Chapter 10: Interlude~ The Past Revealed
When she had been in the library before researching the recent history of Cephiro, Fuu had met Alcione. She didn't seem at all like the Alcione she had battled many times in the past when she was working for Zagato and Debonair. She was kind and gentle and a helpful and knowledgeable librarian. Fuu wandered what had happened to her or if this was even the same person, but there were more pressing matters at hand and she couldn't take the time to inquire any further into what could end up being a very long story.
During her last visit to the library, Fuu had found a book that she thought would be the key to finding out what had to be done about Cephiro's troubles. It seemed to her that everything in Cephiro happened in a cycle. A pillar was found and trained, the pillar upheld the "beautiful" realm of Cephiro for a few centuries, and then they fell in love or found something else that distracted them from their duties as pillar. At that point the magic knights would have to be summoned from another world to kill the pillar, and the cycle would start over. However, Hikaru had broken the cycle when she became the pillar by declaring that this world would be ruled by the wills and hearts of the people. Fuu thought that someone would have seen this coming or perhaps it had happened before. Perhaps the cycle wasn't actually broken. At any rate, Fuu had found a book that she felt would help her find the answers to her questions. Alcione had said it was one of the oldest volumes in the library and it was written in the old speech, which only Master Mage Clef remembered now. But then it happened, Mokona materialized a scroll that would allow Fuu to translate the book.
"Come, Alcione. I have it and it is time," Fuu said ominously, which she felt would add to the mood.
Alcione, dressed in a conservatively high cut pink gown, which was unusual for her as far as Fuu could remember, held up the scroll. Fuu opened the book, and together they began to read…