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Review by arabella violetta 2010-06-28


This was such a great story ,I read it some time ago on another site and when I found it here I was ecstatic .

Congratulation on a wonderful job.

Arabella
Review by ruminant 2007-11-16

I got thanked! Yay! :D

I knew it though... I knew you couldn't write an ending that would leave me with dry eyes. You love to torture these poor characters too much!

I nominate the following as the BEST quote EVER from a fanfic:

"'My name is Ruminant.'

The name sounded like bells in Endymion's ears, like the singing of the angels."

*hugs her fanservice chapter* I can't believe you wrote that for me THREE YEARS ago. I'm so proud of you for completing AAO!

Now... never write a chapter fic again. I'm too dang impatient for your updates!
Review by DaBlackRose 2007-11-16

Fantastic! I just had to read this again!

It fills in so many blanks for those who already know the story and for those who don't, they almost don't need to!

I have to say I REALLY like what you've done with Beryl, you humanized her. I am really impressed.

but also heartbroken. It's only half a love!!!
Review by Araya 2007-10-31

When I first began reading AAO, I loved the original plot and your smooth writing but I always thought that in the end, Endymion and Serenity would end up having a happy life in the future.

Well, I can say that you shocked me and I think that's what makes this story so great. (Or maybe I just live for angst). I think its very realistic for Mamoru to miss the woman he first loved and it breaks my heart that he is the only one who remembers the past.

I have to say that I really enjoyed the insights into their future and really wrapped up with the epilogue. I thought it was intriguing and a great way to approach the epilogue. Though, I have to agree with Dave, take out the whole "stop reading here" part. The ending is what makes AAO a unique story. It also tells us that it isn't going to end happily and though, I was intrigued, I didn't want to know that it wasn't. I think it didn't have the emotional impact on me it would have if I hadn't read that small part. However, that is my opinion.

I must further compliment you on your descriptions. I feel as if I am sucked into the Silver Millennium and can picture every detail and feel every emotion. When Serenity committed suicide, I felt as if I had just stabbed myself. It was such a powerful moment and you never missed a beat.

Congratulations on completing your first epic! I love all your stories and hope to see more from you soon.
Review by waterflu 2007-10-29

Against All Odds is a story full of contrasts. Earth and Moon, darkness and light, happiness and despair... And the last chapters are so full of heart breaking moments that it only helps bringing balance to the beautifully written first chapters.

At first I didn't notice how dark AOO was becoming, until I got to the scene where the Terrans are put under Metallia's influence. The reactions and emotions were wonderfully depicted. So, I was already bracing myself for a dark last chapter and you didn't disappoint me.

My favourite scenes include Mercury freeing Venus, the confrontation with the Shitennou and of course the last scene at the stairs.

The epilogue, though a bit bitter, makes everything fall into place nicely. I wanted my happy ending (and I was tempted to stop reading) but I really liked how you explained some things as Mamoru's relationship with the girls and Usagi's personality.

This will be forever one of my favourite Sailor Moon stories.
Review by Dave Ziegler 2007-10-29

Epilogue

Kill the first half of the epilogue. Delete it. Its rehashing of canonical events from an extremely well regarded season are completely unnecessary. People have seen the episode, and with a little bit of additional writing in the actual epilogue noone is going to be lost as to what events Mamoru and Queen Serenity are referring back to. A paragraph at most would probably be all that is necessary.

Failing that, kill the grossly annoying 'stop reading here if you want to be happy' caveat in the middle of the text. It's insulting to you, the author, because it might actually scare people away from the story's proper ending, and considering the time and craft you put into this work, the readers should read all the way to the end. It's also insulting to the readers as it is authorial condemnation of their intelligence and maturity: in other words, the ability to handle the truth of the story as you've laid it out. That's bull. The reader should be allowed to finish the journey and come to their own conclusions without such interference. It also smacks of fear of people not liking the ending (and really who cares about that so long as you like it) or a cheap trick to get people to read on (obviously not your intention and unnecessary anyway.) So in conclusion, get rid of the caveat. Really.

As for the actual ending, well damn, I was completely wrong about Queen Serenity. You did give her a redemption for being a crappy mother scene, though not as whitewashed as it could have been depending on how one views it. Cheers to keeping her in the gray areas. I think I would have been disappointed otherwise.

