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I look at the moonless night of Inaba.
The town where I don't even know how I ended up here, is looking quite despite Dojima-san said that the town had many visitors lately.
This town, maybe if one is trying to look from a high place, is very very beautiful as the town itself is still very clear and seems to be peaceful.
I may want to live here if… I'm still a human.
After devoting myself and becoming a seal, I had sure that I may never be able to step into the world once more.
I believe that to be true, as I keep sleeping while seeing the beings created by the darkness of humans, trying to separate me from The Mother of Night.
Yet, here I am, living, breathing, talking, and walking.
But if I'm here… then who's there?
What would happen if I leaved my position as a seal? Will Nyx come back once more and try to destroy the world again?
Well, that maybe possible and if that really happens, I may need to sacrifice myself once more.
Now what I'm thinking, is about this girl with brunette hair that had keeping me company since I awoke in the world once more.
She said to be similar to mine, it's true.
She said to have a same fate as mine, it's true.
She said to be my other self from the different world, it's true.
Those may sounds absurd, but I, unknowingly, believe every word this girl said.
Minako… Arisato Minako.
She indeed has the same family name with me and even our persona are the same… The Bearer of String.
Orpheus and Eurydice.
But, why did I meet such a person after being awoken? No… she's the one who woke me up.
She found me on the riverbed and brings me here.
Maybe it wasn't the world who had called for me, maybe it was her.
The other me.
But why?
As I was thinking about all that, rain began pouring down from the sky as the night had become more and more close to the midnight.
Just a few more seconds and it will be midnight.
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The rain suddenly becomes heavier.
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I look at the sky which had so many dark clouds floating.
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The sound in this room is nothing, except for the sound of the rain from outside.
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It was dark here, cold and even a little scary.
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But having two people in the same room, help me calm myself.
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Looking at the girl sleeping on the futon, I smile unknowingly.
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That face of her somehow makes me felt comfortable, just by looking.
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I close my eyes as I try to throw away all of my pointless questions, as no human can answer them right now.
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Just a little more until midnight, which make me remember of the tall tower.
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But I threw them all, and try to let myself sleep peacefully for the first in a long time.
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And the world suddenly changes as I open my eyes and look at the TV that was supposed to be off.
The TV had black/white screen keep changing with rapid speed as the sound, unpleasant to the ears, keep echoing in my ears.
Why is the TV suddenly turned on?
I look at the night outside the window and nothing change, just the dark clouds with pouring rain.
So it's not the Dark Hour.
It's must be just a coincidence, the TV must be old or something.
I stand, walk my way to the TV and press the power button, and the TV is off… it's supposed to be like that, but there's no sign of any change in the TV.
What?
I keep trying to turn the TV, pressing the power button like 10 times but no change whatsoever.
Is the TV broken?
I take a few steps back as I stare at the black/white screen of the TV.
There's something wrong, but I don't know what it is until suddenly…
*Bzzt… Bzzt…*
The screen suddenly change, the view becoming that of an old tape but somehow it's a little more yellow. It shows a figure, no- two figures. One is holding something that looks like a sword, a katana, while the other is… maybe knives?
Whatever it is, it was clear that this is not a natural phenomenon.
If this is a show, then either it's the local-television program or just another random show for those who stayed up late like me.
But somehow, the screen is unnatural; it was like this is some kind of a video from a surveillance camera.
The rain becomes heavier as I keep looking at the TV.
And before long, the screen became black/white once again and after a few seconds, it become complete black.
I look at Minako who sleeping on the futon.
While thinking what I should do, my hand unconsciously moves toward the TV.
Of course this made me in a blank state.
My index finger stood up as it keeps closing itself with the TV and they touched.
The TV screen and my index finger are touching.
For the moment, I thought that nothing would happen but…
The TV is like touched water when I my finger touch it and something that looks like a door appear out of nowhere after that, the door opens to the inside as the light that made me blind shine brightly from it.
As I open my eyes, I had already inside a place that maybe the inside of a car or something.
I look around and this car had the theme of soft, deep blue, and many of the things here are somehow different.
It's not their shape, but the aura.
I look straight, as I found two people sitting calmly while looking at me.
The one is a person whom I never able to forget as he was the one who had made me, showed me, and helped me in the past.
A man, with crooked body, long nose that is unnatural, wearing a black suit, and holding a cane, the one who claimed to be someone with the power to help those who needs it, Igor.
While the other one is a woman with silver hair, blue suit and yellow bright eyes. I never saw this woman before but she somehow reminds me of an elevator attendant.
"I never thought that I would ever see you again, o one who had save the world."
He said with his ever cold and old voices.
"Surely you remember who I am?"
I nodded as he asks that question as there will be no way that I ever forget him.
"Good, and I presume you do not know the woman sitting here, do you?"
I nodded again.
"My name is Margaret."
"She is my assistance. Now why don't we back to the main topic? The world no longer need both of you."
Huh? Both?
"That maybe true, but it's not like we come here because we wanted it."
A girl voice rings on my ear as I look to the left where the brunette with similar aura to mine is standing.
"Minako?"
"The light somehow affected me too."
Affected her too?
"Twin of the Two Different Worlds… this is something that should have never happened…"
I never saw Igor like this before. The aura around him becomes more and more hostile. I already knew that this man had a face that should be suspicious but this is the first time I ever sense his aura.
"Hm… what should I do?"
"Master, if you don't mind, then I and sister would be glad to do something to them."
Said someone who had appeared out of nowhere.
A guy, maybe around my age or maybe older, but he also has silver hair and bright yellow eyes, much like Margaret.
He wore a blue suit and I presume he's one of Igor's assistance.
"Theodore…"
"Oh? Well well well, it's an honor to be able to meet you again, Minako-san."
"Theodore, who told you to come out?"
"I'm sorry sister, but the two of them, especially the guy, is indeed had causing havoc toward the balance of the world."
"… Master."
She called out to Igor who seems to had been thinking for a while.
"Yes, it is true… hm… then maybe it's the right thing to do, may I count on both of you to do the job?"
"Yes master."
"As command."
I understand nothing of what the three had talking about but I somehow understand the situation.
I look at Minako who had sweat flow down her head and just by looking at that expression, I had confirmed what those two in blue suits are going to do.
As expected, my eyes were blinded once again by the light coming from unknown direction.
And when I opened my eyes, the one with the name Margaret, and the one with the name Theodore, are both holding something that looks like a book.
"Well, I'm sure fighting here wouldn't do any damage."
Said the Theodore as he looks at his surroundings.
"I chose a place where we can go all-out with nothing to worry about… well, that also works for both of them."
Margaret said while pointing those words toward us.
"I guess our first opponents are some difficult ultimate boss huh? Can you fight Minato?"
"It shouldn't be a problem."
"Good. Then, shall we start?"
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