Seeing two Wills of the lost planet before his eyes, Nox could only think of one thing to say.
"But why?"
Matin looked puzzled.
"Why are the Wills of the planet here?"
At that, Matin smiled brightly.
"Because," she said, "we are going to reincarnate the lost planet."
Everyone except Falo slightly gasped.
"But how would you do that?" Shamshir said. "It's not possible."
Matin stared at the brown-skinned, black-haired woman before her, and her purple eyes looked back. She was the one Matin thought must be an Azuelgatt soldier.
"Pardon me," Matin replied, "but what is your name?"
"I am Shamshir Zamouk, general of the Azuelgatt army."
"General Zamouk," Matin said, "it may seem impossible but do you realize what the outer hull of this ship looks like?"
Nox and the resistance members looked at one another. None of them had ever thought about that.
"It's a sphere at the bottom of a great tower, where the control center lies," Matin continued. "If we can bring to that sphere soil and air, it can become our new paradise. But we can't create a planet without them."
She gestured to Malchut and L'erisia.
From that moment onward, it was though the bud of hope had sprouted. Immediately after talking with Nox and the others, Matin had gone to Zalieri and asked he repeal the Agiona tax laws. From what she could tell, none of Agiona's members had known the state of things or they would have lowered the taxes drastically. However, only Matin and Hannes believed them. Now that the seed of doubt had been planted in Falo's heart, he was willing to join Nox and Adhuk in investigating Agiona. Nox, meanwhile, had learned of his heritage and been named Prince of Noigllado by Matin.
Three days before the planned creation of the new world, a pact was made. Matin promised Queen Aldilla of Azuelgatt a wide expanse of fertile land for her kingdom. She also sent word to another nation she heard of, called Masinowa. But alas, none of her messengers were able to find that place.
That night, Nox and his resistance, excluding Hannes, stole away from Novarista Castle to Isfaphan, the capital city of Azuelgatt, with Falo in tow.
"General Zamouk!" exclaimed Queen Aldilla when they arrived. "What brings you and your friends here, this late at night?"
"It's Agiona," said Nox with a glare. "My sister, bless her heart, won't lose faith in them, but those five are looking more and more suspicious the more we learn. And poor Hannes also wants to give them a second chance. But I—we—are wary. Until Empress Matin said so, they have done nothing to help this country, or Noigllado."
"What are you proposing, Prince Nox?" the queen asked.
"I can't convince Matin, or Hannes," he replied. "Not without absolute proof that they've been using the royal family. Your Majesty, can you help us find that proof?"
Queen Aldilla's expression grew serious.
"Certainly. I have every reason not to trust them."
Finally, the day came to reincarnate the planet. On the bridge above the Flask Sea stood Matin, Nox and Aldilla, and they faced Malchut and L'erisia.
The two Wills turned to face one another and clasped their hands together in front of their faces.
"Please," Matin said, curtsying, "sing to create our new land."
Behind her, Aldilla also curtsied and Nox bowed.
"At ease," L'erisia said. The three of them stood up straight.
L'erisia and Malchut closed their eyes and began to sing.
What Matin heard next, she could only describe as perfect harmony and purity. Their two voices filled her with excitement and intense happiness. It felt to her as though her very heart was being revitalized.
She turned to Nox and Aldilla and was overjoyed to see both of their faces had erupted in glowing, warm smiles.
All over the Ark of Zektbach, all the people shared an intense feeling of hope and joy. A rumble sounded outside, but no one was afraid. They could hear the song, and they knew that a miracle must be happening.
Everyone, that is, except the five members of Agiona.
Zalieri sat in the Novarista Castle library with his colleagues Matthias, Rouven, Lyudmil and Carla. They two could hear the song and growing of new land just above their heads. But none of them felt the harmony because they didn't care enough to. Still, Zalieri and the others were smiling, but not warmly like the three people watching the Wills of the planet sing. No, the expressions on their faces indicated that a cunning plot was working.
Zalieri, in particular, was also feeling quite relieved. He'd been horrified to learn that Nox Catorce was alive, for Nox had the power to wield Tyrfing, the twin blade of Trisagion, and with the power came a predisposition to skepticism. But it seemed the boy had found out nothing of critical importance, and the wheels were already set in motion.
Finally, the song stopped on a harmonious note between the two voices. Feeling she could barely contain her excitement, Matin dashed back to Novarista, and found the sealed door right next to the castle. It was finally time to unseal it.
She raised Trisagion and pointed it at the door, and before her, as well as Falo, Nox, Shamshir, Hannes, Adhuk and Aldilla, who were all behind her, it opened with a rumble.
Before today, it would have led to a metal sheet and the vacuum of space. But before the eyes of the gathered party was fresh grass, real grass, and a real breeze.
Matin stepped out and found herself in a meadow. Staring up at the blue sky, she saw a glow. This, she knew, was the Ark of Zektbach's control center, high above her. Malchut and L'erisia had made it so that it kept the new world warm.
She turned to the others.
"Welcome to Aria te'Laria," she said.