I'm of two minds of Mamoru's portrayal. First, I think it's realistic in the vein of someone who's lost a wife/lover/partner whatever and is moving into a another loving relationship. That whole it's not the same, it'll never be the same, and you're always (to a certain extent) going to love the person who is gone as well.

On the other hand, that attitude makes him seem more Endymion than Mamoru. And he's not Endymion, regardless of how completely he remembers his past life. He's Mamoru and he's had his own life, challenges, and experiences that have shaped who he is. And it was Usagi who rescued him and his heart from the dark recesses of that experience - not Serenity. Serenity was never HIS love.

Mash it all together and I guess it makes good ole' Mamo-chan a bit of a tool, who (being predisposed to brooding) has allowed the acquisition of the memories of his past life to overwhelm everything he is and has acheived in this HIS current life. And I'm not sure I'm keen on that portrayal, but it's new, it's different, and it's ballsy. You've full respect from me for sticking to your guns and having it end the way you wanted it, Dej.

Good work, great story, admiration in spades. AAO heads now to my favourites list.
Review by Dave Ziegler 2007-10-23

Chapter 16

'Packed with emotion,' sums it up well, I think. Though the prose was not as polished and evocative as previous chapters, the emotion was naked, raw, laying heavy layer after heavy layer on your shoulders, almost crushing you into your seat. Which, I think, is exactly how the end of this tale should be. Wonderful.

I teared up three times reading this:

First, for Mars and her conflicted, sullied soul. Though you know she finds happiness and joy in her next life, you can't help but feel dreadful pity for this young woman, so twisted by her lessons, duty, and upbringing that she tatters her soul, and even at the end is only just starting to know it.

Next, when Endymion threw the rose. Just beautiful. A perfect scene and image that plays all the right notes.

Finally, when Serenity takes her life into her hands. It's awful and horrifying that she must kill herself to do so, but you also can't help but be happy for her, that her life is finally hers to do with as she wants in those few moments.

I'm intrigued too (though this may change with the epilogue, but I doubt it) that there will be no redemption for Queen Serenity. You cleverly switched the crystal's allegiance to the Princess, and so she instead, I assume, sends everyone to the future with her wish. The Queen is robbed of her chance to make good for her daughter, to give her another chance at happiness when she herself worked so hard to take that away in this life. Makes me a little sad for her, but contrarily happy that Princess Serenity forges her own destiny with her own heart and ideals. It's actually quite the rollercoaster scene, not knowing which way to feel.

Anyway, I look forward to the final installment next week. This story has been epic, wonderful, and heartfelt, and I commend you ever-so-much on your successes writing it. Lovely work, Dejana and some applause before the final curtain falls.
Review by Bella*Luna 2007-10-22

NEXT WEEK!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

Holy crap! Waiting has completely been worth it. I love this story, I love your writing!

I heard somewhere that you can always judge how much you like something or someone by how jealous you are of the fact that they did what they did first. And I can't even tell you how jealous of this accomplishment I am.

The end was very Romeo and Juliet of you. Nice and bittersweet. I'm so glad that it wasn't a cookie cutter, save the day-defeat the bad guy-live happily ever after thing. There were layers and depth and thought and it made it all that much more impressive.

I'm intrigued by how you are treating Metalia and Beryl. You know I haven't been part of the fandom that long but I have read quite a few stories and I haven't seen Beryl possessed by Metalia yet, just filled with her power. Very nice.

Great job Dej. I can't wait until the Epilogue.
Review by Dave Ziegler 2006-11-28

Lovely work, Dej. I think what strikes me most about this chapter is the sense of tense excitement yet stiffling melancholy it creates. It very much makes me think of what the Star Wars prequels should have been like. You know everyone's going to die, you know it's all going to come to ruin, but you can't not just hold onto to the hope that maybe Endymion will come upon the beseiged Arton and Elana and save them or that Kunzite really will have it in him to defeat the three dark generals. And the proper emotion still gets you when it all comes to pass as you knew it would from the very beginning. You've made it so the reader can't steel him/herself against it. Hell of a good job. Look forward to more.
Review by Bella*Luna 2006-11-27

Chapter 15

We're getting there! It is all about to blow up. I can't wait!

I'm sad that Endymion didn't know what Elena was talking about but happy that he didn't inform her that she was speaking to the wrong man...even though she wasn't.

I'm super glad that he got to the chamber without incident but am worried about what will be on the other side.

I personally can't wait for Jupiter and Mars to eat their hatred when Endymion comes to the rescue...even if it doesn't happen that way.

