Matendou Sonata 15 Celestial Sonata 15 AMAGI Sayuri Princess Comics/ Akita Shoten 1992 ISBN 4-253-07648-3 Contents Chapter 20 Awakening p. 5 Side story The First Spring p. 87 Chapter 21 Soulmate (prelude) p.127 Chapter 20 Awakening <> Wari : {The Darkness that had been sealed in for thousands of years will be revived in the end...} <> --Advisor! Wari : What is it, Dyugal? --Falleadore-sama has woken up! Wari : Fall!? Fall : Wari! Wari : You really had me worried! Fall : Sorry! <> --He just regained consciousness. Wari : That was impressive, Fall. You did well. Fall : I helped out Filla and Micael, didn't I? Wari : Of course. You filled your role as a Moon Tear very well. <> Fall : Are they doing well, Wari? Wari : Yes, they're at Satan-sama's castle. Fall : I'm going to go see them! Wari : Wait, Fall! You still need to rest. Elfyure : Fall! Wari : Don't be stupid! You were just hovering between life and death. Now's not the time to overexert yourself! Elfyure : That's right, Fall. Your body still hasn't fully recovered. Sleep quietly, now. Fall : I'm fine! See? I can turn into a bird and fly there. <> Fall : Huh? Rinezard : Fall...you've lost all your magical power. Fall : Oh, right...I forgot. --You will probably be able to regain a bit of it with practice, but it may take many years. <> Fall : I'll do it. I'll get back a bit of my power, at least. I'm a sorceror, after all. Elfyure : Fall... Beelze : I'm sorry, Filla. I knew about the prophecy. Filla : When you were in the Castle of Darkness? Beelze : Yeah. It was really a shock...I just couldn't bring myself to tell you. I'm sorry for lying to you. Filla : You don't have to apologize, Beelze. Filla : If Micael wakes up and follows after Satan-sama...that's OK, isn't it? Beelze : But why do they have to fight when they don't even hate each other? Why does everything have to go according to the prophecy? Filla : I thought so too. But Satan-sama told me that he wanted for Micael to kill him and become the Emperor...that he had lived his whole life for that. <> Beelze : What are you going to do? Filla : I still don't know. Everything's screwed up inside my head... but... <> Filla : Get down from there! Beelze : It was freezing! <> Beelze : Micael's covered with snow... Filla : So are you, Beelze...sorry... Beelze : Well, so are you! Filla : That really surprised me...opening the window in the middle of a blizzard... <> Filla : I really wish that Micael could go back to being an angel. I wish that things could be like before, when we were partners--laughing together, getting mad at each other, having fights...spending nice peaceful days together... but things can't go back to the way they used to be now. Filla : So I've gotta think about the future...about what I can do to make Micael happy... Who is it? Filla : Wari! Wari : You look well. Beelze : Naturally! Filla : What happened with the Tower of Light? Wari : The transfer to Mount Krejio was a success. I came here to inform Satan-sama. Filla : Well, that's a bit of a relief. Wari : Also, Fall woke up. <> Filla : He did!? Wari : He can't walk yet, but he said very clearly that he wants to go see you. He'll come to the castle when he gets a little better. Filla : That's really good. <> Wari : Does Micael still not have his heart back? Filla : No... Wari : Satan-sama is worried...you may not be able to feel the change because this castle is surrounded by a barrier, but the atmosphere of Hell has become very strange. <> Wari : We don't have any time left. <> Filla : You want me to take Micael to Heaven? Satan : You should leave tomorrow morning. I tried waiting for Micael to awaken, but we have no more time. The moon will be full tomorrow. The Darkness will be revived. <> Satan : It is dangerous for him to stay in Hell. I will take Micael to Heaven and then return directly to Hell. Filla : Let me fight the Darkness with you, Satan-sama. Satan : No. Satan : Why not? Is it because I'm not a Diable? Satan : Filla...think of the one you must protect, and worry not about anything else. Filla : {Satan-sama...} Satan : Get back Micael's heart. Filla : I will do my best. Beelze : Be careful, Filla! And don't try to seduce Micael! Filla : Fine! Wari : How many years has it been since you've seen your homeland? Filla : More than I can count! Filla : I never thought that I'd come back. I'm sorry...you're all going to be fighting the Darkness in Hell, and I'm just running away. Beelze : Don't be silly. Wari : You're going to protect the future Emperor. Don't worry about anything else. <> Satan : Filla, the Darkness has already begun to creep into Hell. Please, go carefully. Filla : Yes, Satan-sama. Come on, Micael. <> Filla : It's OK, don't be scared. Come on now... <> Filla : {I'll be back...with the real Micael.