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Present Day

"The reinforcements eventually arrived and subdued the Nova," concluded Gene, "but Igor was too consumed by guilt over the death of his best friend that he vowed on other rule would be broken as long he lived."

"T-That's horrible," whispered Kazuha.

"Igor even blames the first-years for Mario-senpai death, stating that Mario-senpai would still be alive if they didn't run away."

Igor knocked back the Pandora punk once again. "Leah! NOW!"

"RIGHT!" Holding out his hand, Leah trapped Satellite in a Freezing field, pulling him to the ground.

"Senpai!" Kazuha casted her own Freezing field, neutralizing the other field and catching Leah off guard.

"Did he just cast an omnidirectional Freezing field?!" Igor asked himself. "I thought only the NOVA could do that!"

"Just who the hell IS this bitch?!" Alessandro asked himself.

"Leah! Neutralize the Freezing field, NOW!" cried Igor. "Before Satellite strikes!"

Looking up, Leah saw Satellite lunging down on her.

"GET OUTTA THE WAY!" cried the Guardian of Order.

But it wads too late; Satellite kicked Leah in the gut, knocking her down and out. "Now that your Limiters outta the way," Satellite roared as he charged at Igor, "YOU'RE NEXT!"

But Igor wasn't giving up just yet. "PANDORA MODE! ACTVATE!" And thus, Igor's Pandora Mode battle armor, a Powered-Suit Type, was equipped, allowing Igor to move a little.

"He can move in Freezing fields?!" gasped the blue-haired Limiter. "With Pandora Mode activated?! And without a Limiter?!"

"Mario," thought Igor, "if the first-years hadn't abandoned you...you'd still be alive, right?" Igor struck furiously struck at Satellite, leaving a huge slash on his shirt, which showed Satellite's sculpted chest. "Those who defy the rules will eventually abandon their comrades!" Igor angrily kicked Satellite to ground. "Therefore, I will not allow them to hide in cowardice!" Igor raised one of his tonfas into the air. "EVEN IF IT MEANS THEIR DEATHS!" And so, he struck—

Suddenly, Kazuha jumped in front of Satellite and used his Freezing field to knock Igor to the ground. "What?! How is he—"

"Igor-senapi! What makes you believe Mario-senpai's death is meaningless?!"

"How would YOU know?!" asked the angry Igor. "You've never met Mario, HAVE you?!"

"Regardless...what if her death WASN'T in vain? What if he died protecting the comrades she cared about?"

"How would YOU know?" Igor asked again as he tried to get up.

"Because...my brother died the same way."

"You...brother. Wait a sec, are you...? And you are...?"


"I won't die," he said as he gave a warm smile and placed his right hand on his sister's head. "Because I have something very special to protect me...and stronger than the stigmata I carry on my back. It's the hope and dreams of all the people around the world, including yours. That's what helps us Pandora achieve the strength to defeat the Nova. And that's why...I promise...I will never die...ever...you believe me, right?"


"...those were his last words," Kahuza whispered, "before..."

"I agree with her," said Gene. "I was there...the day Mario-senpai died; he didn't try to force any of the first-years to stay..."


Flashback

"Everyone...EVACUATE! NOW!" cried the weakened Mario.

"But...WHY?!" cried Gene, one of the members of Mario's platoon.

"Because those who haven't completed their Baptism...won't be able to defeat the Nova! They don't even have official Limiters yet. I'll stay behind so you can all escape!"

End of Flashback


"...Mario-senpai save many lives that day...except her own," whispered Gene.


Flashback

"Igor...is everyone else...okay" asked Mario weakly.

"Y-You mean the first-years? Yes," Igor responded with a sad smile.

Relieved, Mario gave one last smile...right before closing his eyes...and going limp.

End of Flashback


"So he smiled...because he knew everybody was safe," Igor whispered. "His death wasn't meaningless after all." His battle armor dispelled as the German Pandora boy began crying.

Watching over his opponent crying, the Pandora punk let out a *TIH* before lighting another cigarette to smoke as he began to walk away.

"Satellite-senpai!" Kazuha called out. "Thanks for saving me...again."

But the Pandora punk walked off, acting as if he was ignoring her kind words once again. Once he was out of range, Satellite stopped in his track and took the cigarette out of his mouth so he could blow smoke out, before putting it back in.


Later that night, Alessandro was in a purple speedo at the pool with some other Pandora boys. "So Igor lost, huh?" asked one of the boys; a black-skinned boy with white dreads in his hair, wearing a white speedo. "All because of that Limiter bitch, Aoi Kazuha?"

"She's no ordinary Limiter," said Alessandro.

"We have no idea what kind of fucking power she's hiding!" said another boy in the pool; he had long red hair in a ponytail that barely reached his back, and was wearing a red speedo. "What do YOU think, Elliot?"

One more boy, named Elliot, sat at a table with Alessandro; he had long blond hair extending all the way down to his back, and was wearing his birthday suit. "For now," he whispered, "I suggest we all keep an eye...on Satellite and Kazuha's intentions. Because shit's getting REAL here, you guys."

End


Cast:

Elliot Mably: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Travis Willingham (English)


Once again, thanks for reading. Okay, I'm so excited, because next chapter, we will finally be meeting the male counterpart of Rana Linchin, the tritagonist and Kazuha's "soulmate". I won't tell you his name, or his voice actors, but I'll give you a clue: his voice actors have both done the same person from a different anime in the past. (Like how Mao Ichimichi and Felecia Angelle, Kazuha's voice actors, also did the voice of Sayaka Miyata from Keijo.)

Later