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This page summarizes the entire story, volume by volume and chapter by chapter, for those who want a refresher on events. It also includes the names of all future volumes and interludes, as released by Hieronym many years ago.
 
This page summarizes the entire story, volume by volume and chapter by chapter, for those who want a refresher on events. It also includes the names of all future volumes and interludes, as released by Hieronym many years ago.
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== Synopses ==
 
== Synopses ==
  
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=== Volume I: Quantum Entanglement ===
 
=== Volume I: Quantum Entanglement ===
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: ''Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where groups of particles cannot have their state completely described independently of each other, even if separated by large distances.
 
: ''Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where groups of particles cannot have their state completely described independently of each other, even if separated by large distances.
 
: ''This perhaps describes the position Ryouko finds herself in.''
 
: ''This perhaps describes the position Ryouko finds herself in.''
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=== Interlude I: Underworld Dreams ===
 
=== Interlude I: Underworld Dreams ===
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: ''Title meaning uncertain.''
 
: ''Title meaning uncertain.''
 
==== {{ch|17|Interlude I: Underworld Dreams}} ====
 
==== {{ch|17|Interlude I: Underworld Dreams}} ====
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=== Volume II: Inflationary Expansion ===
 
=== Volume II: Inflationary Expansion ===
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: ''This is the universe's theorized early period of exponential inflation.''
 
: ''This is the universe's theorized early period of exponential inflation.''
 
: ''Here, it likely refers to the escalation of plot and stakes, especially for [[Ryouko]].''
 
: ''Here, it likely refers to the escalation of plot and stakes, especially for [[Ryouko]].''
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==== {{chn|32|Decisions, Implications}} ====
 
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=== Interlude II: Madeleines ===
 
=== Interlude II: Madeleines ===
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: ''The title is a reference to In Search of Lost Time, a famous French novel noted for its length and its theme of involuntary memory.''
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: ''Madeleines (small sponge cakes) feature in Proust's "In Search of Lost Time", a famous French novel noted for its theme of involuntary memory.''
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: ''Likewise, this interlude centers on the peculiar role of memory in part of [[Asaka]]'s past. The first snippet even includes relevant sections from Proust's novel.''
 
==== {{chn|33|Madeleines}} ====
 
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=== Volume III: Ontological Paradox ===
 
=== Volume III: Ontological Paradox ===
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: ''In an ontological paradox, events occur as part of a causal loop: an 'initial' event, in terms of linear time, eventually causes itself.''
 
: ''In an ontological paradox, events occur as part of a causal loop: an 'initial' event, in terms of linear time, eventually causes itself.''
 
: ''This may refer to the nature of Ryouko's wish and/or the logic of the Goddess's interventions.  
 
: ''This may refer to the nature of Ryouko's wish and/or the logic of the Goddess's interventions.  
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More chapters expected; Volume currently incomplete.
 
More chapters expected; Volume currently incomplete.
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=== Interlude III: Manifest Destiny ===
 
=== Interlude III: Manifest Destiny ===
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: ''Manifest Destiny is a term describing the belief that the United States, due to its special virtues, had both a duty and a destiny to expand west into North America.
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: ''Manifest Destiny is a term describing the belief that the United States, due to its special virtues, had both a duty and a destiny to expand west into North America.''
 
: ''It also describes similar beliefs in the [[MSY]] during its fifth phase, as it reached further and further beyond the island nation of Japan. Perhaps may detail its struggle and eventual merger with the rival [[SMC]] in Europe.''
 
: ''It also describes similar beliefs in the [[MSY]] during its fifth phase, as it reached further and further beyond the island nation of Japan. Perhaps may detail its struggle and eventual merger with the rival [[SMC]] in Europe.''
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=== Volume IV: Einstein-Rosen Bridge ===
 
=== Volume IV: Einstein-Rosen Bridge ===
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: ''An Einstein-Rosen Bridge is a hypothetical way of connecting two spacetime coordinates; in other words, a wormhole.''
 
: ''An Einstein-Rosen Bridge is a hypothetical way of connecting two spacetime coordinates; in other words, a wormhole.''
 
: ''The subject of [[Ryouko]]'s power and the [[Cephalopod]]'s wormhole tech will likely feature.''
 
