#✰ — Yoru ✶ Verse; Fly Me To The Moon

[galaxythixf]

LADS VERSES - LOVE AND DEEPSPACE VERSES (UPDATED)

( Tala takes the place of MC with a few changes. ) Tala was adopted by a scientist and his wife, an officer. Through her father's contact she's introduced to Josephine ( whom she affectionately calls Lola ) and meets Caleb and Zayne whom she grows up with. Frequently she visits and lives right next door to Caleb and Josephine in the Bloomshore District making it easy for the two of them to hang out as they please, where she quite often bugged Caleb to play basketball with her. Growing up it was no secret that Tala struggled with her Electricity Evol, accidentally shocking others by mistake and far too afraid to use it as liberally as Caleb used his own. As a result, her father developed a suit to make it easier for her and with time she got better at controlling it, eventually becoming comfortable enough to walk around without the suit at all. Unbeknownst to Tala, part of her struggles may stem from the Aether Core infused in her heart as a child.

Later in her adult life she trains and becomes a qualified Deepspace Hunter despite her concerns about her Evol. It's a rather remarkable achievement that she's especially proud of until the incident in the Bloomshore district. Tala was absolutely devastated to lose both Caleb and Josephine that day … or so she thought.

Evol: Electricity. Elemental Class. Tala's body generates incredible amounts of electricity that can become difficult to control. Her skin glows when she uses large amounts of electricity and her eyes change from brown to blue. It gives her remarkable speed, and she seemingly has an endless amount of electricity that she can put out with little issue.

Jamie was born to take the spotlight and both his mothers knew that. It comes as no surprise when he chases his dreams to be an actor at an early age, making some progress by the time he's an adult. It's just his luck when his set is attacked by a wanderer but seeing this as an opportunity, Jamie attempts to fend off the wanderer by himself until a Hunter can arrive. It's successful, but due to the nature of his Fire Evol the set is virtually unsalvageable. Acknowledging his potential, the Hunter association invites him to join and he does. Now Jamie works as a Deepspace Hunter, playing hero in real time, effectively paying off the property damages he caused and making a name for himself under a new spotlight.

Evol: Fire. Elemental Class. His Evol allows him to create and manipulate fire, like Rafayel. However, unlike Rafayel, Jamie can use his fire to heal himself, and blind others at the snap of his fingers.

Finlay is the only child to the mayor of Linkon, whose campaign was partially backed by Sylus behind the scenes in exchange for easy access to Protocores. Unfortunately, Finlay has always been a troublemaker that's left the mayor particularly exhausted cleaning up their messes ever since they were a child. Even now as an adult the mayor still finds himself scolding them for whatever trouble they've landed themselves into. To keep from tainting his otherwise pristine public image he asks Sylus to keep Finlay out of trouble by any means necessary. While not particularly unfamiliar with Sylus, Finlay had only recently started to speak with him when he began to reach out to them as a result of their father's request. Usually, Finlay is very keen on picking on Sylus for the hell of it, and making the most out of their situation with light banter and potential hijinks. However, unbeknownst to them and their family, Finlay is embedded with an Aether core. The origins of how or when are unknown to them, since they weren't aware they had one in the first place. Their Evol is otherwise normal, allowing them to manipulate smoke although this isn't particularly useful to someone that just works at the local convenience store. They're an aspiring actor, usually bouncing from gig to gig if they aren't making a mess in their apartment.

Evol: Smoke. Elemental Class. Their Evol allows them to manipulate smoke, typically a pinkish purple in color and accompanied by peculiar butterflies.

Hazal is another infamous bounty hunter that thrives in the N109 Zone. She prefers to keep a low profile, operating under the name "Fade" to distance her personal life from work. Known to be incredibly thorough it's said that she always tracks down her hit, no matter how obscure the details or hidden the tracks. Most aren't aware of her methods or don't live long enough to tell the tale, thus remaining a secret. Any potential clients must be willing to jump through a few hoops just to hope they can get in contact with her. Some have had luck traveling to the Odd Workshop or The Nest …

Evol: Dark. Psychic Class. She'll usually be armed with some sort of gun, though she'll use knives if she's in a bind. Her Evol obscures vision, playing tricks on the mind to create hallucinations of one's deepest fears. Sometimes she uses her Evol to hunt her targets, it's capable of tracking people based on enough information. Her Evol can apparently take tangible form and is very sticky, making it hard to separate from if it's touched.

