Volume 1 Chapter 2 - Fifteen Minutes Before Fate (Part 2)

A blinding light burst from the Star Gate.

The four Star Guardians and the Shadow Beasts were pulled into the portal.

"Hold on!" Guardian Blaze shouted.

"I can't control it!" Guardian Tide cried.

The portal collapsed.

...

At the same moment, on Earth...

Yuki finished serving the last customer at the café.

She stretched her arms with a smile.

"Finally! We're done."

Her mother laughed softly.

"You worked hard today."

"Thank you, Mom."

Her father placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"You've earned your favorite strawberry shortcake."

Yuki's eyes sparkled.

"Really?"

"Of course."

She happily finished the dessert before grabbing her school bag.

"I'm going home now!"

"Be careful," her mother said.

"And don't stop anywhere on the way," her father added.

"I won't!"

Yuki waved goodbye and stepped outside.

The evening breeze gently brushed against her face.

She had no idea that only a few streets away...

...a battle had already begun.

The Star Guardians crashed into an empty alley.

Guardian Blaze quickly stood up.

"Is everyone alright?"

"I'm fine," Guardian Tide answered.

Guardian Gale looked around.

"This isn't the World of Stars..."

Guardian Volt stared at the surrounding buildings.

"So this is... Earth."

A terrifying roar echoed through the streets.

The Shadow Beasts had followed them.

"They're here!" Guardian Blaze shouted.

"Battle positions!"

Without hesitation, the four Guardians transformed their weapons and charged forward.

"Solar Flare!"

"Crystal Wave!"

"Emerald Storm!"

"Thunder Break!"

The attacks struck the monsters, but they barely slowed them down.

"They're even stronger here..." Guardian Gale whispered.

The largest Shadow Beast laughed.

"The light of this world will soon disappear."

Moko landed beside the Guardians.

"They've absorbed the energy of the Star Gate."

Guardian Blaze tightened her grip on her weapon.

"Then we have no choice."

"We fight until the end."

Far above the city...

A young man wearing a silver mask stood silently on the roof of a tall building.

His black cloak moved gently in the wind.

Suddenly...

He placed a hand over his chest.

"...This feeling..."

A strange light pulsed somewhere below.

"It isn't the power of the Star Guardians."
He looked toward the distant streets.

"...Someone's life is in danger."

Without another thought, he leaped from the rooftop and ran toward the source of the mysterious energy.

He didn't know who the person was.

He had never seen her before.

Yet something deep within his heart urged him forward.

Meanwhile...

Yuki quietly walked through the peaceful streets.

She smiled as she looked at the evening sky.

"What a peaceful day..."

Then—

BOOM!

The ground shook violently.

A brilliant flash of light burst from a nearby alley.

"W-What was that?"

Yuki stopped walking.

Curiosity slowly overcame her fear.

She took a careful step forward.

Another explosion echoed through the city.

Inside the alley, the Star Guardians continued their desperate battle.

"We can't hold them back!" Guardian Tide shouted.

Guardian Blaze gritted her teeth.

"If only... we could find the First Guardian..."

Moko suddenly lifted his head.

His blue eyes widened.

"...She's here."

The fox looked toward the entrance of the alley.

A familiar presence filled the air.

At that exact moment...

Yuki slowly looked around the corner.

The Star Guardians turned toward her in surprise.

"...A girl?" Guardian Gale whispered.

Guardian Volt's eyes widened.

"No..."

"It can't be..."

Everything became silent.

And with that single moment...

The story of Prologue – The Girl Chosen by the Stars begins.

End of Volume 1 Chapter 2 , part 2