Vice-à-Vis

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"…And one day, the world will be consumed by darkness and the inhabitants of the world will become the shadows that dwell in their reflection."

- Translated Miroire Prophecy

Prologue

A hooded, dark, ominous figure silently stared into a large, black, oval mirror, watching as a lone man sat at a workbench, occasionally scribbling something on a piece of paper. Sporadically the man would scratch the back of his head and mumble something under his breath. A gnarled hand emerged from a black cloak the dark figure wore, and traced the outline of the man on the mirror.

"Soon, you will feel all my pain, all the suffering I've had to endure for so long…." The cloaked figure chuckled quietly. "The "savior" is no longer a part of this world. No one can hinder me."

He turned from the mirror and walked towards a slowly spinning, dark purple crystal that floated in place. The black figure stopped in front of it and gazed at the somewhat translucent crystal. A young woman with long green hair seemed to be encased inside.

"No one can stop me. Even you couldn't stop me, Queen Cassiopeia." The figure lightly touched the spinning crystal. "But do not worry, Queen Cassiopeia, I'll be sure to take good care of the people of this world, just like how I take care of you."

The figure laughed maniacally as the crystal spun in place, his terrible laughter echoing throughout the empty halls of his dark domain.

"Soon this world will know what it feels like to have everything taken from you."

Author's Note: Hello all! So this is my first fanfic. It's been a rather long time since I last actually wrote (unless you count all those countless reports I've had to do during college bleh!) But yes it's probably been close to...what? 5 years already? OMG! O.o So yes, I may have the occasional typo here and there, i try my best to catch them, but sometimes they slip through the cracks, the sneaky devils! Well anyways, I hope I've captured your interest in my story regardless, I love feedback and input and thoughts on my story, but please no crazy ridiculous bashing please. Thanks! :D