"Ich trage Dunkelheit, und ich bin leicht. Die Reihenfolge wird Ihnen im Namen von allen Engeln gegeben, die Magie und den Energiegeist verwalten. Es wird zur originalen Stelle zuruckgebracht, und es schlaft ewig." Dark said. "This is it for tonight."
"Yes. It will be a full moon tomorrow night, so the ceremony will finally be over." Daiki said.
"Yeah." Dark said. "It will be completed tomorrow."
Xxx
"I'd like to make a deal with you, Commander."
Kuri woke on her desk in class, Dark's voice from the fight the night before echoing in her thoughts.
What was he thinking making deals with Satoshi?
Xxx
As Daisuke headed home he was cut off by Satoshi.
"I have a bet with Dark. That he can steal the Yufilia's Night Scene, and if he does I don't touch a 'certain person.'" Satoshi said. "Now who do you think that could be?"
He pinned Daisuke to the wall threateningly.
"Satoshi!" Kuri stood there, panting, glaring at him.
A look passed between the pair.
"You...forgot your medicine." Kuri said. "Now come on home. Kei has been calling you for an hour."
"Ah...yes." Satoshi said.
Daisuke was already gone.
Xxx
"Why did you interfere?!" Satoshi shouted.
"Kei wants us to protect a forgery. We both know Dark's true intention is not that mockery of a painting!" Kuri said.
"Father wants me to protect it. I don't want you anywhere near that man!" Satoshi said.
"I'm not going to stand back and watch you destroy yourself in the name of the Hikari!" Kuri shouted.
Satoshi turned. "It's Dark!"
He ran after him, chasing him down a tunnel out to the balcony. He tackled him and fell.
"Satoshi!" Kuri said.
Dark grabbed him. "This makes us even for earlier. As for the bet, I win."
He gripped Kuri and flew her down to the ground.
"So the Commander is the one you want to protect so fiercely?" Dark said. "I'm supposed to protect a Hikari...and you want me to break the Hikari Curse—my own curse!"
"If it was easy I would do it alone." Kuri said. "But in the end it doesn't matter. Because I love him, so what am I supposed to do?"
Dark looked at her face, the pain and tortured expression he often saw when he looked in the mirror.
"You do believe in love." Dark said.
Xxx
"She is too cute!" Daisuke said. "How stunning!"
"What are you doing?" Reiko said. "Boy, Niwa, you don't have to be so surprised. Oh, that's Miss Hatori."
"She's really stunning, isn't she? I wish I could be like her." Kuri said.
"You?" Reiko said.
"What about it?!" Kuri said.
"That's impossible." Reiko said.
"But you know, I'd like to be a woman like that, and with Dark, I'd..." Kuri said.
"Oh, whatever." Reiko said.
"Did you say something?" Kuri said.
"Nothing." Reiko said.
"Well, uh..." Kuri said.
"I'm looking forward to seeing your masterpiece, Daisuke." Teacher said.
"Yes, ma'am! I'll try my best!" Daisuke said. "That's... Miss Hatori?"
"Hey, Daisuke! Are you listening?" Dark said.
"Yeah." Daisuke said.
"Change into me right away." Dark said.
"What's with you, all of a sudden?" Daisuke said.
"Just do it!" Dark said.
"But I can't just do it." Daisuke said. "I don't have Miss Hikawa's picture with me either."
"Daisuke, I have a favor to ask." Dark said.
"What?" Daisuke said.
"Give a message to Daiki." Dark said. "Tell him that the Adonis in the Garden of Vows has revived."
Home
"Grandpa, are you there?" Daisuke said.
"If you're looking for your grandfather, he said he was concerned about something and went out." Emiko said.
"Retrieval at the West Sea Old Castle's..." Daisuke read the paper.
"Hey, Dark, about what we talked about earlier..." Daisuke said.
"Dai, your grandfather is back." Emiko siad.
"I see. As I expected, the day has come." Daiki said.
"What the heck are you talking about, Grandpa?" Daisuke said.
"Long ago at the west edge of this town, there was an old castle on a cliff that faced the ocean. The castle had a beautiful garden, and since lovers often confirmed their love for each other there, it was called the Garden of Vows. In the Garden of Vows, there was a stone statue in the shape of a handsome young man from ancient myth named Adonis, a symbol of happiness for the lovers. However, a terrible monster dwelled in this statue. It won the love of beautiful women and drained their souls by kissing them. So Dark and I tried to seal this monster. The statue itself was loved by people, so we held the ceremony of sealing, leaving it in that place But before the ceremony was completed, the castle was struck by high waves, and the statue was also carried off into the sea and went missing. Since then, Dark and I have always feared that the seal would someday be broken and the monster would be revived." Daiki said.
"Then, Miss Hatori's boyfriend is..." Daisuke said.
"That's why we have to seal Adonis before she is kissed." Dark said.
"Where the heck did they go? Okay?" Daiki said.
"You'll catch a cold, Dad." Emiko said.
"Sorry, Emiko." Daiki said. "I might have forced a slightly difficult duty on Daisuke this time."
"He'll be fine." Emiko said.
Xxx
"It's been a long time." Adonis said. "It's you, Dark."
"You're going to die without a fight?" Dark said.
"I made that decision the moment I kissed Ayaka earlier. To be honest, at first I kissed her in order to drain her soul. That's what I have to do to live. But the moment our lips touched, I realized that living in a world without Ayaka would be without meaning." Adonis said.
"It's my principle not to show useless sympathy. Let's go!" Dark said.
"Hold on a second! Tomorrow night, I will bring Ayaka to the Garden of Vows. Please seal me then, in front of Ayaka." Adonis said.
