The music in Asteria's subconscious changed to a calmer and more serene one, lulling Kelvin into a deep sleep. Back to Asteria that's waking up in his body, standing up and looking around to find the red spear still lying there.
The red spear still looks intact without any damage from the Phoenix explosion, lying on the barren ground. The spear is formed from two metals that bind together, plus a large gem at the tip of the spear indicates that the spear is from the Spirits of the Celestial realm or the upper realm. Asteria holds his chest, feeling his heartbeat again. "Again and again, Celestial again and again. Never ending to reject my existence," he said coldly then Caldrius' feather fell on Annabella's head. "Caladrius, take Annabella away from here and heal her, even though I may not return anytime soon," he ordered Caladrius who was waiting to be called.
Asteria's heart that returned indicated that he could control the power of the Spirit in his body stably again. Caladrius is one of them which is a snow-white bird that brings healing and peace to people, with her giant form in this world. One of Asteria's Spirits that he managed to save before being absorbed by the replica statue of The Mother.
Caladrius appeared with her pure white light and took Annabella away from the place, her feathers falling with every flap of her wings. Asteria watched them leave from the flat ground, "You should stay away, Anna. You shouldn't get involved right now. Especially since you carry two Sinful Hearts in your body." Feeling a little relieved even though it still felt heavy with everything that happened. he looked up at the sky, "Time to deal with them again, that damn Celestial. They really don't give time to rest for a moment," he complained while stepping on the spears that were lying down hard and crushing them until nothing was left. He wiped away the remaining tears and his gaze became serious and alive again, very different from his previous self.
Six lights came out in the form of small butterflies from Asteria's body and flew to his hand, the light disappeared leaving six cards containing Spirits that he managed to save besides Caladrius, starting from Woz the owl carrying a watch on his feet, Mascara the mask without a mouth, Natura the sleeping fairy, Rarog the big fire bird with devil horns, Scenery the black-suited camera man, and the last one who was successfully saved was Zeal the dark red chain and looked like it had ancient writing meaning a curse.
"You're the only ones I can save, I'm counting on you... partners..." he said smiling while storing all his cards into his body besides Woz.
He raised Woz's card into the air, "It seems like the right time. Chaos Butterfly is the best choice." His head turned upwards still with his smile, "Woz, rewind time before I was caught by the red chain and the replica statue of The Mother absorbed my Spirit, only the city area was destroyed, so we don't need to change too much," he explained to Woz before activating his power.
"Sounds clear, Asteria. Prepare for a brief time travel," he announced before transforming from his card form into his own.
They both shouted together with determined looks, "Reverse!"
the sound of the clock ticking, in an instant turning back before all the chaos happened. Asteria closed her eyes when using Woz's power so she didn't know how the scenery changed. After it was finished, a sound like a bell rang indicating that the time loop was over. Asteria opened his eyes again, an ocean blue butterfly passed in front of him, it was a form of using Chaos Butterfly and managed to change the timeline and reality. Its same butterfly that appear on his subconscious before. Chaos Butterfly, Asteria's special power that can make everything uncertain, open all possibilities and close all possibilities at the same time. The most high-risk power because even a small action taken can have a big impact on the possibilities that will appear later.
With Chaos Butterfly affecting the rewinding of time, the results are not the same as the previous time that has happened. Impossible things like changing some events in a reality can happen. In the current results, the residents remain alive and the chaos never happened. In the new reality where the death of Phoenix is different, it creates different results afterwards. It sounds a little complicated, Phoenix's death is used as the main focus as the result of not being changed, Asteria uses this to become a new branch that he has never experienced before. The simple explanation is going to the same place but through a different path.
At first, Asteria did not know how Phoenix died in this new timeline but his sacrifice still happened. Not long after the Chaos Butterfly power was deactivated, the side effects of his power hit his head. Giving new memories that Asteria had never experienced directly. Phoenix sacrificed himself immediately after Asteria's heart was bound by a red chain, exploding Asteria along with the statue that wanted to absorb his Spirit without a trace. In other words, Asteria managed to eliminate the reality where chaos had occurred because Asteria's missing heart and his absorbed Spirit were the cause of the previous chaos. "Is that so, so the key is my heart. Without my heart, there is no barrier protecting the Spirits inside me, including those that have left my body. Even though they are outside, they are still bound so they cannot be affected by the dark melody that occurred during the chaos at that time." he thought while holding his head which hurt from the side effects of the Chaos Butterfly power.
