Hi everyone. I don't have must to say, so here is chapter sixteen.


Chapter 16: Forgiveness

-Dark Room-

After they have escape the highest tower, the girls and boys ended up in a dark room. The room was dark with faint sunlight. Dark velvet curtains covered the windows. On the desk, there are many books and papers even some littered the floor. On the left is a cracked mirror with a shard missing.

"Lucia, Lucia, Lucia." Kaito called her name.

Lucia stirred a bit, "Kaito?"

"You're awake, thank goodness." Kaito hugged her.

"Where are we?" Lucia asked.

"We're in a room, but we don't know whose is it." he answered.

"And everybody else?"

"They're fine. Just tired." Kaito assures her.

"What about Seira?"

"She's with Coco." Kaito replied. Lucia tried to get up slowly. "Hey, you can't just get up yet."

"I'm fine, don't worry about me, Kaito. Temporarily transforming into a Sea Goddess... It's just made me a little tired. That's all." Lucia explained as she got up. When she took a step, she stumbled a bit. Kaito wanted to support her, but Lucia hold out a hand to stop him. She eventually manage by herself.

She went out of the bedroom and into the room where everyone else is.

"Lucia!" they all exclaimed.

"Everyone." Lucia replied. All the girls ran up to hug their friend. "I'm fine, really." she then turned to Seira. "What about you?"

"I'm okay, but we need to save Miyuki and Akari." Seira replied.

"I think that shard around her neck is the cause of it." Noel pointed out.

"Yes, indeed it is." a voice called out.

"Who's there!" Karen shouted as Kaito joined the group.

An image of a woman appeared to them. The woman have a veil that covered her entire face. She wears a black dress that goes all the way down to the floor. It was a projection!

"Who are you?" Rina questioned.

"I am Shika, the Sea Witch. I would love to introduce myself personally, but I have other plans. This is only half of what I look like. Are the King's daughters doing well? I wished I could see the destruction that cursed Princess did." the projection laughed.

"You're the reason why they are like this, turn them back to themselves!" Coco shouted.

"No, those sisters are mine! They are my pawns in my little game of chess. They've really did a number on this palace, didn't they?"

"It's because of you that those sisters have suffered!" Hanon yelled.

"And you want to stop it? Worry not, I am not completely unsympathetic like everyone say I am. If you want to stop that toxic pollen from the Wisteria Flowers, you'll have to destroy its source. The Princess herself. Good luck, Mermaid Princesses. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." the projection giggled in a sadistic way before disappearing.

"What would happen if we do stopped Miyuki?" Noel asked.

Lucia's pendant started to open and Julie's pearl began to shine. Julie's spirit appeared.

"You mustn't listen to her. You cannot destroy Yuki!" Julie warned them.

"Why? What would happen?" Lucia asked.

"It will get rid of the pollen, yes... But it will also be Akari's downfall as well." Julie told them.

"Eh? What do you mean?" Rina questioned.

"Yuki's and Akari's pearls are linked and so are their hearts. If you kill her, then Akari will follow. The light cannot be on its own without the dark and if none are there..." Julie trailed off.

"Then everything will fall apart." Rina finished.

"Yes, with no light or dark, everyone will just become a blank map. They will be like this forever. There will be no love, no hatred, there will be nothing... Not even hope." Julie explain.

"Can't they be reborn?" Karen asked.

"Yes, but it will take centuries before the new sisters of light and dark are reborn." Julie answered.

"What do you suggest, Julie?" Seira questioned.

"Somewhere in this palace, is Yuki's flower crown. She dropped it when a servant forced the shard around are neck. The Flowers of Eternal Happiness, it was a present to her from Akari on her eleventh birthday. If you can find it, then you can snapped Yuki from her terrible nightmare. The poor thing and her sister have already suffered enough. Please, Lucia, everyone..." Julie pleaded as she faded away sadly.

"You heard her, we have to find it." Nagisa replied.

"Yeah, let's split up. We'll cover more ground this way." Karen suggested.

"Mm!"

Kaito and Lucia searched in the bedroom, while the others searched the other rooms that could have been Miyuki's. They've searched and searched, but couldn't find the flower crown. They regrouped.

"Did you find anything?" Masahiro questioned.

"No." the others replied.

"I've got an idea! Lucia, because Miyuki's crown if the Flowers of Eternal Happiness, perhaps it might react to the Red Pearl." Coco suggested.

"That's right! It would acted like a detector." Noel added.

"Alright." Lucia agrees as her took out the Red Pearl from her pedant. It was glowing faintly, so they walked out of the room.

-Secret Room-

When they got to a room, the Red Pearl begins to shine a bit brighter, but when they looked, they wasn't anything there. The pearl then reacted quicker when Lucia points it towards a wall.

"That's doesn't make sense..." Lucia trailed off.

"Do you think that it could be hidden from behind?" Kaito asked.

"It could be..." Coco answered for him.

"Noel, what are you doing?" Karen asked as everyone turn their attention to the Indigo Princess. She was touching the walls.

"I'm looking for any secret passage or lock that could opened the wall. I've read it before in a detective novel. The only way there could be a secret passage or room is if there is a lock or key to turn on." Noel explain as she hold one of the candle stick that is on the wall. She turn it and a rumbling sound is made. The wall turned itself to reveal the secret room.

