Chapter 266

## Crownless Princess

Crownless Princess (無冠のプリンセス Mukan no purinsesu) is the 266th chapter of the Bionicle Circulation manga. It is proceeded by chapter 265 and succeeded by chapter 267.

## Summary

Vhisola dives down towards Hahli who manages to fly up just as Vhisola strikes the ground where she was moments prior causing the ground to shake. Vhisola says that Hahli has pretty wings, before saying that she will cut them off and send them to Nokama as a gift. Vhisola sends out a wave to blood water at Hahli who manages to deflect most of it with her trident wand however a small part of it cuts her harm. Hahli covers the cut with her hand and tries to tell Vhisola that her Kanohi is making her like this. Vhisola responds by saying that she can smell Hahli's blood from where she is standing and that it smells sweet. As she says this a massive amount of blood shoots out from Hahli's cut and encircles her and Vhisola tries to drown her in her own blood.

As Hahli uses her powers to stop the blood from reaching her she remarks to Axonn that Vhisola is controlling the water in her body and correctly assumes that this is what happened to the people Vhisola killed. As she manages to break out of the sphere of blood as Axonn asks her if she recognizes the name of the Shadow Toa that Vhisola had said. As Vhisola chases after her Hahli says the name sounds familiar but she can't remember why. Axonn says she knows it because it comes from a grim and wicked legend.

Axonn gives Hahli vision lasting a single millisecond as he begins to recite Tuyet's legend. Axonn explains that long ago, there was a royal Toa named Tuyet, she was sheltered but powerful and her discoveries allowed for the more efficient use of elemental powers by Toa. She was strong and kind and beloved by her subjects, she had everything she could ever want, except for one thing. The love of her personal guard Lhikan a powerful Toa of Fire. Hahli comments that Lhikan looks a lot like Jaller much to her surprise. Undeterred Axonn continues by saying that though Tuyet was loved by her subjects she would not realize it for a long time. Tuyet believed that Lhikan was the only one genuine in his affection for her and believed he harbored feelings for her.

One night Tuyet had worked up the courage to confess her feelings to Lhikan, but someone else had already gotten to him. Tuyet watches as Lhikan and Naho reunite, and embrace a look of shock and disappointment crosses her face. Axonn continues saying Tuyet's world fell apart soon after as something inside her snapped. As Tuyet walks past dozens of bodies Axonn says that in the following months she would become one of history's worst serial killers leaving countless bodies in her wake. Following her death her spirit was sealed into her Kanohi by Makuta. And that Kanohi is the same one Vhisola now possesses and her madness is being caused by the spirit of Tuyet. As the vision fades and Hahli returns to the moment it started Axonn says they must get Vhisola's Kanohi away from her.

## Characters

* Vhisola Saito
* Hahli Arakawa
* Nokama Hamasaki *(Mentioned)*
* Axonn
* Tuyet Fukumoto *(Debut) (Flashback)*
* Lhikan Kaneko *(Debut) (Flashback)*
* Jaller Kaneko *(Mentioned)*
* Naho Agawa *(Debut) (Flashback)*
* Makuta Kagome *(Mentioned)*