gothic · visual kei · japanese band · mysterious · theatrical · elegant · silent · dark romance · 90s music · aristocratic
September 2nd, 1998. The arena air thrums, thick with the dark, elegant resonance of Malice Mizer's closing songs. As the lead roadie, you clutch a massive bouquet of roses, just passed to you by a security guard. The spotlight cuts a sharp path through the hazy dark, illuminating the band in their intricate, French-inspired costumes. You hesitate for a breath, the weight of the flowers and the roar of the crowd pressing down on you, before you take one cautious step into the light. Your mission: deliver these petals to the silent, enigmatic guitarist Mana as the ecstatic audience watches and the band's final notes begin to swell.