Inside the girls dorm building a loud commotion was coming from one of the rooms that had a destroyed window in it. Inside Moka was struggling to hold down Tsukune, the two still naked after their love making as Moka was crying softly with a weak smile and Tsukune was growling loudly and snapping at her with his fangs. His eyes were crimson yet the outer edges were still white, the boy's full vampire power still being repressed by his seal over his wrist. Moka had him pinned down by straddling him and holding his arms to his sides, struggling to keep him still as he proved to be quite strong even with his power sealed.
"Tsukune… it's going to be ok… it'll be ok, I promise," she said as she cried a bit, seeing her boyfriend succumb to a vampire's bloodlust. The boy growled and snapped at her as his legs thrashed about, his eyes only showing the illuminated and brightly lit blood that flowed through the girl's veins. All conscious thought was gone as all he desired was drinking blood. It didn't matter if his body couldn't take in the girl's vampiric blood, his cravings were blinding him to all reason as he desired any blood he could sink his fangs into. Moka trembled and continued to try to hold down her boyfriend with all her might.
'I can't hold him like this for long, he's too strong now.'
'Just be thankful he didn't take that seal off when you asked him to, otherwise he would be unstoppable.'
'What are we going to do? I can't hold him like this until Akua arrives.'
'We'd better think of something fast; he'll stop before he drains us dry, but he won't stop if he gets his fangs into somebody else.'
"Tsukune… Tsukune calm down!" Moka pleaded as she tried to hold the boy down. Her strength wasn't extreme, and fatigue would likely settle in long before Akua arrived from the human world. She looked over to the side and saw the handcuffs and other toys her mate had used on her earlier.
'Maybe-'
'There is no way some cheap sex toy is going to hold him down like this.'
'It held us.'
'That's because with his aura we weren't able to break free, not like we even wanted to. Think of something else.'
Moka looked around her room worriedly as she saw nothing that could possibly keep Tsukune pinned down with his immense strength.
'We don't have anything to hold him with here.'
'I could have told you that.'
'Think of something fast then, I can't hold him forever.'
'Then let me try.'
Moka looked at the hands of the boy she was pinning down, shakily holding one of his wrists tightly as she brought it up to her rosary. She snapped the seal off then pinned him down as her power released through the area. Her eyes turned blood red as her hair turned silver. Her bust and hip size increased as well while she held the boy down with a bit more of ease.
"Tsukune… try to fight it. Don't let the hunger consume you," Inner Moka said as she tried to hold the boy down. He growled and snapped at her like a wild animal, the girl looking at her mate with a pained expression.
"Oh Tsukune… I'm sorry…" she said softly. With her increased strength she was able to hold the blood crazed vampire down with a bit more stability, but he still proved to be lively as he kept trying to break free.
'I hope I can hold him long enough. If he gets close to anybody else in this condition… they're finished.'
While she tried to hold the boy down she didn't hear the screams of a few girls outside her window, mostly due to her own struggle with the boy that was growling and snarling at her with a dark glare in his eye. Outside a group of students were racing towards the boys' dorm building with haste.
"NO!" Ran screamed as she saw her sister's headphones crushed into the ground by a larger male student. The group watched with horror as the kid twisted his foot and grinded the device into the dirt while Rin watched him with frightened eyes.
"Next time watch where you're going," the boy scoffed at her. Rin scooted away with fear as she had no idea what he was talking about, but was scared of his anger nonetheless.
"But… I don't know what you mean," she said worriedly.
"Rin!" Ren cried out as the two sisters ran up to her. She looked back to see a large group of students running up to her, which only scared her more.
"What… what's going on?" she cried out as she held her hands over her head and curled into a ball. Her sisters kneeled down beside her and looked at her with devastation then over to the headphones.
"No… dear god… NO!" Ran cried out as she scrambled over and looked at the destroyed remains. The other student backed up as he saw everybody glaring at him.
"What? She ran into me. Besides they're just some dumb headphones," the boy said shaking his head.
"Do you have any idea what you've done?" Ren screamed out at the boy as Rin continued to cower on the ground, the girl looking up at the large group of angry students with confusion and fright.
"Why is everybody yelling?" she whimpered.
"What's the big deal?" the boy said with a puzzled expression.
"You… you… you monster!" Ran screamed out as she glared at the boy, her wings appearing behind her. Unlike Rason's hers seemed to shift right through her clothing like Kurumu's and didn't tear her shirts apart. The boy backed up as the siren growled with furious rage at him.
"What? I told you she ran into me, it's her fault," the boy scoffed.
"Rin? Rin it's me, your sister," Ren pleaded at the blonde haired girl. Rin looked at her confused as she shakily sat up.
"What? I have a sister?" she asked shakily. Ren looked at her with devastation then to the destroyed headphones.
"No… no no no no NO NO NO!" she cried out holding her head with fright. Rin looked at her puzzled and tilted her head.
"I don't have a sister?" she asked.
"How could you? Those were one-of-a-kind! ONE-OF-A-KIND!" Ran screamed, her voice causing the ground around her to crack while the air around her rippled away towards the student. He backed up as the group looked to Rin with concern.
"Oh god, you don't have any more of those things?" Rason asked worriedly. Rin looked around at everybody then to Ren who was staring at her with watery eyes.
"Rin…" she said as she shakily held her hand towards her. Rin looked at her puzzled as she tilted her head.
"Rin? Is that my name?" she asked simply. Ren choked back a sob and nodded, then looked down to the headphones.
"You…" Ran growled loudly with narrowed eyes at the boy. The group looked to her as Ren shakily looked towards the boy, the girl then standing as her wings sprang forth behind her as well. Her eyes narrowed into a glare as she trembled with fury.
"You…" she hissed as she walked towards the boy with clenched fists.
"What… what's wrong with you people?" the boy asked shaking his head.
"You… took our sister from us," Ran said with hatred.
"What? She's right there, I never laid a hand on her," the boy pleaded pointing to the girl.
"Oh dear lord, Rin…" Ruby said looking to the blonde haired girl. She looked around at the group with confusion as she slowly stood up.
"Rin? Who's Rin?" she asked.
"That's your name. Rin, we just said that remember?" Kokoa asked worriedly. Rin looked at her puzzled then tilted her head.
"You did? When?" she asked curiously.
"Oh no, her memory really is gone without those things," Kurumu said looking to the destroyed device. The plastic around it was cracked to pieces while wiring and small connections were seen ripped apart. Yukari tried to pick them up but they only fell to pieces in her hand and dropped back onto the ground.
"No…no no no," Yukari said shaking her head as she looked at the pieces with shock. Rin looked down to them and blinked.
"What's that?" she asked simply as she pointed to it.
"What's wrong with you girls?" the boy asked worriedly as the two pissed off sirens advanced on him. They stopped and pointed a hand towards him each, their nails giving off a gleam as sheer anger was seen in her eyes.
