The Near Future VIII. Requiem

[Instrumental]

[Plot]
The boy carries the girl out of the complex
Following her grandpa at a run until the three of
Them are far away
Suddenly the girl’s grandpa stops and turns on
The boy
He angrily informs him that the girl
Should never have let the boy get involved, that it
Has broken more
Rules than he can imagine, and
That even if she survives, she will
Face incredibly dire consequences. He explains that the boy and the
Girl are now
Linked, which is strictly
Forbidden for anyone not from their
World, and that the process is irreversible. The boy ignores him, cradling the girl’s limp body
In his arms as her ragged breathing begins to
Slow
After a few more halting breaths, it stops
Altogether. The boy begins to cry
He covers his eyes as his
Tears fall onto the girl’s unmoving body
As he weeps, the blue light ignites in his hands
Once more
Slowly at first, and then in a torrent, it begins to
Spill out of him and into the girl. Faster and faster
The light flows, brighter and brighter, until all at
Once it flares out