Hi everyone. Before I begin, I just want to tell you the White Kingdom will resemble Cinderella's castle. This chapter will be Akari and Miyuki centric. A lot of back story and sorry if I might portray us, humans to be terrible beings in this story. I would always see a rocky relationship between humans and mermaids especially in movies, games, and in stories. Plus, I've been into the Grimm's version of fairy tales and it has been... Dark. Hope I don't offend anybody. Anyway, enjoy.
Chapter 15: Sad Melody of the Songbird
-Tower Balcony-
Miyuki was looking at herself in the mirror. Dark brown hair that looked like black, grey eyes, and pale complexion. All she sees in herself is desperation, like the Wisteria Flowers, she clings onto her sister, Akari- she clings onto the love from her only biological sister. To her, she sees things differently than the other Mermaid Princess. For one, she views Aqua Regina as her mother since she is the Sea Goddess, Queen of the Seas, "Mother" of the Mermaid Princesses, hence the reason why. As for the mermaids themselves, she views them as her sisters- not the same way like Akari, but like in an accepting way.
'Hello. My name is Miyuki, the Black Mermaid Princess of the Black Pearl. I shall tell you of the tale of my sad, dark past.' Miyuki thought as she closed her eyes and remembered when she was first born.
-Flashback (Many Centuries Ago)-
-White Palace-
In the beautiful White Kingdom of the white mermaids, there is the white shell throne. On the throne is the White Pearl and the Black Pearl next to each other. The White Pearl started to shine in bright light and a baby White Mermaid Princess is born. She has snowy white hair that passed her shoulders and beautiful silver eyes.
"Aw." many white mermaids respond at the sight of their princess as she cooed. They found out that their White Princess is very ticklish. However, the white mermaids seemed to have forgotten about the Black Pearl as if it was never there.
Five years have passed and Akari is still as lovable as ever. She is in the throne room, resting her head on her arms as she stared at the Black Pearl in curiosity.
"I wonder why haven't my sister been born yet." Akari spoke to the empty room as she continue to look at the pearl.
"Akari..." she head a soft voice calling her name.
"Who's there?" Akari asked. A woman suddenly appeared to her. She has long beautiful blonde hair and gentle blue eyes. She is wearing a long white dress and carries a staff with an orb and wings. "Aqua Regina-sama."
"Be patient, Akari. In due time, your sister, Miyuki, will be born." Aqua Regina told her.
"Really?" she questioned.
"Yes, I guarantee it on your sixth birthday. That will be in three days time." Aqua Regina explain.
"On my birthday?!" she exclaimed. The Sea Goddess nodded. "Oh, thank you, Aqua Regina-sama."
On her sixth birthday is when Akari is thrilled. She immediately went to the throne room to see the Black Pearl beginning to shine gently. When the light died down, Akari can see a baby Black Mermaid Princess on the throne. She has short black hair and she was sleeping peacefully. Akari went ahead to pick her baby sister up. Miyuki slowly opened her beautiful dark grey eyes and looked right at her.
"Happy birthday, Miyuki. Your birthday is on the same day as mine, so today is both our birthday." Akari spoke softly in Miyuki's tiny ears.
"From now on, Akari, you and Miyuki will be linked. Both your hearts and your pearls. Take good care of her." she heard Aqua Regina's voice told her.
"I will." she smiled.
However, when she introduce her baby sister to her subjects, they weren't very... Pleased.
"Akari-sama are you sure that mermaid is your sister?" one asked.
"Of course she is, you can't see her pendant? It's just like mine except it's black." Akari was confused at the question. "Why what's wrong?"
"Well, we've heard that the Black Pearl and it's princess are... Cursed." another replied.
"How can you say such things! She's my little sister, even her pearl was next to mine before I was even born!" she exclaimed in a hushed voice. "She's innocent, she won't mean any harm. Besides, what can she do that make you fear her?"
"Well, the Black Pearl is said to give nothing but misery and suffering. Even if what you said is true, soon, the other Mermaid Princesses who are going to be born might not agree." the first one protest.