"You took our sister from us," Ren said with hatred.
"No I didn't, she's right over there!" the boy cried out.
"No… she isn't anymore… thanks to YOU!" Ran yelled as the two girls flew towards him in a flash. The group looked to see Ran and Ren hacking at the boy with their nails, the girls slicing and cutting his face and chest repeatedly as he screamed and flailed about. The girls shot into the air as he yelled out and shifted into his form, a large black humanoid figure with a giant eye and muscular arms. He roared at them as they flew around, the girls then diving down and slicing at his back. Their nails seemed to cut him, although not to the degree Kurumu's could, and drew blood. The monster roared as it thrashed around while Rin watched with fright.
"What's going on?" she asked worriedly.
"Ruby, Yukari, can you fix it? Somehow?" Ahakon asked looking to the witches.
"I couldn't put that back together if my life depended on it," Ruby said looking to the broken pieces of the headphones.
"Yeah, I can't just make it reform again," Yukari said worriedly.
Ran and Ren flew down on opposite sides of the large monster, with Ran landing down next to the group. She started singing a quick and dark song as her voice echoed out, singing with her sister who was doing the same. The one-eyed monster looked around at them as the group turned to Ran.
"What is she doing?" Kurumu asked.
The sirens kept singing, and as they did the ground around the monster started to shift and crack. Dirt and rocks started to swirl around the monster as the wind began to pick up.
"What… how are they…" Rason said as the group watched the girls sing quickly.
Ran and Ren started to sing louder, and in doing so the wind around the monster started to pick up. The torrent of wind spun faster and faster as rocks and debris were tossed into the air.
"What is this?" the monster shouted out as the wind started to howl and screech. Suddenly a slice razed across his chest, the monster howling in pain. The group watched as more started to sear around his body as the girls kept singing their quick and dark song. It sounded like an angry song, the notes seeming erratic yet smooth at the same time.
"They're casting a spell… with their song," Yukari said with wonder.
"ARG, hey, knock it off!" the monster yelled as more cuts and gashes appeared on his body.
"They're using the wind… they're using the sheer force of the wind to attack with," Ahakon said in amazement.
The two sirens hit a high note and held it as the miniature tornado spun wildly around the monster. The monster roared before several more slices razed around it in a flash. The wind howled and screeched as the monster was tumbled around in the torrent before he flew off into the air with a scream. The sisters stopped singing and slowly caught their breath as the area calmed down, all while students nearby were staring with shock at the sight. Ren and Ran retracted their wings then looked back to their sister.
"No… this can't be happening," Ren said as they raced over to her. Rin looked at them with wonder then up.
"Wow, what was that?" she asked.
"Kind of curious myself," Ruby said in wonder.
"Rin…" Ran said with teary eyes. The siren looked to her with a curious expression.
"Rin? Is that my name?" she asked. The group looked to her with sorrow as she just stared at her sister with a puzzled expression. Ran broke down crying and hugged her sister, the blonde haired siren looking at her with wonder as she cried.
"I'm so sorry Rin, I'm so sorry!" she cried out.
"Sorry? For what?" Rin asked curiously.
"She can't remember anything anymore can she?" Gin said worriedly.
"No… Rin," Ren said looking down at the broken pieces of the device. Dark knelt down and started picking them up quickly, having a blank expression still.
"Mizore, grab them all," he said. The snow maiden nodded and started to grab any piece of plastic or wiring that she could see on the ground. After the demon had most of the bits in his hand he glanced to the group.
"What are you doing?" Gin asked.
"I'm not letting the music stop here," Dark said before he took off towards the dorm buildings. The group looked to each other as Mizore glanced to Rin.
"C'mon, we'll fix this," she said before she followed after her demon.
"Fix what?" Rin asked tilting her head. Ren and Ran grabbed her hands and started pulling her with them.
"Just follow them please!" Ran pleaded.
"What? Why?" Rin said with fear.
"Please sister, you need to come with us," Ren said with tears. Rin looked to her and tilted her head.
"Sister? I'm your sister?" she asked. Ran and Ren looked to each other with heartache then took off after Dark while pulling their confused sister behind them. The group looked to each other with wonder then followed after, all wondering what the shadow demon had in mind.
Dark ran into the dorm building and raced up the stairs with Mizore close behind. Ran and Ren pulled their sister in, the girl screaming as she was confused and scared after forgetting what the two had told her a few minutes ago. The group followed after as Rin was looking around with bewilderment.
"Where are we going? Who are you guys?" she asked franticly.
"We're your sisters, please just follow us!" Ran cried out as they pulled their confused sister after the demon. Dark ran up two flights of stairs then down a hallway. As he did Mizore was looking at him curiously.
'What are you planning Dark? And where are you taking us?'
The demon rounded a corner and ran deeper into the boys' dorm building while the group followed closely after.
"What's Dark going to do with that stuff? It's totaled," Gin asked shaking his head.
"I have no idea, but I hope to the Almighty he can do something," Rason said with worry.
"Oh god, Rin," Kurumu said looking ahead at the blonde haired girl, the siren once again freaking out as she had no idea what was going on or who was dragging her down the hall.
"She keeps forgetting what we tell her almost instantly," Yukari said worriedly.
"Her mind can't keep any memories it seems, old or new," Ruby said with remorse.
Dark ran up to a doorway and opened it, glancing over to see the rest of the group racing up to him.
"What are you doing? Whose room is this?" Gin asked.
"Mine," Dark said as he ran in. The group blinked and looked to each other with wonder.
"Holy shit, he does have a room," Rason said in awe.
"I was starting to wonder actually," Ahakon said softly. Mizore stared at the door with wonder, having never known where her beloved's room actually was before.
"Wow…" she breathed out in amazement. She had searched, or at least attempted to numerous times in the past, but never found where his secret dorm room was. Not even Ruby knew, as the boy had seemingly picked one himself and never told the faculty about it. Of course that was likely to keep his presence here unknown while he hid from Fairy Tale's attack dogs upon his betrayal.
"What do you think he has in there?" Kurumu asked curiously.
"Guns? Missiles? Weapons of mass destruction?" Gin suggested with a shrug.
"A bazillion mp3 players?" Rason guessed.
"No wonder I could never spot him from the windows outside, his room is deeper inside the dorm; he doesn't have any windows," Mizore said tilting her head.
"I guess he liked the darkness of it," Yukari reasoned with a shrug.
Ran and Ren looked around with disbelief at the group then shook their heads.
"What are you all waiting for? C'mon!" Ran cried out as they pulled the confused siren in after the demon. The group looked to each other then followed them as well. Inside Dark's room they finally saw where the elusive shadow demon slept, when he wasn't with his girlfriend of course.
