Magicae Amicitiae et Harmoniae: Arc 1, Chapter 1

**Roots** (Japanese: **芽出** *Me de*) is the 1st chapter of Arc 1 of *Magicae Amicitiae et Harmoniae*.

## Summary

*I'm Cherry Lovedream. When I woke up this morning, the morning of my 16th birthday, I stood outside my home, and looked at the place where everything began. Each time I stand here, I renew my vow. I swear to protect the world and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. We as Chosen Ones are the weapons to achieve that goal. Small our numbers may be, but we must fulfill our duty. Among our comrades, a proactive stance like mine is hard to find in this world. But, at the same time...*

## Transcript

**March 21, 1000 BH**

(A girl with dark pink hair and matching eyes stood near the doors of her home. The morning sunlight poured down from above, causing sweat to seep from her skin. Many Starly were chirping busily around her. She closed her eyes. She had just turned 16, but she still vividly remembered the despair and anger from that day.)

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***March 21, 1006 BH***

*(Cherry Lovedream, who had just turned ten at the time, was taking refuge in a building in Jubilife Village. She was strolling through the village when an intense earthquake struck. Earthquakes kept happening intermittently after that, so the adults decided it was an emergency and evacuated everyone to the building, which was the local area's shelter. The number of people in the shelter, which included nearby residents, was quite high. It was completely unexpected that everyone would be caught up in such an emergency.)*

*Cherry: **...Great! Everyone's all here!***

*(According to what Cherry heard, apparently the earthquakes weren't just happening in Hisui, but all throughout the world. Fissures and tsunamis were happening as a result, and damage was happening throughout the Multiverse... The young girl is quite scared, but tried to keep calm. However...)*

*Girl #1: **You think we'll be here until tomorrow?***

*Girl #2: **Wha? But we're finally old enough to explore the region and everything.***

*Girl #3: **Anyone have cards?***

*(A group of three girls were chatting among themselves. Cherry looked towards them.)*

*Cherry: I should probably warn them... no, there's no need to go that far. Letting them chat like this might actually help soften their anxieties.*

*(As she had that thought in mind...)*

*Girl #1: **...Ah, she's glaring at us.***

*Girl #2: **Are we being too noisy?***

*Girl #3: **Let's quiet down before she gets angry at us.***

*(The girls who had been talking softened their voices.)*

*Cherry: Ah... I wasn't particularly mad or anything... Does my face really look that scary?*

*???: **Excuse me...?***

*(An 8-year old girl with brown hair and freckles walked up to Cherry.)*

*Cherry: **Oh, what is it?***

*Girl: **Umm... I was wondering if... I can hang out with with you...?***

*Cherry: **Oh, uh, sure. I'm Cherry Lovedream. What about you?***

*Valerie Harper: **Valerie Harper.***

*(The two girls share a handshake. Later, outside the building...)*

*Cherry: **For now, it'd be great for you to be more at ease when you talk to people. If you do, then everyone else will start to understand you and get along with you better. If you ever get nervous about talking to someone, I'll help you out like I did just now.***

*Valerie: **Oh, um, thanks.***

*(Valerie smiles. Suddenly, the ground shook intensely.)*

*Cherry: This... is on a completely different scale than the other tremors...!*

*(The tremors made it difficult to even stand. Cherry and Valerie kept their stance lowered to prevent themselves from falling down. After a few dozen seconds, the tremors settled.)*

*Cherry: **That was a huge tremor, huh... Valerie, you okay?***

*Valerie: **...Yeah... I'm just a bit dizzy...***

*(Cherry facepalms, but then suddenly...)*

*Voice: **I'm scared...***

*Cherry: **Huh?***

*(Valerie faints due to getting way too dizzy. But Cherry wasn't able to react.)*

*Voice: **S...something really, really scary is...***

*(Thinking there was something up there, Cherry looked up at the sky. On her first look, what she saw was an ordinary starry sky. But she was mistaken. The countless stars in the sky squirmed as if they were drifting about on the surface of water.)*