"I don't believe you, all of those rumors are just lies!" Akari cried as she carried baby Miyuki to her room.
-Akari's Room-
In her room, Akari cuddled Miyuki in her arms.
"Don't worry, Yuki. I'll keep you safe, I'll make sure nothing happens to you. We'll be together no matter what and we will never leave one another. I love you, Yuki." Akari told her sister as she just looked at Akari with those innocent little eyes of hers.
-White Palace-
Unfortunately, not everyone in the kingdom have that same faith in Miyuki like Akari. Ten year-old Miyuki swims around the palace when she accidental knocked down a glassed vase.
"You idiot!" a servant yelled at her. "Pick it up!"
Miyuki was surprised by the servant's reaction towards her. "B-but it was an accident."
"I don't care. You may be a princess but you're nothing to me. In everyone eye's your nothing but a little witch who's dark magic will taint this entire kingdom and cursed our land in darkness. So... Pick... It... Up."
Miyuki picked up the shards in her trembling hands, getting many cuts in the process. The servant has a nasty smirk on her face as she walked passed the Black Princess.
-Akari's and Miyuki's Room-
Ever since Akari took Miyuki into her room as a baby, her room became hers as well. They both shared a bed and half the room. At the age of eight, Miyuki discovered that she has dark magic. It was a part of her as with all dark forces. Akari has light magic to balance her powers out. Despite her sister is the only one who truly loves and care for her, Miyuki is slowly seeing the worse in herself.
Darkness and coldness... Misfortune and death, all of those negative tribulation is what she represent and bring. She know the rules all too well. Without her, Akari couldn't be born and vice versa. However, being painted as a villain when she isn't really hurts her. She went to the drawer to get some bandages when a sixteen year-old Akari came in.
"Yuki, are you- Yuki?" Akari notice her sister's sad mood. "What's wrong?"
Yuki, Akari's nickname to her since her name "Miyuki" means beautiful snow. It has always made her feel proud of her name since it suits her very well. Like the winter, it has both a beautiful, gentle side, however, most people looked at it as a harsh and dangerous season. Both a blessing and a curse... Just like her dark magic. Everyone needs the dark to sleep peacefully, even if they were to never wake up again.
"N-nothing's wrong." Miyuki answered quietly, not wanting to worry her sister.
Akari can tell that she is lying since it's a habit of hers whenever she doesn't want her to find out the truth. However, she decided not to pressed onto the topic as she simply sing her song. The melody that flow out of her lips healed the cuts from her hands.
"If you are feeling like it, you can tell me later. After all, we are sisters." Akari told her.
-Surface-
One time, the girls sneaked out of the palace to visit surface. Akari thought that she should cheer her sister up by letting her see the stars. Unfortunately, they didn't think that tonight will be the last time they are going to see their home in the sea again.
When they reached the surface, Miyuki stared at the beautiful stars. Like small diamonds in the dark night sky. Suddenly, a net was thrown at both sisters. They begin to panic as they struggled against the net, trying to find a way to escape. The net began to be pulled into a boat. The net got dumped on the deck as Akari hugged her frighten sister tightly. They stared at their captors in fear.
-Ship-
"Why I don't believe it..." a fishermen replied. Akari studied him. He is very big and have buffed arms. His shocked expression are replaced with a grin as he stared at the sisters with those intense green eyes.
"Mermaids, well I don't believed our luck." another one told the big one. This fishermen was scrawny and he has a straw in his mouth.
"Lady luck must have blessed us with this catch." the third one smiled evilly. By the looked of it, he is the leader, but not the captain.
Akari then remembered in the stories she read, some humans are not as kind nor generous as others. They would hunt for mermaids to display to other human beings who've never seen one before. They would lose their freedom and became nothing more than a fish for entertainment. A prized trophy, a caged bird that isn't allowed to leave its' cage, an innocent that it being used by the very humans who might have ill thoughts of them.