"Huh, I expected more… stuff actually," Rason said as they looked around. Inside the room was a bed against the far corner, a dresser, a desk with a chair and lamp, a closet, and a private restroom. The carpet was black, there was a single florescent light at the top, there were no windows, no posters; a very bland room by far.
"Wow… um, not what I expected. I mean I thought you would have something here from when you were with Fairy Tale, or something," Rason said looking around. Mizore looked around curiously, also surprised by the lack of… anything in this room.
"Mizore," Dark said, the snow maiden looking to see him putting the pieces of the device on his desk. She rushed over and set down the ones she had.
"That's all I could find Dark. Can you fix it?" she asked worriedly. He looked at the bits of the device then glanced behind him. He walked over to his closet as the group watched while Ran and Ren were watching their sister with worry.
"Wow, a boy's room. What are we doing here?" Rin asked looking around. Ran and Ren looked at her worriedly then to Dark.
"Can you really fix it?" Ren asked as the group looked around his room.
"He can't hear you. He's not facing you," Mizore said simply. She knew his eye line very well now, the girl merely glancing to see Dark opening his closet. Rason looked into it and jumped with surprise.
"Wow!" he said as the shadow demon crouched down and opened a smaller drawer at the bottom. Above it were racks and racks with mp3 players plugged into a collection of wires. Mizore walked over, staring with wide eyes at the large amount of players the boy had in his room.
"What is it?" Ruby asked curiously.
"That's… a lot of players," Rason said simply. Dark grabbed a smaller box out of the drawer and headed back to the desk while Mizore examined the large amount of players. Dark quickly set the box down on the desk and opened it. Inside were a soldering iron, wire, and various other tools. He started taking out the iron and wiring while looking at the headphone bits on his desk carefully.
"Look at all those," Gin said in wonder at the demon's collection of music players.
"There's so many," Yukari said in awe.
"Somehow I shouldn't be surprised, I just know it," Mizore said softly. She and Rason then looked over to see Dark sitting at the desk while taking his earbuds out, setting his player down on the table.
"What's going on here? Who are you anyway?" Rin asked looking around.
"She really can't remember anything now?" Kurumu asked worriedly.
"We're your sisters Rin, your sisters. I'm Ren, and this is Ran," Ren said as she fought back tears.
"This boy is your friend, he's… going to try to help you," Ran said worriedly.
"Help me? Help me with what?" Rin asked tilting her head.
"I don't understand, why is her memory lost like that?" Ruby asked curiously.
"Yeah, how come those headphones were needed to help her think?" Rason asked.
"What did you mean when you said she did something to herself when she was young?" Yukari asked. Ran and Ren looked to her as she tilted her head.
"Yesterday in the girls restroom, when you comforting her, you mentioned she was young and did something to cause this. What did she do?" she asked.
"What are you talking about?" Rin asked looking around.
"That's a good question," Dark said as she started work on the wiring of the headphones. The small smoke wisp of the iron flowed up from the device as he tried to repair the broken instrument. He glanced over to the sirens then back to his work.
"Mind explaining?" he asked simply. Ran and Ren looked to each other then to their sister.
"I'm still lost, who are you?" Rin asked looking to Ran. The siren sighed and walked the girl over to the bed, the three sitting down together.
"She forgot your name already?" Ahakon asked.
"Yes, without those headphones she can't remember anything properly. Her mind can't hold any memories at all, she'll forget as soon as you tell her something," Ren said sadly.
"Who'll forget?" Rin asked puzzled.
"You poor thing," Ruby said worriedly.
"Me? What about me?" Rin asked looking to the witch.
"What happened to her anyway?" Mizore asked.
Ren and Ran looked to each other with saddened eyes then to their sister.
Deep in a forest at night moonlight was shining through the trees as three figures flew through the wooded area. They had feathered wings and were laughing happily, the three small monster children flying around the trees quickly together. They were young girls, all looking to be younger than Yukari was. They were dressed in single colored dresses, with Ran's being blue, Rin's being yellow, and Ren's being pink. Ran had short hair and glasses that seemed a little large on her, the siren weaving around a few trees then glancing behind her. Rin was following close by, laughing as she smiled happily. She wasn't wearing any headphones and was spiraling around playfully as they raced through the forest. Behind her Ren was flying while her hat somehow stayed on her head, although it seemed a bit big on her.
The girls flew through the trees then came to a large settlement in the forest. It was a large area that had a few gigantic trees rising up into the sky above the surrounding forest. Around the trunks of the trees were wooden houses built into the sides, with the buildings having windows and doors that led into the open air. They were made of wooden walls that were well polished and smoothed while the roofs were comprised of wooden shingles that were slanted down. Along the grounds below were several dirt paths and houses along with small fire pits that had blue flames in them. Other winged sirens were seen flying around the village as moonlight shone down from above. The three sisters weaved around the larger trees and flew upwards towards a house that was built above the surrounding trees in the forest. They flew up and landed down inside the front foyer, the three little sirens then running into the home laughing and giggling. Inside was a two story dwelling, with the bottom floor having a living room and a kitchen. Up a narrow staircase was a hallway that led to the bedrooms, with three rooms for the daughters and a bedroom for the parents, both of which were inside the kitchen smiling as their three daughters ran around laughing. The man was an older siren with dark hair that went down to his shoulders and brown eyes. He was dressed in brown linen pants, a white shirt, and dark shoes. The wife was dressed with a white dress and gray shoes, her long blonde hair having orange colorings at the bottom and her eyes being blue. They chuckled a bit as their children ran around in the kitchen then into the living room where a couch, table, a tall bookshelf filled with books, and a window overlooking the forest were.
"My my, you three seem to be in high spirits," the mother said walking in and watching the three girls rolling around on the floor laughing.
"Of course, we get to sing for the village tomorrow!" Rin cheered out.
"That's right, are you three ready?" the father asked walking into the room with an amused smile.
"You bet father, we were practicing out in the forest all day," Ran said happily.
"I sounded ok, I hope I don't disappoint you father," Ren said softly.
"Now now my dears, you could never disappoint me. Don't worry; tomorrow's festival is a joyous occasion. And you three being picked to sing for the village is a high honor," the man said with a proud smile.
"Have you decided on what you're going to sing together?" the mother asked.
"Yeah, we were practicing the Melody of the Forest, I can't wait for you to hear it," Ran said with an eager smile. The father chuckled and rubbed her head playfully.
"I can't wait either. I know you'll all do great," he said kindly.
"That's such a peaceful and tranquil song, a very good choice," the mother said with a smile. The girls giggled and then ran over to the window, the young sirens looking down at the village below them. The soft blue glows of their strange fires along with the moonlight cast the village into a unique serene glow of blue with yellow and green specs that were seen from fireflies and plant life.
"This is going to be great, we get to sing for everybody tomorrow," Rin said with anxious anticipation.
"I hope they like our song," Ren said worriedly.
