Distant Shores Book Two: The Prince of a Thousand
Enemies:
Utena versus Akio. The appearance of Touga Kiryuu. The marriage of Utena
and Anshi. Utena's death through a pact with hell. The death of Dios.
The appearance of the final Mazoku Lord, Chaos-Dragon Gaav, and Utena's
ascension to her destined place...
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Chapter One: Conquering the Beast
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Life continues; progress is made. Utena and Himemiya open their Sanctuary.
But the Beast is waiting beyond, and even after defeating the wingless,
peace is hard to come by... Akio, attempting to free himself of the
burden of his half-Mazoku nature, murders Reiko, though Utena is
unaware. Xelloss finally destroys Akio, but not until after the damage is
done...
Chapter Two: Hellbound
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This chapter contains mature content
To make amends for Reiko, Utena agrees to a pact with Death- she must go
to the Mazoku Hell and trade herself for Reiko's spirit, damned by
Zelas-Metallum: Once a week she has to descend and 'keep Fiori company'.
Utena manages to free several souls while there... but after Fiori nearly
drives Utena insane, a trick is devised that will
free Utena and punish Fiori as well- but Utena has to submit herself to
being killed by Nightmare...
Chapter Three: In Death's Keeping
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Having given her soul to Death before her murder, Utena escapes Hell,
but as she has lost the will to live, she can't immediately be
reborn. Instead she takes a kind of 'holiday', spending a few days
with the endless of Death. Ultimately only in death can she find value
in life...
Chapter Four: Reversal of Fortune
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Utena, realizing that Himemiya's life-flame is almost about to go out too,
chooses to be reborn as the Bride instead of the Victor.. but it doesn't
quite work the way she hoped it would... as Touga, the TRUE once-assistant
of the Prince, applies pressure in an attempt to restore the original
balance of power..
Chapter Five: Ascension Through Chaos
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The fifth and most reclusive of the Mazoku Lords, Chaos-Dragon Gaav,
appears, and from the corpse Utena abandoned in Hell reshapes a vicious
tool of destruction named Kisei. Kisei immediately murders the other Lords
while tormenting Utena, and obtains the Mazoku keys of power...Kisei
murders Dios as well, forcing Utena to become the new Prince in his
stead... Arianna, Xelloss and Utena face Gaav with a potential end of the
world looming over them.. .and ultimately, it comes down to the choice of
one human being..
Continue to Book Three: Struggling
For Balance
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