....are they going to release Venus and allow her to defend her kingdom? Oh my gosh!

I love how cryptic you made Helios, very good.

You should not make us wait 2 weeks for the next chapter...unless it takes you that long to write it...which it shouldn't...no I'm kidding!

Take your time but hurry!

Great chapter! Can't wait for more!
Review by Bella*Luna 2006-11-13

Chapter 14:

*tears*!!!!

The scene between Endymion and Serenity MAKE this chapter! It is so touching for Endymion to finally let down his shield and allow Serenity to see what he really is. He is a good man who didn't want to betray his beloved...it is sad that she had to meet him in such circumstances.

I am impressed with the decision that Serenity made regarding Mercury. I am disappointed that she is not more concerned about what is going to befall Venus (though I am glad that you are taking the course of action that you are and treating it like a real kingdom instead of her being allowed to do what she did with no reparcautions).

Luna and Queen Serenity confused me. Though the Crystal would no longer reside in the tower the Queen wishes Luna to pray to the tower anyway? I hopes that it would recognize her and respons by protecting the people...is the tower made from the Crystal or drawing power from the Crystal...? It makes sense but it doesn't...it is probably a little detail in a previous chapter that I didn't pay attention to though.

Ah well, I can't wait the next two weeks for Chapter 15. Write faster! Great job Dejana. ^.^

Author's response:

The bit about the Crystal Tower is awkward, but it's a flashback scene in the manga, so I had to have it in there. :\ Plus, also in the manga, Luna prays to the broken Crystal Tower in the present day, so it seems to have some power. Maybe it's a magic object with power of its own? Maybe it's made of the same material as the Silver Crystal, or the Silver Crystal is a fragment of it?

For the purposes of AAO, the Crystal Tower has absorbed some of the Silver Crystal's power over time, enough to give it a little power of its own.
Review by waterflu 2006-11-12

Review for chapter 14




The scenes between Prince Endymion and Serenity was everything! I loved the interaction between them, the little dialogue they had, her understanding, his resolution... everything!

Well, finally things are happening. Poor Artemis. He surely has little luck. ~"So...read any good books lately?"~ That was so huh? Hahaha. I'm already making a ton of theories about Jadeite whereabouts and none of them gets me somewhere nice. I am guessing Beryl's disappearance has to do anything with his, right?

Oh... I want to know what happened to Venus. What will become of her? Will she remain locked until the end of the tale? Will she and Kunzite meet again? I hope so. And I also hope Serenity intercedes for her.

There is little interaction between the Shitennou and their prince. Is that intentional? I think this is the first time the readers have been shown a private conversation between them. I wonder how would they react if they found out that the first Endymion is alive...

Thank you for updating punctually. AOO is getting very interesting.
Review by chevalblanche22 2006-11-02

Dejana: Well what can I say ....... I'M LOVING IT!!!, chapter 13 was a big surprise, I didn't expect a fight so soon, but I guess, it was a high possibility, but I'm very happy to where this story is heading. Please continue to upgrade, I was just holding my breath the whole week. so.... thank you, thank you so much. AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!


Review by Dave Ziegler 2006-11-02

Another wonderfully entertaining chapter in 13, Dejana. 11 and 12 were very good, but I didn't review them for some reason. Sorry about that.

Anyway, I think three things really stand out for me in this chapter:

1) You've done just as good a job world building the Earth as you did the Moon Kingdom. I was a little anxious about that, but all the little grubby details, tensions, politics, traditions, and people are well represented enough to give the reader a matched sense of realism in this new environment.

2) I simply enjoy Beryl. She's so well played. Not evil, just so vulnerable and dreadfully wounded. That's not to say that she doesn't have designs on the throne of the Golden Kingdom, but you've given her so much more, more important things, that much like your protrayal of the Earth itself, she pops out at you as real, and thus becomes another solid pillar of this work.

Oh, and the disorientation spell was great. Very subtle magic; no lightning bolts, no flashy spells. It was very Tolkien-esque in its protrayal, which is just great. People often get too carried away with their witches, but this was nicely straightforward.

3) Talma ... is it? Now I can't remember if I'm spelling her name right or not. Endymion's friend from the guard. She's barely been in the work, only a little here and a little there, but she just shines with substance during her scenes with Serenity. Most especially when she hesitantly asserts that Serenity didn't help the Earth's downtrodden because she couldn't. So much jampacked into that last little bit, with all her hopes from her assessment of Serenity as a normal accessible person riding on its truth - I love it. Talma was insightful, courageous, and extremely vulnerable all in that instant - and she's a bit character!