*Cherry: **Geez, maybe they're just a bunch of Starly or something!***

*(Cherry ended up tempting fate. Their movements were irregular and it would be strange for so many Starly to be flying in the sky so late at night. And then several of those stars got bigger and bigger... Despair fell from the sky.)*

*Cherry: Oh, no...*

*(One of the star-like objects fell onto the roof of the building. It was definitely not a Starly at all. Its entire body was almost unnaturally white, and its size is far more gigantic than a human, with an ominous mouth-like organ. It appeared to be like a deep sea animal that had evolved far differently than terrestrial animals, or possibly an invertebrate that was born under imperfect conditions. In any case, it was clearly different from any living being known to mankind, and therefore, the simplest name to call it was-- a monster. And it wasn't alone. Two, three... several came falling from the sky in quick succession, tearing apart the building's roof and walls with their teeth and breaking in.)*

*Cherry: What... are those things?*

*(Cherry stood stock still at the bizarre sight unravelling before her. People suddenly darted out from inside the building, screaming.*

*Man: **Kyaaaaaaaah!***

*Woman: **Wh-wha-what are those monsters?!***

*Cherry: Khh!*

*(Cherry immediately rushed to the building, carrying the uncounscious Valerie. All that mattered was to protect everyone for now... and what she saw when she got in was people being eaten. The bizarre white creatures were eating the people who were too slow to escape with their mouth-like organs. Their mouths became stained red by blood and beneath their giant bodies were half-eaten people.)*

*Cherry: **Ah... ahh...***

*(A groan leaked out of Cherry's mouth. She couldn't believe the scene unfurling before her eyes. It felt too unreal. The friends she had enjoyed talking to less than an hour ago were now reduced to unspeakable remains.)*

*Cherry: **Waaaaaahhhhhhh!***

*Cherry rushed towards the bizarre creatures. She was driven by rage for her murdered friends and the sense of duty to prevent any further death. As she ran, her hand suddenly started to glow pink. Her eyes were also the same way, and her hair began to overflow and float with sparkles. Valerie wakes up.)*

*Valerie: ...Cherry...?*

*(In the blink of an eye, all the monsters in the building were eradicated. Cherry stood there...and on her skirt was a pink five-petaled flower that had its petals shaped like hearts. Cherry looks at her skirt.)*

*Cherry: What is that...?*

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**March 21, 1000 BH**

Valerie: **Morning, Cherry-chan.**

(Valerie appears, now 14 years old. She greets Cherry happily, though she is somewhat calmer in personality than her.)

Cherry: **Good morning, Valie-chan!** \*immediately hugs her\* **How wa-**

Valerie: **Okay, okay, you can cool your Flamethrower.**

Cherry: **Sorry! I was just excited that it's another bright day!**

(Valerie suddenly remembers it's Cherry's birthday today.)

Valerie: **Happy birthday, by the way! I would have gotten you one of those adorable wild Cherrim** (points at a wild Cherrim in the nearby forest) **as a pet, but it's just too dangerous to keep a wild creature like that.**

(Cherry, however, is seen with a frown.)

Valerie: **...What's wrong, Cherry-chan?**

Cherry: **Remember... what happened on this day six years ago? I can't help but remember it vividly... Vertexes killed my friends. They stole the lives of countless innocents.**

Valerie: **Unforgivable! If you hadn't saved me, I'd be a goner!**

(Cherry facepalms. She easily saved her best friend back then.)

Cherry: *I swear I'll give the Vertexes their just reward. And for that, it's my chance to be a true Hero!*

???: **I can sense what you're thinking.**

(A white feline creature appeared.)

Cherry and Valerie: **Who are you?**

***To be continued...***

## Major Events

* Cherry Lovedream turns 16.
* In a flashback...
	+ Cherry meets Valerie Harper, and the two of them become friends.
	+ The first Vertex attacks occur.
	+ Cherry becomes the first Human to earn a Harmony Mark.

## Characters

* Cherry Lovedream (debut)
* Valerie Harper (debut)
* Civilians
* Stardust (Vertex; debut)

## Trivia

* Cherry's backstory was confirmed to be similar to the canon Nogi Wabaka's during production of this chapter.

### See also

* *Roots* on the Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero Wiki - The main basis