Xxx
"Hey, did you know Miss Hatori has a boyfriend?" Girl said.
"He's so handsome!" Girl said.
"It's like he's the perfect boyfriend!" Girl said.
"Somehow, it seems he lives in a different world than we do." Girl said.
"Do you suppose there's any way that those two can be happy?" Daisuke said
"Sometimes it's peoples' love for each other that causes them to be unhappy." Dark said.
"The time for me to tell you the truth has come." Adonis said. He began to fade away.
"Stop! Please!" Hatori said.
"Keep watching. Keep watching until the end." Dark said.
Adonis faded away in a flash of light. Hatori stood on the cliff.
"Go ahead and die if you want to." Dark said.
"I will not die! Because this is the life that he loved." Hatori said.
"That's a good expression. I can see why he loved you." Dark said.
Xxx
"Morning." Daisuke said.
"Morning, Niwa." Reiko said.
"Morning." Daisuke said.
"What's the matter? You haven't been cheerful lately." Reiko said.
"That's not true." Daisuke said.
"Morning." Hatori said.
"It's Miss Hatori!" Kuri said. "Good morning!"
"Morning." Reiko said.
"Good morning!" Hatori said.
"She's as stunning as ever, isn't she?" Kuri said.
"Of course she is!" Daisuke said.
Xxx
"Grandpa..." Daisuke said.
"Are you all right?" Kuri said.
"Sorry. I didn't mean for you to worry." Daisuke said.
"No, not at all. I'm the one who insisted on coming along. Ehrlich Von Vandembagu..." Kuri said.
"Excuse me, but are you Mr. Vandembagu's..." Daiki said.
"I am his younger sister, Bianca." Bianca said.
"My name is Daiki Niwa." Daiki said.
"So you're the one. Could you wait at our house? There is something I would like to give to you." Bianca said.
"Thank you." Daiki said.
"Wow... Getting to visit Mr. Vandembagu's house is like a dream come true! It has a slightly different mood from the picture grandma had, but he may look more handsome in this. I'm really glad that I came with you today, Niwa." Kuri said.
"Thank you for waiting. Please come this way." Bianca said.
"Excuse me... This picture... He seems kinder than people thought." Kuri said. "Oh, I'm sorry."
"He was a kind person. He left a message in his will to give this to you. Is this the right one?" Bianca said.
She showed the three of them to a piano.
"Wow! Is this the famous Orgel..." Kuri said. "A player piano, that only ever played one song, designed by the famous Vandembagu."
"Pardon me for asking, but what is your relationship with my brother, that he would leave this to you?" Bianca said.
"We made a promise, when he was still young and unknown." Daiki said.
"I see. That was the time when we were the happiest." Bianca said. "He was an earnest young man."
"Yes..." Daiki said.
"Thinking only of the piano, my brother became a world-famous pianist. So many people loved his performances. But the brother I loved is gone!" Bianca said. "I'm sorry, for saying such a thing. Well, then, I'd like to ask you to complete some paperwork in the study."
"Niwa, I..." Kuri said.
"What is it?" Daisuke said.
"I think I'll go and pray again, properly. Will you come with me?" Kuri said.
"Yeah, okay. That's good." Daisuke said.
Kuri then saw that the piano was opened up as if for someone to play. "What? When did that happen?"
"Wait, Miss Hikawa!" Daisuke said. "Sorry. I'll close it."
Suddenly he stopped.
"That music. Do you hear it?" Daisuke stood there, and then transformed into Dark.
"What...I can't move?" Dark said. "My magic too...and I can't hear Daisuke. Kuri! Get Daiki!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that Dark..." Kuri said.
She stepped behind him, and ran a finger across his shoulder blade.
"What are you doing? Daisuke could die!" Dark shouted furiously.
"I'm running out of time." Kuri said. "All of the Hikari Arts are important to me. Not just you."
After a moment a feather flew from his back where her hand was, and she caught it.
"That is...Adonis..." Dark said. "But he disappeared!"
"To be given life, and to have that life snatched away just as quickly, the exchange between the two is a neverending cycle, a war that extends into eternity." Kuri quoted. "Do you know who said that?"
"This is no time for games!" Dark said.
"Satoshi said that." Kuri said. "Adonis! Awaken!"
Adonis reformed out of the magic of the feather.
"What...where am I?" Adonis said. "Where is Ayaka?"
"Adonis. This is Orgel. Why don't you go and play it?" Kuri said.
"No! Don't!" Dark said. "That piano is—"
Pain shot through him. Kuri didn't want him to talk to Adonis. How could she do this?
Adonis went, as if hypnotized, and sat at the piano. The song began to change, becoming gentle, sweet, loving.
Orgel began to glow, and transformed into golden light and flowed into Adonis.
Adonis, who had been made of glowing light, and had a vicious appearance, changed, healed, and became human.
"You are free. Be with your beloved Ayaka Hatori." Kuri said.
Adonis bowed to her. "Thank you, priestess."
He left her alone with Dark.
"Why didn't you tell me what you were doing?!" Dark demanded. "Why do you act like a—"
"Hikari?" Kuri asked. "I serve the Hikari. That will not change. I love Satoshi Hikari. And now I have purified one artwork and given it true life...I will not rest until I can do the same to you."
"Kuri, you can't be so reckless!" Dark said. "What if something happens to you?!"
Kuri smiled sadly. "I don't care what happens to me. I want to save Satoshi. I want you to be happy, Dark."
"I can't do that without you!" Dark embraced her, shaking. "Don't force yourself. Let me and Daisuke help you. I-I can't bear to lose you."