet of height, it wore a tattered fuku and bore a massive hammer. The sight should have been adorable.

It did not run so much as skittered, legs moving at once too fast and not enough, like the scattering motion of a spider forced into motion through simple human legs. The arms that bore the weapon were too long, hanging nearly to the body’s feet whenever it slowed. 

The eyes were empty pools of blue and where tiny, pouting lips should have been was an expanse of flesh, indented as though it were hiding the gaping maw of a screaming mouth. 

It was wrong.

For the first time in all its existence, it felt sensation and emotion, drank in the fear it’s uncanny presence caused by simple existence... and it smiled. 

The time had come for this universe to die. For this universe to die, the powers that so guard this world must die. Those guardians were made of people.

To destroy the world, it would destroy the guardians. It would destroy the humans.

It swung the over-sized hammer in an arc, tearing through the humans closest to it with single, bloody-minded purpose. Pink pig tails swung. Baby blue eyes danced. 

At twelve minutes midnight, Sailor Parallel Moon began to slaughter.

Posting order: Kousagi, Pluto, Star Healer, Venus, Uranus, Tuxedo Kamen

@unsterblichsoul

[meistermash]

I was seeing such cool Sailor Moon designs by other artists that I decided to make this my not so quick warm-up tonight.

[ultioultionisselenes]

Doppelgänger: Revengeful Moon Queen

[ultioultionisselenes]

Queen Serenity felt her body weakening, but it seemed like her daughter’s words were the ones breaking her, cutting her skin and making her bleed all over her beautiful white dress. Her long silver hair became in contact with the blood and the ends of it started to dye red too quickly.

She felt those tender hands against her shoulders, holding her closer, helping her stay on her feet. The pain on her back from the wounds the Shitennou had caused her seemed so distant, so far away… Suddenly the anger started washing away with the sound of her daughter’s voice. She spoke of second chances and love and family. Those things that she had once believe in and fought for. Those things she had taught her own daughter. All those things that had proven to be untrue when the battles started. Yes, she had wanted her daughter to be with her true love, Endymion. But what had that costed them? Everything!

Princess Serenity said she was happy in this life. Could that be possible? She looked so convinced of it and maybe Queen Serenity could see it in those blue eyes.

She was about to speak when suddenly all she could see was red. Pain invaded her body from her torso. A sharp pain that took over her so quickly. Her eyes looked down and saw her body had been almost cut in half and her mind couldn’t believe it. If it wasn’t for the pain, she would have believed that image was someone’s body… not hers. The red blood  poured down her stomach and her legs failed her as she dropped on her knees.

Her eyes focused on the one that hurt her and her hands fired powerful waves of energy at him. Suddenly the power stopped flowing, as the red blood turned into a dark thick liquid that stank of death. It was putrid as it had been locked inside that body for centuries. The petroleum-like substance kept falling like a waterfall from her wound until the Queen became absolutely pale and collapsed on the floor. A mixture of blood and dark liquid covered what had once been the white image of kindness and love.

The moment her heart stop beating, her body started turning into thin dust. The process was fast and soon the body with the blood and the disgusting substance were nothing but a pile of gray and silver dust. A moment later this dust flew like smoke into the air, glowing full of power. The magical glow found it’s way into Kousagi’s body and the dust dropped back on the floor.

The Queen was gone, and it looked like her power had been absorbed by Kousagi, but the putrid smell never left that room.

[jcdebound]

She was dead. 

It was over.

Jadeite had not paid the melodrama of Moon royalty the slightest bit of attention, all his energy and focus on taking the opportunity that Moon’s abrupt transformation had provided and using it to his full extent.

Now that that was done though, he could register all the aches, the pangs and wounds on his flesh, and the adrenaline rush was making his hands shake. He wet his lips, staring at the sickening body and nearly jumped a foot when it crumbled into dust.

When the dust began to glow and travel, he gave slow chase, stepping over Makoto and muttering under his breath, “No, oh no, no, do not…”

But of course the dust was going to Kousagi’s room, and of course her skin glowed with it’s power, shown in the light with the Moon Queen’s ashes, and her face twitched, cheeks lifting as if she were smiling in comatose state.

Fuck. I’m not dealing with this, he thought to himself. “Kuro,” he called sharply, “See if you can stop Kino-san’s bleeding. I’ll…. I’ll look for towels.”

[kunsaito]

“Call an ambulance, idiot…”

Easier said than done. Kuro’s hands were broad and sure but even they could not cover both the gaping wound in Makoto’s side and the one on her arm. He inevitably chose to attempt to staunch the bleeding from her side, to little effect. It was clear Kuro was covering himself with Makoto’s blood more than he was helping, but he refused to leave her side.

