Mudae looked at Wayne, sitting up on his bed.

"Kyra told me about you. Greetings, Wayne. I'm Mudae, but you can call me MD if you're worried about pronunciation. Get ready for bed, and I'll make you some dinner."

Listening to what Mudae said, Wayne went to the bathroom go clean up. After finishing his shower, Wayne went to the dining room, and saw Mudae still cooking.

"MD? How did you and Kyra meet?"

Mudae looked at the pot, and saw his dish.

"I met Kyra late at night. I was eight, and back at the island, Ultima and Epsilons were often separated from the rest because of their power. That night, I decided to take a walk outside, and saw her sitting by a cliff. She was skipping some stones, and that was when we first laid eyes on one another. Initially, I thought she was the one, but that was when I was straight. Everybody changes, and I learned that I had interests in men from a scene I saw at the edge of the boundary."

Wayne and Mudae ate dinner, and Wayne brought Mudae into bed with him.

...

...

...

"Dude, how much sleep did you get last night?"

Kas woke up Wayne with a light shake.

"That was the seventh time I had to wake you up. What did you and Mudae do?"

Kayla handed Wayne some coffee.

"Last night, I went straight to sleep. The next minute, I felt MD rubbing me. I was turned on by that, and we did it all night."

Blushing, Kayla spat out her drink on Kas.

"Mind if I ask, which one of you is sore?"

Terry got up and left, uncomfortable with the conversation.

"To answer your question, it's MD who is sore."

Wayne got up, then immediately fell, leading Kas to make a remark.

"Hm. Looks like you did it both ways."

...

Emma was dancing with the students. Thinking about performing, she called for Brown and Blue Chandler.

"Chandlers. Not you, Blonde. Mind doing backup for me?"

...

Per Ardua Ad Astra

Altiora Petamus

Volente Deo,

Lucete Stellae.

I prayed that you might be saved and took every breath with me in the leafy shade.
I cried out in pain, "Please save us"
If you love us, Save us

We'll get used to this hoax that our love made when the moon comes out to watch the bright day light die.

Hopefully you'll get used to my hugs and goodbyes when my love falls out of the sky as mournful rain.

Through struggle to the stars
Bye bye, my doleful aria...

...

Emma then called Cleo to ask something in private, but didn't notice that she was absent. She then asked if anybody wanted to take her place and perform something, and saw Ren, who was still in a full arm cast, walk up.

"I want to sing about my rape."

...

Days like this, I don't know what to do with myself
All day, and all night
I wander the halls along the walls
And under my breath, I say to myself
"I need fuel to take flight"

And there's too much going on
But it's calm under the waves
In the blue of my oblivion
Under the waves in the blue of my oblivion
Is that why they call me a sullen girl, sullen girl?
They don't know I used to sail the deep and tranquil seas

But he washed me ashore
And he took my pearl
And left an empty
Shell of me
And there's too much going on
But it's calm under the waves

In the blue of my oblivion

Under the waves in the blue of my oblivion
Under the waves in the blue of my oblivion
It's calm under the waves
In the blue of my oblivion

...

Ren felt a sharp pain in his broken arm, probably from moving it too much. He stopped moving it, before walking to a wall.

...

...

"Mother, I'm sure you wouldn't approve of my pregnancy, but I must tell you, it was accidental."

Cleo and her father stood on a cliff, putting flowers next to a headstone. She looked to the sky, and saw a person flying.

"Mother always wanted to meet an Ultima."

Cleo and her father then left the grave, and went back home. Cleo then made her way to school as the last classes of the day began.

...

Let her hear me cry
I couldn't bring myself to write it
'Til this darkened day arrived
A song about old promises
Made so long ago
Created and cremated
Ashes of the words I spoke

Long separated by the miles
Distanced from her golden smiles
Memory of a mother
Shared my dreams and really cared

Long separated by the miles
Distanced from her golden smiles
Mama,
I know I wasn't there...