"You worry too much Ren, we'll be fine," Ran assured, adjusting her glasses as she looked around at the sirens flying about down below.
"Easy for you to say, you have a more pronounced voice than I do," Ren said softly.
"Maybe if you stop worrying so much and just sing with your heart you wouldn't sound so quiet," Rin giggled. Ran and Ren looked to her with wonder. It was no secret around the village, let alone in their home, how talented Rin was with singing.
"It's hard to compete with you though," Ren muttered as she looked down with despair.
"We're not competing, we're singing together," Ran commented.
"This time," Ren said flatly. Rin glanced to her with a slightly amused expression then looked down again.
"You're always so negative, that's probably part of your problem," Rin said with a shrug.
"I'm not negative, just realistic. You've always had the energetic voice, and even Ran's is clearer than mine," Ren said softly as she rested her chin on her arms while looking down below.
"Just sing with your heart, you'll do great. I'm sure of it," Ran said hopefully. Ren rolled her eyes while Rin looked around the village with wonder and a soft smile. Their father walked up behind them and rested a hand on Rin and Ren's shoulders.
"You'll all do great, each of you. I know that without a doubt in my mind," he assured calmly. The three girls smiled and looked back up at him, nodding as their mother watched her family with a warm smile.
The family ate their dinner as the village quieted down for the night, and then were getting ready to turn in before the big day tomorrow. Rin was looking out the window of her room with bright eyes as she hopped up and down a bit.
"I get to sing for the village and for mom and dad. This is going to be excellent," she said with an eager smile. She giggled then hopped onto her bed and jumped up and down on it.
"I just have to wow them, I just have to," she said eagerly. She dropped down onto her bed and looked down curiously.
"Melody of the Forest is a peaceful song, but maybe it's too boring. I know we can sing something with more kick," she said in wonder. She blinked then darted off her bed then out into the hall, the girl's door closing behind her. As it did her shelf over her desk rumbled a bit and a pair of large headphones dropped onto her desk.
Rin knocked on Ren's door, and then after she got no response opened it slowly. Inside her sister's room the pink haired siren was asleep in her bed, having a soft smile on her face. Rin tiptoed towards the bed, being very quiet so not to step on anything or knock anything over, then jumped onto the bed with a happy giggle. Ren shot up and screamed then looked to see Rin bouncing on her bed.
"Hey there sis," Rin said happily.
"Rin? What are you doing? Go to bed," Ren grumbled as she pulled the covers over her head. They were immediately yanked back as Rin was smiling at her still.
"But I need to talk to you," she said with a playful smile. Ren growled then sat up with a dull glare in her eyes.
"Can't it wait until tomorrow?" she muttered.
"No, I can't sleep. I'm too excited about singing tomorrow," Rin said shaking her head.
"Well, good luck going to sleep then," Ren groaned as she dropped back down onto her pillow. She was then immediately yanked up by the arm as Rin bounced a bit on the bed.
"But I need to talk to you," Rin pleaded quietly.
"About what? Can't you see I'm trying to get some sleep here?" Ren complained loudly.
"About our song for tomorrow," Rin said with concern.
"About our song? What about it?" Ren asked rubbing her eyes a bit.
"I think it's too dull. It's a children's song after all," Rin said with a shrug.
"Yeah. And we're children. Although sometimes I think I'm more mature than you two," Ren said flatly.
"We should sing something with more power, more energy. That would really wow mom and dad wouldn't you think?" Rin asked eagerly.
"But we practiced Melody of the Forest all day today. It's what we all know," Ren reasoned.
"I know, but we can learn another song tomorrow no problem, I'm sure of it," Rin said hopefully.
"Maybe you can whiz-kid, but us normal 'children' can't," Ren said dully.
"C'mon, I know we can sing something better than some children's song," Rin pleaded.
"Again, we're children. At least you are…" Ren said flatly.
"Please?" Rin begged. Ren sighed and looked up with a tired expression.
"Like what exactly?" she asked plainly. Rin looked up thoughtfully then shrugged.
"Um, I don't know," she said quietly. Ren looked at her with a dull gaze then pointed to her door.
"Get out," she said simply.
"But maybe father's books will-" Rin started before Ren shook her head.
"Stop right there Rin, you know we're not to go through father's magic books at all. He would ground us and then none of us would get to sing. I'd rather sing a children's song tomorrow than not at all," Ren said firmly.
"But Reeeeen," Rin whined while bouncing on the bed. Ren shook her head and then dropped back onto her pillow.
"How am I the youngest sister here? Honestly," she muttered as she closed her eyes.
"Fine, I'll go ask Ran to help. She'll be on my side," Rin pouted as she hopped off the bed.
"Good, please go and bother her," Ren grumbled as she pulled her blankets over her and curled up in bed. Rin stuck her tongue out at the girl then ran out of the room towards her other sister's door. She knocked on it, heard a rustling inside, then a quick reply.
"Come in," Ran said shakily. Rin opened the door and walked in to see Ran sitting in bed, the girl sighing and putting on her glasses again from her nightstand.
"Rin, what are you doing up at this hour?" she asked.
"I couldn't sleep. What were you doing up?" Rin asked curiously. Ran jumped a bit then lied back down on her pillow.
"I wasn't up. What do you want anyway?" she asked quickly. Rin looked at her for a moment then smiled slyly.
"You were reading those comics again weren't you?" she asked knowingly. Ran shook her head as she pulled the covers up over her face.
"No, I don't know what you mean. Just… go to bed Rin, it's late," she said shakily. Rin giggled and then hopped onto the bed with a smile.
"I don't care, I'm not going to tell on you," she said simply. After a pause Ran slowly peeked out from the covers. She sat up and adjusted her glasses as Rin looked at her with a curious smile.
"Where do you keep getting them from anyway? Mom keeps taking them away and you keep getting more. How do you do it?" Rin asked. Ran glanced to the door then pulled out a manga book from under her pillow. She looked to it with a soft smile and shrugged.
"I just sneak them in before dinner sometimes. There's a small human town at the edge of the forest, so I just go there and get some every now and then," she said softly. She then looked to Rin worriedly.
"So… you're not going to tell mom and dad?" she asked slowly.
"Nope, that's not why I'm here. Um, I actually wanted to talk to you about the song we're going to sing tomorrow," Rin said in a hushed tone.
"The song? What about it?" Ran asked.
"It's a children's song Ran, a children's song," Rin complained. Ran nodded with a blank expression.
"Yes, and last I checked we were still children here. What's your point?" she asked plainly.
"My point is that we can sing something with more energy than that. Mom and dad are going to be listening along with the entire village, we can't just sing some boring old song," Rin complained.
"But… we all agreed to it out in the forest," Ran pointed out.
"Well I changed my mind," Rin said crossing her arms with a determined expression.
