Anna Kain is a tough, streetsmart girl with little patience for nonsense and those who would repress freedom of expression andnew ideas. She loves her charges heart and soul, and does everything she can to protect them and teach them to fight so that when the final battle comes, they'll be ready. Anna enjoys practicing several different martial arts and is fluent in several different languages - an ability that comes in handy once the girls start filtering into Tokyo from all ends of the earth; not all of them speak English or Japanese - and absolutely loves critiquing the artistic endeavors of her two doodlers - ink painter, Kuro, and sketch/watercolor artist, Andi.
Anna, as Sailoretherios, is an advisor to the Senshi that she and her sister represent. As advisors on their former homeworld, the two girls had no identity of their own, but were identified by those whom they represented. They remained in shadow, aiding their team when needed, teaching the Sailor Soldiers what they needed to know. In all other facets of life, they did not exist. Period. This life here on Earth with no memory of their former life has given each girl a sense of self that they never before had. It has also changed how Anna views this fight. No more is she going to allow herself to stand on the sidelines. She throws herself into each and every battle, has created her own attacks powered by her own psyche, and together with her sister is an unstoppable force for good in the universe.
WARNING: The story of Etherios' origin is directly tied to her life on earth in present day. Spoilers may and likely are present; proceed at own risk. As with the awakening, this is taken word for word from the Sailormoon Vengeance chronicle itself.
Twin sisters of twin moons stood on the plain overlooking the capital city on the world of Mendhai. The moon's orbit brought it so close that sometimes Sailoretherios wondered if she could reach out and touch it. "Did we fail them?" she asked, the heartbreak clear in her eyes. With the fall of each of her girls, the dark-skinned advisor Senshi had felt a little of herself die.
Her sister, ambassador and avatar of Mendhai's second moon, Sailorluminatia, shook her head. "No, Xian. We didn't...we did everything we could have done to prepare them. What they've done...has been their choice. Based on what they've learned."
"But...Chiei...they're all DEAD. How can we not be responsible?"
'Your sister is right, Sailoretherios. The both of you have fulfilled your duties. Your charges made the decisions they could based on what you taught them...and they are not dead, but only sleep.' The voice had come from the heavens, and both Senshi dropped to one knee, knowing they were speaking with none other than the father-God, Irrin. 'And you must sleep as well, for your charges will need your aid when they awaken on their new world.'
"New world?" Sailorluminatia echoed, dazed. "What do you mean, Most Holy?"
There was a smile in Irrin's gentle voice when he replied. 'My children have pled most eloquently for their warriors to rise again...and with the help of our Lady Fate, I have complied with their plea. A world far from our own star...a world where Chikatte can gain the most power...that is where I have sent them. And you both must go as well, to give guidance and love again, as you have done in countless lives. Sleep, my daughters...one day you'll understand.'
Both Senshi fell to the ground, their souls in stasis for the time it would take to send them to Earth's future...to their future...
Where Sailorsenshi would need teaching, and people would need protecting.
To teach...
To hope...
To Earth.
WARNING: The story of Etherios' awakening is taken word for word from the Sailormoon Vengeance chronicle itself; spoilers might be included, but if so, they are small in number and importance.
"Anna. Wake up."
Anna Kain mumbled sleepily and turned over onto her stomach, batting at her sister's hands. She stopped when her fingers closed around Karen's wrist and realized the girl was trembling. Anna promptly sat up, all traces of sleep gone from her face. "What, Karen? What is it?"
Karen sat down. Her chocolate-colored skin was pale, and her unnatural, white-blue eyes were wide and fearful. "I just had the most horrible dream," she said.
Her twin frowned. "What was it about?"
"It was so strange...there were these people...a-another world..." Karen rubbed one hand over her face, trying to remember. Anna noticed then that she'd suffered from a cold sweat during her dream. "Such pain...people were dying all over. And...I felt...guilty? Like I should have been able to stop it?"
Anna frowned. "You gonna be okay?" She didn't like seeing her sister like this. Karen was strong, she didn't usually break down like that.
Karen nodded. "I will, Anna. It was just..." she looked up. "Everything felt so familiar. Like I knew who all those people...soldiers...who they were. Like it was on the tip of my tongue. I could swear I almost knew their names. Like you did too."
Anna blinked. "Groovy," she murmured. She tilted her head to one side, seeing the anguished look still on Karen's face, and sighed. "Come here," she said, and pulled her twin sister in for a tight embrace. The girl curled up at Anna's side, arms slipping around her waist. "It'll be okay. You can stay in here with me tonight if you'd like."
Karen sat up, making a face at her. "What am I, three?" She snorted. "Get a grip. Like I'm going to sleep with my suddenly lesbo sister."
