Meteo Emblem 4

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*Star #4 "The Guardian Star of Destruction"
Narrator: Ever since "The Day the Stars Fell".../Nova users appeared into the world, awakened to superior abilities courtesy of the Stars' powers.//Training in the use of their inborn power and honing their skills, they grew strong as martial artists./Many of them have their names written in history. And some of them were revered as heroes.//One of them, particularly, distinguished himself by his numerous feats of arms: the Nova user Zaun./He studied Nova diligently, created the high condensations of Nova known as Guardian Stars, and bestowed them upon his four disciples.

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Narrator: People took to call them by the name of Elemental Guard.

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*Star #4 "The Guardian Star of Destruction"

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Narrator: The Eastern Blue Dragon.//The Western White Tiger.//The Southern Vermilion Bird.//And the Black Tortoise of the North.[tn: Respectively Souryuu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu. Celestial divinities (and in Chinese astrology, constellations), each one of them having dominion over a portion of Heaven.]

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Narrator: Byakko could pulverize gigantic rocks with her enormous strength!//The flapping of Suzaku's wings would create massive currents of wind!//Genbu's might and skill with a bow was such that her shots were as so many lights, piercing straight into the hearts of enemies leagues removed.//But among the four was Souryuu

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Narrator: Her Sword dance was possessed of strength and grace alike/Like a goddess, she was a sublime sight to behold!
Dan: ...A./........A goddess...

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Dan: I knew from yesterday's uproar that you were famous... but I'm surprised to learn you are that awesome./There's even a biography about you!
Aris: That tale's been completely made up!/That's an over-exaggerated story, made for waste-of-time reading.
Dan: Well yeah. They did go a bit overboard while embellishing the picture./I didn't realize who they were talking about the first time around.//Sorry! Forgive me!
Aris: I've also bought a map. Now time to get going.
Dan: What about breakfast?
Clerk: Excuse me, dear customer. Didn't I see you yesterday in that restaurant...?//...Uh.
Aris: Thank you for everything!/(Blast it. Whoever spread the rumor already?)

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Seller: Special edition!! One of the four Nova-wielding beauties, the Elemental Guards has shown up here in Taian!//This is the story of her manhandling a gigantic brute 3 times her size, with a single finger!
Aris: (That's not how it happened at all, at that)
Clerk: There's no mistake! /My last customer was Zaun-sensei's pupil!//Uh?
Seller: ?
Clerk: (She's gone?)
Seller: Ooh. She's disappeared.

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Aris: Pheeeew.
Dan: Why are you running away? You should live up to your own status. And wouldn't it make it easier to haul stuff around?
Aris: What are you talking about?! Guardian Stars weren't meant to be used that way!//My sensei's created them to do good into the world. Using them for the wrong reasons would be like dragging his name into the mud!

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Aris: Using them for personal profit/would be like selling away my sensei himself!
Dan: Aaaah. How honorable.
Aris: What do you mean?
Dan: Naaah. Forget I said anything.
Baldie: Mhhhh? What's going on here?/What the bloody hell is it you're distributing, twerp?

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Aris: Ah. I know that man...!
Seller: Ah!
Baldie: .......!/To hell... What a load of bull!! And what's with that treatment you gave me?!!//I'm a kill you dead!!
Seller: ...!//Well... Um... I didn't... I didn't write this article.../I'm simply distributing it...

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Baldie: Shut up! You're still part of the whole thing, aren't ya!!
Dan: Hey!//...?!
Aris: Don't./Things will only get messier!//If it becomes any more dangerous, we'll interfere./For now, we watch and see what happens.

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Badie: Wut?! Tha hell you're looking at?!!/Just piss off!!
Retti: Mh...//So far, the Elemental Guard was composed of four beautiful girls.../but one of the Guardian Star bearers from yesterday happened to be a young male...