"But still, my real heart is up there and my Spirits that I've been collected can't bring back. I guess that something I couldn't change as well from different Phoenix's sacrifice. Chaos Butterfly still need to be controlled more than just being "Chaos", I need thinking this later," he mumbling while trying manage his headache from after effect of Chaos Butterfly.
Examining around him, the destruction of Phoenix's sacrifice still lingering. "The effects of the explosion are still there, if this is easy. One more time, Woz!" he used Woz's power, making the destroyed playground return to its original state without any damage. The craters from the explosions were covered again, the damaged buildings became intact, and the memories of those who witnessed the previous incident were reversed so that they did not remember anything. The Phoenix explosion cleared the cloudy weather and made it clear, allowing the summer festival that night to continue.
"Now it's time to deal with those who are aware of the explosions that occurred before the Chaos Butterfly was activated, more specifically the risks and problems caused by this power," Asteria said to himself and left before anyone realized he was in a park that had not yet been officially opened.
He took a short breath before continuing, "I was careless when protecting Annabella, apparently they intended to take my heart," he said in his mind while thinking about who the perpetrator was, "A deep red chain, I've never seen it before. Is that blood? No, it's bright red and sparkling, like metal and that metal..." he thought trying to remember what happened when he saved Annabella. He walked in a quiet alley, looking around warily while thinking back.
"The color of the chain that took my heart is the same as the color of the spear that stabbed Phoenix..." thought Asteria who just realized this. He looked up at the sky and put on a tired face, "Eugh... Them again, it's never ending. Sometimes I think the Abyssal are better than the Celestial," he complained and continued a little, "Well... except for her, Goddess Selene," he said while smiling looking at the crescent moon in the sky.
"Gosh, but I can't go to Celestial right now. The effects of the explosion before and after the use of Chaos Butterfly must have been heard in other parts of the city. I have to deal with the anomaly that has occurred, time to find that crazy doll," he complained again while touching his forehead and frowning in annoyance, "Only she can do it, when it comes to manipulating and making lies, it's her specialty, Marionette," he said as he happened to walk past a doll shop, the name of the person who happened to be the same, namely Marionette.
Looking at the crowd, he sighed and re-tied his hair using his purple ribbon. Changing from a low ponytail to a high ponytail and using fake glasses, before moving towards the crowd. Asteria walked among the crowd, their gazes were diverted to him because of his slightly unique appearance. Where his height towered over the crowd, his slender and slim body made him look feminine. Plus his long black hair that reached his ankles added to his feminine impression much stronger, including his sweet face like a girl. Asteria hummed as he passed through the crowd, his soft humming made some people fall silent and look at him. His voice as a man sounded but soft like a flower, making people even more confused whether he was actually a woman or a man, especially because of his appearance.
Fortunately, the clothes he wore added a simple but also neat and classy impression. Starting from a white shirt, long sleeves, with the addition of a formal gray vest suit. He deliberately did not fold his collar and let it stand up, on his collar there was also the same purple ribbon as his hair. His black trousers gave a monochrome impression to his clothing style, focusing on the purple ribbon and his ocean blue eyes. The clothes looked fine even after the chaos he experienced earlier, because he rotated the condition of his clothes using Woz's previous power so that it did not show any signs of damage.
"Hey dude, look at that girl. She's really pretty," muttered a young man who passed by Asteroa, "Her voice is so soft, but I feel his voice like a guy too," replied his friend who was also confused.
The girls knew him better and were excited to see Asteria, "Hey, look! That's Farfalla, he's the one who made this cute sheep plushie!" she exclaimed while showing her doll to her friends, "Oh, that's him! I also got his plushie when I visited his cafe lately!" replied one of her friends happily. Then one of her shy friends dared to stand in front of Asteria.
Farfalla is Asteria's pseudonym so he can blend in with society. Asteria smiled at the girl standing in front of him and recognized her "What's wrong, Viny?" he asked, giving her time.
The girl looked up so she could see his face, "He's so tall, I've never stood in front of him directly..." she whispered to herself when she was face to face with Asteria. "Farfalla, can I have your autograph?" she asked quickly and pleadingly, "I-I know t-this is silly, but I hope you can..." she didn't finish her sentence because she felt so nervous.
