Innocent Calm is the first chapter of Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts.
This article contains plot and/or ending details for Pandora Hearts.
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Synopsis[]
Oz Vessalius has recently turned fifteen, and as such is preparing for his Coming-of-Age Ceremony. With his uncle Oscar's consent, Oz, his servant Gilbert, and his little sister Ada go out to explore the mansion the ceremony is being held at. As the three kids leave, Oscar tells Oz that if he does not behave at the party and Ceremony that evening, he will send the "Messenger of the Abyss" on him. Oz replies with a laugh, saying that such threats do not work on him anymore.
Ada Vessalius
While exploring, Ada asks what the Abyss is. Gilbert and Oz explain that it is a dark prison where people who've committed terrible sins go, and that once sent there by a Messenger of the Abyss, you will never be able to get out . Oz then presents Gil with a box that Oscar gave him earlier which contains a formal uniform. Oz wishes Gil to be a part of the ceremony, too, not as his servant, but as his friend, despite Gil's protests.
The grave
Oz suddenly hears the melody of a music box and begins to follow it, entranced. However, he and Gil end up falling down underground, stumbling upon a supposed graveyard with only one grave, in which the name is faded. Oz sees a pocket watch hung over the grave and wonders if that is where the music is coming from. He winds it up but when he looks up again, he finds himself in a completely different place.
Oz surrounded by dolls
There are dolls moving on their shelves, cackling and talking about a "girl". Then, a girl suddenly appears from behind a curtain, her face hidden as she tells her dolls to calm down. She speaks to Oz as if she knows him, claiming he had "always come here." Oz doesn't believe her and asks what she is. At that, the girl's gentle personality quickly changes to a violent one, and the entire room catches fire. The girl, now in different clothes, strangles Oz and claims she will kill him. She moves to stab him when Gilbert calls out to Oz, and Oz suddenly concludes that he had been dreaming, even though the feeling of being strangled stays with him.
Oz and Ada leave the courtyard, promising to ask Oscar later about the grave. Gil stays behind, still shocked that Oz would want him at the ceremony. A cloaked figure suddenly descends upon the now alone Gilbert.
Later that night, Oz and the rest of the household are preparing for the Coming of Age Ceremony. Outside, Gilbert is in the outfit Oz gifted him and is acting notably different than usual. The cloaked figure is with him and, referring to him as "Duldum," asks how he is adjusting. "Duldum" tells the cloaked figure, who they call "Duldee," that they "find it easy to move about in."
Together they say that they will "give [their] sincerest blessing to the Vessalius boy."
Characters[]
- Oz Vessalius (First Appearance)
- Baskerville (First Appearance)
- Ada Vessalius (First Appearance)
- Mrs. Kate (First Appearance)
- Gilbert Nightray (First Appearance)
- Dinah (First Appearance)
- Oscar Vessalius (First Appearance)
- The Intention of the Abyss' Dolls (First Appearance)
- The Intention of the Abyss (First Appearance)
- Alice (First Appearance)
- Zwei (First Appearance)
- Duldum (First Appearance)
(*) - Denotes that the character did not appear physically, but as a part of another character's memories.
Terms[]
- Baskerville Clan
- Vessalius Dukedom
- Coming-of-Age Ceremony
- Four Great Dukedoms (Mentioned only)
- Abyss (Mentioned only)
- Lacie (Song)
- Lacie's Tomb
- Jack Vessalius' Pocket Watch
Trivia[]
- This chapter's alternate title is the same as the main title, Innocent Calm.
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| v - e - t | Pandora Hearts Chapters |
|---|---|
| Coming-of-Age Ceremony Arc | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 |
| Working for Pandora Arc | 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 |
| Cheshire Cat's Lair Arc | 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 |
| Lutwidge Academy Arc | 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 |
| Break's Past Arc | 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 |
| Sablier Arc | 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 |
| The Feast Arc | 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 |
| Jack's Intention Arc | 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 |
| Swan Song Arc | 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 |
| Extra Episodes | 80.5 • 85.5 • 91.5 |
| Volumes | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 |
| Omake | Maidora Hearts • Bumbling Sleuth Break • Magical Girl Ill-Omened❤Lacie • Pandora Academy |
| Other | One-Shot • DVD Bonus Story • Pandora Hearchu • Mochizuki's Musings |