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Prelude to the Festival and Miracles | Chapter 12
Chapter 11 << | index | >> Chapter 13
Akira: Shino! Shino, pull yourself together....!
Shino: ....How's Heath....?
Akira: He's safe. Owen, please help Shino!
Owen: Huh. This stone wizard has a lot of magical power. Why won't it shatter? Did he preserve his shape right before he died?
Turning to stone all alone is lonely, so maybe he wanted someone to notice. Haha. “Here lies me."
Akira: Owen....! Shino is....!
Zasha: ....I'll press on his wounds. Shino... Shino, pull yourself together.
Akira: Zasha... Thank y....
(Splash) (Screech)
Akira: .....!
....Three more fish heads appeared....!
Zasha: ....Th-this is the end......
Owen: A multi-headed remora.... its magic has weakened, so it's aiming for the stone wizard. You can't have it. This is mine.
Akira: Where are you going, Owen!?
Owen: I'm going to hide this stone. If Mithra finds it, he's going to steal it. I can't have that.
Akira: Please help him! Now's no time for....
Owen doesn’t listen to me. He disappears in a haze of smoke, along with the wizard turned to stone.
Stupefied, I stare at where he’d been standing.
Akira: ....Y-you have to be kidding me.....
(Splash) (Screech)
Zasha: .....! They're coming this way....!
Akira: .........!
I pick up Shino’s scythe from the ground and prepare to fight.
Akira: Zasha, stand back! I-I'll handle this....!
Zasha: Y-you can use magic too!?
Akira: I can't! But I'm sure it'll be all right! Because this is the scythe of a hero....!
“You can become a hero.” I think about how Shino felt when he heard those words, and grip the scythe as if in prayer.
Then....
Shino: ......., He's right.....
Shino staggers as he pulls himself up from off the ground. His cheeks are stained bright red from blood, but his eyes are as sharp and alive as ever as he glares at the monster.
Shino: Give that to me... I will protect you. It's my duty.
(Rustle)
Heathcliff: ....Sir Sage... It's dangerous, please run.....
Heathcliff also pulls himself upright. They’re hurt, and in pieces, but still trying to protect me.
(Splash) (Screech)
My chest feels tight. But before I can say thank you, or run, the three heads rush towards us.
In that moment, a dignified voice echoes through the church like moonlight breaking through the clouds on a dark night.
Faust: << Satillquinart Mullcreed >>
When I open my eyes, Faust stands before us, protecting us with his mirror suspended in mid-air.
The giant fish, bathed in the overwhelming light from his mirror, are frozen in their tracks, stopped by some mysterious power.
Akira: Faust....!
Faust: Sorry for being late.
Faust eyes widen upon seeing Shino and Heathcliff’s injuries. He looks bitter; like he’s blaming himself.
Faust: Shino... Heath.... I let you suffer such injuries....
(Screech)
....I'll put an end to you! You monster from hell!
Nero: Faust!
I look up to Nero’s voice echoing through the hall. Nero flies in on his broom and lands right next to Faust.
(Woosh)
They surround the injured Shino and Heathcliff, as if to protect them with their backs. I feel my heart well up with warmth.
The Eastern wizards like being alone.
But when their comrades are hurt — when they are in danger, they will approach them without a second thought, and gather together as one.
They could run away all alone; they could hide all alone. And yet.
This is what I love about them.
Shino: ....Faust, Nero....
Nero: You worked hard. Everything's all right now. When we get back, I'll bake you the best lemon pie.
Shino: ......Yay......
Faust: This is the end.
<< Satillquinart Mullcreed >>
(Boom)
Nero: << Adnodus Omnis >>
(Clash) (Clang) (Smokescreen)
Surrounded by a blinding light, the horrifying fish heads turn to black dust.
Zasha, who is still pressing on Shino’s wounds, is mesmerized by the sight before his eyes.
✦✧ ☾✧✦
Right around when the three giant fish heads disappear, the remaining Northern wizards arrive at the church.
Snow: We've led the villagers to safe grounds! Sage, are you all right!?
Mithra: I killed the rest of the fish.
White: Shino! Heathcliff! Ah, you're hurt so badly, poor things... I'll fix you up right now.
Shino: ....I wasn't cool at all......
Shino mutters as the twins fix him up. Shino has lost so much blood that he's about to pass out.
I hold Shino's hand and shake my head.
Akira: You were cool. You were cool the entire time. Thank you for protecting me, Shino.....
Shino smiles ever-so-slightly. He looks towards Heath worriedly, who also has a smile on his pale face.
Heathcliff: Did I cause you trouble...? My memory gets kind of fuzzy mid-way....
Shino: You lost consciousness after being sliced by the axe.
Heathcliff: ....Was that all? I feel like... Like I saw a bizarre dream....?
Shino: That's all.
Shino doesn't intend to tell him yet.