"But we all practiced that song, we don't know others to sing for tomorrow," Ran reasoned.
"I know, but we can learn one, no problem. We just need to pick something with more kick," Rin said eagerly.
"Something different? Like what?" Ran asked. Rin looked down with a curious expression then to her sister with a shrug.
"I'm not sure, that's what I wanted to talk to you about," she said.
"I don't know anything else that we can really sing that would be better Rin, and even if I did we all can't learn to sing it together by tomorrow," Ran said shaking her head.
"The performance isn't until evening, that's plenty of time. We just need to pick a song, rehearse it tomorrow after breakfast, and we're good to go," Rin said confidently.
"First off, I doubt we can get any time to practice tomorrow since we'll be at the festival all day with our parents. Secondly, get real; we can't all perfect a song in that short of time. Well, maybe you could, but not us," Ran said worriedly.
"But Raaaaan," Rin whined while bouncing up and down.
"But nothing. We can't change the song for tomorrow. We don't have time to practice anything else. We're just going to have to stick with it. Besides, nothing's wrong with that song. Father even said he wanted to hear it from us," Ran said looking back to her book.
"But he'll be more proud of us if we sing something more difficult or flashy, not some boring song about the forest," Rin pouted while looking down.
"Well we don't know anything like that so that's not happening. Just go to bed and get some rest, you don't want to mess up tomorrow while singing a 'children's song', do you?" Ran asked glancing to her sister with an amused smirk.
"You're the oldest of us, how can you be fine singing that song?" Rin asked puzzled.
"First off, we all agreed to it because it's something that's easy and father would like. Secondly, I'm fine singing anything for our village, children's song or not," Ran said simply. Rin grumbled then hopped off the bed.
"You're no help," she complained.
"What did you expect; for me to agree and for us to somehow learn a new song perfectly tomorrow with Ren? Be realistic Rin," Ran said shaking her head. Rin hesitated then walked towards the door.
"I can't help it that I have a passion for music. I just want to use that to my fullest," she reasoned.
"We all do, its part of being one of us. Doesn't change that what you're asking for can't be done," Ran said turning the page in her book, blushing a bit as she read it. Rin glanced to her then forward with a dull expression.
"Where there's a will sister, there's a way," she said with a determined tone.
"That's great. Let me know how that works out for you," Ran said waving to her without looking over. Rin walked out into the hall then breathed out. After a pause she took a deep breath.
"Mom! Dad! Ran's reading those stories again!" she yelled out.
"Rin!" Ran cried out with a deep blush.
"What?" the parents yelled out.
As Rin walked into her room and closed her door the sounds of her parents yelling in the other room could be heard while she walked over to her window and looked out at the stars again.
"I know I can sing something better than some old baby's song. I just know I can," Rin said as she gazed out at the sky. She blinked then glanced back to her door. Quietly she ran back to it and cracked it open, bumping into her desk which caused the large headphones to drop onto the floor behind her. She could still hear her parents lecturing her sister loudly next to her room as she leaned out into the hall. Glancing over she saw the door to her parents' room still open.
"Fine, I'll sing that children's song tomorrow, then I'll sing something else all on my own," she said with a confident smile. She quietly slinked down the hallway and darted into her parents' room. She looked around then saw the bookshelf over by the wall. The light from the sky was dim and she couldn't read the titles of the books well as she looked around at them.
"Let's see… which book would have his music in it?" she asked curiously as she held a finger to her lips. She looked to the door quickly then grabbed a book, looking at it with wonder. Turning towards the door she took a step before she heard footsteps out in the hall. She yelped quietly then darted out the window, flying up outside as her parents walked in with tired expressions.
"Where does she keep getting these things from anyway?" the mother asked as she put the book she took from her daughter into a drawer in her dresser.
"I have no idea," the father muttered as they both climbed back into bed. From the window Rin peeked in to see they were asleep then flew up onto the roof.
Out in the hall Ren opened her door then started walking down towards the restroom with a tired look in her eyes. As she passed her sister's room she heard a soft whimpering. Rolling her eyes she knocked on the door then opened it to see Ran curled up on her bed.
"Let me guess, you had more of those manga books didn't you?" Ren asked flatly.
"What's wrong with reading a good story? They're so unfair," Ran whined sadly.
"I don't think it's the fact that you're reading a story as much as it is the fact the stories are about young boy on boy love making," Ren said with a raised eyebrow.
"They're so unfair!" Ran cried out as she buried her face into the pillow. Ren just watched her cry a bit then shook her head with a blank expression.
"Again, how am I the youngest here?" she asked simply. She blinked then looked to the window as she heard a voice outside.
"Hey, what's that?" she asked curiously. Ran looked up and wiped away her tears as she heard the sound as well.
"Is that… Rin?" she asked as she slowly got up and walked over to her window with Ren. They heard their sister's voice from outside, singing a song in unknown tongues.
"What's she doing out there?" Ran said looking up outside.
"What's she singing? I haven't heard that song before," Ran asked curiously.
Up on the roof Rin was looking at the book she had opened with wide eyes of wonder, singing the lyrics of the song she had opened it to with ease and curiosity. As she did the air around her started to light up and swirl around slightly. She smiled with amazement as she looked around to see the air seeming to form light that circled around her. After she finished she looked down to the book as the lights faded.
"Wow…" she breathed out.
"Rin?" Ren asked with surprise. Rin looked over to see her sisters flying up onto the roof looking at her with wonder.
"What… what are you doing?" Ran asked. Rin giggled and looked to the book with a curious smile.
"It was the Song of Light, not bad wouldn't you say?" she said as she turned the page.
"What is that? Is that… is that father's book?" Ren said with surprise. Rin giggled and nodded as she kept reading through the pages.
"Yep. I swiped it while he was lecturing Ran again," she said glancing to the blue haired siren.
"You didn't have to tattle on me you traitor!" Ran cried out.
"Forget about that, what are you doing with his book? You're not supposed to be reading that," Ren said worriedly.
"Why not? I can handle it just fine, watch," Rin said as she stood up and held a finger to a page. She started singing again in unknown tongues, her voice seeming to echo out softly yet with energy. The melody was calm yet inspiring; with the song making them all feel more confident and relaxed. Ren and Ran looked to their bodies as all their worries and fears seemed to vanish from them. After a moment Rin stopped singing and looked to her sisters with a bright smile.
"What do you think? The Song of Confidence. Haha, maybe you should learn that one Ren," she said with a laugh. Ren blinked then growled at the girl.
"Hey, I don't need some magic to help me with- oh never mind, put that back now before you get into real big trouble Rin," she said sternly.
"No way, I'm going to find a great song to sing tomorrow and wow mom and dad. We can all sing that stupid forest song if you want, but after that I'm going to sing something on my own," Rin boasted proudly.
"You are in so much trouble for taking that book," Ran said shaking her head.
