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  Chapter Twelve: A Heart Hidden in Shadows “Vaida, have you ever gone boating out here before? It’s so beautiful.”             Hatasuko rowed both oars with his powerful arms, propelling the sail-rana over the top of a small wave. Their boat fell a short distance and slammed onto the water with a small splash, but then they both resumed rowing toward the southwest. Steam lifted from the warm ocean and sailed gently in the wind. Sweat and condensation drenched their bodies. Vaida’s long hair stuck to her skin as her strong arms rowed through the weak waves. Vaida said with a mystified voice, “I’ve been to the first three Isles of Aether, but I forgot how nice it is! I really feel like we’re boating past the edge of the world.” A cloud of faint gray steam concealed the stars, but it absorbed the starlight and broadcasted it across the darkness as a white glow. As Hatasuko and Vaida rowed through the waves, they saw tiny i...

  Chapter Eleven: Echoes and Consequences   “It’s like an uproar of anguish. It’s overwhelming. Have I fallen into the tempest? Did I become a part of it? I always hoped death would be more fulfilling than this,” Hatasuko whispered, but he could not hear his voice over the endless cries and shouts. “You are not dead, Hatasuko. You were nearly killed by the Interfectus, but you escaped at the last moment,” said an unfamiliar voice from within the storm of screams. Hatasuko felt the presence of someone else inside the abyss of his mind. No light punctuated the darkness, so he could not see the face of the newcomer.               “Forgive me, but I don’t think I remember your voice. Have we met?” Hatasuko asked. “We have not. I am Kurt, and I put myself back together while you were healing. But I am not important. What is important is that this world still needs you alive. You must wake up before anyone else ...