Chapter 11 << | index | >> Chapter 13
Akira: Shino! Shino, pull yourself together....!
Shino: ....How's Heath....?
Akira: He's safe. Owen, please help Shino!
Owen: Huh. This stone wizard has a lot of magical power. Why won't it shatter? Did he preserve his shape right before he died?
Turning to stone all alone is lonely, so maybe he wanted someone to notice. Haha. “Here lies me."
Akira: Owen....! Shino is....!
Zasha: ....I'll press on his wounds. Shino... Shino, pull yourself together.
Akira: Zasha... Thank y....
(Splash) (Screech)
Akira: .....!
....Three more fish heads appeared....!
Zasha: ....Th-this is the end......
Owen: A multi-headed remora.... its magic has weakened, so it's aiming for the stone wizard. You can't have it. This is mine.
Akira: Where are you going, Owen!?
Owen: I'm going to hide this stone. If Mithra finds it, he's going to steal it. I can't have that.
Akira: Please help him! Now's no time for....
Owen doesn’t listen to me. He disappears in a haze of smoke, along with the wizard turned to stone.
Stupefied, I stare at where he’d been standing.
Akira: ....Y-you have to be kidding me.....
(Splash) (Screech)
Zasha: .....! They're coming this way....!
Akira: .........!
I pick up Shino’s scythe from the ground and prepare to fight.
Akira: Zasha, stand back! I-I'll handle this....!
Zasha: Y-you can use magic too!?
Akira: I can't! But I'm sure it'll be all right! Because this is the scythe of a hero....!
“You can become a hero.” I think about how Shino felt when he heard those words, and grip the scythe as if in prayer.
Then....
Shino: ......., He's right.....
Shino staggers as he pulls himself up from off the ground. His cheeks are stained bright red from blood, but his eyes are as sharp and alive as ever as he glares at the monster.
Shino: Give that to me... I will protect you. It's my duty.
(Rustle)
Heathcliff: ....Sir Sage... It's dangerous, please run.....
Heathcliff also pulls himself upright. They’re hurt, and in pieces, but still trying to protect me.
(Splash) (Screech)
My chest feels tight. But before I can say thank you, or run, the three heads rush towards us.
In that moment, a dignified voice echoes through the church like moonlight breaking through the clouds on a dark night.
Faust: << Satillquinart Mullcreed >>
When I open my eyes, Faust stands before us, protecting us with his mirror suspended in mid-air.
The giant fish, bathed in the overwhelming light from his mirror, are frozen in their tracks, stopped by some mysterious power.
Akira: Faust....!
Faust: Sorry for being late.
Faust eyes widen upon seeing Shino and Heathcliff’s injuries. He looks bitter; like he’s blaming himself.
Faust: Shino... Heath.... I let you suffer such injuries....
(Screech)
....I'll put an end to you! You monster from hell!
Nero: Faust!
I look up to Nero’s voice echoing through the hall. Nero flies in on his broom and lands right next to Faust.
(Woosh)
They surround the injured Shino and Heathcliff, as if to protect them with their backs. I feel my heart well up with warmth.
The Eastern wizards like being alone.
But when their comrades are hurt — when they are in danger, they will approach them without a second thought, and gather together as one.
They could run away all alone; they could hide all alone. And yet.
This is what I love about them.
Shino: ....Faust, Nero....
Nero: You worked hard. Everything's all right now. When we get back, I'll bake you the best lemon pie.
Shino: ......Yay......
Faust: This is the end.
<< Satillquinart Mullcreed >>
(Boom)
Nero: << Adnodus Omnis >>
(Clash) (Clang) (Smokescreen)
Surrounded by a blinding light, the horrifying fish heads turn to black dust.
Zasha, who is still pressing on Shino’s wounds, is mesmerized by the sight before his eyes.
✦✧ ☾✧✦
Right around when the three giant fish heads disappear, the remaining Northern wizards arrive at the church.
Snow: We've led the villagers to safe grounds! Sage, are you all right!?
Mithra: I killed the rest of the fish.
White: Shino! Heathcliff! Ah, you're hurt so badly, poor things... I'll fix you up right now.
Shino: ....I wasn't cool at all......
Shino mutters as the twins fix him up. Shino has lost so much blood that he's about to pass out.
I hold Shino's hand and shake my head.
Akira: You were cool. You were cool the entire time. Thank you for protecting me, Shino.....
Shino smiles ever-so-slightly. He looks towards Heath worriedly, who also has a smile on his pale face.
Heathcliff: Did I cause you trouble...? My memory gets kind of fuzzy mid-way....
Shino: You lost consciousness after being sliced by the axe.
Heathcliff: ....Was that all? I feel like... Like I saw a bizarre dream....?
Shino: That's all.
Shino doesn't intend to tell him yet.
Chapter 11 << | index | >> Chapter 13