Author's note :
1. This chapter contains a BGM for certain scene, check it out here or later in the story here on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnuHcefmm4E
2. There is also a special Ending theme that serves as the final ending to this whole saga, thank you for reading and joining me on this long journey, hope you enjoyed it. The special ending theme is now here on Youtube, feel free to have a listen after you finish :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4XFWfCei0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIj2k4gWWqs
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Rio fought with all his Sorrow infused in every strike, that Neo can't fully block the blows.
" Neo !"
Cried Ashoka !
" Neo !"
Cried Feira !
" Don't Come ! ! ! !"
Neo cried to his friends and Starchild comrades
" Go get the Escape jet and fly to safety ! ! !"
" But... Neo !!!"
Thoka cried !
" Neo is right !!"
Spake Kai loud and clear to all the frightened children at this point
" This Base is falling apart ! To me !!"
Most of the children followed Kai,
But not the Starchilds.
" Go... Kai."
Neliya wept with great Sorrow
" Our path... Will no longer be the same as yours... goodbye."
Kai without sentiment, boarded the Escape jet, and left the Starchilds on their own.
" But Kai.... Isn't it better we wait for them... We are supposed to be together ! HAND IN HAND !"
Begged Treize the fat kid yet still with a noble heart.
" No, Treize."
Kai shook his head
" It's they who first left us. We will still be strong together, Hand in Hand ! ! ! !"
" Hand in hand ! ! !"
Agreed the weaker wounded kiddies and Lollies that followed Kai to safety.
...
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Author's note : here above is Bradinn / The Final War theme BGM, and it's been updated to the recent version, feel free to have a listen while reading.
Bradinn,
Yuri,
At two ends under the Sky.
Bradinn came forth, and with his hands he summoned the shattered Armors of passed StarBreakers, broken metal pieces of shattered Airships, and with all of the components of Sky World flying to him and reconnecting to become part of the Bradaperegon, Bradinn rebuilt an strong Heavy armor for himself, sharp edged and ravaged and terrifying.
" Final warning, Emissary of Herunis Carna."
Spake Bradinn solemnly
" In The Three Dimensions,
I am Invincible."
" I know."
Said Yuri calmly and without a word, Yuri brought out a small Relic shaped as a spiked multilayered miniature tower in hand, and opened it with one firm strong twist
And there a small rune of light rose from Yuri,
Of a never before seen color.
Bradinn saw that rune of Lo strange alien color and knew that it didn't belong to this World.
It's an Outer World rune.
" That Relic..."
Bradinn spake seriously
" I see..... you seeked Svela's help?!"
" I did."
Yuri replied calmly and put the miniature tower relic to her belt, letting it open and twist more and more violently on its own
" Not all of the Bradaperegon wishes the World to be destroyed."
" Then she is mistaken."
Bradinn spake, displeased by the outcome
" I Herald the success of the continuation of Mankind !!"
" And I Herald its Defeat."
Yuri replied and drew out a blue flamed Great Sword.
What ??
Thought Bradinn to himself, seeing Yuri wielding an entirely different weapon from before. But quickly threw his hesitation out the window and blocked the light speed Yuri crashing her Ice blue flaming Great sword onto his new made Armor.
The great sword struck the Bradinn Armor, pushed back by Physical Rejection of Bradinn's powers,
But No !
The Great Sword is cutting through his Armor, slowly ! Inch by inch !!!!
Bradinn stomped forth his new huge leg unit down with a Bang, but Yuri was gone !
And with Her Ice Great sword Yuri struck from behind !! Which Bradinn grabbed the blade quickly through beastly instinct.
Bradinn is sensing some unusual play at work.
Bradinn observed Yuri carefully, but his visor detected various motions while Yuri was standing in a firm standstill before his detectors.
" ........ What have you done ?!?!"
Bradinn asked in disbelief, sensing more and more unseen movements that struck him from many places, but can't be discerned.
" What I must.... To Save Our Home !"
Yuri shouted back, and leaving the Ice flame Great sword stuck in Bradinn's arm Armor Yuri turned around in the air and sent down a punch down the Great sword with such force that struck the whole icy inflamed blade through Bradinn's arm, severing it before the Bradinn's eyes.
According to Bradinn's visor,
That punch was caused by more than Ten individual's strength combined standing in front of him,
But he couldn't see anyone But Yuri !!!
" The Relic....!!!"
Bradinn began to realize as the miniature tower relic began spinning and twisting and Transposing in high speed close to Yuri, emitting more and more light that is not supposed to be in this World !
Bradinn quickly dashed back to a temporary retreat to collect more data.
This Yuri..... Possesses Unseen Aid ! ! ! !
Lima crept out from the Sky World wreak and saw Yuri and Bradinn fighting far away above.
" Yuri....!"
And Lima too noticed Yuri was engulfed in a barrier of alien light, Light that does not belong to this Star.
Lima crept out of the wreak quickly,
She must Help Yuri, as her Best friend, Lima !!
( Wait, Lima.)
A familiar voice called Lima back.
Lima stopped and turned around, to see Yun !
Transparent and also in Alien Light
( Don't go. It's too dangerous.)
" But Yuri——"
( Believe in Yuri.)
Yun smiled confidently
( Believe in All of us.)
And Lima slowly began to realize all the machinations Yuri had prepared.
...
......
" Here...Take this with you."
Svela, The Third of the Bradaperegon put the Relic shaped as the Shocking Tower into Yuri's hands
" This is made by someone else, not mine own.
But it's Power Source comes from the same origin as my birth place.
And I find it beyond useful.
It is the Key, to open all Possibilities of Our World, and let them Converge.
Converging of Multiple Worlds, in One Time.
Of course.... In Situations when Energy is enough."
Svela looked at the fallen Earth and the destruction Bradinn has caused outside onto the World with grave melancholy
" This World doesn't have the energy to provide for this Relic's full potential, and neither do I.
Only the Herunis Carna's residual power source is able at least.... But still there is a problem."
" What is it ?"
Yuri asked.
" Where do you plan to open it ?"
Svela inquired
" Surely you can't Converge All Worlds together or they will collide and not only our world will be destroyed, all the others will break apart.
You must focus the fissure of Multi-World converging in one specific location, or object, Or....
..... Subject."
Yuri thought for a moment
" I have a plan."
