The Hero's Hymn

Chapter 49

Seatiel and (Y/N) are carrying one coffin at time in the sea and push them gently forward, as the stream takes them away from the dry land.

<<Ran-dono, why they have masks?>> asks All Might hugging as much students as he can. "I don't know how to comfort them... I'm barely keeping my cool, but I must fight back the tears."

<<Because the traditions say, if the dead see the face of who buries them or practices the Celestial Sepulture, they will come back to thank or haunt, avoiding them to go to the Heaven.>> explains the servitor, <<Well, it was years ago last time we arranged a funeral so big.>>

<<You mean, you honored so many people in the past too?>> asks Sniper, <<A civil war?>>

<<I said too much, please forget what I've said.>> Ran smiles regretfully, <<It's time for the Celestial Sepulture, you can go near the water if you want.>>

As soon Khrome's coffin is put in the water, the orchestra begins to play with a darker melody. The chorus sings those strange and senseless words, while (Y/N) and Seatiel pierce the sand with their treasures and stand on the surface of the sea, evoking their beast weapon. You hold Distopia and Seatiel holds the sun-like shaped lance that Izuku saw in his dream.

<<Hey... This is...>> whispers Shouto, <<Yeah, it's the same.>>

<<It's the same song that Veena-san was singing in the train...>> adds Kirishima, <<So she was saying to us that someone was about to die....?>>

"I had so many clues under my nose, it was so clear from the start, yet..." Izuku watches the two warriors walking on the sea surface, "I forgot about the dream, about Astraroth's warnings... I'm the worst."

Guitars, basses, drums, strings, violins and keyboards are building up the heavenly symphony and the second coming of Kafka's voice reigns in the night as he begins to dance beautifully with his golden spear.

<<♩When I reached out my hand and touched you, a single high note came into my heart. We watched the sky getting dark together and the world, which continues everywhere, was calling my name.♩>> nobody thought about it, but his voice is very melodic, it resounds clearly in the wind, as if someone hits a glass with a finger and the sound of the impact, echoes in your ears, <<♩By falling in love and learning pain, we become human. Beyond the night you cried, resound the cymbals of time.♩>> his body moves the water all around him and it seems that the sea itself is dancing along, gracefully, beautifully...

You instead, are immobile and silent, moving slowly forward with Seatiel. How this thing works in the first place? Thanks to Momo's curiosity, the mystery is resolved.

<<Excuse me, what is this ceremony?>> asks the girl politely, <<It's very fascinating...>>

<<This ritual is called "Celestial Sepulture". Its name is from the light blue tooris and the mean of it.>> says Ran, <<The dead are facing their last prove to show to Kafka how brave they are, facing his own powers. As the young Master will start to sing and dance as well, together with Seatiel, they will destroy one toori at time, and if it hits the dead, it means that they aren't allowed by Kafka's side. The young Master hates this because it's disrespectful towards the body of the person, but with crisis and everyone is stressed, she accepted to do it, hoping that the tooris will not hit somebody.>>

<<....And what about the song?>> this time is Midoriya that ask that, knowing that the answer will just increase the painful regret in his chest, <<What the song means?>>