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** Chapter 21: "[[spoiler:Othinus]], save her! I choose Ruiko! So please-" [Touma] Kamijou

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** Chapter 21: "[[spoiler:Othinus]], save her! I choose Ruiko! So please-" [Touma] Kamijou[Touma Kamijou]
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** Chapter 21: "[[spoiler:Othinus]], save her! I choose Ruiko! So please-" [Touma] Kamijou
** Chapter 22: "It's not her, and she never could be." [[[spoiler:Othinus]]]

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* {{Cracker}}: According to Mikoto, when the authority declares [[spoiler:Saten]] as deceased, [[spoiler:Uiharu]] [[FaceHeelTurn descends into the life of crime]]. She breaks all kinds of rules and hacks all kinds of communication devices just to find out whether or not [[spoiler:Saten]] is truly dead. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome She eventually gets arrested for illegal hacking and gets relieved from her Judgement duty]].

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* {{Cracker}}: According to Mikoto, when the When Academy City authority declares [[spoiler:Saten]] as deceased, [[spoiler:Uiharu]] [[FaceHeelTurn descends into the life of crime]]. She breaks all kinds of rules and hacks all kinds of communication devices just to find out whether or not [[spoiler:Saten]] is truly dead. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome She eventually gets arrested for illegal hacking and hacking, gets relieved from her Judgement duty]].duty, and be imprisoned]].


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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Not even a day has passed since [[spoiler:Uiharu]] landed in jail, and other inmates who held grudges against the authority ganged up on her and beat her up to the brink of death.

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* BloodierAndGorier: Contains more violences, killings and character deaths.

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* BloodierAndGorier: Contains "Echo" contains more violences, killings and character deaths.deaths compared to "Twain".
* BreakTheHaughty: Kuroko, just like many high level ESPers, looks down on Level 0 students. However, just a few moments before Saten departs from Academy City, Saten has an intense brawl with Kuroko, and Saten manages to knock down the Judgmement teleporter a few pegs [[spoiler:by using her right eye to correctly "see" where Kuroko will appear after teleporting and repeatedly strikes her before the teleporter can take a proper stance]]. Needless to say, Kuroko suffers a knock, both her body and her dignity.


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* CombatPragmatist: Frenda teaches Ruiko how to fight dirty in order to survive their quest.
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* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler:Saten]] is this once realizing that [[spoiler:she can become a Magic God by using Index's John Pen magic]]. She will stop at nothing to complete her quest, not even her former friend.

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* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler:Saten]] is is this once realizing that [[spoiler:she can become a Magic God by using Index's she takes control of [[spoiler:Index's John Pen magic]]. magic]] and becomes a serious [[spoiler:candidate to be a Magic God]]. She will stop at nothing to complete her quest, not even her former friend.friends in Academy City.
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* [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Woman She Used To Be]]: How [[spoiler:Frenda]] dies in the fic's reinterpretation of English Civil War arc.
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* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda]] dies in a similar way [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon, except in this fic, instead of [[spoiler:Mugino]], it is [[spoiler:Index (while being mind-controlled)]] who finish [[spoiler:her]] off. Downplayed that while [[spoiler:Frenda]] doesn't know how [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon world, [[spoiler:Saten (with her right eye)]] sees the possibility of it happening beforehand and tries to prevent it, to no avail.

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* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda]] dies in a similar way [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon, except in this fic, instead of [[spoiler:Mugino]], it is [[spoiler:Index (while being mind-controlled)]] who finish [[spoiler:her]] off. Downplayed that while [[spoiler:Frenda]] doesn't know how [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon world, [[spoiler:Saten (with her right eye)]] sees the possibility of how it happening happened in canon world beforehand and tries to prevent it, it from happening in Psi world, to no avail.
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* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda]] dies in a similar way [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon, except in this fic, instead of [[spoiler:Mugino]], it is [[spoiler:Index (while being mind-controlled)]] who finish [[spoiler:her]] off. Downplayed that while [[spoiler:Frenda]] doesn't know how [[she]] dies in canon world, [[spoiler:Saten (with her right eye)]] sees the possibility of it happening beforehand and tries to prevent it, to no avail.