Yuri nodded slowly, holding the multi world convergin Tower relic close
" I know where to Converge them."
" Good."
Svela smiled
" .... To see this finally work... All to save this World so your Mission may be complete....
..... it is a miracle... Seeing all this coming together in such an intricate way.
But theoretically.... To win through this way, there needs to be a Miracle to defeat Him. Lest.... All this be in vain..."
Yuri smiled, and turned around to her backpack
To see her child, inside the white egg safe
" Life itself is a Miracle, Svela.
Thank you, for helping all this happen.
I'll do what I must."
...
......
And Protect who I must Protect ! ! ! !
And Yuri struck down with her Ice flame Great sword again, but Bradinn escaped with a leap and dashed back and smashed his huge sharp edged fist onto Yuri !
Yuri blocked with her Great sword, which shattered info shards of ice.
" Another !!!"
Yuri cried to the skies and raised her hand, and with a glow of Alien Light a Light Saber of Blue hue appeared in her hands and Yuri slashed down, sinking the blue light beam saber into Bradinn's shoulder.
Bradinn uttered a grunt of pain, finally feeling hurt after a very long time.
Bradinn quickly punched Yuri away, But his huge sharp fist hit but a Large round disk shaped Sky pod instead of Yuri. And Lo the Sky Pod generated a blow as hard as his fist back at Bradinn, and Bradinn was smashed back, crashing miles away afar.
Yuri panted, as the Sky Pod flew to her left like a shield.
" Thank you... Yuno..."
Yuri panted with gratitude
" ...Nearly missed that dodge."
Yuno in transparent Light appeared next to Yuri, verily in discontent
" This is our only chance now, so Don't blow it too easily. I am here not because of you, But for our Mother !"
Yuno argued, but Yuri smiled
" We all are."
" Yuri ! ! Bradinn stands up again ! ! !"
Transparent Yuka quickly warned.
" Roger that!!"
Yuri called back and pushed a rain shower of Water lances down onto Bradinn.
Why....?!
Thought Bradinn angrily, withstanding the falling lances with his raw strength,
He used to deflect any Physical damage, but now... He Couldn't !!!
These blows are not of Physical origin.... But something else ! ! !
Bradinn stood his ground and gathered more Airship metal to protect himself and as he stood, His visor shone crimson blood red again with those Runes of Anti Entropy flashing out.
" He's using that bullshit magic Again !!"
Called another different version Yuri from behind her, and Yuri quickly raised her bow and fired an energy arrow while her body kept running forth, the arrow breaking Bradinn's stance through invincible armor shattering by fire and ice.
The Power of Memory and Outer Universes ! Together Overcoming Bradinn !!
And Bradinn with a cry of Beast let go of his Leg units which erupted in Atomic Bomb levels of explosion at the same time releasing flurry after flurry of photon missiles, all aiming at Yuri as Bradinn rose to the burning skies and soared about.
With a leap Yuri summoned Six huge Sky pod shaped new Grappling hooks that pulled Yuri to the skies, like Yuri was riding an invisible chariot across the burning skies, dodging missile after missile while shooting Ice Fire arrows at Bradinn and Bradinn shot back multiple Automatic tracer blades and laser beams of the Agniastra together with the Dimension Bending Death Beams showering all the wrath of the Bradinn all onto Yuri, ripping the skies and tearing down the atmospheres, while Yuri flew here and there with agilities of a winged Sage at work, throwing back large Blue light Whirlblades to deflect the tracing weapons and using Sky pods to shoot back laser beams at Bradinn, all doing this while dodging all the photon missiles and atomic bomb strikes of Earth Power Bradinn.
Finnir watched in awe at the skies, the never before seen World saving at full play.
But Rio and Neo and most of the Starchilds couldn't care less of what was happening above them but focusing on beating Rio to his senses.
" Rio ! ! !
Sora is still with us !!"
Thoka tried to talk Rio out of madness
" See ?? The light is all in Herunia Base ! Sora is still there !! See you not ??"
" I don't See Her HERE ! ! ! !"
Rio barked and jumped to Thoka and smashed the twin brother to the ground.
" Think ! What will Sora say if she sees you like this ?!"
Ashoka came to rescue his twin brother.
" She Can't See me NOW ! ! ! !"
Rio roared and bashed Ashoka to the wall.
" You Simp !!"
Nassah of tanned skin loli taunted, and was slapped by Rio to the ground.
" Rio !! Neliya said Sora fell off because she chose to !!"
Vena the Salamandara loli tried to reason.
" NELIYA'S EXCUSES ! ! ! !"
Rio hollered and thrusted his weapon onto Vena and Vena was wounded.
" RIO ! ! ! ! GET A GRIP ! ! ! !"
Feira, sister of Finnir and third oldest child under Neo and Kai Shouted and successfully slapped Rio back
" Doing This Won't Bring Her Back ! ! ! !"
" But Neliya Will SUFFER ! ! ! !
FOR HER CRIMES ! ! ! !"
And Rio punched Feira back straight at the jaw, sending the loli to the ground.
Finnir finally looked down from the skies,
And he and Rio's eyes met.
Rio didn't run and smash the weak kid immediately,
Because,
Finnir was his best bro.
He and Finnir are closest, closer than he and Neo.
Because Rio and Finnir are both younger brothers under bossy siblings.
They shared a mutual bond,
And despite Rio's rage, he still remembered that night they went to the ceremony of Airships where Finnir saw Caesar Skyman and became the enlightened form for which he was now, as he watched Sora Sky Princess and fell in love.
He will not hurt Finnir, not yet.
" Bro....."
Rio uttered a cry of Grand Sorrow, a kind of desperation that things will never go back to how it was anymore. The sweet past.
" Rio, My brother."
Finnir sighed, a long long sigh.
For he too remembered their past, but things must change, like all things of this World.
Humans, replaced by Light People.
Earth, replaced by Post Earth.
The Age of StarBreakers,
Replaced, By Starchilds.
For the Starchilds to thrive,
Rio must be stopped.
And Finnir, with determination of a mountain, knocked the floor with his supporting staff.
And Lo !! The floor shook and it brought down an insecure platform high from above of the Sky World wreak !!!
And the platform fell,
But didn't Hit Rio, Because Rio dodged ! ! ! !
" AND YOU TOO, FINNIR !?!?!?!?!"
