Incantations of the Heart

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**Incantations of the Heart** was the 32nd story event in Court of Darkness. It started around July 27th, 2022. Fenn, Grayson, and Dia were available at the start of the event. Guy and Tino were added a few days later on August 1st, 2022.

## Prologue

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MC and her cat are taking a walk through the Mushroom Forest together. As they are walking, they hear singing coming from within the forest. MC wonders who the person singing is. They both strain their ears to see where the singing is coming from. MC's cat figures out which direction the singing is coming from and flies off. MC calls for her cat to wait and then runs after her cat before he gets too far ahead. They end up finding out that Dia was the one who was singing. MC's cat listens to Dia's song with a dreamy look on his face. He tells MC that it's a magnificient song. MC feels like she's heard this song before and unconsciously starts humming along to the song. Dia hears her humming and turns around in surprise. He then asks her why she's staring at him. MC apologizes and says that they were just out for a walk when they heard someone singing. She adds that they were curious about who was singing, so now they're here. Dia doesn't say anything and the atmosphere starts to get awkward. MC breaks the silence by complimenting Dia on his incredible singing voice. She tells him that it was love at first listen for her. Dia says he didn't specifically sing it for her and stomps off. Her cats states that they might have offended Dia. MC agrees. She sags in defeat as she watches Dia walk away.

The following morning, MC's cat flies onto her lap as she wakes up in bed. Her cat comments on how nice the weather is today. MC comments on how he's in such a good mood considering how early it is. He then purrs as MC pats his head. MC then hears her cat's voice saying that he wants to go to the forest again with her. MC replies that they just went to the forest yesterday. Her cat then asks how she knew what he was thinking. MC thought her cat had said that out loud. MC's cat tells her that he only thought about it and didn't say it out loud. MC asks him if he's sure as she was sure that she heard his voice.

Afterwards, MC goes to the Headmaster's Office to consult with him about how she can hear her cat's thoughts. In the office, MC asks her cat if he just thought about how he was feeling hungry. MC's cat is shocked and bashfully mumbles about how MC was aware of his thoughts. Lou says that he can't hear the words that MC claims that she can hear. But, MC can clearly hear her cat's thoughts as if he was speaking out loud. Lou then asks if anything unusual happened before this change occurred. MC thinks back to what happened yesterday. She tells him about how she and her cat went for a walk in the forest yesterday. MC then talks about how they came upon Dia singing in the forest and that she started singing along with him. She also tells him about how she's not sure how she knew the song. Lou asks her about what kind of song it was. MC doesn't know the name of the song, but she sings a few bars of the song for Lou to hear. Lou recognizes it as a love song that's been popular lately. He tells MC that the song might also be the cause of her unusual circumstances as well. MC asks how the song could be the cause. Lou speculates that MC's magic might have responded to the music. He then asks MC if she is able to hear his thoughts. MC concentrates while staring at Lou's face, but she doesn't hear anything. She tells Lou that she can't hear his thoughts. Lou tells her that it might be related to her close bond with her cat. MC thinks about how this might be a result of her and her cat being inseparable in a way. MC then asks Lou if he knows of a way to fix this. Lou suggets just waiting until the effects fade away. He tells her not to worry as the effects probably won't last for more than a few days.

After her conversation with Lou, MC is walking down the hallways. She had hoped to hear a better solution than waiting for the effects to wear off. MC sighs and trudges down the hallway. She then hears her cat's inner voice hoping that she feels better soon. MC looks at her cat and apologizes for making him feel worried. Her cat is embarassed that she can hear all his thoughts. MC realizes what she did and apologizes. Her cat tells her that he can handle it and to not trouble herself on his account. MC thanks him for being so sweet. She then thinks about how her cat's kindness has helped her through many occasions and this time is no exception. MC is glad that it was her cat that she went into the forest with as she doesn't know what might have happened if she could hear what other people were thinking. Right at that moment, MC hears a voice from somewhere. However, she doesn't see anyone nearby. MC's cat asks her if anything is wrong. MC asks him if he just heard something, but he answers that he didn't. MC wonders who voice she just heard. The speaker turns out to be...

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