The sisters didn't realized that the net is off them until the three fishermen surrounded them. They were discussing what they would do with the eternal sisters. Both didn't dare to speak.
"Hey, I have an idea. Tomorrow I heard is the King's birthday, if we give him these lovely mermaids, perhaps we will be rewarded for our catch!" the big one exclaimed.
"Good idea, Giff." the scrawny one compliment.
"Let's put them in the tank, John." the leader suggested.
"Alright, Smith- I mean Boss." John replied. Akari looked at Giff in fear as he loomed over her and Miyuki.
"You're coming with us." he grabbed her arm and pulled her away from her sister.
"Ah, nee-chan!" Miyuki felt Akari's warmth is leaving her.
She looked at the man who is forcing her sister into a glass tank. She sees it in their eyes. Greed, selfishness, coldness, and worse of all is the darkness that filled their hearts. She begin to remember what the servant once told her. She has tainted their kingdom, her home, and cursing it in darkness by having human's taking hold of her sister. Without her or Akari, the kingdom and its people will be in chaos. If she to be blamed for all the misfortune she brings? Is it her fault for being born in the first place- no, that her pearl was created?
The fishermen named, John looked at her next after Giff puts Akari in the tank. She looked at him with wide eyes as he smirk at her. That same smirk that tells her that it's her doing and that she deserved it. He reached out towards her.
"No!" she screamed as she touched him in an effort to pushed him away from her. However, the moment she touched him, the fisherman, John is turned into ice. Everyone is shocked at the scene, but none of them is more terrified of the Black Princess then she, herself.
"This mermaid... She's cursed! We must destroy her!" the Boss declared.
"No!" Akari yelled. The two men turned to see Akari has escaped from her tank. "Don't hurt my sister, please!" she pleaded.
"And why we shouldn't?" Giff huffed.
"Because..." Akari gave a comforting smile to her sister. "If you don't then we'll come with you... Peacefully." she offers them a deal.
"And how do we know if you are telling the truth?" the Boss questioned sceptically.
"You have my words, if you want to please your king, then take us both." Akari replied as she dragged herself to Miyuki and hugged her tightly.
The Boss smiled in satisfaction, "Put them both below deck!"
-Below Deck-
The sisters were put in a large tank. It was wide and was filled with water, but it didn't really make the sisters feel any better. Miyuki was quiet and she looked even more pale than normal if that was possible.
"Yuki, what's wrong?" Akari asked.
"It's all my fault..." she cried quietly.
"Eh?"
"It's my fault, nee-chan. Because of me, you are taken away from home." Miyuki replied. Akari realized that she said "you", not "we".
"It's wasn't your fault and why would you say that I'm taken away from home? It's both our home." Akari questioned.
"Because I don't belong in a wonderful home like your palace! Your home is not mine to be in! I am the only reason why everyone is so miserable! I'm cursed... And because of me, everyone back home won't have their princess to lead them. I'm the first and only black mermaid in all the ocean..." Miyuki cried out loud.
Akari didn't seem to notice that the water temperature is a bit cooler than before nor the sound of glass stating to break. She hugged her little sister from behind.
"You don't make everyone miserable, Yuki. You do belong home... With me. Your not cursed." she comfort her sister.
"Really? You've seen what I did to that man. That was dark magic because of my Black Pearl. If I wasn't so scared..." she whispered.
"You did it to protect yourself and everyone is scared of something. You know what I was scared of?" Akari quizzed her sister.
"What?" Miyuki asked.
"I was scared that I might lose you. Why did you think I agreed to those men that I'll come with them in the first place?" Akari asked as Miyuki begin to realized it. "Light and dark, you and me, we'll be together no matter what."
-Kingdom of Kiyohime-
In the Kiyohime Palace, where it's known for it's dark weather and rainy days, the fishermen present the two Mermaid Princesses to the vain King Jirou.
"Your Majesty, we present you with a gift for you birthday!" the Boss exclaimed. He showed them Akari and Miyuki. They were wrapping their arms around each other while Miyuki turned her face away from the king, not wanting to see his cruel and vain appearance.