: ''The subject of [[Ryouko]]'s power and the [[Cephalopod]]'s wormhole tech will likely feature.''
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=== Interlude IV: Ubermensch ===
 
=== Interlude IV: Ubermensch ===
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: ''Übermensch is Nietzsche's idea that humanity should turn away from the other worlds and values promoted by "dead" religions and gods, setting instead the goal of advancing new, superior generations of humans on earth.''
 
: ''Übermensch is Nietzsche's idea that humanity should turn away from the other worlds and values promoted by "dead" religions and gods, setting instead the goal of advancing new, superior generations of humans on earth.''
 
: ''This may refer to [[FA]] ideologies, or even aspects of [[Governance]] thought. It notably stands in contrast to Ryouko's life and wish.''
 
: ''This may refer to [[FA]] ideologies, or even aspects of [[Governance]] thought. It notably stands in contrast to Ryouko's life and wish.''
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=== Volume V: Dark Energy ===
 
=== Volume V: Dark Energy ===
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: ''Dark energy is a proposed form of energy that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe towards eventual heat death.''
 
: ''Dark energy is a proposed form of energy that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe towards eventual heat death.''
 
: ''This may imply topics ranging from the role of the [[Incubators]] to the [[magical girl system]] itself.''
 
: ''This may imply topics ranging from the role of the [[Incubators]] to the [[magical girl system]] itself.''
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=== Interlude V: Destroyer of Worlds ===
 
=== Interlude V: Destroyer of Worlds ===
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: ''Part of a quote by the god Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Made famous by J. R. Oppenheimer, who later said he thought of the line after witnessing the first test of an atomic bomb.''
 
: ''Part of a quote by the god Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Made famous by J. R. Oppenheimer, who later said he thought of the line after witnessing the first test of an atomic bomb.''
 
: ''Perhaps covers the Unification Wars, which saw heavy use of atomic weapons. May include [[Clarisse van Rossum]]'s role, a character who notably was also present for the first atomic detonation.''
 
: ''Perhaps covers the Unification Wars, which saw heavy use of atomic weapons. May include [[Clarisse van Rossum]]'s role, a character who notably was also present for the first atomic detonation.''
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=== Volume VI: Singularity ===
 
=== Volume VI: Singularity ===
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: ''A singularity is a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space-time when matter is infinitely dense, as at the center of a black hole. It is also a term used for the hypothetically unknowable changes to the human condition caused by superintelligence.''
 
: ''A singularity is a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space-time when matter is infinitely dense, as at the center of a black hole. It is also a term used for the hypothetically unknowable changes to the human condition caused by superintelligence.''
 
: ''In former sense, it may reference [[Ryouko]]'s or [[Asami]]'s powers. In the latter, perhaps it refers to [[Governance]]'s Emergency Mode Level Four.''
 
: ''In former sense, it may reference [[Ryouko]]'s or [[Asami]]'s powers. In the latter, perhaps it refers to [[Governance]]'s Emergency Mode Level Four.''
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== References ==
 
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[[Category:Under Construction]]
 
[[Category:Under Construction]]

Revision as of 17:20, 12 February 2017

After centuries of turmoil, a Utopian AI/human government has seized control of Earth, heralding a new age of post-scarcity and space colonization. An unexpected encounter with a hostile, technologically superior alien race has broken the peace, forcing magical girls to come out of hiding to save human civilization. In the midst of it all, Shizuki Ryouko, an ordinary girl, looks to the sky, wondering at her place in the universe.
—Hieronym, author of To the Stars

This page summarizes the entire story, volume by volume and chapter by chapter, for those who want a refresher on events. It also includes the names of all future volumes and interludes, as released by Hieronym many years ago.

Each section is collapsed by default, to avoid unwanted spoilers; use the right-hand "Expand" button to view descriptions.

Contents

Synopses

Volume I: Quantum Entanglement

Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where groups of particles cannot have their state completely described independently of each other, even if separated by large distances.
This perhaps describes the position Ryouko finds herself in.

