Y'know... I've always wanted to empty my heart and soul out... and just sing for all I'm worth. Look at how many people came to listen today. That's why it's time for my ultimate performance. My greatest aria... my Swan Song...
[ The spear that she holds up to the heavens starts to crumble, and her voice fills the air yet again. It's a beautiful, yet haunting song. Serene yet powerful... and carrying a firm sense of finality. ]
[ Tsubasa's voice rises rapidly in pitch, conveying the sudden spike in her desperation at the sound of Kanade's voice. She runs at Kanade, now completely ignoring the Noise, but... ]
[ When the melody of cessation Transforms into a reverberation The curtains close on the song of the valkyries And disappears as we depart from here
Both Hibiki and the memory of her younger self... they react, Hibiki looking up at Angela as her eyes start to focus again. ]
But... that song... it's...
[ Her eyes suddenly snap open as both Angela's words and Kanade's song registers in her mind. She gasps, suddenly sitting up and looking straight at the figure of Kanade Amou. ]
That song...!!
[ She snaps to her senses just in time to watch as light bursts from Kanade's gear, growing rapidly and incinerating every last Noise in the area... their bodies blackening and turning to carbon as Kanade's song annihilates every last one. Hibiki's eyes widen at the sight. ]
No... the backlash...
[ And the once-fierce valkyrie falls to the ground, her spear clattering to the ground, once strong and all-powerful... now brittle and fading as quickly as the flame of Kanade's life. Now unobstructed, Tsubasa finally reaches her partner, cradling her partner in her arms... both of their voices starting to fade as Hibiki's own recollection fades with it.
"Kanade...!"
"Where are you, Tsubasa... it's too dark, I can't see your face..."
"I'm right here, Kanade...!"
"Sorry... it looks like I won't be able to sing with you anymore..."
"Why... why are you saying things like that...! You're so mean, Kanade..."
"Then... if that's true, then you're just a crybaby, Tsubasa..."
"I don't care...! I just want to keep singing with you forever, Kanade...! So please..."
"...did you know, Tsubasa? When you sing your heart out... it leaves you feeling... really hungry..."
Hibiki doesn't realize it, but tears start to run down her own eyes as she witnesses this scene again... hears Tsubasa's anguished wails as her irreplaceable partner, her second wing, the one whose will Hibiki inherited... turns to dust in Tsubasa's arms.
The lights start to fade as the younger Hibiki closes her eyes, the memory starting to come to an end. The Hibiki with Angela continues to clutch her chest, but not out of pain. ]
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[ The spear that she holds up to the heavens starts to crumble, and her voice fills the air yet again. It's a beautiful, yet haunting song. Serene yet powerful... and carrying a firm sense of finality. ]
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No, Kanade!! Don't sing that song!!
[ Tsubasa's voice rises rapidly in pitch, conveying the sudden spike in her desperation at the sound of Kanade's voice. She runs at Kanade, now completely ignoring the Noise, but... ]
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[ When the melody of cessation
Transforms into a reverberation
The curtains close on the song of the valkyries
And disappears as we depart from here
Both Hibiki and the memory of her younger self... they react, Hibiki looking up at Angela as her eyes start to focus again. ]
But... that song... it's...
[ Her eyes suddenly snap open as both Angela's words and Kanade's song registers in her mind. She gasps, suddenly sitting up and looking straight at the figure of Kanade Amou. ]
That song...!!
[ She snaps to her senses just in time to watch as light bursts from Kanade's gear, growing rapidly and incinerating every last Noise in the area... their bodies blackening and turning to carbon as Kanade's song annihilates every last one. Hibiki's eyes widen at the sight. ]
No... the backlash...
[ And the once-fierce valkyrie falls to the ground, her spear clattering to the ground, once strong and all-powerful... now brittle and fading as quickly as the flame of Kanade's life. Now unobstructed, Tsubasa finally reaches her partner, cradling her partner in her arms... both of their voices starting to fade as Hibiki's own recollection fades with it.
"Kanade...!"
"Where are you, Tsubasa... it's too dark, I can't see your face..."
"I'm right here, Kanade...!"
"Sorry... it looks like I won't be able to sing with you anymore..."
"Why... why are you saying things like that...! You're so mean, Kanade..."
"Then... if that's true, then you're just a crybaby, Tsubasa..."
"I don't care...! I just want to keep singing with you forever, Kanade...! So please..."
"...did you know, Tsubasa? When you sing your heart out... it leaves you feeling... really hungry..."
Hibiki doesn't realize it, but tears start to run down her own eyes as she witnesses this scene again... hears Tsubasa's anguished wails as her irreplaceable partner, her second wing, the one whose will Hibiki inherited... turns to dust in Tsubasa's arms.
The lights start to fade as the younger Hibiki closes her eyes, the memory starting to come to an end. The Hibiki with Angela continues to clutch her chest, but not out of pain. ]
Tsubasa-san...