Zhaoyu is another victim to the Ever experiments, living a relatively similar life to MC in that he was raised by his grandmother before he was abruptly taken from her during the catastrophe when he was essentially kidnapped. Forced to work as an assassin for an organization known as "Hourglass" in the N109 Zone, he operates as their youngest hired gun. While very talented, Zhaoyu despises his job but is too scared to disobey in fear his job may hurt him or harm his grandmother for his mistakes. The motives for Hourglass are unknown but they seem particularly focused on researchers, for some reason, but it's not as if they tell someone as low on the ladder as Zhaoyu anything useful. Locally, a rumor spread in the underworld about someone people have been calling "The Dead Lilac" because it's the last color anyone sees before they die. This is likely due to the fact Zhaoyu's eyes are a strange color of lilac and his Evol happens to mirror that color. One day he hopes to escape Hourglass, just to live a peaceful life with his grandmother again.

Evol: Barrier. Simulation Class. His Evol allows him to create lilac-colored barriers that are apparently somewhat resistant to force. He can use his barrier around himself to act as a shield, a wall, or to create a small enclosed room for a limited time.

Sunwoo was a relatively upbeat chef in Linkon to one of the most popular restaurants in the city until a sudden explosion completely destroyed the place. Several similar incidents took place all around the district, with only one thing in common, someone matching her description at every crime scene. Knowing that she was innocent didn't necessarily prove it, leading rumors to spread about her involvement like wildfire. Joining the Deepspace Aviation Administration as a pilot in Skyhaven was a step to prove herself and an opportunity to vent out her frustrations about being framed to an otherwise nameless enemy. It also made it easier to forget about when she made friends like Gideon and Caleb. Despite her awful reputation at the start, her talent as a pilot was notable when her friends began to call her "Jett" in reference to her admirable speed. It comes as a shock to her hearing about Caleb's supposed death, mourning the loss of a friend until fewer and fewer details start to add up about Caleb's whereabouts.

Evol: Wind. Elemental Class. Her Evol allows her to manipulate the wind in her favor. This usually consists of making her run at incredible speeds, flying, floating, or making other objects float. Larger winds or storms are capable but would require a lot more energy to control.

Efia was born with more power at her fingertips than she knew what to do with. Curious, she's poked her nose into every book the cosmos would offer her and spun tales about the stars as ever child had with theories only limited by their imagination. Raised by a loving family she never once imagined her origins were off until the day her powers manifested, causing her mother to tell the truth. The man she's called her father for years was not biologically related to her. Efia's mother was seduced by the God of Disaster, only for the god to disappear once Efia was born, leaving her with his child and small keepsakes to remember him by, never to be seen again. What child knew how to process their godly bloodline?

Years pass for Efia to travel to different planets with one real goal in mind: save them. Restoring everything that her father had seemingly destroyed had unintentionally become somewhat of a mission of hers that she felt personally connected to. It's no easy task, but she makes a point to see every single one of them through. Earth should be no different, or at least, she thinks. The only real connection she's ever had to her father are the keepsakes her mother gave her, adorned like jewelry for convenience. It comes as a surprise when one of her keepsakes elicits a voice she's never heard before claiming to be Lemurian. It's the first sea god of Lemuria that finally speaks ill of Rafayel, blaming him for the tragedy of their people and pleading with Efia to find him. It's these conversations that lead her to her research of Lemuria and how her family came to possess something that belonged to them, when it dawned on her: If this keepsake was special, what of the others?

Her mission to restore planets and civilizations alike hasn't changed despite her newest revelation. Still yet to meet Astra she's stubbornly made it a point to challenge him. What's more undoing than a daughter?

Evol: Cosmic Energy. Elemental Class. Efia's capable of manipulating cosmic energy. Stars could be created at her fingertips. Small, artificial, gravity wells are simple to make. Her Evol is incredibly unique in that it's unusual and versatile.

Ryo has always bounced between one orphanage to the next with very little luck of stringing the pieces of his past together. Always growing up throwing more fists than pleasantries he's grown used to speaking with them too. It's a lonely life but he's made it his own, forever wondering where he might come from with so little to connect him to a past he has yet to know. The only items he's ever had left by his parents for some reason point him to a place called Lemuria …

Evol: Dimensional Drift. Simulation Class. His Evol allows him to "disappear" and teleport. He can make clones of himself and travel in what appears to be a pocket dimension or a "rift" in time.

Sabine had always been brilliant. It's her brilliance that led her to her accomplishments, awards and position on a team brimming with potential. Initially led to believe her research was vital to saving people it became clear that Ever had different motives. Lives are lost before she can come to terms with the fact her work is to blame, exploited for a purpose she hadn't consented to. Unethical experiments she couldn't reverse and the damage had already been done when her reputation was practically destroyed by it. Her separation from the project wasn't enough for Ever, but the incident meant to kill her solidified her quest for revenge. Killing her assailant made it painfully obvious that this wouldn't be the last but this time, she would be ready.

Evol: None.