Rio screamed in betrayal, but Finnir's plans aren't ended yet !!!
And from where the platform fell, Perished Demon remains fell down and dripped the Dark hazardous pus liquid onto Rio ! ! ! ! !
Rio screamed in utter Betrayal and Deformed Pain, his body sizzling and melting under the Demon pus, swallowing and digesting him alive.
" Finnir !! You....."
But Neo said no more, for Finnir saved his clan, saved all that remained of them.
Neo wished to say thank you, but couldn't.
Silently, Neo led his wounded Starchild comrades out of Herunis base.
But this, Finnir didn't anticipate.
" NEO ———! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
Neo quickly turned around,
And all the Starchilds freaked out,
Seeing Rio crawl up from the Demon pus, deformed and deranged, Demonic and repulsive,
He survived,
But cost his Humanity.
" Finnir, lead them away."
Neo commanded his loyal strategist quickly
" Rio must stay here !!"
" But Not With You ! ! !"
Neliya wailed, holding Neo back desperately
" If someone must stay behind.... It is Me !!
I Didn't save Sora ! ! !
Let me go... NEO.... Rio wants only me....
.... Not you....."
" STOP, NELIYA ! ! ! !"
Neo Shouted back at his Love
" How could I possibly let you go, Neliya ?!
You are all I have left.....! ! !
.... Finnir...Take her away."
And Finnir obeyed and led the Starchilds out of the crumbling wreak, Neliya wailing and screaming while being pulled back but Finnir and Feira and everyone else.
Now it is Neo,
And Rio.
Brothers.
At the edge of Tomorrow.
And Tomorrow,
No matter what happens,
To the World,
To its residents,
To the Living,
Tomorrow will surely come.
Bradinn so believes.
Whatever become of this Earth,
A Day will pass, The Sun will rise, as it Falls,
And still One of them shall stand
And the other fall.
" Who will it be...?? Who will be the one Standing to the New Day ?!?!
You ??? And your hybrid existences ?!?!
Or Orthodox Humanity ! ! ! ! "
And as Bradinn made a turn in the air, his Two arms and shoulder cannons of Dimension Bending all forged and pointed out to the heavens where Yuri soared forth towards him, as the two shoulder cannons forged together becoming a Devastation Star Destroying Cannon that began to hum and gather light and force.
Yuri Stood up from her Flying Grappling hook chariot, and leapt down, a Lance forging out of icy flame in her hand as she descended in full speed, towards the Devastation Star Cannon, and pointing the Lance forward Yuri struck the Cannon from up front, piercing through both Bradinn's forged arms and at the same time, Bradinn let go.
And Devastation swept across the skies, pushing Yuri back and crashing into a remaining Airship.
Bradinn too crashed into another Airship.
" Ahh.... It is time...."
And Bradinn, lying in that Airship, began to pull all the remaining Airships to him and gathered them next to him around like the rays proliferating around the Sun's Core as Bradinn began to Ignite in Star flame, his power levels surging in accelerating speed.
Lightning struck down, shutting down machines and life,
Flames started to burst out of the ground, incinerating all that stood upon Earth's surface,
Winds of Merciless strength swirled and brought chaos to the skies,
And The seas started to flood the lands and cover all that able of inhabitance,
While the Flames kept on burning on top of the Sea,
A Sea of Fire,
A World of Doom, of destruction, of Reckoning.
The End of Star.
Bradinn let go of all his armor, revealing his raw StarBreaking self, full of runes from helm to leg units that shine all in the color Of Doom.
The Twin Dimension Bending Cannons separated from Bradinn's shoulder, and one flew to the North Pole, and the other to the South Pole.
And thus began Bradinn's last verse of the End of Star.
" The Time hast Come,
The End of Star,
Devastation of Heaven and Earth in the eyes of the minuscule,
But a Fleeting flash in the infinite Void to the Transcend Eye.
Let I be thine Herald of Finale,
Cease thine struggle and squelch to the Indiscernible Tomorrow,
Disbeliefs aside,
Accept Thine Devastation.
Brad'aperegnus · Bradinnus · Existium ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
And Lo, Bradinn let go of both Dimension Bending Cannons which shot down on the two separate Poles of Earth, twisting The Northern hemisphere clockwise and the Southern Hemisphere counterclockwise.
The Earth is breaking, in literal fashion.
Kai and the children panicked, seeing their world acting in uttering ways, the sky is falling ! ! !
And the whole world began to swirl in unbelievable speed.
Finnir halted the Starchilds to hide first, while he stood at the edge of the Herunis base and laughed with the wind blowing his frail body.
" Finnir....!!!"
Feira screamed in terror
" What's wrong with you ?! We are doomed !!"
" But ain't it beautiful...?"
Finnir asked his comrades.
...
Yuri crawled out of the wreak and sped forth to stop Bradinn,
And Bradinn answered, coming towards her too and let his Cannons do the job while he stop Yuri from hindering his machinations,
The two StarBreakers, Of Earth and Of Hope, dueling with all their remaining strengths in the middle of Crumbled Sky World.
With two Great Starbreaking Sabers drawn from his back, Bradinn began his final defence.
Yuri fired at Bradinn a Star Gatling gun, pushing the Bradinn back while he be parrying all the bullets with those two Great Sabers with unrivaled elegance and fury.
Yuri with haste called upon a large energy hammer twice the size of Bradinn to smash on him, but Bradinn caught the blow and pushed the beeg hammer away and tossed one of his Great Light Sabers at Yuri.
Yuri tried to deflect, but her parry timing became slow and the Great Saber cut through her left abdomen side.
Yuri was forced to the ground, coughing large amounts of blood, too much for that one cut at her abdomen.
" Hoh hoh."
The Zero Armored Bradinn came to the coughing Yuri
" Has the pressure of all the Worlds you brought crushed you ?
Alas, did Svela tell you not ?
Converging Powers of Multiple Worlds leads to great distortion, and focusing your own flesh as their converging point, The forces can rip you apart in but minutes time.
Even so, you thought you can defeat ME.
Look around you, Yuri ! !
Can any world escape this ?
This Fate ?!?!"
".....Ye...ss...."
Yuri spat out mouthful after mouthful of shining blood
" Don't..... Don't you belittle the abilities of Hope ! ! ! ! !"
And Yuri stood up, once more !