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* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda]] dies in a similar way [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon, except in this fic, instead of [[spoiler:Mugino]], it is [[spoiler:Index (while being mind-controlled)]] who finish [[spoiler:her]] off. Downplayed that while [[spoiler:Frenda]] doesn't know how [[she]] [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon world, [[spoiler:Saten (with her right eye)]] sees the possibility of it happening beforehand and tries to prevent it, to no avail.
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* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda dies in a similar way she dies in canon]], except in this fic, she dies in the arms of her loved one.

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* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda [[spoiler:Frenda]] dies in a similar way she [[spoiler:she]] dies in canon]], canon, except in this fic, she instead of [[spoiler:Mugino]], it is [[spoiler:Index (while being mind-controlled)]] who finish [[spoiler:her]] off. Downplayed that while [[spoiler:Frenda]] doesn't know how [[she]] dies in canon world, [[spoiler:Saten (with her right eye)]] sees the arms possibility of her loved one.it happening beforehand and tries to prevent it, to no avail.
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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Had it not been for [[spoiler:Othinus]], Saten would've died countless times due to venturing into Touma's dangerous life.

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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Had it not been for [[spoiler:Othinus]], Saten would've died countless times due to venturing into Touma's dangerous life. Some of Saten's possible deaths in hypothetical scenarios made by [[spoiler:Othinus]] are being torn apart by Accelerator's vector reflector, impaled by Awaki who uses her Move Point skill, got headshotted by Hamazura, skinned alive by Izzard's Ars Magna, and executed by Tsuchimikado.
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* SpoilerCover: The cover art for this fic shows Saten playfully flipping Uiharu's skirt and having fun, not noticing Touma at all who is shooting a glance at her from distance. This does not really mean anything to new readers, but readers who had finished reading the fic would realize that it is an implication about the last chapter where [[spoiler:Touma is reliving his days with his bitter one-sided feeling toward Saten of the new world, who doesn't even know him]].
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* TitleDropChapter: Chapter 38 of this fic is titled "Echo of a Lost World'.
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* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler:Saten]] is capable of seeing through various future possibilities and results of her actions, as one of the perks of having [[spoiler:remnants of Othinus' power in her right eye]]. Later, it is revealed that she can see through her opponents' magic flow as well, giving her chances to counter.

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* SayMyName: "Ruuuuuuuuu-iiiiiiiiiii-koooooooooo!". Courtesy of [[spoiler:Mugino]]

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* SayMyName: "Ruuuuuuuuu-iiiiiiiiiii-koooooooooo!". Courtesy of [[spoiler:Mugino]]Mugino.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Thanks to [[spoiler:Hamazura]]'s death in "Twain" and [[spoiler:his]] role is partially given to Saten, she becomes a target for Mugino's villainous obsession in "Echo". Take note that Mugino is one of the very few characters in this fic who actually calls Saten by her given name.
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** When [[spoiler:Satens successfully transforms into Magic God]], she proceeds to plunge Academy City into absolute darkness, killing everyone in it, including [[spoiler:Accelerator, Misaka, Mugino, Misaki, Tsuchimikado, Anti-Skill agents, and the others]]. Soon after, the rest of the world follows.

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** When [[spoiler:Satens [[spoiler:Saten successfully transforms into Magic God]], she proceeds to plunge Academy City into absolute darkness, killing everyone in it, including [[spoiler:Accelerator, Misaka, Mugino, Misaki, Tsuchimikado, Anti-Skill agents, and the others]]. Soon after, the rest of the world follows.

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* KillEmAll: After [[spoiler:Saten]] performs an EyeScream above, her right eye which contains [[spoiler:remnants of Othinus' power]] possesses her completely, enabling her to destroy not only [[spoiler:the Anglican Church and Amakusa alliance, but also half of the European continent]].