Liam's an old dog learning new tricks. Years before the catastrophe he was working as a firefighter with his best friend of 20 years, Tariq. It felt as if they had taken the world by storm going through every hurdle together it only felt natural that after years of fighting fires, they put their selfless hearts into doing service. The military wasn't exactly always the plan for Liam, but he saw value in being an excellent soldier and with Tariq he knew he would be. Things were just fine until the catastrophe. It's a miserable day for Liam to remember, unable to save Tariq from wanderers he couldn't fend off. The memory has haunted him ever since, but not once had it deterred him from what he originally set out to do: protect the community he loved.

Once the Hunter association made its place Liam sought to take part of it with his years of experience, the least he could do was train recruits. Despite his lack of Evol, experience was still useful and while he wasn't exactly in his prime anymore, he still saw value in teaching the next generation how to handle themselves on the field.

Evol: None.

Sometimes monsters are made. A very lonely and miserable childhood would make anyone desperate enough to forfeit their morals. Living day to day without knowing where the next meal was coming from tended to make people lose sight of whatever humanity they may have had before. It's what makes the day her Evol awakens so special. It's a violent process, something she looks back on fondly despite the bloody mess she left behind. That day marked the beginning of the start of her life.

Linkon City was big enough that bodies were hard to trace, but the older she grew the more she needed to sate the hunger. The catastrophe only served as a greater reward for her to feed on any stragglers unfortunate enough to survive attacks that should have been lethal. Reyna saw no shortage of food for a soul that was starving. But feeding was no longer enough. What good was it to feed off of these pitiful insects when she could exact her revenge on the people that mattered? It's this ugly society that made her this way, hellbent on conforming to the humans that still saw it fit to put Evolvers under a microscope. While they poked, prodded and isolated, fearing what they could not possibly be, Evolvers would always pay the price.

Ever's experiments are just the nail in the coffin. How many children had to suffer under the hands of these greedy, thoughtless, cowardice humans? The first truck that she hits shipping children off is just the start of her protest. The second, third, fourth, no matter how many they sent she intercepted each and everyone just to free the innocent lives affected by those insects. It takes time, but she created a safe space for children involved in the experiments to exist without fear of whether or not they may live to see tomorrow. As long as she was breathing, she would make sure they would.

The future was Evolvers.

Evol: Soul Harvest. Anhausen Class. Her Evol sucks the souls from the dead and rejuvenates her. This heals her wounds and assumedly empowers her the more she consumes. Rumors about the monster in the N109 Zone say she's been known to "disappear" in the blink of an eye. Others question whether or not she's a wanderer because of the gem, reminiscent of a protocore, glowing in her chest. Some speculate that feeding from the dead has made her appear younger than she really is, begging the question, just how old was this monster?

The Hunter Association's genius. Klara was building gadgets before she could read, gifted from a young age she was fascinated with robots and learning how they were made. By the simple age of eighteen she was already employed and a trusted member of the Hunter Association's Armament Tech Team and Data Analysis sector. Mostly building what combat equipment was asked of her or researching protocores to make it possible, there was never a dull moment. Having built most of their technology over the years she's fairly confident in her ability to make anything. If you could dream it, Klara could most likely make it.

Evol: None.

A wayward engineer with far too little caution makes a business out of her small garage in Linkon to any customer with the gall to handle her explosive creations. With an affinity for anything that went boom, she often receives attention from clients willing to take a little risk. Tayane's only judgment call was based on the person, not the purpose.

Evol: None

( Mateo takes the place of MC with a few changes. ) Mateo was raised by his mother and father who divorced when he was young. Mateo spent his childhood split between two households until one day his father offered to take him to "camp". This camp happened to be the Ever experiments, where he not only meets various other children going through experiments but also strange-looking animals. How he's freed from this disastrous camp is always blurry for him to remember, but he does remember taking those poor creatures with him. After returning home to his mother he doesn't ever remember seeing his father again. Through his father's contact he was introduced to Josephine ( whom she affectionately calls Abuelita ) and meets Caleb and Zayne whom he grows up with. Frequently he visits and lives right next door to Caleb and Josephine in the Bloomshore District making it easy for the two of them to hang out as they please, where he quite often bugged Caleb to play basketball with him and his critters. Growing up Mateo was aware that he had a rare heart condition but didn't seem too worried about it given his loving and supportive circle. He was often amazed by Caleb's use of his Evol and often expressed how it would be cool if he would have had one of his own that was a little flashier. Unbeknownst to Mateo, part of his struggles may stem from the Aether Core infused in his heart as a child.

Later in his adult life he trains and becomes a qualified Deepspace Hunter despite his concerns about his Evol. It's a rather remarkable achievement that he's especially proud of until the incident in the Bloomshore district. Mateo was absolutely devastated to lose both Caleb and Josephine that day … or so he thought.

