Oh no.
I probably shouldn't have fallen asleep.
When someone was cold and starving, they might never wake up once they fell asleep.
I wasn't cold, but my situation was much the same. Like a sugar cube dropped into warm water, my will was steadily dissolving in the Inner Sea of the Moon. If I merged with it completely, I would no longer be me...
I understood that, but my consciousness was too muddled for me to wake up again.
"Miluno, wake up! I'm coming in!"
Through the haze, I heard someone's voice.
"You're really out cold. You don't mind if I use your body, then?"
It sounded like Mono, but I couldn't regain consciousness.
"Aldebaran's coming in too!"
"Sorry to intrude, Milu~"
This felt a little like sleep paralysis...
"She really is empty inside. Can this even count as being alive?"
"She was already hollow before the incident. This should be the great will's influence."
Although my consciousness was submerged in a dark ocean, my body moved beyond my control.
"Her heart has completely dissolved too. How do we get it back?"
"The Morning Star Crystal still exists, but she has no way of retrieving it right now."
"Miluno's consciousness is going to dissipate."
"No, she'll only sleep. Just as I did for you before, I'll protect her consciousness..."
Was this groggy feeling Aldebaran protecting me?
I could feel my hands feeling around my own body, and heard a sigh:
"An incomplete, fragmented soul. It's even worse than I thought... Well, I've already analyzed the Morning Star Crystal. I'll make her a new, custom-built heart."
An unfamiliar ceiling.
When I regained consciousness, I was no longer in front of the Dark Seal's gates. I had even left the Breeding Facility and was lying on my back in a