"Ah, shaddup," Anna growled, thumping Karen with her pillow. "Leave it to the bonehead to take a nice gesture and perv it up."
Karen laughed, and threw her sister in a headlock, delivering a sound, humiliating noogie to the top of Anna's head.
Anna flailed, squealing loudly. "Karen! Get off!"
Karen let go, laughing, and stood. "I feel better...thanks, Anna. Goodnight."
Anna watched her leave the room and smiled, shaking her head wryly before lying back down to sleep. No sooner had she closed her eyes than she found herself whisked away from her bed and standing on a battered, scorched plain. As far as the eye could see there was carnage. Broken bodies littered the plain, smoking rubble everywhere all that was left of what had obviously once been a proud world.
A figure flickered into being beside her. A tall woman with vibrant, flowing blue hair surveyed the wreckage. Her black eyes, flecked with gold, were sad beyond measure, and Anna's heart wrenched. 'It wasn't supposed to happen this way,' the woman stated sadly. Anna noted almost absently that her lips didn't move as she spoke; the words seemed to move past Anna's ears and head straight for her mind. 'Our girls...our hope...destroyed.'
Another figure shimmered into being. An impossibly tall man with brilliant, flowing white hair and palest green eyes placed a hand on the shoulder of the azure-haired woman. 'We have hope still. They'll awaken to their power, Zirriph.'
'It breaks my heart, Salmadh,' replied the one called Zirriph, crumpling into the other's arms.
More figures, tall and short, a rainbow of auras glowing about them, came into being on the charred ground, gazing sorrowfully around at the wreckage. One, a hawk-nosed man with almond-shaped, ruby eyes, turned to Anna, seeming to be the first one to notice she was there. "You must awaken. There's no more time...Chaos comes. And if you don't awaken, if you don't reach out and take hold of your destiny, Chaos will make your world...like this." He gestured expansively out at the wreckage. "Your Earth will die...you must awaken them. Those you have sworn to protect through countless lives...they must be called to their destinies. Even now...they journey to the city called Tokyo. You, Xian...and your sister Advisor, Chiei...please remember. We Gods can do nothing without the aid of our vessels. And if they do not awaken, we are powerless and will remain founders of a dead star. Please. We beg you."
The scene before her went black.
Anna shot upright with a cry, finding herself trembling, the sheets dampened by her sweat and twisted around herself. "Tokyo..." She shot out of bed, darting into her sister's room as a new awareness, new power, new destiny filtered into her mind, and shot into her sister's room, shaking her awake. "Karen. I know what it meant. Get dressed and pack. We have to go to Tokyo."
Name :: Anna Kain Meaning :: Gracious Craftsman Gender :: Female Height :: 5'8" Eyes :: Pale blue; almost white Hair :: Black, worn short Birthday :: March 15 Age :: 24 Sign :: Pisces Blood type :: A Favorite Food :: Americanized Chinese Least Favorite Food :: Americanized Italian Favorite Gemstone :: Peridot Goals :: Keeping her Senshi alive, teaching martial arts Strengths :: Martial arts - Anna often spars with Keila, Andi, and Kassie, to help them keep their skills polished. Supporting her girls, fortitude, support, optimism, has a good eye for art, languages Weaknesses :: Frustration; Anna is often a little bitter about the fact that she and her twin are allowed no separate life from the Sailors they are in charge of. This anger, she generally directs toward the enemy, but she has a bad habit of being a little harsh with the girls on occasion when her temper gets the better of her. She clashes quite frequently with Kuro, Sailoriridan, just because the pair is so similar. Hobbies :: Martial arts, constructive critiques of both Kuro's ink painting and Andi's obssessive compulsive pencil sketching and watercolor painting. Family :: Twin sister, Karen
Advisor Name :: Xian Name Meaning :: Shadow [Appendix A] Moon :: Etheri [Appendix B] Senshi Name :: Sailoretherios Name Origin :: Avatar of the Etheri moon. [Appendix C] Colors :: Yellow, Green, White Guide :: None Weapon :: Kiraniche, "Night-sabre" [Appendix D] Collar :: White Tiara :: Gold Tiara Gem :: Yellow Earrings :: Yellow star gems Choker :: White, gold star in center Brooch :: Yellow star crystal Gloves :: Fingerless, green, go to a point between index and middle fingers Bodice :: White, strapless, connects to collar from brooch Skirt :: White Skirt bows :: None Shoes :: Yellow, laceup to mid-thigh Henshin Mantra :: Starshine and Moonglow, Eternal Silouhette! Power Realm :: Night, with powers coming from the stars and moon Power Counter :: Sunlight, day Sunset Star Flame! :: This is a very specifically-honed