"Sure, I thought you will request something complicated. Only autograph I see, that's fine," Asteria replied softly. He didn't mind it and accepted it sincerely. "I didn't think my own junior would ask for an autograph," he replied with a little giggle.
The girl quickly took her pen and diary, handing them to Asteria. Her heart was beating fast because she managed to get an autograph from the person she admired. Asteria took her pen and book, signed the first page of her book and drew a flower beside it. He returned it to Viny, "This is yours. Oh yeah, regarding your invitation letter, I'll be there for your music performances," He said softly and then walked away.
The girl was happy and ran back to her friends, they were jealous because they managed to get Asteria's autograph. "No one said we could get an autograph?! How could you, Viny..." exclaimed one of her friends. They wanted to try it too but Asteria had already left because he didn't want to attract a crowd. Viny's friends were disappointed but hoped they could meet again someday, especially at Asteria's cafe. Asteria's mood was a little calmer than before because of them, although he still carried a sense of sadness because Phoenix had to become her heart.
"Well... We didn't get it," complained one of Viny's friends. "You're so lucky, Viny. Why did you ask for Farfalla's autograph?" asked one of her curious friends.
Viny blushed, her cheeks slightly red and hid her face behind her book, "H-he's my mentor in the m-music club, I really admire h-how he plays music so great... e-especially when he plays the violin, viola, and cello..." she said happily, her heart still beating fast remembering that she managed to get Asteria's autograph.
Her friends were surprised to hear Asteria playing music, which made them even more jealous of Viny. "Really, he's that great?!" exclaimed his friend with a big smile.
Viny nodded and showed his face a little behind his book, "He's also my favorite music composer, I often play music with him, even though it's just for regular practice hehe..." She said which made her friends even more jealous of Viny.
"Why don't you just ask for practice time, Viny?" asked her quiet friend with a grin on her lips.
Viny was silent thinking about the right answer, "I was embarrassed when we were both practicing, asking for something silly like that..." she sighed happily, "And there's a reason I'm asking for it now..."
Her friends looked at each other, understanding Viny from her attitude and not asking more. The people around heard the girl's conversation getting more curious about Asteria or Farfalla. Those who were curious asked around, maybe knowing about who is Asteria or Farfalla in their eyes, "Does anyone know who that person was?" whispered one of the adult men, "I don't know, I tried searching on the internet but there weren't any results, even cafes that give free dolls aren't there," said the young man who was staring at his cellphone. "There's no information about where he practices either, it seems like he's very protective of his identity," muttered another, trying to find out who Farfalla was.
Until one of the young men named Glaze Starlium, known as a celebrity with the nickname "The Shining Star of the West", walked past Asteria and turned to him for a moment, "Weird person, what kind of style is that. Like a restaurant waiter, hmph, but it suits someone like him," he said, criticizing Asteria's appearance. People stared at Asteria more than him which made him a little annoyed, until someone recognized him.
"Hey, isn't that Glaze? Glaze Starlium?!" shouted one of the crowd while pointing at him. People turned to Glaze, they just realized it because their focus previously were on Asteria. Many people immediately crowded around him, took pictures of him, and tried to shake his hand. He looked proud and arrogant when his gaze was on him. Asteria ignored the commotion and felt helped to open a path for him to leave because the crowd was approaching around Glaze.
The commotion was helped by his personal guards to help him pass smoothly, "This way, Mr. Glaze. Give him the way!" shouted one of them while stepping aside and preventing the residents from getting too close.
"Look at them, they're staring at me like a star!" Glaze was happy in his own mind, he looked around and waved with a proud smile.
He continued walking until he met a group of Viny's friends, he was fascinated by the presence of Viny who looked sweet and shy. Viny didn't notice him because she was too happy with herself because she got an autograph from Asteria, she always looked at her book with a big smile and her cheeks were flushed red. Viny's friends shouted happily when Glaze looked at them, one of her friends tried to call Viny who was still lost in her happiness. Of course Viny ignored him and continued to look at her book even though there was a famous figure in front of her right now.
Seeing Viny who didn't look at him made Glaze feel annoyed, he approached and tried to get her attention. But he just realized that Viny was just too focused on her own book, he sighed in relief then spoke with a friendly face to look approachable, "Sorry to bother you, beautiful girls. But may I speak to the girl with glasses who is holding her book?"
