Songs of Light

Chapter 13: G1

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"Ringo wa ukanda osora ni...

Ringo wa okkochita jibeta ni..."

Flames engulfed the building, as a single girl stood amidst all of it. Tremors ran through the entire building, as the unseen beast trashed around wildly, threatening to devour everything.

"Hoshi ga umarete uta ga umarete..

Ruru ameru wa waratta tokoshie to..

Hoshi ga kisu shite uta ga nemutte..."

The lone girl stared straight at the beast, eyes holding nothing but determination.

"Kaeru toko wa doko deshō...?

Kaeru toko wa doko deshō...?"

Blood bled through the girl's eyes, nose, ears and mouth, as the song she was singing finally took its toll on her body.

"Ringo wa okkochita jibeta ni...

Ringo wa ukanda osora ni..."

Then, everything glowed white.

"SERENA!"

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She woke up with a gasp, snapping up as she panted heavily.

"Maria, are you okay?"

Maria looked to a side, spotting the two girls she'd come to love as her younger sisters, and she let out a sigh, "Yeah, I'm fine... Just... A nightmare..."

One of the two girls, one with long black hair that would normally be tied into twin tails, furrowed her brows, "Was it that one?"

Maria nodded, "Yes..."

The other girl, one with short blonde hair, frowned, "Sorry, desu..."

Maria let out a sigh again, "It's not your fault... I... Just can't seem to move on from the past..."

The two girls nodded silently, before Maria looked at them, "Go back to sleep, I'm fine."

The two girls nodded, and the black haired girl spoke, "You still have a recording session tomorrow, yes?"

Maria nodded, a small smile gracing her features, "Yes, we'll need all the rest we can get. After next week, everything will change."

The two girls nodded, and the three went back to sleep.

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A week later, Moroboshi stood in a train, and behind him were Hibiki and Chris, along with Aoi and a white haired man with glasses and a doctor's robe.

The bespectacled man closed his eyes, his mind wandering off.

It had been 3 months after the fiasco Finé pulled. And Shinjiro had stopped the fragment of the moon from falling, miraculously surviving the event, and seemingly just appeared on the ground without so much of a scratch, apart from his damaged armor.

Shin and Genjuro had decided to let it go, but it still didn't sit well with Moroboshi. Not one bit. The man opened his eyes, and they landed on the person with them.

Here came the second problem, the man in front of him.

John Wayne Vercingetorix. Or commonly known by his associates as Dr. Ver.

Moroboshi's eyes narrowed. The doctor was apparently a gifted individual, having graduated from Yale University. And he had a very respectful amount of interest for the relics, including the one he had in his hands.