A/N: My birthday has/will literally go for 4 days in a row. Shopping trip with an aunt on Wednesday, London with Mum on Thursday, relatives coming over (ugh) on Friday, and ice skating with Dad and friend on Saturday!

Luckily, I'm not going out until 11 today, so I was able to upload on the correct day! :D (I have a 3DS and a Tales of the Abyss game...I'm so happy!)

The sound of metal on metal resounded around the clearing, and everyone stared.

Lorelei had finally moved. He stood over Natalia and Asch, his sword drawn and meeting Van's with equal strength. His gold eyes blazed with anger.

"Natalia, focus on healing Asch," he said crisply, and Natalia nodded, quickly continuing with her arte.

Lorelei pushed Van back, stalking forward.

"You've angered me, Vandescelsca. I was mad before, but now I am furious. Not only have you put the lives of all the students and teachers here at risk, you have blatantly destroyed any trust I had in you, manipulated those close to me, and went so far as to use my wife's image to distract me. And then, you dared, you dared, to attack my sons and injure them? I have lost all patience, Vandescelsca. If a fight is what you want, a fight is what you get, but I will not be holding back!"

As he finished his speech, he leapt forward, attacking Van with a fury and rage that Tear had never seen in anyone before. His eyes burned with their deep anger, an anger that stemmed from seeing Van attack his remaining family, but despite his anger, his attacks remained precise and controlled. He was obviously a master swordsman, and Tear rued the day she would ever have to fight him.

Van seemed to realise he was in trouble as well. He backed away, only just fending off Lorelei's blows. As Lorelei drew back briefly, Van glanced up and nodded to someone in the crowd. Tear turned, then froze as a gun was pointed at her forehead.

A scythe came to a rest against Natalia's neck, and the two girls barely dared breath.

"This is nothing personal, Tear. I merely acting on orders," Legretta said, cocking the gun.

"Sorry girly. Hope you don't get too offended," Largo added with a savage grin, bringing the scythe closer to her neck so that the cold metal was barely touching the skin. Natalia shivered, screwing her eyes shut.

"Kuroa Ryuo Kuroa Neu Toue Rei Kuroa Ryuo Zue Rei Va."

Light appeared underneath the two teachers, and they stared at it before crying out as the attack hit. They were blasted backwards into the crowd, which were now beginning to back away as the full enormity of the situation came to them.

Tear turned, looking for the source of the Fonic Hymn, and saw Yulia.

"Mum!" she cried in relief as Yulia hurried forward, kneeling beside her and checking Luke over.

"Try the Fonic Hymn. It may not work, but it's worth a shot," Yulia said.

Tear nodded, closing her eyes.

"Ryuo Rei Kuroa Ryuo Zue Rei Va Zue Rei.."

A gold glow appeared around Luke and Asch, the wounds on their bodies healing up tremendously. The blood stopped flowing, and Tear breathed in relief.

Yulia, however, remained business-like. "Tear, have you learnt the meaning of the sixth Fonic Hymn?" she asked. Tear pulled the sheets of paper out of her bag, quickly reading through the last bit.

'Considering what Mum just did, it's some kind of attack...Yeah, there's the Attack bit...But it's not the same, the fifth uses Fire fonons. The sixth will use Light fonons. Yeah, there it is...So that means...'

"I think so," she said finally, looking up at Yulia. The older woman nodded, standing.

"I'm going to need your help, Tear. The six verses together, along with final, seventh verse, create a hymn that I call the Grand Fonic Hymn. It can empower those who use Seventh Fonons. Lorelei looks like he's winning, but he's not; he's tiring, and Van can see it, that's why he hasn't retaliated yet. However, if we're going to give Lorelei the power he needs to defeat Van, we'll need to sing together."

She looked at the tan haired girl beside her.

"Can you do it?" she asked.

Tear hesitated briefly, then steeled herself and nodded.

"Yes."

Yulia smiled. "Then let us begin," she said, before closing her eyes. Tear copied the action, the two women gathering themselves a moment before beginning to sing.

"Toue Rei Zue Kuroa Ryou Toue Zue

Kuroa Ryou Zue Toue Ryou Rei Neu Ryou Zue

Va Rei Zue Toue Neu Toue Ryuo Toue Kuroa

Ryuo Rei Kuroa Ryuo Zue Rei Va Zue Rei

Va Neu Va Rei Va Neu Va Zue Rei

Kuroa Ryuo Kuroa Neu Toue Rei Kuroa Ryuo Zue Rei Va

Rei Va Neu Kuroa Toue Rei Rei."

The entire battlefield seemed to fall silent as the song captivated all its listeners. Van paused briefly, wondering what hymn it was, then staggered as Lorelei seemed to renew his attack, gold eyes starting to glow.

The two girls hadn't finished, however, taking a deep breath and starting to sing again. Natalia noticed with some surprise that Asch appeared to be glowing, and frowned, wondering what it was.

"Toue Rei Zue Kuroa Ryou Toue Zue

Kuroa Ryou Zue Toue Ryou Rei Neu Ryou Zue

Va Rei Zue Toue Neu Toue Ryuo Toue Kuroa

Ryuo Rei Kuroa Ryuo Zue Rei Va Zue Rei

Va Neu Va Rei Va Neu Va Zue Rei

Kuroa Ryuo Kuroa Neu Toue Rei Kuroa Ryuo Zue Rei Va

Rei Va Neu Kuroa Toue Rei Rei."

As they reached the final note, power suddenly seemed to explode from the three red-heads. People screamed, backing away and covering their eyes against the light. Natalia closed her eyes against the glare, then slowly opened them as the wind began to die. Looking back, she stared.

Asch stood in front of her, facing Van. His usually green eyes were now a deep gold, and appeared distant. The gold glow around him was strong, causing his hair to ripple with a non-existent wind. Glancing back, she saw Luke was also standing now, in much the same state as Asch.

She turned to where Lorelei stood, seeing that Van had fallen to the floor from the force of power. His eyes were also distant, and the gold glow around him seemed even stronger.

"W-What's going on?" she asked, looking at the three of them in confusion.

"Mum? What happened?" Tear asked, looking at Yulia in worry.

"Do not fret. I designed the Grand Fonic Hymn with Lorelei. It is a trigger to their powers, allowing them to release it all."

"What do you mean?" asked Tear, confused.

Yulia looked at her. "Every being exerts a certain amount of magical aura, correct?"

"Yes...their fonons, right?"

"Exactly. You have likely sensed those fonons from Luke, Asch and Lorelei as well, haven't you?"

"Yeah, but they seemed pretty average."

Yulia shook her head. "Every being is made up of the six basic fonons, and a special few with seven, correct?"

"Yes..."

"Well, these three are purely made from seventh fonons."

Tear absorbed this for a moment, then gasped. "What?!"

"Lorelei, at the very least, is. Luke and Asch have a few vague others, which they inherited from their mother, but are primarily made of seventh fonons. They have learnt, however, how to hide this so that nobody suspects them. And that is what I mean. The power you sense from them is only a fraction of what they can actually exert. My song is a release for that power - though alone, I can only unlock the powers for Lorelei. To release all three, I needed your help as well."

"And..how strong are they?" asked Tear hesitantly.

Yulia shook her head. "For that, I have no answer. It is immeasurable."

A/N: Superpowers!

So...one chapter, and then this bit is done! I've got a sequel all written up, so don't worry!

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