[Planet Lomiany, in the Melyanie Forest, near Kotaly town.]
I am Denis. I'm 17 years old, with short brown hair, eyes of the same color and fair skin. I run as fast as I can as the dark fire fairy threatens me.
"Come back here, you filthy Lomianyian, so I can char you in the name of our queen!"
This fairy wears a black dress, her long hair is a brilliant red, her eyes are an icy purple. She has pointed ears and her skin is dark brown. Shit! How could such a thing happen? I say to myself as I continue to run. Suddenly, Idolia’s spectral voice, a light fairy’s spirit, echoes in my mind.
< Don't you mean instead ''How was I such a fool for releasing Queen Ixelda and her dark fairies?'' >
Idolia, while alive, has long silvery white hair, blue eyes, a white dress, and skin as pale as snow.
"This is no time to lecture me, Idolia!" I replied angrily. "I *never* thought the legend was true!"
[Flashback!]
Lena and I had a conversation a long time ago.
"Do you know the legend of Ixelda, the cursed queen?" She asked me.
"Another one of your fairy stories." I told her in an irritated tone.
This made Lena angry.
"Don't be a jerk! Do I taunt you every time you talk to me about Mimiko?"
"N...no, of course not, but..."
Lena is - or rather was - my girlfriend. She is obsessed with fairies while I am a big fan of the virtual idol Mimiko.
"In short, the legend begins like this..."
Lena tells me everything. In Melyanie Forest, centuries ago, fairies lived. They had control over the elements of nature. Their queen, Neomiya, forbade any contact with the Lomianyan for their protection. Unfortunately, a light fairy showed up at the sight of a Lomianyian. This caused the fairy hunts. Many fairies were captured by the Lomianyan. Others were killed.
Queen Neomiya, seeing the suffering of her people, fell into the darkness of evil, of insanity, and she transformed into Ixelda, the cursed queen! Using her new evil powers, Ixelda has transformed the surviving fairies (there were few of them) into dark fairies and she threatens to dominate the world by killing all Lomianyan.
To stop her, a child, a young prince, with the help of a light fairy that he had received as a "gift" from another noble family, trapped her in another dimension with her dark fairies. However, the legend says that they can come back if someone goes to the Melyanie Forest during a full moon night and pronounces magic words.
"O...k..." I reply to Lena. "...and you really believe that?"
"Of course, what do you believe?"
Lena and I didn't last. She quickly broke up with me because "my obsession with Mimiko was driving her crazy". She was the one who was crazy with her fairies! I just asked her to dress like Mimiko because it was cool! A maid's outfit, a catgirl's outfit or a space princess' outfit. That, and having pink hair, like Mimiko. Also wearing cute accessories, like cat ears or a crown, then... Okay, maybe I went too far, but it's too late. She and I can't get back together.
So, one full moon night, I went to Melyanie Forest and spoke the legend's magic words. I thought it would help me forget Lena. Instead, I released Ixelda and her dark fairies want to kill me! Luckily for me, Idolia's soul came to my aid by connecting with my spirit - she was the one who caused the fairy hunts centuries ago - and telling me to run away.
[Flashback End!]
I keep running.
"They're not going to follow me out of the forest, are they?" I asked Idolia.
< No, but sooner or later, Ixelda will ask them to conquer the world and, then, nobody will be able to stop them! >
"Come on, don't exaggerate! Besides Ixelda, how many are there? 20? 30?"
The light fairy tells me ten. I laugh.
"It's not a threat. Idolia, times have changed. We're not in the Middle Ages anymore. We have powerful weapons now, guns, missiles and all. It's not ten fairies that can dominate the Lomianyan!"
< Ohhhh~ In that case, Denis, can you stop them? >
"What? *Me*? But..."
< Yes, you. By giving you access to my powers, plus your powerful weapons, Ixelda won't stand a chance! >
"No, I'm going home."
< As you wish. > Said Idolia. < My soul cannot leave the forest. Goodbye. >
While avoiding other dark fairies, I manage to leave the forest. I don't feel Idolia's presence anymore. Thinking that everything was over, I go back home.