With one hand raised in command,
As All Of Bright Herunis Carna ! ! !
Rose up at her command, All the Herunis bolders from the Multiple version of Worlds,
All Converged in this one last confrontation Plane.
Bradinn looked around him as if the night sky full of Stars enveloped him in their sparkling secrets.
" Futile !"
Bradinn looked around as the camera panned around with him, revealing all the Herunis Carna that gathered before Yuri and his presence, the blessed machinations still spreading wider and wider, the Stars glowing brighter and brighter,
The runes of Birth passing on and on and on across the lands with Hope.
" ....Is this all you've got ? !"
Bradinn laughed mockingly
" You will Perish before any of this could beat me ! ! Look at you ! ! ! ! I can Destroy you Now ! ! ! !"
" Then Come With All you've Got ! ! ! !"
Yuri shouted back courageously
" I Can't Stop you... if You just Stand There and Do Nothing but Shout ! ! ! !"
" HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
SO BE IT, YURI ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
With all the powers of Earth roaring and howling behind him,
With Lightning bolts,
Flame balls,
Wind bursts,
Ice strikes,
Bradinn had it all gathered in his one last Punch, coming straight at Yuri's face.
Yuri, Stood her ground, staring at Bradinn, with all the eyes of Her own different versions, and those of All The Herunis Carna converged.
Bradinn Came
" BE GONEーー!!!
YURI——————— ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
Yuri blinked,
And saw that the Fist stopped right on front of her face,
Less than an inch away.
Bradinn gasped.
The small portion of Lightning which Electro form Seito planted in Bradinn's software erupted at the last second,
And Bradinn was stunned.
For one second.
" This...Insolence!!!
You Rely on this One second,
TO DEFEAT ME ! ! ! ! ! ! ? ? ? ? ? ? "
Bradinn shouted in disbelief, but angered at this one stun.
Which Yuri smiled
" ...Yes..."
And with that one hand raised, a Bow came in answer to her palm which she took firmly,
While the other pulled the Star strings, summoning a Long long arrow, not only of fire and ice,
But So much More,
The Memories, of one Yuri,
Of Yun,
Of Yuka,
Of Yuno,
Of all the different versions of herself, their Memories all gathered in this one shot,
But not just that,
Firren came in transparent form, putting his Fire Swords to Yuri's bow which grew bigger and breaks any defence existing,
Seito put his Lightning Great Sword onto lo arrow of gathered Light, which bulged into a Striking Vajra of Lightning force,
Lima, though from afar, gave her Light Saber to Yuri's arrow and became it's blazing Tip.
And finally,
Bradson Captain came, and put his blessings into that one Strike,
That Arrow of Miracles,
Lifthrasia
And Lo, Together, Yuri, and all of herself and Everyone Of Her Memories joined and pulled the Arrow back,
As all the Herunia pillar cannons emerged and pointed from all sides at one focused target,
All the invisible powers all coming together,
And Hand in Hand, in Hand in Hand, in Hand in Hand,
Together they sang their Memories,
Why is the Sky Dark while the Stars are shining ?
Because The Stars haven't yet remembered their Mother's shine.
But they do now.
They do.
And beyond the Space like realms of Herunia,
And the Sky above of true Space
The Darkness behind the Stars started to glow,
Brighter and brighter,
Until the Runes of Beautiful Airota,
Stretched across the Skies and Herunia, leaving no part of the Sky Dark,
The Blazelight of Airota and her Stars,
Finally in perfect Alignment.
Not a spec of black was left unbrightened.
And together They set the arrow Beyond,
Under blessed Herunis Carna's witness,
Taking despair by its tail and Fate drew Apart,
And At that last moment, as the tip of the arrow touched Bradinn's hide,
Another weapon, a dark Wind sword from far away skies flew in to the arrow and joined Them all,
And Lo,
A Miracle happened.
" Miracula Yuidis · Lifthrasir · Fasspholulia !!!!!!"
Yuri shouted with all the Memories, together with all the Herunia pillar cannons shooting straight through Bradinn at all sides,
The Lifthrasia burst through the middle,
Wiping out all that defies the Miracle.
This... The power against... Humanity....!
Ahh...Such a sight to behold.........
If only you can see it yourself.... Caerlia....
And Bradinn / Solo was gone, vanishing into the Light of Hope, which he stood adversary against.
His two shoulder cannon weapons lost connections and floated off to space, never to return.
Seconds after the Light slowly faded,
Yuri crashed To the floor, on top of the last remaining portion of the Sky World bridge that led to the crumbled gates.
The Herunis Carna of all Worlds diminishing, and the Multi-World converging device, the miniature Tower relic fell apart and turned into dust.
Yuri knelt,
Panting,
Bleeding.
With her shaking bruised broken arm, Yuri pulled forth and opened her backpack,
Holding out her egg, her child up slowly and gently,
And hugged him tightly,
Tears flowing nonstop.
" ...I won...I Won....Mom..........
......sniff.........I've won...."
Then,
Yuri heard Footsteps.
She turned around, and looked up.
" Well done, Yuri."
Lo,
Vitas, the Man stood, smiling.
Dark Unerva Armor of an Arch Demon he wore.
Yuri looked at the Vitas Man up and down, barely any power left to react to his sudden appearance.
" Wha.... What... Do you want.....?"
Yuri asked in a weak whisper.
" I only wanted you to be Happy. Yuri."
Vitas Man replied.
" Then you should.... Leave."
Yuri whispered, slightly frowning and turned away
" I need... Rest...."
But suddenly the whole of Sky World shuddered and went back to life, and again started to fly up up higher to space,
With the Herunis Carna base chained below !!!
Yuri quickly put her egg back to her pouch and staggered up to her feet, but fell.
Vitas held her up close, so she won't fall and hurt herself.
" There's still one more step to go, Yuri."
Vitas spake gently, helping Yuri stand
" Let me help you."
" No."
Yuri adamantly pushed Vitas away
" You want the Herunis Carna too... So you can go back.... But I'm not going back...! I am staying here, HERE !..... With my child...."
" Our, Child."
Vitas replied, calmly.
" GO AWAY ! ! ! !"
Yuri shouted angrily with her diminishing strength
" You never cared for what I think, What I want !!
You only Wanted What you thought is Good, And It Hurts Me ! ! ! ! !"
