This is a dark post-series stories story whose premise is: "What if Mikoto defeated Miyu?"
If you're not familiar with the series, a lot of this may be quite confusing. Some names are borrowed from Mai Otome but the fic is set in the Mai HiME universe with the Mai HiME characters. Most of the characters will be about five years older here so expect them to be a little more grownup than what you encountered in the series.
Twisted HiME - Prologue
by Mara S. S.
They called her the Crystal Princess, the wife of the Obsidian Lord who brought the world to a new era. The Crystal Princess was venerated like a godess for having the strength and wisdom to bring to fruition the Obsidian Lord's revolution.
But in whispered conversations and in the silence of their hearts, they called her the Twisted Hime. The source of the Obisdian Lord's great power that allowed him to bring the rest of the world to its knees.
Most of the world was under the Obsidian Lord's control. There was nothing you could do and there was nothing you could say that his police and spies could not report. The military was perepetually on alert, ostensibly agains the terrorists who threatened the peace.
Some argued that these were peaceful times where famine and disease was controlled. It was left unsaid that this was thanks to the Obsidian Lord's choke hold around the rest of the world.
The Crystal Princess was not the only HiME of course, simply the winner of the Festival. There were twelve other HiMEs who participated in that gruesome Festival five years ago that decided the fate of the world.
Four of the HiMEs died in the Festival and were now honored as martyrs to the cause. Seven were rebel leaders, the most wanted terrorists in the post-Revolution era. The last HiME you never mentioned, not even to those you trust the most. The Obsidian Lord was always watching. Who knows where a stray word may get you in trouble? Not much was known about her, only that she was the last among the HiME's to fall.
Some said she was defeated by the Crystal Princess but if so, why were there only eleven Pillars in the blessed land of Fuuka? Others said she killed herself but, no one could ever answer why. Yet others maintained that she had gone into hiding and was simply biding her time.
Regardless of what had happened to the last HiME, she was a thing of the past. It was the seven rebels you had to be careful of. Yes, five years after the Festival there were still a few countries free of the Obsidan Lord's influence... But that could soon changeā¦
TBC
Disclaimer: Mai HiME belongs to Sunrise.
