Minetta Bellflower/Volume I

Minetta Bellflower ◇ **Volume I** ◇ Full Family ◇ Personality ◇ Relationships

This is Minetta Bellflower's history in Volume I.

## Chapter I

Minetta is the first point-of-view protagonist to appear. She starts off harmlessly fighting with Segast Bellflower about a fox pup he took from her, which she had been playing with. After both wrestled each other, they are scolded by Safestia Bellflower. Segast and Minetta eventually settle down, to which she asks her brother about the outside world since it is exactly her fourteenth birthday.

Gabelle Bellflower goes to join in relaxing with his children. Minetta teases Segast and complains to Gabelle about him stealing the fox pup. Minetta is also congratulated by Gabelle for her birthday and going on her voyage to the outside world. She, along with Gabelle and Segast, talk about the Industrial leagues, mostly the Diamond League.

## Chapter II

A few hours later, Minetta goes to bathe herself in a shallow river in the Tadogo Forests. She is soon joined by Kolvar Blossom and then Elora Sage, who all express their excitement at going to the outside world. Minetta is skeptical about Kolvar not being accompanioned by any guards due to him being the son of the Empress. She expresses her bitterness at Segast being vague in his answers to her questions about the outside world. Her complaints are gratified by Elora, who mentions her older sister.

## Chapter III

Another few hours later, when it is completely night, Minetta wishes her farewells to her parents. While Gabelle and Safestia are somber about Segast being unable to give his goodbyes, Minetta politely dismisses them, saying she was only gone for a week. After, she leaves her family's cabin, and joins Elora and Kolvar, whom were waiting outside the cabin for her. The three hike through the Tadogo Forests until they reach a short grassland portion.

They meet Ravlok Blossom and his moose, Shira. Despite Minetta being intimidated by Ravlok, she allows him to help her mount Shira. After a short ride to the class' camp, Minetta gets off of Shira, along with Elora and Kolvar.

The three Natures go to join their class, where Minetta meets Jevelyn Banut, despite her being unnamed. Minetta is awe-struck at seeing a Diamond Industrial for the first, and presumably, the last time. She goes to talk to Jevelyn, much to Elora and Kolvar's distaste. However, Jevelyn is distant and does not make any attempts to hold a conversation. This leaves Minetta disappointed.

Her disappointment is interrupted when she learns Segast is her Nature guide, along with Tyshawn Cylix being her Industrial. Minetta is irritated by this, thinking that Segast will ruin her one, life-changing week she has to spend time with her friends. She is further annoyed by Elora's teases about Segast by their Nature guide.

## Chapter IV

She hikes alongside her class to the Simulian portal. Just like the rest of her class, she is fascinated by the early snow in October. She confronts Segast and berates him for being her Nature guide. Segast calmly responds he did not she was only of the pupils. Once she sees the lights of the Simulian portal shining through patches of shrubs, Minetta is left in wonder. She closes her eyes, brushes through the shrubs, and prepares to see the portal itself for the first time.

## Chapter V

Minetta is astonished by seeing the portal's size and glamor. She also keenly examines the Nature guides situated around the portal, thinking they are extremely alert and would charge towards even just a mouse. Later, she listens to Tyshawn and Segast explaining their directions for entering the portal.

Her name is called first by Segast due to her surname being first on the Nature list in alphabetical order. Minetta is surprised and hesitantly steps forward. She is cheered on by Elora and Kolvar, but is embarrassed by all the attention. She is joined by Jevelyn, for her surname was first on the Industrial list. When Segast reveals he will cross the portal first, Minetta is nervous for her brother. Yet, she stays silent as he does cross over.

## Chapter VI

After Segast had vanished into the portal, Minetta is wracked with anxiousness. She tries to calm herself by thinking about every pupil had done this. She feels less alone when Jevelyn speaks up about her fears to Tyshawn. After receiving a sincere lecture from Tyshawn, Jevelyn and Minetta run into the portal.

Minetta finds herself in a zero-gravity dark void. After floating around, she is stunned by the sudden turn-on of gravity. She screams as she falls towards an unknown ground, but suspends in mid-air before landing. Minetta crawls onto the ground and stands up. Once the black void melts into the battlefield, Minetta is horrified by her sights, pondering if her vision was that of a war. A violent explosion sent her losing her balance, where she hits her head on the ground. After familiarizing herself with her new surroundings, Minetta sees the portal. She sees the area around desolated and devoid of nature or animals. She then receives the End of All Times prophecy.

## Chapter VII

Time goes back a minute when Jevelyn and Minetta run into the portal. After Jevelyn experiences her vision, she finds herself standing in the outside world holding Minetta's hand. Minetta is dazed and her skin is a hot red. Segast starts to happily approach Jevelyn and Minetta, but then Minetta collapses onto the ground.

