Chrono Story

**Chrono Story** is the fifth song of the "Clockwork Lullaby Series" and the final song of the "Tale of Original Virtue". It shows the creation of the Vessels of Virtue.

## Plot

The song starts in Held's Forest as Hänsel asks Gretel if she can hear the birds calling or see the moonlight. Gretel replies that she actually hears the "cry of the forest" and sees the light from the fire. The twins recount how they killed the people who they called parents and found the "original virtue" their mother left behind.

They then split this into seven pieces: Chastity is the flower, Temperance is the seeds, Humility is the gems, Kindness is the spring, Diligence is the wind, Charity is the soil, and Patience is the forest itself. In this process, they unleashed the Seven Heavenly Virtues into the world.

In response to this event, the earth god Held asks an old friend, IR, to retrieve the virtues. When hearing this, she considers how she was given immortality after losing the one she loved and destroying what was precious to her. Agreeing to do as Held wishes, as long as it keeps her entertained, she states that her time is infinite anyways.

## Lyrics

Is that the song of birds that I hear?

No, that is the cry of the forest

Is that the light of the moon that is shining?

No, that is the burning fire

The person we called mother

Turns to ashes inside the stove

The "original virtue" that remained afterwards

Was divided into seven by our own hands

"Chastity" is the flower

"Temperance" is the seeds

"Humility" is the gemstones

"Kindness" is the spring

"Diligence" is the wind

"Charity" is the soil

And...

"Patience" is the forest

Fly away, seven virtues

The purity born from our mother

Let the world turn and turn

As it is purified by this holy virtue

By the hands of the forbidden fruit

The seven virtues were released into the world

The god Held, who protects the forest,

Requests his friend to collect them all

"If it turns into a way to kill time

Then that's no problem,

Because my time is infinite anyhow"

The sorceress sneers

After losing the one she loved

And destroying what was precious to her

The eternity she was granted

Was nothing but emptiness to her

The sorceress who obtained everything

And then lost it all

What does she wish for? What does she seek?

Until the end of time...

Born and raised from the virgin mother

The story of such a virtue cut into seven

The capricious whim of a witch who transcends time

This Chrono Story that began in that forest

## Related Songs

### Tale of Abandonment on a Moonlit Night

Tale of Abandonment on a Moonlit Night shows the murders of Adam and Eve Moonlit at the hands of Meta Salmhofer's children one year prior to Chrono Story. It additionally highlights the insanity of the aforementioned children.

### The Enlightenment of Duke Venomania

The Enlightenment of Duke Venomania describes an event that occurred some time after Chrono Story, showing IR's first attempt to locate one of the vessels she was searching for.

### Seven Virtues and Atonement

Seven Virtues and Atonement makes several allusions to Chrono Story, narrating the historical events caused by the Seven Heavenly Virtues and their contractors; the song's lyrics also parallel those of Chrono Story.

## Appearances

* Adam Moonlit
* Eve Moonlit
* Gretel
* Hänsel
* Held
* IR
* Kiril Clockworker (first indirect mention)
* Meta Salmhofer