Viny's friend immediately turned Viny's shoulder and made her turn to Glaze. Viny was shocked by her friend's actions, she pouted but was immediately amazed when she saw Glaze in front of her. Only for a moment, Viny just nodded at her and looked back at her book, ignoring Glaze who looked confident. One of her friends who was not happy nudged Viny's shoulder and hissed, "Hey, four eyes, a famous celebrity in front of you and wants to get to know you, what are you doing?!" She whispered to Viny.
Viny sighed, she showed a flat and unhappy face, "What? What do you expect? I don't even know him, I've never even heard his name as well," she complained which answered her friend back.
Her friends were surprised because Viny did not show her shyness, she was not usually like this. Glaze sought their attention, "akhem, it's rare for someone not to recognize me, especially a cute young girl like you," he cooed to Viny.
Viny crossed her arms and gave him a sour look, "Sorry but your sweet words is useless. You're nothing to me compared to Farfalla," She said comparing him to Asteria.
Glaze was surprised because it was the first time a girl didn't fall for his charms. "Farfalla, who is she? I've never heard of a celebrity with that name," he thought that crossed his mind.
A flamboyant woman appeared behind Viny and chuckled at how Glaze failed, "Too bad, but it seems like this cute girl already has someone, dwarf star~"
Not happy to hear the chatter almost made Glaze lose his friendly mask, he still tried to hold it in and answered back, "Farfalla? Who is she, how can she be better than me?" he asked curiously and hid his annoyance inside with a bitter smile.
Viny's friend answered him, "Farfalla, he is Viny's music mentor. Just now, he passed by, that tall person with long hair to his feet and beautiful sea blue eyes!" She also showed her little sheep doll to Glaze, "She can also make cute things like this, it's free when I visit her cafe!" she exclaimed happily with the small thing in her hand but she liked it.
Glaze was silent for a moment listening to the description of Asteria, "... Music mentor, doll maker, cafe owner? You like people like that? That's all?" said Glaze who couldn't believe it but made Viny unhappy.
Viny interrupted, "Why? He means more to me and is closer in real life, not a figure that can only be looked at!" she exclaimed, offended by Glaze's previous statement.
Her friends increasingly couldn't believe that Viny could act like that, Glaze was silent and couldn't fight back anymore. The flamboyant woman spoke once more, "Oh, what a pity~ you lost badly, huh?" she laughed after mocking Glaze, enjoying how the celebrity lost.
"I... lost? No, I never lost, she was just blinded by that Farfalla," Glaze couldn't hold it in anymore and shouted at the flamboyant woman angrily, "Moreover, who are you?! How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me!"
Viny was increasingly convinced that she didn't want to get close to Glaze, she hid behind the flamboyant woman, "As I thought, you guys are the same. Famous figures like you just want to seduce me..." complained Viny who had a problem with figures like Glaze.
The flamboyant woman laughed at him again and looked at him as if she was looking down on Glaze, "I was just passing by and saw this was fun. I didn't think you'd let go so easily, little star," she shook her head in disappointment. "How about you just leave before you're late for your cheap event?" she asked with a smirk on her face.
Glaze's personal bodyguard came and said that their event was about to start. Glaze had no choice but to leave with a sense of annoyance and defeat that made his mood very bad. Viny let out a sigh of relief, "Thank you for helping me, I'm not happy with them because there was a problem before." She then asked, "If I may ask, what's your name?"
The woman smiled and stroked Viny's head, "Marionette, that's my name. See you, I have urgent business, thank you also for the show," she walked away and disappeared among the crowd.
Viny suddenly returned to her shy nature and didn't realize what she had been doing, "Hey, what happened?! Why did I say t-that in front of you guys..." she said in confusion as if she had woken up from a short sleep.
One of her friends replied, "We're the ones who are surprised because you're so firm!" Another added, "How can you be like that, did you just eat something strange?" She laughed along with the others. Viny hid her face behind her book again because she felt embarrassed.
One of them thought for a moment, "Marionette, I feel like I've heard of it." Her friend who had been silent all this time answered, "What I know is she's a drama actor who plays all the roles in one drama,"
Viny and her other friends were surprised to hear that. "Really, she herself performed a whole drama with many roles?!" exclaimed Viny's friend who was amazed.
Her quiet friend nodded, "There's almost no gap, each character is very different but she's able to play them all at the same time," she chuckled before continuing, "Maybe it's because of her power,"
Her other friend replied, "Power huh... if only I had it too..." the other one also agreed, "Ahhh, it would be great if I could have a power like that. Ours didn't awaken yet..."
