A-11
Prerequisite: Unlock A-10 + Experience Aegleseeker.
Requirements: Own all side story packs.
As the girls and the figure walked in this empty world, the girls had many questions, not about themselves but the world itself. What is this world? Why are they here? What is their interaction with this world? What is he if not Alexandar? They do not understand this world very much.
"You must have questions since you clearly have no idea what is going on, even as you fought against each other. Ask right away but even I do not know everything." The figure started the conversation. This silence has let the girls distracted ever since they shook hands with each other.
"What are you?" Tairitsu asked the figure. Even if 'he' stopped this conflict, 'he' was still suspicious. Why did he choose to interfere at this timing when the battle was about to end?
"Who am I? I don't understand this myself as well. To make it short, I was a fragment of the world itself but at the same time, I am not. I felt like a god of this world, but I have no control over this place. All I knew was when I acquired my free will and self-awareness, I was watching both of you."
"Are we the only ones around this world?"
"No, there were others around this world. But they are not so lucky to meet one another like you."
"Why I only see the 'happy' memories while Sophi- I mean Tairitsu experienced the bad?"
"Hikari, you were in the church of happiness while Tairitsu, you were in the Labyrinth of despair. How you first woke there is beyond me. But… your fates were alternated more than once."
"Our fates alternated?"
"Yes, the first instance of your fates alternated, I call them as "anomalies", is when you two were supposed to die in your own places. Hikari, you would have lost all your senses in that church as you were blind to the happiness that was given to you. Tairitsu, you would have succeeded to destroy everything in that labyrinth including yourself. The second anomaly happened when Tairitsu saw that shard, that shard of Hikari killing Tairitsu. In truth, that shard would only happen if one sees it. That itself is an acknowledgement that you accepted that 'future' to happen. In that moment, both of you were supposed to choose your fate, but Tairitsu accidently saw through it."
"I… CHOSE IT? I didn't want that to happen!"
"That's right, you didn't want that fate. Nobody knew what was inside and they only decide your future should you see through it. The third anomaly happened when you called forth the tempest. The tempest has the power to turn even the brightest shard into conflict while also capable to influence the entire world. The fourth anomaly had you reverse that fate you saw in that shard which became you killing Hikari instead. However, you accidently caused the fifth anomaly, you turned everything back to when both of you met each other. This anomaly allowed me to become self-aware."
"It made you self-aware? But you were watching us."
"Before you 'time-travelled', I wasn't watching. But because of that 'time-travel' anomaly, I can watch you. This anomaly has created a shard that Hikari saw through it which caused the sixth anomaly because Hikari chose that 'future' while Tairitsu chose the same 'future' she saw back then. The first anomaly you have experienced might be an accident but later anomalies, you made that happen through your own will. You have the power of the anomaly. You can control your own fates and I can help you with that before any more disastrous anomalies happen."
"This 'anomalies' you call it, can they control them as well."
"No, only both of you. I have no idea how you had the ability to do so. That reminds me of the true problem we must face. Both of you chose different 'futures' when you two saw different shards. This made the future indecisive on its own. Time in this world always must be decided to proceed even if it was alternated. Because two paths have shown to this world, this world must quickly decide it's route. As it's solution, it will on its own merge two paths into one. What do you think will happen to you if these two futures become one?"
"…I will die to Hikari/Tairitsu…" Both Hikari and Tairitsu muttered.
"That is what you see in your futures you 'chosen'. Had it become one, both of you will kill each other. I do not want this to happen to you. We must destroy these two shards and create a new future for ourselves."
"If you didn't cause me to put me in hell, then who was it that wanted me to suffer?"
The figure gritted. "That god of this world, put both of you in hell, she wanted to rule Arcaea, this world as you know it. It was unknown who created this world, but as soon as she became a god, she could see everything in Arcaea. She knew the truth of this world soon enough and gathered every single shard she could find, be it light or conflict, to ensure her rule using the power of the anomaly. However, she does not control this world because she could not find all the shards within. But she controls most of them."
"What is the truth of this world? What was this world meant to be?"
"I don't know the truth of this world. But this world was meant to give a second chance to live for those whose lives were wasted. Whose wishes were not fulfilled. At least until that god started ruling this world."
In the meantime, in another place, a lavender haired girl is dying. When she found this god, she demanded to surrender everything and all her shards to the world and then vanish. However, the battle was one-sided even with her knowledge of the truth. This god walked near to the dying girl as she whispered to her.
"You are not the first one to oppose me. Kou, Lethe, Lilith, Eto, Luna, Shirabe, Ayu, Saya, Kanae, Sia, Alice, Mir, Shirahime and you, they all died trying to rule because they do not have the power of the anomaly, a power that you and Luna thought to have. In the end, it was all a fluke."
"You… won't rule Arcaea forever! I've seen it. These two girls will overthrow you someday...!"
"You mean Hikari and Tairitsu? These girls are indeed a problem as they do have the power of anomaly. But they will not stop me! They were supposed to die in their own places. The girl in light was supposed to kill the dark girl or the other way round while I restore this world. Everything was ruined the moment everything was reversed! And you dare to interfere me? I will not tolerate this especially since you are helping these girls."
The god took a shard reminiscent of a knife as burnt it and threw it to the girl.
"Farewell, Lagrange. And never return. Not even your pet Charon."
A/N: Before this story was published, I planned for this story to have an anomaly such that this fanfic would glitch out by removing a lot of chapters but later adding them back when a new chapter is out. But this will not only ruin the fanfic but will violate this site's policy for no interaction (Author replying to each review at the start or end chapter is fine but not the chapter itself). Anomalies play a big part in the game. While I cannot replicate anomaly, I'll just bring anomalies into this fic as a major part of this fic instead.
Anomalies in Arcaea generally means it was not supposed to happen. Hikari and Tairitsu are the only ones to experience anomalies. In Adverse Prelude, while there is no anomaly in there, the shard that Tairitsu saw was an anomalous shard. That and with Tairitsu learning the truth in Black Fate. So that counts as Anomaly. In this fic, Anomalies also mean changing/alternating one's future/fate. Having the power of anomaly means having the ability to change/alter Arcaea's fate/future.
I've decided that the main antagonist will be this god that Lagrange mentioned in Esoteric Order. While we don't know what this god is, I'll treat this god as if she's an OC to make writing easier. At first, I wanted Shirahime to be the main antagonist because she looks like she's the ruler of Arcaea. But I don't own a Nintendo Switch and hence I don't know Divided Heart's story. I honestly think that she would think she is the ruler of Arcaea given her appearance and stuff but in fact she's not.