“Makoto… Makoto, please stay with us,” he pleaded uselessly, staring down at her pale face. His heart sank at the contrast of such pallid skin against red, glancing over his shoulder at the remaining Serenity. Were her powers able to heal the physical, or did they only extend to the wounds of the soul? Kuro could only beg the question of Usagi with his eyes, too frightened of the answer for Makoto’s sake.

[kawaiiodangoatama]

Serenity was in appalled shock. Her mother, a once brilliant and beautiful queen, was paling as blood soaked through her elegant gown. And, yet again, she was utterly powerless to stop it. The tears that fell down her face were large and thick with her sadness. It was another tragedy she had to witness. Another moment where she was too weak to spare a life. 

She watched at the energy flowed across the room and into the child. There was a deeply-seeded darkness in this place, which brought fear into her heart. At that fleeting moment, her mind was drawn back to Jupiter, who was bleeding out and crumpled on the floor beside her.

Makoto….Makoto, please stay with us…

Kunzite’s voice echoed in Serenity’s mind, jarring her from her frozen state when his eyes met hers in a silent plea. At the same time, Usagi’s consciousness was clawing at the princess, begging her to do the same thing.

Sacrifice was a small thing for the Moon Princess. She had been willing to sacrifice her life for her loved ones countless times while reincarnated, and each time both she and her living self agreed on the decision.

Lose oneself to save another.

Her hands immediately moved to her chest, calling upon her power. Within seconds, the silver crystal materialized, in its floral glory. She almost could hear her friends telling her not to do this. Not to give her life, when she was destined for so much more. As the crystal began to glow, her dress waved and rippled, as if there was a soft wind in the air. Serenity pictured Endymion’s face, so young and handsome, smiling down at her, laughing at her, teasing her…

At least they were married in this life. She was able to gain that happiness, and see what sort of child they could have.

Endymion….Mamochan…

Gazing on her fallen friend, she could feel her energy leaving her body, merging with the crystal. 

Please, give her life back. She deserves the happiness I could have lived. They all do. Please, Silver Crystal…restore what was taken…!

There was a hint of joy in her navy eyes as she could see her own energy, intensified by the power of the crystal, working its way over to Makoto. She smiled as she watched it inch towards her wounds, drying the blood along its path. It was so close to seeping into her skin, to repairing the damage done to her beautiful body and soul.

What Serenity didn’t anticipate was the agonizing pain she would feel by giving away her life. A sharp pain ripped through her left side and shoulder the moment her magic made contact with Makoto. Stumbling backwards in shock, she could smell new, fresh blood in the air. Her hands faltered, and while her crystal remained suspended in air in front of her, Serenity cried out in pain. Thick, crimson blood oozed stained her royal gown, running down her hip and thigh. She started to cough, where more blood spilled from her lips and coated her chin and neck. Her hands trembled as she held herself in complete panic. Why was she hurting? Why was she injured?

She didn’t have much time to think about this, though, as her appearance began to flicker. Serenity was losing her hold on Usagi. As more of her power drained away, the moon princess faded away, leaving a bloody Usagi behind. Usagi fell to her knees, then, coughing more as her insides continued to hemorrhage. Something hit her hard in the back, forcing her to scream. The silver crystal’s glow died as the petals shattered, disappearing. The blonde’s breathing labored as she slumped to the ground. Her arm was stretched out towards Makoto. Blood was now staining her golden locks, her chest feeling like it had been stepped on from behind. Bruises formed around her neck, as if some invisible force was strangling her.

“I..I’m s-sorry…” she choked out, her vision blurring. “M-Mako..c-chan…!”

As her own blood pooled around her, Usagi’s eyes closed as her mind fell into darkness.

[sailormoonarc-blog]

As Sailor Moon fell, another rose - for the first time in many months the girl known as Kousagi awoke, crystalline eyes darkened with bags as if her long sleep had brought her only exhaustion. Her face remained a tableau of horror - the picture of a tired child from the nose up, a flesh warped mess downwards, the flesh where her mouth ought be stretched and smoothed, twisting and shifting as her jaw moved, as if just behind that wall of flesh was her screaming voice, desperately trying to escape.

She should have been weak, muscles atrophied to nothing from her motionless existence, definition stripped away by the coma. Instead, she moves like an animal, like a beast - low to the ground, quick, hungry.

There was only one person to see her scuttle across the floor, hands scraping against the ground as her arms hang too low, feet dragging as if walking her were an unfamiliar lesson - something studied, but never known. 