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Retti: Hum... That's a fairly interesting article, right there.
Baldie: Mh? That brat again...//Hey./You lad! Get outta here and be quick about it.//What's that look mean?!

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Baldie: Are ya makin' fun of me?!!!
Aris: (Oh no! I need to stop him!)
Baldie: Mh?

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Retti: (.......!//What's this? A black Guardian Star?!)
Dan: Are you okay?
Retti: Uh. Yeah! Thanks to you... Thanks you very much.

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Baldie: Bitch...
Dan: You're a public nuisance, Piggy!/Enough already!
Baldie: You call me a pig?/Little prick... Aren't you a bit overconfident in that Guardian Star of yours?!//Well, fine by me!/I'll make you pay for everything since yesterday!
Dan: Hmph! A guy like you... should go down with one hit.
Retti: (Could he possibly be...)

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Aris: .......!

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Dan: (Why did the power fail to come out?)/Ouch...
Baldie: What's wrong?//TRY FLAPPING THAT BIG MOUTH AT ME AGAIN!
Dan: Waaah.
Retti: ... Mmh.... I must have been mistaken...
Baldie: Prepare yourself!

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Baldie: ?!!//Wha... What was that?//Aaaah./He's gone?!

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Baldie: Running away, are you?! You coward!
Retti: ......
Dan: Ahem.../How much longer do you plan on keeping me in that embarrassing position?

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Dan: Waah.
Aris: This isn't the place to be worrying about what's embarrassing or not!/Didn't I tell you we should not interfere?!
Dan: Well... I didn't really intend to... My body acted spontaneously, out of reflex...
Aris: Let me remind you you still can't control your Guardian Star, because your general ability is subpar!//(Ah! Maybe I overdid it?)

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Dan: Erm... When do we get to eat breakfast?
Aris: (Not that again!)
Vega: Ah./Over here.

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Retti: Ehehe. Vega-sama.*note*
Vega: Watch it, Retti.//You almost had me spill my tea away.
Retti: Sorry. I was just happy to see you. It's been a while!
Vega: You're just the same as ever. Take a seat.//You haven't had too many problems finding your way?
Retti: None. As you'd expect from a large capital, there are large roads everywhere. Taian's got to be the liveliest place in the area.
Vega: ......
Retti: All the animation was fun!

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Retti: And harvest has been unexpectedly good, at that.
Vega: Harvest?
Retti: I've found the Guardian Star I was looking for.
Vega: Oh, yes? Is that so?
Retti: Uh.... Vega-sama. Did you know?//The black Guardian Star is in the region! Could that be the reason why you've chosen Taian as a gathering place?
Waiter: Dear customer... Excuse me, but...

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Waiter: There's no room left, so do you mind sharing with them?
Dan: Ah./The boy from earlier!
Retti: You really saved my hide out there.
Vega: You've saved one of my people? By all means, come and share our table.
Aris: Ah... We'll take you up on your generous offer.//I considered going to another shop, but all things considered, this one will do fine.

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Vega: Right you are. Here is where they serve the best menus in Taian. Of course we'll let you share our table.
Aris: Alright./I wanted to taste their food at least once. Thanks a lot.
Vega: Don't mention it. Eating in such a beautiful girl's company will be an honor for me.
Aris: Oh, my.//No more compliments, please.*heart*
Dan: ...!
Aris: (Cripes! I've screwed up and used my Nova!!!)

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Vega: I am impressed. You really are one fine-looking woman.
Aris: A... Are you hurt?
Vega: Pardon? No, I'm perfectly fine.
Aris: (Anyone normal would've had their bones broken from my reckless Nova use... Who is Heavens is he...?)
Vega: This establishment's fried vegetables are to die for. Would you like to try them?
Dan: ......

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Dan: .......
Aris: .....//Dan. Why are you eating like that?
Dan: I dunno. My appetite just won't subside.//I've slept for so long, maybe the eating is a way to make up for that .
Aris: I don't mind your eating that much. But at least mind your manners, if only a little...

