Chrono Story

"Time is limitless anyway."

- Elluka Clockworker

Chrono Story is a song released as part of Evils Kingdom on December 22, 2010 and later uploaded with a PV on Nico Nico Douga by Akuno-P on May 9, 2011. It is the sixth song in the Clockwork Lullaby Series, tying both to the Seven Deadly Sins Series and Original Sin Story together as part of the Evillious Chronicles.

Plot
The song starts in the Forest of Held as Hänsel asks Gretel if she can hear birds or see the moonlight. Gretel replies that she actually hears the "cry of the forest" and sees the light from the fire. The twins recount how they killed the woman they called "mother" and found the Original Sin she left behind. They split her Sin into seven pieces: Lust the Flower, Gluttony the Seed, Pride the Gems, Envy the Spring, Sloth the Wind, Greed the Soil, and Wrath the Forest. In the process, they unleash the Seven Deadly Sins into the world and pray that it will keep turning.

In response to this event, the tree of Held asks an old friend, Elluka Clockworker, to retrieve the sins. At this she considers how she was given immortality after destroying "that which was precious," but only feels emptiness as a result. Concluding her thoughts, she agrees to do so as long as it keeps her entertained, stating that her "time is unlimited anyway". The PV then depicts Elluka going on her journey to find the Sins. It shows the four main harem girls Maylis, Gumina, Lukana, and Mikulia. At the end of the PV she arrives at Duke Sateriasis Venomania's mansion.

Composition
The piece utilizes Kagamine Rin and Len Act2 during the beginning in a duet; as well as Megurine Luka later in the song. All vocals are done with the VOCALOID2 engine, and instruments used include piano, viola, electric guitar, drums, french horn, and bass guitar. The sound of a crackling fire is heard in the beginning as well.

The opening instrumental begins at 0.10, with vocals starting at 0.22. The first verse ends at 0.56, followed by the pre-chorus, and the first chorus begins at 1.13, ending to a rollicking introduction by a guitar. The music begins to pick up speed, and the next set of vocals begin at 2.01. The second verse ends at 2.32, followed by a brief instrumental, the next verse beginning at 2.54, with the fourth verse beginning at 3.24. A variation of the opening guitar solo begins afterwards. The distinctive "lu li la" melody accompanied by the opening piano can be heard at 4.33. The song ends at 4.51.

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Recollective Musicbox
Recollective Musicbox details Elluka's past, as it describes how she loses her loved ones before coming to accept Held's request.

Abandoned on a Moonlit Night
Abandoned on a Moonlit Night shows Eve Moonlit's murder at the hands of her children in the year prior to Chrono Story, as it details the twins' previous lunacy.

The Lunacy of Duke Venomania
The Lunacy of Duke Venomania describes an event that occurs after Chrono Story, showing what takes place in Elluka's next destination searching for the vessels of sin, as portrayed in the PV.

The Journey of Two Mages ~Great Wall and Watchman~
The Journey of Two Mages ~Great Wall and Watchman~ shows a continuation of Elluka's quest to gather all the Sins, moving east with her new apprentice in pursuit of the Twin Swords of Levianta.

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Conceptualization and Origin

 * The root word chrono is Greek for "time".
 * The song title's romanization (Kurono Sutori) can be interpreted as meaning "Dark Story" (Kuro no Sutori).

Curiosities

 * The Evils Court booklet lists the song as a secret exchange between Elluka and Held and that his leaving from the mortal realm was crucial for the creation of Evil's Theater.
 * Later in the booklet, Gammon Octo summarizes the events of the song; humorously, he comments right after that having so many characters complicates the story.
 * In the song, Wrath is represented by the color white; it is later represented by the color green in Judgment of Corruption.
 * Before introducing Elluka, the song PV depicts several of her incarnations: her original form, her swap with Lukana Octo, and her presumed swap with Kayo Sudou.

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