Evol: Resonance. Anhausen Class. Mateo's Evol is Resonance, giving him the ability to resonate with anyone. Mateo has four creatures he took with him during his escape, each of which he has named: Mosh, Dizzy, Thrash and Wingman. While they each look different, they're all capable of hiding in his sash that can apparently store them all at once without issue. How it works is a little bit of a mystery to Mateo but he doesn't question it the same way he doesn't question how pokéballs hold Pokémon. So long as his little buddies are safe and sound, he's happy to carry them around. His Resonance may extend to the creatures he keeps around his person seeing as he seems to genuinely understand what they're saying whenever they speak to him in a language that sounds like gibberish to the average person. As a child, this was cute, but once Mateo began to have full conversations with his critters it leaves one to ponder whether he actually understands them.

[tigerintokyo]

Stella by Fling Posse (En, romaji, kanji)

English translation, romaji, and Japanese after the cut.

English translation:

(Gentaro) Somewhere, a star shoots across the sky As though being pulled, it traced the edge of the night A king of the planet of the burned sword, A thief from the planet of crystal on the right and sand on the left, And a scientist from the star that lost its light in the far off corner of the universe… By chance, they looked up at the same shooting star A ship loaded with fragments of their story Took off in the blink of an eye

(Dice) The rest of the countries are destroyed, a gate to the undone rule of might I left but I’m still surrounded by smoke and the leftover scent of defeat The tragically ignorant people said they believed in something like a miracle A fugitive chased from the planet while burning in remorse and regrets A monochrome window to a distant throne Is sticking to ideals a fatal poison? If that’s the way it is, then it’s like playing to a crowd The lifeboat is set down, headed towards an unfamiliar planet Venez m'aider (come and help) [1] Meditate the meaning of why I was left alive, and dream of the day I can rebuild

A played back verse I reached out to the shooting star The universe that extends to the beginning Connects to the future with the ending in mind That one unwavering star, deep inside, And repeat again and again Step out into orbit Eternal reincarnation A true shooting star Dancing across space “Stella by Starlight” Its distorted path is luminous

(Gentaro) Strangely, it seems a visitor crashed here, tonight He’s fallen here, but it’s like the moon has also fallen A former king? You don’t know anything, but know that a thief has to live as a thief I can’t have my head dancing around in space The world is a jigsaw puzzle created by sadistic priests, wherein Without reason, history has been hypnotized to look like people live and die with their social status (i.e. social class based on wealth) [2] Ah, because I want to kill this boredom that is creeping up my throat Take me with you, Messiah

A played back verse I reached out to the shooting star The universe that extends to the beginning Connects to the future with the ending in mind That one unwavering star, deep inside, And repeat again and again Step out into orbit Eternal reincarnation A true shooting star Dancing across space “Stella by Starlight” Its distorted path is luminous

(Ramuda) It’s quite a story of a lot of hardships from far away This place is covered with ice, and I’m the only thing living To attend to my research, I separated myself from a moral life (way of people) [3] Like paper scraps of a love letter, but the recipient is forgotten Like material left at the end of a labyrinth Like a white camellia that blooms forever [4] In the face of truth, things like ethics weigh you down In my pursuit, I stopped aging For a fragment of the life that I desired, but it was all a daydream I lament in a nocturne that I am already too late

Noise from between the stars Steal the night sky Like a ephemeral collage, starlight starlight

Ramuda: Why do you bother with me? Dice: You seem to be similar to us. Gentaro: Something like “birds of a feather”? [5] Dice: Maybe. Ramuda: It doesn’t matter. [6] Dice: You’re a slave to a wish. Ramuda: How can you tell? Gentaro: You can tell by looking. It’s like you lost something Gentaro, Dice: Like a glass bead. Ramuda: If I could, someday I would want to see my homeland. Dice: Then it’s decided. Ramuda: I don’t know if it’s even there. Gentaro: If you stay in this place, nothing will change. Dice: Then, about where this empty ship will end up… Dice, Gentaro: Why don’t we place a bet?

