Above, us, in the dark shadows of the outer solar system, there is the shape of something unknown, something unspeakable. It waits, it bides its time, and as the days of summer grow longer, so does its voice grow louder.<br><br>On the quiet island of Sarah Ann in the Pacific Ocean, home of the renowned Firmament Foundation, awkward teenager Eirian Calohan has come in search of the mystery of their father's recent demise. Instead, they are confronted with the stark contrast between languid life on the tiny island and an unspeakable cosmic horror.<br><br>Together with their new friends, they set out to unravel the truth surrounding the death of their father and to also uncover just what it is that the Foundation has reached out to in the dark eternal night of the distant void.

All Cats Are Beautiful

“Jesus,” Lilith whispered, shaking her head, “that’s not right.”


Hastily, she crossed over to the desk, and lifted up another of the other cards.


“Hesperide,” she said dispending with the request, making sure that the summoning entity knew that what she spoke now was an order. “Hesperide, daughter of the evening.”


A second card flowered in light, this time displaying the shape of another girl, dressed in denim dungarees cut off high above the knee, and white Converse baseball boots, her long hair coarse like the wool of sheep, tied up in loose bunches.


“No,” they whispered, “how is this possible? How are they doing this?”


“They’ve been doing this for a long time,” Sumire said grimly. “The little sisters weren’t my first card. They made that card for me as a prize when I won a competition.”


Eirian turned to look at her in confusion, not understanding what they were being told.


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