Scenario:Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Sky-High! - Chapter 2: Welcome to Tenacie - Episode 2

Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Sky-High! - Chapter 2: Welcome to Tenacie - Episode 2

Yoshiko, Hanamaru, and Ruby happen upon Io struggling to use her magic, when suddenly a figure calling itself the primal beast Nihilith appears before them. Nihilith claims to have robbed Io of her hope and taunts the girls for their powerlessness before vanishing.

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Io: Hrgh...

Strained noises escape Io's throat as she glares at the lantern in her hand.

Io: It's no use...

Hanamaru: Io, whatcha up to, zura?

Yoshiko: Are you holding a ritual to gather dark magical power?

Io: Mm... Not quite. This lantern's lit with magic. So I'm gathering light magical power, not dark.

Yoshiko: O-oh...

Ruby: But why are you using a lantern when it's light outside?

Io: I'm not using it for the light. I can't cast magic with my staff no matter how hard I try, so I've been testing other things...

Io: I thought maybe it would work if I used a different tool, but I guess I was wrong.

Yoshiko: Magic sure is useful...

Io: It's used everywhere. Lights are powered by magic, and that sound equipment too.

Hanamaru: It's the future, zura...

Ruby: You must be a really hard worker. Even when the going gets tough, you don't give up.

Io: Maybe, maybe not... Magic's just really important to me.

Io: I don't want to lose the ability to help people with my magic.

???: So in other words, without magic you are nothing...

Hanamaru: Yoshiko? Why would you say something like that?

Yoshiko: Th-that wasn't me! And my name's Yohane!

Ruby: Then who said that?

???: Hee... Hee-hee! I'm impressed you still manage to cling to hope after being affected by my minion's power...

Io: ...!

???: Magic is your comfort, is it not? Then allow me to personally drag you down into the pits of despair—there is not a spark of magic left within you!

The shadowy figure suddenly grabs Io by the throat.

Io: No!

???: Hee-hee... Hahaha!

Io: Aaahh!

First-Years: Io!

???: There is nothing left within your heart. Thanks to my power, all your hope has turned to naught.

Io: Huff... Huff...

Io: (What's happening? I don't have the energy to move...)

???: Isn't it painful? Don't you feel absolutely empty? Hee-hee-hee...

Dia: What is that thing?

Mari: Maybe it's the ringleader of those monsters that appeared on the stage?

???: I see you figured it out, little dancers. But it's already too late. There's nothing you can do.

Io: Huff... Huff... Urgh...

Kanan: How dare you! Now I'm angry!

Nihilith: You silly little dancers have nothing—do you actually intend to fight me, the primal beast Nihilith?

Nihilith: Hee-hee-hee... I will make you understand just how powerless you truly are, little dancers from another world...

Ruby: She disappeared... That was so scary, Sis...

Dia: Don't worry—she's gone. Let's take Io back to the inn.

Io: ...

Vyrn: A primal beast? That's what she called herself?

Dia: Yes. And she said she stole all the hope from Io's heart and replaced it with nothingness.

Μ's First-Years not in crew, Μ's Second-Years not in crew, Μ's Third-Years not in crew

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Vyrn: Think (Captain) ended up that way because of one of those shadows too?

Lyria: ...

Lyria: I'm sorry... It's all my fault. If only I'd been able to sense her presence, this never would have happened...

Μ's First-Years is a crew member, Μ's Second-Years is a crew member, Μ's Third-Years is a crew member

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Vyrn: It's just like (Captain) thought! I can't believe I knew and still couldn't do anythin' to help!

Lyria: ...

Vyrn: Since that primal doesn't give off a presence, she could pick us off one by one! Talk about playin' dirty...

Lyria: I'm sorry... It's all my fault. If only I'd had my act together, this never would have happened...

Yoshiko: That's not true! It's all that monster's fault!

Vyrn: She's right. Maybe your powers are being affected by (Captain) since your lives are connected.

Lyria: That... could be...

Lyria: I'm so overcome with negative emotions I can't use my powers properly. It's a horrible feeling.

The room falls silent at Lyria's words.

Μ's First-Years not in crew, Μ's Second-Years not in crew, Μ's Third-Years not in crew

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Vyrn: Man, I really don't feel like fighting a primal beast...

Μ's First-Years is a crew member, Μ's Second-Years is a crew member, Μ's Third-Years is a crew member

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Vyrn: That primal beast's gotta be pretty nasty to mess up (Captain) as much as she did.

Chika: Um... What's a primal beast anyway?

Lyria: Well, long ago they were used as weapons in the War...

You: Hmm... Kinda like how the battleship Yamato was all like "aye aye!" and went on a rampage?

Riko: Th-that's a pretty crazy story...

Kanan: But she looked more like a person than a weapon...

Vyrn: Yeah. Some of 'em look like people, and others look like monsters, so that makes sense.

Chika: Urgh... We wouldn't be able to do anything against a thing like that...

Ruby: U-um! Can I ask a question? Why didn't she do anything to me and my friends?

Vyrn: Good question.

Yoshiko: The prime beast's darkness must have been conquered by the powers of the fallen angel, Yohane!

Lyria: Hmm...

Yoshiko: (She didn't even argue!)

Vyrn: Oh, I think I get it. Maybe it's because you guys can't do anything.

Dia: Excuse me, Vyrn? Did I just hear you insult my friends and little sister?

Vyrn: N-no, that's not what I meant!

Vyrn: (Captain) lost the ability to use a sword, Io lost her magic, and Lyria lost her primal beast powers, right?

Vyrn: Nihilith must've been used in the War, so she probably thought it was pointless to do anything to me or you girls since we can't fight.

Mari: But the townspeople didn't seem that different from us.

Lyria: Maybe she's the type of primal whose power encompasses an entire island, affecting the people little by little.

You: Do you think we'll end up like them if we stick around here too long?

Vyrn: Maybe. So we better do somethin' before that happens...