"Mermaids." King Jirou muttered. "Such a rare catch and for me? You have done well. As for your reward, you will be paid with gold."
"Thank you Your Majesty, but we must warn you, the little one is cursed." Giff points at Miyuki.
"Thank you for the warning. They both shall be locked in the dungeon as my pets." the King decided.
-Dungeon-
In the dark room, the sisters are chained by their tails. There was water but it's only reached up to five inches. The vain king would visit them everyday, ordering them to sing their songs for his own amusement. Eventually, he would became bored and would beat up poor Miyuki.
"Why? Why are you hurting me?" she cried as more screams escaped from her throat.
"Because you are cursed isn't that right? Darkness is your specialty, therefore, this treatment won't be a problem for you! Vile creature." the King yelled at her.
Akari begged him to stopped, it pains her to see her sister is suffering while she is helpless to do anything. He eventually would stopped and leave the dungeon once he is satisfy. Normally, he would beat up the princess out of anger from his ruling and claimed that someone has to take his anger, which would happen every two weeks.
Akari dragged herself to Miyuki.
"Are you alright, Yuki?" Akari asked.
"No, these wounds may heal, but not the ones inside." she whimper. She hugged her sister trembling, even Akari can feel her sister's little hands shaken.
'How can that person deserved to call himself a king and a human-being? After harming an innocent child like Yuki?' Akari thought as they both cried.
However, one day, the door was forcefully opened that it startled the princesses. They looked up to see a man standing before them with two guards. Akari studied him. He was a royal, no doubt, but he wasn't the king.
"Are you two alright?" he asked gently. They both nod their heads. He turned to the guards, "Free them." they did as they are told. After he told them to leave, he then turned to the sisters, "You have nothing to fear, the king has been dethroned. He is stripped of his title and is banished from this land forever." the man explain.
He was about to pick up Miyuki when she stopped him, "Stop." she feared that her curse might affect him but to her surprise, nothing happened.
He smiled, "You don't have to worry about me, Miyuki, Princess of the Black Pearl." he then turned to Akari. "And you're Akari, Princess of the White Pearl, right?"
The sisters are shocked as Akari asked, "How do you know our names?"
"Because you are technically the daughters of Aqua Regina. It was her who made your pearls, thus giving you birth. Therefore, she is your mother in a way, right?" the man explained.
"I-I guess." Akari respond.
"Oh forgive me for not introducing myself. I'm Tamotsu, the new king of this kingdom." Tamotsu introduced himself. He then hugged the two sisters. "You poor things, forced into the dark by that man. Having to suffer by him... This is exactly the reason why she wiped most of our memories... To keep you safe. I'm afraid not all of us are kind and loving. Allow me to be the first to give you a gift."
"And what's that?" Miyuki asked in curiosity.
"A home. You can live here with me... As my daughters." Tamotsu answered. He told the girls that they are far away from home since they are at the heart of South Korea so even if they can go home, it will be a long way back. "Plus, is your home really a place to call home? It may be your birthplace, but are you loved and cared for there?"
"No." Miyuki answered. She turned to Akari, "Nee-chan, I want to stay. I see in him something I've never seen in a long time. Kindness and... Love."
"Yuki..." Akari trailed off.
"For a long time, for ten years... Everyone looked at me like I'm an outcast. I didn't fit in, but maybe... If I live here, it can changed everything." Miyuki explained in hope.
The White Princess smiled, "Then I'll stay with you."
"But the kingdom-" Miyuki got cut off.
"I made a promise long time ago... That I would take care of you and I'm going to keep that promise." Akari told her. She then turned to the new king, "Tamotsu, do you know what happened to our kingdom?"
"Unfortunately, I heard that when the two princesses were gone for seven months, the kingdom was attacked and destroyed by a strange presence." Tamotsu replied. "That's why if you want, you can live here with me."
"But why would you want us to be your family?" Miyuki asked.