## Chapter VIII

Segast attempts to wake her up multiple times, but with no response. The pupils emerging from the portal gossip amongst each other about Minetta's odd behavior. Minetta eventually regains conscious, to which Segast is relieved. Once Segast reveals she crossed into the outside world, Minetta is ecstatic at this news. She joins the walk alongside Elora and Kolvar, although still feeling dazed. She is asked to be spoken to by Segast and is lightly teased by Kolvar about 'being in trouble.' Minetta goes to the front of the group where Segast and Tyshawn are leading. The guides ask Minetta about her vision, which she answers them she does not remember it. The guides' shock worries Minetta. After being dismissed by Segast and Tyshawn, Minetta is asked questions non-stop by Elora and Kolvar. Jevelyn confronts Minetta and gives her condolences for her vision experience. Once seeing the main street, Minetta is dazzled by it.

## Chapter X

Minetta finds Ángel Lillo's accent strange in a liking way. She remembers how the outside world is categorized into continents separated by oceans. She wonders how Simul would be different if Natura and Metallum were split by a large ocean. She follows Ángel along with the rest of the class. She is confused when Ángel announces to the class their rooms, only showcasing a wall. She watches Angelo Lillo twist the gear to open the wall to the secret hallway. Later, when Segast explains the pairings of the pupils, Minetta grows excited at sharing a room with Elora. She thinks of Delvin Lowes and Bardell Xorville as rude, and decides to keep her distance. When Elora is called to be paired with Naertha Nemesia, Minetta is disappointed. She decides to talk to Segast about a pairing change.

She perks up when hearing her name called to be paired with Xyloe Timber in Room 205. She and Xyloe receive their keys by Ángel and stand aside to wait. She then grows distorted and dizzy. She starts to slouch over her bent knees and cover her forehead with her palms. She sees a portion of her vision involving the war. She is broken back into reality by Segast, who had yelled her name three times. Minetta is embarrassed by the scene she caused. She lashes out at Segast, but feels bad about it. When Segast dismisses the pupils, he asks Minetta to stay behind. Minetta protests this and leaves to her room anyway. She is briefly comforted by Xyloe before going to the bathroom. She looks at her ear in the mirror, only to see her changed birthmark. She decides not to tell Xyloe, and to ask Jevelyn about it if the issue has not resolved the next morning.

## Chapter XIII

Although not named formally, she knocks on the front door of Room 204. Marsha Berge initially panics and believes Minetta is one or both of the guides coming to berate her and Jevelyn about being late. Marsha opens the door and talks to Minetta. Somewhere in their conversation, she mentions Jevelyn, which prompts the Diamond to leave the bathroom where she had formerly been brushing her hair. After Jevelyn questions Minetta about her presence, she states that she needs to talk to her alone. Marsha leaves her and Jevelyn alone. Minetta then pours out about her birthmark to Jevelyn and asks her to check to see if it was alright. She notes to be uptight and insecure, hesitant to talk to Jevelyn.

When examining her ear, Jevelyn points out that her mark looked exactly like Oakina Demyx's. When Minetta asks who she was, Jevelyn dismisses her. After Jevelyn confirms nothing to be wrong with Minetta's ear, she breathes a sigh of relief. She asks Jevelyn not to tell anyone, as she found her birthmark embarrassing. She is eased when Jevelyn understands. Minetta thanks Jevelyn and then heads towards the lounge portion, parting from her.

## Chapter XIV

Before the events of Chapter XIII, Minetta musters up the courage to talk to Jevelyn about her ear. She later judges herself about how she spoke to Jevelyn, wondering if it was embarrassing. She is greeted by a friendly Xyloe when reaching the lounge portion, and kindly greets her in return. She sits next to Elora, and grows saddened and jealous by her talking to Naertha and hardly acknowledging her. She dotes on speaking to Kolvar, but halts out because he was busy in his own conversations with Avon Lavender and Ocerin Crescentia. Minetta is then confronted by Xyloe, who asks her whether she was excited about watching the Industrials eat, which she confirms this.

Later, Minetta is mesmerized by watching the Industrials eat, just like Avon, Naertha, Xyloe, Ocerin, Elora, and Kolvar. She is called by Segast, and is confused by him calling her name. However, she guesses a meeting about her vision, as she sees Tyshawn advancing towards Ángel. She joins Ángel, Tyshawn, and Segast in the kitchen of the Lillo Inn. Ángel indirectly introduces Catarina and Sofia Quispe to Minetta. After, Minetta is asked by Tyshawn to describe what she remembers about her vision. She nervously does so, and disappoints Ángel, Tyshawn, and Segast by the little information she presents. After Ángel tells about the pupil who experienced his death as his portal vision, Minetta asks Tyshawn about Daithine Bioud. She is told an oversimplified version of Daithine's story by Tyshawn. Minetta compares her vision to Brythan's, optimistically remarking that at least she did not see something as horrible as her own death.