Chapter 6:

Battle of Shadows and Melodies

Dream Joceka


A fierce battle begins between Joceka and Narka atop a certain building, knowing that imaginary characters do not reveal themselves to anyone because they are not real.Narka said to Joceka,"I haven't seen you in a long time."Joceka replied,"Here I am."Narka asked,"And why all this with Haru?"Joceka answered firmly,"To burn your heart for him."Joceka questioned Narka,"Why were you watching him since childhood? Wasn't he your close friend? Why did you change?"The battle erupted fiercely, with Narka attacking violently, but Joceka was resilient, enduring every blow.People outside the building heard the sound of the fight but couldn't see its source. The police came to investigate.Haru was on the street, hearing the police and crowd, and approached the building from where the noise came.He felt a strange sensation as if Joceka was present, so he climbed the roof and saw Joceka and Narka fighting.Haru exclaimed,"Why are you fighting?"Joceka said,"Sorry, but please don't interfere."Haru said,"How can I not help you in such situations?"Haru then joined the fight alongside Joceka.Narka advanced powerfully, then Haru and Joceka merged into one body, with one white eye symbolizing Haru and one green eye symbolizing Joceka.Feeling defeat, Narka fled to find Monica and forcibly merged with her.Narka returned to the battle after merging with Monica.Before sensing victory, Narka said to Haru and Joceka,"I have a condition for you if you want to take Monica: surrender and merge with me."Haru and Joceka devised a trick to deceive Narka, producing a temporary fake copy of Joceka.Narka took the copy, which then disappeared, after which Haru, Joceka, and Monica merged to defeat Narka.For fighting, Monica had to hear a song and dance with it; she danced with Haru and Joceka against their will, defeating Narka.In the end, the Syndrome Guardian appeared with a message:"Haru, you are the only one who understood what I want. So I made Narka lack a personality to test him because he is not as smart as others."Everyone was shocked, and Narka was stunned.Haru bid Joceka farewell one last time, and she said,"When the world tightens on you, remember me and our adventures together."Joceka, Narka, Monica, and the Syndrome Guardian faded away.Then the number 89 appeared before Haru and shattered, at which point he realized the conflict had ended and understood the Syndrome.But then, Haru woke up to discover that everything he saw was a long dream, as he was actually in a coma after being burned in reality.The characters he saw in the dream exist in real life but with different names and roles:His mother represents the Syndrome.His father is the Syndrome Guardian.Noa is his school friend.Noa's mother is Monica.The doctor is Joceka.Narka is his close friend.With this realization, Haru began to comprehend what truly happened and the meaning of these characters and their relationships.
Dream Joceka

Dream Joceka