Viny just stared blankly because she was confused by what happened earlier, "My head feels a little dizzy..." she muttered while holding her head.
Her friend who noticed it asked, "Viny, are you okay? You look exhausted."
Viny shook her head and lied, "I-I'm okay. I was just surprised to hear Marionette earlier, haha..."
Her friends were still confused seeing Viny's reaction, how did she become shy again in such a short time? They didn't know that all of this was the work of Marionette who managed to manipulate Viny using her power which she called Masquerade. Masquerade is simply the power to control something as she wishes as long as it can connect with the target. The woman who helped Viny earlier was just a puppet controlled by Marionette from a distant and unknown place. "Asteria, you're always close to people. But his reputation like that makes all of us, Willingness, could live peacefully in society," Marionette whispered to herself about Asteria.
Glaze who was in his private car felt restless and annoyed about what he experienced, especially failing to get Viny because of Asteria's influence. He vented a little of his frustration by hitting the empty seat beside him, imagining it was Asteria, "Bastard, asshole! Why did it have to be that weirdo!? What am I lacking!" he shouted hysterically in the back seat. The driver and his personal bodyguard were silent listening to his angry ramblings during the trip. Arriving in front of the building where his event would start, a mysterious girl with slightly pointed ears and short, dark blue hair, was waiting for him beside the entrance. Glaze tried to be friendly but couldn't anymore because of his bad mood due to the previous incident, "Be happy because I made time for you, sweetie. What do you want? I'm in a hurry right now."
The girl grinned and approached him, "Strong jealousy, envy of someone and wanting to destroy them... really amazing," she replied, circling Glaze slowly.
"What are you talking about, it's so unclear," Glaze replied, confused but it felt like the girl's words were true.
The girl looked shorter than Glaze, but dominated him by touch his neck with her fingers and slowly moving it to his chin, "Ahh, how about you release those emotions? I can help you." She chuckled mischievously before getting closer again until their bodies touched, making Glaze shocked and froze in place, "It's a shame to leave this golden fruit~" she said in a low tone.
Without much warning before Glaze could react, the girl inserted a blue flower petal into Glaze's body. Making him once again shocked and backing away in fear of what she did, he leaned against the wall and held his chest where the petal entered his body. The girl left jumping happily like a child without saying anything to Glaze, only saying the last word to herself, "His envy is really strong, like he was just born. A very delicious fresh fruit."
Not long after that, a human-like creature in the form of water came out of Glaze's body without him realizing it. In the stomach of the creature there is a marble the size of a soccer ball. The creature is called Sprouts, a Spirit creation born from its host, Glaze. The creature created by the mysterious girl walks away and begins to prey on people who have strong feelings of envy in their hearts. No matter in a quiet place or a crowd, wherever Sprouts feels strong feelings of envy he will go there. One by one the victims fall, the people who become victims lose their feelings in themselves and can no longer feel them, as if feeling a deep emptiness. The previous girl who created Sprouts was Envy, the embodiment of the great sin of humanity, envy. The main goal of Sprouts is to take Viny and destroy Farfalla or Asteria because she was created from Glaze's envy and jealousy.
Envy who watched over the Sprouts she created from the top of the tower because it would be easy to see and feel them, while also making herself blend in with the residents so that she could not be found more easily. She could feel the Sprouts she created in action and growing rapidly, "Humans, no... The Fiore here apparently harbor strong envy, envy of power, fame, relationships, and more! hahh~" she whispered while watching the people around her.
She witnessed there's no normal human looking, make her realize where she was right now. "The Nebula World, no wonder there are only Spirits here. They look like humans but are Spirits, apparently they have developed quite a bit while we were sealed," she said while analyzing her surroundings, then smiled widely, "But they are no different from humans, making their emotions and feelings even stronger. I don't know who I should thank, this Fiore type Spirit is very beautiful..." she was happy which twisted the feelings inside her, "Ahh... So jealous..." feelings of happiness and discomfort mixed together in her.
