*Prologue: 10 Years...*
In Paris, the mysterious fire consumed the Opera Populaire. A mob rampaged through the theatre's catacombs baying for the masked black hedgehog they held responsible.
The hedgehog disappeared that night. Never seen again.
Only his mask was ever found.
An organ music was heard in the darkness of a mysterious lair. The phantom, Shadow, was playing the music, with candles lit around him. The black hedgehog is in a black suit, wearing a new mask. Then, Shadow stopped by slamming his fists on the keys, and lowering his head. For some time, he's been trying to make music for this world, but these memories from ten years ago was too much. He can't forget them. His beloved Maria... She's gone. Shadow had been heartbroken for so long, and he can't forget her. Her voice, her gold hair, everything that Shadow loves. But now, she is gone with Mardic. He heard from the beginning that they got married a few months after the incident.
Shadow tore the notes off the organ and stood up as tears falls from his eyes. He began to sing.
"Ten long years,
Living a mere facade of life.
Ten long years,
Wasting my time on smoke and noise.
In my mind,
I hear melodies pure and unearthly.
But I find,
I can't give them a voice without you."
Shadow stopped as he turned to see the portrait of Maria in a white gown of her first performance back at the Opera house. She is smiling and her eyes sparkle. Shadow places his hand on the portrait. He took something out of his jacket pocket. A ring. The engagement ring Maria gave him before she leaves him years ago. Shadow gripped on the gift, shutting his eyes.
"My Maria, my Maria...
Lost and gone, lost and gone..."
Shadow opened his eyes and dry his tears and place the ring back in his pocket and stood next to his organ, facing away from the portrait. He began to sing softly.
"The day starts,
The day ends,
Time crawls by.
Night steals in pacing the floor,
The moments creep,
Yet I can't bear to sleep.
'Til I hear you sing..."
The black hedgehog went around the lair and see a red rose on the table tied in a black ribbon. He picked it up and sniffed it a little. He remembered giving one to Maria after he hears her sing. It makes him smile inside. Shadow took out the ring again and tie it along with the rose as he sings.
"And weeks pass,
And months pass,
Seasons fly.
Still you don't walk through my door,
And in a haze,
I count the silent days.
'Til I hear you sing once more..."
Placing the rose and ring down, Shadow went over to the portrait again. As he sings, it's like he is singing to the portrait because it had Maria there. Shadow held his chest where he could feel his beating heart.
"And sometimes at night time,
I dream that you are there.
But wake holding nothing,
But the empty air...
And years come,
And years go,
Time runs dry.
Still I ache down to the core,
My broken soul,
Can't be alive and whole.
'Til I hear you sing once more..."
He began to remember that night when he brought Maria to his Kingdom of Music and gave her his music as a gift, and she will be his future, but Mardic got in the way. Shadow almost had his beloved hedgehog. The last time they are together was when Maria kissed him, after telling him that he is not alone, and Shadow lets her go along with the husky. But this time, he will hear her again. He will see her again. He will find a way to get her to come to him...
"And music, your music,
It teases at my ear.
I turn and it fades away,
And you're not here.
Let hopes pass,
Let dreams pass,
Let them die!"
He faces the portrait again, smirking and singing at the idea of how he could see Maria again. He doesn't care if Mardic will try to kill him like before, but he won't get in the way, or he will end up like Myrin who died in the cemetery. Shadow sings loudly, touching the portrait.
"Without you, what are they for?
I'll always feel...
No more than halfway real.
'Til I hear you sing once more!"
The phantom disappears in the lair. He must find an old friend who will help him get Maria to come to him somehow. And Shadow knows one spot of where he could meet Maria again.
A place called Coney Island.
*Author's Note: I will continue this remake sequel if you all wanted the chapters. This is just a prologue for now. Please leave a review if you all want a full story. Thank you!*