A Twisted Tale of Love
Based on the famous fairy tale: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
kalen
( kalen_ami@edsamail.com.ph )
PART II – TRAGIC END
Meanwhile, back at the palace of Sairu, Lady Melissa is looking so ever worried. His father didn't showed up on dinner without any good reason. So she had eaten all by herself. She's now inside her dressing room fixing herself in front of a mirror. Her auntie Houki is gently brushing her long black hair as she told her some night story.
Melissa is listening quietly but her mind is flying away. Until, she paused for a while in thinking and said, "Auntie Houki, what do you think happened to my father that he didn't showed up on tonight's dinner?"
Houki smiled back to Melissa and said, "Melissa, don't worry. I'm sure he's fine..." Houki paused for a while and said to herself, { As always! I'm sure that hentai guy is with another woman again!!! } "And he'll be coming home soon." Continued by Houki upon seeing her niece very sad.
"Ta! Ta!" Chichiri, the blue monk, suddenly appeared in front of Melissa's mirror.
"Chichiri!" Melissa warmly said as she immediately hugs Chichiri. Chichiri went out the mirror and gave her back a warm smile on his face [ Alright! He always does smile!!! ] as he puts her on his lap. "I thought you wouldn't come to see me again."
Chichiri took off his mask revealing the scar on his face. The scar on his face was due to the war that he had joined many years ago. "How can I broke my promise to you, my lady." Chichiri paused for a while as Tama jump on Melissa's lap. "Besides, even if I am not around with you, Tama would always be at your side."
Houki who was standing all along there spoke, "Uhm, Mr. Chichiri, Melissa needs to rest now. It's time for her to go to bed."
Melissa gave Houki a sorrowful look and said, "But I still wanted to talk to him!"
Chichiri smiled [ Again!!! ] and said, "Houki, don't worry. I'll bring her to her room now."
Houki couldn't resist no more and then sigh, "If then, I shall be seeing you both tomorrow." Houki bowed in front of Lady Melissa and walk slowly out of the room.
"Okay, Lady Melissa, we'll continue talking in your room, okay?" Chichiri happily said.
"Huuray!!!" Melissa happily said as she rises up from his lap and held his hand towards her room.
Time pass and the young princess grew sleepy upon hearing so many stories of the adventures of the monk. The blue monk smiled as he fixes Melissa on the beautiful soft bed. Even Tama who was on Chichiri's lap grew sleepy. He gently put Tama on the bed near to Lady Melissa.
He stood up and left the room quietly. As he's about to close the door, he whispered softly, "Goodnight to you, my young princess."
On his way to his own room, he suddenly felt strange that he couldn't explain what is it. It's also odd that the sky was full of roaring thunders and bright lightning knowing that it was the peak of summer season. Chichiri knew something really weird is happening.
He then felt somewhat strange. Someone is watching him and his every move. "Come out whoever you are!" Chichiri called out loud as held firmly his staff.
"So, you've noticed me!" The person appeared revealing the face of the lady whom King Tokaki was talking just this morning - the lady who King Tokaki wanted to marry.
"What are you doing here?!" Chichiri was surprised seeing her inside the palace. "Where is King Tokaki?! [ What is she doing here? Oh fine! I know ]
The lady smiled, "Well, your king is soundly sleeping on my bed as I gave him a very nice night. And what I'm doing here is really none of your business"
Lightning started roaring giving a clear vision on his mind. Something that happen in the past "Who are you?" He asked.
"Oh I thought you'd recall me! Haven't you seen me before? Well, I'll not make it hard for you think, if you're still remembering the war that had broke, your sister, Miaka, got killed by lightning. Who do you think killed your sister?"
Chichiri's eyes grew in rage as he recalls the death of Miaka due to lightning. Miaka was shouting in pain until she slowly fell dead on the ground. "Then it is you who killed her?!"
"At last, you've figured it out. And I'm going to do it to your young princess. How pity! Losing the only heiress of the throne. I wonder what will happen to this kingdom without someone to inherit the crown?"
Chichiri held his staff more firmly pointing it at the lady, "I wouldn't let that happen! You'll have to kill me first! Here -- Huh?!" As Chichiri was about to use some magic at the lady, he was surprised seeing the lady gripping her arm around the neck of Houki . "Houki?! Let her go!"
"Then die first!" The lady pointed her hand at Chichiri and clouds of lightning came out of her hand directing at Chichiri.
"Mr. Chichiri!!!" Houki called out.
"Oh pity! She can't help you at all! Now, it's your turn to die!" The lady paused for a while as she revealed a sharp knife on her other hand. TSAK! The lady sliced Houki's neck and Houki fell dead on the ground.
After killing Houki, the lady approached the greatly wounded Chichiri and said, "Don't worry, I shall be taking good care of the young princess...that is if I got lazy in killing her too! Ha! Ha! Ha! Oh by the way, the name is Soi, in case you wanted to revenge for your sister! But I'm wondering if you would still be alive... Ha! Ha! Ha!"
"L-lady M-melissa..." Those were Chichiri's final words as he was strike again by Soi by another clouds of lightning.
"Now, all of those threats are dead! This is all easy!" Soi contentedly said as she walked near the window gazing around the vast sleeping kingdom. "This kingdom shall be mine - its power and its wealth. In a short period of time, I'm sure I shall be crowned as the new queen of Sairu and as well as be known throughout the land as the most beautiful woman in the whole world!!! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Lightning burst more and the roaring of thunder grew more louder as the echo of the laughter of Soi was heard but no one is awake to know or to witness the tragic event at Chichiri and Houki...
