"Lord Akagi, you are really kind." Melissa said as she sat beside Akagi on the stairs around the fountain in the mansion's garden.
"And why do you think I'm kind?" Akagi said.
"Why else would you help Vierne? You don't even like teaching in the first place" Melissa said.
"I'm trying to fix some mistakes..." Akagi said and blowed a cloud of smoke from his mouth.
"I...didn't quite get you.…" Melissa said.
"That lullaby…I know it." Akagi said.
"What?! Or rather how?" Melissa said.
"When I read the 'Twelve Holy Books Of Heavenly Secrets', one of them was about music. It describes different spells of music and how it came into existence."
"That sounds interesting. How?" Melissa said.
"He was created by the Goddess of Music." Akagi said.
"Never heard about that... I thought all stars were made the same way. Who was the goddess of music anyways?"
"There were more than one, the books say it's seven of them. They were called Mousai which means 'muses'. They were the goddesses of music, song and dance, and the source of inspiration to poets.
They were also goddesses of knowledge, who remembered all things that had come to pass." Akagi said.
"Seven of them?" Melissa said.
"Yes, and each one of them had a special form of their art. Among them was 'Laura', the Goddess of Melody and Songs and the one who created Lict from the five elements of nature." Akagi said.
"So that's why Litty Litty can use his 1st magic. He got it from the Goddess herself!" Melissa said.
"Yes, but later she decided to come down to Earth as a star." Akagi said.
"What? Why?" Melissa said.
"She had fallen in love with a young Demigod." Akagi said "She formed a pact with him and fought for him as his star spirit."
"And then?" Melissa said.
"He became the strongest gatekeeper, with the Goddess of Music serving as his star spirit. But he refused the gatekeeper throne and decided to live on Earth rather than the purgatory." Akagi said.
"And the other gods didn't say anything?" Melissa said.
"They said that if he wouldn't accept the throne then a curse would be laid on Laura." Akagi said.
"And what was the curse?" Melissa said.
"It said that as soon as she'd have a child, she'd lose all her powers." Akagi said.
"....Well...How is this related to that lullaby?" Melissa said.
"Because that lullaby has the exact same lyrics as that of the ancient song of the Goddess of Melody." Akagi said.
"O...K.... Wait- Lemme process it...DOES THAT MEAN THAT VIERNE IS-"
"Their only child." Akagi said.
"How can you be so sure about it just by one song?" Melissa said.
"There are too many pieces of evidence if you notice them." Akagi said.
"Like?" Melissa said.
"For instance, the blue light which usually surrounds her during a fight. The Heavenly Books say that each Goddess of art had a color of their own and together they make the seven colors of a rainbow. The Goddess of Melody is represented by 'Indigo' or rather the blue shade which surrounds Vierne.
Then there's her Sila, 'Break', exactly the same as her father.
And remember I gave her some books to read during her Demigod training. I gave her the last two books of dark spells since they were the only Heavenly Books left with me, and know what, she was able to read them."
"…So?" Melissa said.
"Lict told me that only a god could read the last two books, anyone else would go blind if they try to read those books. And, Vierne was able to read it."
"....OH MY GOD!! I FEEL LIKE MY HEAD IS ABOUT TO BURST!!!" Melissa said.
"Vierne inherited the sila of her father, 'Break' and the melody powers of her mother. Her voice is her strength and since she's also a Goddess, her voice has the powers of 'Absolute Obedience'." Akagi said.
"So, unlike you, her mother was a goddess and her father was a Demigod Gatekeeper?" Melissa said.
"Precisely. My mother was a Goddess but my father was human, which is usually how all demigods are born." Akagi said.
"Then...What does that makes Vierne? She is neither a Demigod nor a Goddess."
"Yeah, she's neither a Demigod nor a Goddess, because she's both of them." Akagi said "She has just not known about her powers for a long time"
"WOW! I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL VIVIE ABOUT THIS!!!" Melissa said.
"About that...you must keep quiet, Melissa." Akagi said.
"EHHHH? BUT WHY?" Melissa said.
"I want her to find her powers on her own. Let her take little steps, she has just started to grow." Akagi said with a smile.
"Milord....I'm so proud of you, te-he~" Melissa said as she brushed Akagi's hair.
Akagi slapped her hand and lit a cigarette.
"Why did you do that?" Melissa said.
"You're destroying my hairstyle. What are you, a grandmother?" Akagi said.
"Un...No. What about the mistakes you were mentioning before? You know, the mistakes you wanted to fix." Melissa said.
"We both have lost our parents but Vierne lost her fighting spirit all together. It's okay to lose something, it's okay if people stop believing in you....but when you stop believing in yourself…That's something fatal.
I don't know why but...I feel like I wanna help her, I'll make her....a winner. Everyone can polish a diamond but only a few can distinguish it from a stone." Akagi said.
"The seventh magic of the Goddess of Melody." Akagi said as he walked towards Kim while wiping his hands with a cloth.
Melissa stood beside Akagi.
"What do you mean?" Kim said.
"Exactly what I said. That is an ancient magic which was used by the 'Goddess of Melody'- the one who created the Hour of Music to fulfill people's wishes." Akagi said.
"That's the magic of a Goddess. How did Vierne get it?" Kim said.
"She didn't get it. She inherited it." Akagi said.
"You mean-"
"Vierne's mother was the Goddess of Melody." Akagi said.
"S- She's a half? A legacy?" Kim said.
(Note- A legacy means the child of a demigod)
Akagi ignored him and lit a cigarette "Vierne's powers have awoken, time for me to sit back and watch your butts getting kicked."
"....You are such a jerk." Kim said.
"Why thank you. Sir Kim, if I were really a jerk I'd make your life a living hell... but I'd rather sit back and watch you do it yourself." Akagi said.
"YOU FRIGGIN' B*TCH!! LEMME GET RID OF YOU FIRST!!!" Scar shouted as she flew towards Vierne at a tremendous speed.
"Looks like we'll have mangled chipmunk kebabs first." Akagi said with a smirk.
"NO, SCAR STOP!!" Kim shouted.
Vierne raised up her head. Her eyes were shining bright blue. Her cornea had also turned blue.
She was surrounded by the blue light and a spell circle was formed beneath her feet.
She swiftly pushed her palms towards Scar.
The entire ground started breaking down, the wind speed increased, and the rubble of the broken ground along with huge pieces of Earth and rock started floating in the air at a tremendous speed.
It was a large-scale dust storm but not a normal one. It had Earth and rock pieces flying inside it and a faint sound of music was heard from the centre of the storm.
As the dust storm approached them, Kim and Melissa together said "SHEILD".
A translucent sheild appeared in front of both of them.
"UGH!! THE WIND IS TOO STRONG! I CAN'T KEEP THIS UP FOR LONG!!" Melissa said.
"Hop on. We're getting out of here." Akagi said as he kept the cigarette between his teeth.
Melissa sat on his shoulder and straddled his neck. He ran at full speed while dodging all the floating stones and rubble.
Finally when the storm had calmed down, they looked at the place.
"Oh my God....." Melissa said as she covered her mouth.
"Looks like I underestimated her. She's much more powerful than we thought." Akagi said.
The entire artificial city in which they were fighting was obliterated. However, Vierne, Kim and Lict still stood at their places. Scar was nowhere to be seen, probably she got buried under the rubble.
"This is unbelievable. Thank Demigod it's not the real world, right Milord?" Melissa said.
"No, the real fight starts now." Akagi said as he looked at Vierne and Lict, "The question is who will live after this....
....Melody or Music"
-To be continued