Previously on Chapter: 10...

Rikka's POV,
Come and fight me Diamond...
Fight?
There's no point in loving Ira... he's still a Jikochuu agent.... he will turn on you....
No! You're wrong! He wouldn't!
Oh but I am right! It's true! You can't trust him....
I will!!! Leave me alone!
Come outside... and prove it...
Then the voice left.
"Rikka?" asked Aguri.
"Yes!?" I jolted.
"Are you all right? You were mumbling to yourself.."
"Oh sorry! I was thinking about something...."
I thought hard about the voice. Then I knew my choice..
"Um.. I'll be right back" I said
...
"Very clever, Diamond. Good for you" She said as she floated down to me.
"What do you want?" I asked, sternly
"What do you think? You!" She said, pointing at me.
"Wh-what?"
"Maybe it'll be easier to understand... IF I SHOW YOU!!!!"
At that moment, she shot a beam at me, which trapped me in a cage made out of Egogy
I tried to force myself out. But I didnt succeed.
"Good night, Diamond..." said Mamon.
Then I felt drained. As if my energy drained from my body. I heard Raquel moan in pain. As did I
And then.... everything went black...

Ira's POV,
Love is disgraceful...
A voice said softly so that only I can hear it.
Do you really want to suffer with love..? Or continue destroying it..?
Huh..? Suffer? Could suffer mean by all the times my heart ached?
Yes Ira... now come...
I can't! Rikka is-
The choice is yours Ira... come outside...
Come outside?
I had a really bad feeling about this... but I knew my choice.
"I'll be right back.." I said, as I teleported outside.
I arrived in front of the shop... then I heard a sneer and a laugh.
"Come at me Mamon... I'm right here!" I called.
"Clever Ira, very clever" she sneered
"Whaddya want now?"
"Why, I just want to take you back to where you belong!" She replied sincerely.
"Where I belong, isn't in the Jikochuu realm!"
"That's what you think! Let's see what your friend thinks..."
Then I saw Rikka in her Cure form.... pinned to the ground by Bel (who regained his true form).
"LET HER GO BEL!!!"
I lunged toward him and shot a beam. Of course he blocked it. Then he shot a beam at me.
"Ira... go back..." Rikka whispered.
"NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS!!!"
Then I shot another beam at Bel. This time he shot one too, much more powerful then mine.
It hit me and I fell backwards. I yelled in pain, but I didn't give up, I continued to fight, but I ended up hurting myself in the end.
Then the other Cures came.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH RIKKA!!??" yelled C. Sword.
Bel laughed
"Never mind what we've done to her, mind what we are about to DO TO HER!!!"
Then Bel shot a beam at C. Diamond.
"RIKKA!!!!!!!!" I yelled, attempting to get up but failed.
The pain was back. More painful then ever before. I cried hard, and my tears never stopped.
"Well, it was nice knowing C. Diamond. She was too blue"
Then she shot a beam at her.
Rikka... couldn't have been gone... she couldn't.
The other Cures were as devastated as I was.
"RIKKA!!  NOOOOOO!!!" yelled C. Heart as she ran to her friend.
"No point in trying to call for her. She won't answer" sneered Bel.
"YOUR WRONG!!!" Said C. Sword, as she charged to Bel and kicked him with all her might.
Bel felt the kick and collapsed to the ground.
"RIKKA ISNT DEAD!!! SHE CANT BE!!!" yelled C. Rosetta as she lunges towards Mamon and punched her, which caused Mamon to fall.
Mamon and Bel were unconscious. The Cures were exhausted and they collapsed to the ground. And I was clutching my love close to my chest... hoping that she would heal my heart.
Then I heard footsteps.
"This is what love has done to you Ira" said Mamon, "it has made you weak"
"YOU'RE WRONG!!" I cried, hugging my love.
"Come Ira, that feeling will go away... let's go home..." said Mamon softly.
"NEVER!!!"
"Come on now! You'll regain your strength in our world"
"I'D RATHER DIE!!!"
"Ira listen-
"NO!!! I WONT LISTEN!!! I CANT LEAVE HER!! I CANT!!!"
"Ira-
"SHUT UP!!!"
"But-
"NO!!! STOP TALKING!!! IM NOT WEAK!!!"
"Your in pain though" she added.
I couldn't continue talking. At that moment, I
lost all my confidence...
Then I felt a dark feeling... in my heart...
I was slipping in the darkness... I tried to leave it but I couldn't...
I knew that if I continued to be in despair, then I'll slip in...
But I couldn't help it....
Then I stood up... and I have made my choice...
"I won't slip in the darkness... but I will return with you... only to think.." I concluded.
"As long as your coming back with me... then your wish is my command"
Then I collapsed to the ground and I felt Mamon arms holding me up...
Then the world around me... faded...

And now...

Mamon's POV

Ira collapsed on my and I helped him as we teleported to the Jikochuu hideout.

Once we reached there, I helped him to his room and I told him to rest. He didn't answer.

