Lucia: Inverse Crown

Inverse Crown's Secret 1

Luna quickly noticed the change in her sister after she returned from the Fog. Alpha is still quiet most of the time, but behind those cold eyes are emotions far more complicated than before. It feels as if one emptiness has been filled, while another place will remain empty forever.

Inverse Crown's Secret 2

When the Task Force visited Prism Square again, they were shocked to find that every Corrupted there had been eliminated. After searching the area, they found only one clue: motorcycle tracks. Prism Square remained in ruins, but for a long time afterward, no Corrupted came near it again.

Inverse Crown's Secret 3

Alpha once brought an old electric bass back from the ruins of Prism Square. After confirming it was too damaged to ever play again, she fell silent for a long time. She never tried to repair it. She never looked for a new one. The broken bass simply stayed in her room.

Inverse Crown's Secret 4

During a conversation about "a world without the Punishing Virus," Alpha suddenly asked Luna if she had ever thought about starting a band. Luna was surprised her sister would ask. What surprised her even more was that Alpha had noticed a thought Luna herself had barely realized was there...

Inverse Crown's Secret 5

She still listens with only one side of her wired earphones, as if it has been a habit for a long time.

Inverse Crown's Secret 6

Many flowers grow near the Ascendants' residence, including dandelions Alpha raised herself. On the day their seeds ripened, she sat for a very long time among the hills of dandelions, watching the white seeds drift away on their "journey."

Inverse Crown's Secret 7

On her first trip after returning from the Fog, Alpha brought back many old storybooks. Luna found familiar stories among them: ones their mother used to tell Alpha, and ones Alpha later told Luna when she was little... The books are neatly arranged on the shelf, but Alpha rarely opens them.

Inverse Crown's Secret 8

She has become much better at taking care of cats, though all three recently started gaining excessive weight. After she began making their food herself, the gray cat and white cat quickly slimmed down... The orange cat, however, remains quite plump... mostly because it keeps stealing the gray cat's food.

Inverse Crown's Secret 9

During one journey, she spent a long time in an abandoned planetarium. To repair its virtual projection system, she searched the world for spare parts. According to her, it was "just to see the Earth rise one more time."

Inverse Crown's Secret 10

Her curiosity has taken her to numerous historic sites, from Aerospace City to the Atlantic Eye and the Zero-Point Reactor, leaving traces of her journey across the globe.

Inverse Crown's Secret 11

She had not properly celebrated a birthday in a long time. Her first birthday after returning from the Fog was unexpectedly spent with Luna, and she even invited Lamia and Roland. In her sister's eyes, Luna saw a shy kind of happiness, just like when they were children.

Inverse Crown's Secret 12

She has always been direct, but when it came to the ring, she hesitated for a very long time. She looked through every existing design she could find, then finally drew her own and had it custom-made. Years later, that pure feeling from youth seems to have been buried by time, leaving only a soft, lingering glow deep in memory.