" But that's because I cared !!"
Vitas shouted back
" Yuri, you don't understand, Look at the children now, Look At Them ! ! ! LOOK !!!! "
Vitas Shouted.
And through the Herunis networks, Yuri saw
" NEO ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
" RIO ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
and both brothers clashed in Hate towards each other.
Yuri saw Kai leave Neo and the Starchilds behind, fearful of their strength and wished they die in the falling wreak.
And Lucky,
Crazy loli Lucky,
Bringing the whole of Sky World up to the heavens with the Herunis Carna below,
Doing what Caesar Skyman would have done.
Yuri was mortified by what she saw.
The World she saved, for her friends,
Is now torn apart,
By those very friends Yuri loved and dear.
" The children, Yuri. They are just like Mankind !
Corrupted, Vengeful, Greedy, and Ignorant to others' misfortunes.
No matter how many times Humanity is saved, it will find a way to destroy themselves, and let the innocent Lives Suffer ! ! ! !
We Suffered from Mankind's wrath, Yuri,
Don't let our child suffer the same....
They will see him as different,
They will see our child superior than them,
And they'll hurt him.
I cared Yuri, and I know,
That you, saving them !
It's Wrong ! ! ! !"
" But I can't let them Perish ! ! !
For what I wanted..."
Yuri screamed in desperation
"Just like the times Before.. the Light.....
I wanted to be with you, to stay by your side...
And that had them killed......
..... I can't leave them behind for what I want, Vitas ! That's Not Right !"
" But that is Right for our child ! ! !"
Vitas cried.
" Don't You put our child between us ! ! ! !"
Yuri shouted angrily at him
" You... You know nothing about him.... About me.... About... Us....."
Vitas looked back, at the Golden Sunbreakers led by Akastuki fleet bringing down Arch Demon Plague yet also the golden host worn and torn, as Archdemon Plague dispersed, into aerial form ever hiding amongst you and I.
" All I wanted, is to build a Home, for you, and our child to be safe and happy. Just for us. That's all."
Vitas spake and looked at the Sky Lord throne room where Lucky is being a crazy loli and drew his Sword
" And I'll do what I must, for what I think is right !"
And Vitas flew up forth to Kill Lucky.
" NO ! ! ! ! !"
Yuri cried and followed Vitas, but Vitas flew too high and too fast !
But Lo !!
Lima to the rescue ! ! ! !
Jumping out from the high ground and assaulted Vitas from above with her light saber and Vitas and Lima both crash landed onto the interior of Crumbled Sky World.
Yuri quickly came to Lima and saw that Vitas had risen, and knelt on one knee, quickly whispering Incantations of Arch Demon summoning !!
" Lima ! Stay back !!"
Yuri shouted and as soon as she finished, from below burst out Arch Demon Death ! ! ! !
Answering Vitas' call !
" Let them go, Yuri."
Vitas spake, standing on top of the Archdemon Serpent Death
" They are not worth your saving.
They are Human ! In Light and Soul !
You can't save them from their own sins ! ! !"
" Leaving them behind and we are no better than them !!!"
Yuri screamed back
" You are killing them, my friends for your own Desires, for your Own vengeance and Greed ! ! !
I can't allow it..... I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO HURT MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY ! ! ! ! !"
and Yuri stood up to fight The Arch Demon, but the Great Serpent hit her like a train and Yuri had no power to defend even herself, not mentioning protect Lucky and the other children, and also her own child.
Lima quickly rose to action !
" Yuri !! Stay behind me ! ! !"
Lima cried bravely
" This time.... Let me protect You !!"
No.... Thought Yuri but pain muted her speech.
Lima's too small, too young,
Too untrained to go against an Arch Demon such as Death and Dark Unerva Vitas combined.
But Lima, despite herself being small and inexperienced, still fought courageously for Yuri's sake, cutting and slashing Arch Demon Death many times.
Neo too,
Despite being a failed Leader and chasing for Nia that is too far away from his reach,
He still finally understood who loved him most in the end, and that is Neliya, and Neliya is who he loved the most as well.
He failed his brother, and failed his love.
He wishes to save Rio, but now Rio, contaminated by Demon pus and corrupted by his Anger and Vengeance,
Neo has to relieve Rio from all this Suffering.
At the cost of his own light soul.
...
....
Vitas had made his decision as well
" Go, Death ! "
Vitas spake gravely
" Spare no Light."
And Arch Demon Death gave a roar that would frighten children over the ages, And Lima feared, but did not falter, and rushed forward as Arch Demon Death crashed forth also,
Yuri rushed forth, shouting Lima to stop.
But Lima will not stop fighting for Yuri,
Lima loved Yuri, and will go down any path for Yuri's sake.
And that is Lima's Fate.
And Arch Demon serpent with a tail swipe, Lima fell, and vanished into the crumbled pillars and stones.
Yuri quickly dived into the rubble as well, and vanished.
" Yuri !!"
Vitas cried in haste, fearing Yuri will do something stupid and cost her own Light and her child's life.
Vitas waited aghast.
But from below, what crashed out from the rubble and debris put Vitas' worries to the back of his head,
As lo it rises,
The last asset of Caesar Skyman's Star legion
The Star Saber,
Caerlia Lansara Suprima's Mobile Armor,
A huge Mechanism built for her to Ride on and use those two Huge mechanic Arms attached to Sabers to sever Demons and cut down Arch Demons.
And there, in the cockpit stood Yuri, with The Unconscious Lima she held close with one hand.
" You.... You Dare Hurt Lima ! ! ! ! ! !"
Yuri shrieked at the top of her lungs and pushed the flying mobile Star Saber forth, which swung it's huge Sabered arm down at Vitas who stood on top of Arch Demon Death's head.
" Go, Death !!"
But The Archdemon Death didn't move and let Yuri and her Star Saber cut Vitas down, off on top of his head.
Vitas with an uttered yelp, crashed to the rubble of Sky World.
And Archdemon Death turned away, away heading downward.
Yuri, In her rage chased the Archdemon.
She was angered, by all the chaos, by Vitas' selfishness, by the Children's betrayal.
And all that anger, shall come to this End.
Yuri's Fate.
" Stop."
Arch Demon Death begged Yuri stop
" STOP. You cannot hurt me. And you cannot stop what should become. "
And The Archdemon serpent swam down from Sky World, and towards the Herunis base below.
