Narrator:
The battle between the West and the East
Was growing more fierce day by day.
On the battleground during a furious skirmish,
The soldier Draco of the Western castle Garou
Thinks of Maria,
Whom he left in his homeland??
Draco:
Oh, Maria
Oh, Maria
Is my voice reaching
To where you are?
?
Narrator:
The West was defeated, and Maria's castle
Came under Eastern control.
Maria, forced into marriage by
The Eastern Prince Ralse,
Does not abandon her feelings for Draco,
But thinks of her lover each night
As she watches the skies??
Maria:
My beloved, are you going to a distant place?
And we just pledged eternal love?
Through sad times and hard times,
I'll think of that shooting star as you.
Do I have to exchange vows with one I don't love?
What shall I do? I'm waiting for your words?
[A vision of Draco appears in the doorway.]
Vision of Draco:
Come??Maria.
Dance a step with me??
[Maria dances with the vision of Draco for a few turns.]
Vision of Draco:
Ha ha ha ha??
[The vision fades, leaving behind a
(real) bouquet of flowers. Maria takes the bouquet and walks up to the balcony, where she tosses the flowers into the night sky.]
Maria:
And I thank you, my beloved,
For my feelings may have swayed,
But oh so gently, and so kindly, you answered me
I'll wait for you forevermore?
[A Minister from the former Western country approaches Maria.]
Minister:
Prince Ralse is looking for you.
Please be his dance partner.
Please resign yourself to this.
We've become a dependency
Of the East, after all??
[Maria follows the Minister down off the balcony and inside.]
?
[Maria is dancing with Ralse amid other couples. Suddenly, a Messenger rushes in.]
Messenger:
The Western survivors are attacking!!
Ralse:
What!!
Western Soldier:
Attaaaack!!
[A battle ensues on the dance floor.]
Voice:
Wait!!
[Draco rides out into the fray.]
Draco:
Maria!
Maria:
Draco!
I had believed in this day.
Ralse:
Maria is meant to be my queen.
Draco:
Though it may cost me my life,
I refuse to let her go.
Ralse:
The we duel!