Did you really think I wouldn't do something like this? Sheesh... xD

Disclaimer: I don't own the star or the name of Alcor. It solely belongs to whoever named it and the constellation it is in is the Ursa Major (Big Dipper), just like the rest of the Barian Emperors. This will only be used for the purposes of this fic and similiar fics to come and I claim no ownership over it whatsoever.

Resonating

The resonance ended with the spark of a dying star.

Silence reigned over the harbor as everyone's eyes were on Yuuma, all shocked and in sheer, utter disbelief. Merag, for example, could only stare at the hunched figure of someone who she always saw as somebody who would stand up to whatever was threating his friends, family, home... his life. To think that...

"Yuuma..." Kotori began as the Emperor's Key (now they all knew why it was called like that) slowly swayed to the left and then to the right and back again. The silent figure didn't speak and the lack of words began to influence everyone. Yuuma's friends (aside from Kotori, who was still staring at him with a questioning look, gazing for reassurance that she really hasn't seen any of that...) started to protest, claiming how it must have been a trick by the Barians again, to make them believe how Yuuma was their enemy or would want to do them harm... meanwhile, the transformed Emperors stood still as they simply stared, uncertain of what to do. Tsukumo Yuuma - the boy they all thought was their enemy, some of them with more effort and some with less - was one of them? In fact, he had known Nasch when they were both humans and had even befriended him?

Durbe began to try and remember where he had seen the boy before, if maybe those memories - flashbacks, illusions... whatever they were - were false after all... but he knew that wasn't the case when his king's dual-coloured eyes flashed as a memory came back to him, the pupils widening a bit.

"Alcor..?"

The name seemed to trigger Yuuma as he began to pale and feel ill. Kaito, who was among those who had stayed silent up until then, looked up, his grey eyes boring into Nasch's.

"So it is true? Yuuma is one of you - a Barian."

The older blonde's words sounded with the whisper of some sort of finality, as his friends began to protest again, clearly not wanting to accept the fact that they might now have to fight Yuuma as well (they knew they wouldn't be able to win with him against them.. no way...) yet Kotori was the only one brave enough to speak up.

"Yuuma... say something ... it's not true, is it?"

The boy finally lifted his head and the answer caused them to grit their teeth (and in the case of Kotori, cry). His eyes, usually a warm deep pink, were flashing in the same way the eyes of the other Barians would from time-to-time. The silence returned as everyone began to feel uncomfortable, Tetsuo even going as far as to step back from Yuuma. Slowly, all the other humans bar Kaito followed his example and began to run in different directions, clearly hoping to save themselves somehow. Merag watched them run, ironically, not having the heart to give chase as her eyes returned back to Yuuma... or should she call him by his real name, Alcor?

"You are ... still... our friend." Kaito said simply. "No matter what you choose to do from here on out."

"Choose? He's clearly going to be..." Durbe started but Nasch's piercing gaze stopped him. Turning to stare back at Yuuma, the king spoke.

"He is right... Yuuma. You have a choice. Either oppose us or join us to save our world. The choice is yours."

The child with the Emperor's key finally looked up at him and sighed.

"I chose to..."

And done! ... what? did you really think that I wouldn't end it with a cliffie? If people want me to, I will write more of this :))

Thanks for reading! :)