Okay! I've finished my violin RCM exam. I think I got AT LEAST somewhere between a 60-80. I was shaking from head to toe WAY too much during the test that I COMPLETELY forgot to add the crescendos, decrescendos, accents... EVERYTHING! Damn... I even messed up with my vibrato! I'm so ashamed of myself... I hate being shy...

Anyway... This is a revamped version of chapter 37. I wasn't satisfied with it, and every time I tried to write chapter 38, I ended up erasing the pages over and over again. So... hope you like this version, for those who read the original! But does this seem better?

I was rushing for this to get out, so forgive me for the typos or grammar problems!

From the drain, a sickly foam emerged, bubbling in the pool's water. Kanae didn't take notice of it, as she was swimming ahead of the foam. When her vision was finally polluted by its darkness, it was already too late. Her whole body was trapped by it, and she felt her strength drain away. Then it started to freeze in a temperature of negative 20.

"WHAT?" She tried her best to swim up to the surface, despite the lost strength, but a single hand grabbed her under. Dragging her near the drain, she turned to see who grabbed her with such force! When she did, a pair of brown eyes stared down at her. They suddenly became a chilling red, jabbing Kanae with just a look. "Shira... yuki? Is that you?"

The water became clear again, without the below zero temperature surrounding her, but this didn't reassure her with what she just saw.

Was that just now... Shirayuki?

Kyoko! Reino ran down the hallways, dodging the maids. Nothing was going to happen, right? Just because he knew that Saena was out, didn't mean she'll start her revenge right away. Right? RIGHT?

He wasn't the most athletic person, but even with his pounding heart, his lungs dried up from him searching for his mistress, he then felt that the need to breathe was wasteful. It always slows you down when you lose air! Why can't you just have it all the time?

"KYOKO! KYOKO!" he yelled again, chasing aimessly, trying desperately to find his mistress. He was her bodyguard, damn it! Her father trusted in him to protect her, but he always pushed her away. Why... why at a time like this...?

"Kyoko, where are you?" His breath became heavy as he ran from room to room. He felt like the walls were squeezing him, not allowing him to pass. Where could she be?

"Rei-kun?" Reino turned around, and saw Kyoko holding onto the wall, steadying herself. Quite calmly, she went to him. She hesitated, as she realized her action toward slapping him was uncalled for, but she still managed to hold her ground. "What... is it? Is there something-"

Her words were cut off when Reino sent her into his arms. He shivered, almost scared what would have happened to her if he was too late. She was fine... Saena didn't get to her... yet. Backing up, he was about to tell her the terrifying news, that Saena was now out, but his words began to falter. A black foam was snaking around her feet.

"Ky-Kyoko!" He tried to grip her, as she was still in his arms, but since he backed away a little, his grip on her disappeared. It wasn't enough for the foam to refuse to grab itself. It became two hands, climbing from her feet, and then became a complete body. It grabbed onto her by the waist, and when the foam smoked its true self, his blood chilled.

Saena...

"Get away from her, Saena! Don't you dare hurt her!" Reino ran up to her, but he was sent back by Saena's magic. She held out a hand, and piercing sound waves drummed into his ears. In a useless attempt to soften the sound, he covered his ears in pain. "Uwa... AHHHHHHHH!" He held onto his head, bending back before falling down to his knees.

The merqueen cackled soundly, fingering her long nails onto Kyoko's soft skin as she watched Reino suffer. Squirming uncomfortably, Kyoko kept attempting to let Saena lose her grip, but to no avail. Then as Saena leaned closer to Kyoko, she whispered something to her.

"Wake up, Shirayuki. My dear... daughter."

What? Did she just say... daughter? Kyoko fell to the sides of Saena's right arm, limping, and her eyes turned from golden to a dull brown. She looked like a lifeless doll. Then, to his amazement, her dull eyes turned to a fiery red.

Shirayuki was bent to Saena's side, but as she lifted herself up, Saena gave her space to stand. Out of Saena's arms, she was free to move now. No longer was she constricted by the merqueen. As she turned to Saena, she didn't panic. Moreover, her expression was way too calm after she just saw Kyoko's...

Who was Saena to Kyoko?

"M-Mother?" This sent Reino to his senses again. What was going on? Why did Shirayuki call Saena her mother? "Is something the matter?"

Saena laughed. "No, my dear creation. Nothing is wrong. But it seems something is wrong with your body." She grinned, emphasizing the word "your", making Reino bristle at the thought. "Reino... where are your little friends? You can't be the Knight Quintet without your four other friends."

"That's because we're here, you old hag!" Dasuku shouted. An arrow was shot, aiming to the ground. Saena jumped to the side, but the arrow made contact to her calf. It was sticking deep into her leg, showing the arrow was shot through. But she only smiled more. She made an effort to turn so Shirayuki could see the arrow.