For you

Would have placed
A magic carpet
'Neath your weak and shaky legs

Would have raised
A strong west wind
Let you breathe with ease again

Would have bribed
God's venal angels
Come and soothe your endless pain

Would have vanquished
All the demons
And bring peace to you again

Be the child
I never knew
In a land
We won't grow old

Be the light
I always loved
Warmed my dark
And lonely soul

Be the girl
Playing games
In a world
The sun won't set

Be the laughter
Calms my heart
I never will forget
I won't forget, won't forget

Let her hear me cry
Couldn't bring myself to write it
'Til this darkened day arrived
Song about old promises
Made so long ago
Created, .cremated
Ashes of the words I spoke

I broke my promises, oh mama
Now you've gone away
I'm broken
Drowning in the pain each day
I'm drowning, drowning... drowning, drowning
Let her hear me,

...

Cleo made her way to Terry's class.

"Good afternoon, Cleo. What is your reason for showing up hours past the first class?"

Cleo explained everything to Terry.

"Oh. You went to see your mother's grave?" Very well. The next assignment is grief. I'm sure you already expressed grief in song before you stepped foot in here, so you don't have to do another performance."

Ren walked home with the Chandlers. They made sure he was safe, and then the Chandlers split up on the way home.

Ren ate dinner, and told his parents about how he got injured.

"I wasn't being completely honest about my injuries. They weren't from a very painful game of basketball, but from a rape."

Ren's parents gasped, finally learning the truth as to why their son didn't come home that night.

"I was on my way home from the concert, and took a shortcut through a rather sketchy alley, where I was then cornered by three drunk men. I already took the STD tests, and most of them came back negative. However, for chlamydia and gonorrhea, nothing came back."

Ren's parents looked at the injury. Ren's father went into a closet, and pulled out a gun.

"What did the men look like?"

Ren struggled to recall the memory.

"They were three drunk men, white skin, extremely well built, and all had short hair. Wait, why do you have a gun?"

Ren's father laughed, then put his gun down.

"Back in my day, I was one of the best shooters in Randall. Even when I was drunk, my aim was still on point. I withdrew from the army shortly after marrying your mother. I don't see you following my footsteps because you inherited your mother's calm composure, and that's what this world needs a lot of."

Ren's father looked out the window.

"I'm going to go over there tomorrow morning and bring me some heads."

Disturbed, Ren went to sleep.

The next morning, Ren's father followed Ren to the same alleyway, two of his friends who are still part of the royal guard with him.

"Make sure to report to Eriole about this. If he asks, tell him that the Valkyrie had some unfinished business involving his son."

Ren and his father walked into the alley, and Ren saw the three men from that fateful night.

"Father, there they are."

Ren's father brought his two allies with him, Ren leading the way.

Ren saw the three men enter a bar, and they approached, pounding on the door.

"Randall Royal Guard! Open up!"

No answer.

"Break it down."

The door was then broken down.

"Ren, stay at the bar, and order something to eat without alcohol in it."

Ren sat at the counter, before his father and his friends looked for the men.

Ren's father took out his gun, and the soldiers took out their halberds.

"Three of you better get to explaining on who raped my son."

Ren ordered a chicken salad with water, and ate it as the bar then went into a fight. He saw the men sneaking out, and took a glass bottle, before bashing their heads with it, knocking them to the ground. Infuriated, the three men held him down on the counter, hoping to do it again, but were all shot in the groin by Ren's father.

"Oh shit, it's the Valkyrie!"

Ren's allies subdued the three men, before his father gave them a threat.

"Put any of your hands on my son again, and I'll personally give you hell, and it'll be more than a shot to the dick."

Ren, his father, and the two knights brought the three men to the palace.

"Take them to the dungeon, I'll report to Eriole."

Ren and his father walked to the throne room, and Ren's father asked him to stay outside.

...

"I see. It serves them justice that they won't be able to sexually assault anyone for as long as they heal, so I commend you for getting justice for your son. I'm glad you still have your instincts from when you were apart of my guard, Ken."

Ren's father bowed, and left the throne room. He then opened the door, but was stopped by the emperor.

"Ken, wait. That's your son, right?"

Ken nodded, and the two left the castle.

"Let's get home now. That was quite hectic of a day for you to go to school at all."