Filler is filler, what else can I say other than the disclaimers that you already know?
/= [DAY 23] =/
"Charice, may I ask for your company during our lunch period?"
"Eh? Oh, sure Kiku."
Lunchtime rolled around, and Kiku led her back to the newspaper club room with the script to Les Mis in his hand. She sat down next to him as he pulled out a pencil and flipped over to a section of the play that she could not read nor comprehend. She decided to go along with it anyway.
"I told Feliciano and Ludwig that we were going to talk about the script, so we're able to get the room for ourselves." He stated.
"…that's…not what we're doing?"
"If you want, we can talk about that instead." Kiku flipped through the pages. "But I'm more interested in the other world."
Well. That's a new concept.
"…how so? Despite the fact that it forces people to accept deep parts of themselves with witnesses…what's the interest?" She blinked.
"It's just that…never in the years that I've been alive have I heard of a place where people are forced to look into people's deepest secrets in such a violent manner." Kiku stated. "Not only that, the method of getting into that world is just so…modern."
"Eh? We usually use Matthew to get to where the other person is, right?"
"Usually. But just yesterday, I found something rather…interesting here."
"Hm?"
Kiku stood up and walked to the television set, lifting his hand and sticking it cleanly into the screen. Seeing as how she had seen Li Xiao do it a long time ago, this didn't really phase her. Still, it had been a while since she had seen that happen, so she was surprised he caught on.
"So…you can go into the TV into the other world?" She blinked.
"No…it's a lot more interesting than that. You should come take a look." He smiled. "Don't worry, it's harmless. I explored through it thoroughly yesterday."
"There's a passageway out?"
"Yeah. But I'm fine if you don't want to go in completely. Just take a look."
Charice blinked for a few minutes before doing so quickly. Inside, she couldn't help but notice that she was in the middle of a thick forest with a rocky pathway. She blinked in confusion before hearing chuckles a few feet away. She turned and was shocked to see that it was her, only younger and rambling on about something. The other Charice turned her head as if noticing something before smiling.
["Hey…are you lost?"]
The image of the person she was talking to came out to reveal that it was an extremely young Rizal, probably around the ages of three or four.
["My name is Charice. Do you have a mother?"]
["…no."]
["That's OK. If not, I'll take care of you."]
She blinked before reluctantly pulling her head out of the TV to a smiling Kiku, who only nodded toward the TV set that they were looking at.
"Apparently, anyone can go into the TV and relive segments of their past." He sighed and folded his arms. "Unfortunately, we're the only ones that can use it. I'd venture a guess that the others (Li Xiao, Alfred, and the like) might be able to use this, but I'd rather not explore that possibility so openly as of yet."
"Wow…that's interesting." She blinked. Too bad that only the people that can travel to the other world can use it…it'd help Doitsu-ki a lot. "Are you going to tell the others?"
"Once it's determined that we don't have the ability to change the past. I don't want people messing up the time stream over the hidden murders." He answered. "So…can I ask that you can keep a secret?"
"Of course, of course~!"
She waved her hands to confirm the secret, only to almost nick herself on the cheek by an edge or two. Confused, she stared at the card in her hand to realize that it was an Arcana of the sun in what looked like a sunset scenario. She turned her head and saw a bright orange bird flying over the desks.
["I AM THOU…AND THOU ART I."]
Epic Japanese voice…now THAT I like :D
["AS THE BIRD THAT REPRESENTS THE CYCLE OF LIFE, I AM AT YOUR COMMAND"]
She blinked in shock as the bird sank into her card, which then sank into her body. Charice was about to blow it off when she turned her head and realized that Kiku was staring at her with a rather surprised look on his face. She figured that it was because she zoned out for no reason whatsoever-
"Was that a Phoenix in the room?"
Or that.
"…you saw that?"
"Yeah…what was that?"
"Um…Arthur called them 'Social Links'. I didn't know if anyone else can see them, so…this is shocking."
"Well, if you're keeping this a secret, I can keep yours as well."
"Great…so how 'bout the play?"
/= [DAY 26] =/
For some reason, she had never felt the emptiness of the school before (even if the academy that seems to house a thousand students only have about a hundred something), so when she came in for the morning she was surprised to see that there was no one in the hallways. Where was everyone…?
"Oh…I've seen you around before…what nation are you?"