Then I closed the door.

I better check on C. Diamond...

I arrived in a room and saw C. Diamond sitting up, clutching her pixie.

"What have you done with Ira!?" She said.

"Oh... well your about to find out.."

Then an illusion of Ira came appeared before her eyes.

"N-No way.." she cried, "I WONT BELIEVE IT!!!"

"Oh you better believe it! Your loved one has passed on now!" I sneered.

"NO!! HE'S NOT DEAD!!!!"

Then I made her cave disappear.

"Believe whatever you want! Well I'm off..." I said as I made my way out and locked the door.

I can hear her crying in the room as I made my way to the common room.

Rikka's POV

No.. No! He can't be dead!! He can't!!

"Ira! IRA!!! WAKE UP!!" I pleaded.

But he never responded. His heart beat stopped. And he couldn't move.

I continued to cry for the loss of my love.

He's not dead!
I kept telling myself.

I then started to think that I was wrong. I stared at him, in my arms, with scar and scab marks him. And his clothes were ripped, revealing the pain he suffered.

What has Mamon done to you!!?
I thought, crying on my love.

Then... I heard a melody... in my heart...

I set Ira down and I got up... trying to find the melody.

My heart kept telling me to sing... but what was I supposed to sing?

Sing the song of your feelings...
The voice in my heart told me.

I listened and I sang,

Heart beats fast
Colours and Promises
How to be brave?
How can I love... when I'm afraid
To fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt, suddenly goes away somehow....
One step closer...

I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling to be afraid, I have loved you
For a thousand years
I love you for a thousand more...

Then the melody stopped...

Your love will find your song...
The voice in my heart said.

So I hoped... that Ira, wherever he is, will find it...

Ira's POV

I woke up and I hoped that Rikka's death was a bad dream... but I knew it wasn't.

Tears rolled down from my eyes. But I wiped them, knowing that its pointless to cry now that she's gone... but... my heart was telling me that she wasn't...

But... I saw her... not breathing... not moving...

Then I heard a melody... in my heart...

Your love has a gift for you...
It said.

But she's dead...
I thought.

Sing the song of your feelings...

My... feelings..

And then I sang,

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will let anything take... away
What's standing in front.. of me
Every breath, every hour has come to this...
One step closer...

I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid, I have loved you
For a thousand years
I love you for a thousand more...

Now you must find your love...
The voice told me

Find her? Find her where?

Mana's POV

I woke up to see Aguri looking down on me.

"Are you ok, Mana?" She asked, worriedly

"I.. I think so..." I said, hoisting my self up.

I saw Makopi, Regina and Alice, sitting on the ground, silent.

"I can't believe that she's gone" said Makopi

Then I remembered what happened to Rikka.

"SHES NOT GONE!!!" I cried

"Mana-chan..." said Alice.

"Sorry... its just that... Rikka is my best friend... more like my first friend... she believed in me... and I believed in her.." I explained.

I went on,

"We've been together for so long! I can't imagine being in a world... without her"

Then I began to cry harder. I missed Rikka.

"Mana!" Regina cried as she flung her arms around me

We both cried. Makopi and Alice cried too. Aguri was silent.

We sat there for a few minutes until Aguri spoke up.

"She's not gone..." she said

"What do you mean?" asked Regina.

Aguri said nothing; instead she walked up to Rikka's body, and shot a beam at her.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!??" I cried.

"This isn't the real Rikka" said Aguri

W-What..?

"You mean... Rikka-chan is still out there..?" asked Alice.

"Yes... I can feel her heart.." explained Aguri.

"What do you mean?" asked Makopi

"I mean that somewhere, out there, Rikka is still alive! Everyone! Think of Rikka in your hearts! You'll know what I mean"

I thought of all the times I had with Rikka. The day we met, the day we became apart of the school council, the day she became a Precure and other happy moments.

Then, it hit me! I could feel her heart! She was alive!

"I feel it!" cried Regina.

"As do I" exclaimed Alice

"Me too!" said Makopi

"I can feel Raquel's heart ~Sharu!" cried Shararu

The other pixies agreed that they felt Raquel's heart too.

"So then she's alive! But where is she?" I asked.

"I think Mamon was fooling us" Aguri explained, "she probably wanted to pretend that Rikka was dead in order to get Ira back"

"Wait! Where is Ira?" asked Makopi.

Come to think of it... I hadn't seen him since the battle! Where was he?

"I think Mamon converted him to the dark side" said Aguri.

"What are we going to do now ~Lance" asked Lance.

"What do you think, we're gonna get our friends back!" I announced.

We all agreed. Then we took out the Magic Lovely Pads and we found a portal to take us to Trump Kingdom

As we entered the portal I thought of one thing.

Rikka.. Ira... we're coming!

The song above is called "Thousand Years" by Christina Perri. This is the song that Rikka and Ira were singing in the middle of this chapter. I believe that this song relates to the situation between Ira and Rikka.

Stay tuned for the next chapter! 😉