The sun has returned. With so many sudden changes, the sun hid in the clouds for a long time. The blizzard stole its throne. Heat hotter than the sun, acid rain, thunder and lightning, along with the hurricane, made the sun retreat. Taking the clouds with it, but when the stars and constellations became visible, it returned, bringing with it enormous and beautiful clouds.
— How long has she been in this state, Mamoru? — Marengo was all bandaged, because of the suicide attack, he energized his body with the electricity generated by the Echidna.
— Damn, why now? I thought that Aix belonged to Hana's father. How did the Dual Memory King holder get an Aix like that?
— Calm down Mamoru, breathe — Elizabeth not so gently patted Mamoru on the back three times. — Marengo and I are your masters, I think that sometimes the pupils have to teach something new to their masters, spill it, who, what and why?
"Okay." Mamoru stood up, leaning his elbow on the headboard where Shizuko slept. "Hana is my sister. That fox is an Aix, specifically the Teumessian fox, which pairs with a more powerful Aix. On Apollo, Hana's father was in charge of capturing and studying these creatures. That's all; the rest is up to Shizuko. That's why I told you the whole situation."
The cloth covered Shizuko, sweat pouring from her face to her feet. She tried to open her eyes, but her vision was lost; they wouldn't open. Her brow furrowed, her chin lifted slightly, making that very common movement of raising the head to try to resolve a question. Perhaps that's why she was sweating. She was at full speed trying to figure out why her consciousness had lost itself upon seeing that fox, who had come straight from the sky, from the stars.
Just like in inertia, his body was still, but his mind was descending like a little goat down a hill. Going faster and faster and deeper, searching for the answer in his memories. Going through some questions. Am I afraid of Little Red Riding Hood's wolf? Am I afraid of the wolf who knocks down the three little pigs' house? Am I afraid of Dora's fox? His mind went so deep that it reached a huge tunnel.
Unlike before, when her consciousness searched the sides for something that resembled that fox, the tunnel was so dark that it blinded her consciousness, making her fall asleep. She went deeper and deeper into the tunnel, until she began to glimpse something. The black cloak that covered everything began to take shape, a memory, which was this tunnel.
— What's your name, child? Where are your parents?
"I don't know, sir. I wish I did, but I have no idea. I only remember the image of a woman with long black hair that resembled chains, and eyes as green as a field."
"I know who you are. I think that old queen played you too much, right? I have a daughter a little older than you. What would Hana do if I told her what you went through? She has a brother, but he's not very close to her. Do you want to take his place?"
- I don't know
Her body began to move, she began to thrash on the bed, words that sounded like spells coming from her mouth. Meanwhile, her consciousness wrote more of the scene. Little Shizuko was in the rain, and a man held out his hand to her, with the other holding a briefcase. The rain stopped, and silhouettes appeared around her.
— You again? What do you want with me? Leave me alone, I'm just a toy, I'm an orphan.
— Child, don't talk like that. From now on, we'll stop having such low self-esteem! From now on, I'll adopt you! I'll even give you a puppy as a gift!
The man opened the briefcase, letting a vase fall to the floor. All the stars in the sky shone brightly. In the only part that didn't shine, the constellation alone began to take the form of a large fox, which howled and carried the two away. Have we reached our destination, or just fled from it?
—Shizuko! Talk to me! —Mamoru slid his hand to reach Shizuko's face— Damn! What did you find out?
— Mamoru, who is Hana?— Tears came out in droves, as he bit his lips, twisting them.
"Damn it! Now you're going to be thinking about that. You should only be worried about my stupid questions, damn it! Damn it!" His knees met the bedclothes and slid to the floor, holding one of Shizuko's hands. "She's my half-sister, your Arachne, your best friend, and the love of your life. She was almost dying, so I merged my soul with hers, along with Tiresias."
Their fingers intertwined, the sweat from her hand seeping through Mamoru's, as did their eyes, which were streaming with tears, while Shizuko squeezed her other hand shut, slamming her fist against the bed. She knew so many useless things: what perfume Mamoru wore, what clothes he liked, what joke followed each action, the days he lost himself in silence. She would ask, and Mamoru would start to speak, but he would stop when the topic turned to a date, events before he had fused with a young woman older than him, with long, black hair with curly ends and hazel eyes. He remembered everything from then on precisely; if he wanted to, he could record it all, but not before that.
Because of this, she wavered on the ideals that made her flee from Apollo, and have so much hatred for the bearer of the Dual Memory Queen, for the scientist who took care of the containment of creatures that stole the bodies of the dead and fed on human flesh. Why did she make such an easy contract with the devil, and leave the friends she made at Apollo to simply go on a crusade against a queen.
"I'm Tiresias. I'll explain everything Mamoru didn't answer. Professor Igor took you in, found you young, with memory problems. Over time, he discovered it had something to do with your powers. Because of this, when you use Dual Memory with Mamoru, your memory is gradually erased, and that's what Mamoru told Mary."
"So, dear. I know what you have; it's actually quite common. When you don't have the proper training, your destiny thread is pulled incorrectly. Instead of using the powers related to your respective gods, you use your memories to transform. That's why your form is incomplete, unable to even access your true self."