After the moments had passed a gentle voice boomed through the throne room...
"Why...? Why do you ponder to sit?"
Ryuji smirked for a moment before turning around to find out her the voice belonged to. He saw a little girl standing at the bottom of the stairs. She looked to be around ten to twelve years in age and her complexion was rather pale. Her eyes were pure white with light blue pupils that dazed out to him. Her hair looked as if it had been soaking wet, but it was a short bob but and shined a silver tone. She wore a long sleeved sweater that was colored a light blue and she wore a short lavender skirt that seemed to go only about six to eight inches down her thighs. For some strange reason he had a feeling he had met her before, but wasn't confident in who she was or what she was doing there. All he could really say was that she was probably the one that caused the ice to crash just a few moments ago...
"Why do you ponder to show your face?"
Ryuji had asked in such a conceded tone in his voice. For some reason, he felt the need of acting mysterious around such a curious little girl. For him it was an enjoyment to choose certain words to control such a weak looking girl. He admiringly despised kids who tried to size up against their peers as if they were in some sort of children's RPG video game. He smiled gently and put his right hand inside of his pocket.
"So... why are you here?"
The girl smiled for a brief second before nodding her head. She giggled and placed her hands behind her back.
"Well you see... I just want to be your friend... your only friend. Are you scared of little girls like me?"
Ryuji glared at her now. As fun as this felt, the little girl made him feel a little uneasy.
She then continued on...
"Why do you look so sad? This is all yours you know... and yet you don't sit...? Is it because you're scared? What would you rule...nothing."
She skipped up the first stair as if she were merrily floating to the top. Her hair gently waved through the cold air like a stiff paintbrush, but something had caught Ryuji's eye. He noticed that her hair had lengthened after she had placed her tiny foot on the icy texture. Her lips started to grow to the sides of the cheeks in an inhumane way, stretching her skin as it moved gently to disfigure her adorable face. It wasn't too adorable after awhile though...
"But you see... A queen is only suited for such a beautiful place like this... a queen and her young prince...~"
Suddenly the little girl bent her knees inwards in as if she were struggling to keep her body lifted. With a large leap into the air her mouth opened and large iron mechanical legs rushed out. They grew and it seemed like they would never stop rushing out of her, but once they were about a few stories high the joints bent and landed on the ground. They clawed into the ice and the girl's body was dangling high above in the air. It was as if it were shaped like a type of spider, whatever it was. Then, a few seconds later a small eye had appeared from the mouth of the girl, now pulsing as the body and the vision of the beast. Ryuji crossed his arms and he tapped his foot. He wasn't scared, but this wasn't the most pleasant sight.
The winds started to pick up inside of the citadel, and small lights began to glow around him. The sounds of giggling echoed from the small lights and they circled round and round, singing and mocking in unison together. He wasn't sure what they were saying since it sounded like some sort of foreign language. Ryuji wasn't sure what was happening, but his body became numb and he was paralyzed to move from the situation. No matter how hard he attempted to move his legs or to try to reposition his body, it just sat there aloofly unable to respond to what his brain told him.
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TIME: 6 AM [ JST ]
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