Chapter 2

A new Enemy

"FUJI!" Queen Aneko called. She didn't sound at all happy.

Fuji emerged from the black star into Queen Aneko's dark palace. "Y-yes, your highness?"

Fuji looked up at her Queen. She was really quite beautiful. She had long black hair with red highlights that reached the ground. She had cruel, blood red eyes, and she was tall and intimidating. She was wearing her usual outfit, a long black dress with a slit up the right side.

"Fuji, I'm disappointed in you. I thought I could count on you," Queen Aneko said coldly.

"You can your highness. I promise the next target will be better," Fuji replied nervously.

"I hope so, for your sake," Queen Aneko said sternly.

"Your highness, may I ask why we're looking for the purity shards?" Fuji could not believe she had just asked that question. She had just dared to question her Queen! Fuji closed her eyes and trembled, expecting Queen Aneko to blow her to bits.

Queen Aneko let out a loud laugh at Fuji's obvious fear. "I was expecting you to ask me that sooner or later. Sure, I'll tell you," she said slyly.

Fuji let out a loud sigh of relief and sunk to the ground, pieces of blonde hair falling over her eyes. She couldn't believe Queen Aneko hadn't killed her.

"Stand up and pay attention, you were the one who asked this question!" Queen Aneko snarled.

Fuji scrambled to her feet and bowed. "M-my apologies, your highness!"

Queen Aneko looked amused. "Good. Now listen. There are 20 Colored Purity Shards: Silver, Gold, Black, Grey, White, Brown, Teal, Purple, Orange, Pink, Light Pink, Green, Dark Green, Light Green, Blue, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Red, Dark Red, and Light Red. When these 20 purity shards are combined, they create the purity crystal. Each individual Colored Purity Shard contains so much power that combined into the Purity Crystal, there is enough power present to enslave, and even destroy the entire world..." Queen Aneko gave a devilish smile. "And that is our goal, to get the entire world under my control!"

Fuji grinned. "Sounds like a fun plan, your highness!"

"Oh it will be. And if you don't fail me Fuji, there will be a great spot in this plan for you."

Fuji's grin widened. "Thank you your highness…but if I might ask, what exactly happens to a person once their Purity Shard is taken forever?"

Queen Aneko grinned. "They'll be unconscious for a while, but they'll come to. They don't need their purity shard to survive. Only…" Queen Aneko's voice trailed off as she began to laugh.

"Only what, your highness?" Fuji asked.

"If they don't have their purity shard, they will loose their goodness. They will become cold and heartless!"

Fuji began to laugh with her Queen. "Sounds excellent!" She then bowed and disappeared into her private office in the palace. Immediately, she opened up her laptop and began to look for potential new victims.

"Hm…no, no, no…yes!" Fuji pointed to her screen, where there was an image of a beautiful girl with short red hair and blue eyes.

"Junko Ichikawa, a soccer player for her high school. Surely a girl with such energy has a Colored Purity Shard!"

Fuji's laughed echoed throughout the Dark Palace. "Junko Ichikawa, your Purity Shard is mine!"