When they entered the room, it was all dark and eerie. Curtains drifts off quietly like a ghost or two. On the table, there is some candle flames on the edge and on the center is the flower crown. It was made with white blossom with some hints of pink. When Lucia put the Red Pearl near the crown, both glowed until it stops. After Lucia puts the Red Pearl back in her pedant, she took the crown.

"Now, let's go save Miyuki and Akari." she suggest as everyone agrees.

"But where would they be?" Noel spoke up. They suddenly felt the castle shaking.

"I guess we'll find out." Hanon replied as the girls and boys exit from the secret room.

-Second Highest Tower-

When they reached the second highest tower, they saw Miyuki and Akari with a lot of Wisteria Flowers. Before they could get any closer, the Hydra appeared. This time, before it could strike, Coco summoned the Sealing Key in the form of a staff and went ahead to attack the beast. During the boarding of the ship, they couldn't let Hippo in so he entrust Coco with the key. Coco attacked it's legs, causing it to lose its balance. With one more hit, she caused the Hydra to lose its footing and it fall to it's doom. They continued to the tower.

"Miyuki!" Lucia exclaimed as the Black Princess turned.

"You're too late. Soon, when the flowers bloom, everyone will get affected by the pollen until no one will survive. Ha, ha, ha" Miyuki laugh. Suddenly, briars grow and trapped the princess with it's thorny vines. "Wha... What is this?"

"Now, Lucia. I can't subdue her for much longer!" Julie's voice told her.

"Hai!" Lucia walked up to the struggling princess. "Miyuki, it's time for you to wake up from your terrible nightmare. Please, open your eyes." she put the flower crown on her head. The moment it made contact, the briars disappeared. The shard around her neck started to melt and Akari's body began to shine brightly. When the light died down, the shine in her eyes appeared again and a smile appeared on her face.

"I-I'm free." Akari spoke for the first time. "Thank you, everyone." she told them as she walked to her sister who has covered her face with her hands.

"I... I'm myself again. Oh, dear. I-It's my fault. I-I almost killed more innocent people... How could I let that shard control me?" Miyuki cried worriedly, feeling regretful for all of her actions.

"It's wasn't your fault, Yuki. We are both to blame for, you shouldn't be the one to take all of the blame." Akari assures her.

"Akari nee-chan, everyone, I'm so sorry. Can you all forgive me?" Miyuki asked as she hugged her sister.

"Of course, we forgive you. We already have." Lucia replied cheerfully.

"Now that we saved both sister, we can now go home." Hanon replied.

"Wait!" Akari exclaimed as they stopped. "I need to get a few things first and we would like to asked a request from you."

"What is the request?" Rina asked.

"My people and my father succumbed to the pollen because of me... My request is that you can rebuild this kingdom with your song. That way, he'll be in peace and know that we'll be in good care with you." Miyuki answered.

"Okay." Lucia replied.

"You should join them, nee-chan. I'll go get what you need." Miyuki insisted.

"Alright, go." Akari told her as they both got up.

~White Pearl Voice!~

When the light died down, the girls can see the White Princess' super idol form. Her golden hair became snowy-white and is much longer than before. Her eyes is a beautiful silver-color like the moon. She wears a dress that has a two layered skirt with the design looking similar to Lucia's except it reached to her ankles. The first layer is sparkling white like the snow while the second layer is a shear silver. Some of the faded white fabric is covering her shoulders with frills at the end of it. Her gloves are different than everyone else because they are the kind you used in parties and instead of wearing boots, she wears sandals like Rina. She still retained her flower crown.

They started to sing Kibou no Kaneoto

Yume no owari o negau no wa naze?
Arehateta basho ni mo hana wa saku no ni

The Wisteria Flowers are slowly wilting...

Nanairo no kaze nanairo no sora
Kibou wa sekai ni afureteru no ni

The castle is being rebuilt...

Machigaeta, yume o miteta dake..
Ai no arika ya kioku no nazo to
Tsukisasaru tsumetai kodoku ni
Anata wa kurushindeta no

All the places are looking for nicer than before and the Hydra turned into a patch of flowers...

Junpaku no..
Tsubasa o yasumete yasashiku nemutte
"Ikitai" to negai umareta deshou? Saa!
Kibou no kane oto saigo no uta o ima..
Tsuyoi mono dake no sekai janai kara.
Listen to my love kono uta o..

The kingdom is completely restored and the pollen is stopped.

"We did it!" Hanon and Lucia cheered.

"Akari nee-chan, here." Miyuki came back and gave her a music box.

Akari took it and turned the windup key. The music box started to play and when it finish, a slot opened and a glass vial fell into her hands. She hold it up for everyone to see.

"This is the tear that I've kept because of father's death. The Tear of Pure Magic... I believe that Julie needs it, right?" she asked

"Hai." Lucia answered as Akari put the tear close to her pink pendant. The tear glowed until it got transferred into the Red Pearl inside.

"Akari, Yuki." a voice called out to the sisters.

"Father!" both exclaimed as the spirit of the King descended.

"I'm so sorry, father." Miyuki apologized.

"Don't be, it wasn't your fault. I am proud of you... Both of you." he told the sisters. He then turned to the other Mermaid Princesses. "Take good care of my daughter, Mermaid Princesses."

They nodded in agreement as the King's spirit disappears.

"Now, let's go home." Lucia suggested.


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