I was fast asleep when I smelled something burning. I get up quickly and the house is on fire! I had to jump out of the window to avoid dying. I don't know if my parents were able to get out in time. The fall broke both my legs. Despite the intense pain, I recognize Lena's voice calling me from afar.
"DENIS!"
She arrives near me. Her hair is no longer pink, but black now. Her natural color.
"This is horrible!" Said Lena, with tears in her eyes.
"It's okay..." I say to reassure her. "I'm not dead."
"Not you! The city! It's in flames, the sewage is overflowing and the wind is getting stronger! Fairies... only dark fairies can do that."
"S...Shit...! Lena, I..."
The pain is too strong, I lose consciousness. When I come to, the earth is shaking and Kotaly city is in ruins. No trace of Lena. With my broken legs, I can't move. I call for help, hoping that a survivor will come to save me, but nobody comes. Lena... is she dead? And my family? I ask myself. Then where are Ixelda and her evil fairies? One thing is sure, I will die slowly. I would have preferred that Ixelda kill me.
"I’ll stop Ixelda and her dark fairies!"
< Excellent. > Said Idolia.
"But I don't have a weapon with me."
< Hmm. Maybe my powers can help you? >
She gives me access to her powers over light. At the beginning, I was satisfied with making balls of light and protections then I wonder if it is possible to create a light gun? I concentrate. Come on... Come on... ! The dark fire fairy is coming. She found me !
"Ah ♪. I found you, Lomianyian!"
Then a glowing gun appears in my hand. Yeah!!!
"Get ready!" The dark fire fairy says to me. "CARBONIZING FI—"
I shoot a light ball into her head before she can launch her fire attack on me. Idolia is impressed. As for me, I take the opportunity to boast.
"Muha-ha-ha! Ixelda, get ready to bite dust!"
Equipped with the light gun, I kill all the dark fairies that try to attack me.
"H-How...?!" Manages to say a dark wind fairy before I kill her.
Her hair was green, her eyes were violet, her skin was dark. Her ears were pointed and she wore a black dress, like all evil fairies.
"What kind of weapon is that?" A dark earth fairy asks me, terrified.
"The one that will kill you!" I replied before putting a bullet in her head.
Her hair was bright yellow, her eyes violet, her skin white.
A dark water fairy, who was not far away, asks a dark ice fairy to warn the queen. They didn't have time to do anything as my light balls finished them off. Their hair was blue, but a different shade for each, and their eyes were also purple. One fairy had pale skin, the other had black skin.
[Later...]
"Well, I think I got them all." I said to Idolia. "There were about ten of them, right? I'm sure I killed ten!"
< Yes. Only Ixelda is left. Where is she? >
"I'll find her, you'll see!"
It didn't take me long to find the cursed queen. She is enraged that I managed to kill all her dark fairies. Ixelda has purple hair, eyes of the same color, golden skin.
"Hey!" I said to the evil queen. "It's not my fault they were so easy to shoot down!"
"This weapon... this power... Idolia, is that you?" Ixelda asks before raising her voice. "You filthy pest, you betrayed us! Causing the fairy hunts wasn't enough for you. Noooo ♪, you have to help that damned Lomianyian exterminate us!"
< You did not leave me the choice! > Replied the fairy of light. < You wanted to take over the world and kill them all!!! >
"ENOUGH TALKING!" I yelled. "DIE!!!"
I riddle the queen with magic bullets. Despite her evil powers, Ixelda doesn't survive this. Idolia thanks me. Technically, I saved the world from the dark fairies, and her soul is now free to go to the afterlife.
< As long as Ixelda and her fairies were alive, though trapped in another dimension, I was doomed to wander the forest. >
Then Idolia says goodbye to me. She leaves me and I lose her powers over the light. Goodbye, light gun! I will miss you. I am now alone. I leave the Melyanie Forest and go home to bed.
On the way, I wonder if I should tell Lena about my "adventure"? No. She's not going to believe me, anyway, and we're not together anymore. She'll probably think I'm making up this story to try to win her back. Oh, Lena... I miss you a lot, but at least I have my beautiful (and still faithful) Mimiko!