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When the StarDust first appeared before the Five Elements, and the Espers who had battled for an endless time, it brought an eerie sensation of plenitude and stillness.

Gazing at this mysterious, warm, and bright light—irised with beautiful rainbow colours that flowed gently, like an evident dance—for the first time, the Five Elements could see the world from a different perspective.

Not only did the light of the StarDust make them realise that they had been sharing a common world from the very beginning, but it also allowed them to shift their perspective inward: they were finally able to feel their own StarDust.

And with it, the Five Elements could distinguish more clearly their own true colours.

This is why they soon understood that, in order to move forward, they had to work together—with the help of Atma, the Shape of Balance, and Shala, the Shape of Time.

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