So, I think I've been mostly hammering away at a single point in this review, but the robustness of your characters and environments really are why this work shines. Excellent work, Dej. I look very forward to reading more.
Review by Bella*Luna 2006-10-30

*rubs hands together*

Oooooo. I love it. I love this story so much. I am going to make it a book and get it bound and put it on my bookshelf. A Dejana original in my own library.

I am sitting on the edge of my seat to find out what is going to happen when she gets back, (1) between Venus and the others because she helped her and (2) between Serenity, Mars, and Jupiter when she confronts them about their brutality.

Endymion's conviction made me cry.

I am a bit confused about Beryl's incantation though. Did she make the people swarm Serenity or did she make Serenity freak out in front of the people and cause them to be curious and see something that forced the one to pull away her hood?

Talma has impressed me. Serenity's reactions to Talma impressed me as well. It is good that she isn't adverse to the people of Earth, she sees people as equals and not as something lower than her...something being the key word there.

Great job girl! Keep up the good work. I am anxiously awaiting the next installment.

Author's response:

As I wrote in my response to KR's review, the incantation was to get Sere and a bunch of people around her all disoriented and confused, so Sere wouldn't be able to go straight back to the palace and there would be a ton of people around when Beryl unmasked her. I think I'll fix that part up a bit before uploading chapter 13 to any other sites.
Review by Kihin Ranno 2006-10-29

But I want to know about the wacky hijinks that ensued with Venus! *whines and pouts and whines again*

Oh, fine. :P Be that way. I am quite sure that if the shit had not already hit the fan, it certainly has now. No way Serenity and Venus can keep everyone from figuring out what happened after Beryl's public outing of the princess. However, I'm confused. What was the incantation exactly? Did Beryl really need one for unmasking the princess? Or did she say an incantation to make Serenity feel claustrophobic/make the crowd become overwhelming? I didn't get that.

Very interested to see what comes of Serenity saying that she's going to destroy the Sailor Soldiers. That felt like an odd moment for me actually. She went through so many emotional changes in such a short time that I had to race to keep up with it, you know? Certainly she's entitled to be angry and sad and all of those things, but it was still a very jarring experience. It doesn't damper my anticipation for a future showdown, that's for certain. I'm especially interested to see what does happen with Venus after she's outed for aiding Serenity's escape and then having to deal with the fallout with what happened with the branding.

I am eagerly awaiting the next installment! Good luck in finishing!

Author's response:

The incantation was to get Sere and a bunch of people around her all disoriented and confused, so Sere wouldn't be able to go straight back to the palace and there would be a ton of people around when Beryl unmasked her. I guess I didn't explain that well enough, oops! ^^;;

And no whining, you're getting more fanservice in this story than anyone else. :P
Review by waterflu 2006-10-16

Review for chapter 12


Woo hoo! I'm so happy, a new chapter in less than a week! (I
know the release schedule is already posted in your LJ, but I
like to be surprised ~.^)

Beryl. Now, you've portrayed her fairly. She has a real
reason to be angry, as just as Serenity's to be rebellious.
The jasmine added a nice touch to her appearance, you took that
idea from the materials collection, right? Hehe, can't wait to
her metamorphosis into the red-headed witch.

And Venus. At last the Venus we know and love! The one who
believes in real love and does more than stand and watch
someone suffering from it. I'm curious about something. A
painted crescent moon? With what? I guess it had to be
something bright yellow and sticky to make it appear real. Oh,
one thing I forgot to ask you, about the previous chapter: Did
the senshi wore long-skirt versions of their fuku at the ball?
I didn't get that right.

I hope next chapter Endymion (the real one) and Serenity at
least get to see each other... I'm dying to read some romance,
the angst is killing *me* too.
And making Endy's exile a secret from the Queen? Why? T_T

Anyway, good chapter. Not slow, not too quick. I love that.
And I love Kunzite! (Where did that come from?)
Looking forward for the next one!

Li

Review by Bella*Luna 2006-10-16

Review for Chapter 12


I was right!!! Hahaha, I was right. *Does little victory dance in amazement of her guessing skills*

Now, as for the chapter. Very amazing. I am completely obsessed with this story. It is....there are no words.

