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Chapter 0: The Last Flight
The stars stretched endlessly before them — distant, cold, and silent. Within that silence, two souls burned brighter than ever.
Inside Strelizia Apus, deep in the void beyond Earth, Hiro reached out, fingers brushing against Zero Two's as they piloted their final battle against the VIRM. Their hands clasped together in the cockpit, no longer separate, no longer alone.
"This is it," Hiro whispered, his voice trembling but sure. "We'll end this. Together."
Zero Two smiled faintly, her eyes closed as her consciousness intertwined with the machine and with him. "You're here, my darling. That's all I ever wanted."
The Strelizia's wings glowed with a crimson brilliance, fragments of their memories dancing like petals around them — their first meeting, the pain, the love, the promise. The entire galaxy seemed to hold its breath.
As the VIRM fleet closed in, Hiro tightened his grip. "No matter what happens… we'll find each other again."
Her lips moved, a soft echo in his mind: "In every life, in every world… I'll always come back to you."
Their minds united, hearts beating as one, the Strelizia ignited with a divine light, spearing through the core of the enemy armada. The explosion was cataclysmic — a pure fusion of will, love, and sacrifice. The VIRM were shattered, scattered across the stars.
But so were Hiro and Zero Two.
In that final moment, their bodies dissolved, yet their souls didn't fade. Instead, they ascended — two streaks of light twirling in the void, winged in golden energy, merging into a single brilliant star.
Earth saw peace. The skies cleared. Humanity began to rebuild.
But their story… was not over.
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Somewhere... Beyond Time
A star pulsed in the distant galaxy. Warm, radiant — alive.
From its light, two sparks drifted gently downward, like feathers falling from the heavens. A faint voice echoed from the glow.
"Darling… let's meet again."
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