Saena, who was known to have brown eyes, shined a similar iris colour to Shirayuki's: red. The colour of blood.

"Shirayuki, look at how much blood I have... Doesn't that make you... crave? Destroy Kyoko within you... take revenge on that father of yours!" Saena growled as the memory of Wycon Dylan made her bare her fangs. "He made Kyoko, his idea of a perfect daughter, into his real daughter! How dare he! A man that loves a fake he made of his daughter. And he no longer loves his own wife!"

Miroku came along, going to Reino first as he steadied him. The shock of the sound wave left Reino's ears ringing painfully, but they didn't make him lose sight of the conversation. Kyoko... was the fake? Not Shirayuki? So all this time...

"We have been taking care of Kyoko... all this time." Reino said to himself, in disbelief. "There's no way she can be a fake."

Saena looked at all five, practically looking down at them, and laughed at their confusion. "My husband didn't like Shirayuki from the beginning. A merchild with red eyes... People thought I had brown eyes, but in truth, that's not true. When he realized why Shirayuki had red eyes, he changed her completely. He was worried that I might corrupt the girl. But... how ironic! He was worried, but she still became corrupted! Shirayuki..." Saena looked at her daughter with pride, "do you understand? You killed the man that didn't want you. You should be proud. Now... KILL THE GIRL HE LOVED INSTEAD OF YOU!"

"No!" Kiyora shouted. He went up to the two, but was sent back back Saena's forcefield. "Damn it! Shirayuki! We know who you really are! Please, don't do this!"

Shizuru joined in, "Please don't! We know that you're a nice girl. Right... RIGHT?"

Shirayuki didn't reply, as she was sinking all of this in. All this time, all those years... she never got to use her own body? It was always... Kyoko!

"My dear daughter... are you feeling the anger? Then... from within... KILL HER!"

Kyoko was back in the dark sea in her heart. The one where she chained Shirayuki before. But now, Shirayuki no longer served as a threat, so the chains weren't needed. So... why was it that every time she came here, she was the one chained?

The water soon turned red, and her body started to feel more faint. What was happening? Quickly, a faint thumping was heard, and the darkness of the water was soon clear. A small figure had just jumped into these waters, as from the bright light from above, a dark shadow was swimming towards her.

Falling down, now that her body was sprawled down on this ocean floor, she felt the water suffocate her. The chains... did they just tighten? Her mouth opened in protest, but this caused the water to enter her lungs. Wasn't she able to breathe underwater? What was going on?

She was drowning... she was drowning in her own body.

But as the dark figure came closer to her, she saw a concerned Shirayuki. She swam in circles, before revealing a sharp knife, from the "pocket" of her tail. Raising the knife, for the best strength, she struck down...

Onto the chains. She, with a single knife, tore them as if their metal was no match for her. Letting the knife drop on the floor, she grabbed Kyoko's hand, and they both swam up.

Up into the light... together.

"What...?" Kyoko woke up, only to find herself on the floor. When she got her knees, she looked to see her mother at her side. "Mother? Why are your eyes red? What... what's going on?" She shook her head, and gasped as she saw a forcefield between her and her knights. "What... what are you doing, Mother! I-"

"You..." Saena strode over to Kyoko, only to slap her across the cheek. A loud noise pierced the air. Kyoko, cupping her wounded cheek, looked up at Saena's anger. Her confusion seemed to fuel her anger. "You... Shirayuki, Kyoko... HOW COULD YOU LET HER LIVE?"

"Wh-what?"

She grabbed Kyoko's collar, and growled in frustration. She gripped onto it, practically wanting to rip it off to calm herself down. This can't be happening! "Shirayuki! I know you're in there! How dare you disobey me!" She yelled at Kyoko's face, venom was in each word she spoke. Kyoko swirled herself, but was turned back by Saena. "Shirayuki, I know you can hear me. I'll soon show you... you'll soon see that my orders are clear... YOU'LL SOON UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T FOREVER BE THE ONE HIDING!"

Grunting, Saena became foam once more, and disappeared.

Blinking, Kyoko raised her eyebrows. The forcefield disappeared with Saena, so her friends could join her. They were worried, confused just like her, but...

"Guys... what did my mother say to Shirayuki?"

The truth comes out! It must have been weird to the readers, if you paid attention, about why I made Kyoko so talented. I was going to add this truth maybe at the end... but then I was concerned about chapter 37. The original was terrible... and it prevented me from moving forward. So after my RCM exam, I decided to revamp it. After that, I suddenly realized that putting it here, in the middle of the story, worked perfectly. Or at least... I hope it does.

More about the "truth" will be coming up soon. But... maybe not in the next chapter. I just want to write about the Dark Moon announcement which was taken out of the original.