Hi everyone. I decided to update this chapter despite that I should be in bed, resting. Then again, I'm in bed with my laptop, so I can continue my story. Yay! Being sick is no fun. This chapter will be one of those building up tension one. Anyway, enjoy!


Chapter 26: Snow in the Darkest of Winter's Night

-Flashback (4 years ago)-

-Reina Kingdom-

Eleven year-old Julie is entering the Kingdom of Reina. She is wearing a red dress with rose designs on it. Her dark brown hair is decorated with many red roses that matched with her dress. She wore red slippers on her feet and in her hand is her rose scepter. She and Taiyo are planning to go to Germany for a mission, but she heard an interesting rumor from the locals of South Korea. They say that there is a beautiful singing voice somewhere in this area, but they can't find the voice.

As a Mermaid Princess, Julie can see through the kingdom's magical barrier. It's just like the one back at home, it's purpose is to cloak the appearance to humans eyes if they don't know anything about mermaids or haven't seen one. She enters the castle and immediately, she heard the singing voice. After the singing stops, a ghost appeared in front of her.

"You... You are a Mermaid Princess?" the King asked.

"Yes, I'm Julie, the Red Mermaid Princess." Julie introduce herself.

"A Forgotten Princess?" the King was shock. "I apologize for my rudeness, Princess. It's just... I thought my daughters were the only princesses who were forgotten. My name is Tamotsu, the king of this kingdom." King Tamotsu introduce.

"What do you mean that you thought that your daughters were the only Forgotten Princesses?" Julie questioned.

"They are the White Mermaid Princess, Akari, and the Black Mermaid Princess, Miyuki. They were captured and taken away from their home many centuries ago. They now live here, in my kingdom after news say that their previous home in the ocean got destroyed, but now, they aren't like themselves. Everyday, Akari would sing, causing pollen from these Wisteria Flowers to blossom, releasing toxic into the air. However, it's not very strong, but eventually, it will spread." the King explained.

"Don't worry Your Majesty, I'll see if I can help them." Julie insisted as she ran off to find the princesses.

"Thank you J... No. You looked very familiar... Ah, I see now. You have been reborn, haven't you, Rose Red?" the King asked the late princess as he faded.

After Julie ran into the courtyard, she saw the girls. The king was right, Julie can feel that something is wrong. She waved her staff to create anther barrier, one that cast out all negative energy. The two girls collapse when the barrier was put up as Julie rush to their side.

"Are you okay?" Julie asked the sisters.

"I-I think so. Yuki?" the older sister asked as she tries to wake the younger sister.

"Are you Akari?" Julie asked.

"Yes, but how do you know my name?" Akari asked.

"Your father told me, is that girl Miyuki?" Julie asked about the girl wearing black.

"Yes, she's my beloved sister." Akari replied.

Later on in the evening, the twelve year-old woke up in her bedroom.

"Your awake, thank goodness! You had me worried, Yuki." Akari hugged her sister.

"Good evening, Miyuki." Julie told her. Miyuki, not knowing the girl, hid behind Akari.

"Don't be shy, Yuki. She's a friend of ours. Go on, introduce yourself." Akari pushed her.

"Hi... My name is Miyuki." she introduce herself.

"It's great to meet you, Miyuki. My name is Julie, the Red Mermaid Princess." Julie introduce.

"Julie?" Miyuki repeats the name in a question tone.

"Mm." she confirms.

Later, at night, the sisters gave a tour to Julie. They showed her many rooms, towers, and the shrines dedicated to Aqua Regina and the other Mermaid Princesses.

They even offered Julie a room to stay in for a night. In the morning, Julie went into the gardens to find Miyuki swinging on her swing by herself.

"Miyuki." she called out to her.

"Ah, Julie." Miyuki stops her swinging.

"Why are you sad?" Julie questioned.

"I... I did terrible things. I killed my father... And it's all because of my curse." Miyuki answered. "You shouldn't touch my hands. It will turn you into ice and I don't want that." she warned. Julie, feeling pity for the girl, tries to comfort her by touching her hand. "Don't-" Miyuki tries to stop Julie from touching her hands, but to her surprise nothing happened.

"You don't have to be afraid, Yuki. Your hands aren't going to curse me." Julie told her. "Oh, I called you 'Yuki'. If you want, I won't call you by your nick-" she got cut off.

"No!" Miyuki cried. "I-I want you to call me by my nickname. I love my name 'Miyuki', but I also love my nickname also. So please, just call me Yuki." she insist.

"Okay, Yuki." Julie smiled.

-Past Vision-

The moment Julie touch both of Miyuki's hands, a past vision enters her head.