} Michael : Thank you for coming, Fillanzea, Micael. I will show you to your room at once. Filla : Archangel-sama, I would like to visit the White Castle, where Micael used to live. Michael : I see...it could, perhaps, bring him back... Michael : I shall guide you. Be sure to return by nightfall. Filla : Thank you very much. {Heaven...} <> Filla : {I've come back to the homeland I thought I'd never see again, to the peaceful world that embraced Micael.} <> Filla : This is the White Castle, where you used to live. Do you recognize it? /whispers/--/Fillanzea...and isn't that Micael?/ --/But he's turned into a monster.../ --/What's he doing back here?/ --/He's never been anything but trouble./ <> --/Looks like Filla's still stuck on Micael./ --Micael, didn't Satan-sama punish you? You're a monster! You brought misfortune to Heaven, and you killed Ishuma! <> Filla : Stop! --Why? It's true, isn't it? Have you turned into a demon? Did you come here to destroy the world? Filla : Let him go. <> --Why are you being so quiet? Say something, Micael. Azela : Filla! Filla : Azela... Azela : If you were coming to the White Castle, you should've gotten in touch with me! Filla : Sorry. Cross : You want to go to Micael's room, right? I'll take you there. Filla : Thanks. <> Cross : So he lost his heart...he doesn't even recognize me? Filla : Did all the angels here treat Micael like that? Cross : I wouldn't say it was everybody, but there were a lot of people who didn't like him...who saw him as someone who brought misfortune to their peaceful Heaven. Filla : I guess they can't help that. <> Cross : Here it is, Filla. Well, we'll be going now. Azela : I hope he remembers something. Tell me if there's anything I can do to help. Filla : Thanks. {There are people who care about you in Heaven too, Micael.} Filla : {The place where Micael lived...} So this is your room. Filla : You used to live here in Heaven, as an angel. You recognize it, don't you? You've got feelings! Remember who you are! {I might be able to call him back...} <> Filla : You were a 3rd-rank Seraphim. Your name's Micael Lenan. You were my partner. <> Filla : You were an angel, and I was a demon, and every day we went down to Earth together! You were stubborn, and you were always getting mad at me. Micael! Please come back! <> Filla : Micael, wait! <> Filla : Micael! What's wrong? Micael : I don't like it here. I want to go home. Filla : All right. Let's go back to the Temple of God. <> Satan : Filla, get back Micael's heart. The rebirth of the Darkness is not a simple thing. It has grown immensely since Fatale sealed it in in ancient times. We need Micael's power. Filla : Is it because of everbody's negative energy that the Darkness got bigger? <> Satan : Human fear, sadness, and hatred...the many animals that humans have destroyed to fulfill their own selfish desires...the cries of all the living things that were destroyed in the shadow of advancing civilization...across thousands of years, those things have created the present Darkness. The Darkness took power from the wars where humans killed their fellow humans. When I weakened slightly... <> Satan : Terrible wars happened on the Earth. World War I, and World War II. Twice the supposedly sleeping Darkness exerted its influence on the world. It has not done so again since Micael's birth, though there have been small wars and conflicts here and there in the world. Michael : Humans are foolish. They give power to the Darkness with their minor wars...in the end, a great war will erupt that will shake the entire world. When the World Wars broke out, Satan blamed himself. Filla : Because his power was too weak? Michael : Yes, but I disagree. Michael : The negative energy within humans had grown stronger, and their hearts called out to the sleeping darkness. Without that, I do not believe that a slight weakening of his power would have been enough to cause such wars. Wars are things that are first created inside the hearts of humans. <> Michael : But now, if the Darkness falls to Earth, it will cause a third war, such a war that the Earth would become a planet of death. Filla : That won't happen. Satan and the Diables won't lose to the Darkness. And the other Emperor will awaken as