Arc 01 – The Start Of A Dream (2020.09)

Summary

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Arc 01 – The Start Of A Dream

New re-vamped edition of the story from 2019.08, featuring new artwork
and presented under a new format… Dive into the universe of Nika Cantabile
and let her paint your world with sounds and dreams.

A stranger washes up on the shore of an unknown land.
Guided by a mysterious violinist, he ends up in a garden where he meets
strange creatures called faes.

Follow him on a quest to find answers and retrieve his lost memories, as
he and his newfound companions find themselves in the middle of a dark scheme,
which could ultimately lead to the ruin of their worlds.

This is a free light novel by Nika Cantabile featuring pieces from the following albums:

? Hotaru’s Road Special Edition ?

? Opus 1 (from the Naked Soul series) ?

? Opus 2 (from the Naked Soul series) ?

? Opus 3 (from the Naked Soul series) ?

Chapter 01

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Scenes

Chapter 01 (Scene 01)

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Chapter 01-01
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(churning waves ripple through the sandy coast)

{???}
(coughing)
“Ugh… My head hurts”

(tries to stand up on his feet)

{???}
(stumbles)
“Huh? What’s going on?! Where am I?!”

(shivers as the cool ocean breeze blows through his soaked clothes)

{???}
“A-Anyone there?!”

{???}
(looks around the shore)
“Anyone…?”

(the cold became unbearable, he sought refuge in the forest nearby)

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Chapter 01 (Scene 02)

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Chapter 01-02
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{???}
(shivering)
“I-Is that…m-music? M-Maybe there’s someone there w-who can help me…”

{???}
(trying to navigate through the thick forest)
“Hello! I-Is anyone there? Who’s playing that music?”

{???}
“I-I don’t know where I am! C-Can you please h-help me?”

{???}
(thinking to himself)
“It’s probably coming from deeper in…”

{???}
(his knees give out due to fatigue)
“A-Almost there… The sound is getting louder.”

{???}
(tries to stand up)
“Ugh… Just a few more steps… Ack!”

(lays down to the ground)

{???}
“I-I think I heard this melody before… I-It sounds… familiar.”

{???}
“Someho- Arrgh?!”

{???}
(places his hands on his aching head)
“Why does it hurt when I try to re- Arrgh!?”

(the music abruptly stops)

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Chapter 01 (Scene 03)

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??? & ?ᏂᏗᏒᏬ? & ?ᏁᎥᏦ??

Chapter 01-03
??? & ?ᏂᏗᏒᏬ? & ?ᏁᎥᏦ??

{A lady’s voice}
“Did you say something, Haru-kun?”

{Haru}
“Hmmm? No. I didn’t.”

{???}
(crawling towards the bushes)
“Huh?! A girl?”

{A lady’s voice}
“I could’ve sworn I heard a man’s voice just now.”

{Haru}
“It’s must be just your imagination, Nika.
You know that no one can enter this realm except for you and us, your faes.”

{Nika}
“Right… I must be tired from all this last-minute intensive practice.
I probably should head home and go in the shower.”

{Haru}
“Alright. You deserved a rest anyway. I’ll take a nap as well…
So same time tomorrow?”

(Nika nods)

{???}
(frantically tries to get up)
“W-Wait! Don’t leave me!
Excuse me, W-Where are we? I’m lost and uh-“

{Nika}
“I’ll see you tomorrow! Thanks, Haru-kun!”

{???}
“I said, wait!”

(places his hand on her shoulders)

{???}
(swiftly walks back)
“W-What the heck?! M-My hand?! I-It just went right through her?!”

(Nika hums as she disappears from the garden)

{???}
(thinking to himself)
“W-Wait? Where did she go?! I-Is she…
No. It can’t be… There’s no such thing as ghost violinist… Isn’t there?”

{???}
(quickly look back towards the garden)
“Then… Am I… dead?”

{???}
(frantically pinches himself)
“N-No, it can’t be. I can feel that I’m alive and solid.
I still have a pulse and feel pain but…
Why can’t she see me? She definitely heard my voice no?”

{???}
“Now that I think about it, ghosts must not really be aware that they’re dead… Do they?”

{???}
“Am I really…?”

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Main Title (From “Game of Thrones”) // Nika Cantabile - Hotaru's Road (Special Edition)
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