They traversed the corridors and floors to Hevlaska's chamber. Of course, the room had to be large enough to house a serpentine, fifty-one-foot-tall, luminescent Exorcist so they took an elevator platform to the level. Here, five silhouettes observed from a spotlit alcove.

Gazing up at the mysterious and silent figures, Star leaned into Komui and whispered-

"Are they really the Great Generals?"

"Yes, they are," Komui said. "But there's no reason to be nervous. It's not an inquisition."

Star waved her hands frantically in front of her body. "I don't see why they'd go through the same formalities for me. I'm just a big nobody!" For an instant, she felt nervous in the presence of the Great Generals. Like any other newly recruited Exorcist would.

A woman's voice came from high above everyone's heads.

"Hello, Star Johannes. I am Hevlaska. Please…show me your Innocence."

Suddenly, Star was lifted into the air by several big ghostly, hairlike tendrils. She was raised slowly into the face of Hevlaska, a century old Exorcist whose entire body had been altered by her parasitic Innocence.

Star looked back down at Lenalee, Allen, and the others. None of them batted an eyelash. Calmed by their reaction, and knowing there was nothing to fear, Star faced Hevlaska and closed her eyes, holding still obediently as she was examined by her senior Exorcist. More tendrils from Hevlaska's body touched various parts of her, the points of contact shining in reaction.

"This Innocence…is strange," Hevlaska said. "Powerful, of course, yet I only sense a faint resonation to the Innocence inside of my body...Synchronization rate: 10%…40%…75%…." Hevlaska gasped. "The synchronization rate of this Innocence and it's Accommodator is 100%."

Star heard shocked exclamations from below.

"What?"

"No way!"

When Star looked at her Finders, there was no reaction at all. They watched on, not even mildly surprised.

"Incredible. Is there something else, Hevlaska?" Komui called up to her. "What do you see?"

Hevlaska said, "Star Johannes, you are the Centennial Eve…the Slayer of Hoards. The…" She paused, seeming confused then saddened. "The Vanishing Sun."

"Interesting," Star said. She gently touched one of the tendrils wrapped around her body and Hevlaska seemed to look at her. "But let's not worry everybody. It can't mean anything too bad, right."

"Perhaps, Star Johannes," Hevlaska replied but still worry and sadness radiated from her.

After she was lowered back onto the platform below, the Exorcists crowded around her.

"Are you a secret plant for a new General or something?!"

"Probably not," Star laughed lightly, giving an embarrassed grin.

"100% synchro-rate, huh," Lavi put a hand to his ginger hair.

"Pretty impressive, I know." But I'm just a regular Exorcist, Star almost added. Almost. But that's not true, is it. I'm a special Exorcist but they don't need to know that.

"What is your Innocence, Star?" Krory asked.

Star merely winked at them.

"All in due time, my friends. All in due time."

One of the Great Generals spoke, a voice that resounded in the chamber.

"You are indeed an exceptional Exorcist, Star Johannes. What is expected of you is a duty and act in the Grace of God that only you can perform. Everything has been been prepared for you. Go forth and serve our world well." The light on on the Great Generals' alcove extinguished and they vanished in the darkness left behind.

It turned into a pretty large group as they picked up more people on their way from Hevlaska's. Star found that everyone was pretty friendly and curious about her.

Beside Star, Jump teased quietly during a lull in conversation, "Well you certainly are popular, Exorcist Johannes."

"Not for long, she replied. "Once I finish here—"

An Exorcist with a high, long ponytail carrying a sword-a tall and beautiful young man-strode down the corridor towards the dining hall.
Mahoja and Jump stopped cold as they spotted him.

"Star, don't do it," Mahoja warned.

"Please don't," Jump said in tone that suggested he already knew his pleading was in vain.

Star's eyes gleamed maniacally and she gave a low, evil, mischievous laugh.

"I have to." Putting on a bright, happy smile, she raised her hand, waved openly (just as Lavi was opening his mouth to steal her moment), and she called out airily and loudly-

"Yu! Yu, darling!"

Yu Kanda's brow immediately pinched in fury. He stopped and then backtracked, facing Star.

"Who the hell are you?" He menacingly gripped the the hilt of his sword. "And you'd better not call me that again unless you want to meet a premature end delivered by my Mugen."

"Death threats right off the bat," Jump muttered somewhere behind Star. "He must in a particularly bad mood."

"Threatening to kill a lady," Star tittered, fluttering her eyelashes at him. In a lower voice though she knew Kanda could still hear her, she said, "You truly do lack in manners. And Miss Hoshino did say you weren't that smart…"

"What? You wanna say that again," Kanda said threateningly.

"At least you're pretty though." Ignoring his attitude, Star sighed. "You haven't changed at all though, have you. It's a wonder where that foul temper of yours comes from."

Kanda glared at her.

"You don't know me," he said.

"You'd be surprised what I know." Before the beyond annoyed Kanda could react, Star reached out and touched his hand. Shining, phantasmal lotuses materialized around them, falling from the air and flowering from the floor as if from the bed of a pond.

Kanda's eyes widened in surprise, just for an instant. Then he snatched his hand away and walked around her in a huff.

"Whatever."

Her hair flying back in the wind of his exit as he stormed off, Star smiled cheerfully.

"That was refreshing! Thanks, Kanda!" she called after him.