moonlocket bound

[solomonjihad]

No matter which universe, I'll protect Earth from those who would threaten it. That's a promise.

...

Even if it means...crossing paths with her. Even now I... Yes. Yes, that's what I must do as a sailor soldier.

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[solomonjihad]

I'm glad...so, even if I die...at least, Earth is protected.

[buntails]

Don't say that! You won't die. [She will find a way to bring them all home, safely, all these noble soldiers who've sacrificed so much to protect what they love and what they believe in.]

[solomonjihad]

Tsukino-san...

[In the wake of Usagi's determination, the dark voice retreats. Astarte can feel the pain ease and disappear altogether.

It is a temporary victory. They always are. But...perhaps...]

...I'll keep my faith in you. But first, save the Earth. Save it from the Lilim and the other me. At least then...at least then, I might have a chance.

[buntails]

[She... doesn't understand. These are enemies she hasn't heard of before, allies she hasn't met.]

I will. But who are they? What's going to happen?

[solomonjihad]

[That's right. This Tsukino-san must be from another universe, so she must not know.]

I...I'm not entirely sure. But my mother...she's a good woman. I'm sure of it.

[She wants to think her mother is a good person.]

But she's protective of her children. She...she's the mother of a race, you see. They're not human. They're called Lilim. And my mother's joined forces with...with the other me.

[She can feel the dark voice in her head again. Its still weak, though. She can ignore it.]

The other me wants to hurt people. The other me has convinced my mother to...to replace humans with the Lilim. And that I'm supposed to be the goddess of them!

[But she is a goddess. Isn't she?]

I want to make the world a better place and I do honestly believe that Lilim...they shouldn't be cast out by humanity! But, I don't want the world to be destroyed by them, either.

[buntails]

[None of it makes much sense to Usagi; but that's to be expected. What she understands is that this girl is in trouble, being used in a way that reminds her of Hotaru-chan a little.]

It won't happen. We'll find a way for Lilim and humans to live together. [It's been done before, with the Black Moon clan.]