"Because I feel in love with someone but I let her go. That was centuries ago, but I still love her and I'll always will." Tamotsu replied.
"Wait, so you're..." Akari trailed off.
"Immortal? Yes, just like you two." Tamotsu answered. He asked if they still want the offer which they accept. "Can you transform into humans? It's probably better to stand if you have legs."
"We can do that?" Akari questioned.
"Yes, Aqua Regina have blessed you to blend in with us." Tamotsu replied. "But here." he gave them clothes and then left the room to give them some privacy.
The girls did not understand why he left but did as he suggested. When they turned into humans for the first time, they understand why they need clothes. The sisters put on the dresses that matched to their liking. Akari wore a full white ballgown while Miyuki wore a black one. They were having problems standing up without stumbling and falling. And walking felt really strange, but they eventually got the hang of it.
-Throne Room-
After the coronation of King Tamotsu, he declared that this kingdom shall be renamed as the Kingdom of Reina, in honor of the Sea Goddess, Aqua Regina. Later, he adopted both Akari and Miyuki to be his daughters.
-Kingdom of Reina-
Ever since King Tamotsu ruled for one year, the kingdom is more pleasant and happy. The girls have a fun human life but they missed their old home. One day, a servant meant to be Miyuki's caretaker came into the kingdom. However, she is discouraging her.
"You know Princess, I've heard that the other Mermaid Princess are born." the caretaker replied.
Miyuki froze, "How do you know of the Mermaid Princesses?" she asked in a low whisper.
"Because I'm just like you and her sister. I too, came from the sea." the caretaker explain. "But I'm afraid that the other mermaids won't accept you."
"What do you mean?"
"Look at yourself, you are a Princess of Darkness. They'll only see the worse in you- that you aren't a bother of saving. One day, they'll come to this kingdom and take your beloved sister away from you because your pearl is cursed. They won't accept you as your friend."
"I don't believe you. My curse... It's only a curse if I think it is." Miyuki runs away from her caretaker as the servant smiled.
However, a few days later, people were starting to get really sick. Her father suspect that it's her yet he tries to defend her from any possible offense. To save Miyuki from any possible danger, he locked her in the highest tower for her own safety since he knows that if she dies, so will Akari. Although she understands the reason, she became a bit lonely. On their birthday, seventeen year-old Akari gave her a flower crown in the morning. Miyuki, joyful of the gift, decide to make one for her.
"What I pretty flower crown... To whom are you giving it to?" the caretaker asked.
"To Akari nee-chan. She made one for me." Miyuki answered when she finished it.
"Can I have a look at it?" the caretaker asked. Miyuki was hesitant but allowed her to see. Unknowingly to her, the caretaker imbued the crown with dark magic and gave it back to the little princess. "I'm sure she'll love it so much that she'll listen to anything you say."
When Akari came in the evening, Miyuki present the gift to her sister.
"Why, Yuki... It's beautiful!" Akari exclaimed. However, when she puts it on, she changed. Her smile is gone and the shine in her eyes have vanished. She just stared at her sister in silence and dullness.
"Nee-chan?" Miyuki called her name. "Akari!"
When Miyuki wasn't looking, the caretaker hung a broken glass shard around her neck. She struggled to push the servant away, that her flower crown fell off of her head.
"See what have you done now, Princess? Your sister is now under your control. And with this, you'll see that everything I've said is true! This shard shall be your test." she replied as the glass shard took its affect. Just then, her father came into her tower room.
"Yuki!" he called out to her as he collapsed.
"Father!" Miyuki yelled as the servant disappears. She rushed to her father's side. "Father, what's wrong?"
"I've never told you this, but I've given up my immortality." he respond.
"Eh?"
"I wanted to have a normal life with you, both of you... Normally, your magic doesn't affect Akari because she is your opposite. To other immortals, they'll just get sick, but because I've given it up, I'm now mortal. Before I go, I have to tell you this..." Tamotsu started to feel tired.
"No, no, no, don't leave me too!" Miyuki begged.
