Dying dreams.
A Mai-Otome fan-fic by Radon
Disclaimer: Mai-Otome and all related characters are property of Sunrise I do not own any part of it, personally I blame the universe for this.
All original characters appearing in the story belong to me though.
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Summary: An AU story of the Mai-Otome world that splits of at episode 15 of the anime. It is recommended that you've seen at least up to this point as the story will contain some spoilers from earlier episodes. Rated T for minor language and mentioning of adult themes.
Prologue
Footsteps echoed through the empty streets as a young girl made her way into the sleeping city, light from the streetlights casting ghastly shadows on the ground as she moved by. Thousands of thoughts were buzzing through her head as she hopelessly tried to make sense of her feelings, she re-played the words of her friend for what must have been the hundredth time in the last hour.
''Rena-oneesama is a Meister who left behind an amazing history. Also she inherited Windbloom's sapphire of the Azure Sky for a full ten years. As a Meister she served the King, but one day she decided to take off that gemstone.''
Arika looked at her friend, understanding suddenly dawning on her. ''That's….''
Erstine nodded before she continued. ''It was so she could be with the one she loved.
''Where is she now?''
''…Fifteen years ago, when insurgents invaded the castle, at that time, she and her baby girl, who's about the same age as Mashiro-sama, both went missing.
Miss Maria told us this story when we entered this school. She fulfilled her dream and gained love, as an Otome… No, as a woman she lived a very full life. She even said she never thought she could do all that.''
''Love …and dreams…'' Arika touched her pendant holding the two blue gemstones, a memento of her mother and also the GEM that had belonged to her mother.
''You have to go and make sure.'' The blonde girl advised her.
And as Arika made her way to the embassy more thoughts coursed through her head.
''Grandma also told me, when you're scared just forge ahead. That person, even if he's a middle-aged old man who likes to tease, but I…''
The Otome in training touched her pendant again with a determined look on her face.
''That's why I have to go, to see my true feelings.''
Long after the girl's footsteps had faded away another pair followed through the same street, whereas the girl had moved fast and with little sound the footsteps of this one sounded heavy an observant listener would even discern the sound of metal scraping along the stones.