well. I'm going to the White Castle again. Michael : The white castle? Filla : That place has a lot of sad memories for Micael, but it must have some happy memories too. Filla : I'm going to look for them. Michael : But the Darkness will stoon start seeping into Heaven. It's dangerous for you to leave here. Filla : Please let me go! There's still time before nightfall. I want to get back Micael's heart. Michael : Very well. <> Gabriel : Everyone, please give all of your power to ensure that the Darkness doesn't pour into Elysium. <> --Yes, Gabriel-sama. It is our duty to protect Elysium. Gabriel : {I don't know how much of an effect it will have on Heaven, but Elysium must absolutely be protected.} --The Darkness? Really? --I wonder if Heaven's going to be all right. <> Filla : {Impossible to understand. He reads such complicated books... Sorry for opening up your drawer... That's him all right!} <> Filla : {It's very different from my drawers...wonder if there's something here...not tools for studying...something that Micael liked, something that was important to him. Something with memories behind it... Hmm, I've never actually given him a *thing* for his birthday. That was dumb of me...isn't there anything left that has a shape to it?} <> Filla : {This is from the celebration... "Did you bring it home to show your mom or something?" "Oh, that? I threw it out."} Filla : {"I've got a real halo now." Even though he said he threw it out...} <> --{The Darkness, having grown strong over these thousands of years, has a terrible power. It could destroy the Earth.} Satan : Reiju, Samiado, Glen, Mahito...I cannot guarantee that you will return from this battle alive. We must stop the Darkness from descending to Earth, regardless of the sacrifices required. --Our lives belong to you. --We will all fight with all of our power. Michael : It's most important for you to be safe, Fillanzea. Filla : I'm sorry for being selfish. Michael : Micael seems lonely. Change, and return to your room. <> Filla : Yes. Excuse me. --What a reckless youth. --Indeed. It worries me. <> Filla : Micael... <> Filla : Sorry for leaving you by yourself. Micael : {Gold...} Filla : Are you scared of the thunder? Me too...but don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. I found something for you...look. Filla : It's your halo. <> Mahito : {The moon!} <> Michael : {The Darkness will soon be reborn.} Filla : {Micael, come back.} <> Filla : Micael? Micael : Filla... <> Filla : Do you...recognize me? You do, don't you? <> Micael : The halo that you made for me...my treasure... <> Filla : Thank you, Micael. Thank you... Micael : Filla... <> Micael : Would it be all right...if I kept on living? <> Baal : I am here! <> Micael : After the graduation ceremony, I'll go to Heaven, as I promised...this spring, you'll already be an adult... <> Micael : Filla... <> Micael : {He should be here by now.} Filla : Micael! Congratulations on your graduation! Micael : Filla... Filla : Have you been doing OK since my graduation? Micael : Yeah. Filla : It's been a whole year. I was worried about what I'd do if you didn't show up. Micael : Your letter was *very* insistent. But the letters were written so badly! Filla : That's mean! I did my best to write it! Micael : But I thought I might as well go see you since you were so insistent. I didn't particularly want to see you or anything. Filla : Right. <> Micael : Have you decided on a partner? Filla : Yeah. Micael : Must be somebody a lot more angelic than me. Filla : You're the only angel for me. I don't want anyone but you as my partner. Micael : You've been a grown-up demon for a year now! You've gotta make up your mind for real! Filla : Actually, I'm not...I'm only B-class. Micael : Huh? Filla : The truth is, I got held back. Micael : You should be ashamed! Filla : Oh, calm down! Micael : You really aren't suited for being a demon! Filla : I'm doing my best to become A-class now! Filla : I've got an exam to be promoted in six months. I'll definitely pass. Micael : {You'll find another partner and forget all about me.