I'm not surprised at all to see that distance is growing between Mars and Serenity, I would like to see a little more interaction between Jupiter and Serenity to see the princess' reaction to her (since she is in agreement with Mars).

I like how you've put the Dark Kingdom on the Earth and made it a part of the planet's several realms.

I'm curious to know what is going on between Kunzite and Venus, his power over her seems a bit odd considering that he is Earth born and she is the powerful Venusian seductress.

I'm am drawn in and can't wait for the next chapter!!!
Review by Kihin Ranno 2006-10-04

Review for Side Story:

I have to say that I still get cheered up every time I think about this story. It really was one of the best birthday presents I've ever had, and I had had a spectacularly shitty week when this went up. It really pulled me out of that rut, and I'm eternally grateful for that.

That said, at long last, my review.

I think this is the perfect title for the story. When I read AAO, I knew that Venus must have been having a heck of a time trying to decide between her duty and love, and I like that she made a different decision for once. And it wasn't done selfishly, which is another aspect of the story that I enjoyed.

And as I've mentioned before, I love any good exploration of the nature of Venus's powers since they aren't as cut and dry as the others'. The stuff with her and the tavern was great, particularly when it becomes less about Serenity and more about trying to prove that she's the prettiest. XD So very fitting for her. And of course its quite a testament to Endymion that he doesn't even give her a second glance. Infuriating for her, but fun for me.

I agree that you walked a very fine line with the assault, but I think its perfectly plausible. As I've mentioned before, she doesn't want to reveal her powers without needing to since that what cause ridiculous political ramifications. But in addition to that, I'm sure the poor thing was in shock. She was not expecting that to happen and moreover, no one had ever dared laid a hand on her before. I think the concept was bewildering to her. She had always been in a dominant position of power, but when she's thrown out of her depth and suddenly made to feel weak, she doesn't know how to react.

I agree with Starsea that my favorite part was the ending. It adds another layer to Venus's personality and sheds some light on her history and that of her people. Since we don't get a lot of that in AAO, it's nice to see it here.

One thing I don't get is... where did you break the AAO canon? ^^; Maybe I'm just dumb, but I reread all of it within the past few days. I didn't see any contradiction. Help me out?

Author's response:

Yay, the long-awaited promised review! ;D

I'm thrilled that you liked the story so much, and so glad it came at such a good time. I'd always been planning on dedicating this to you, but it was sheer coincidence that it happened to be ready around your birthday. ^^

And if you reread AAO after this past week's update, the canon details this side story was breaking were no longer there. I altered them when I revised the first ten chapters so AD wouldn't break canon anymore. ;)
Review by Kihin Ranno 2006-10-04

Since I have been informed that I can write reviews once every update and not once full stop, I am going to write a review for AAO. ^_^

Firstly, I have to say that this is infinitely better than a lot of Silver Millennium stories out there. And I can definitely say that I've never seen Endymion not be Prince Endymion, so yay for that twist. The commoner and princess falling in love is a story that's seen many times before, but never in the SM fandom as far as I know. And if it has been done, it’s been done badly.

I also enjoy that the Senshi get their own share of the spotlight without completely overwhelming the story. I do think Mercury's been a bit lacking in comparison to the other three, but she hasn't had a huge contribution to the plot thus far as far as I can recall. I hope we get to see a little more of her in the future doing a little more than being “the smart one.”

The scene with Jupiter and Mars, and you know which one I'm talking about, scared the crap out of me and really shook me up. If any of the girls were to take that turn, I would expect it to be them, particularly in this setting. I take it that they're also homesick and frustrated by their position as much of an honor as it is, and seeing Serenity do anything to cheapen it must make both of them furious.

Unsurprisingly, my favorite is Venus. I'm always interested to see how people explore her element, and I'd have to say that your interpretations are close to mine. Her protectiveness of Serenity is a great preview to what is going to happen in their later lives. And I already told you how much I adored the interaction between Venus and Kunzite. So, so spot on for both of them. Even if things don’t take a romantic turn, which I will not complain about if it does turn out to be that way (I promise!), any relationship between the two is something I find incredibly interesting. Here, they both wind up viewing the other as a challenge, and one they are going to enjoy battling out. Kunzite underestimated her at first, and he’s never going to do that again, and Venus now knows exactly what’s at stake in her interactions with him. Excellent stuff.

On that note, the stuff between Jadeite and Rei was really interesting as well. I’m glad it was saved for last. I don’t know quite what to make of it, but I can’t wait to see more of what’s so off about him.

