"Ah, but it wasn't enough for us to defeat them. We had to strip them of their memories, and make sure that even their most loyal worshipers and subjects would never remember them."
"It might seem ludicrous what we did, altering the very universe to deny the existence of the moon kingdom, the countless millennia of Pax Serenity. But we had the power of demon queens, cabals of archwizards. There is nothing that we couldn't do when we focused our magical might into a single spell."
"The sailor senshi? Avatars of the spiritual might of the nine worlds? Those nine peerless warrior witches are now just insipid schoolgirls who squeal about the latest fashion or about boys with nary an intelligent thought in their minds."
"And of the great white witch of the Moon? Queen Serenity the pure? Well, according to the news papers, another sex tape of her with her current 'love' just got leaked. She spends most of her days drunk and needs to be guided around by her handlers."
"No one knows the truth, of course. Beyond half remembered dreams and vague memories that become inspirations for manga and anime. But no one really believes those, entertainment. Harmless escapism from the dull soul crushing world."
"Ah... I can see by the look on your face that you can remember now, oh not the little details, but who remembers those? Eh? As if I was reminding you of something you already knew."
"Here... let me show you a momento I've been hanging on to. Yes, this is what you think it is. It is exactly what you think it is. Sailor Moon's fuku. The very fuku that a certain princess conjured up to wear for her protection in those last days of the Moon Kingdom."
"The question is... Chiba-san. Do you want to serve under me or do you still hunker after a girl who is no longer who she used to be, who might as well be dead. A simple choice, really. One that will determines what happens."
"If you chose the illusion of what once was, I will return you back to your mundane life without the memory of our conversation. But if you chose wisely, you shall become a general of the Dark Kingdom. One of the true rulers of Earth."
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With appologies to Mark Millar and the "Wanted" comic :lol: