Sailormoon Neo: #24 - Saishuu Kessen (to Kako no Tasuke) - The Decisive Battle (With Help from the Past) - By: Janelle Jimenez (miaka@bishounen.org) Official Webpage: http://www.sailormoon-millennia.net/ [http://bishounen.org/smmillennia/] Note: IMPORTANT! In episode 23 (I've changed it by now), I called the Talismen of Mercury the Kourinotama [Jewel of Ice] when in actuality, it should be called the Kourinosensu [Sensu of Ice]. A sensu is a Japanese folding fan, but I thought the word "fan" kind of makes the name of the Talismen sound kinda wussy. Note #2: Once again, more bonus fun at the end of the ep! Follow the arrow! "Hinode!" Akimi exclaimed in horror, she then stared quizzically at Hinoiri, her dear friend from Star. Why would the Solar Guardians say such things...and with such sincerity? "I'm sorry." Hinoiri said quietly, looking away, "I must do what Princ-- Queen Solana-sama says. I may not agree with her, but I must remain loyal." "Iri-chan! We're friends! Don't you remember how we picked flowers together every day after dinner? It isn't right and you know it, Solana must be stopped! She's mad!" Harumi exclaimed. "Silence!" Hinode shouted, the coldness of her voice put a chill in Natsumi's heart. There was obvious pain showing in her eyes, but the rest of Hinode's face showed no emotion at all. If anything, I must commend her on her fierce loyalty, Natsumi thought. "I don't know who exactly you are or how you know the Star Senshi so well, but I can tell you were friends. Please listen to them. Listen to reason, at the very least. Would you kill your friends for a woman who I can tell you obviously dislike?" Kasumi asked steadily. Hinoiri looked away, but Hinode stared at Kasumi straight-on. Her mouth broke into a small smirk, "Ah, so you think you can judge us so easily? You think you know everything, don't you? While it is true we're disgusted by Solana's antics and it is true that what she has done is wrong on many levels. We cannot help but remember that Solana saved us. She gave us new life when we thought we were going to die. I don't think it is too much for her to ask us to remain loyal to her. If killing a few people can, in any way, pay her back for the good she has done for us, then so be it." Hinode replied coldly. Seishi cocked her head to the side, there was something that was not being said. She wasn't the only one who could tell. "You both were slaves? Weren't you?" Karei asked, with her eyes closed. She wasn't sure how she knew this, but it was true. She could see a scene playing in her mind. Hinode and Hinoiri when they were younger, dressed in nothing more than rags. They looked very pale and gaunt, exhausted--near death. She winced slightly as she watched the scene play on in her mind, "On some distant planet. You were captured by the enemy during a war. You were mistreated and abused." Hinoiri looked frightened as she glanced quickly at her older sister's stoic face, "How...how did you know this? Hinoiri whispered. "Then when you thought nothing worse could happen to you, you were violated by your drunken master and his friends..." Karei continued, Anger flared in Hinode's eyes as her face flushed, she savagely tore the door of the cage off and yanked Karei out by her hair, "SILENCE." she shouted, but Karei pressed on. "You were both humiliated, but while Hinoiri externally released her emotions, you internalized everything fearing that crying would make you look weak." "I'll kill you if you don't stop!" Hinode screamed, small tears appearing at the corners of her eyes. She outstretched the palm of her right hand and struck Karei squarely across the face. Karei's head snapped to the right from the force of the blow, but she didn't wince. She turned her face and stared at Hinode, "Then Solana came and saved you. She used the Iridescent Jewel and destroyed your master's kingdom and it's inhabitants. She tried to erase your memories, but she couldn't. Instead she helped you forget. She took you back to Star and with the power of the Iridescent Jewel she gave you powers and you gladly became her personal guardians and friends. That's why you are loyal to her, she saved you from any more pain and humiliation. Nothing she could do could be any worse than what you've already been through." Karei whispered, "It's a beautiful cause, but by doing evil for Solana which you don't want to do, you are being HER slave." Kasumi replied. Hinode released her hold on Karei and stared at Kasumi, she turned away in horror. "I hate you all." she whispered through a cracked voice, tears ran freely down her cheeks. She brought her fingers to her face in astonishment and stared at the wetness on her fingers. It had been nearly 2000 years since she last cried. She shook her head ferverently, NO! she shouted inside her mind. They are trying to weaken me, I won't let it happen. She reached for her rapier [type of sword with a thin blade, it is used to stab rather than slice] which was at her waist and whirled around, "No matter what you say to me, I won't betray Solana." she said forcing back tears. "And for reopening old wounds, I will destroy you first." Hinode screamed at Karei, she charged forward with the rapier before her to pierce through the heart of Karei. In the background, Karei could hear Megami screaming, but all she saw was what was in front of her--a flash of color and a long iron blade ready to impale her. She didn't blink, she didn't wince...her face held a look of courage and tranquility that she had brought up from the deep recesses of her soul--a place she didn't even know existed. Finally, she closed her eyes and anticipated sharp pain and then sweet release. But nothing came. One heart beat passed, another...a shallow breath...another heart beat. She reopened her eyes to see that Hinode had dropped her sword and was sobbing, "I can't do it! I can't...what have you done to me. Iri-chan, help me!" Hinode said hysterically, turning for her sister who looked at her helplessly, "I've lost my strength! Oh..." she cried. She looked at Natsumi with regret and terror in her eyes and fled from the room. Moments later, Hinoiri left wordlessly to comfort her sister. Karei sighed slowly, the peacefulness that had filled her body was now leaving and being replaced fear which was what should have rightfully been there, considering the situation. Wordlessly, she stood up and unlocked the rest of the golden cages. * * * * * "You dared disobey me!" Solana demanded angrily, she arose from her bed, annoyedly readjusting her dress. "I told you to destroy them, didn't I?" "Solana, I apologize. It's just that one of them knew about our past...and I was so bothered by it.." Hinode began, looking away for a moment, "I'm sorry I was so weak." "I will not have this. When I tell you to do something for me. I demand that you do it." Solana snapped, she then cocked her head to the side and sat back down on her bed, "However, I shall let it slide this time. Do not fail me again, or you may end up like my dear Prince Trent." she snickered, "I'm happy to report that many other planets are considering allying with the Neo Golden Millennium. The Tau Ceti system is in negotiation, all we have to do is give them Earth and according to the treaty, they will offer protection against any external or internal attacks." Solana replied, "Earth? But...the capital is here." Hinoiri began, confusion showing on her face. "It can be moved. Besides, what do I want with Earth? It's full of 10 billion, lazy, stupid humans that are a disgrace to my glorious kingdom." Solana said scornfully. Hinoiri glanced at her sister who was nodding in agreement. "Whatever you wish, Solana." Hinoiri murmured. Solana smiled slightly, "Good, now take care of those...birds...and leave me be." she ordered. Hinoiri and Hinode turned, and walked out of the room. Hinoiri hesitated at the door, she heard the sounds of Solana and her new lover giggling inside. She was sickened, how she felt for Prince Trent. He loved Solana so and she was betraying him as his heart called for her, she even did it in front of him to torment him. Hinoiri hated it, she hated Solana, but what was Hinoiri to do? "Ichirou, you're so much stronger than Trent is..." Solana cried. Hinoiri's eyes darkened with anger. Turning, she slammed the door and walked down the hall. * * * * * "Our last hope is the Sailor Teleport," Kasumi said, looking around the circle of Sailor Senshi, "We cannot transform, but we still have our powers. We must use them and try and go somewhere safe, so we can attack the Golden Millennium later...or call for help." "So, you want us to run away?" Himeko demanded, "I will never be such a coward!" "It isn't running away. Staying here would be foolish. You're no use to anyone if you are dead, although it personally wouldn't bother me." Seishi said coldly. "Anou..." Aiko began, her eyes darting from Seishi's cold violet eyes to Himeko's raging blue ones. "Let's stop wasting time and get out of here." Kasumi snapped suddenly. Quietly the Neo Senshi agreed--between Kasumi's demanding nature and Seishi's lack of remorse to kill, they didn't see any other real choice. Dislike them both, many of the Neo Senshi may have, however they all knew they both had good leadership abilities and power beyond any of theirs. The Neo Senshi held each others hands and began concentrating deeply on their powers. Auras began to rise from the Senshi as a force began to lift them upwards. Right at that moment Guardian Hinode and Guardian Hinoiri entered the room, they were stunned at the sight they beheld, "It's too late." Hinoiri whispered, "Solana will have our heads for this." Suddenly, there was a flash of white light that blinded the Guardians. They could hear a voice in the room speaking presumbably to the Neo Senshi. "Granddaughters." the voice said, **** Aiko looked up. Surrounding the Senshi was a shield of light, it was a strange sight to see. "Granddaughters." Slowly, the rest of the Neo Senshi opened their eyes and found themselves inside of the funnel of light. "It's like being in the eye of a storm." Kasumi murmured, more to herself than to the group. A figure began to rise up from the center of the circle they had made. The figure was cloaked with light and had hair which shimmered from color to color. For some reason, the figure's height did not seem fixed, it was getting taller and shorter from shimmer to shimmer. In addition, it had more than one face...appearing one at a time from one side to the next. It was a beautiful ghostly figure, but grotesque at the same time. "Granddaughters." said the voice again, it's voice sounding like many in one, shifting. "Who...are you?" Kasumi asked, finding her voice before the rest of the Neo Senshi. "We are from the Silver Millennium. We are the souls of the mother of your mother." said the being. "We have sacrificed everything so that you may stay alive to carry the line of the Sailor Senshi." "The Silver Millennium was destroyed for us?" Karei whispered incredulously, her mind flashing to history lessons when they learned of the massive destruction of the Silver Millennium, the time of peace. It was for them? The being did not answer her question. "You must defeat the daughter of Selestia and her kingdom. From its ruins, you must build a new kingdom, just as Queen Selenity built the Silver Millennium on the ashes of the Golden Millennium." said the being, "How do we do this?" Kasumi asked it. "With the Talismen. The Neo Outer Senshi already have theirs, but you do not have yours. Take care of these Talismen." said the voice, as the shape began to fade out. "Never forget how important you are to the team, how important you are that we sacrificed the Silver Millennium...for you." said the figure, a face had shifted and was staring directly at Aiko. "Mother?" Aiko whispered, stunned at the remarkable coincidence in appearance. It smiled gently at her before it shifted into another face as the whole being faded out of existence. Then there was Silence. Moments later, auras appeared around the Neo Inner Senshi and Seishi, in their hands appeared their respective talismen. For Kasumi, a blue sensu, "The Kourinosensu." she whispered, the words forming on her lips. For Karei, a pair of red bracelets appeared around her wrists, she stared at them in amazement as the words, "Shinka." fell from her lips. A golden ring appeared around Aiko's ring-finger, "The Kinwa." she murmured. For Ryuu, a large emerald appeared in his hands, "Ryuunome..." he whispered, noting that the gem resembled an eye. Lastly, a small black book appeared in Seishi's hands with the words "Shinohon" printed on it in red. Auras then appeared around the Neo Outer Senshi as all Neo Senshi were all lifted into the air. Instantly wings appeared on the backs of the Neo Senshi as their clothes melted away. Aiko's back held wings of gold, while Karei had wings of fire. Ryuu had shining white wings of light, while Megami had flowing wings of water. Himeko had wings gold which flowed like air and Yoake had mauve wings which flowed in a similar fashion to Himeko's. Kasumi and Seishi's wings were like those during their battle, made of ice and shadows respectively. Instictively, and in unison, the Neo Senshi unfurled their wings and brought them back to their bodies, their wings disappeared in a shimmer of dust and glitter. In unison, the Neo Sailor Senshi shouted together, "Neo Princess Power, MAKE UP!" A wave of light washed over the Sailor Senshi as they were all dressed in their sailorfuku. Not many things changed, except their tiara's disappeared and in its place on their foreheads was their respective planetary signs. In addition, their skirts had an added white tier underneath their colored skirt and colored jewels appeared on the bands of their gloves. [Note: Like the little jewels on Eternal Sailormoon's gloves, their new fuku basically look like the Princess form in the manga, without the round sleeves. They still have extra long bows like they had in their normal Neo form.] Not to be forgotten, a wave of light washed over the Star Senshi and they were dressed in their sailorfuku as well, though they weren't powered up. The funnel of light began to fade away. Neo Princess Sailormercury brought her hands up to her temples for a moment, then looked back down at her hands, "I feel stronger." she whispered, "Strong enough to fight the Solar Guardians?" Neo Princess Sailoruranus asked. Neo Mercury looked up, sure enough, the Solar Guardians were armed with their swords and ready to fight. Their faces looked determined, but in their eyes it showed they were fearful. "It won't be difficult to defeat them." Sailorwinterstar said matter-of-factly, staring hard at Hinoiri and Hinode. "One of you could easily kill them both." "We won't go without a fight!" Hinode shouted, moving into a fighting stance. "De-chan, Iri-chan....please, just give up. You know you can't win. Don't you know that Solana has become corrupt? You see the way she treats Prince Trent-sama..." Autumnstar said quietly, Hinoiri was her best friend. She knew that she wasn't evil, just very loyal. Autumn could tell by the look in Hinoiri's eyes that she didn't want to fight. Hinoiri looked back into her best friends eyes and saw honesty. She thought of Prince Trent and her heart nearly broke. How she loved him. "It's true, Hinode. Solana-sama has become corrupt. It isn't right, what we're doing." Hinoiri whispered, dropping her golden rapier to the floor. Hinode looked at her sister in shock, "Hinoiri..." "Guardian Hinode, we can help you." Neo Mars said, her face full of serenity. Hinode stared at Neo Mars, her eyes wild as she looked from her sister, to the Star Senshi, to the Neo Sailor Senshi. "NO! I will not become weak! I will fight for Solana to the end," she shouted whirling to face Sailorsummerstar, "I shall prove my allegiance, starting with you!" she screamed, charging towards her bestfriend with her rapier. "NO! HINODE!" Hinoiri cried, quickly jumping to protect Summerstar. Hinode dropped her sword, inches away from striking. She would never harm her sister. "Why? Why have you become weak?" Hinode asked in frustration, tears pouring out of her eyes, "We must do our duty..." "Hinode, Onee-san [Big Sister], we shouldn't be doing Solana's evil work. We should be helping her rid of the evil stain in her heart." Hinoiri whispered. Hinode looked at Hinoiri for a moment, she saw Hinoiri's love and respect for her in those eyes and Hinode finally realized what Hinoiri was saying. "Yes..." Hinode whispered, "Yes, Hinoiri...you're right." She stood up and backed away from Hinoiri and Summerstar. "Hinode.." Hinoiri whispered, her eyes welling with tears of happiness. She reached forward to touch a tear on her sister's face, when she stopped in mid-air. Her face contorted to a look of pain and fear, "Hi..no..node.." she choked. Hinode's eyes widened in horror as she looked down, Hinoiri was grasping at a golden arrow which had been fired directly at her heart. "HINOIRI!" Hinode screamed, catching her sister from falling. "Solana!" Neo Princess Sailorsaturn shouted, the Silence Glaive appearing in her hands. Solana walked towards them, a bow in her hands and a quiver of arrows strapped to her back. "Weak fool." Solana spat. Hinode stared at Solana and then back at her sister, "Hinode...don't fight...you must not fight, you'll die." Hinoiri whispered. "Hinoiri...no..." Hinode whispered, "Saturn, help her!" Neo Neptune cried, Neo Sailorsaturn stared at Megami, then looked to Hinode and Hinoiri for a moment. Doing nothing, returned back to Solana. "WHY!" Neptune screamed, "Why won't you?!" "No...don't..." Hinode whispered as tears streamed down her face. "Autumnstar...please tell Prince Trent that...I loved him..." Hinoiri murmured as her breathing became shallow. "SAVE HER!!" Neo Neptune screamed again, but her cries were in vain as Hinoiri's chest rose with breath for the very last time. "Hinoiri..." Hinode whispered, closing her eyes and burying her face in her sister's hair, "Don't you see? She's finally free!" she sobbed, "She's no longer anyone's slave... she's free...It's what she wanted." Hinode lifted her face and looked down at her sister, she gently brought down Hinoiri's eyelids with her fingers. Brushing away a strand of hair, she kissed her dead sister's forehead. My dear, gentle little sister. The sun has set for you, lend me your power so that I may defeat Solana. ***** "Solana, I will not forgive you for this!" Sailorsummerstar screamed, a burning orange aura surrounded her as she walked towards the smirking Queen. "There is very little you can do about it, Summer-chan. Your power is nothing against the Golden Key." Solana snickered. The bow and quiver instantly disappeared and in her hands appeared a beautiful golden staff, she thrust it high into the air and shouted, "Bless these Golden Knights with the Protection of Sol and the Strength of Apollo." A wave of golden light washed over the room as hundreds of Golden Knights appeared from the walls. "Destroy these birds." Solana commanded, vanishing moments later into thin air. "There are so many of them..." Neo Sailor V whispered, "Pick a side and fire." Neo Sailormercury commanded. Suddenly, as if some sort of button was pushed, all the Golden Knights charged forward. Neo Sailormercury held out her right hand, a beautiful blue sensu appeared in it, "Mercury Silver...." she began as she flicked it open with her wrist and bowed as if doing a traditional fan dance. Silver light surrounded Neo Sailormercury and flew towards the direction the sensu was aimed at, the light behaved as if it were water and splashed on several of the Golden Knights, freezing them instantly, "SANTIFICATION!" she shouted, the frozen Knights instantly burst into tiny bits of ice and dust. "Mars Red Phoenix!" Neo Sailormars cried, the bracelets on her wrists shining as she concentrated deeply, a red aura rose from her body and took the shape of a great bird made of fire and flew towards a group of charging Golden Knights leaving a trail of fire to mark its flight as it engulfed the Knights in flames. "They keep coming!" Neo Sailoruranus cried as she lifted the Space Sword into the air for the second time and shouted, "Uranus Ascending Wind!" an intense blast of wind sent the Knight tumbling into the trail of fire left by the Red Phoenix. "They aren't human." Neo Sailorsaturn said quietly as she jumped into the air to dodge a Golden Knight who also fell into trail of fire. "She's right, they're just drones." Neo Sailor V in frustration as she kicked one of the Golden Knights in the abdomen sending him reeling. "I thought she blessed these guys..." Jupiter Kamen commented as he skillfully stabbed one of the Golden Knights through the chest, sure enough, there was no blood. Just a body that fell lifelessly to the floor. "This room needs to be purified." Neo Sailorsaturn murmured, the Shinohon opened on its own in the middle, the words lifted off of the page and hovered momentarily into the air. Neo Saturn chanted words under her breath with closed eyes, "Saturn Silent Apocalypse!" she shouted as she opened her eyes, the sign of Saturn flashed on her forehead. A sweeping shockwave of purple energy radiated from her and eradicated the Golden Knights, the cages, everything in the room--leaving the stunned Neo Sailor Senshi and the Star Senshi alone in a quiet, barren room. "Seishi..." Jupiter Kamen whispered, almost dropping his sword. The sheer strength of the attack was amazing. The fact it cleared the room of everything except themselves and the walls--it was horrific and fantastic at the same time. They had almost forgotten how dangerous her powers could be. Neo Sailoruranus looked down at her arm and touched it to make sure she was still there, "How..." "Daughter of Suisei, Daughter of Kasei, Daughter of Kinsei..." Neo Sailormercury whispered, she had been standing close enough to Neo Sailorsaturn to hear what she was chanting before the attack, "She was listing off the people not to...'purify.'" "Let's not dwell on Neo Sailorsaturn's attack, we must find Solana." Hinode cried already running towards the door. The Senshi followed as she skillfully lead them through a series of tunnels and passageways towards the throneroom. "Not so fast, traitor." said a voice from behind the group. Hinode stopped and turned, it was the Golden Knight Kazuo...and a hostage. "Sailor V!!" Neo Sailormars shrieked, "Aiko!" Neo Uranus cried at the same time. Kazuo smiled coldly at the girls and brought the blade of his sword closer to her neck. "I shall kill this girl if any of you move. I won't let you harm Solana. If you dare lay a hand on the Queen, this girl shall die." Kazuo said. Then he and Neo Sailor V vanished into thin air. * * * * * "Ah, the child of the planet Venus." Solana smiled, holding Neo Sailor V's chin steady so she had to look upon the face of the Queen. "Or shall I simply just call you Aiko? You aren't fit to be a Sailor Senshi." Solana smirked, turning away from Neo V and reclining in her throne. "How dare you say such a thing to me," Neo Sailor V demanded, "You are not fit to be the sister of Stella and Selenity!" Solana's eyes darkened as she stood back up and walked towards V again, her cold hand digging into V's skin as she grabbed Neo V's throat, "They are not my sisters. Selenity was a false inheritor to my throne, and her daughter's kingdom is also a farce." Solana said coldly. "Perhaps if you had not run away from this Solar System, you could have been co-ruling it with her now." Neo V