Chapter 1: "A Wish"

Chapter 2: "Fantasma"

Chapter 3: "Mami Watches a Movie, Part One"

Chapter 4: "Mami Watches a Movie, Part Two"

Chapter 5: "Family"

Chapter 6: "Military"

Chapter 7: "Southern Group"

Chapter 8: "Church and State"

Chapter 9: "Echoes"

Chapter 10: "Brigadier"

Chapter 11: "Remains of a Life"

Chapter 12: "Demon Hunter"

Chapter 13: "Differences of Knowledge"

Chapter 14: "Bloodlines"

Chapter 15: "Samsara"

Chapter 16: "Light of the Sky"

Interlude I: Underworld Dreams

Title meaning uncertain.

Interlude I: Underworld Dreams 17

Volume II: Inflationary Expansion

This is the universe's theorized early period of exponential inflation.
Here, it likely refers to the escalation of plot and stakes, especially for Ryouko.

Chapter 18: "To the Ground"

Chapter 19: "To the Sky"

Chapter 20: "Relativity"

Chapter 21: "Discontinuity"

Chapter 22: "Shifting Winds"

Chapter 23: "Lost Love"

Chapter 24: "Historian"

Chapter 25: "Piercing the Sky"

Chapter 26: "Blood and Ichor"

Chapter 27: "Those Brilliant Shining Stars"

Chapter 28: "Invictus"

Chapter 29: "Deus ex gemma"

Chapter 30: "Call to Power"

Chapter 31: "Aspects of Love"

Chapter 32: "Decisions, Implications"

Interlude II: Madeleines

Madeleines (small sponge cakes) feature in Proust's "In Search of Lost Time", a famous French novel noted for its theme of involuntary memory.
Likewise, this interlude centers on the peculiar role of memory in part of Asaka's past. The first snippet even includes relevant sections from Proust's novel.

Chapter 33: "Madeleines"

Volume III: Ontological Paradox

In an ontological paradox, events occur as part of a causal loop: an 'initial' event, in terms of linear time, eventually causes itself.
This may refer to the nature of Ryouko's wish and/or the logic of the Goddess's interventions.

Chapter 34: "The Bonds that Make Us"

Chapter 35: "Causality"

Chapter 36: "Chasing Ghosts"

Chapter 37: "Seraphim"

Chapter 38: "Carpe Diem"

Chapter 39: "Indelible Soul"

Chapter 40: "Through a Mirror"

Chapter 41: "Cause and Effect"

Chapter 42: "No Light Without Shadow"

Chapter 43: "Story in Silhouette, Part One"

Chapter 44: "Story in Silhouette, Part Two"

Chapter 45: "The Body Electric"

Chapter 46: "Wheels Within Wheels"

Chapter 47: "City of Lights"

Chapter 48: "To Know Thyself…"

Chapter 49: "Transition State"

More chapters expected; Volume currently incomplete.

Interlude III: Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny is a term describing the belief that the United States, due to its special virtues, had both a duty and a destiny to expand west into North America.
It also describes similar beliefs in the MSY during its fifth phase, as it reached further and further beyond the island nation of Japan. Perhaps may detail its struggle and eventual merger with the rival SMC in Europe.

Volume IV: Einstein-Rosen Bridge

An Einstein-Rosen Bridge is a hypothetical way of connecting two spacetime coordinates; in other words, a wormhole.
The subject of Ryouko's power and the Cephalopod's wormhole tech will likely feature.

Interlude IV: Ubermensch

Übermensch is Nietzsche's idea that humanity should turn away from the other worlds and values promoted by "dead" religions and gods, setting instead the goal of advancing new, superior generations of humans on earth.
This may refer to FA ideologies, or even aspects of Governance thought. It notably stands in contrast to Ryouko's life and wish.

Volume V: Dark Energy

Dark energy is a proposed form of energy that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe towards eventual heat death.
This may imply topics ranging from the role of the Incubators to the magical girl system itself.

Interlude V: Destroyer of Worlds

Part of a quote by the god Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Made famous by J. R. Oppenheimer, who later said he thought of the line after witnessing the first test of an atomic bomb.
Perhaps covers the Unification Wars, which saw heavy use of atomic weapons. May include Clarisse van Rossum's role, a character who notably was also present for the first atomic detonation.

Volume VI: Singularity

A singularity is a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space-time when matter is infinitely dense, as at the center of a black hole. It is also a term used for the hypothetically unknowable changes to the human condition caused by superintelligence.
In former sense, it may reference Ryouko's or Asami's powers. In the latter, perhaps it refers to Governance's Emergency Mode Level Four.

References

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