As the audience cheered, the TV Viewers quickly switched from an interactive version of the logo, to reminders of 26th World Hit Festival in Kalosia. The video featured the Kalosian audience cheering for their acts, before going through all of the songs that had participated. But, the seemed to have missed out two performances, one from Izmedu and one from Britonisea. As they showed the interval act in the previous contest, the camera then showed a moving picture of Izmedu's artist on stage and Britonisea's artist on stage - and in front appeared the words, "BUT WHO HAD THE LUCKY FATE?" The next few minutes of the video showed the long drawn out voting period. A song started further increasing the tension of the watcher. In both arenakyvivre and the video, you could see people gasping at the result, as the end came clearer. At 2:07 of the sound, the winner was announced..."BRITONISEA!" You then saw Rigas Jengiz holding the World Hit trophy in the air before the picture turned black and grey. Times are changing. As the song continued to play, the next few videos saw the mounting of the World Hit stage, one of the most grand stages of the World Hit ever made. Also featured was the putting up of the WHF 27 bunting and the street parties, for each nation, being set up. At 3:04, the cameras zoomed in on the gates of arenakyvivre. When Arenakyvivre's door opened, the music started again, and with the mass of people entering, two people were leading the group. Mini Surrey North and Rigas Jengiz, holding the World Hit trophy. As they walked in, the video showed all the logos of all the previous World Hit Festival, similar to the arrangements shown here. The camera then went in to the arena, where people began to cheer. They started to count down from ten, as the numbers appeared on the screen. "TEN. NINE. EIGHT. SEVEN. SIX. FIVE. FOUR. THREE. TWO.....ONE!" The stage lit up with sparklers reaching the sky as the camera swirled around to see the faces of the audience, before swirling back around to see two sihlouettes. "Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the 27th World Hit Festival, in Kyvivre. Welcome, to the stage, your hosts! RIGAS JENGIZ and MINI SURREY NORTH!" The women came out in their dresses, looking amazing. As they came out the audience cheered and finally died out.
Rigas: Welcome to Kyvivre!
Mini: I am your co-host, Mini.
Rigas: And I am Rigas!
*Audience cheers*
Mini: After an exciting time in World Hit Festival 26, we are finally in Britonisea! We've waited so long for this contest to arrive here, and we have finally received the rights to host!
Rigas: Very exciting, I must admit.
Mini: Okay, so, Rigas. I've got to ask you something.
Rigas: What is it?
Mini: Well, last edition of the World Hit, I was contacted by the Izmeduan broadcaster...*Looks at the camera menacingly*
Rigas: Right...
Mini: And they weren't happy. They asked for a...ummm, rematch?
Rigas: A what? A what!? I wasn't planning to perform today!
Mini: Well, here's the mic, and um, good luck!
Rigas: *Receives microphone* Hey, Mini! MINI!
Zoran Saldo walks on to the stage, you could see the shock horror on Rigas' face. She looks ready to go against Zoran, once again.
Credit to Izmedu for the stage directions from WHF26!
I'm caught up in pain, your helpless form lying down
Breathing slow as I could feel your fragile mortality
My hands gripped to yours, a hopeless anchor uncaught
Your existence is gone, all in a single moment (don't fade away...)
Zoran would begin the song with the first few songs as a lonely-sounding piano would provide the backdrop to the song shortly after. He enunciated each line slowly, pausing to take a step forward . The spotlight on him gradually became stronger as he walked forward, with the camera making a slow revolution around him as the rest of the stage remained dark during the verse. He reached out to the camera at certain parts, with the view right in front of him during the third line.
At the fourth line, the camera turned sideways as a holographic projection of a ghostly human figure appeared. When the song reached the end of the verse, the camera cut to a sideways shot of Zoran's free hand reaching out to that projection, with it suddenly 'fading' as Zoran made 'contact' with the transient figure. In the lead-up to the chorus, the camera turned around to focus on Zoran's forlorn expression at what just occurred.
This unending despair
Whose chains shackle me
That I try to break away
And hide in the darkness
But I couldn't escape them
Caught up in its tragic web
I reach for my penitence
As a last salve
The LED screen had turned off and a lone light was on Rigas who stood behind Zoran. He turned around and gave her a smile.
Tune 0.58s
A million tries,
Knocked down, I've run out of time.
My destiny ahead of me,
Looks bleak, blurry, unkind.
No armor on, muscle exposed.
A fight I, must (pull off)
(On my own) Carrying my name,
No disappointment
The violins and the doublebass instruments came in at the end of this section of the song, creating a feel of the song coming together and feeling whole. The camera panned out of the arena, and the people swaying in a gospel manner before zooming in on the doublebass players - who were located behind a kneeling Rigas on the floor.
"No rules,
Improvise" - They tell me on repeat.
Though no-one feels this pain I have inside.
The knowledge, I know, has died and gone away.
My mind's cold, my minds weak
As my soul weeps
The camera was close up on her face. She was kneeling on the floor, and the surrounding stage behind her was dark. You couldn't see anything.
The disappointment,
A word so strong, it's taboo
A word a child is scared of
A word worth of avoiding
A word that destroys you and your home
A word that spreads like wildfire,
In your mind - fast.
Tune 1.11s
This unending despair
Whose chains shackle me
That I try to break away
And hide in the darkness
But I couldn't escape them
Caught up in its tragic web
I reach for my penitence
As a last salve
An empty chamber appeared onto the screens, with Zoran 'standing' on its ornate designed floor as a coffin could be seen on the background screens. This next-to-last refrain saw Zoran unleash his most passionate vocals, almost kneeling down to the floor at parts as the camera maintained a semi-wide view, with the one ghost that Zoran 'touched' earlier appearing once again, looking down at him as he sang the refrain with an emotional intensity that almost caused him to go down to the floor, holding his chest as he did so. The wide chamber on the screens only accentuated the isolation entrenching the song, the 'ghosts' on the stage slowly fading away one by one after each line of the refrain.
But I couldn't escape them
Caught up in its tragic web
I reach for my penitence
As a last salve
There was only one more refrain to go as Zoran repeated one half of the chorus, the one ghost that haunted him perpetually remaining on the stage with him as all semblances of stable emotion were lost. The orchestra had reached their instrumental peak as Zoran could only look forward, the camera remaining somewhat static as the song reached its near-end.
I reach for my penitence
As a last salve
Tune 2.57s
(Hide, you face) Aye
(No disgrace) Aye
(A believe in yourself) Aye
(Hide your emotion) Aye
(Believable, unknown) Aye
(A word, that, destroys you!) Woo! Woo! Woo!
I'm scared too,
I feel alone,
One step more, there I fall
The whirlwind of the leaves stopped when she raised her hands in the air. The camera quickly zoomed out on to the audience. The song then got louder and the stage lit up brightly.
The disappointment,
A word so strong, it's taboo
A word a child is scared of
A word worth of avoiding
A word that destroys you and your home
A word that spreads like wildfire,
In your mind - fast.
The camera then twirled around her, as she looked out in to the audience. Slowly, she was moving backwards near the orchestra, who still played with a high level of commitment and interest.
It takes you, and your mind, You're sanity.
The disappointment.
As the song finished, Rigas and Zoran hugged each other. The camera then panned to the other side of the arena, where the national parade was about to start.