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| - A remix of Singing Hill - Harmonics FRELIA - released in Akiko Shikata's Harmonia album, which this tells another of the myths belonging to the Legends of Rhaplanca, this time telling a story in which Maoh and Rhaplanca were a knight and a princess respectively. The title translates to "The Sacrifice of Rhaplanca". Maoh had lost his parents in a war several years prior while Rhaplanca's mother abandoned her when she was still very young. Both children came to live together and grew alongside each other. Several years later, Maoh was recruited as a knight in the city of Lelentas while Rhaplanca went on to become a popular singer in one of the city's bars. One day, Maoh proposed marriage to Rhaplanca but she refused his feelings, saying that she would only cause him pain and sadness. The next day, Rhaplanca was kidnapped by the priests of Lelentas, who tried to sacrifice her in order to fulfill the ancient oath that was made many years prior: that a Demon would provide the city's inhabitants with power and prosperity for as long as they sacrificed to it a girl per year. Maoh immediately understood the situation when he saw Rhaplanca's crying face and rushed to save her. When the sacrifice ritual was nearing its climax, the Demon appeared and Maoh fought against him to protect Rhaplanca. However, none of his attacks had any effect against the Demon's regenerative abilities and it seemed he was doomed to be killed by it, until a certain sword fell in the ground before him. This was the sword that was used to make the oath with the Demon, and using it, Maoh was able to defeat the Demon. The priests were killed in the chaos that ensued during the Demon's agony while Rhaplanca and Maoh retreated further into the forest. When Rhaplanca awakened, Maoh explained to her everything that had happened, and while she insisted on giving up her life in order to fulfill the oath despite the Demon's death, Maoh calmed her down and convinced her to keep on living at his side. Thus, Rhaplanca cried long and hard in Maoh's chest while he consoled her. However, his actions doomed Lelentas, which was filled with famine and plague shortly after, and it fell under the attacks of the neighboring cities shortly after. No one can say for certain if Maoh's actions were correct or incorrect, as well as there being many ways to interpret the ending according to each person's moral compass and values.
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