} <1 year later: Hell, the Black Castle> Beelze : Filla? Filla : Hi, Beelze! It's been a long time! Beelze : So we'll be roommates from now on. Filla : Yeah! Beelze : But you got held back twice! I've been an adult demon for a whole year now! Were you enjoying yourself that much in the Moon Castle (for B-class demons)? Filla : I wanted to come here as fast as I could, I really did! Finally my wishes came true! I'm an A-class demon! Beelze : So you've had the adulthood ceremony already? Filla : Yep! My wings are going to grow in tonight! It'll be fun! Beelze : It isn't fun! It's awful! It really hurts and you can't sleep all night! Filla : No way! Beelze : And some people even faint! Filla : But it didn't hurt at all when my tail grew in! Beelze : Wings are bigger than tails. By the way, have you handed in your application for a partner yet? Filla : Oh, I forgot. I got the list of names yesterday, but I haven't looked at it at all yet. Micael's still training... Beelze : You've gotta decide on somebody. Angels need to train for two years after leaving middle school. Maybe you should've gotten held back another year. Filla : That would have been even more embarassing! Beelze : Well, Micael can be your partner next year. Filla : Yeah. Let's see the list of angels...Hey! It's Micael! Beelze : Filla, he's going to become an angel *next* year. Are you sure it's not a mistake? Beelze : It really is Micael! Filla : {He looks as grim as ever.} Wow, it says he got skipped a year. Beelze : He's becoming an angel after only a year of training? Filla : That's Micael for you! Beelze : So, it took Micael half as long as most people, and it took you twice as long! Filla : {Why do I have to be so stupid?} Beelze : But you're lucky, because thanks to that Micael can be your partner. Filla : Yeah. I'll write in his name as my first choice and hand it in, but I wonder if he'll choose me. Beelze : Sure he will, don't worry! Filla : I hope you're right. <> Filla : {I'm nervous...ow, my back!} <> Filla : {They're coming in...} Owww... Beelze : Filla, are you all right? Filla : Sorry if I woke you up... <> Beelze : Hang in there. <3 days later Realm of Magic Lecture Hall> <> --Angels 250-300, please line up. Demons who have been assigned to angels 250-300, confirm the identities of your partners. --{Number 121, my second choice...too bad...} --{Lucky me!} --Hello, I'm Aise, number 80. --Hi. --Pleased to meet you, Rache-san. --As am I. <> Micael : {"I don't want anyone but you as my partner." He must have forgotten about what happened last year... I said so many mean things to him, he must hate me. All the angels look so beautiful and warm and gentle...} <> Micael : {With my cold blue eyes, I shouldn't be an angel. Filla, were it not for you...} Filla : I'm Fillanzea Lanshua. I'm going to be your partner from now on. Filla : Hello, Micael. Micael : Are you really OK with working with me? Filla : Don't say it like that! It *has* to be you! I should say, are you OK with working with someone as stupid as me? Micael : That's true, you are stupid, and clumsy, so somebody's gotta watch out for you! Filla : I'm counting on you, Cherubim-san. Micael : So you heard about me being skipped up a year? Filla : I expected as much from you. Your white wings are really pretty, they suit you well. Micael : Why don't you have your wings out, Filla? Didn't they grow in? Filla : Well, they did grow in...I'll show you, but don't laugh. Filla : Hey, I told you not to laugh! Micael : Sorry...but your wings are *spotted*! Filla : Beelze laughed at me, and I was so embarrassed. I can't let any humans see them. I look like a dairy cow! <> Micael : I guess this comes from your parents being angels. Filla : Beelze tried some magic, but it didn't work. Strange, isn't it? Micael : It really is. Filla : What should I do? We start work tomorrow! Your first day of work should be something to remember! Micael : And it's not like you can pull them off...you really should have become an angel. <> Filla : Don't say that! I wanted to be a demon ever since I was little. Even though I studied as hard as I could, I kept being held back. I finally passed my exams, and now this! It's pathetic. Micael : {Here! It's a way to dye angels' wings black...} Micael : {A scale from the Gadyurith Dragon that lives in caves high in the mountains. I wonder if there are any in the Realm of Magic.} Micael : {I can't find any. There's nothing in these caves but bats.} <> Micael : {There'll be one in here for sure. There!} It's okay...I'm not going to hurt you. <> Micael : I'd just like one of your scales, and I won't hurt you. Stop! I'm not your enemy! <> Micael : Got it! Thank you, Gadyurith. Sorry for waking you. <> Micael : {I gotta hurry, it'll be dawn soon.