"Well go ahead and tattle on me then, see if I care. You'll see, tomorrow mom and dad will love it when I sing something from his book, they'll be impressed with what I can really do," Rin said with a determined expression.
"This isn't funny Rin, father said it's dangerous to sing from that book without proper teachings," Ren said worriedly.
"Haha, I can handle it just fine. Now I just need to find the right song to sing for them," Rin said looking down to the book with eyes of wonder.
"You can't do that!" Ren shouted running towards her. Rin darted into the air with her wings and laughed as she looked down at her sister.
"Haha, too slow!" she called down to her.
"This isn't funny Rin, put that back now!" Ren called up.
"I'm going to tell mom and dad," Ran said with concern.
"Well go ahead then, that won't stop me from learning a cool song to sing tomorrow. Mom and dad will be so proud of me, you'll see," Rin said flying upwards.
"Rin!" Ren called out. She looked to her sister as her wings arched behind her.
"Go get mom and dad, hurry!" she said before she took off into the air after her sister. Ran nodded then flew down towards their parents' room.
Up in the sky around the large tree Rin was laughing while looking at the book she had, singing a song at random from a page. The tree bark around her seemed to rumble and then sprout out large branches that instantly blossomed with large leaves. She giggled then weaved around them as Ren kept chase.
"Rin stop! You don't know what you're doing!" Ren called out.
The two girls flew higher up as Rin looked at another page in the old book. She started singing another song, her words seeming quick and full of energy. The air around her started to waver and glow red as she flew around a house that was built into the tree. As the two young girls flew over it a large explosion of fire erupted in front of Rin, the siren gasping and swerving away to avoid it. Ren stared with shock at the fireball in front of her then darted off quickly, just missing the searing hot ball of fire as it billowed around before vanishing into a large black smoke cloud.
"Holy… are you crazy Rin?" Ren cried out.
"Haha, wow, that one's a bit more dangerous for a crowd. Let's see, what else is in here?" Rin said happily as she started turning the pages while flying upwards. Ren took off after her again while the residents in the home were looking out their windows with wonder and surprise.
Inside their home Ran jumped down into her room from the window then ran down the hall, the young girl bursting into her parents' bedroom with fear on her face. The parents jumped up as the girl ran up to her father's side.
"Mom, dad, you have to stop her!" Ran cried out.
"What? What are you talking about?" the father asked as he slowly woke up again.
"It's late dear, just tell your sisters to go to bed already," the mother said softly as she lied back down in bed.
"But you don't understand, Rin has your book father!" Ran cried out. The parents looked to her curiously as she pointed to their bookshelf.
"She's reading one of your books of magic father, she's trying to learn a new song for tomorrow," she said worriedly. The dad looked to the shelf then quickly got up and rushed over to it. He examined the bookshelf and saw a book was indeed missing.
"What? How many times have I told you girls… where is she?" the man said looking around.
"She's outside, Ren's trying to stop her," Ran said looking to the window. The three ran over to it as a large crackle and boom of lightning seared across the sky.
"Oh god…" the mother said with wide eyes. The father watched with frustration at the sight then looked to Ran.
"Stay here, do you understand?" he demanded sternly. The girl nodded as the mother held her worriedly. The father's wings extended out and he took off out through the window.
"She wouldn't listen mom," Ran said worriedly.
"Oh no, Rin," the mother said looking up at the sky worriedly.
Up in the sky Ren was staring with wide eyes to where a large bolt of lightning just missed her. She blinked then looked up to see Rin giggling and flying up still.
"What is wrong with you? You nearly killed me!" she cried out. She flew up towards her sister as the blonde haired girl kept looking through the book.
"Better not sing that one tomorrow, might hurt somebody," she reasoned playfully, oblivious to the fact that she nearly blasted her sister into dust a moment ago. She flew up and started singing again, the girl's voice sounding dark and erratic. Slowly the air around her started to swirl and pick up, the girl looking around with wonder as her hair was blown around wildly. Ren stared with wide eyes as she saw a torrent of wind surround her sister.
"Rin stop!" she cried out.
"Ren!" her father's voice called out. She looked down to see her dad flying up towards her.
"Dad! You have to stop her, she's not listening to me!" she cried out. The father raced up to her and watched with surprise as a tornado formed around Rin briefly, the young siren giggling and laughing as she spun around inside of it.
"Oh god no," the man said with worry. He growled then looked to his daughter.
"Go back home and wait with your mother, now!" he shouted out. The girl nodded then flew downwards towards their home as the father looked up with worried eyes. The tornado around Rin billowed out and dissolved as bark and branches from the large tree were ripped apart and hurled out into the air.
"Rin!" the man yelled out as he flew towards her.
"This is incredible, this is amazing! Why didn't father teach us about these songs instead? They're so much cooler!" Rin cheered out as she flew up towards the top of the tree. She weaved around inside the branches and leaves then landed down on a large branch, looking at the book with wonder.
"What else is in here? These are so cool," she said curiously while turning the page. She held onto the paper as the book was ripped away from her. She turned back to see her dad looking at her with anger as he held the book tightly in his hand.
"Rin, what do you think you're DOING?" he yelled out. The girl backed up and trembled with fear as he shook his head at her.
"Do you have any idea what you could have done singing from this book? You could have seriously hurt somebody, you could have hurt yourself!" he scolded loudly.
"But dad, I just wanted to impress you. And I sang all the songs correctly, I can handle them just fine," Rin said with a nervous smile.
"You are not ready to sing from this book, do you hear me?" the man yelled out.
"But I did it, I cast the magic perfectly. Why are you yelling at me, I wanted you to be proud of me. Aren't you proud of me?" Rin whimpered as she started crying.
"Proud? Sneaking into my room and stealing my book? I would not be proud of that! And you have no idea what you were doing casting these spells, you don't know what they all do or how to properly control them!" the man yelled out at her. She shook her head and whimpered.
"But… I can do it. I really can. Please dad," she pleaded worriedly.
"I can't believe you would do something like this Rin. Ran's the one that has the habit of being sneaky in this family, but you? You're always the one being good," the man said shaking his head in disappointment. Rin looked down and sobbed a bit.
"But..." she whimpered.
"No buts. You're grounded Rin, do you hear me?" the man said firmly. The girl looked to him with devastation and shook her head.
"No…" she said weakly.
"Ren and Ran will sing tomorrow for the village, but you are staying home with me. And that's final," the father said sternly. Rin trembled and shook her head.
"Please father, I love to sing. Don't make me stay home, I can do this! Really! Look, I'll sing that children's song tomorrow if it'll make you happy, really!" the girl pleaded.
"It's too late for any of that. You crossed the line taking my book like this, I've told you all many times never to read from it. Yet you disobeyed me nonetheless," the man said looking to the book with frustration. Rin shook her head and looked down as she sobbed.
