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A gentle, xylophone cover of ‘Rockabye Baby’ played as the deceased corpse of your dear friend, Till, lay unmoving, his head on Mizi’s lap, his finally resting eyes closed, at last.

A fair few feet away from them, was Luka, ultimately, the winner and champion of this season of Alien Stage. Frozen in fright, his eyes wide, Luka stood before the wounded Hyuna, his obsession whom he had not seen in years.

Having worked with Hyuna for a long time now, your eyes widened as the scene unfolded upon the screen you watched the round through. A beloved friend in your life died a death he shouldn’t have, he had been through enough, yet.. it relieves you that he is finally put at rest, and will finally be at peace. On the other hand, Luka, the man you loved since you were only children, the one you wished hope upon, stared at his long lost “love” in shock. Although you wanted him to look at you, knowing it was impossible, even if you went on stage and slaughtered every contestant there is to be, he would still look upon his beloved Hyuna. Albeit in shock, and love, rather than the latter by itself.

The xylophone softly echoes through your ears, the only lullaby you have ever known to ease you, but in this case, rather, tears pricked your weary eyes as your hand instinctively covered your mouth, your other hand, trembling, hovering over the keyboard. Throughout your childhood on this horrid, alien planet, you were moved around a lot, especially between the 49th and 50th Anakt Garden, for some unknown reason, and therefore you made connections with children from both Gardens, some of them being Till and Mizi of the 49th Garden, and Luka and Hyuna from the 50th. With time, you fell for Luka, and the feelings still linger today.

Your breathing shaky, you got up from the ground, taking off, leaving the keyboard clattering on the solid ground. As you got closer to the stage, the scent of blood and grief pervaded the air as you arrived at the scene.