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  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...

  Chapter Fourteen: The Array of Black Fire               People dashed through the crowded streets of the island city Procella. It was once a calm island in the steamy sea, but now ash and dust tainted the ocean air. The wind was weaker than on the Agrideī mainland, but the pressure in the air had never been this strong. Though people dashed through blocks of homes and rows of trees, they understood the grim reality that a simple escape did not exist. The city of Procella sat upon a lightly-forested island, meaning that people could only evacuate reliably by boat. As helpless citizens flooded the streets, relying on speed to save them from the monster, Hatasuko and Vaida raced toward the Interfectus. They were the only line of defense. Vaida kept her twin swords sheathed in an X-shaped holster on her back. Both fighters kept a whip clipped to their sides; they both dangled a sack of rocks from their right shoulders. ...