Miitopia 2: Rise of the Shadow Queen

Chapter 2: A Hero's Heart Pierced by Shadow

And so it begins.
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It was the same thing every night, though she did not know why.

Hero of Miitopia: Janice

Miitopia's champion, Janice the Warrior, saw herself standing before a huge black shadow, panting from exhaustion. Her appearance had changed drastically...she had her black hair out of its ponytail, her skin was pure white, and her armor looked much darker. Where her heart was, a large purple cloud of dark magic rested.

"Why...why is this happening?" A single question escaped her lips, and though she struggled to remain standing, she stared at her opponent in determination.

"It's too late!" The shadow let out a villainous laugh, turning to a large stained glass window that bore the image of a coffin with two torches beside it—torches that burned with blue fire. "I have the power I need...and now, the one I require shall awaken!"

It was at that moment that she would wake from the dream. "Every time," Janice sighed as she forced herself out of bed. It confused her so much, yet she could not help but think it was something of a prophecy, a vision of the future. She would ask her friends about it later.

It had been two weeks since the Dark Lord, Adiran, was defeated and Miitopia was restored to its former glory. She had been the one behind its rescue, along with her friends she had met along the way. Ethan the Mage, Cadence the Chef, Princess Antonia...all of them had a part in it.

So why was she having this dream?

A knock at the door snapped her out of her thoughts, and she gave a distracted "Come in." Her time alone ended.

Cautious Cleric: Apollo

"Hey, Janice," Apollo, who was about eight years old now, greeted her. "We were wondering if you were awake, so Cadence made you breakfast. It's your favorite, Hieroglyph Toast..." He said that last sentence in a singsong voice, and although Janice was hungry, she made no movement. "Hey, are you okay?"

"...Apollo. Do you know anything about dreams?"

The question caught him off guard. "Well...I like to think dreams can be a sort of warning if they're bad, or a representation of someone's thoughts and feelings. Why?"

"Well, I've been having a really strange dream, and it's really bugging me."

Apollo's face was thoughtful. "Is that so? What was the dream?"

Janice told him, and the cleric was shocked at what she had to say. "Whoa, that is pretty weird...when did you start having this dream?"

"Since five days ago, about a week after we beat the Dark Lord."

"Hm..."

Their conversation was interrupted when a crash came from the door, followed by someone's grunt of pain. They opened the door and found Akira, formerly the Dark Curse who had possessed a normal Mii, facedown on the floor.

"Akira? What are you doing here?" Apollo asked as Janice opened her mouth to ask that same thing. Akira dusted himself off and stood up, and Janice saw that he was holding a staff...

The Great Sage's staff.

"J-Janice, Apollo...there's trouble," the Reborn said, panting. He looked as though he had run all the way there... and he had. "Harmoni, she's been kidnapped by my sister."

"Huh? Your sister?"

"Yes. I thought she died, but...apparently she didn't. And now she's way scarier, almost like she's being controlled by some kind of power...like I did with Adiran."