The White Starlight slowly approached from the vision of the Magical Girl of [Star].
A color that didn’t exist in the world she came from.
The light, which was nonexistent among the chaotic blend of all colors, was near.
“It’s coming.”
The Magical Girl of [Star] gazed at the light ascending along its orbit. The light reached for the moon, transcending both the land’s domain and the sky. As it approached, the flames of despair within those born from the fragments of stars came to a halt, and a tiny hope began to rekindle.
The Magical Girl of [Star] did not understand it.
Everything that lived on this star was born from complete chaos; thus, returning to one was a natural course. Returning to a complete world was the true peace. So why prolong the time of suffering?
What difference did it make to live off the light from the star versus living in unity with the star?
What the Magical Girl of [Star] couldn’t comprehend.
The will of the star resonating with the Magical Girl of [Star] also could not understand it.
We were one from the beginning, and we are merely returning to a complete one.
There is only one predetermined result; why obsess over the process?
What significance does the process hold that we fluctuate between joy and sorrow?
Why is that?
After all, this world is destined to return to complete chaos.
Dividing the sky from the land,
Separating one another,
And dividing everything into imperfect pieces.
What on earth could that action possibly mean?
It was incomprehensible.
Only the Magical Girl of [Star] responded to the voice of the star that sought help beyond dimensions, using powers taken from a future where the meanings of time and space had vanished. Powers equal to the goddess born in the era when everything began, and those born in the era when everything ended.
[The Unique Skill of the Magical Girl of Star]
Eternal Recurrence 永劫回歸
Everything returns to a predetermined flow.
Reversing time from a fixed present.
The power that could be drawn from the purest world, the purest chaos.
As the chaos of the glass color of the Magical Girl of [Star] burned like the sun, she unleashed a tremendous power. An indescribable chaos of starlight shook over the calm gray plains.
Just looking at it made one’s mind drift away into the whoosh of countless colors.
Chaos
“…..”
The Magical Girl of [Star] fought through the repeated time.
Within the flow of time in this world, a battle repeated over three days where, save for one, no one recognized the changes. Each time the Magical Girl of [Star] was defeated, the fight would restart again and again.
“…..”
The white ark drew close to the sky as it approached the moon, where the Magical Girls battled to determine the fate of the world. In that conflict, the Magical Girl of [Star] fought alone using all means.
As she gradually learned the strengths of the Magical Girls within the repeating battles,
Comparing what had changed in contrast to the memories of Destruction.
She fought on alone.
Once
With the support of the ones left on the ground, the white Magical Girl used numerous powers to arrive riding a massive ark navigating the universe, overwhelmingly defeating the Destruction Dragon, the shadows of the three goddesses, and the Magical Girl of [Star].
With the power emanating from the infinite starlight that held everyone’s dreams, she easily defeated even the will of the stars.
As she sealed the main body of the throne that resided on the moon and the wills of the stars, at the moment she aimed to seal the Magical Girl of [Star], she reverted.
Twice
The white ark concentrated all monsters towards its path. To prevent aiding the ark, she sent the shadows of the three goddesses to create chaos upon the small land they cherished. However, after a tense battle, she overcame all.
While the shadows of the goddesses summoned by the Magical Girl of [Star] were powerful, they were held back by the countless Magical Girls left on the ground, unable to endure the time it took for the white Magical Girl to seal the will of the stars.
“…..”
Three times, four times, five times.
And the sixth recurrence.
The Magical Girl of [Star], who had experienced recurrence to the point that even the power of the stars creaked, looked back.
The star was in agony.
“I’m sorry, I looped too much, didn’t I?”
A strained voice emerged from the will of the star.
The Destruction Dragon was struggling, surprised by the sudden use of the star’s power.
“■■■■…”
Now turning back the time of the star was difficult.
If she rewound the star’s time any further, even the power to revert to complete chaos would be consumed.
“Fighting alone is indeed hard.”
Within the repeating time.
Among the endless memories of challenges filled with changes, there were definitely effective attacks.
