Ch. 1: Moving On

Princess Truth or Dare II

Disclaimer:
Princess Resurrection is owned by Yasunori Mitsunaga

Hello, and welcome to a new Princess Resurrection fanfic. Whoa…I just upload a new one and now comes another…

Well, this popped in after one reviewer asks if I could make a sequel to my previous fanfic, Princess Truth or Dare, and while I told her via PM that there won't be a sequel given that it was a CLOSED BOOK, I thought about it for three weeks, and an idea popped into my head, and decided to give it a try as I might attract new fans who enjoyed my previous fic's version.

To give this fic a new start, I think of some ways until re-reading the final arc of the manga, and while the ending was somewhat of an anti-climax, the manga's ending gave me the idea to come up with a plot device and decided to use it here, but I took the liberty of altering that ending to a degree so as to give meaning to the plot and how the characters would be portrayed after the events of the manga.

While the title may be similar to my previous version, it will be quite different as there will be some twists which may put Hime and the gang in a situation where they would be given a choice whether to comply or risk getting into…a situation.

Well, enjoy!

Ch. 1: Ugoku

The Monster Kingdom.

The scene shifts at the palace where Sherwood is sitting on the throne, where the crown was slowly placed on her head, and she is proclaimed as the new ruler, having won the royal battle and thus ending the tournament. The residents proclaimed her and the soldiers knelt down to acknowledge her as their new ruler and are ready to follow her order and proclamations.

By then Sherwood made her first proclamation stating that the royal battle will be suspended until further notice as she reasoned that she would come up with a way to enforce it without having to sacrifice any future generations by killing one another, and this did not sit well with some of the royal advisers and they began to complain, which Sherwood expected this as she knows that they wanted to rid any potential rivals who do not suit their POLITICAL TASTES.

"We disagree!"

"That is not fair!"

"It has been the tradition of the Monster Kingdom!"

"You cannot abolish it!"

"We protest!"

"You are not worthy to lead us!"

"You are just a kid!"

"A brat!"

However, Sherwood uses her position to put the royal advisers in their places and reiterated that her decision is final, and thus the advisers were powerless to change her mind, as they were actually rooting for Sylvia to win the throne, but now they could not do anything about it.

However, one of the corrupt officials came and said that Hime and is still alive, claiming that he has detected her ROYAL POWERS, and said that the battle must continue, which some of Sherwood's allies said that it is not necessary as Sherwood is already proclaimed leader and that Hime is no longer viable to challenge for the throne, but the corrupt official insisted that Sherwood must duel with Hime to the death in order for her to fully claim the throne.

He even stated that he saw Sylvia is alive as well and orders Sherwood to kill her and Hime so that she can be ensured in claiming the throne.

However, Sherwood stated that since she is proclaimed the new ruler, there is no need for this as she told him that Hime is not interested in the battle and she has already decreed that the royal battle is suspended until she came up with an alternative way for the future generations to vie for the throne without killing one another.

But the corrupt official would not have it and threatened Sherwood that she can be expelled and for the throne to be vacated, but this only earned her ire as she is aware that the corrupt official intends to have Sylvia and Hime executed so that he get rid of Sherwood once she is assassinated, then he can usurp the throne and restart the royal battle, and there she told the official that he will be punished for threatening her, even though the corrupt official is defiant to the end.

"You dare threaten me?"

"You think you scare me? You are not worthy to take the throne! You refused to obey the rules so you must vacate the throne at once!"

"How dare you…"

"Well how dare you!"

"Guards…take him away…and punish him severely."

"Wh-what…hey!"

"Make sure he learns his lesson the hard way."

"No! I will not accept this! Let me go!"

The corrupt official stared in disbelief as the guards took him away, and he protested, saying that the rules are absolute and cannot be amended, but Sherwood told him she just did, as the old rules are obsolete and will soon introduce a way to fight for the throne without unnecessary killing, and that ruling will commence under her rule, yet the defiant official vowed that she will not have her way and will seek a means to remove her from the throne.

"You cannot stop me! I will make sure you are kicked out of the Monster Kingdom!"

"…"

"You hear me? You are unworthy to be the new ruler!"

"…"

"I'll see to it that you are executed for treason!"

"…"

"That I swear!"

"…"

As order is restored inside the kingdom, Sherwood mentally looked back at how she ended up becoming the winner of the royal battle and why Hime and Sylvia are said to have survived and booted out of the tournament without getting killed.

-FLASHBACK-

The scene shows that Hime and Sylvia are fighting in the astral plane, with the eldest princess slowly gaining the upper hand, and Hime herself is on the losing end, and Hiro tried his best to protect Hime even though he himself is also on the receiving end, and Sylvia enjoyed beating the younger boy up and tossed him aside, and yet he did not give up and she asks him why risk himself since he is just a toy to Hime, yet Hiro told her that aside from respecting Hime, he admitted that he love her, which Sylvia ended up laughing in amusement.

"What?"

"Yes…I love Hime and I will protect her!"

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

"?"

"That's the funniest rebuttal I ever heard!"

"…"

"You sure are a pitiful excuse for a blood warrior…"

"…"

Sylvia then told Hiro that she pitied him saying that Hime only accepts suitors who are of noble blood and aristocrats, and pointed out that Hiro is dispensable and an expendable, and Hime can rid him whenever she wants, and said that to Hime, Hiro is nothing more than a disposable garbage once she sees no further use of him.