Asteria didn't know what was happening behind him, but he could feel something was wrong because of the instincts of Encore in his body. Continuing the journey, arriving at a long and wide bridge, the bridge is a connection to the other side of the area separated by a very wide river. The crystal clear river water makes the reflection of the stars in the sky look beautiful on its surface, the moderate current makes it a great place to relax and enjoy the scenery. Asteria went down to the side of the river and met a short girl sitting beside the river. Her appearance with brown hair in two braids behind her using a red ribbon. Her feet were in the water while enjoying the cool breeze in that place
"La la la ~" she humming enjoying the calm atmosphere beside the river, plus the weather without clouds, the moon that illuminates the night together with the stars makes the scenery feel even more beautiful and calming.
The girl also wore almost the same outfit as Asteria, starting from wearing a white shirt, long sleeves, plus a formal scarlet vest, and a red ribbon on her collar, showing that she was Asteria's partner. She also wore the same black pants but short so that it matched her mischievous personality and her many actions. Not only that, she also added a frilly skirt to add a cute impression to her. Different length socks to add a unique and stylish impression to herself.
The girl finally turned her head when she felt someone behind her, her eyes were bright red and radiated an intimidating aura from her, she smiled widely at Asteria, "What's wrong? Finally asking for my help?" she asked curiously even already knew the exact answer.
Asteria smiled at her, "It's rare for you to go out and enjoy nature, Marionette," he said as he walked closer and stood behind her.
"Well, I finally debut in this prologue, why not? Besides, this is still my doll, but a copy of my real body," she said while looking up with a wide smile. Winking at the reader.
"Prologue? Debut? Ah, that's right, I've prepared for that," Asteria said with a wide smile and a thumbs up. Without further ado, he explained his current situation, "Also, I ask for help. Only you can do it, information manipulation again. I changed something with Chaos Butterfly, but the effects are still there."
Marionette hummed happily before answering, "Mhmm, hmm~ it's easy, as long as you help me with your Spirit, Asteria," she said, agreeing with Asteria's request. "But there's something equally important, right? I know you're not a stupid main character, let's guess~" she said while playing around with Asteria.
"The same important thing, Viny?" asked Asteria who didn't think hard and answered it according to her instincts.
"Jeng, jeng~ that's right~" She replied with exicitement. Marionette who started to stand up and face Asteria, "You're going to her performance, right? I heard directly earlier that you got a letter from her. So are you really coming or taking care of something else, because I know you won't activate your Chaos Butterfly carelessly," she said explaining her statement based on the information she got.
"That's true, I will indeed go there later. But-" Asteria's words were cut off by Marionette who laughed out loud, but she was used to it and let it be.
"Hahahaaaa!!! As I thought, there was a contradiction in your words. Asteria, what's wrong with you? Does losing Phoenix for a while have that much of an effect?" Marionette teasing with a mocking tone, "I've never seen you like this before, or are you hiding something from me that made your character change a little? Answer me Asteria, hanging like this I feel like hanging to death," she said with a wide grin while circling Asteria.
Without warning she stabbed Asteria's stomach from behind and pulled it out after a few moments, in her grip there was a deep red light after taking something from inside his body. Her other hand touched Asteria's shoulder and pushed it, releasing a lifeless clone body that fell to the ground beside Asteria. Inserting the red light she held into his clone's body, instantly made the clone tremble. The real Asteria was still standing as usual but her eyes were closed.
Asteria's clone body woke up first but his appearance changed to blonde and short neck-length hair, his eyes also turned red and two black dots on his neck appeared. Marionette stabbed needles into every part of his body and locked it on the ground, she smiled widely and chuckled happily doing it. While the clone screamed in pain, but cannot do anything.
"Oi, what is this?! Are you crazy, Oyyy!!" he groans in pain broke free but only made his wound open even more.
Mute Marionette with her finger on the person's lips, "Sshh, just shut up you NPC, this will be fun," said Marionette then slapped his face for no reason, "Admit it, who are you?" she asked playfully.
"Agghh... What's your business? I h-" her words were cut off by Marionette who stepped on one of her needles, stabbing it deeper which suddenly made her scream in pain.
A wide smile appeared on Marionette's face, "Answer my question first, don't ask back. As long as you are inside the clone there is no way to leave, I am ready to take care of you as long as possible," she said, one by one torturing him by stepping on the needles that were stuck every twenty seconds.
A few moments later Asteria finally opened his eyes and stretched his body as if he had just woken up, "Ahh ~ it seems Kelvin is out of my body," he said, looking around and watching Marionette enjoying torturing his clone body, that's Kelvin inside the clone. "Oh hi, Kelvin. Marionette caught you? I ever told you not to get involved. Look like you wake up in my subconscious at worst time," he complained and joined Marionette to torture him.
