The Edge of the Collapsing Starry Sky

(Before-you-read note: This story features original characters. Please interact with it, everyone. This kid needs motivation!)

Someone once told me that when people die, their souls never perish.

The people you love, the people you long for, will emerge from the depths of the sea, transforming into countless bubbles. Through the bonds of quantum entanglement, they reflect different futures, then finally gather together as a lone star in the sky.

“…”

They become a thought nestled in your heart.

The stars silently watch over the things they love.

Just as they promised they would.

“Furxius... I've always wondered, what does the pink crystal pendant on your chest mean to you?” The purple-haired girl sat beside her on the hillside, and together they gazed at the stars. At the question, she didn't answer right away.

Her fingers instinctively reached for the pendant over her heart, tracing it. “What does it mean?”

“I can't remember... Mei, what do you think? What meaning should it have?” Raiden Mei wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but there was a hint of sadness in the other girl's voice. She looked at the person beside her, whose gaze had never left the sky.

She didn't ask any more... and didn't dare to.

“Would you like me to tell you a story?”

“A story about... me and them.”