replied defiantly. Solana slapped her in the face, "Who are you to tell me how I should have acted? You are a mere bird." she laughed, moving back to her throne. "Look at you, dressed so differently as the other Neo Senshi. Does it make you feel better to be a little deviant?" she asked coolly. "I...I just..." V stammered, she wasn't able to find a reason for refusing to take the role of Neo Sailorvenus--nothing that didn't sound petty, that is. "You who have a weak heart and mind." Solana laughed, "Nothing but a pathetic, weak, fool who lives the life of her mother, another weak fool." "My mother has nothing to do with this!" Neo Sailor V cried, "Oh, doesn't she?" Solana asked raising her eyebrow, "Then why is it you choose to transform yourself into the image of her? Can't you be your own person rather than being someone else?" "What about you! You look exactly like Queen Selestia did, I have seen paintings." Neo V argued. Solana laughed again, "Dear little child, my resemblence to my mother is purely...how you say it, genetic. Not to mention the fact that it is a great honor to look like my mother, while you...you, my dear..." she began and then laughed harder. Neo Sailor V's eyes darkened, "My darling child, don't you want to be someone important? Don't you want to be as strong as Neo Sailorsaturn and Neo Sailormercury?" Solana asked seriously, "Yes, however.." V answered, "Don't you wish that you were more than just an average Sailor Senshi?" Solana said, cutting Neo V off. "I..do...but..." "Wouldn't you like to be so beautiful that you were irresistable to men, such as your friends Neo Sailormars and Neo Sailorneptune?" "I..." "Does your soul not yearn to be loved by many such as your cousin, Neo Uranus, and her friend Neo Pluto and also the boy Jupiter Kamen?" "No! No it doesn't!" But it did. "Don't try to deny it, Aiko. You wish you were someone else, which is why you created this identity for yourself. So you could escape and be the beautiful, the loved, the popular, Sailor V--so you could be your mother. Beacuse the real you is too weak. Because you HATE yourself!" "It's not true, it's not true, it's not true!" Neo Sailor V began screaming through her tears. She crumpled to the floor and pounded it with her fists, repeating the same words over and over again. Solana moved away and smiled gently. Raising her hands to the air, she whispered words and Neo Sailor V turned into a statue where she lay. From the shadows, two Golden Knights appeared and picked the statue up and set it beside Princess Shizuki's statue. Solana smiled slightly and turned to Kazuo who watched the entire scene in delight, "Who is next, my beloved?" * * * * * "We can't just stay here!" Hinode exclaimed in exasperation, "Solana must be stopped before all of you are destroyed...and before Earth is given to the Tau Ceti system as tribute." she added quietly. "Before WHAT?" Neo Sailoruranus repeated, "It was the prophecy." Neo Sailorsaturn said quietly, "Before Lady 9 died, she warned us it would not be the last time Tau Ceti would try for Earth." "Yes, I believe her exact words were 'when Earth becomes peaceful, your ultimate fate will be destruction..'" Neo Sailormercury added, "I see why Neo Uranus has become so emotional. At first this was a battle to stop Solana, but now it's to save the Earth and the rest of the System. It's a bit more serious than before." Neo Sailorpluto commented. "Then we have to stop sitting here. Forget what Kazuo said, we must find Solana." Neo Mercury said. "But...what about Neo Sailor V? She could be killed..." Neo Mars began, Sailorsaturn shot her a dark look, the Silence Glaive appearing in her hands, "What is the life of one to the lives of billions?" | | | | | | | \./ ************************************** BONUS! ************************************** More fun stuff dealing with the names :) Sailorspringstar Hoshino Harumi = Spring Beauty of the Star Sailorsummerstar Hoshino Natsumi = Summer Beauty of the Star Sailorautumnstar Hoshino Akimi = Autumn Beauty of the Star Sailorwinterstar Hoshino Fuyumi = Winter Beauty of the Star The fun of it is that I do believe they are all real names. :D Originally, they were gunna be 'ko' Natsuko, Akiko, but Haruko was too confusing...(once again, all real names) Then I was gunna do Miharu, Minatsu, Miaki, and Mifuyu...but all those names except for Miharu are really ugly. Then there was the ever popular 'yo' But Fuyuyo is ODD. Then lastly, I pondered 'e' Harue, Natsue, Akie, and Fuyue, but I didnt like that...so I kept with 'mi' I bet you didn't care at all. Let's see, one last thing. Hinode means Sun Rise and is pronounced Hino-de Hinoiri means Sun Set and is pronounced Hino-iri, not Hinoy-ri.. ^_^;