The Coming of Two

"So what you're saying is that Ata has stronger powers than Himeno?" Goh questioned, "How is that possible? I thought Himeno was the strongest Prétear there ever was."

"It's actually quite possible," Kei said, "Since Atarashi is the daughter of a Prétear then she would receive her powers that way. However Himeno no longer has her power which means that Atarashi might have absorbed them during the pregnancy. Atarashi what do you remember before you woke up?"

The blue-haired girl looked up when Kei spoke to her. Silently she shook her head. She didn't really remember anything that was notable. Unless of course…

"I remember feeling hopeless as I watched Hajime fly into that tree. I thought that there was no way I could save him. But then I felt a tear slide down my cheek and the next thing I knew I was outside with Hajime protecting him from harm. I even managed to heal him. After Mizu was purified I don't remember anything else."

Hajime nodded in agreement, "Ata could've never passed through the doors physically because I had blocked them off with water."

"You know it really wasn't cool that you killed off Mizu so easily," a voice said. The others turned to find Mannen and Goh's clones. Each had a smirk upon their face.

"But first allow us to introduce ourselves," the eldest said, "I am Hono and my companion here is Kori."

"Glad ta meet ya!" the teen smiled.

"Now back to business," Hono smirked, "We are here to bring you a warning."

"Even if you manage to destroy all of the Dark Knights you will not defeat our mistress, Hidoi," finished Kori.

"Now if you'll excuse us we have places to be and peop-," Hono never finished his sentence because Atarashi began to glow white as she purified his body. Kori tried to escape but was also caught in the pure leafe. Neither was able to escape, and like the two before them, they smiled as their bodies faded. Their leafe departed but a portion of them floated into Mannen and Goh.

"Alright there is one thing I don't understand," Goh frowned, "Why would Hidoi send such weak knights to kill us."

Suddenly the room fell silent as they along turned towards Kei. He was staring off into the fireplace with his chin in his hand. There had to be a reason for these weak knights. There was something that they were missing here. Then it hit him.

"Hidoi is powering up while she sends the knights as distractions. She doesn't want us to find her too soon."

Atarashi nodded in understanding. That meant that there was only one choice left to make. Would they search out Hidoi or wait until she was at full strength? Either way there was a large chance that they might not succeed. So as her knights began to debate over what they might do, Atarashi snuck out. She needed some time to think about what she would do now.

Outside she felt the wind brush through her short hair. It had always calmed her every time the wind blew across her face and this night was no different. The shortcuts through the trees seemed to be shorter and people appeared to move out of her way as she walked to the beach. There she sat in the sand and watched the waves break upon the shore.

While her knights never said anything, they were relying on her for the answers. They were hoping that she would know what to do. Unfortunately that knowledge eluded her. It still remained beyond her reach. Atarashi felt lost as she watched the water try to grasp her feet.

Then, as if in a dream, a beautiful woman approached her. She had long waves of gold that framed her youthful face and sea-green eyes. Her long white dress seemed almost iridescent upon her pale skin. She was the picture of beauty.

The woman slowly sank to the ground and sat next to Atarashi saying, "It is good to finally see you in person Atarashi."

"Who are you?"

"My name is Yasashi and I am the creator of the Leafe Knights."

"What?"

Yasashi smiled, "My child I am here to tell you about Hidoi.

"Hidoi only came into existence recently. She was formed when so much hate from the world was released through sins like violence and thievery. Her entire being is made entirely of Dark Leafe."

"How do you stop something that evil?"

"Hidoi has one weakness. She cannot understand love. While hatred is extremely powerful it can never conquer love."

"But where do I find her so I can put an end to her reign?"

Yasashi smiled again and said as she vanished, "As Prétear I have given you the power to sense Dark Leafe. Search for where there is a large amount and there you shall find her."