The universe is blocked off Shut in darkness The feint light of a falling star Lights up this strange connection Only the will to try again is firmly expressed Adding heat to the fire Emerging from the cocoon

Keep your feet facing forward Don’t make a mistake even if you pause on your next step Keep your feet facing forward With only a single focus, let’s cherish the mistakes we make sometimes Step out as far as possible So that your own shadow can’t catch you when you look back Keep your feet facing forward Asking at the end of dawn This is a story of stumbling as a means to fly

A played back verse I reached out to the shooting star The universe that extends to the beginning Connects to the future with the ending in mind That one unwavering star, deep inside, And repeat again and again Step out into orbit Eternal reincarnation A true shooting star Dancing across space “Stella by Starlight” Its distorted path is luminous

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Romaji:

(Gentaro) Dokoka de hoshi ga nagareta Sore wa tagurare you ni yoru no fuchi o nazotta Yakeochi ta tsurugi no hoshi de ousama ga Migi gawa ga suishou, hidari gawa ga suna no hoshi de sanzoku ga Hikari kata o wasureta sumikko no hoshi de kagakusha ga Futo onaji ryuusei o aoida Monogatari no kirehashi o noseta fune wa Mabataki no sukima no nutte tobisatta

(Dice) Yo no kuni wa horobita, hokorobi ta hadou e no tobira Tachinoku mi wo naomo torimaku shouen to haisen no nokorika Kiseki no tourai nado wo shinji ta higeki no moumai to tami wa iita Jiseki to koukai ni yakare nagara hoshi o owareru toubousha Monokuro na mado no mukou toonoku ouza Shi ni itaru moudoku to wa risou no shuchou ka Naraba koso, hito wo toku you da Koukashi dasu kyuumei tei mishiranu hoshi ni mukeru Venez m'aider Ikasareta imi o meditate, saiken no hi wo yumemite

Saisei no Verse Ryuusei ni te wo nobasu Hajimari ga tsuranaru universe Tsunai de iku mirai with the ending in mind Yuruginai hitotsu no hoshi ga deep inside Nan do datte kurikaesu Kidou ni sotte fumidasu Itsu made mo reincarnation Utsuwari no nai shooting star Chuu ni mau “Stella by Starlight” Kiseki wa ibitsu na hou ga Luminous

(Gentaro) Myou ni shareta nari no kyakujin da na konya wa Ochita saki ga koko jya tsuki mo ochi ta you da na Moto ousama ka nanka shiranga touzoku ni wa touzoku no ryuugi ga aru to shire Kubi ga chuu ni mau to ike nee Sekai wa sadisuto na Priest tachi ga egaku jigsaw puzzle Riyuu mo naku hinpu no sa de shinu you na Hypnotize sareta Histoire Naa nodo moto o haizuru kono taikutsu wo koroshitain da Ore mo ubaisatte kure messiah

Saisei no Verse Ryuusei ni te wo nobasu Hajimari ga tsuranaru universe Tsunai de iku mirai with the ending in mind Yuruginai hitotsu no hoshi ga deep inside Nan do datte kurikaesu Kidou ni sotte fumidasu Itsu made mo reincarnation Utsuwari no nai shooting star Chuu ni mau “Stella by Starlight” Kiseki wa ibitsu na hou ga Luminous

(Ramuda) Harubaru gokurou na koto taisou na hanashi da ne Kouri ni oowareta koko de seimei wa watashi dake Kenkyuu wa ki ga tsuke ba hito no michi wo hazureta Dare ga tame ka mo wasure ta kamikuzu no you na love letter Meikyuu no hate ni aru material Eikyuu no kate ni saku shiroi camellia Shinri no mae ni wa rinri no sakebi nado kase ni naru Oi moto metakute oi wo tometa Koi kogareta inochi no kakera, subete wa haku chuumu Mou osoin dayo to doukoku suru Nocturne

Hoshi no aima kara Noise Yozora o sarai Utsusemi no collage mitai na starlight starlight

Naze watashi ni kamaun da Niteiru ki ga shitan da Onaji ana no muji natte ka Sate na Kudaranai Negai ni torawareteiru Naze wakaru? Me de wakaru sa. Nani ka o ushinatte glass dama no you da

Kanau nara itsuka furusato ga mitai na Nara kimarida Aru no ka mo wakaranai Kono ni ite mo kawaranai Dewa utsuro na kono fune ga doko e yuku no ka Kakete minai ka

Sora wa fusagari Tojikomotta kuragai Hoshi ga otosu usu akari Terashi dasu fushigi na tsunagari Futatabi wo nagau kokoro dake ga jitto tsutawari Netsu wo kuberu kagari Uka shite iku sanagi

Tsuma saki wa mae ni mukete oku Tachi domatta tsugi no ippo me demo machigaenai you ni Tsuma saki wa mae ni mukete oku Tada ichizuna me de itsuka ayamachi sura me de you Tsuma saki wa dekiru kagiri tooku fumikomu Furi kaeru toki jibun no kage ga oitsuke nai you ni Tsuma saki wa mae ni mukete oku Akatsui no hate ni tou Kore wa tsumazuki wo kate ni tobu story

Saisei no Verse Ryuusei ni te wo nobasu Hajimari ga tsuranaru universe Tsunai de iku mirai with the ending in mind Yuruginai hitotsu no hoshi ga deep inside Nan do datte kurikaesu Kidou ni sotte fumidasu Itsu made mo reincarnation Utsuwari no nai shooting star Chuu ni mau “Stella by Starlight” Kiseki wa ibitsu na hou ga Luminous

