Chapter 8 – “The Last Song, A Sorrowful Melody”

  

  Narrator (The PSI Queen..?): They say music is memory. But in Lucidfall… it’s also a weapon.

  Scene 1 – [THE THEATER ON THE HILL]

  The path toward the tower forked into two. One was broken stone and frost. The other: golden carpet leading to an abandoned theater nestled against the cliffside.

  The air smelled like dust and roses.

  The sky above it shimmered, warped—as if the building refused to be forgotten.

  Blinks: “Why’s it so… quiet?”

  Thirteen (wary): “Too quiet.”

  They pushed open the velvet doors.

  Inside: rows of empty seats. A hollow stage. And silence.

  Except—

  One sound.

  A piano.

  Scene 2 – [THE GIRL ON THE STAGE]

  There she was.

  A little demon girl, no older than ten, seated alone at a majestic, golden-red piano. Her hair was curly, her eyes half-closed. She wore a red-and-gold dress with a small vest, and a shimmering locket swayed with each note she played.

  Classical music echoed throughout the dusty theater—rich, melancholic, defiant.

  Piper stepped forward, cautious.

  Piper: “Hey… are you okay? What’s your name?”

  The girl didn’t stop playing.

  She didn’t even look up—until Piper spoke again.

  Piper (gently): “You don’t have to be alone, you kno—”

  Suddenly, her eyes snapped open. Her calmness fractured.

  She scowled. Scoffed.

  And the music turned sharp.

  Thirteen (raising a brow): “What’s with the attitude, kid?”

  The girl lifted one hand from the piano and flicked her fingers—

  THWANG.

  A glowing music note struck Thirteen in the chest, knocking him into the fifth row.

  Thirteen: “Gah!!”

  Blinks: “Whoa.”

  Scene 3 – [BATTLE – THE STAGE BECOMES A WORLD]

  The theater melted away.

  Stars blossomed overhead. A choir of constellations hummed in harmony.

  The entire group stood on a massive golden coin, suspended in space—its surface larger than Mount Everest. The sky was now starry.

  Piper (staggering): “A… pocket reality?”

  The girl—still seated at her piano—began to play faster. Each note spawned projectiles, blades, and shields of pure sound.

  Piper dodged. Blinks was knocked back by a screeching chord. Thirteen tried to warp toward her, but a musical barrier held him back.

  Blinks (groaning): “She hit me with a freaking chorus!”

  Thirteen (furious): “You’re gonna regret that.”

  He summoned energy—

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  [Thirteen’s PSI: Meteorite Manifest] (Via Creation)

  A blazing meteor formed in his hand and launched toward the girl.

  But her piano unleashed a symphonic electricity wave, vaporizing it midair.

  Piper (thinking): “She’s defending the piano. It’s the source.”

  Piper charged up PK Flash, but was blocked again by summoned enemies—

  [MELODY SUMMON: Humanoid Notes]

  They attacked. Towering musical warriors of rhythm and rage.

  Scene 4 – [TURNING THE TIDE]

  Piper (gritting her teeth): “Then let’s get tactical.”

  [Offense Down!]

  The Humanoid Notes staggered, their energy flickering—damage output reduced by 37%.

  Thirteen (smirking): “Nice.”

  Thirteen then used..

  [PK Fire – level y]

  A pillar of flames surged through the battlefield, vaporizing the weakened Notes.

  Piper turned to him, surprised.

  Piper: “…You can use PSI?”

  Thirteen (not answering): “Focus, star child.”

  Blinks (getting up): “Ow. Okay. Cool. Let’s explode stuff now.”

  He tossed a few homemade bombs at the girl, but she raised her hand—

  [Ability: Reality Bend – Sheet Shift]

  Time rewound just enough for the explosions to never reach her.

  Scene 5 – [THE ENDING CHORD]

  Piper knew what to do.

  [PK Teleport!]

  She blinked through the chaos—straight onto the stage.

  Girl (startled): “Wha—?!”

  [PK Flash!]

  The piano exploded in white-green light.

  Before the girl could retaliate—

  [PSI Technique: Hypnosis]

  A soft pulse of gentle yellow and blue waves rippled outward.

  The girl’s eyes fluttered.

  And she fell asleep.

  Scene 6 – [AFTERMATH – THE CURTAIN FALLS]

  The pocket reality unraveled.

  The coin vanished.

  The theater returned.

  Empty. Dusty. Real.

  Minutes later..

  The girl now sat in the front row. Her hands trembled. Her dress was wrinkled.

  She stared at the floor—silent tears falling onto her shoes.

  Piper rushed forward. So did the others.

  Piper (kneeling): “Hey… are you okay?”

  The girl didn’t speak. She just clutched her skirt tightly.

  Thirteen (softly): “We’re not your enemies.”

  Blinks (kneeling beside her): “Yeah… but I’m probably your new favorite comic relief.”

  She laughed.

  Just a little. Then cried again.

  Blinks blushed, not expecting that.

  Scene 7 – [BELLAMY HINAWA]

  Piper wrapped an arm around her.

  Piper (gently): “I’m sorry I broke your piano.”

  The girl wiped her eyes.

  Bellamy (quietly): “It’s okay. I can make a new one.”

  They asked her name.

  She hesitated.

  Then said: “Bellamy Hinawa.”

  She explained, voice trembling:

  Bellamy: “The last human I met… killed my mother. I thought you’d do the same.”

  Piper shook her head.

  Piper: “We’re not them. I’m not.”

  Bellamy hugged her tightly.

  Piper blushed, but smiled.

  Scene 8 – [A GIFT]

  As they prepared to leave, Bellamy held out a small object:

  a Metal Star Badge—shaped like a burning comet with sharp edges.

  Bellamy: “This is for you. It’ll help protect your PSI… and bounce back things that want to hurt you. Your PSI won’t ever be erased by anyone, I used it once.. it works.”

  [ITEM OBTAINED: Metal Star Badge]

  Reflects energy-based projectiles. Reduces PSI interference (Immune to power blocking).

  Piper (smiling): “Thank you.”

  Bellamy watched them go.

  Then turned to the stage.

  Scene 9 – [FLASHBACK: THE LAST SONG]

  Bellamy remembered—

  She sat at the piano.

  Her mother sang beside her. A voice like sunlight on velvet.

  They performed together every night.

  Just for each other.

  Her mother’s final words echoed:

  “Keep playing, Bell. Even if the world forgets the music—you remember it.”

  Bellamy: “Okay… what should I play… Undefeatable..?

  END OF CHAPTER 8

  Bellamy is more than a one-off encounter. She’s a mirror.

  She’s what happens when someone survives trauma in a place like Lucidfall—but does so by burying joy. Her music, her powers, her piano—they’re all defense mechanisms. Every note she plays is a way to rewrite grief. A lullaby shielding her from a truth too painful to sing out loud.

  Her mother was a singer. A performer. A light in the darkness.

  And then a human took that away.

  So Bellamy did what Lucidfall teaches so well:

  She made a fortress out of memory. And weaponized her loneliness.

  But Piper broke through. Not just with PSI, but with empathy. The moment Bellamy laughed at Blinks’ joke, her world cracked open again. Not to collapse—but to heal.

  And giving Piper the Metal Star Badge?

  That wasn’t just a gift.

  It was a symbol of trust. A fragment of her heart.

  The kind that says: “I believe in you now. Even if I’m still hurting.”

  Bellamy will return.

  Not as an enemy.

  But as someone who knows what music can really do.