4th Royal Decree

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[Lym went to school, she wasn't impressed with it, but she went, but when she saw the odd plants on the way home and one seemed to eat her in her own back yard she had no clue that her exact double came out, just her double had something red and vaguely sun shaped on her head pulsating magic power. Luckily it was only a copy, but still a copy of that is scary enough.]

Action - Streets of Mayfield

[See Lym. See Lym out on a walk. See Lym letting loose at a drone who didn't bow to her with a torrent of lasers.]

You really aren't worthy of a queen or goddess like me...

[See Lym continue on her merry little way]

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[Lyon mutely scoops up Lym's unconscious body, carrying her back to their own house. She heads upstairs and places her in the bed while she decides what to do next. Unfortunately, at this point, she doesn't even know there's a pod to find, but she can at least look for where this impostor has stashed the real Princess.]

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[Lym's pod is stuffed in the back yard, behind the shed. Her impostor didn't really think that anyone would defy her orders enough to even look for it so its not hidden all that well]

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What is this thing?

[Lyon cautiously prods it with her sword before carefully slicing it open.]

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[Inside is another unconscious Lym, this one is just covered in slimy green goo and has no sun rune]

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[Lyon tries to shake her awake.]

Princess! Princess, wake up!

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[She groans and shakes her head a bit]

Lyon... Did Miakis dump water on me in bed?

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No, this is much worse than one of Miakis' pranks! There's an exact copy of you running around town bearing the Sun Rune. She's unconscious in your bedroom right now. Do you know of a way to remove the Rune? We need to do something fast before she wakes up again.

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Uh... But the Sun rune is still in the basement I think.

I don't know how to remove it without killing.

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But I can't do that! She looks exactly like you!

[Lyon frowns.]

And it has to be the real thing. She had the same symbol on her forehead as your mother did, and I saw her use it to strike down a drone from the sky.

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Lets check the basement.... Uh, is this goo going to wash off?

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We can worry about that later. We need to make sure no one's in danger first.

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No, we need to make sure the sun rune is secure first.

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I meant washing off the slime. I agree, let's check the bust.

[Lyon wastes no time in taking the lead, charging purposefully into the house and down to the basement.]

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[She zips past Lyon, kicks the door open and is greeted by the shiny radiance of the sun rune, then looks at Lyon.]

Uh, I think its still there.

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Then how was the other Princess...

[Lyon's eyes widen. How hard did she hit the other Lym?

And then her hand shoots up to cover her mouth as she nearly throws up from the dawning realization.]

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What? Lyon, are you okay?

[She blinks and looks at her]

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We need to go upstairs.

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Uh, okay, why? What's going on?

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If the Sun Rune is still here, then that means I might have killed the fake Lymsleia.

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What if she had a fake sun rune?

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That would be even worse! Come on, we have to hurry!

[Lyon grabs the little princess by the hand, dragging her upstairs with her.]

Stay behind me, just in case.

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[Lym gets drug up in time to see the laser barrage blow the door to her room off the hinges and erks]

I didn't do that!

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Oh no, she's awake! Princess, get back!

[Lyon pulls out her sword, slowly walking into the room.]

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Eh?

[Lym flails and drops in time for pod Lym to come into view and start screaming]

Traitor! Only after my brother's throne probably! You bring the coward here to challenge a goddess?

[There is a barrage of laser fire that seems more like a warning shot than a kill shot as Lym dives behind a couch]

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You're the traitor here! The real Lymsleia would never willingly bear the Sun Rune!

[The glyph on Lyon's hand begins to glow briefly as her Shield Rune activates, bestowing her with heightened combat ability. She's going to need it to take on the power of a True Rune.]