"Your pearl was never suppose to be cursed in the first place. Something or... Someone made it the way it is. I gave up my immortality to find a way to take the curse from your pearl away, but it appears that I am too late... I love you, Yuki and Akari..." he started to closed his eyes, probably never to be awaken again.
"No!" her pendant opened and the darkness in her pearl started to shine along with the glass shard. Wisteria Flowers grow around the kingdom, it's toxic pollen is spreading around the kingdom. She can heard many screams throughout the kingdom as she stared at the lifeless body of her father. He was dead because of her. And so many lives are taken by her hands.
Miyuki now looked at herself in the mirror. She has changed. That gentle darkness is now replaced by the darkness that everyone feared the most... Evil.
-Flashback Ends-
'The melody of my past is a sad one. I can't be saved from this binding grip of the darkness. No matter who I love, everyone can get cursed whenever if they are my love ones or not.' Miyuki thought as she went to the balcony.
-Tower Balcony-
In the balcony there is a yellow cage and in the yellow cage is Seira. She started to stir as she sat up to look at her surroundings.
"Where am... I?" she wondered. She just realized that she's turned back into a human. She is wearing a pale orange dress with matching slippers.
"It's nice to meet you, Seira." a voice told her. She looked up to see the Black Mermaid Princess in front of her.
"You're Miyuki, right?" Seira asked as she grabbed the bars.
"Yes, I am." she replied as she kneel on her knees in front of the younger girl.
Seira looked at the twelve-year old. She is wearing a gothic black dress. Her bell sleeves are detached and her dress have hints of dark red in it. She is also wearing laced black fingerless gloves and black slippers with a white jewel at the center.
"Why have you captured me? What are you planning to do?" Seira questioned, showing no fear in her tone.
"Please don't misunderstood my intentions, I am not here to hurt you or the other princesses. However, at the same time, I can't let you interfere with my plans." Miyuki warned her.
"But Julie told us-" she got cut off.
"Julie? Oh, I understand, Julie onee-chan thinks that I need to be saved isn't that right? Worry not, I can take care of myself." Miyuki replied. "You know, I'm actually grateful for you, Seira."
"Eh?"
"You are able to save a soul from loneliness just as the others did for Sara. I'm was a actually surprised to find out that she was the first princess to have her heart tainted by the darkness. For saving her and Michel, I'm truly grateful. However, if you are planning to do the same thing for me, you might as well turn around. I'm not like any other soul that is touched by the darkness." Miyuki explained.
"But you're just like me, Miyuki. Back then, I didn't understand Michel's intentions, however, you don't-" Seira got cut off.
Miyuki scoff, "It's different for me. You have months to figure out that Michel was not the monster everything thinks he is. For me, it took centuries to find out the truth." she paused. "Just how old do you think I am? Seira couldn't think. "I'm much older then you think, since I am immortal. If you look at it biologically, I looked like a twelve year-old. Chronologically, I am about... One thousand, one hundred, and five years old."
Seira is shocked at that fact, "Still..."
"I am happy... That you came to try to save me but you can't. I'm cursed and my caretaker told me that one day, you and the others will take Akari nee-chan away from me. That's why I must do this. The Wisteria Flowers are just like me. Beautiful, but deadly." Miyuki replied.
"What are you planning to do?" Seira questioned.
"That... I don't even remember anymore. Revenge against the humans who've caused me pain? Stop you from taking Akari nee-chan so I won't be lonely? I don't know, but I must proceed with it. There's no turning back now." she got up and started to leave.
"Wait, Miyuki!" Seira called out as the Black Princess left her.
-Reina Palace-
In the palace, the girls and boys are trying to reached the highest tower when something caught Lucia's eyes. A room with a door slightly opened. She went in to see a statue of a goddess, but it wasn't Aqua Regina.
"What is it, Lucia?" Hanon asked.
"This statue... I wonder who that woman is." Lucia answered.
Coco notice a portrait and went to it. The portrait showed King Tamotsu and the White and Black Mermaid Princesses.
