THE ORACLE OF MAIYA
as channeled by Tatsuya Sudou
SPOILERS FOLLOW! I MEAN IT!
In the twinkling stars of the Pleiades,
Stopped time begins to move;
Dance of pleasure, Feast of shadows,
Song of a foreign land, the flames of Atonement light the Heavens.
The lion's roar echoes far and wide...
The five skulls that shine in Hell..
The Holy Cross shines in the Heavens...
The moment the stars stop rising in the sky...
The beat of the Maiyan Maiden also ceases...
Paradise remains above earth...
And time winds backwards...
In the twinkling stars of the Pleiades, stopped time begins to move: The clock in
the clock tower at Seven Sisters High School, that has been stopped ever since
Mr. Kashihara died, starts moving again.
Dance of Pleasure: The Masquerade Ball is held at Kasugayama High School,
and Lady and King steal the Ideal Energy from the students.
Feast of Shadows: Again, the Masquerade Ball at Kasu High.
Song of a Foreign Land: The MUSES' debut single, "JOKER," was originally
supposed to have an English solo for Lisa. Instead, she says the Oracle of
Maiya as a bridge, and THAT is the "Song of a Foreign Land" - although in this
case, the "foreign land" is the Pleiades.
The flames of Atonement light the heavens: Leo says at one point that he's
supposed to "start the Flames Of The Atonement at the points indicated by
the constellations." So his destruction of the Concert Hall, Gold, Air Museum,
and Smile Hirasaka is the lighting of the Flames of The Atonement.
The Lion's Roar echoes far and wide: This refers to the Leonid Meteor Shower
that occurs when you finish Mt. Iwato and the Last Battalion invades Sumaru
City. You can sometimes hear meteors as they burn through the sky.
The five skulls that shine in Hell: These are the elemental crystal skulls
that were in the four Zodiac Houses. The fifth one was being kept by Hitler
in Xibalba (Xibalba was the name of the Mayan underworld).
The Holy Cross shines in the Heavens: At the time of the Grand Cross.
The moment the stars stop rising: The earth literally stops spinning at the moment
of the Grand Cross, so the "stars stop rising" in the sky.
The beat of the Maiyan Maiden also ceases: Maya Amano, the Maiyan Maiden,
is killed by Maya Okamura, the Crazy Maiden.
Paradise remains above earth: The world is destroyed, and only Sumaru City -
"Idealian" - is left, floating on Xibalba above the destroyed earth.
And time winds backwards: Philemon resets time.