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* KillEmAll: KillEmAll:
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After [[spoiler:Saten]] performs an EyeScream above, her right eye which contains [[spoiler:remnants of Othinus' power]] possesses her completely, enabling her to destroy not only [[spoiler:the Anglican Church and Amakusa alliance, but also half of the European continent]].continent]].
** When [[spoiler:Satens successfully transforms into Magic God]], she proceeds to plunge Academy City into absolute darkness, killing everyone in it, including [[spoiler:Accelerator, Misaka, Mugino, Misaki, Tsuchimikado, Anti-Skill agents, and the others]]. Soon after, the rest of the world follows.
* NeverMyFault: Mugino blames Saten for her every problem: the disappearance of [[spoiler:Touma]], the defection of [[spoiler:Frenda]], the death of [[spoiler:Kinuhata]], and her basically horrible life after ITEM got disbanded.

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* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko
as a part of her plan to thwart the Dark Side's plotting. Misaki's reason to MindWipe Saten, however, is to make her forget about Touma.

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* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko
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* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko as a part of her plan to thwart the Dark Side's plotting. Misaki's reason to MindWipe Saten, however, is to make her forget about Touma.

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* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko Kuroko
as a part of her plan to thwart the Dark Side's plotting. Misaki's reason to MindWipe Saten, however, is to make her forget about Touma.Touma.
* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:Hamazura]] gets killed by Anti-Skill in Skill-Out Uprising incident, and [[spoiler:Takitsubo]] dies from Ability Body Crystal overdose, both happen outside Saten's reach.



* BloodierAndGorier: Contains more violences, killings and character deats.

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* BloodierAndGorier: Contains more violences, killings and character deats.deaths.


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* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:Saten and Frenda]] have to get involved in Toaru verse WorldWarThree happening in Russia, because cutting through Russia is the quickest way to reach England from Academy City. Since [[spoiler:Touma]] is vanished with [[spoiler:Othinus]] and [[spoiler:Hamazura]] got killed off in "Twain", [[spoiler:Saten]] ends up playing both roles of fighting Fiamma and liberating oppressed villages.
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* AmbiguouslyBisexual: Frenda is implied to be this.

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* AmbiguouslyBisexual: AmbiguouslyBi: Frenda is implied to be this.

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* AmbiguouslyBisexual: Frenda is implied to be this.



* SayMyName: "Ruuuuuuuuu-iiiiiiiiiii-koooooooooo!". Courtesy of [[spoiler:Mugino]]



* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda dies in a similar way she dies in canon]], except in this fic, she dies in the arms of her loved one.



* WomanScorned: Misaka Mikoto. While she is already HotBlooded by default, being reminded of her "spurned woman" status is what really set her off.

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* WomanScorned: Misaka Mikoto. While she is already HotBlooded by default, being reminded of her "spurned woman" status is what really set her off.off.
* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda dies in a similar way she dies in canon]], except in this fic, she dies in the arms of her loved one.

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* LoveConfession: Saten confesses her feeling toward Touma in a very bold way: [[spoiler:she yells the words in front of Touma's school as loud as she can, therefore making sure everyone around will hear her]].



* SternTeacher: Aiho Yomikawa is one of the summer workshop instructors who give TrainingToHell to the workshop students, and she happens to be Touma's P.E. teacher.

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* SternTeacher: Aiho Yomikawa is one of the summer workshop instructors who give TrainingToHell TrainingFromHell to the workshop students, and she happens to be Touma's P.E. teacher.
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* DownerEnding: This fic ends on a really sad note, even for Toaru standards. However, the existence of the sequel fic averts this.
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* DemotedToExtra: In the sequel fic, Touma only gets occasional mentions throughout the story and does not really get involved until the last chapter.

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** Chapter 21 reveals that the sole reason Saten and Touma becoming couple is because [[spoiler:Othinus the One-eyed Magic God wills it to happen]].

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** Chapter 21 reveals that the sole reason Saten and Touma becoming become a couple is because [[spoiler:Othinus the One-eyed Magic God wills it to happen]].



