Title: 魔法騎士レイアース２ (Magic Knight Rayearth 2) Vol. 3
Artist/Author: CLAMP
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 220pp., w/furigana
Volume: 3/3
Original Serialization: Nakayoshi 1/96-4/96
First Printing: 1/23/03
Rating: 4/4

I believe I was in the zen of reading as I went through this book. As I was going page by page, I really could hear all the sound effects and the characters speaking. Very strange, but enjoyable at the same time. The series as a whole surprised me by how short it was. There wasn't much fluff, and every page contributed to the main theme. I really do appreciate it when a story is thought out in its entirety before being put on paper.

Bare volume, just the story.

Eagle asks each of the other two kingdoms why they want to become the pillar of Cephiro and give each some time to decide if they want to back out. Clef is puzzled about why he can't sense the path to pillarship and Hikaru decides she wants to go out and find it. The three vying kingdoms start fighting each other and suddenly, Mokona shows his true self as the creator. He explains the purpose of creating Cephiro after a failed Earth and allows Eagle and Hikaru to undergo the trials to become the next pillar. As the two of them are fighting, Eagle explains why he wants to be the pillar, but Hikaru explains that it's just the same as Princess Emeraldo before. Hikaru is eventually selected as the new Pillar, but she refuses and manages to bring back Eagle from the trails in Tokyo. The Magic Knights end the pillar tradition. Later, they pay a visit back to Cephiro and in a cheesy ending, allow the reader to choose the name of the new world.

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