[b][i][u]Location: Spring Zone - Hakurei Shrine[/u][/i][/b] [i][b]BGM:[/b][/i] [i]Ranch at Night[/i] still playing [img]https://i.imgur.com/y3Ms0By.png[/img] Lucent: I... didn't do it... alone. [img]https://i.imgur.com/M1d5nMl.png[/img] Auror: What do you mean? We didn't have the time to even get near to you- [img]https://i.imgur.com/gjuIKoT.png[/img] Lucent: I... remembered what you said back at that day, Rayla. And then I remembered Reeta and Kaito... and then everyone else. Your words... reached me and gave me strength to win. [img]https://i.imgur.com/MUPiZJi.png[/img] Lucent: So... you all helped me. Thank you. [img]https://i.imgur.com/ALLkS8t.png[/img] Marina: Oh, Lucent... [img]https://i.imgur.com/GAlH9eg.png[/img] Auror: We're all here for you, man. No need to be that lonely anymore. [img]https://i.imgur.com/DzNjiXy.png[/img] Kaito: He's right, Lucent. You have people to count on, so don't go back to those gloomy days. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Kub07aL.png[/img] Lucent: I know... I just... I'm stubborn... I keep thinking about the past and about how I... don't want that to repeat. [img]https://i.imgur.com/FbEGXXX.png[/img] Kaito: That won't repeat. I won't let it happen. [img]https://i.imgur.com/f5nFkR2.png[/img] Kiragi: Yeah, I won't let it too... whatever that is! [i]*BGM fades*[/i] [i]Lucent smiled. As Kiragi finished talking, Lucent looked at the side and saw Umbra and Ictio floating and looking directly at him.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vK3uHoL.png[/img] Lucent: Sprites...? What are they doing here in reality? [img]https://i.imgur.com/WWApZ6z.png[/img] Kiragi: Oh, those are Ictio and Umbra! I met them at the orphanage and made a promise- [img]https://i.imgur.com/itYnUcw.png[/img] Kiragi: I-I mean... pact thingy with them! Oh, they were actually looking for you, Big Bro Lucent! [b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyb1U67yT3Q]Song of the Ancients -Popola/Instrumental-[/url] [i]Ictio flew fast at Lucent and grabbed his index finger, pleading for his help.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/8ohyuBZ.png[/img] Ictio: Please, you have the help us restore the Dream Realm! Please, please, please! [img]https://i.imgur.com/TuhT9uk.png[/img] Lucent: Huh? W-Wait, me? [img]https://i.imgur.com/i5X9Eab.png[/img] Umbra: We were told by a voice to look for and after you, as you are the only one who can restore the balance between Dreams and Nightmares. [img]https://i.imgur.com/RclEVRN.png[/img] Auror: That's a huge task you're putting on him. [img]https://i.imgur.com/mxSTVlL.png[/img] Ictio: We know that, but the voice said it! "Search for Lucent Vermillion, the one who carries the power to restore balance between the Realms." [img]https://i.imgur.com/8OuRFcP.png[/img] Marina: But whose voice was it? [img]https://i.imgur.com/Hc1apXA.png[/img] Umbra: There lies the problem. The memories we have about this voice are sealed shut. [img]https://i.imgur.com/a532uBK.png[/img] Kaito: So you don't remember who it was? And what do you guys mean by "sealed"? Marina: It means someone used a spell to block those memories. Specifically, ones that regard the owner of the voice that spoke with Ictio and Umbra. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Bml5VJQ.png[/img] Kaito: Oh, I get it. But damn, that doesn't help at all... [img]https://i.imgur.com/i5X9Eab.png[/img] Umbra: There was more, though. "Bring him to the Realm. There, he will learn of an important truth." [img]https://i.imgur.com/mbOBZ0E.png[/img] Auror: Important truth? [img]https://i.imgur.com/vWi7sao.png[/img] Ictio: That's all we know... this stupid seal blocking our memories... and we can't even break it. [img]https://i.imgur.com/iIczHsM.png[/img] Umbra: That is indeed frustrating. I wanted to come with all the information necessary, but it seems like there's nothing I can do about it. [i]A new information came to light: Lucent is supposedly the key to solving the Nightmare Incident. However, it was still nothing but a short bit. It wouldn't be a really helpful information.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/DEL0dJO.png[/img] Marina: The more we progress, the more inconclusive our route gets. If we follow Umbra and Ictio's words... [img]https://i.imgur.com/Kub07aL.png[/img] Lucent: I... can save the Dream Realm? But I'm half Nightmare Demon. I eat dreams. How can I possibly... [img]https://i.imgur.com/k6jSyUu.png[/img] Auror: If we want to discover that, we'll have to find a way to break the seal on their memories. And for doing that, we need to understand more about the Realms in general. The information we have is really short. [img]https://i.imgur.com/tqfHLBg.png[/img] Kaito: Lucent, you know about how this works, right? [img]https://i.imgur.com/Aupzp9a.png[/img] Lucent: N-Not as much as you think I do... [img]https://i.imgur.com/3xK7Mbp.png[/img] Marina: But the few you know will be already helpful. We agreed that I shall do a research on this incident so that they can focus on the other ones. [img]https://i.imgur.com/i5X9Eab.png[/img] Umbra: We'll be sure to help too, for as long as our memories permit it. [img]https://i.imgur.com/hayOLFX.png[/img] Ictio: We're on this together! We won't let you down! [img]https://i.imgur.com/UapOVou.png[/img] Kiragi: Ooooh, this sounds like a big adventure! I'm getting excited! [b][i][u]Location: Spring Zone - Streets Near the Hakurei Shrine[/u][/i][/b] [b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [i]DISTRUST[/i] still playing [i]Xaizor was at the same position as Tiane. He didn't want Azrel to get near his friends, but his gut kept poking him. He decided to concede.