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Xenosaga Episode II: Die Kraft der Liebe

Epilogue: A Storm is Coming

Something's happening, and she can feel it.

It's coursing through his veins, embedding itself in her mind like a splinter.

Wilhelm sat in his eerily quiet office, gazing into the Compass of Order. Before the time comes, they will all have their crosses to bear. It will be hard, but they can succeed.

He hit the button on his intercom. "Yes, Mater Wilhelm?" his secretary's voice came through the speaker.

"Give Shion Uzuki and Allen Ridgeley from First Division the next three weeks off. They've been through a lot," he ordered her before cutting off the transmission. "And they're about to go through a whole lot more…" he murmured as he looked into the Compass. Shion's face appeared, screaming in agony, pale, and sweating.

Her private hell is only just beginning...the night is still young…

It is time for the second act to begin.

To Be Continued