The Day You Vanished with the Stars/Story/Seven Stars

Seven Stars is the 6th chapter of the The Day You Vanished with the Stars storyline.

Summary

Captain finds himself three months in the past, with Kongming next to him. She blames her formation for failing to send Captain back to Hyperion, but can't explain what went wrong as even Liliya and Rozaliya are now missing. By this point, Huodou broke loose and Rita went after it, telling Kongming to stay and work on a formation that would stop it.

Not being able to explain the situation fully, since Kongming wouldn't believe he tratraveled to the future and back to save her, Captain tries to convince Kongming to act faster by telling her that the envoys she sent have a high chance of failing as the other 2 kingdoms could profit from Huodou attacking Emberya first. While she has suspicions that Captain hides something from her, Kongming decides to visit the Abyssal Altar in the ruins with the Captain.

The ruins are damaged and Kongming determinates that Huodou must have gotten stronger. A formation deployed by Kongming points to Moon Emberya, which is a surprise as she didn't receive any reports of Huodou's appearance in the area. A loud sound of an explosion from outside reaches the ruins and the two rush towards its source.

Script

Transcluded Script

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Chinese and Japanese romanizations and translations, if present, are unofficial.

Last updated: January 5, 2022

Characters Present

Tesla - Zero

Captain

Zhuge Kongming

Start

Please... Miss Ironfist...

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I saw Kongming's eyes closed again.

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Her heart had stopped beating, but her tears were still streaming down.

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Tears dripped drop by drop onto the back of my hand. They were cold.

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Tesla - Zero

Charging... Complete.

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Tesla - Zero

Positioning anchor... Complete. Transferring... Complete. Calculating termination time...

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Like bubbles, small chunks of my consciousness slowly floated back, but regaining my senses took more time.

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A fragrance found its way to my nostrils. My body became lighter and began to embrace the drifting senses.

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But as my senses returned to me, the fragrance began to smell wrong.

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Something bitter in my mouth...

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Captain

*Cough*

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Slap...

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As I struggled to sit up in the bed, something was accidentally knocked over and fell down.

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I heard the sound of something breaking, and then a cough.

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Zhuge Kongming

Humph.

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I turned around and saw Kongming waving her fan at my side, with her poker face and unfriendly eyes.

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This look... unmistakably the Kongming I used to know...

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Captain

Why... why am I here?

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Zhuge Kongming

I was hoping you would answer this question for me, fool.

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Looks like... I did it?

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Zhuge Kongming

How did you manage to fail again? And end up in my chamber?

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Captain

I... I...

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I meant to say "I'm back to save your life", but she'd simply sniff at me and refuse to believe her life was at stake.

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Captain

I... I've no idea... why I wasn't sent back to my world. I was hoping you could tell me.

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I was telling the truth, but only the half of it.

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Zhuge Kongming

But what exactly went wrong with my formation? Even Rozaliya and Liliya are missing now...

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Zhuge Kongming

Never mind. Long story short, I didn't see you when I left the ruins, but I found you here and unconscious.

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Well, that does place me three months earlier than the last time...

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Zhuge Kongming

By the way, the Penglai Incense is a precious tribute from the western nomads carefully preserved for Qixi.

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Zhuge Kongming

I burnt half of the block to wake you up, and you casually broke the other half.

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Captain

I didn't mean to... and the smoke also suffocated me...

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Zhuge Kongming

You ungrateful fool... I ground the incense into powder to save your worthless life and you dared to grumble!

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So the bitter taste came from the incense...

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Zhuge Kongming

I... never mind, it's a great folly for me to save you in the first place.

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She was always this self-important and grumpy before. The Kongming I knew is back, and that's a big relief.

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Zhuge Kongming

...You look disturbed and absentminded. I just saved your life but where's your respect and gratitude?

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Captain

I'd never disrespect you.

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Zhuge Kongming

Do you have anything to confess? I hope you're not keeping something from me.

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Captain

Huh? No... of course not.

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Zhuge Kongming

Really?

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Captain

Time will attest to my innocence and integrity.

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I heard Miss Ironfist's noise when I was half conscious... Maybe Kongming heard too and that's why she asked me this?

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The bed was right beside the screen, and from where I sat I could see Miss Ironfist clearly.

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Captain

That's... Tesla Zero?

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Zhuge Kongming

...How did you know Miss Ironfist?

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Lying to Kongming is like playing with fire. I'd better mix it with a tad of truth.