* BrokenPedestal: In the story's climax, Saten loses all respect for [[spoiler:Yomikawa]] who is [[JustFollowingOrders just another cog in Academy City]]. [[spoiler:Yomikawa]] is not an evil person per se, but [[JustFollowingOrders she is unable to do things beyond her authority as an Anti-Skill officer]]. If Board of Directors issue an order to call off the searching party of missing [[spoiler:Touma Kamijou]] or to declare [[spoiler:Saten]] as deceased despite the lack of substantial material evidences, she is obliged to comply.

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* BrokenPedestal: In the story's climax, Saten loses all respect for [[spoiler:Yomikawa]] who is [[JustFollowingOrders just another cog in Academy City]]. [[spoiler:Yomikawa]] is not an evil person per se, but [[JustFollowingOrders she is unable to do things beyond her authority as an Anti-Skill officer]]. If Board of Directors issue issues an order to call off the searching party of missing [[spoiler:Touma Kamijou]] or to declare [[spoiler:Saten]] as deceased despite the lack of substantial material evidences, evidence, [[JustFollowingOrders she is obliged to comply.comply]].
* {{Cracker}}: According to Mikoto, when the authority declares [[spoiler:Saten]] as deceased, [[spoiler:Uiharu]] [[FaceHeelTurn descends into the life of crime]]. She breaks all kinds of rules and hacks all kinds of communication devices just to find out whether or not [[spoiler:Saten]] is truly dead. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome She eventually gets arrested for illegal hacking and gets relieved from her Judgement duty]].


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* EyeScream: When [[spoiler:Saten]] fights Laura, she gouges her left eye as a symbol of throwing away her humanity.
* KillEmAll: After [[spoiler:Saten]] performs an EyeScream above, her right eye which contains [[spoiler:remnants of Othinus' power]] possesses her completely, enabling her to destroy not only [[spoiler:the Anglican Church and Amakusa alliance, but also half of the European continent]].

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* BloodierAndGorier: Contains more violences, killings and character deaths.

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* BloodierAndGorier: Contains more violences, killings and character deaths.deats.
* BrokenPedestal: In the story's climax, Saten loses all respect for [[spoiler:Yomikawa]] who is [[JustFollowingOrders just another cog in Academy City]]. [[spoiler:Yomikawa]] is not an evil person per se, but [[JustFollowingOrders she is unable to do things beyond her authority as an Anti-Skill officer]]. If Board of Directors issue an order to call off the searching party of missing [[spoiler:Touma Kamijou]] or to declare [[spoiler:Saten]] as deceased despite the lack of substantial material evidences, she is obliged to comply.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Once Saten makes up her mind to [[spoiler:become a Magic God by using Index's John Pen magic]], she abandons Academy City and leaves her friends behind. She has a brief brawling with Kuroko before departing with Frenda, and when she finally returns to Academy City with [[spoiler:Index]] in her control, she encounters [[spoiler:Mikoto]] and [[spoiler:Tsuchimikado]] again, this time as enemies.

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* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki's reason to MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko is because it is part of her plan to thwart the Dark Side's plotting. Misaki's reason to MindWipe Saten, however, is to make her forget about Touma.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Othinus]] is admittedly disgusted by her own method of using [[spoiler:Saten as a honeypot to seduce Touma]].
* FantasticRacism: Saten's mother is a downplayed example. She dislikes people with supernatural ability, and she is grateful that her daughter turns out to be a Level 0, which, to her words, [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman still retaining her humanity]].
* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki's reason to Misaki MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko is because it is as a part of her plan to thwart the Dark Side's plotting. Misaki's reason to MindWipe Saten, however, is to make her forget about Touma.



* SternTeacher: Aiho Yomikawa is one of the summer workshop instructors who give TrainingToHell to the workshop students, and she happens to be Touma's P.E. teacher.



** YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Touma calls Saten as [[spoiler:Ruiko]] on several occasions, such as when he is worried for her, and when [[spoiler:he finally reciprocates her feelings for him]].

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** * YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Touma calls Saten as [[spoiler:Ruiko]] on several occasions, such as when he is worried for her, and when [[spoiler:he finally reciprocates her feelings for him]].

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Initially, Saten is unaware of anything dangerous happening in Touma's life, and assuming that he gets his wounds due to combination of clumsiness and misfortune. This begins to change during the fic's interpretation of Tree Diagram Remnants arc, which shows Saten seeing Touma fetching Shirai Kuroko, who is injured after her fight against Awaki.



* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:Had it not been for Othinus]], Saten would've died countless times due to venturing to Touma's dangerous life.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Initially, Saten is unaware of anything dangerous happening in Touma's life, and assuming that he gets his wounds due to combination of clumsiness and misfortune. This begins to change during the fic's interpretation of Tree Diagram Remnants arc, which shows Saten seeing Touma fetching Shirai Kuroko, who is injured after her fight against Awaki.
* LoveHurts: It hurts Touma to keep secrets from Saten and constantly makes her worry about him. It hurts Saten to be powerless and unable to assist Touma in his adventures. It hurts more when both realize that their interactions with each other only happen because [[spoiler:Othinus]] wills it.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:Had Had it not been for Othinus]], [[spoiler:Othinus]], Saten would've died countless times due to venturing to into Touma's dangerous life.



** Saten actively averts this trope. Once she accepts her own feeling toward Touma, she makes clear attempt to flirt with him and does not bother supporting Misaka.

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** Uiharu is also supportive in Saten's developing relationship with Touma, claiming that being in love with Touma makes Saten less insecure about her lack of supernatural ability [[spoiler:and her lack of right eye]].
** Saten herself actively averts this trope. Once she accepts her own feeling toward Touma, she makes clear attempt to flirt with him and does not bother supporting Misaka.



* StarCrossedLover: Look at th fic's title. It looks like the universe is against Touma and Saten's love. In fact, if it isn't for [[spoiler:Othinus]], their story would probably never began at all.

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* StarCrossedLover: Look at th Read the fic's title. It looks like the universe is against Touma and Saten's love. In fact, if had it isn't not been for [[spoiler:Othinus]], their story would probably never began at all.




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** YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Touma calls Saten as [[spoiler:Ruiko]] on several occasions, such as when he is worried for her, and when [[spoiler:he finally reciprocates her feelings for him]].
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** Chapter 19 reveals that Saten [[spoiler:only has her left eye. right eye has been taken by Othinus. Also, everyone except Saten is aware that she only has one eye, because Othinus applies a spell that enables Saten to see normally]].

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** Chapter 19 reveals that Saten [[spoiler:only has her left eye. Her right eye has been taken by Othinus. Also, everyone except Saten is aware that she only has one eye, because Othinus applies a spell that enables Saten to see normally]].normally, thus not feeling any different until Touma's Imagine Breaker dispel it]].
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* TheManyDeathOfYou: [[spoiler:Had it not been for Othinus]], Saten would've died countless times due to venturing to Touma's dangerous life.

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''Never the Twain Shall Meet'' is an Anime/ACertainMagicalIndex romance Touma x Saten fanfiction by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1430669/Kyle-Castorena Kyle Castorena]]. It has a sequel named ''Echo of a Lost World'', with a strong element of adventure and drama, while still retains the main romance theme.

'''''Never the Twain Shall Meet''''' (or simply "Twain"): A certain Level 0 high school boy with streaks of misfortune. A certain Level 0 middle school girl with streaks of luck. It is a meeting that is never to take place. An encounter which is a miracle in and of itself. When someone will it to happen, not even a hundreds of suffering can prevent them from seeing each other. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11055427/1/Never-the-Twain-Shall-Meet Can be read here]].