She felt a few (HUNDRED BILLION THOUSAND) shivers go down her spine before she turned her head and saw a man that literally TOWERED the poor woman. The fact that he wore a white-ish, pinkish scarf and had silver hair and purple eyes didn't save anything else on her consciousness.
"…t-t-the, uh…O-Outer Islands of the…R-R-R-R-Re…uh…Philippines." She stammered.
"Oh, I've heard of you…Charice, correct?" He laughed. "My name is Russia…or Ivan, if you prefer, since you seem to like using your human name."
"…Ivan…right…OK." My GOD, is he tall. "So…hi."
"You're interesting, Charice." He chuckled. "Would you like to become one with me…?"
"Um…no. I-I'd like to stay…alone for a while longer."
"Don't worry…everyone will soon be one with me…"
"Um…OK? Can I enjoy my independence until then?"
"…of course, if that is what you prefer." He smiled. "Are you going to rehearsal today?"
"…most…likely…it's the first scene that they need an ensemble for." She blinked. "So…yeah…"
"I'd like to see you there."
"…sure?"
Ivan chuckled as he walked away from her, leaving her to wonder if he's part of the Europe class. She scratched her head and felt a card nick her head. She saw the image to be a ram with a male and female demon(?) on it. Confused, she turned her head around to see a strange red demon with a pitchfork and bat wings hovering behind her.
["I AM THOU, AND THOU ART I."]
["AS THE 68TH SPIRIT AND LUCIFER'S RIGHT HAND MAN…I AM AT YOUR COMMAND."]
She stared at the image for a few minutes even after it sank into her body. The fact that the voice was EXTREMELY DEEP compared to the actual voice of Ivan was creepy enough as it is…and even worse when it actually sounded like he could be capable of killing everyone in the building. What could be worse than that…?
"Charice? Is something wrong-"
"AUUUUUGGGGGHHH IT'S A GERMAN-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE! NOOOOO I DON'T WANT ANOTHER WORLD WAR! I DON'T WANT ANYONE FIGHTING MY BROTHER!"
/=+=/
She walked right into Matthew (holding some form of bear…?) before heading into the auditorium where the others were waiting. She couldn't help but notice that Matthew was talking to his brother before someone passed by and began having a panic attack at the fact that there were two Americas. Again, she laughed.
"All right…I need everyone on stage please!" Francis chirped. "Hut hut!"
Charice could only shrug at the words before walking to the stage, accidentally bumping into someone. She chirped in surprise before noticing that she had bumped into the woman playing Fantine. What was her name, Elizabeta or something that long…?
"I'm sorry." She said respectively.
"No, it's fine." Charice answered. "I didn't see you."
"Well, I've never seen you before!" She laughed. "My name is Elizabeta, the Republic of Hungary!"
"I'm Charice, the Outer Islands of the Republic of the Philippines~!" She chirped. "I'm not a big role, so you don't have to try remembering me!"
"Oh, I see." Elizabeta laughed. "So are you having fun with this show?"
"Of course, of course~!" Charice waved her hands. "It's very exciting to watch it, but I guess it's more interesting to be in it."
"…so what's more interesting?"
"I guess watching it…since you have no idea what's going to happen next!"
"Oh, that is true! Well, I hope you don't mind the fact that you're going to have to be in it this time."
"I don't mind. Once I actually get into the show, I might like acting a lot better."
"You're going to enjoy this more, I guarantee it."
"AWESOME!"
She chirped and ran on the stage, almost pushing one off it. As Charice straightened herself, she couldn't help but notice a card in her hand it looked like a vase surrounded by flowers. She blinked and looked up from her position, seeing a fairy in a green dress and beautiful blond hair.
["I AM THOU, AND THOU ART I."]
Wow…she sounds so majestic.
["AS THE QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES, I AM AT YOUR COMMAND."]
Charice stood in her place as she watched the card sink into her body, and then turned her head to see that Roderich was getting into place behind the stage standing next to what looked like Ludwig…but it wasn't. According to the girl next to him, it was a man named Berwald…Sweden, she said. Whoever said that.
/=+=/
Belial is the 68th spirit in the Goetia, created after the infamous Lucifer and is a mighty king. He usually appears as an angel in a chariot with a calm voice. People can summon him to gain great powers, but the cost of summoning him is…pretty big, so who bothers? [Ivan Braginski - Devil]
Titania is the Queen of Spirits immortalized in the Shakespearean play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. She's considered beautiful and delicate, but has powers that easily match that of her husband, Oberon. [Elizabeta Hedervary - Empress]
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