} Filla : What happened to you, Micael? Your hand's hurt...and your face, too! Micael : It's nothing serious. <> Micael : Show me your wings, Filla. Filla : Huh? Micael : Hurry up! Filla : Fine. What's in that bottle? Hey, you're going to get your hands dirty! Micael : You just won't shut up, will you? This is a powdered Gadyurith scale dissolved in Holy Water. I looked it up in a book last night. I think it'll work. Filla : {Micael...} You did this...for me? Micael : We're starting work today. I'd look pretty pathetic if my partner was a demon with spotted wings. <> Micael : It'd be embarrassing! And the souls of the people we were supposed to guide to Heaven would be pretty surprised. Filla : That's true. It worked! They're all black! <> Filla : Thank you. Hey, your wing's burnt! Micael : You're right...I didn't notice. Gadyurith breathed fire. It was kind of scary. Micael : Hey, it's nothing to cry about. It'll be better soon. Filla : Your wings are much more precious than mine. You shouldn't have done that. {Thank you, Micael.} Filla : I love you. Micael : Are you drunk!? That's a line to use on *women*. Filla : It doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman. <> Filla : You're *you*. And I love you. Micael : That's a bad joke. Come on, we've got work to do. We have to go to Earth. Filla : Roger! Micael : {Even if you're not serious about it...} <> Micael : {I'm happy...I'm really happy that you chose me for your partner.} <> <> This is a tale from long, long ago, in the distant past. <> In the time before the Realm of Magic existed, Heaven and Hell went to war again and again. The various noble demon clans of Hell held hopes of ruling Heaven, and it was they who caused these foolish wars. One area would come under the control of Hell, and each time Heaven would fight with all its strength to take back its land. <> Across these centuries, such wars happened time and time again, but the angels were only fighting to protect Heaven. Those on Heaven's side never tried to invade Hell. It was a sin forbidden by God for angels to fight. 11 years had gone by since the end of the last war... <> Lucifa : Oh, man! Just a little more and I would've got 'em! That darn mother bird had to surprise me and make me slip! But, that's just because she's the mother... {I've sprained my ankle. This isn't good.} Lucifa : I'm just having no luck at all! And I'm starved! {An angel!} Michael : Did something happen to your foot? Lucifa : {Just an illusion?} Lucifa : {For a second, I thought I saw an angel.} I was climbing up the cliff and I fell. I think I sprained my ankle. Michael : What were you doing in such a dangerous place? Lucifa : I was trying to get some of the Kuga bird's eggs. Michael : Why? Lucifa : 'Cause I'm hungry, of course! I haven't had anything to eat in the three days since I came across the desert! Michael : Across the desert? People live over there too? Come to my house. You've gotta get your foot treated. Lucifa : Your house? You live in this forest? Michael : No, in the city of Riyadh, a little ways out of the woods. Lucifa : A city! There's really a city up ahead? Michael : Yeah. Lucifa : After leaving my village a month ago, travelling through forests and wastelands, I've finally reached a city! Michael : {Well, he's certainly dramatic.} Lucifa : By the way, what's your name? Michael : Michael. What's yours? Lucifa : I'm Lucifa. That was delicious! --Tell me if there's anything else you'd like to eat, and I'll make it right away. Lucifa : Sorry... <> Lucifa : For causing you so much trouble... --It's all right, don't worry about it. The doctor said it was an awful sprain. You can't travel like that. Stay here for a few days. Lucifa : Thank you very much. Is your mother an angel? Michael : Yeah, my father is too. They're guards for Riyadh. Lucifa : Are you gonna be one too? Michael : I don't know yet. <> Michael : I'm already 14, but I hardly have any magical power. I'd rather just be a normal person. All male angels have to become soldiers. I hate fighting, and I don't want to be a soldier. I hope this peace continues. What? Lucifa : You were...a boy? Michael : You thought I was a girl? <> Lucifa : Well, you were picking flowers in the forest. Michael : Those were my mother's favorite flowers. They bloom in early summer, so I gather them every year. Lucifa : So it's an Oedipus complex? Michael : No! But I think flowers are pretty. Mountains and forests and rivers and lakes, too. They're all pretty. Is it strange to think that way even though I'm a boy? <> Lucifa : No...they're all important things. {"I hate fighting. I hope this peace continues." "Mountains and forests and rivers and lakes, too. They're all pretty." What a pure and sheltered person...