Sherwood is also there, and she gritted her teeth at how lowly Sylvia can be, as she knows that Hime is not like that, and she knows that Sylvia is just playing mind games with Hiro so that she can beat him up, and told Hiro not to let Sylvia's words rile him up and have faith in Hime.

"Hiro!"

"Huh?"

"Don't let her rile you up!"

"…"

"Have faith in my onee-sama!"

"R-right…"

"Beat up Sylvia! She's just a weaseling swindler who only cheats her way out!"

"…"

Hime, on the hand, was quite displeased with Sylvia's choice of words, yet what Hiro is doing right now proved to be a factor as he distracted Sylvia enough to allow her to sneak behind her elder sister and grappled her, and a blinding flash of light erupted, and about a minute later, Hime, Hiro, Sherwood and Sylvia returned to the real world, and the two teen princesses appeared to be physically drained, as Hime used a technique to cancel out their PHOENIX ABILITIES, thus they are rendered powerless.

By then a representative from the Monster Kingdom arrived and assessed the situation, and there he inform everyone that Sherwood is declared the winner, and is proclaimed the new ruler of the Monster World.

The representative also said that Sylvia and Hime are spared as they are deemed DISQUALIFIED, thus they are free to go, much to Sherwood's relief, and there Sherwood prepared to leave for the Monster World, just as Reiri and Riza arrived, as they heard the announcement and are relieved to hear that Hime won't be executed.

-END FLASHBACK-

Sherwood then wondered what Hime is doing, as she is aware that she is still at Sasanaki City, in which she decreed that Hime can keep Flandre around, but at the same time, she is also worried about Hiro. Since Hime lost her PHOENIX ABILITY, she can no longer use her FLAME OF LIFE, thus Hiro is set to expire in an hour today (on Earth).

-x-

At Sasanaki City, the scene shifts at the mansion where Hiro is inside his room, laying on bed, as he sensed that his life is about to end. He knows that Hime can no longer use her FLAME OF LIFE to recharge him, and now he wondered how this would affect his elder sister as she is unaware about his situation. He can only wish that Hime would look after her as the Hiyorimi siblings have nowhere else to go and have no close relatives.

"Onee-chan…I hope Hime…will look after…her…"

By then Hime came in, and glanced at Hiro, who is only in his shorts, and she approached him as she noticed that he is close to expiring, and he weakly smiled a bit and requested to her to look after Sawawa for him once he is gone, though Hime just stared at him.

"…"

"Hime…"

"…"

"I guess…this is…"

"…"

"Please look after my elder sister…she…has nowhere else…to go…"

"…"

"And…I am glad…to…met you…"

As Hiro is bracing himself, knowing that he will be gone forever, he made a weak smile and told her that in spite of everything that has happened, he said to Hime that he love her. Hime stared at him and he assumes that it did not matter to her and as he closed his eyes, as he is about to expire, but Hime placed her finger on his chest, where her FLAME OF LIFE appeared and entered his body.

Hiro stared in shock as he felt that his body is slowly being recharged, and soon he is back to full health, and he sat up, very confused as he is sure that Hime no longer has that ability. She gave her infamous smirk and said that for reasons unknown, her PHOENIX ABILITY somewhat return, thus she can recharge Hiro again like the usual, and Hiro asks what would happen if the Monster Kingdom where to find out about this, yet Hime smirked as she said that Sherwood has taken care of that problem.

"Do not worry."

"Eh?"

"Sherwood has taken care of that."

"Really…? But…"

"You have nothing to worry about, Hiro."

"…"

"Now then…"

"Huh?"

Hiro was surprised, as he thought that he would die for good after her gamble with Sylvia left her powerless, and by then Hime asks Hiro what he said a while ago before she recharged him, and this caused Hiro to blush furiously. He felt ashamed as he feels like a fool for telling Hime about THAT, and there she uses her commanding tone to make him repeat what he told her a while ago, which Hiro slowly gave in to her whim.

"I order you. What did you say to me a while ago?"

"I…"

"…"

"I…"

"Well…?"

"I love you, Hime."

"…"

"…"

A blushing Hiro told Hime that he love her, and recalling what Sylvia said, he sensed that Hime would turn him down since he is just a blood warrior, and braces himself the moment she gives her answer, and seeing her neutral expression, he sensed that she would not reciprocate his feelings and he mentally resign to that fact.

But to his surprise, Hime leaned forward and slowly kissed him on the lips, and told him not to tell anyone about this, and Hiro blinked his eyes as he is baffled at this, confused whether she reciprocated his feelings or not.

To Be Continued...

Hope you liked this chapter, as this took place at the end of the manga, and yet this chapter ended in a rather good note, but this opens the possibility of a new situation despite that Sherwood is making adjustments at the Monster Kingdom.

While Sylvia appeared in a flashback scene, she is still part of this story, so expect her to appear in the next chapters…where she would play a role in the upcoming situation…

Preview:

Hime and the gang attempted to move on after Sherwood became the new ruler, and are making plans to take a vacation after a hard-fought battle.

Moreover, Sylvia will also make an appearance to show what she is doing after losing her PHOENIX ABILITY and what became of her servants…

See you in 3 to 4 weeks…