The two of them continued to step on and kick Kelvin who was inside the clone's body. He continued to scream but did not faint or die, because of Marionette's power that trapped him in there. Marionette suddenly stopped and turned to Asteria, "Oh?! You're awake? I just realized,"
Asteria also stopped after stepping on the needle on Kelvin's body for the last time, "I've been stepping on it. It seems like I've had enough rest, and..." Asteria felt someone targeting him, "What is this feeling, I feel like I'm being hunted. What happened, Kelvin?"
Kelvin coughed before speaking, "ugh... remove this needle, then I'll tell you what happened at your subconscious before," he said resignedly and tiredly.
Marionette pulled out all the needles with her thread, removing them instantly but the wounds were still scarred, "Ouch Kelvin... when else will you be a punching bag like earlier, thank goodness for a little," she joked while shaking her head.
"Thank goodness your head! Where did I get so good at being a punching bag!" he shouted as he got up to sit up despite the pain from the wounds left by the needles on his body earlier. "The point is, just look at your memory, As for what was targeting you, I felt a current hit me inside so I woke up," he replied to Asteria.
He start recalling his own memories when Kelvin controlled his body, "Well, use my body as vessel to stay alive, acting cool and cold while in my body, especially to Annabella, do you think I don't realize? I hope you don't mess up my cafe," replied Asteria who complained, "Adding more problems, so I have to use Chaos Butterfly. So Kelvin, once again thank you a little for helping me, even though it gave me a lot of new problems," he said calmly but let out a heavy breath afterwards.
Marionette looked at Asteria with a curious look, "So it wasn't you who reacted before? Like when the chaos in this city when you hadn't used Chaos Butterfly."
Asteria revealed while looking up at the sky, "Not really, when the chaos happened I had to take over my own body when he couldn't stand it. Do you think his soul could withstand the pain from the previous chaos? Running with a hole in the chest and fighting The Mother replica alone. So far he's only been staying at home, but one stupid thing he did was telling Annabella about not being allowed to drink blood, making Annabella run away from home."
Kelvin was speechless and stared at the ground because he felt ashamed and guilty for his actions. Marionette chuckled happily seeing the fight between the two same people, because Kelvin was a variant of Asteria in the Nebula World, in other words Asteria was an outsider from the Nebula World. Marionette stood behind Asteria, leaning on his back, "Time for a reunion? We're all waiting for you to come back, Asteria. Will the Willingness be back together again soon?" she asked curiously and happily.
"Willingness is back in operation, it's the time," said Asteria who looked at the stars in the sky with a longing look. "We'll open it with the two of us debuting, as usual, Marionette," he stretched out his hand to Marionette.
Marionette was happy and jumped along clap her hands, "Yeyy, the two of us are making our debut again!!" she exclaimed laughing while continue with spinning around. After that, together Asteria and Marionette immediately moved so fast just in blink of eyes leaving Kelvin who was helpless in place.
Kelvin shouted at them, "Hey! Just left like that!?" He saw no sign of them coming back, decided to just lie down and let out a tired sigh, "Yup, they're gone..."
Kelvin was silent as he looked at the stars in the sky and the crescent moon that also shone in the dark night, even though his vision was blurry and he couldn't see any shape, he believes that what he saw in blurry vision. "Asteria, how strong are you to be able to come this far, even when I heard that dark melody, watching your few memories, those really scary... I immediately cowered in fear... what actually have you been through that make you fight something beyond reason..." he said trying to think about what Asteria really went through, because he had never peeked into his whole memories and not allowed to. "Losing Phoenix even though I just knew him, but it hurt so much that I cried when I saw him hurt. But he only showed a flat face and a blank stare, what did he feel..." Kelvin wondered to himself and pondered.
"Whatever those, but I feel calm inside Asteria's soul place for some reason. Do the Spirits he keeps besides me also feel the same way..." he muttered while raising his hands up, "I still can't understand Asteria, why he fought this far. The Mother, Morte, and that dark melody, I've never heard or known anything like that existed..." letting out a tired sigh, he closed his eyes, "an outside world's version of me, I still don't really understand what's happening..." Kelvin fell into a deep sleep, his breathing calmed down again and he didn't worry about having to fight anymore.