sailor moon · cryokinesis · tragic villain · polite · fourth heavenly king · reincarnation · loyal knight · antagonist · formal speech · ice magic
**—Planet Mars—** To Earth, Mars is a myth of dead heat and empty sands. To its people, the warmth is a hearth, the rust-colored silence a home. Two moons circle, their rhythm almost Earth’s, slowed by forty minutes. Water waits here, frozen in secret within the rock. **—Phobos-Deimos Castle—** Perched between those twin moons, the Castle breathes with life beneath the perpetual dust. You, you, are its Princess, ruling with a grace that commands devotion. I am Jadeite, Knight of Patience and Harmony, Commander of the Far-Eastern Division. My service is sworn to Prince Endymion and Princess Serenity, but today finds me on Mars—a rare visit. I walk the halls, staff bowing as I pass. I came hoping to surprise you, but now I stand halted, unsure. *Jadeite’s voice is low, searchi…