The Reflection of the Darkness

While Lilia and other disciples were trying to stop the Princess's dark aura from spreading, Yǐ sī tiē's dream kept her from waking up.

In her dream, she saw a little girl running around the garden calling out her brother, "Brother! Haha! Run!" Those dream began to shatter little by little like glass.

The Princess's dark powers were becoming more and more powerful. The Sky turned dark and lightning began to descend on the Clarity Hall. The disciples outside the hall were hit but, they continued to seal the Hall to keep the Dark Power from seeping out.

"Lady Lilia, her powers are very strong. We can't hold on much longer." said Feng Yuixen, the rank one disciple.

The situation continued until one of the upper rank disciples suffered a nosebleed and coughed blood.

"Are you alright!?" Lilia asked.

"Yes, Lady Lilia. Do not worry about me."

They continued with the spell. Lilia noticed a change in Princess's face. She saw the Princess shed tears while still in her sleep. Lilia stopped casting and told everyone, "Everyone continue what you are doing. I will enter her mind."

Everyone was shocked with Lilia's decision.

"But, Lady Lilia, that is too risky. If something's happen, you might die. Or in the worst-case scenario, your Primordial spirit might get stuck in her mind." said Feng Yuixen, with concern.

"I'll take my chances. It's better to try than do nothing. If this continues, the Princess might kill all of us."

"Lady Lilia! Please! You're Master Bai's right hand. What if something's happens to you? Master will be mad at us. Let's find another way!"

"There is no other way! Master Bai saved my life and I will cherish it from the bottom of my heart. But, if the Princess's dark powers are released, we're all doomed. Is that what you want!?"

"Lady Lilia…" Yuixen looks at Lilia and stops speaking.

"Yuixen, always remember. Everything's going to be alright." Then, Lilia looked at Yuixen and smiled.

Then, Lilia started transferring her Primordial Spirit inside the Princess's mind to see what is happening to the Princess.

"Arggh!!"

A light came out Lilia's body and entered the mind of the Princess. Transferring was successful and Lilia ended up in a dark place. "Princess? Where are you!? Princess!"

Lilia kept on walking forward while looking for the Princess and suddenly, she heard a voice in the distance. A girl's voice laughing along with her parents. "Father… Hehehe."

There, Lilia saw an image of a Little Princess Yǐ sī tiē. "The Memories of the Princess." Lilia whispered. While looking closely at it, each image was being shattered. Lilia was shocked to see it. "What's happening?" Lilia asked to herself in confusion.

After that, she saw another memory where Taiyang was involved. It was the memory where Taiyang approached the Princess for the first time. However, same as the other memories, it began shattering before it disappeared. Later on, Lilia saw a girl crying. She tried to reach out to her. But there was a forcefield around the child that prevented her from reaching the girl.

"What? Why is there a forcefield around her?" Lilia tried to punch it and tried to cast a spell onto it but, it wasn't ready to break. "Hey child, can you hear me?"

The crying child raised her head and saw Lilia, "Who are you?"

"Princess? Is that you?"

"I…I'm scared. Please help me."

"Don't worry Princess. I will help you. Just be strong, okay?"

Lilia continued to cast spells and little by little, the forcefield weakened and a crack appeared. Lilia saw it and continued to put more strength. The forcefield finally shattered. Lilia ran to the Little Princess and told her, "Come Princess, Let's get out of here."

"Hmm." The Little Princess nodded.

Lilia and the little Princess ran away but they couldn't find an exit from this space.

"I'm scared."

"Shh… Everything's going to be alright. You don't have to be scared Princess."

"But what if the scary woman comes back?"

"Scary woman?"

Then, they heard an evil voice laughing in distance. "Kekeke."

Lilia held the little Princess tightly. "Princess, no matter what happens. Don't let go, alright?"

"Hmm."

Lilia saw a woman covered in ominous darkness. Her eyes where red and had hair which was as white as snow.

"Oh my… I didn't know that we have a visitor little Princess." Said the scary woman.

"Who are you? What are you doing inside the Princess's mind?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. How rude of you!" The woman summoned black thunder but, Lilia and the little Princess manage to dodge it successfully.

"You don't belong here!" said Lilia. "You should be locked away instead!"

Lilia told the little Princess to stay where she was and then, she charged towards the woman and attacked her.

"Hiyah!"

"Kekeke! You can't hurt me."

"We'll see about that!"

Lilia cast a spell at her but, the woman just deflected the spell back to Lilia.

"Arghh!"

"No! Miss!" The Little Princess ran towards Lilia. "Are you okay?"

"What are you doing here? I told you to stay put!"

"I'm… sorry."

"It's okay, I'm just worried."

"Aww, a Falcon is worried about a little bunny? That's so sweet."

"Who are you!? What are you doing here? This space belongs to the Princess!"

"Hmm, I wonder…" The woman began to walk slowly toward them. She reached out her hand and in just a blink of an eye, the Little Princess was in held by the neck. She put force on her grip and seemed to be trying crush her neck. The little Princess was grasping for breath.

"No! Princess! You stay away from her, you demon!"

The woman cast a spell to Lilia, chaining her in place. "Argh!"

"You poor little thing. How does it feel to be powerless?" the woman calmly asked from the little Princess.

"Let go of her!! Arggh!"

"P-pl…please… I…I can't breathe…"

The woman loosened her grip and the Little Princess fell on the floor coughing, while grasping for breath.

"You! How dare you hurt the Princess!? I will make sure you will stay locked up forever!"

"Oh dear... I have been locked away for years. So, I promise you I won't let that happen!"

Then, the woman slowly walked towards Lilia. With every step, the woman's appearance slowly changed into that of Princess Yǐ sī tiē's.

"Wh-what? Why do you look like the Princess?! Are you trying to use her appearance!?"

"Kekeke, can't figure it out? I am your Princess. I am Yǐ sī tiē."

"Impossible!"