A Name Scattered on the Wind

Let's visit somewhere else, Aldo! Another place that will help me to learn more about all of you.

A place that'll help you learn about us? But why do you want to know that kind of stuff so badly?

Because you're my dear friends, why else? And by learning about you, I shall learn more about this world of yours.

Oh... In that case, why don't I take you to Elzion?

Elzion, you say?

Yeah. It's a city of the future, and it played a big part in making me who I am today. It was there that we realized how the history of this world was different, and decided to embark on a new adventure.

So in that sense, Elzion was like a second starting point in our travels.

I see. Then let us venture forth and visit this Elzion.

Elzion, you say?

Yeah. Moonlight Forest was where it began for us, but when we crossed time and space, we first arrived in the floating city. It was there that we realized how the history of this world was different, and decided to embark on a new adventure.

So in that sense, Elzion was like a second starting point in our travels.

I see. Then let us venture forth and visit this Elzion of the future.

Alright, here we are. It was here I saw Elzion turn to ruins, and all its people vanish in an instant. When I understood what had happened, I swore I'd find a way to cross time and space again.

So yeah, it was definitely the start of something new. A new adventure for us all...

I told you how Feinne and I originally came from the future, right? By the time I got back here... My home and my family were already gone. They'd been torn apart by the flow of time long before any of this.

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I know, let's go to the Xeno-Domain. There's something I want to show you.

Is there now?

Come on, let's go!

Oh!

Hm, are they...

Chronos and Madoka. The babies are Eden and Feinne. And there's me. Nilya, you said you wanted to know about us, right?

Children and their parents... A mother and a father...

Yeah, they're my family. There's my parents. My dad, Chronos, and my mom, Madoka. That baby there is Feinne, and there's me... Nilya, you said you wanted to know about us, right?

Your parents... Your father, your mother...

It was shortly after this that we were separated. That's why I hardly remember anything about my parents.

I don't remember my parents either.

You don't? Are you an orphan like me and Feinne?

Ah, that's right. You never had parents...

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to stir up bad memories.

It's fine... Would you say that parents are...good, then?

Well, it depends on the parents. But usually, yeah, you wanna have them around. Feinne and I, we had my grandpa instead. He was basically a substitute parent for us.

Oh...

Surely you haven't forgotten that you have me, Nilya? You're not any worse off for lack of parents.

Speaking of parents and beginnings... Where exactly are you from, Nilya? You're so different from the rest of us.

I hail from somewhere far, far away. It would be too difficult to explain.

But when time comes, all will become clear. Till then, you must have patience.

Okay, moving on then... Why don't we return to the Spacetime Rift?

Right. Well, I suppose you don't have much to worry about with Jilya watching your back.

Anyway, why don't we return to the Spacetime Rift?

You learned so much about me on this trip, from the start of my adventure to my family... But I hardly know anything about you, Nilya. I know you've got Jilya there, but do you have any other siblings or family?

You learned so much about me on this trip, from the start of my adventure to my family... But I hardly know anything about you, Nilya. Was Jilya...born with you too? Do you have any other siblings or family?

No, none. I have only Jilya for family.

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I see...

It's so very different for you all. You inherit the legacy of your parents, and pass it on when the time comes... From parent to child, to their child in turn. That's how it has always been, and how it always will be.

I, however, do not have such bonds. My legacy has already been lost.

You know, when Elzion suddenly fell to ruin... When Amy and all the other townsfolk disappeared, leaving me all alone... Somewhere deep inside of me, it was like I remembered my lost family.

And then I heard Amy's voice calling out to me... But it felt like it was echoing in the ruins, drowned out by the roaring winds.

Your lives and the voices that call to you will fade and be lost on the wind. All will fade...

Who are you?!

I am Yolya, the sea of darkness. We are constant companions, Nilya.

What ever do you mean?

You will understand soon enough. The tides of the distant sea have finally turned, Nilya. Many shadows in the dark await you. And I await that moment.

Wait! Who are you?

Who was that?

Don't you worry. Nilya's safe with me.

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