Sailor Moon

The narrative returns to Queen Beryl and Jadeite in a mysterious palace, which features classical Romanesque architecture. Queen Beryl informs Jadeite that he has failed her twice now, and he knows the consequences. He apologizes. Another man in military garb, identifying himself as Nephrite, the commander of North America, requests to take over. He also asks what the legendary Silver Crystal is. Queen Beryl reacts with surprise to the question and reveals that she has only ever been told about the crystal, though she knows that it is “a stone containing infinite, immeasurable power” (79), making its wielder the ruler of the universe. She gives Jadeite one last chance to destroy the sailor-suited Guardians.

The narrative moves to show a young woman dressed in traditional, old-fashioned clothing. She has long, lustrous, dark hair, and flames surround her portrait as she holds her hands together in prayer. She reflects that some “terrible calamity…is on the horizon” (80).

She watches with trepidation from the archway of a shrine as some young children board a bus at the Sendaizaka-Ue bus stop nearby, including a young girl named Mii. The children wave goodbye to her, and she tells them to take care.