" STOP ! ! ! ! !"
Yuri cried angrily
" Why are you heading to my Herunis Carna ?!
Come and face me ! ! ! !"
And Yuri, too tired, and with one hand controlling the Star Saber, that was never meant for her, at the same time using one hand to hug Lima close, all these elements came to combination, and Struck Yuri like Fate's Sword.
Yuri, chasing Archdemon Death in a frenzy, carelessly hit the a long thick wire in the way and the Star Saber got trapped and pulled back by the wires' backlash, and The whole weapon crashed back onto Sky World,
Yuri tumbled out violently, crashing down onto the sharp rough rubble covered floor and tumbling many rounds, all hugging Lima tightly in her arms.
Finally Yuri stopped, and crawled to the edge,
To See Arch Demon Death,
Plunging itself down into the Herunis base's depth, and with one huge bite of its sharp jaws,
Archdemon Death, devoured All the Light saved in the Herunis Carna.
Yuri stared in horror, and defeat.
As the last Spec of Light vanished, devoured into Death's gulp.
Neo looked and saw all the Light consumed by the Arch Demon and was in great anguish.
Neo too, was too careless.
With a cry of madness,
Rio slashed his weapon down,
The Starchild weapon, infused in Dark Demonic Essence,
Cutting right through Neo's throat.
Neo staggered back, pressing his huge deep wound across his neck as his eyes turn blank, and the Dark pus creeping in to his neck and to his head, devouring his face from the inside.
And Neo fell, motionless.
Seeing this, Rio howled in Berserk laughter, before the Base shook, and Rio tripped and fell, down down, down... To Oblivion.
" Give it back..."
Yuri stammered at the edge of Sky World, in Sorrow that can never cease
" Give it back.... GIVE EVERYONE'S LIGHT BACK ————— ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
Yuri raised her bow and fired and fired, myriads of arrows let fail to hit the target.
Yuri was too weak, too tired, too worn out, too beaten to fight back Fate's last stroke, and could but scream in mighty agony, watching Arch Demon Death fly up to the skies with all the Light Memory inside it, as the Archdemon started to glow and glow, truning brighter not Dark anymore, and into Pure White, slithering up to the bright heavens as it gave it's last moan,
Before vanishing into Light sparkles and Stardusts that fall slowly in all colors of light ,
Onto the lands below.
For Arch Demon Death had fulfilled it's one wish,
To erase Memory of the World,
And taking them to Eternal rest,
To Everlasting Slumber.
Wherever light goes, whenever someone of Light perishes,
Their Light goes to Death, to rest,
To let go of the World, and seek nothing more.
But rest, forever, and become a small new light,
Reborn anew in the vast lands.
That is what the children of Light will tell their children, and their children to their grandchildren,
And generations beyond,
The Story of Light, and Death.
And the new circle of life.
Lucky from her throne of Sky, saw all the Light of the Herunis Carna taken and scattered all over the lands, squandered as she screamed in utter defeat, pressing all the buttons to activate a strong power to strike down anything, Her Frenzy has blinded her senses and all she thought of was Losing Kiro.
But all the buttons Lucky pressed did no good, but brought self destruction to Sky World, which with all the confusion and misguidance, began to fall apart, and sink.
Mighty Sky World,
Now but a fallen dead meteor,
About to strike a defining blow onto Earth's surface, and shatter the planet once and for all.
Lucky knew what she had done, but cared not.
Laughing and crying at the same time on her dilapidated throne.
Quickly, Yuri put the fainted wounded Lima onto one last safe small Sky pod and sent Lima away to the safe lands below,
While Yuri stayed,
In the crumbling, descending World.
If all this falls down to Earth,
All life will Perish.
Again, because of Her.
Yuri clenched her fists hard to stop her tears, stop her fear and push her cowardice away,
She is responsible for all this,
And she owns her friends, her family
Her child Too, One Last chance to Live.
Yuri opened her chest Armor, and turned all the runes on,
The sequences to activate,
Her StarBreak.
And Lo the floor below Yuri shattered with an explosion and Yuri was thrown to the air, soaring down with all the large broken pieces of Sky World beside her.
The world is beautiful,
And the Sun was just about to rise.
" Do you see it... my child?
That is your home.... It's beautiful... Isn't it...?"
Yuri asked, and her fingers slowly came to the StarBreak sequences, about to press On.
But her hand at the last second, was grabbed away from the StarBreak sequences like vice.
Yuri looked up.
Vitas !
Holding her hand tightly, soaring next to her, his expression of sadness and despair
" Don't do it, Yuri !"
Vitas cried with all his heart and light soul
" Let it fall..... Let it wipe the Earth clean, and cleanse it off of it's corrupted human sins.....!"
" I CAN'T LET YOU DO THIS TO MY FAMILY ! ! ! !"
Yuri screamed angrily, pulling her hand back but Vitas won't let go.
" They don't See you as Family, Yuri !"
Vitas reasoned with all his effort, pulling Yuri close to him, his winged self. But Yuri fought back to get away
" they don't deserve to enter the New World !
Our New World ! ! Our Home ! ! For you, For Our child, For Us ! ! ! !
A world, without Hate !
Without Discrimination !
Without Schemes !
Without Lies !
Without Pain !
Without Suffering !
Without Sorrow !...
That is The World I can bring to you and Us ! But you must help me, and let go of those children.... Please... ...Yuri ! I Love You ! ! ! !
Think Of Our Paradise ! ! ! ! ! !"
" Your World.....!"
Yuri stammered adamantly
" Will be Nothing... But Emptiness ! !
Like Caesar Skylord's World ! ! ! !"
Yuri replied angrily at the shocked Vitas
" A world without hurt.... Will make us harsh.
A World without pain... will make us become inconsiderate.
A World without strife... Will turn us lazy and greedy...
A world without Evil.... Will No longer exist Good !
A World without Dark.... Doesn't Have Light ! ! !
And a World without suffering.....
Will Bring No Hope....!!
Your World is wrong, Vitas, and I will Not let you take my child there with you !
This is the World We should stay,
With Sadness,
With Happiness,
With Anger,
With Sorrow,
With Joy,
With Fear,
With Memories !! Good and Bad !
Things to forget, and Things to Remember ! ! !
That is The World I want ! ! ! !
