Inside the vast expanse of the expanding cosmos, a lone space station stands tall despite the numerous creatures that had invaded the space station.

"Oh my, this is something else," A beautiful woman by the name of Kafka said with a smile on her face.  

The beautiful young woman gazed at the sight in front of her. It was a simple thing, made of wood, yet there was something else with it that caught her eye. 

"Stalling again?" A child-like female voice asked, revealing a girl with gray hair and eyes. 

"Now, now Silver Wolf. We are ahead of schedule," Kafka said with a smile on her face as her gaze focused on the item that grabbed her attention.

A simple lyre, made of wood. 

How rare is it that even Herta, who only focused on curios earned her attention? Gently, Kafka reached for the lyre and the moment her hand touched the lyre, a beautiful sound echoed in her mind. 

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The sound of the piano echoed in their minds as everything inside the Herta Space Station stood still. A gentle glow erupted from the lyre, its form shifting and turning. 

The bright ball of cocoon unraveled, revealing a man with white hair, covered in a white cloak as he floated in the air. His cloak danced and sang in the air as the young man's feet touched the ground.

The two felt the air that entered their lungs become cleaner the moment the young opened his eyes, revealing a pair of silver that turned to Cyan along with his hair. 

"Where am I?" The young man asked as the white cloak disappeared, revealing clothes that were different from when he reached the imaginary tree.

"Oh my, are you okay?" Kafka asked, gently reaching toward the young man's face. 

"I'm fine," The young man looked at the group before focusing on the gray-haired girl, "Bronya? What are you... never mind," the young man said as he shook his head. "Who's the girl? Who are you? Where am I?" The young man asked as he looked at the two. 

"K-Kafka?" the girl in her arms said as she opened her eyes. Seeing this, the young man raised a brow. 

'Seems like they know each other,' the young man thought as he focused his look on the girl that looked a lot like Bronya. 'I wonder... did Bronya finally hit that growth spurt?' The young man thought as he looked ahead, his eyes gravitating at the cake Kafka had. 'nice,' 

"May you do me a favor?" Kafka asked, smiling as she leaned a bit, making the young man look her in the eyes. 

"What is it?" The young man asked, looking at the woman in the eyes without missing a beat. 

"..." The young man said nothing before, "no," He said as cyan eyes glowed dimly. 

"Not even for a kiss?" Kafka said, teasingly leaning in while the young man grabbed her by her face and kept her from moving. 

"No, I don't like responsibilities," the young man said, 

"Well, too bad. Come on, Silver Wolf," Kafka said with a smile, walking away from the young man. "Before we go, what's your name, musician?" 

"Rex, Rex Crozzo," Rex replied as he debated whether to kill the two... no, three, to avoid any headaches in the near future. An image of a beautiful girl appeared in his mind making him smile as he helped Stelle by setting her up on a wall while ignoring how Kafka and Silver Wolf walked away from his location. "Two people huh?" 

A trio of Fragmentum monsters entered the room. 

"Give me a break," The young man said as his cyan eyes glowed like stars before the monsters rushed towards him. 

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A young woman with white hair smiled as she tightened the apron around her waist. 

"Auntie Kiana!" A girl with pink hair and dark eyes shouted as she launched herself and wrapped her little arms around her leg. 

"Oh, hello, little one," Kiana said with a kind smile as she knelt on the ground and hugged the little girl.

"Kiana," Hearing the voice of the girl's mother, Kiana smile at Elysia Crozzo-Nee-Shariac, her cousin and sister-in-law. 

"Big sis Ely," Kiana greeted as she hugged the woman. Time has made Elysia even more beautiful. "Big Bro Rein," Kiana greeted with a smile at the big brother of her- "Huh?" 

A young man with black hair and cyan tips looked at her. "Hey, Kiana, wake up. We still have school," the young man said, looking around her age yet she could only remember the cyan tips on her hair. 

"five more minutes..." She whispered only to open her eyes when the young man turned around. She took hold of his jacket. "Carry me, ***?" 

"Why do you have to do this every day?" Despite his words, the young man carried her on his back and she nuzzled on him, enjoying his scent and warmth.

"Kiana, you okay?" Elysia asked, worry filled her eyes as she gently squeezed her cousin's hand. "You're crying?" 

True to her word, a tear fell from Kiana's eyes. 

"Did you and Mei fight again?" Reinhardt asked, teasing his in-law. 

"What?! No! Mei and I don't fight!" 

"Unless in the bedroom," Bianka Kaslana-Crozzo said as she entered the living room with Rita and Reve. 

"Shut it!" Kiana shouted with a blush, only to melt when Mei hugged her from behind, making her knees weak as one by one, her family and friends entered the Crozzo estate to celebrate their yearly reunion. 

Mei, while hugging Kiana, felt as if something was missing. She looked around and for some reason, saw a figure with dark hair and cyan tips sitting on the perpetually empty seat that no one took, other than the kids. A familiar smile that made her heart clench. 

"Sorry for always making you cook for us, Mei," A figure of a man with Dark hair and Cyan tips whispered as he held a hungry and unconscious Kiana on his back.

"It's fine! You know I love cooking for all of us," She said, smiling at the man. A ď̴̰͔̰̑̐̇͂̾̉e̶͕̰̕ã̵̝͓̖̪̲̟̝͉̠̬̭͜ŕ̶̢̛̭̳͔̳̦̘̘͇̈́͑̈́̋͌͘͜ ̶̨͍̜̲͔̲̭̑͐̾͆̏̍̓̽͂͐̿͐̐͌͠f̴͓̼̗͖̜̠͔͚̥̑̂͑̈́̾̀͆͝͝ͅr̵̢̮̭̟̩̥͈̺͍̎̌į̸̛̺̼͕̙̮̗̪̬͓̈́̏̔̈́͗̽̓̚ẹ̶̢͉͓̖̘̰̥̜̱͕̋́̋̆̈́́̿̃͐͠n̷̢̳̑͂̋d̶̻̯̝͚͙̹͍̞̃̚ just like her beloved Kiana. 

Bronya noticed this and her eyes widened as she saw the same sight, but what surprised her was that the figure was the same one she fought during the time the Sky people invaded. The figure was gone in an instant. 

"Adam!" Mei said, noticing how her student entered the room with a smile. 

"Instructor," Adam greeted only to stumble when Carole jumped on his back and wrapped her arms around him. 

"I'm here too, instructor!" The sight reminded everyone in the room of Kiana and-

Reinhardt held his head as a whisper escaped his mouth. A name that brought a complicated amount of emotion.

"Room for one more?" A beautiful girl with snow-white hair and dark eyes that glinted with a cyan hue smiled as she appeared from nowhere. 

"Ooh! She looks just like you, Auntie Kiana!" Rei, Reinhardt's daughter, smiled at the lady. 

"I am Anemo, rather, my full name is Reena Anemoi," The young girl said, doing a curtsy as she looked at them all, a beautiful smile that reminded Reve and Reinhardt of someone.