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Japanese (kanji):

どこかで星が流れた それは手繰られるように夜の縁をなぞった 焼け落ちた剣の星で王様が 右側が水晶、左側が砂の星で山賊が 光り方を忘れた隅っこの星で科学者が ふと同じ流星を仰いだ 物語の切れ端を乗せた船は 瞬きの隙間を縫って飛び去った

余の国は滅びた　綻びた覇道への扉 立ち退く身を尚も取り巻く硝煙と敗戦の残り香 奇跡の到来などを信じた悲劇の蒙昧と民は云った 自責と後悔に灼かれながら星を追われる逃亡者 モノクロな窓の向こう遠のく王座 死に至る猛毒とは理想の主張か なればこそ人を説くようだ 降下し出す救命艇　見知らぬ星に向ける Venez m’aider 生かされた意味を meditate　再建の日を夢見て

再生の Verse 流星に手を伸ばす 始まりが連なるユニバース 繋いでいく未来 with the ending in mind 揺るぎない一つの星が deep inside 何度だって繰り返す 軌道に沿って踏み出す いつまでも reincarnation 偽りの無い shooting star 宙に舞う“Stella by Starlight” 軌跡は歪な方が Luminous

妙に洒落たナリの客人だな今夜は 堕ちた先がここじゃツキも落ちたようだな 元王様か何か知らんが盗賊には盗賊の流儀があると知れ 首が宙に舞うといけねえ 世界はサディストな Priest 達が描くジグソーパズル 理由も無く貧富の差で死ぬような Hypnotize された Histoire なぁ喉元を這いずるこの退屈を殺したいんだ 俺も奪い去ってくれメサイア

再生の Verse 流星に手を伸ばす 始まりが連なるユニバース 繋いでいく未来 with the ending in mind 揺るぎない一つの星が deep inside 何度だって繰り返す 軌道に沿って踏み出す いつまでも reincarnation 偽りの無い shooting star 宙に舞う“Stella by Starlight” 軌跡は歪な方が Luminous

Ramuda 遥々ご苦労なこと大層な話だね 氷に覆われたここで生命は私だけ 研究は気が付けば人の道を外れた 誰が為かも忘れた紙屑のようなラブレター 迷宮の果てにあるマテリアル 永久を糧に咲く白いカメリア 真理の前には倫理の叫びなど枷(かせ)になる 追い求めたくて老いを止めた 恋い焦がれた命の欠片　全ては白昼夢 もう遅いんだよと��哭する Nocturne

星の合間からノイズ 夜空を攫(さら)い 空蝉のコラージュみたいな starlight starlight

「何故私に構うんだ。」 「似ている気がしたんだ。」 「同じ穴のムジナってか。」 「さてな。」 「くだらない。」 「願いに囚われている。」 「何故わかる？」 「目でわかるさ。何かを失ってガラス玉のようだ。」

「叶うならいつか故郷が見たいな。」 「なら決まりだ。」 「あるのかもわからない。」 「此処にいても変わらない。」 「では虚ろなこの船が何処へ着(ゆ)くのか賭けてみないか。」

宇宙は塞がり 閉じ篭った暗がり 星が落とす薄明かり 照らし出す不思議な繋がり 再びを願う心だけがじっと伝わり 熱をくべる篝 羽化していく蛹

爪先は前に向けておく 立ち止まった次の一歩目でも間違えないように 爪先は前に向けておく ただ一途な目でいつか過ちすら愛でよう 爪先はできる限り遠く踏み込む 振り返る時自分の影が追い付けないように 爪先は前に向けておく 暁の果てに問う これは躓きを糧に飛ぶ story

再生の Verse 流星に手を伸ばす 始まりが連なるユニバース 繋いでいく未来 with the ending in mind 揺るぎない一つの星が deep inside 何度だって繰り返す 軌道に沿って踏み出す いつまでも reincarnation 偽りの無い shooting star 宙に舞う“Stella by Starlight” 軌跡は歪な方が Luminous

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T/N:

“Venez m'aider” is French for “come and help,” but also the distress signal “mayday” is a shortening of this phrase.

The nuance is that people are stuck in their financial or social status, more lit. “and die with the difference in wealth”.

Lit. “way of people,” but the meaning is meant to be a life led by morals.

I interpreted these three examples as related to Ramuda’s “pursuit” as metaphors. (paper scraps -> have to be gathered, but recipient is forgotten; material in labyrinth -> as in a game, you have to journey to find it; a white camelia that blooms forever -> a certain kind of “scientific” pursuit, parallels that Ramuda “stopped aging”).