} <> Lucifa : {So different from me...} <> --Run away...Lucifa... Lucifa : Mommy! Hold on! Mommy, don't die! <> --I see...so your mother and your father both died... you poor thing. I, too, am alone. Will you travel with me, boy? <> Lucifa : You'll take me with you? {If Leila hadn't picked me up, I would've died like that. I lost everything in that war except my own body. But that's enough. Someday I'm going to crush Hell!} <> Michael : It's morning, Lucifa. {What is it? I feel like I've known him for a long time...} Michael : Uh, morning! Lucifa : Morning. Michael : How long have you been travelling, Lucifa? Lucifa : I've been walking around here and there with an old fortuneteller since I was six or seven. Lucifa : We travelled to western villages and eastern villages, to wastelands, mountains, and forests...but last month she died. So I'm aiming for the palace in Heaven. Michael : You're going to be a soldier? Lucifa : Yeah. Michael : Gabriel grew wings and went there too. He made up his mind to become a soldier. Lucifa : A friend of yours? Michael : Yeah, though I haven't seen him in two years. I guess he's about as old as you, Lucifa. <> Michael : You're not an angel, are you? You fell off that cliff... Lucifa : Yeah, I'm just a normal person. I'm 17, but I haven't grown wings. Michael : If you're normal, why do you want to become a soldier? Lucifa : I just do. I'm going to volunteer. Michael : Why? The world's at peace now...the war's been over for eleven years. <> Lucifa : It isn't over for me. And they haven't given up on Heaven. They're going to attack again someday. Back then I was just a kid who didn't even have a sword, but things are different now. I'm not a child anymore. I can fight. Michael : Lucifa, do you want war to break out again? <> Lucifa : You said you hated war, didn't you? Michael : Yeah. Lucifa : {You're an innocent and happy prince, but you'll change too, when they smash everything you care about. When all that makes you keep on living is hate.} <3 days later> Michael : Lucifa! Look, this little guy's hurt! What should I do? Lucifa : You went to the forest again? The forest isn't just pretty. It also has a lot of dangers. Don't you know that? Michael : What should we do about him? Lucifa : {He's not listening...} Let me see him. <> Lucifa : There. He'll get better soon if he stays quiet. Michael : Thank you, Lucifa. Lucifa : It was nothing. He didn't have any broken bones, so there wasn't anything to worry about. {Unstained eyes of clear aquamarine...} <> Lucifa : {Maybe those eyes won't ever be clouded by hate.} "Lucifa..."} Lucifa : {"I can see that in the future you will become very important to this world. And I can see, faintly, in the future, that you have a soulmate." "What's a soulmate?" "It's someone with the other half of your soul, who you are drawn to for all eternity. Out of all those who live in this world, those who have soulmates are few."} <> "People randomly meet other people, fall in love, and leave their descendants to the world. That is the way the world works. They can live happy and peaceful, if ordinary, lives. But there is a great significance in meeting one's soulmate. You must meet each other; no one else can substitute for them. Soulmates are born for each other." <> "You will support the world together." Leila...I just don't know. Is there really someone like that? I've met lots of people in my journeys, but...I've never really been drawn to someone else. I don't know what it means to seek out someone. Born for each other...} Michael : All right! He can fly! Lucifa : That's great, Michael! You'll have to bring him back to the forest. Michael : Yeah... Lucifa : My foot's all better now too, so I'd better leave soon. Michael : You're going already? Lucifa : You've taken care of me for a week now. I think I'll leave tomorrow morning. Michael : In the morning, would you go with me to take him back to the forest? Lucifa : Sure. I'm going to leave by the forest to the south, so we can let him go close to the entrance. Michael : Yeah. <> Lucifa : Thank you for your care. --Have a good trip, Lucifa. Lucifa : I won't forget your kindness. --Michael, come back right after you let that bird go. Michael : I will! Bye! <> Michael : Here's your forest. Stay well. <> Lucifa : Well, I guess this is goodbye. I'll leave this forest and go to the south. Michael : Be careful. I'll pray for you to become a great soldier. Lucifa : Thank you. Michael : What's all that noise towards the town? <> Lucifa : {The smell of flames...no!