attack and can only take place in the small window during sunset and moonrise, when the first star of the evening shows through the sun's light. The power of that star's light is then drawn into the sabre Etherios wields, creating a wall of flame around the blade of the sword. That fire can be channeled into just about any shape or direction Etherios chooses, and sears away anything it touches. Non-standard level Senshi attack. Moonshadow Strike! :: Once the moon has risen, Etherios can draw on the power of not only the moon's light but the shadows cast by the moon itself to give her power. This attack doesn't have a physical form so much as is brings extra power to each of Etherios' consecutive attacks. Standard-level Senshi attack. Nightwind Terror! :: Uses the enemy's own fear and the darkness of the night to bring their worst fears to life. Works very well in tandem with Sailoriridan's "Starshadow Serenade". Opening Theme :: "I'm Still Here" Vertical Horizon Image song :: "Runaway" Linkin Park Dance Club Mix :: "Lost Complex" Iceman Memory Retrieval Mix :: "Supporting Me" F. Kumatani, H. Tani Romance Mix :: N/A Background Mix [happy] :: "Faith of the Heart" Russell Watson Henshin Mix :: "Rhythm & Balance" F. Kumatani, H. Tani Evil Mix :: "Devil's Trill Sonata" Vanessa Mae [Yami No Matsuei] Fight Mix :: "Lies" Evanescence Angst Mix :: "Turn Around" ["Bright Eyes"] Bonnie Tyler Death Mix :: "When I Look To The Sky" Train Heartbreak Mix :: "Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Background Mix 2 [sorrow] :: "Sadness Forever" Kaoru Wada Fight Mix 2 :: "Supernova Goes Pop" Powerman 5000 Angst Mix 2 :: "Foolish Games" Jewel Sorrow Mix :: "Long Way From Home" David Lanz Fight Mix 3 :: "Firestarter" Prodigy Evil Mix 2 :: "Break Me Shake Me" Savage Garden Fight Mix 4 :: "When Worlds Collide" Powerman 5000 Background Mix 3 [tense] :: "My Last Breath" Evanescence Final Fight Mix [end] :: "Viva Forever" The Spice Girls Aftermath :: "Full of Grace" Sarah McLachlan Closing Theme :: "Calling All Angels" Train Appendix A - Xian - "Shadow" :: In keeping with tradtion concerning the Advisors to the Mendhaian Senshi, any name given to the child that will grow up to be an advisor must be a name that means "shadow", "shade", "unseen", or the like. As such, the current Sailoretherios is named Xian, a Mendhaian word that means "shadow". Like her powers that stem from the night, the girl herself must be a shadow. The purpose of the Advisor Senshi's existance is to teach and guide the protector Senshi through their training and awakening to power, while remaining unseen and taking no credit for the work involved. In fact, the job itself is known to exist only by very few people. The one small settlement on the moon of Etheri is dedicated to keeping this Advisor Senshi a secret from the rest of the worlds. [top] Appendix B - Etheri :: Etheri is the closer of the two moons that circle the planet of Mendhai. It comes so close during every other orbit [it circles the planet twice per day in a very rapid orbit] that one can actually see the capital city of Mendhai from the surface of Etheri. Etheri claims one settlement, a colony dedicated since the first Mendhaian princess a million years ago, to the keeping secret of one of two advisors for the system's Sailor Senshi, one Sailoretherios, to guide, protect, and teach the young women until they come of age and are given into their full power. At which point, the Advisor ceases to exist in the eyes of the living, becoming a shadow to guide and watch over the Senshi and lend aid in time of crisis. [top] Appendix C - Sailoretherios :: The word "Etherios" means, simply, "of Etheri", or "belonging to Etheri". This name was chosen to strip any further identity from the Advisor Senshi. This may seem cruel until one considers that the Advisor Senshi, in order to maintain their roles of protection until the Protector Senshi come into their power, must therefore be given an enormous amount of power to watch over these girls. Hence, each senshi is given one realm; Sailoretherios, the powers of Night, Sailorluminatia, the powers of Day. [top] Appendix D - Kiraniche, "Night-sabre" :: Kiraniche [pronounced "kih-rah-nee-shay"], the blade wielded by Sailoretherios, is the weapon given to each Advisor Senshi from the moon Etheri. The word translates to "Night-sabre", and the blade is a channel, a sort of amplifier for Sailoretherios' powers. Technically, the Advisor Senshi have no specific, worded attacks. This current Sailoretherios, however, carries a bit of a rebellious streak, and has managed to somehow avoid the edict from both the Gods and the Mendhaian crown, and has formed the ability to perform specific attacks with the aid of the Kiraniche, something never before heard of among all the legends and histories kept on the moon of Etheri. [top]