Death. That was all Aino Minako had ever known. Whether it be in her past, present, or future.

Who would have guessed that as the young star stood upon a brightly lit stage, it wasn't the thought of her crazed fans or even their exuberant shouts that occupied her mind. Instead, her head was a rush of anxious doubts.

'Would this lifetime end as the last one had, in bloodshed and utter oblivion?'

'Had the attempts to awaken Mar's memories been in vain?'

'Would their princess be able to resist the allure of her one-time lover, would she even want to?'

But most of all, she pondered the thought all people resigned to their demise do.

'Would her life make a difference?'

At that moment, she was a picture of perfect irony. A celebrity adored by all and yet by no one, a siren singing a song of hope, while she had none. A girl who fought to save the planet, but could not even save herself.