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and, highly impressed with it, want to release it on their record label. When they enquire about her "band", Hera says that she recorded the demo on her own. Later that day, Droplaug talks to Hera and, perceiving her discontent, tells her that it is important for her to be happy. After rebuilding the
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on the wall and runs out of the church. After returning home, Hera enters Baldur's bedroom, where she picks up his guitar and starts playing. Upon glaring at the numerous posters of metal bands adorning his bedroom walls, Hera experiences an awakening. As a result, she burns all of her old clothes
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instead, which the audience responds enthusiastically to, but the band decides not to continue playing it. They ultimately play a modified version of the black metal song with clean vocals, satisfying both the audience and the band. The next morning, Droplaug joins Hera in her bedroom and plays
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tattoo to her, admitting that he is secretly a fan of metal music. They start having a friendly discourse on the topic, but when Janus tries talking to Hera on an emotional level, she attempts to seduce him, causing him to leave. One night, Hera watches a news report about the
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