Immortal Soldiers
by Akurah
Disclaimers: All characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko, Kondansya Comics, and
Toei Animation.
This is Michiru's point of view on immortality and her life as a soldier.
has no plot and is rated PG. I'm really sorry if I copied anyone's ideas.
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Immortality is not a blessing. It is a curse. I have been alive for
at least a thousand years. I don't count anymore and I stopped caring along
time ago. Now in Crystal Tokyo, I think about my incredibly long life. Oh
sure, it was wonderful, for the first one hundred fifty years. My hobbies begun to
bore me and I stopped. It was monotonous. From then on, there was trouble.
The people I grew up with, my old friends, my friend's parents, my friend's
children and grandchildren, they all passed away and their memories haunt
me, and will always haunt me forever. It is impossible to forget, even
though I try. Before the destruction of old Tokyo, I moved around, in fear
of discovery. Not even Sailor Neptune can defend herself against all the
authorities.
My fellow soldiers, friends and lover have remained. The inners,
Setsuna and Hotaru, Haruka. when Neo Queen Serenity created Crystal Tokyo,
naturally, we were her protectors. I must fight for her and protect her for
as long as I live. When I was mortal, I sometimes looked forward to death.
An escape from the fighting, but that is no longer an option for me.
Yes, I have Haruka, and she eased my pain, but only so much. She too
has grown tired of her life and had quit racing a long time ago. I think
everyone has. Makoto and her cooking, Ami and medicine, Rei and the
spiritual world, and of course Setsuna, she is the oldest of us all. She is
the sole survivor of the Silver Millenium. We rarely see her anymore.
Before all this, I lived on the old kingdom of the moon. I was isolated
from everyone to protect the Solar System from intruders. I was a warrior
then too. I suppose I will always be one.