Lit. “Badgers from the same hole,” an idiom for same type of people, usually applied to “bad guys,” but since Gentaro is saying it about himself, he’s using it in a self-deprecating way.

More lit. “How worthless,” but based on his character in this song, it seems Ramuda would find anything outside of his personal pursuit worthless.

The song often uses the structure “you ni” which is a common structure used at the end of making a wish (to a star, at a shrine, etc.). I like how the lyrics use this structure continuously throughout the song as well as the similar structure “you da.” 

–> The bridge part with it’s “you ni” is kind of playing on this structure as well, but with “keep your feet forward” as a way to make the wish come true.

There are a lot of interesting lines in which homonyms are used though they have different meaning, so I think it’s interesting to see the pronunciation and the kanji as well.

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Extra analysis (subjective, updating):

French lyrics point to two references with French sources –>

A Trip to the Moon (silent film) by Georges Méliès: a science fiction film about finding new horizons. Also, Dice’s line *monochrome window* as this film is in black in white as well as the film rollng sound at the beginning of the song. (Note: in Gentaro’s verse, “moon” is actually written in katagana, and by nature left open to interpretation.)

The Little Prince, a picture book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: the planet hopping as well how the planets are described in general, as well as finding “ridiculousness” at each planet. The prince also longs to return home. (Additionally, a flower, in this case a camellia, at does not age, i.e. does not die –> In The Little Prince, the prince wants to protect a rose he has fallen in love with. I think there are more meta connections in general to the Little Prince/Saint-Exupéry, but I’m going to stop here.)

Other references

Peter Pan: Ramuda’s “stopped aging” as well as stepping far enough out so that your shadow can’t catch you.

“Stella by Starlight” most famously known as a jazz standard by Victor Young (Lyrics by Ned Washington) and featured in the film The Uninvited (1944), a horror film, but I think the reference is more to the standard itself which was revived in the 1960′s, performed by many famous jazz musicians, and sung by many famous singers. The lyrics are about a woman who is the object of affection of the songwriter. More recently, “Stella by Starlight” was also referenced in Hozier’s song “Almost (Sweet Music)” earlier this year.

Stella by Starlight: 

The song a robin sings Through years of endless springs The murmur of a brook at evening tides That ripples through a nook where two lovers hide That great symphonic theme That’s Stella by starlight And not a dream My heart and I agree She’s everything on this earth to me That great symphonic theme That’s Stella by starlight And not a dream My heart and I agree She’s everything on this earth to me

(Please do not use copy and paste my song translations. Do not use them in ways in which you can gain monetary value. Thank you.)

[inuhebichi]

α:Vout - Lost Smile [Kanji; romaji; english below the cut]

kanji: 何処までも続く回廊　迷ってる引き戻せずに 背徳の甘美を知り　抜け出せない

ボクはただ蟲篭ノ蝶　縛られるコトを憎み 傷付いた羽根を広げ　もがいている…

蒼く重いこのソラの　深いイロに吸い込まれたら 忘れかけてた自由の意味　取り戻せる気がしていたよ 哭くコトも出来ないボクは　傷だらけのこの羽根で 飛ぶすべさえ思い出せず　憧れた場所へはもう還れない

届きそうでも　掴めないまま ボクはもがき続け墜ちてゆく　憧れた光憧れたソラ 傷だらけの羽根じゃ飛べないから

微笑みが壊れたから　ボクはそこにもういない 傍にあるこの孤独を　抱き寄せる

この耳を塞いでみても　憂鬱が滑り込む 散りばめた刻の欠片　見つめてる

どうすれば冷たい夜を　あの頃の様に舞えるだろう 薄れゆく記憶紡いでゆく　信じるだけ信じたけど 長い夜がまた来るのなら　病気のまま何もできない だけどもう一度羽ばたきたいよ　これが最後の世界になろうとも

届きそうでも　掴めないまま ボクはもがき続け墜ちてゆく　憧れた光憧れたソラ 傷だらけの羽根じゃ飛べないから

ひび割れた鏡が映す　哀しみに滲むボクを 蒼白い月の光　照らしてる

ボクはただ蟲篭ノ蝶　傷付いた羽根を纏い 抱き寄せたこの孤独と　息をしてる

蒼く重いこのソラの　深い色彩に吸い込まれたら 忘れかけてた自由の意味　取り戻せる気がしていたよ 哭くコトも出来ないボクは　傷だらけのこの羽根で 飛ぶすべさえ思い出せず　憧れた場所へはもう還れない

