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***Minutes before Midnight, 4th April, 2010***
It was dark…it was a complete blackout…
"Welcome…everyone…" A Mysterious voice spoke.
The ground was checkered with black and white tiles, a blue door stood at the end of the aisle. Their eyes were blinded by the sudden brightness of light when the door opened…
It was so bright…everything turned white…
The whiteness suddenly disappeared into a darkness…
The hand of a golden clock was rotating…spinning fast…
In the centre of the room, a mysterious man sat on an antique sofa...
Another mysterious man in blue suit stood besides…
A round coffee table, covered with a blue cloth, was placed before the two mysterious men…
On top of the coffee table, there was a mirror with golden frame…
"W-Where am I…?"
"What's t-this place…?"
"Is it the Dark Hour…again?"
"B-But…the Dark Hour's vanished…it can't be…"
"Sorry for bringing you all here without prior notice…members of S.E.E.S…" The mysterious old gentleman, with a long nose, spoke up.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room…"
"My name is Igor…Minako Arisato was a guest of mine." Igor gave a brief introduction.
"This is Theodore, my assistance. He's a resident here, like myself."
"This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter…" Igor continued.
"Only those who have signed the contract can enter this place…it is an exception this time…"
"Minako Arisato was destined to hone her unique ability, and she required my help to do so."
"Her contract had been fulfilled, I had completed my role as well." "
"She were truly a remarkable guest, relinquished her life essence to save the world from the Fall…" Igor looked up at his assistance, gave a light nod before Theodore took over the conversation.
"We have a problem…Please watch closely everyone." Theodore snapped his fingers, a vision came to appear on the mirror.
A stone statue stood before an enormous golden door, and it looked exactly like Minako, the leader of S.E.E.S…
"Yes, it's her. Minako-sama turned herself to become the Great Seal to protect this universe…" Theodore reassured their assumptions.
"She's supposed to be in her eternal sleep, b-but something is not right…"
There was a blurry figure floating before the status, it formed into shape of a female, a feature of Minako, alike. Her hands crossed snuggling her legs, her hair was set loose curling naturally.
"Is it really…Minako-chan…? Her hair looks different, it's so long now…it's only been a month…" Junpei was unable to comprehend what he's seeing.
"It is…without a doubt…it's her soul…part of her soul…" Theodore explained.
"Her soul is spilt somehow, we couldn't understand why and how…"
"It seems that she has formed a strong bond with this world…a bond that she's reluctant to let go…"
"It's a miracle that the Great Seal remains intact…"
"We have tried to summon her back to this room, but we failed…"
"Her persona and any associated memories of the Dark Hour are being sealed away…remaining in the statue still…"
"We have to bring her back as soon as possible, before her human life elapsed…"
"W-What do you mean…? She's dying…?" Yukari broke in.
"Dammit! N-No way…" Junpei cursed at Yukari's mentioning.
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"Please allow me to explain…" Theodore smiled at the S.E.E.S members.
"I'm sure you all are aware of the Dark Hour, it's a hidden hour between 00:00 and 00:01…"
"There's a twist of time, time may be lapsed slower or faster in different dimension like Tartarus…"
"It's the other way around in Great Seal's dimension…One hour in there is equalled to a day in real world…"
"She has been in the Great Seal since the 5th March, it's been 30 days, almost 2 years of human life."
"I must say, it's a constraint on all human…on human's life span…"
"If her soul stays wandering, her soul would be torn apart ,sooner or later. Her life force is being drained every minute, every hour, and every day, even though she won't age in that dimension…"
"It seems that she has been emotionally and mentally conscious, she shouldn't have been able to theoretically …her growing hair is one clear manifestation of her awareness…"
"It also comes to our concerns that…her life force may either be consumed through time…or…her parted soul may be swallowed or distracted by the Human Malice. The latter could be a threat to the human race, considering Minako-sama's unique abilities."
"We need to find a way to bring her back, or unite her released soul back into the seal…before her soul dissolves completely."
The members of S.E.E.S. turned their attentions back to at the floating figure, came into one conclusion…
"I won't allow this happen…" Aigis muttered her resolution.
"Is there anything we can do…?" Ken questioned.
"We'll bring her back…if it's her desire to return to our world…take my strength and my life if you must…" Mitsuru voiced out.
"Yes…we couldn't let her do this alone…" Fuuka agreed with her senpai.
"She's not alone! I won't let her die!" Junpei cried out.
"She has sacrificed so much for us…this time we'll help, we'll find a way…" Yukari gave a murmur of consent.
"A bond she has for our world…so strong that she…" Mitsuru knitted her brows in deep thought, brainstorming…
"It must be the bond between us…we are like a family to her…" Junpei remarked on his thought.
"Could it be commitments or even promises she made…or…" Ken mumbled.
"Her reluctance of something…?" Aigis was soliloquizing.
"SENPAI…It's AKIHIKO-SENPAI…the lover bond…you meant the world to her…" Yukari looked straight at Akihiko, shared her vision with the members.
"Arf…Arf…Arf…" Koromaru barked at the mirror, pulled Akihiko's pants with his teeth.
"Koromaru wants you to go to her…and bring her back." Aigis explained to Akihiko.
"Lover bond…a pure emotion of human…Minako-sama was in love indeed, and still is…" Theodore
"I-I…s-she…has forged an unbreakable bond with me…? B-But…" Akihiko couldn't seem to gather his thoughts.
"Y-You Moron. You're a real piece of work, you know that, Aki? Tch…wasn't your feeling for her real…?" Shinjiro howled at Akihiko.
"I-I vowed to protect her, b-but I broke my promise…I-I couldn't do anything at that time…" Akihiko looked downwards, feeling powerless.
"Can you stop being a crybaby? Y-You're just ignoring her feeling, h-her true feeling…what is it that you really want…?" Shinjiro exclaimed with annoyance.
"A future with her, her alone…she had fate in me…B-But how could I possibly bring her back…how?" Akihiko pursed his lips, feeling helpless.
"Hmph…now you're talking…" Shinjiro smirked.
"You'll do anything for her…? Even with your life…?" Theodore questioned.
"Yes…anything…I'm already a mess…I'm just nothing without her…" Akihiko clasped his head.
"I'll have to warn you, I may not be able to bring you back once we enter into a different dimension. You may be lost in time gap or even trapped with Minako-sama. I want you to know it's a mere theory, we have never performed anything similar…" Theodore clarified.
"Whatever it takes…I don't want to lose her again…" Akihiko was determined to risk everything for her return.
"Very well…I'd make preparation. I'd like you all to meet me at the hospital tomorrow. I'll be waiting in Minako-sama's room at 6pm." Theodore smiled at Akihiko.
"Please everyone, get some rest. Farewell…" Theodore bowed his appreciation at the group, before conjuring them away.
To be continued...