[b][i]Dream Castle: Throne Room (Dream Depot)[/i][/b]

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqIyH91aX20]Rainbow Castle[/url]

Magio appeared at the throne, like he always did. He got up and stretched a little.

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Magio: [i]Hnnngh... ah!! Another day of work![/i]
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Magio: [i]But seriously, I love what I do. Even though it's hard.[/i]

Then, Magio started to float in the air to check the entire Realm. His aura shined a little as he analyzed the situation.

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Magio: [i]Hmmmhm! Everything seems just fine! All dreams are going on and-[/i]

[b][i]*BGM stops*[/i][/b]

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Magio: [i]Ugh![/i]

That pain meant one thing: a Ranked Nightmare was up and running. Although it broke his concentration, Magio kept analyzing it.

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Magio: [i]Is that... a Ranked Nightmare?! It's the second one... and that Nightmare...[/i]
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Magio: [i]Mina?! But... what's this other thing?[/i]

Magio kept analyzing it, even though it refused to cooperate. Then, he felt another thing inside that made him worry even more about time.

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Magio: [i]Damnit, this is going to be a major problem!! Her consciousness is trapped inside the Nightmare!! Although this helps for knowing what's behind her coma, if this keeps up, she'll be engulfed in an eternal loop of darkness and she won't be able to leave!![/i]

Magio went back to the ground and breathed. He knew that unlike Liebea, Mina was in danger. These 11 days were enough for the Nightmare to trap her entirely and starting to make her succumb to despair. Still, he couldn't simply charge in alone.

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Magio: [i]Alright, it's best if I tell the others tomorrow. I don't think they'll come any moment soon, so...[/i]

[b][i]*BGM starts playing again*[/i][/b]

Then, the door opened. But the one who came in was Kokoro, seemingly nervous but holding up a normal expression.

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Kokoro: Oh, there you are!
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Magio: [i]O-Oh, Kokoro! I... wasn't expecting anyone to come today.[/i]
Kokoro: Magio... I... uh... can we go to the Dream Town?
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Magio: [i]What for?[/i]
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Kokoro: It's... well... I have to say something for you. And with the guards around, I don't think I'll be able to.
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Magio: [i]S-Sure, but... that came out of nowhere. And it seems serious. I'm starting to get worried.[/i]
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Kokoro: Oh no! Don't worry! But... well... it's kinda important.
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Magio: [i]I see. Well, then let's go and talk. I need some time to relax after my daily analysis.[/i]

Magio walked to the door and left to wait for her at the Dream Town's entrance. Kokoro breathed hardly and thought about it, since she was nervous to finally admit it to him.

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Kokoro: (Calm down... you came all this way, giving up now won't do any good!)

[b][i]Dream Realm: Dream Town[/i][/b]

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyuvjwS3jpk]Metal Crusher[/url]

Assiette: Oh, this must be my lucky dream. Luckily, the border isn't enough to stop us, right?

Above Ralf and Nepgear, sitting on a street lamp, Assiette happily swinged her legs, smiled and waved at them. Then, she jumped down at the ground and looked directly at him.

Assiette: Say, now you're being good at hiding, I see. But you know, I hate when my targets play hiding games at me. Oh, and I'll explain something to you. And since you can't do anything to stop us right now...

She walked in circles around them, with a mischievous smile in her face. Assiette was seemingly enjoying herself.

Assiette: Do you know Polaris? That little mechanical brat which Magio insists on calling it "daughter"? We're going to put her to some good use. And by good use, I mean that she's going to be our army's life force.

Then, she disappeared and reappeared in a bench right next to them.

Assiette: And I'm going to be frank with you two. We're torturing her. LOTS! She's, like, encased into a machine where we're constantly draining all of her magic, which includes her own life force. Without her healing abilites, she won't be able to live and will be reduced to a simple puppet. Imagine that little smiling girl being erased by a bunch of spikes, saws and more things that are being used to drain her energy...

After that, she once again disappeared and reappeared right behind Ralf. She kept speaking in a tone to mock him.

Assiette: You know what's the most fun part of it? Hearing her screams! "Father, someone, save me!!!" and so goes on. Oh, but her pain screams are good too. She screams so loud that I grab a chair, popcorn and sit while hearing that show. But, of course, there's something motivating behind it.

[center]You all can't do [b][i]ANYTHING[/i][/b] to save her. She will die. At least, her corpse will be there for you to stare and blame yourselves.[/center]

With a last disappearance and reapparance, she stood in front of them. They were finally face-to-face.

Assiette: So... feeling like killing me now? I wonder... after all, I don't think Polaris has any importance to you at any matter. She's just a toy. A doll. An object to be used and thrown away, riiiiiiiiiiiiight?