} Michael : Lucifa? Wait, what is it? <> Lucifa : {The demons have come! I had hoped they would wait until after I became a soldier!} <> Michael : Lucifa...what's all this smoke? The city's burning! Lucifa : The demons have attacked. Michael : Demons? Lucifa : It's as I said. They're bloodthirsty monsters. <> Lucifa : Hey, you're not going back there! Michael! You'll be killed! Run away! Come with me to the center of the forest, quickly! Michael : No! My parents are in Riyadh! <> Michael : Mom! Lucifa : Don't go, Michael! Michael : But, my mom! Lucifa : I'm sure she got away safely! Don't worry, it's all right. <> --You didn't run away in time, boy? Lucifa : Don't come any closer! --Come over here, girl. I'll take good care of you. Michael : I'm a boy, you idiot! Why do you have to do such awful things? We didn't do anything to you! --A very nice specimen. Shall I present him to the duke? --Very well. <> --He is too beautiful to kill. Take him. --See what happens to those who dare to oppose us! <> Michael : Mom! --Riyadh's been burned to the ground! --Those demons! How many wars do they have to start before they're satisfied? --Will they not give up until they destroy us all and rule Heaven? --They're just like humans; they grow tired of peace. --What shall we do, Archangel-sama? --We cannot let the demons do what they please with Heaven. We have no choice but to fight. If Duke Satanikya's army advances, the other noble demons will not remain silent. Increase the military force in every region, and take every possible precaution. --Yes. <> --War!? Gabriel : Please let me go to Riyadh, Captain! --Riyadh is your hometown, is it not? I understand how you feel, but this is not a time when individual activities can be permitted. <> --Tomorrow all the platoons up to 10 will be stationed to guard the separate regions. Our platoon, the 12th, has not yet received orders. Gabriel : So, I can't go anywhere? --Correct. The war is going to gradually expand...we will soon be caught up in that wave. Gabriel : It's so hard for me to wait, doing nothing, while the war is starting! Demons have attacked Heaven! <> --Gabriel? Is it because you have a lover in Riyadh? Gabriel : No. {Michael...} <> --Do you like him, my lord? He is my gift to you. <> --I like him, Lodiss. Thank you. Lucifa : Get your dirty hands off of him! --How insolent! --What color are your eyes? <> Lucifa : Stop! Don't touch Michael! <> Michael : Let go! --Ah, aquamarine...like the surface of a lake undisturbed by a single wave. Give him a bath and bring him to my room. Lucifa : What are you going to do to Michael? --That boy is a jewel the likes of which is rarely found. The Duke loves to cut beautiful things to shreds. <> --That is the nature of demons. Hell has overflowed with blood and violence since ancient times. It is a world unimaginable to the white, unsullied inhabitants of Heaven. For us, might makes right. The greatest joy is to use our might to dye black that which was white. <> --We cannot suffer the existence of Heaven. Lucifa : Let him go, and take me instead. --He wants Michael, not you. You make a cute couple, and you've come together this far, but you are going to die now. --It would be boring to kill a stubborn boy like you all at once. First I will cut off your feet. Lucifa : Just what I'd expect from a demon. --How long can you retain that insolence? <> Michael : Lucifa! --I was just warming up. Next time, I'll chop off your left arm. Michael : Stop! If you don't, I'll bite my tongue and die! --What? Michael : You don't want your 'present' to die, right? --Do you think your threats mean anything to me? Michael : I'm absolutely serious! <> Michael : I've lost everything. I don't even care whether I go on living or not. Please, just don't hurt Lucifa. I'll do anything... it doesn't matter what happens to me. Lucifa : {Michael?} Michael : Please. --All right. Your life's been spared, Lucifa. Why don't you thank him? Lucifa : Why would you protect me like that? I'm not your brother, or any blood relative at all...we've just known each other for a little while! <> --Let's just go. It means nothing to be saved by someone of good upbringing like you. Michael : Don't say it like that! I love Lucifa! It's strange, but I feel like I've known him for a really long time. <> Lucifa : Don't go, Michael! Do you have any idea what they're going to do to you? Michael : If I live, I will see you again.