'''''Echo of a Lost World''''' (or simply "Echo"): After ''Never the Twain Shall Meet'' event, Saten tries her best to continue her life [[spoiler:without Touma and Othinus]]. Things are easier said than done. A brief meeting with Tsuchimikado and the folks from Amakusa Church makes Saten realizing that [[spoiler:remnants of Othinus' power remains in her right eye, giving her some sort of magical clairvoyance]]. Soon, Academy City's Dark Side makes attempts on Saten's life in order to [[spoiler:collect her eye]], thus forcing Saten to make an alliance with Frenda. After giving it a few thoughts, Saten begins her plot to retaliate against the world who wrongs her and find a way to go to another world [[spoiler:where Touma exist]]. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11497910/1/Echo-of-a-Lost-World Can be read here]].

This page is currently under construction. Please help add more tropes if possible.


! Tropes from ''Never the Twain Shall Meet'':
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Initially, Saten is unaware of anything dangerous happening in Touma's life, and assuming that he gets his wounds due to combination of clumsiness and misfortune. This begins to change during the fic's interpretation of Tree Diagram Remnants arc, which shows Saten seeing Touma fetching Shirai Kuroko, who is injured after her fight against Awaki.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Daihaseisai arc is where the fic starts to get intense.
* DrivenToSuicide: Realizing that [[spoiler:Othinus]] is using her as a hostage to [[spoiler:guilt Touma]], [[spoiler:Saten]] commits suicide so [[spoiler:Othinus]] will lose her only chance of victory. [[spoiler:Saten]] survives, though.
* ItsPersonal: Shokuhou Misaki's reason to MindWipe Uiharu and Kuroko is because it is part of her plan to thwart the Dark Side's plotting. Misaki's reason to MindWipe Saten, however, is to make her forget about Touma.
* TheManyDeathOfYou: [[spoiler:Had it not been for Othinus]], Saten would've died countless times due to venturing to Touma's dangerous life.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** [[spoiler:Othinus]] exaggerates this trope in the most twisted way. [[spoiler:Othinus]] goes out of her way to [[spoiler:keep Saten alive since Saten is incapable of defending herself from extraordinary dangers]]. Also,[[spoiler:Othinus needs Saten as a honeypot to lure away Touma from his chronic hero syndrome, so Othinus can freely conquer the world]]. [[spoiler:Othinus]] even explicitly says that the girl who qualifies as Touma's lover must have two conditions: She has to be someone powerless; and she cannot be someone who was saved by Touma in the past. Saten fits both conditions by default.
** Saten actively averts this trope. Once she accepts her own feeling toward Touma, she makes clear attempt to flirt with him and does not bother supporting Misaka.
* SliceOfLife: The fic initially plays as this genre, at least until Daihaseisai arc where Saten realizes how the world Touma lives in is so different compard to hers.
* StarCrossedLover: Look at th fic's title. It looks like the universe is against Touma and Saten's love. In fact, if it isn't for [[spoiler:Othinus]], their story would probably never began at all.
* WhamEpisode:
** Chapter 19 reveals that Saten [[spoiler:only has her left eye. right eye has been taken by Othinus. Also, everyone except Saten is aware that she only has one eye, because Othinus applies a spell that enables Saten to see normally]].
** Chapter 21 reveals that the sole reason Saten and Touma becoming couple is because [[spoiler:Othinus the One-eyed Magic God wills it to happen]].

! Tropes from ''Echo of a Lost World'':
* BloodierAndGorier: Contains more violences, killings and character deaths.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Touma and Saten]] meets again in another world, with the latter regaining [[spoiler:her]] memories about the past ordeals. [[spoiler:Frenda]] also comes back to life.
* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler:Saten]] is this once realizing that [[spoiler:she can become a Magic God by using Index's John Pen magic]]. She will stop at nothing to complete her quest, not even her former friend.
* YouCannotFightFate: [[spoiler:Frenda dies in a similar way she dies in canon]], except in this fic, she dies in the arms of her loved one.
* WomanScorned: Misaka Mikoto. While she is already HotBlooded by default, being reminded of her "spurned woman" status is what really set her off.

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