CM series: S1- Akuya Arc

32. Attack on Crystilville

Back in Crystilville, the girls were in their dorm room at the mansion, discussing about what they should do with the crystal moons. "Should we use them all the time?" Sheila asked, looking down at her moon. "Not really," Rita replied. "there aren't monsters attacking Crystilville 24/7, you know." "But we need to be prepared just in case," Maggie added. "Who knows what O'feara and her sidekicks will do next." "Well she could constantly attack us and then capture us when we're weak and on the verge on passing out and steal our magic and kill us and-" Sheila said in one go, panicking. "Calm down," Tina interrupted, stroking her shoulder in support. "I don't think O'feara wants to kill us, she just wants to take our magic for some reason." "Yeah, but why?" Rita added, turning towards her. "why does she want the crystal moons? What value do they have? What do they mean to her?" "Well they make us more powerful, darling," Erin replied, reapplying her lipstick. "maybe she does want to have all the power in the world and this will make her dreams come true. A classic villain in a superhero story." "Well technically she's not a classic villain 'coz most classic villains aren't deranged vampire queens," Maggie said. "Not the time for jokes, Mags," Rita replied. "Well I was just saying, because most villains are usually witches, or superhumans from an unknown species. She is from and unknown species though-"

Whilst the others were discussing now about the origins of O'feara, Ella stood opposite the window, staring right out of it. She was unaware of the surroundings around her, as she zoned out into her mental world. The place was familiar; an isolated blue aura, with nobody except her, or so she thought. "Ella!" a voiced called. Ella walked a bit, confused. "Hello?" Ella shouted back, recognising the voice. "Ella, can you hear me?" the voice called again. "It's me." Then, a shadow appeared before Ella's eyes, who soon unveiled themselves; a child with short, glowing hair in lilac robes, with white eyes as pure as snow. "It's your sister, Frosty! I'm here!" the child cried. "Frosty??" Ella repeated, surprised. "Ella! Ella!" Frosty kept screaming, however her voice started to fade, as well as herself and the blue aura. "Ella!" her voice continuing to echo. "Ella! Are you awake?" Lune stood in front of Ella, her face showing worry. Ella immediately came back to reality again, and was startled by the sight of looking directly at Lune's face. "Oh Lune, you scared me!" Ella cried, jumping. "Deepest apologies," Lune replied. "are you ok?" "Y-yeah, I'm fine," Ella stuttered, looking back out at the window. "I-I had another vision of my missing sister." "Another vision?" Lune asked, sitting on the windowsill beside Ella. "you've had these before?" "Yes, once," Ella replied. "on the train the day I arrived here in Crystilville." "Perhaps it's a sign," Lune answered. "A sign?" repeated Ella, confused. "what do you mean?" "It's a sign she's out there, looking for you and she's finally found you," Lune replied, smiling. "but she's struggling to make contact."

Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder sounded from outside. Ella looked further out of the window, and noticed large grey clouds with small red creatures surrounding them drift under the sky and above Crystilville. "Those red things..." Ella said. "What's going on?" Maggie asked. "all I heard was thunder." "There is thunder," Ella replied. Lune then used her magic to look closely at the red things. "Those are demons," she replied. "but not just regular ones." "Demons?" Tina repeated. "But if they're not regular ones, they must be..." Sheila added nervously. "They're Akuyas..." Ella finished. "we've got to get out there and stop them!" The clan, followed by Lune, rushed out of the dorm room and throughout the various corridors. Miss Elodia walked past, but was stopped as she saw the girls run frantically down the stairs. "Where are you girls going in such a rush?!" she demanded. "There's danger, and only we can stop it!" shouted Maggie. "Apologies, Veranda," Lune said, bowing and then soaring off behind the girls, whilst Miss Elodia shrugged in confusion. The girls burst out of the grand doors and into the streets of Crystilville: the kingdom was surrounded by the grey clouds and smoke, and red demons scattered and scurried everywhere. People were being taken and imprisoned, some running in fear, some hiding in buildings.

"Akuyas!" cried Ella. "I knew it!" "You're so right, fairy!" cackled an evil voice from above. The girls looked up, and saw O'feara and her sidekick flying, the storm and chaos surrounding them. "O'feara!" The girls cried. "So we all meet again," began O'feara, flying slightly lower down. "this time we will defeat you and take those crystal moons!" "Never!" cried Ella. "you only want them so you can use them for evil and to take over the world!" "Wow, you really are such a clever fairy," O'feara replied, grinning evilly. "She's been reading those horrible representations about us in those books then," Stacey added. "Shut up, Stacey, that's got nothing to do with it," O'feara responded in a frustrating tone, turning to her, then turning back to the clan. "Anyways, demons rise!" The clan were then surrounded by akuya demons rising from the black mist swamping the ground. "It's time to battle again!" Ella shouted. "Ready girls?" "Ready!" the others replied. "Transformation!" they all said in unison, the crystal moons glowing and transforming them into their fairy forms...