That is The World I want to Protect ! ! ! ! ! !
For Us, For our Child !!!!"
And Yuri with her other hand drew out her sword, and was about to cut off the hand which Vitas grabbed.
In panic Vitas let go, and Yuri fell, soaring down in full speed towards the lands alongside fallen Sky World.
Vitas dashed forth with his wings on haste
" They Will fight against Each other ! ! !"
Vitas Shouted still trying all he could to persuade Yuri
" They will reside to Hate ! ! ! And Fear the Different ! ! !
They won't accept us, and our Child ! He will be hurt, and Betrayed ! ! ! !
Is this Really the World you want him to live in ?!
With THEM ? ! ? ! ?"
" YES."
" WHY ? ! !"
" Why....."
Yuri looked down at her Egg, her child she hugged close as she continued to sail downward headfirst
" Perhaps, Because..... I have something you don't have, Vitas.
And That is Hope."
And Vitas watched as Yuri's fingers reopened the StarBreak runes as she fell
" Yuri, Don't !!!"
" Perhaps because I trust them too..... I trust they will learn... Learn.. From the mistakes they have done, and those they will commit...."
Yuri's voice was shaking,
Her fingers upon the StarBreak sequences trembling nonstop.
But still she kept smiling, For her Child, for her child's Future
" And I believe... That my child will grow up and learn with them.. Learn from them... Play with them..... Grow Up with them.... Here..... Without.. Me...!"
" YURI ! ! ! DON'T DO IT ! ! ! !"
" But my child , You don't need to be afraid.... Mommy may not be there with you..."
" YURI ————! ! ! ! STOP ————! ! ! !"
" ... That doesn't mean Mommy left you.....
..... I Love you the Most..... !"
" YURI ! ! ! GET YOUR HANDS OFF————"
" And you will meet friends, they may not be perfect, But No one is...
They will learn to know you, and you must learn to know them..... To Love them... Love Yourself..... and Love this World, this Home....!
...And One day, When the World needs you———
—— You will Do it like Mommy did, Okay ? ?
Because————
———This beautiful World, Is Our Home——! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"
" YURIIIIIIIII—————! ! ! ! ! !"
And Light, blossomed throughout the skies,
Enveloping the fallen parts of Sky World, and pushing it back into place through invisible force.
It was hot, but warm.
And Yuri opened her eyes.
" Vi.... Vitas...?!?!?!"
And Lo !
With one Hand, Vitas had managed to stop Yuri's StarBreak,
And with his other hand,
He activated His, StarBreak.
Green Emerald beams of Light burst out like a million wings, holding Sky World altogether and brought it back up, scooping the city up to the air with those million wings of Wind and Love, and let it all float, in mid air.
Yuri looked at Vitas with sheer disbelief, and, looking back at Vitas' gentle smile,
Yuri could hold it back no more, and tears burst out like mighty streams all at once.
And VItas comforted her with a fading embrace
" It's okay..... Yuri..... It's okay now....."
" Vitas....!!!! VITAS ! ! ! !.... HOW DID THINGS TURN LIKE THIS ?!?!?!?!"
Yuri wailed with sorrow
" Why..... Why..."
" Yuri. You made your choice...
..... And with this choice, you must live on with its consequences...."
"..... I am sorry... Vitas...."
" .... It's okay..... Because... I Love You.... Look."
And Vitas, turning into bright Emerald stardust urged Yuri to look down,
But Yuri won't turn her gaze away from Vitas.
So Vitas hugged Yuri instead, and turned her body around, showing her the world below,
The New World.
All The Light souls, falling down from the skies,
landed on to the soil,
And grew out, green, Emerald grass, sprouts that will one day become tall Trees.
The Light that Archdemon Death released onto the World, returned back, and became New Life.
" Perhaps.... You are right....."
Vitas croaked with his last enlightenment
" This world.... Despite its cruel Fate... and unbearable Sins.... It is still Worthy Living."
And Yuri, her eyes filled with the Light dews raining down onto the vast lands she saved, like Snow but brighter, livelier,
Just like her first memory,
Looking at the Light falling down like blue snow.
And in every light, Yuri saw People, Things, Places,
Memories.
They are all around her.
All around them.
Yuri turned around
" Vitas, Thank you....."
But Vitas was gone,
Save the cool breeze that seemed to caress her hot wet cheeks.
Yuri's feet finally touched ground,
Fluffy ground, soft, cool, and tickling.
She knelt down, touching the green fur like substance that has already filled the whole plains, drawing out even beyond the horizons.
Grass,
Young grass,
Replaced the once dry cracked barren lands.
It's emerald sparkles, like those she knew well, from Vitas' memories.
Yuri put her hands close to her cheeks, closing her fingers down as if holding those warm hands that placed there to comfort her intimately.
But all she held was cool air, whistling through the gaps between her fingers.
No...Stop.
Stop it already.....
But they won't stop, they couldn't,
The tears.
And falling onto the grassy new lands Yuri let go of her tears, and let go of her shouts and screams of Sorrow, wailing and crying alone where she lay, the wind blew here and there, the grass flowing like waves of the sea, like gentle tides brushing Yuri's body tenderly to calm her down.
But there Yuri wept, shouted, yelling, feeling helpless and lost.
She needed a sound,
Anything,
For Yuri couldn't stand the silence,
That proved that,
She was alone.
How she wished there was a sound,
To remind her that she wasn't alone.
Silence.
Tired and famished, Yuri finally ceased crying and just lay there, hugging her Child in egg form close on top of her chest.
She closed her eyes.
Listening to the silence.
That was when Yuri noticed,
As she sat up slowly, facing the hovering castle above in the clear blue sky,
She heard.
The wind.
Whispering to her as it touched her cheek, to her neck, and held her shivering fingers close, Hand in Hand.
And went up caressing her hair up and down playfully.
Like before.
Like always.
Yuri smiled, and touched the wind next to her face, in content.
Through the grass of the other side of the wide plains,
Neliya rushed, to Neo's side.
Hugging Neo who lay on the soft grass alone, with cloth quickly wrapped as bandages around his neck.
The rest of the Starchilds all came to Neo with praise and admiration.
Only Feira saw far away, the cat eared loli run off towards the horizons, with part of her clothes ripped off, never turning back.
Finnir came to his older sister and took her back to the clan where they cheered and celebrated the return of Neo.