"Rose." a voice called out.

"Yes, mother?" a little girl's voice questioned.

"You are going to have a little sister soon." the gentle voice of a mother replied.

"Really? What will be her name?" Rose asked.

"Her name will be Snow White, just like your name is Rose Red." the mother answered.

-Past Vision Ends-

Julie has a shock expression as she looked at Miyuki.

"Yuki... Are you..." Julie trailed off.

"Am I what, Julie?" Miyuki questioned.

"Nothing, don't mind me." Julie replied. "Yuki, about your curse, how did you get them?"

"I don't know. I got them ever since I was born and it made me lonely because my caretaker told me that one day, because of my curse, the other Mermaid Princesses will come and take Akari nee-chan away." Miyuki explained.

"But I'm a Mermaid Princess and I'm not here to take Akari away from you." Julie counters.

"I know, but if they see my curse, they'll think that I'm evil. I can't really explain it, but I felt like I've live this life before." Miyuki replied.

"Yuki... Do you wish to end your curse?" Julie asked in a serious tone.

"Of course I do, but I don't know how." she answered.

"Here, wear these." Julie gave her fingerless black gloves. "These gloves are made by a Princess many years ago. It has the power to block your curse, so you can touch anyone without affecting them." Julie explained.

"Thank you, Julie." Miyuki started to put on the gloves.

"One more thing..." Julie told her.

"What is it?" Miyuki questioned.

"I promise you, one day, if I do fine a cure, I'll come back and I'll put an end to your curse. However, listen very closely, Yuki. Your curse is overflowing and I can tell that its not from her pearl. It's from someone else. Someone of a cruel heart put their darkness into you. The only way I can stop it for now, is if I seal it away, along with the powers that you will possess one day." Julie began her spell. After she complete her seal, she wiped out Miyuki's memories of their discussion of the overflowing curse.

The next few days went by normally as if nothing has happen. Unfortunately, Julie has to go for her mission. She waved the sisters goodbye and left the Kingdom of Reina.

-Flashback Ends-

'Back then, was it the right thing to seal Yuki's memories?' Julie wondered.

The girls watched as the Doppelganger raised her arms. She is about to break Julie's seal on Yuki, awakening her.

"Oh no, she's waking up." Julie muttered.

Darkness hear me now, take this girl's soul

Free yourself from this ancient seal,

And awaken once more

As Shika's double complete the spell, Miyuki's skin is slowly turning into glass, from toe to head. Her pendant opened to reveal the Black Pearl. The overflowing curse, taking the form of darkness, went out of her pearl and surrounding itself around the princess.

When the swirling darkness cleared away, the girls watched in horror. Miyuki grow a set of black wings and her appearance changed drastically. Her skin became the palest of winter, her eyes are piercing silver-grey, her black hair became much longer, and she aged to become eighteen. Her beautiful white dress turned black, reaching down to her ankles. There was a hint of silver at the end of the skirt and ice crystals embroidery are on top of the dress. Small chains are attached to both her wrists and ankles.

"Yes, I did it! I finally did it!" the double laugh in pure evil. "I now possess the purest princess of all time! Princess Snow White!"

"What is going on?" Lucia questioned.

"First Princess, I want you to get rid of those restrictions. Let your former friends and family have a taste of your cursed touch!" the double commanded.

"Hai, Shika-sama." Miyuki obeyed as she incinerate her gloves.

"Yuki, don't you recognized my voice? It's me, Akari!" Akari tried to get though.

"Akari stop, she can't you." Julie told her.

"Julie, do you know what is going on with Miyuki?" Hanon questioned.

"Yes, Yuki isn't who she is. Shika has forced her to wake up when it's not the right time yet. Because her awakening happened too early and she is forced to take that form, she isn't in control of herself or her actions. Plus, because most of that curse was originally from Shika, she is controlling her. That form of hers is a mixture of her past life and who she is now. In this life, she is the Black Mermaid Princess, however, in her previous life, she was known as Snow White." Julie explained. "What you see in front of you is the Goddess of Infinite Darkness and Death."

"Goddess..." Lucia began.

"Of infinite..." Hanon followed.

"Darkness and..." Rina trailed off.

"Death?" Seira finished.

"Julie, how do you know all of this?" Akari asked.

"Before the birth of the pearls, we once lived human life. We were heroes who fight battles, royals who were blessed with powers. When the final battle between good and evil began, the heroes sacrifice their lives to keep peace of the human world and their souls are then reborn in the hearts of the Mermaid Princesses. I know because in my previous life, I was known as Princess Rose Red, the older sister of Princess Snow White." Julie explain.


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