"Hear is the portrait of the fair king, King Tamotsu. He was immortal, until he relinquish it, dying due to the pollen's effects. May he find peace and the love with his Sea Goddess, Aqua Regina." she read. Noel notice a piece of paper and read it.
"It's all my fault that my father is dead. My only family left that is not affected by my powers is Akari nee-chan. Only she can comfort me now... Even if my curse spread and it brings misfortune, I'll won't be alone. I hope that if the other Mermaid Princesses come, they'll understand why I'm doing this. It's because in truth, I want to be with them, but cannot for no one lives a good life so long that I'm alive. Father gave me a clue but I don't understand..." Noel read the diary entry.
"Miyuki was lonely all this time." Lucia replied in sympathy.
"But that doesn't explain why she still attacked us." Hanon argued.
"Maybe she did it because she doesn't want us to come." Rina concluded.
"Anyway, let's go and asked her ourselves." Karen suggested as everyone agrees.
-Highest Tower-
When the girls reached the tower, they are confronted by Akari, who didn't react to them. Miyuki appeared next to her.
"Akari, Miyuki!" Lucia exclaimed. "Please, stop this right now!"
"And what if I don't want to?" Miyuki asked.
"Then we'll just have to do this the hard way!" Karen decided.
"Pichi Pichi Voice Live Start!" they sing Perfect Harmony but stopped mid-way to find that she isn't affected.
"Our song has no affect?" Noel questioned.
"I'm afraid so. I cannot be saved like Sara, my heart was never tainted. It has always been with the darkness from the very beginning." Miyuki explained sadly.
"Miyuki..." Lucia trailed off as a light in her started to shine. Everyone has to shield their eyes from the blinding light. When the light died down, Miyuki sees Lucia as a Sea Goddess.
"Miyuki..." Lucia started, but it wasn't her voice, it was Aqua Regina's.
"Aqua Regina..." Miyuki is stunned, she never met her before, even if it's indirectly, but heard stories of her grace and beauty.
"I'm so sorry that it turned out this way, your pearl was never suppose to be cursed." Aqua Regina spoke through Lucia.
"I know, but I can't do anything about it. I'm starting to lose control." she replied sadly. Suddenly, the glass shard next to her pendant started to shine.
"Don't listen to her... She's trying to persuade you... If you do, then you'll lose everything." a voice spoke through the shard as Miyuki started to cover her ears. "You haven't been what I want you to be... The darkness is your friend... Take it completely, don't try to resist it. Your friend, your sister, Julie... She was captured because she met you."
"Don't listen to it, Miyuki." Aqua Regina told her calmly.
"I-I can't!" Miyuki yelled as glass started to break. The room became cold as the ground stated to shake violently.
"We have to leave!" Coco exclaimed.
"I'll provide a way to escape, hurry!" Lucia waved her staff and a secret passage way is revealed. She also freed Seira from her cage and Lucia revert back to her idol form. Kaito caught her from falling and carried her out.
The entrance of the passage collapsed as Miyuki looked at what she have done.
I wonder what is going to happen next? The reason why I made Miyuki's curse is to turn things into glass or ice, whenever a strong negative emotion occurs, is because mirrors are her kind of thing to reflect on and cold is partly dark magic. Also, both are very fragile to show how unstable she is because of her Black Pearl's power over darkness. Keep in mind that her curse only affect those who are technically bad. I hope this clarify any confusion.
Also, if you really are interested and wanted Julie to have her sister, please comment below. Because it's just recently for that idea, I can't decide on the name, so if you'd be kind enough to help me decide on a name, then please tell me in the comments. You can list as many names that you want because I do read comments. Just remember that because it's for a red mermaid, the name will have to relate with the color red.
Future News Update: More info on the pearls origin (all eleven) in chapter 22, the reason why the Black Pearl is cursed in chapter 25, Julie's powers in a little bit of ch 22 and the second half of the story, and her sister.
Remember to Favorite, Follow, and Review.
