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  Chapter Sixteen: Afterimage of the Nightmare   “This wasn’t supposed to happen. It wasn’t supposed to be like this.”             With his golden eyes staring out over the sail-rana’s bow, Hatasuko watched the outline of the Interfectus up ahead. Since they rolled against the wind, Vaida kept the sails folded. gravity alone pulled them down the slope. Due to the steepness of the slope, the sail-rana picked up speed. Vaida agilely steered the vehicle to dodge the many bumps and cracks in the mountain road, but Hatasuko lamented his inability to hasten their arrival. He clenched his sword in his hands. Though she kept her good eye focused on the road, Vaida could feel the turmoil in his heart. “How did this happen? The tempest always warned me before an attack. Did this Interfectus come out of nowhere? Why didn’t I know? Why are they screaming so loudly? Why didn’t I—” “Hatasuko! This isn’t the time to worry about...

  Chapter Fifteen: Symphony of Starlight   “Hatasuko, can you hear me? Are you there?” asked a soft voice. “Adishina, is that you? I haven’t heard from you in so long! It’s funny, I actually feel a little compelled to ask how you’ve been, but I suppose probably nothing’s changed. You know, since you’re dead and all,” Hatasuko answered with a quiet laugh. “Ha, yeah… not much has changed. Well at least, nothing has changed for me. The tempest had been loud for so long that I guess you couldn’t hear my little voice in here! It’s a shame. I saw you hurting after Lazaro died. I wish I could have helped you, but everyone else was upset too. All the lost souls were screaming louder than I’ve ever heard. It seems that hope truly has a poisonous effect,” said Adishina. “It seems that it does. My first victory gave everyone hope, but that turned out to be a mistake. Everyone thought that I would end the Interfecti, but that was just a daydream—one that was devoured by the nigh...