The Etheriel Girl

Act 1: Clairvoyelle Welcomes You!

"I know you were looking forward to a break, but this isn't a vacation. Your real mission is to find the Etheriel girl and eliminate her. It's crucial for controlling the Etheriel." Cipher's hologram ordered the Stellar Voyagers. The cheerful atmosphere vanished, hearing this. Cipher's hologram continues, "That girl is made by Etheriel and the Void. If we don't kill her we will easily lose control over the Etheriel." The crew is dead silent. Everyone just turned their eyes towards each other and gave an awkward glance.

Star asks, breaking the silence, "Why?"

Cipher sternly says, glaring at Star, "No questions. It's my order. We have Kydala to save."

"There must be a reason, if Cipher is giving this order," Dexter pointed out, trying to engage in this conversation.

"Hmph," Star ignorantly turned his face away from Cipher, "The audacity to state this immoral statement."

Everyone's eyes turn towards Star, extending their hands and paws towards him. Kalista approaches him and calms him down, patting his head, "Calm down Star... I understand."

Star couldn't handle such a statement, paying no heed to Kalista he screamt, "You really don't care about Kydala! All you want is to get a reputation and gain..." Star grunts, gnashing his teeth, "You betrayed us at Shadowfell Cliffs, Cipher! You promised us safety, and yet, you abandoned those who trusted you. How can I trust you now?"

"Sometimes we have to make hard choices, Star. It is impossible to get an ideal solution." Aster pointed out his opinion, shrugging.

Star pushed away Kalista's hand and stormed towards, continuing his rampage Aster, "What the hell do you mean? Those lives don't matter?" He shouted towards Aster, filled with burning fury.

"I don't care if you don't believe what I just said, but it's a cold hard truth." Aster just looks at the frustrated Star with a calm face.

Before Star could respond, "My order is final," Cipher declared, he turned assertive, silencing the chaotic scene. Tense atmosphere thickens the air among the Stellar Voyagers. Star is shaken by witnessing this injustice, happening right before his eyes. He stormed towards his room quickly. A loud thud is heard, representing his anger in full form. Others just stared at him, except Aster who still keeps his calm demeanour.

"So, you guys will be departing for Clairvoyelle tomorrow. All the best in your mission," Cipher's hologram disappeared, pretending like the chaos never existed in the first place.

The crew just look at him as he disappears. After he was gone they rushed towards Star's room and knocked on the door. Star had locked the door from inside and didn't respond to the commotion outside. He was reminded of the last time Cipher did something similar years ago. The great massacre of Shadowfell. "Why did I even join this crew..." He thought to himself as he laid bare, staring at the roof. The weight of this conversation was too much for him to bear.

After several vain attempts from the crew, Aster commented, "He isn't coming out anything soon. He will be fine. Leave him alone," Shrugging as he sat down at the couch, folding his hands. They had no choice, but to walk back to their room in despair. The atmosphere of this argument still loomed within the cabin. After they pack their things for tomorrow they go to sleep, but no one knows the status of Star.

At an unknown place in Clairvoyelle, during midnight, when every soul is asleep. A Hisui Samurott walks around Clairvoyance, a great hotel or an apartment you can say, holding a crystal in his hand. The place was dark without lights and the whispers of the wind were heard. The light emitted from the crystal was the lone light source. "Finding the Etheriel girl is harder than I thought. This crystal isn't helping me a lot." He muttered,looking at the crystal as it weakly pulsed and directed him ahead, within this massive hotel.