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/cZHCl2X.png[/img] Xaizor: Alright, alright, I concede. We'll take you to Lucent if that's so damn important. [img]https://i.imgur.com/2BKOZ40.png[/img] Xaizor: But if you decide to play any sort of trick, you're in for hell! You got that right?! [img]https://i.imgur.com/jH1jd5W.png[/img] Azrel: I can guarantee you, I'm not here to pick any sort of fight. After all, this info can change things around. [img]https://i.imgur.com/f6Etk7j.png[/img] Xaizor: Still playing secrecy, huh? [img]https://i.imgur.com/zJNERsK.png[/img] Azrel: Chill out, chill out. Once we're there, I'm telling everything. [img]https://i.imgur.com/ZMWVWGL.png[/img] Xaizor: Alright. But I'm going first and Tiane will come with me. Ted and Kaori, you guys walk behind and keep and eye on him. [b][i][u]Location: Spring Zone Streets[/u][/i][/b] [i]Lilina ran the fast that she could without looking back. The soldiers chased her, none of them shooting since they were instructed to take her alive and without any injuries. As she ran, Lilina tripped on the sidewalk and fell.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Zkm2prd.png[/img] Lilina: Ah...!! Soldier: There she is! We got her!! [i]By the time she got up, Lilina was already surrounded by the soldiers. With her back on the wall, she got desperate.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/r2xUJMz.png[/img] Lilina: No, this can't be the end! This cannot be...! Soldier: Just stay quiet and come with us, girl. [i]She saw herself at the end of the line. Before he could grab her, Lilina took out the wand Azrel gave her. This would allow her to awaken to her aura and accept a fate she wouldn't be able to erase.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/8ds0XqO.png[/img] Lilina: (I have no choice... I promised I wouldn't do it, but I need to...!!) [i]She put her finger at the digital reader of the wand. The object began to emit sounds and soon a bright light covered all of them.[/i] [b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyjQcb_zP4A]Thorn[/url] [i]The light faded away. The soldiers looked at the point where Lilina was as she reappeared. However, things were different. New garments replaced her clothing and a scabbard appeared at her waist. For her, it was more than just that. Her mind has changed immensely. Information ran as if her brain became a CPU, processing data as fast as it could. She awakened as a Psychic.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/JtktiJF.png[/img] Lilina: ... Soldier #1: Wait, that thing was a Glaive? Soldier #2: It looked so different from the ones they have back at the base! [img]https://i.imgur.com/EUe1rEt.png[/img] Lilina: I truly suggest you step back at this instant. Soldier #1: Heh, you're getting too cocky. Do you think that alone you're going to- [i]But before he could finish speaking, a laser sent him away. When they looked, 5T stood there.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/WYIYmuh.png[/img] 5T: So you did use it. [img]https://i.imgur.com/RSVNOiA.png[/img] Lilina: I had no choice. I don't want to be captured. [img]https://i.imgur.com/JUZWKZU.png[/img] 5T: And you're willing to take the consequences? Your life will never be the same again, Lilina. [img]https://i.imgur.com/zHolM4t.png[/img] Lilina: If I'm getting alive out of it, so be it. I'm going to do whatever I can. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Bv002BQ.png[/img] 5T: Then the conversation is over. Engaging battle protocol. [i]The soldiers shot at 5T the moment he said that. With fast movements, he evaded the bullets and got up close to them. However, they have totally ignored Lilina, who began to attack with her sword as well. Not only that, but her movements were swift, as if she moved like an illusion.[/i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vZuxZhB.png[/img] 5T: Suddenly, you're fighting as if you had an experience before. These Glaives are surely something. [img]https://i.imgur.com/GLJ3TBZ.png[/img] Lilina: We can talk later! Right now, these soldiers are our priority. [img]https://i.imgur.com/fZE60Hw.png[/img] 5T: Right. Pod, send a signal back to the Guild and warn them of the situation. Pod: Affirmative. [i]Under 5T's orders and as he fought together with Lilina, the Pod sent a signal, with the information about the situation and that Lilina has awakened.[/i]