"Please don't keep me from singing father, I want to impress you," she begged.
"Tomorrow you're staying home and that's final," the man said sternly looking to his daughter. She looked down and cried softly as the man looked down below the branches.
"We were just lucky you didn't cast any spell that did damage to the village. I hope nobody saw your little spectacle just now," he said worriedly. The girl choked back her sob and then looked to her hand. In it was a paper from the book, one that she had held onto even with the book being taken from her. She looked to the title of it, but it was smudged in her grip. It looked like it read 'Song of Forgiving'. She looked at it curiously then to her father, watching him with heartache as the wind flowed through the leaves and her hair.
"Forgive me father… please…" she said quietly. She looked to the paper then to her father. She smiled softly then looked again to the paper. The father was looking down around the village before he heard his daughter's voice, the girl singing a gentle and calm melody. He looked to see her watching him with a saddened smile while she glanced to the paper and back to him, singing a song with a caring voice.
"Rin, what are you doing?" the father asked looking to her hand. He blinked then looked to the book, the man's eyes widening as he looked back to his daughter. A bright glow seemed to form around her, the glow vanishing then swirling around her with thin streaks of light.
"Rin, stop that, stop now," the father said sternly. He reached out for her before she took off into the air, the girl flying back down while facing him with teary eyes. He arched his wings back then dove down towards her as she kept singing her melody. Again the air around her seemed to glow and waver before fading.
"Rin stop! What are you singing this time? Stop!" the father yelled out. Rin smiled sadly at him as she flew backwards down towards their home. Again the air around her glowed brightly, her eyes seeming to glow as well before fading again. After a pause she stopped singing, the girl's expression going blank as her wings stopped moving. The father watched with shock as she seemed to lose consciousness and tumbled into a roll, the paper in her hand flying away. She careened down towards their home in a spiral before the father raced down and caught her, the man slowing down and coming to a stop outside of their home. The mother and two sisters were looking at them out the window as he shook the sleeping girl in his arms.
"Rin? Rin! Wake up!" he said worriedly. After a while she slowly opened her eyes. He smiled with relief and held her close, crying bit out of joy.
"Oh my dear Rin, thank the lords you're alright," he said with relief. The mother and two sisters smiled softly at them as the man gently flew in place outside the window.
The paper flew around the trees and fluttered down towards the forest floor.
"Don't ever scare me like that again Rin, do you hear me?" the man said worriedly as he leaned back and looked at his daughter. He then looked at her worriedly as she had a curious expression on her face.
The paper landed down near a stream next to a rock, the sheet crumpled and torn slightly from its rough journey.
"Rin?" the man asked again. The girl looked at him for a moment and then tilted her head.
"Rin?" she asked softly.
The paper that had a song that was rarely used in the village unless absolutely necessary.
"Rin? Are you ok?" the man asked worriedly. She blinked and looked at him curiously.
"Who are you?" she asked. The man's eyes looked at her with growing concern as he held her. The mother and two sisters watched with concern as the blonde haired girl looked over to them with puzzlement.
"Who are they?" she asked curiously.
The paper that the young siren unfortunately misread the title of.
"Wha… what do you mean? Rin?" the father asked while slowly shaking his head. The girl looked to him puzzled.
"Rin? Is that… my name?" she asked. The father shook his head as he trembled, seeing the confused look in his daughter's eye.
"No…" he breathed out.
The paper that was swept away in the river by a wave, the title and text being washed off as it vanished downstream.
"No…" the father said trembling, seeing his daughter looking around confusedly. The mother held the two other sisters close as they watched with worried eyes while their sister looked around with a puzzled expression.
The page that was titled 'Song of Forgetting'.
"Rin," the father said as he started to cry. The girl looked at him and showed a bit of sadness.
"Why are you crying mister?" she asked gently. The mother held a hand over her mouth as the two sisters shook their heads in disbelief.
"Father… what… what happened to her?" Ran asked. The father looked at his daughter with remorseful eyes, the siren whose mind was now cast into an endless state of forgetting by her own spell.
"Rin," the man said softly as he held the girl close, struggling to hold back his tears as his daughter looked at him with worry and confusion.
"Rin? Is that my name?" she asked.
"Yes dear… that's your name," the man said as she closed his eyes, holding his daughter close as he felt his heart ache.
"Sister?" Ren asked worriedly. Rin looked over to her with wonder and a curious smile.
"Sister? I have a sister?" she asked. Ren and Ran looked at her with pained expressions then to their mother.
"Rin…" the woman said as she started to cry. The blonde haired girl looked to her curiously.
"Rin? Who's Rin?" she asked. The mother held back her sob as she shook her head. The father looked at his daughter with sorrow as she turned to him with a confused expression.
"Who are you?" she asked. He shook his head then held her close, crying softly for his daughter.
"Oh Rin…"
The group was watching the siren sisters with sorrow while they were looking down, all except for Rin who was looking around curiously. The two sisters had told the story about what happened to Rin that night, how her desire to sing and her curiosity with her father's magic led to her mind being erased by a self-inflicting spell.
"Oh my…" Ruby said softly.
"She blanked out her own mind?" Gin asked shaking his head.
"Yes… the song she cast made her forget everything, and continues to keep her mind blank. She can't remember anything now, not without… those headphones," Ren said sadly.
"Wait, I'm lost, who was this Rin girl in your story. And… what was the story about?" Rin asked puzzled. Ran choked back her sob then looked to Dark.
"Please tell me you can fix those, please!" she begged loudly. Dark was still working on trying to reassemble the broken headphones with new wire and black duct tape.
"Going to be honest here, it isn't looking good," the demon said simply as he kept working with it.
"Why would you have a song to erase your own mind?" Gin asked with puzzlement.
"If used properly it can erase just single bad memories or experiences from one's mind. But… when she cast it, she used it to the full degree, and erased everything," Ran said with sorrow.
"Can't your father just enchant another one of those things for her?" Yukari asked.
"Well, he personally didn't enchant those. He took them somewhere with Rin to have them enchanted with magic," Ren said sadly.
"Yes, nobody in our village could undo the effects of the spell. Father searched all over the human and monster worlds for anybody that could hopefully help. After a year of searching he found a race of monsters that managed to have those enchanted for her," Ran said worriedly.
"So can't we just find that race and have them work their magic again?" Kurumu asked.
"We don't know what race did it. Only father and Rin went there, and…" Ran said looking down with remorse.
"Well then can't we find your father and ask him?" Rason asked. The two sirens shook their heads as Rin looked around puzzled.
"I'm still lost here. Who are you guys and who is this Rin person you keep talking about?" she asked tilting her head.
"Why not?" Ahakon asked.
"Because father… died a while ago," Ren said closing her eyes.
"Oh no, your dad died? When?" Rin asked worriedly. Ran choked back a sob and looked to the group.