Jadeite stared, horror struck. He’d wanted to speak - the urge to cry her name lurches in his gut, demanding - but instinct tells him to shut up, to go unnoticed. Everything that could go wrong has, because Kousagi - cute, innocent, sweet Kousagi - weighs the air itself down with the power pouring from her skin. 

It’s as if Kousagi had been an empty vessel and now she’s been filled with something horrible - as she moves her arms twitch, her legs jerk, flesh bulging and sinking on her abdomen, on her neck, her ankles - like there’s something inside her, clawing to get out. 

She hasn’t noticed him yet, her eyes caught by her surroundings, by flowers at her bedside and gifts at her dresser, at her own reflection, caught in the mirror above her vanity - 

The reflection shatters; the mirror cracks. 

Spiderweb fractures that start at the edges of the mirror and work their way inwards, the sound of tinkling glass beginning to fill the room. After a moment, another sound, muffled and harsh, joins it. The Shitennou of the Fear East swallows from a throat gone tight and dry with fear as he realizes it’s Kousagi. She’s laughing. 

He steps back, and the floor beneath his feet squelches as his boot smears and spreads the Moon Queen’s blood. Kousagi’s head snaps up, eyes widening in something almost like joy, cheeks dimpling, brows lifting. 

It’s foolish to hope, not when he should be turning to alert the others, not when there;s something so obviously wrong, but his voice is strangled, quiet, “Kou-chan?”

There’s only one other soul who could help is Kuro, surrounded by the fading forms of two Senshi. 

There’s no one but Jadeite to see Kousagi transform, a shadow falling over her form before her simple pajamas were replaced by a grey fuku, the once bright ribbons faded and tattered, skirt torn into ragged shreds, the colors changed to the grey of a sky in the heart of a storm. Her weapon, a war hammer that had once seemed so out of place in the hands of such a small girl was even larger, spiked now, the long handle gripped tight in both hands.

It did not seem out of place now.

In the moment of her transformation, she was vulnerable. A well placed knife - like the one in his hand - might have stopped the threat here. He couldn’t move, couldn’t hurt her. 

She in turn, showed no such restraint, whipping the hammer about and slamming the blonde through the wall before escaping through the window.

Kousagi - or whatever she was - was loose.

[blackotaku97]

Some edits I made of Naoko Takeuchi’s gorgeous Sailor Moon artwork

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BIG FINALE UPDATE!

Ok, so it is two days earlier than announced last, but people putting themselves in for the finale draw have been slow, so we’re just gonna go ahead and get the ball rolling for the sake of finishing up this arc.

So! The big finale will have 5 contestants, plus Kousagi. Out of the 8 people who submitted numbers, these are the ones who have been chosen by random.org!

@wcrldshaking @protectoriisims @stellaxluminum @soldierofloveandbeauty @unsterblichsoul

The posting order for the big finale will be as follows: Kousagi, Setsuna, Yaten, Minako, Haruka, and Mamoru. The starter to the finale will be posted by Kousagi by next Wednesday and all of you will be tagged.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in numbers and best of luck in our next random drawing!

Finally, those who took part in the doppel threads and are severely injured (Makoto, Taiki, & Chibiusa) are free to do threads of them in the Hospital with anyone not participating in the big finale thread! Bring on the feels!

[sailormoonarc-blog]

BIG FINALE TIME!

Hey everyone! We’re moving into the final stretch of this arc, meaning its time FOR THE BIG FINALE!

This post is to call for people who want to play an active role in the finale of this arc. To say you are willing to participate, reply to this post with a number, going in chronological order [ie: first person to comment will do 1, second will do 2, and so on]. In a few days, we’ll put the numbers into a random generator and pick four people to participate! We’ll approach you with an ask saying that you have been chosen and ask if you still wish to take part. If not, we’ll pick a new number. This way, it’s fair.

Once the four have been chosen, we’ll tell you the details and the posting order in private and get the show on the road!

Thanks for being so patient with us!

[sailormoonarc-blog]

BIG FINALE TIME!

Hey everyone! We’re moving into the final stretch of this arc, meaning its time FOR THE BIG FINALE!

This post is to call for people who want to play an active role in the finale of this arc. To say you are willing to participate, reply to this post with a number, going in chronological order [ie: first person to comment will do 1, second will do 2, and so on]. In a few days, we’ll put the numbers into a random generator and pick four people to participate! We’ll approach you with an ask saying that you have been chosen and ask if you still wish to take part. If not, we’ll pick a new number. This way, it’s fair.

Once the four have been chosen, we’ll tell you the details and the posting order in private and get the show on the road!

Thanks for being so patient with us!

[gay-la-v]

People who want redemption for the shitennou but not for beryl can go away forever