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Vega: It's alright.
Retti: (Hummm. Here's to a weird situation...)
Vega: .......
One-eye: Big bro! Here they are!

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Baldie: You little whore./You humiliate me twice, and then you go about your breakfast like nothing happened!//You won't get away this time!!
Aris: I wasn't trying to "get away"./I merely didn't want to start a commotion!//Enough of this nonsense already. If you don't stop, I'm gonna get seriously angry.
Baldie: Why, fine by me. Lemme see what you mean by getting seriously angry.

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Baldie: My Nova-using Raitora here would love to see that.[tn: Lightning Tiger.]
Waiters: !!//Aaaargh./Eeeek.
Baldie: He's vicious, even for one of its kind... And whoever I point out to him, he'll hack them into a million pieces!
Aris: No way around it, I see. Dan's let's go.

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Aris: Strategic withdrawal!!
Dan: Um? We aren't fighting?
Baldie: Sic'em, Raitora!!
Raitora: GGROOOAAAAR
Baldie: After them! Let's go watch Raitora as he eats them to hell!//That's right! Get your hands on that one! Let's teach the kid a lesson in pain!

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Retti: How bothersome./What should we do?
Vega: Who knows?
Dan: Why did we run off here?
Aris: To pick a deserted spot. That's why!//Raitora never let go of their targets! We have no choice but to fight it here.
Dan: .......//Say, Aris... Could you teach me... in the use of my Guardian Star?

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Aris: ...../That's right. I did reprimand you harshly about it.//But... The way to use a Guardian Star is not set in stone./Once you've absorbed it... you awaken it and just call it by name to invoke its power...
Dan: Call it by name?
Aris: Yes. You call upon the name of your Guardian Star.//When I want to use its power, I silently evoke the name of my Star, Blue Dragon./Well, it's more of a spontaneous thought than an actual evocation, though.//Oh, yes... You don't know the name of your Guardian Star just yet. Normally, the Star tells you its own name upon awakening.
Dan: I see... It was also whispering its name...
Star: (Your eyes.../Open your eyes...)

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Baldie: Hell yeaaah./Here they are!/Good going. Just bite them to death!
Aris: Kh!
Dan: (The name.../My Guardian Star's name...)

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Dan: (The Name it's been whispering to me!!)
Star: (Call me.//Call my name)

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Aris: ...!//Dan! What are you doing?!/Run away!!
Star: (Reach out for me./Cry my name!)[tn: LOL, What's my motherfuckin' name?!!]
Baldie: Good! That one first!!
Dan: (That's it./Your name is...)

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Dan: (SHIKKOKU!!)//SOURYUU KENSHIKI.[tn: Jet-Black./The Blue Dragon's Fistfighting Style.]

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Dan: RYUUTENHOU.[tn: Draconic Celestial Cannon.]

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Baldie: Wha!
One-eye: Eeeek.
Baldie: Run for it!!
Aris: ........//(How amazing... He's found a fistfighting application for my fencing skills./And he's much better than when he battled against Tatouman, at that!!

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Dan: .......//(Shikkoku... is it...?/So that was your name, then...)
Retti: That was nothing to write home about.//I expected more of something called the Star of Destruction./And it's no more powerful than that...?
Vega: For now, let's keep an eye on him... For now.

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Baldie: Aargh.
One-eye: Aaaah.
Vega: We shall wait, and wipe out all those who would hinder our plans.//For the Guardian Star of Destruction's fate

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Vega: Will depend on its bearer.
Big bad: Oh. A report from Vega...?//.......Huhuhuhu.//That took long enough... So finally//The frozen hands of time have started to move again...

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Big bad: Make sure you stay alive. My plan hinges on it.//Dan.
Meteo Emblem [1] The End.
Note: The side text announces the next issues will come out (or rather have come out, by now) between July and October 2009.