"Before we were captured he died in a monster attack on our village. He and… mom were killed," she said softly.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry," Ruby said softly.
"We only had each other… we only had each other after they died. But now… we lost our sister," Ren said as she broke down crying, burying her face into her hands.
"Your sister died too? Oh no," Rin said worriedly.
"Dark, please tell me you can fix those things," Kokoa pleaded. The shadow demon kept working with the device using the soldering iron and a bit of wire.
"Trying to," he said simply.
"If he can't fix those, what are we going to do?" Yukari asked.
"I wonder if the headmaster could help," Ruby said looking down in wonder.
"If only we knew what race of monsters did that enchanting we would have a better shot here," Rason said looking down with concern.
"Your parents never mentioned anything about what race helped them? Not even a detail or two?" Ahakon asked curiously. Ran and Ren looked to each other then to their sister.
"They were told to keep it a secret as the monster race didn't want their magic of healing that sort of problem to be known in the monster world. They only agreed to help if father and Rin told nobody about it. Needless to say father kept up that end of the deal while Rin naturally forgot," Ran explained with sorrow.
"Dark? Any luck?" Mizore asked softly.
"Like I said, it's not looking good," Dark said shaking his head.
"Please try, I'm begging you," Ren desperately pleaded. Ran looked at her confused sister with worry as the blonde haired girl looked at her curiously.
"What's wrong? Why are you all acting so sad?" Rin asked.
"A monster race that could cure that sort of magical spell on her mind, I wonder who they were," Yukari said looking down in thought.
"With her mind being blanked now, sounds like we'll never know," Gin said worriedly. The group looked to the blonde haired siren with sympathy. They all finally understood why she needed those special headphones to think again; she had cast a spell on her mind during her youth, one that was causing her mind to forget anything as soon as she learned it. Ren and Ran looked at their sister with worry and teary eyes, both hoping the shadow demon could indeed fix the enchanted device and bring back their sister.
"Sister," Ran said softly.
"Please come back to us," Ren said before she broke down crying. Rin looked between them confusedly.
"Sister? I have a sister?" she asked. The group looked to each other worriedly then to Dark, all hoping the shadow demon could restore the device to working order again.
A horse drawn carriage was traveling down a worn dirt road, with the white horse running at a brisk pace while two figures were seated in the wooden carriage. One was Rin's father, the man holding the reigns of the horse and looking ahead with worried eyes. Next to him was a blonde haired girl, the young siren looking around curiously while she wore a large set of headphones over her ears. When the girl saw the headphones on her floor in her room she had smiled happily and wore them wherever she went, appearing to love anything music related despite not remembering anything else. Since she took such a strong liking to them her father of course let her wear them all the time, the man still devastated on the inside that his daughter was always forgetting everything within seconds of telling her. The family was trying to cope with her condition, all of them feeling deeply saddened when she kept forgetting her name, their names, and generally everything else that was brought up. Thankfully she still remembered basic things such as how to go to the bathroom on her own, how to fly, and how to sing. It was common that she would grow frightened when she forgot where she was or who those around her were, but with her family's love and kindness, they always managed to calm her down before she would forget again moments later.
"Hang on my dear, we're almost there," the man said as the young girl looked up. The sky seemed strange yet fascinating to her, the black atmosphere being filled with stars and strange celestial bodies.
The entire village was saddened by Rin's ailment, and all wished to help in any means they could. With constant searching of the monster world word was heard of a possible race of monsters that could cure the infliction around her mind. However this race was very secretive, and very difficult to arrange a meeting with. Still, with constant pleading from the entire village to at least try to help their young siren, the mysterious race agreed to at least look at her. Wasting no time, Rin's father set out with his daughter towards the foreign land, hoping to the Almighty that something could be done. No matter the cost he would pay anything to have his daughter back to normal again.
"Wow, where is this?" Rin asked curiously. The houses all around seemed to be multicolored while strange monsters were flying around, ones that she had never seen before.
The carriage came to a stop before a grand palace, the large building being multicolored as well. Rin's father and the young girl hopped off the carriage as the man gently led the curious girl towards the grand doors that were opened. From the doors four figures were seen walking towards them.
"Please, I beg of you, help my daughter. I'll pay anything you wish, but please, help her. We don't have anywhere else to turn to," Rin's father pleaded looking to his daughter. She looked at the four figures with wonder as they watched her curiously. One was an older man who had short black hair and green eyes. He was wearing a fine silk vest and pants, the elegant trims and fabric. He wore black dress boots and his clothing was a white color with green trimmings. Behind him he had darker colored butterfly wings with black trimmings, red segments, and black spots. He had a calm expression on his face as he stood before the sirens. Standing next to him was a woman dressed in an elegant white dress with green trimmings along with a tiara on her head. She had long blue hair and green eyes, and her butterfly wings were brightly colored with green trimmings, yellow segments, and white spots. She had a sympathetic expression as she looked at the young siren girl. Next to them were two young girls, almost about Rin's age. One had short black hair and green eyes, the young girl wearing a white dress like her mother as well. Her wings were brightly colored with blue trimmings, white segments, and yellow spots. She had a curious expression as she watched Rin look around confusedly. Next to her was another young girl who had short black hair and red eyes. She had a dull expression on her face while she wore a white dress with black trimmings. Her wings were darker colored with black trimmings, dark purple segments, and bright red spots.
"Please, I heard… you can help with this sort of problem. I beg of you," Rin's father pleaded again. The four other monsters looked at the young girl then the older man nodded.
"Very well, we'll see what we can do for your daughter," he said with a calm voice. Rin's father nodded eagerly then started to lead his daughter towards them.
"Where are we going, who are they?" Rin asked worriedly.
"Don't be afraid, they're going to help you," her father said gently.
"Help me? Help me with what?" the girl asked confusedly.
He led her towards the four butterfly monsters that stood before the palace. The two younger girls took Rin by the hands, with the green eyed girl smiling gently at her while the red eyed one just gave her a dull stare. They then led the girl into the palace while Rin's father bowed to the parents.
"Thank you, thank you for this. You have no idea how much this means to us," he said graciously.
"We'll try to undo the spell you say is affecting her mind. However, whether we are successful or not, you are never to reveal any of what you see here to anyone, do you understand?" the man said firmly. Rin's father nodded quickly.
"Of course, I won't speak a word of anything here to another soul, not even my own wife. But… do you think you can help her?" he asked worriedly looking into the palace.
"We'll do what we can. Our healers are adept at healing the mind," the woman butterfly said gently.
"Come, we shall see if we can indeed heal your daughter's ailment," the man said as he and the woman walked back in. Rin's father looked up with hopeful eyes at the strange sky above then walked in after, hoping that his daughter could once again be herself with these strange monsters' help.
"Please… bring my daughter back to me," he said softly to himself.