*96's POV*

/Mera, how could I let this happen to you?/ I thought as I looked for an appropriate vessel to take over so that I could search for Mera.
/If only I could have been a better guardian for you, then none of this would've happene-/
I was interrupted by the sound of a woman crying. I followed the sound of the cry, and I found a mother, who was crying at the bedside of a young child.
/Is he...dead?/ I thought as I tried to feel the boy's soul, but it wasn't there.
"Why...why, Drake? Why did you have to go at such a young age?" The woman sobbed.
/I think this vessel should be good enough, nice stable body, and he seems to resemble me in many ways./
I was right, the boy-who seemed to be about Mera's age-had dark hair that was swept to the side, and pale skin. If I were to have a human form, he would probably think I was his twin.
/Well, I guess it's time to start the search for the Hime of Barian Sekai. I think I shall leave my evil side here, just so Yuma and Astral can have someone to deal with while I'm gone,/ I thought as I flew next to the boy. /Don't worry, your highness, I swear on my very life that I will find you./ Then, I started to take control of the vessel. And that's when everything became black.
*Normal POV*
"My dear Drake is gone forever, and he's never coming back." A woman sobbed as she hugged her husband, who was also filled with grief after the announcement of their son's death.
"Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell!" A nurse said as she ran down the hallway towards the couple.
"Yes, nurse?"
"Follow me, we have to show you something!" She said as she ran over to Drake's room, with his parents following behind.
"Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell, it's a miracle! Your son's alive!" A doctor exclaimed as the room fell silent, except for the light beeping of the machines.
"It can't be...can it?" The mother said as she came over to her child and stared into his golden eyes.
"M-mama?" Drake asked as he stretched his arms out, reaching for his mother, who hugged him tightly.
"Yes, I'm your mom, and you're my Darling Drake." She said as tears of happiness fell from her eyes.
*Present time, somewhere else...*[96's POV]
"Mist," Mera's melodious voice said as I groaned.
"Mist, it's time to wake up, Hope and Black are waiting for you to play with them."
I looked over the side of my bed to see two Astralian [1] infants lying on the floor, one had spiky white hair that almost looked like a baby Astral, and the other, had black hair, like mine, but with the light blue fringe that was from Mera, and both had luminous gold eyes like me.
"Hai-o, little ones, did you sleep well?" I asked the twins as they looked at me with smiles on their faces.
"We'll see you in the Dining Hall, 96." Mera said as she scooped up the children and walked out.
*Later...*
"Airia, Kaito, welcome!" A teenage girl with long silver locks exclaimed as she greeted an older-looking girl who had dark hair and a young man that had blonde and teal hair.
"Hey, Virga, how is everyone doing?" The lady asked.
"Good, what have you two been up to?"
"Well," Airia started as Virga suddenly saw a pair of light, almost white, violet eyes that were peeking from behind Kaito, and then, quickly fleeing behind again.
"And who's this little person?" Virga said as she went down to the child's level.
"Watashi no...Tenjo Neo." He whispered as he slowly walked out from behind his father.
"So, you're my Sister's kid, huh?" Virga asked as she smiled.
"We're here!" A girl's voice said as everyone saw a group of people running towards them. The girl had two babies in her arms, and was followed by a woman with black and magenta hair along with two boys, one looked like a black version of Astral, and the other had ebony-hair with a orange fringe.
"Saki-chan, V-hime, 96, Leo, Hora!" Virga said.
"Hey, Airia, Kaito, Virga, Neo." Mera said.
"How are Hope and Black doing?" Virga asked.
The babies giggled.
"I think they're doing perfectly fine." Mera said as the babies changed into their Barian forms and started to play with each other's wings.
"Wait a second! How do you know about Neo?! This is his first time coming to the Astral Palace...right?"
"We'll talk about that later," Venus said. "But first-"
"Oh, yeah, I almost forgot that we haven't had Breakfast yet." Virga said as her stomach roared with hunger.
"So, what are we waiting for then?" Airia asked. "Let's eat!"