“What worked best was… ”
The Magical Girl of [Star] grew stronger through the recurring time, forming an increasingly effective plan.
Among those plans, the most effective was deception.
Convincing them that it was over
To lead them to accept that they could not resist fate
In the final sixth recurrence, she managed to momentarily stall the Magical Girl of [Hope]. Her infinite starlight emerged from the faith and dreams of humans. That power, transcending even the goddess, was crafted from more dreams than any history.
“Then, what if I crush the faith and dreams of humanity?”
While she could no longer use Eternal Recurrence on the world, she could use it on several targets.
She could even use it on the remembered great monsters that had already been defeated.
[Rise, Trial Monsters.]
Children who were hindered from fulfilling their missions amidst the tyranny of changed fates.
Arise.
Whisper the language of deception so that humans might give up.
[Inside the armor], the Magical Girl Kohane collected her thoughts. Her friends were all completely cut off from their reliable leader, Sumire, and were anxious about having to fill in the gaps left by the Magical Girl of [Guardian].
Hoo.
The red sky, which now felt agonizingly endless, had become blindingly monotonous.
In the heart of Tokyo, where everyone had hidden in shelters.
Thud!
Thud!
Boom!
“Intercept complete.”
Even now, Kohane was defending fiercely, deploying her super cool final form every time a minor rift opened. The massive flying armor, which had grown to a size that resembled a warship, boasted a size so overwhelming that it cast a shadow over the Tokyo Dome.
With the help of her friends
– After all, in terms of firepower, Kohane is the strongest.
– That’s an ability I can’t replicate even with my ‘Jealousy.’
– Oh, but isn’t it rarer that Kaede-chan can imitate perfectly?
– Shut up.
Kohane couldn’t have made it alone, but thanks to her friends, who generously shared their starlight with her despite the curse of warfare, she managed to create the armor for just one battle.
Just for an instant
For that one battlefield, she had starlight on par with thousands of Magical Girls.
A massive armor
In order to create a future for Kohane and Daichi.
Nyehehe, In the final battle to avert the world’s end… there’s no way I can just be afraid of a curse.
She didn’t need to grow as a Magical Girl anymore.
Her dream had already been achieved, and she would realize the remaining dreams without needing the star’s help.
When she passed the fifth trial, she dreamt of spending her remaining days caring for her brother, who had begun to find stability in the psychiatric hospital, and operating a model shop with her friends. However, this damned world wouldn’t allow even Kohane’s small desires to come to fruition.
[Kohane! Black Lion monsters are flooding in suddenly!]
[I’ll head towards Tokyo Port.]
[Kaede-chan! Get on behind me!! I’ll take you!!]
Kohane clicked her tongue at the sudden radio call, checking if there was a signal missed from the Elysion observatory. But no matter how much she searched, there were no rifts opening in the sky.
‘All intercepted, right?’
While checking for any missing rifts, a hurried message came through her radio.
[This is from the Elysion observatory!! A gigantic monster is appearing without a rift in Shinjuku!!]
“Suddenly?!”
[It’s a giant Lion monster! It’s advancing while splitting smaller lions from its body!]
“[Armor] Magical Girl responding! Kohane is launching!!”
With a roaring sound, the massive armor activated,
The surrounding area erupted with the roar of its massive engine.
Vrooooom――!!
The footage displayed on the camera of the armor that shot towards Shinjuku looked eerily similar to scenes from the trial.
Enormous structures endlessly spewing forth black monsters.
Though the crimson Magical Girls and soldiers were nowhere to be seen, the atmosphere was shockingly reminiscent of the ordeal.
But what shocked Kohane even more was something different.
[Abandoned… humans…]
[Restore…]
[From the surface of the star… to the chaos of the star.]
[Return.]
[Not death… but… completeness.]
[Born from emptiness, return to emptiness.]
[All is emptiness.]
[In emptiness lies completeness.]
[Silence and tranquility embody completeness.]
The black lions spoke in the language of humans.
Instead of their usual horrific roars, they sang of fated destinies in soft voices.
They whispered that adhering to the destined fate set forth for humans is the natural order.