On the other side, on the escape jet, Kai watched with the younger children the beautiful new lands.
as he looked forth at the hovering Castle and closed his eyes, telling himself his new life has just begun.
There is too much to do, too much to see, too much to face.
But Kai welcomes it.
He has now become his own King.
Leader of the Young children.
Kai turned to his two friends, advisors,
Tricia nodded back to him silently, and Treize was pleased as well.
Lucky sat on her Sky Throne, in a blank trance.
In Her dilapidated throne room of rubble.
The Red Marble on her Crown flickered, as if alive,
And Lucky smiled, and a tear rolled down out of those blank hollow eyes.
" Look !"
Neliya, holding Neo's hand cried in joy and surprise
" It's Lima ! ! ! Lima—————"
The loli of sunlight sat in the grass, looking at her surroundings calmly, but with a slight frown.
" Lima——————"
The loli didn't turn around, and looked up at Neliya who had finally come to her presence, and helped her up to her feet.
" Lima ! Are you alright ? Are you hurt ?
You heard me calling you right ?.... Lima ?"
Neliya looked at Lima strangely.
And the loli looked back at Neliya,
Like Neliya was a total stranger.
From afar, Yuri watched, as Lima shook her head, Neliya began to cry, weeping sadly in Neo's arms.
Feira came and shook Lima by the shoulders but Lima still shook her head and in her eyes, Yuri saw Lima feeling Disturbed.
Lima, of all the children that remembered the most,
Had lost her Memories, during the fight, against the Arch Demon.
And as the Starchilds looked at Lima sorrowfully, Lima still thanked their hospitality, and left, walking towards the Sun on her own.
Neliya gave a shout, and picked up something on the grass and rushed to give it to Lima.
The golden Necklace.
With tearful smiles, the Starchilds bid Lima farewell and good luck with their blessing and they too, turned away and walked forth, towards their new Home, New Life.
Lima went on walking, passing Yuri who stood at the plains waiting for her.
Lima didn't stop.
" .....Wait...!"
Lima turned around.
" .... What is it ?"
" ..... What do you think, of this World, Lima ?"
Lima was about to ask how Yuri knew her new name, but hesitated, seeing Yuri's gaze, Yuri's gentle warm loving gaze, at the beautiful sight before her eyes.
Lima couldn't remember exactly where she had seen those eyes full of Hope before,
But she felt warm, and familiar, and liked it as much as the sun,
And Lima followed Yuri's gaze at the New World,
The mountains now green,
The fields, teeming with life,
Little streams and rivers flow with bright clear water,
Vast Trees covered the lands of the south, and hid the horizons under those lush green leaves,
The sky was Blue, and the clouds sparse, moving slowly with the calming winds.
" I think.. It is a beautiful World."
Lima replied candidly
" And, I would like to see it all. Following the Sun's tracks."
" That sounds splendid."
Yuri nodded with a smile
" Then I think this is where we part."
" Yes."
Lima agreed, and before leaving, looked at Yuri one last time
" Have we met before ?"
Lima asked
" Your eyes.... I have seen them before, but I can't remember where...."
And before turning around to face Lima one last time, Yuri quickly wiped her tears and smiled to Lima
" What is your First Memory, Lima ?"
" My... First Memory...?"
Lima thought for a moment
" Here... Opening my eyes, to the Light, the sun, the skies, and then this girl came to me...."
" Then Lima,"
Yuri answered gently
" My eyes, they belong not to your Memories of now. They are the Memories, Before the Light.
Before the Light that you awakened from."
" Is it important ?"
Lima asked
" Have I.... Lost something important ?"
Yuri smiled
" They are Memories."
Yuri replied after a short silence
" But no matter how important or precious they were, They will never be as Real, as Awesome as Living Here, Now,
In the Present.
As long as you live, you will create New Memories, finding new things, going to new places, making New friends..... Living, a New Life.
No.
No, Lima.
I won't tell you the Memories Before the Light you lost is something important,
Because,
There's still so much out there to live for, To discover, To Enjoy, Life.
Go now.
New Memories awaits you."
Lima listened, and nodded in agreement.
And then bowed courteously and went on her way towards the unseen lands.
Yuri watched Lima go forth and slowly vanish to the horizons,
Now,
It was Yuri's turn, to move on.
With her arms wrapped around the egg, her Child she carried close to her chest,
Yuri looked up, at the New Tomorrow,
" Everyone...Thank you for joining me on this journey.
And Mom, This may not be the World you visioned it to be, But it's the one I am willing to save, to Protect.
This colorful Earth, Home.....
I'll do my best, to let your Light, everyone's Light, stay, in me.
And in me alone.
May The Memories hinder them no more, and help them move on. Even without them, they could still Live.
The memories, before, and after,
I will protect it, With All my remaining Light.
So...goodbye."
And Yuri moved on, towards the Life and unknown future that awaits her
" Let's go, Hakuryu."
The white egg shivered excitedly in agreement in her arms as Yuri went forth,
With the Wind leading the way,
By her side, Always.
-Before Light-
The End
...
........
「...........」
A screen in the Dark flickered.
「.................c......ca....C.....」
「...Cae..Cae.... Caesar..??......Cae...」
「..... Caesar... Can you hear me....?」
「... Caesar.......?! It's me.....」
「 It's me....Claudia...!」
The woman on the screen said.
「Oh thank god...Caesar, I found it, No. We Found it.....」
「 Vars.」
「 I am safe here, and the environment is stable.」
「 I told them everything, about what happened, the Nano Scourge...」
「 And they are willing to help.」
「 They are such kind people...」
「 So...I guess I will be coming back soon, maybe?」
「 Did you miss me ?」
「 ....I miss you.... So...」
「 wait for me, okay ?」
「 I will be back, as soon as possible...」
「 So, hang in there, okay ?」
「 tell the children I miss them too...」
「 Neo, Kai, Neliya, Feira, Finnir, Rio...」
「 ...Yuri, Vitas.....」
「 Claudia Sensei will be with you again children, Very~very~soon !」
「 Love You, Caesar... And Castiel...everyone!」
「 Wait for Me ! Be Safe ! I Will————」
And the screen flickered again and turned black.
The woman is gone.
Only Kai's grave expression, reflected on the cold dark screen.
- After Skylight -
In the near future....