Queen Serenity is also wonderful. Thank God she isn’t the overly nice, benevolent saint she’s usually pictured as. She’s kind to her people, even to Endymion when he’s exiled, but she’s still fearsome and powerful, which is befitting of her station. Really good stuff.

The little details thrown in are good as well. The one that stands out to be is the stuff about the heartbeat, how Serenity’s should be faster because she’s from the moon. I thought that was very interesting.

Now, on to the things that confuzzle me… The relationship between Luna and the younger Serenity for one seemed a bit off-kilter to me. One moment Serenity is lamenting that Luna thinks she’s an uncoordinated screw-up, and the next Luna is being perfectly kind and calling her Moonbeam. I understand that it was meant to be uncommon, but I think it would have been smoother if we had seen Luna and Serenity’s relationship being the way Serenity had described it and then had that scene. Show don’t tell and all that jazz.

I also fail to see what the point of all of the flash forwards is. I know there has to be a point or else you wouldn’t do it, but I haven’t the faintest idea what it is. And I can’t wait to find out because it’s driving me mad.

That said, I’m off to review more things. ^_^ Ta for now!

Author's response:

Ack, I forgot I'd intended to respond to this. Thanks for the review. ^^

Luna is definitely the weakest part of the story. I just never really decided exactly what kind of character I wanted her to be. So she sort of just takes up space, which is unfortunate. :\

Reading your review has made me fear you think of me as a better writer than I actually am. ^^;; I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed with some things when it comes to what is and isn't explored and explained in the rest of the story...
Review by Bella*Luna 2006-10-03

Spoiler alert! Spoiler aler!


I have been hooked on this story since I read the first chapter last month. From the first time the Endymion met his Serenity to the time that they had to say goodbye (which I cried at by the way) I have wanted nothing more than to see what will happen to this miracle romance in the setting the Dejana has so inspirationally created.

I love the way you introduced that characters, up through to when we met the second Endymion's Earthen Commanders. I am a little afraid of Mars and Jupiter, though I can see where your portrayal of their actions could come from. They always seemed to be the aggressive protectors of the group and in this circumstance it makes sense for them to want to take out a little of their own frustrations on someone whom they so openly dislike.

I enjoy the fact that you have taken the design from Naoko for Mars (her jewel worn at the skirt of her uniform) and given a purpose more than just decoration. It's an inspired thought to believe that the ornament is more than just that and is a connection to her home world.

I am also enjoying what is happening between Queen Serenity, Sailor Venus, and Princess Serenity. It seems that they are the only ones who really know what is going on with the Princess' ill-fated love affair. I like the fact that Sailor Venus isn't really sugar-coating what she knows for the Queen, though she knows that she doesn't want to hear it. Whether she will believe it or not will be another story I suppose. Though I am disappointed in the direction the Queen is taking, though, under the circumstances, I supposed that it is the only course of action.

With Elana's absense in the last chapter it leaves me wondering if perhaps she has found the first Endymion...I'm wondering how this is all going to work out. I have hopes that they will figure out that Endymion the first holds the power of the Earth and everyone will be happy in the end, but I dunno. And the introduction of the newest charcter at the end...could this be Beryl? In love with the wrong one? Hmm, perhaps she was always drawn to his power as a royal and not truely in love with Endymion the first....?

I also love the fact that while this story isn't Canon it is at the same time. Very impressive, your twist of the already plotted out fate of the characters.

Great job so far. I'm really enjoying is and above is my thoughts about it as I read it. No dislikes so far (not to fond of the relationship between the Senshi and the Princess but the Silver Millenium is much different than Crystal Tokyo would be, they don't have the history....it makes sense), I'm really impressed with your Canon twist. Keep up the good work, I wanna know what is going to happen!!!
Review by Starsea 2006-07-08

Review for Side Story:

I really enjoyed reading this because of the atmosphere you created and also because of the unusual point of view. It's not often you get a personal POV from the Silver Millennium, especially that of Venus. It was an interesting exploration of what powers she might have had back then, especially regarding men, you know I'm always interested in that. ;)

As a side story, this is great for the light it sheds on the AAO universe and how the citizens of the Moon Kingdom live. It also shows just how big the gap is between Endy and Serenity. My favourite part was the ritual right at the end - that's what I feel is the biggest loss from the Silver Millennium, that kind of culture.


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