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Captain

Oh, the chancellor told me a lot of your stories, and I know this Miss Ironfist has been a big help to you.

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Zhuge Kongming

Yes, that's the Tesla Zero you've heard.

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Zhuge Kongming

She came here with an old friend, but she's been asleep ever since the old friend left.

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Looks like Miss Ironfist fell into power saving mode again before Kongming returned, so I wouldn't be exposed.

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Zhuge Kongming

Rita did tell you all this? She never said she had a civilian friend like you.

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Zhuge Kongming

Miss Ironfist once helped me to defeat Huodou. Now it has returned, but she's not able to help again.

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Zhuge Kongming

Neither are a lot of my old friends.

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Kongming sighed deeply.

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Zhuge Kongming

It's hard for me to admit, but my formation was the reason why you failed to return to your world once again.

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Zhuge Kongming

I was told Huodou had broke loose again and Rita went to the front line.

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Zhuge Kongming

...Just now, Theresa and I sent envoys to Schicksal and Jormungond asking for their help.

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Captain

...They're not coming.

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Captain

If Huodou picks Emberya as its first target, the other two kingdoms may very well stand by.

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Kongming's frown made me realize I might have taken too big a leap. To avoid her suspicion, I added something.

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Captain

Just a hunch, but it wouldn't hurt to ask them anyway. On the other hand, you can start preparing your formation.

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Zhuge Kongming

I had that in mind, but Rita left me a message...

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Zhuge Kongming

No, there's no time for hesitation.

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Zhuge Kongming

...I've kept myself away from worldly affairs for too long that same logic seems to slip off me.

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Zhuge Kongming

And to my surprise, you read the situation very well...

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When I was cracking my brains for a good reason to convince her, she made up her mind decisively.

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Zhuge Kongming

Let's go and check the Abyssal Altar.

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Abyssal Altar

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Captain

So this is where Huodou was sealed.

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Zhuge Kongming

Yes, Huodou was previously sealed at the altar, or in a space near the altar to be more exact.

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Zhuge Kongming

When it fled the space, it also caused massive damage to the ruins. Over there.

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Captain

That's... Golem? It's still asleep?

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Zhuge Kongming

Look closely.

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Kongming walked up to Golem and with a gentle lift of hand, half of Golem's head fell.

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The fallen part had clear scorched marks.

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Captain

Could it be Huodou? It even broke Golem?

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Zhuge Kongming

Exactly, and maybe the traces can help us to track it down.

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Zhuge Kongming

Captain, help me deploy the Seven Star Formation.

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Captain

The Seven Star Formation?

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Zhuge Kongming

Light up the Seven Star Lanterns in the correct order. Follow me. I'll tell you how it works later.

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< The screen goes black, then switches to the battlefield, where the Captain will have control of Theresa's [Starlit Astrologos] battlesuit. >

< Interact with all lanterns to light them up. Every few lanterns enemies will spawn. Defeat all enemies and light all lanterns for a cutscene to play where the lanterns align to form a formation akin to a constellation. Afterward, four explosions will occur and the stage will end. Nothing is said during the stage, but the story continues afterward. >

Zhuge Kongming

Strange...

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Captain

Kongming, what's...

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Zhuge Kongming

I deployed the formation to probe the ruins and lit up the lanterns to indicate Huodou's energy traces.

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Zhuge Kongming

The lanterns point to Moon Emberya, but I didn't receive any report on its appearance there...

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As she spoke, some disturbing crackles were heard. I looked closely and found five lanterns cracked.

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Kongming waved her fan with a frown.

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Zhuge Kongming

Captain, we need to return to Moon Emberya now.

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Captain

What did you find, Kongming?

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Zhuge Kongming

I used the same formation to seal Huodou, but now five of the seven lanterns are broken. It's grown much stronger since then.

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Zhuge Kongming

The lanterns told us Huodou went to Moon Emberya first, and the most densely populated part...

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Zhuge Kongming

But based on the information I've received, Huodou never showed up around Moon Emberya lately...

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Zhuge Kongming

Rita said she could handle Huodou alone and told me to focus on the formation...

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Zhuge Kongming

Evidently, Huodou may pounce back any hour, and Rita can only hold off it from Moon Emberya for a short time.

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As if to echo Kongming's observation, a huge bang came from afar.

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Zhuge Kongming

Curses, that's from the largest neighborhood of Moon Emberya...

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Captain

Wait, Kongming, is Rita...

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Zhuge Kongming

We're running out of time. Let's talk about this on the road.

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End