届きそうでも　掴めないまま ボクはもがき続け墜ちてゆく　憧れた光憧れたソラ 傷だらけの羽根じゃ飛べない

失った微笑を　取り戻したくて ボクは羽根を激しく震わせる　広がるこのソラの 蒼に吸い込まれ　光まで羽ばたけて行けたなら

romaji: dokomademo tsudzuku kairou  mayotteru hikimodosezu ni haitoku no kanbi wo shiri  nukedasenai

boku wa tada mushikago no chou  shibarareru koto wo nikumi kizutsuita hane wo hiroge  mogaiteiru...

aoku omoi kono sora no  fukai iro ni suikomaretara wasurekaketeta jiyuu no imi  torimodoseru ki ga shiteita yo nakukoto mo dekinai boku wa  kizudarake no kono hane de tobu subesae omoidasezu  akogareta basho e wa mou kaerenai

todoki sou demo  tsukamenai mama boku wa mogaki tsudzuke ochite yuku  akogareta hikari akogareta sora kizudarake no hane ja tobenai kara

hohoemi ga kowareta kara  boku wa soko ni mou inai soba ni aru kono kodoku wo  dakiyoseru

kono mimi wo fusaide mitemo  yuutsu ga suberikomu chiribameta toki no kakera  mitsumeteru

dousureba tsumetai yoru wo  anogoro no you ni maerudarou usure yuku kioku tsumuide yuku  shinjiru dake shinjita kedo

nagai yoru ga mata kuru no nara  byouki no mama nanimo dekinai dakedo mou ichido habatakitai yo  kore ga saigo no sekai ni narou tomo

todoki sou demo  tsukamenai mama boku wa mogaki tsudzuke ochite yuku  akogareta hikari akogareta sora kizudarake no hane ja tobenai kara

hibiwareta kagami ga utsusu  kanashimi ni nijimu boku wo aojiroi tsuki no hikari  terashiteru

boku wa tada mushikago no chou  kizutsuita hane wo matoi   dakeyose ta kono kodoku to  iki wo shiteru

aoku omoi kono sora no  fukai iro ni suikomaretara wasurekaketeta jiyuu no imi  torimodoseru ki ga shiteita yo nakukoto mo dekinai boku wa  kizudarake no kono hane de tobu subesae omoidasezu  akogareta basho e wa mou kaerenai

todoki sou demo  tsukamenai mama boku wa mogaki tsudzuke ochite yuku  akogareta hikari akogareta sora kizudarake no hane ja tobenai

ushinatta hohoemi wo  tori modoshitakute boku wa hane wo hageshiku furuwaseru  hirogaru kono sora no ao ni suikomare  hikari made habatakete yuketanara

english: within an endless corridor, I'm lost and unable to turn back and in knowing the sweet taste of immorality, I can't escape

I'm just a butterfly in a cage hating the things that hold me down spreading my wounded wings, I struggle

when I was sucked into the deep colors of this blue and gloomy sky I felt as if I could recover the meaning of freedom I'd forgotten With my wings covered in wounds, I can't even cry out I can't even remember how to fly, no longer can I return to the place I longed for

it seems like I can reach them, but I still can't grasp them I perserve, despite struggling and falling down for the light and the sky that I've desired because I can't fly with these wounded wings

since my smile is destroyed, I'm not there anymore I'll embrace the loneliness that's right next to me

even though I try to cover my ears, depression slips in I'm gazing at the scattered fragments of time

I wonder how I can dance again on a cold night like I did in those days spinning through the fading memories, believing just as much as I once believed

and though I'm still ill and can't do anything, if a long night comes again I wish to flap my wings once more even if it's the end of the world

it seems like I can reach them, but I still can't grasp them I perserve, despite struggling and falling down for the light and the sky that I've desired because I can't fly with these wounded wings

the cracked mirror reflects me, oozing with sorrow the light of the pale moon is illuminating me

I'm just a butterfly in a cage adorned with wounded wings I'm breathing with the loneliness I've embraced

when I was sucked into the deep colors of this blue and gloomy sky I felt as if I could recover the meaning of freedom I had nearly forgotten With my wings covered in wounds, I can't cry out I can't even remember how to fly, no longer can I return to the place I longed for

it seems like I can reach them, but I still can't grasp them the light I longed for, the sky I longed for; I perserve, despite struggling and falling down I can't fly with these wounded wings

I want to recover my lost smile and I'll strongly jolt my wings, branching out if I can flap my wings and go into the light, I'll be sucked into this deep blue sky

TL NOTE:

* first song I've done in a long time, potentially rusty

* this line, 病気のまま何もできない might be wrong in the romaji/kanji purely because I can't make out what word is there. the lyrics I found used 病のまま何もできない but the romaji didn't quite line up and his pronounciation is unclear at times (in typical VK fashion..) so I winged it. oops *song is, in the video, separated in colors to depict verse/bridge/chorus