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Taa, fairies die much like Umiki did, they just burst into their element and disappear, but they typically die of old age not painfully like Umiki did. The sacred places connect to Essence CHuwa because they were the original places that the princess were born at before it was closed off to the public and princesses began to be born with other fairies. The Bud is the only bud on the entire tree that holds the grass fairies' shrine, it is always a bud unless Essence Chuwa comes to speak through it and then it blooms.
Mizume and Rihito were walking along in the garden as everyone waited for Hanadaru to come back. Mizume knew her older sisters were around the garden as well along with the other mystical beings with them. As they rounded the next corner, Mizume could feel the water far below them start to shake. She froze at the odd phenominon.
"Mizume?" Rihito wondered, taking a step back to his girlfriend as she stared at the ground. A grass fairy near them also froze at the small tremors far below them. Mizume suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest and fell to the ground. She could feel the water in the underground caverns far below the Earth's surface shake like a rampant tsunami. "Mizume!"
Mizume could barely hear Rihito's call as she felt the water's cry for help. Without realizing it, Mizume transformed into her princess form and began to mumbled her song. The water below cried out to her as it sensed her presence above it. Mizume clutched at her head in desperation, the pain in it slowly getting worse as the shaking increased. She was so focused on helping the trapped water that she yet to realize that the ground was now shaking at their level, causing everyone to fall to the ground. Nearby trees began to crack and crash to the ground with thunderous roars. Many of the grass fairies cried out in pain to match the dieing plants around them. Mizume could feel the light from her older sisters as they stood over her in their princess forms, both watching closely to see where their enemy was coming from. An extremely powerful tremor came along, causing the standing fairies to drop to their knees.
"I don't see how Umiki could have been weak enough to die at the hands of you princesses," a familiar laugh could be heard from above them. Everyone managed to look up and see a deep brown man floating above them. The mermaids, Tainetsu, and Mizume recognized the man to be Fugore, the demon of the earth. The man looked around quickly before a frown appeared on his face. "I do not see the baby princess that holds my ring. Do not tell me that she is so young to still be taking naps."
"We would never give you her!" the princesses heard a male voice yell. There was a flash of green and the sound of the clash of metal on rock could be heard. They all watched on as Kenji used a sword to try to fight off Fugore, who seemed to have an arm made of solid rock.
"Oh, so a little grass fairy thinks he can be a knight for the princess? How cute," Fugore chuckled, easily throwing Kenji away with a swipe of his arm. The grass fairy flew back from the force of the rock arm, but was caught in someone's arms. He looked up to see a man he had never seen before.
"Good job Cho!" Kenji heard Hanadaru's voice cry out. Kenji looked around to see Hanadaru flying towards them on the back of a giant butterfly. The boy was shocked at the sight of the animal. "Let's go Chou!"
Kenji watched from the man's arms as the yellow butterfly flew by Fugore and Hanadaru jumped off to stand in the air in front of the man.
"There you are, little princess," Fugore chuckled, stretching out his hand. "Won't you give me your ring?"
"Will you leave us alone?" Hanadaru asked him, her words harsher than any of them could have imagined coming from the sweet girl. Fugore thought for a moment before he smiled a nodded his consent. Hanadaru reached for her ring.
"No! Don't do it!" Kenji yelled, beginning to thrash about in Cho's arms. "Don't listen to him Hanadaru!"
"Hush," Cho whispered to the boy, restraining him. Kenji looked up the man, surprised by his strength. "Believe in Miss Hanadaru's power."
Fugore smiled once Hanadaru touched her ring with her other hand, it looking like she was about to pull it from her finger.
"This ring," Hanadaru murmured. Fugore's face fell slightly at her words. Hanadaru looked up at him with hard emeralds for eyes. "This ring was given to me by my people along with the blessing from Essence Chuwa-sama! I will not allow you to take it from me!"
Fugore growled and opened his mouth to sing. Hanadaru saw it coming and began singing her own lullaby.
The grass is swaying
as I sing this song,
full of life and love and
all we share!
Fugore gritted his teeth against the sudden pain coursing through his body. A soft green light came from Hanadaru's headset and soon enveloped her in its soft glow.
The flowers will grow, now sleep in their beauty, The trees will talk, just listen to them breathing!
Hanadaru seemed to grow more confident in her singing as she continued and the light from her headset grew. Mizume's head cleared of it's pain as the ground settled deep below them. She looked up at her younger sister with nothing, but pride her eyes.
So come lie with me
as we embrace in the sun
and listen to the plants
love and play!
The flowers will grow,
now sleep in their beauty,
The trees will talk,
just listen to them breathing!
The light from Hanadaru's headset grew more and more as she sang and soon it had even enveloped Fugore. The demon cursed under his breath as he started to feel the rough earth in him begin to settle and purify in the light. He had to get out of that light, but his body seemed to refuse to listen anymore as the princess sang her lullaby.
So let's sleep,
sleep the day away,
together with our plants.
Let's sleep.
The flowers will grow,
now sleep in their beauty,
The trees will talk,
just listen to them breathing!
Fugore gasped as his body broke apart into dust and he fell to the earth to join the soil in the garden. Hanadaru's light faded away as she landed by her sisters, all of them sitting and staring at her with pride in their eyes.
"You became so strong," Chisuta murmured, embracing the young fairy as she turned back to her normal self. Hanadaru smiled and hugged the light fairy back. Other fairies began to group around them with awe clear on their faces, all of them surprised at what their princess had accomplished. Hanadaru noticed Cho landing nearby and broke free from the crowd to run to him and Kenji.
"Thank you for saving him Cho," Hanadaru smiled at her gaurdian.
"Whatever you may wish for me, I will do, m'lady," Cho bowed deeply to the princess. Kenji looked back and forth between the princess and the man, a look of disbelief on his face.
"Are you okay Kenji?" Hanadaru asked him.
"Wha-?" Kenji stuttered, backing away from Hanadaru's smile. The princess' facce fell as her friend backed away. Kenji backed up and nearly toppled over when he ran into someone.
"Miss Hanadaru asked you a question, please answer it," a yellow woman smiled down at him, giving him a nudge back towards Hanadaru. Kenji took a hesitant step towards the princess, a slight blush on his face. Hanadaru looked at him expectantly.
"I-I'm fine, I didn't really get hit," Kenji shrugged, looking away from the princess' eager face. He heard her sigh and turned back to her to see a look o relief on her face.
"Good, I was scared you got hurt," Hanadaru murmured. She opened her eyes and smiled at him. "I don't think I could live with myself if something happened to you."
Kenji blushed at her words and backed away.
"Stupid crybaby!" he yelled as he turned and ran after her. The other princesses giggled as they watched the boy.
"What did I do wrong?" Hanadaru asked innocently, watching the boy run away. Her guardians shared a knowing look and smiled at their princess.
"Nothing, Miss," Cho answered as he and his twin hugged their new mistress.
"He is just young and can't express himself well," Chou explained to her mistress. Hanadaru looked back and forth between her new guardians with a confused look.
Yay! Hanadaru has powered up! And she has her guardians now! So exiting! Please review what you think!
