Where am I? I'm floating. Am I dead?
What is this? Darkness. Darkness everywhere. Asura? Where are you?
What happened? I can't focus.
Light. A pinprick. I'm going towards it. God, it burns. It burns everywhere.
A face. An old man, face riddles with scars. And the beginnings of a fine white beard. Who is this man?
Everything is blurring. Asura, where are you?
A girl. She's pretty. Hazel hair. Brown eyes. I can feel...imprints...instinct...who is this small girl? 6, maybe 7 years old. And a word. I can't...
Everything is moving faster. Same girl, taller, leaner. She's been working out, or at least jogging. Asura, who is she? Where am I?
Same girl, on the floor, bawling her eyes out. Three boys, all with a sneer. Why do I feel so...angry. I haven't felt so pissed since Jäger.
Fast forward. Same girl, now smiling. God, that's beautiful. One word. Ee...no...Ino. Ino!
No, too fast! A hallway. What kind of place is this? Metal. Wood. Glass. The same girl, walking with me, heading somewhere.
More. Day after day of this place, always with the same girl. Ino. Always with Ino. Ino...
Why am I seeing these things? These aren't my memories...but they feel so...I remember a dark room. I remember a beacon...
I'm remembering! A crystal in a pool! A beacon of light! I looked into the light, and it's showing me this. Why?
A fight. I won easily. Almost casually. More walking. Talking. I can't hear what I'm saying.
Fast forward. I'm doing something, I can't see. And a golden light...
Asura, I'm falling! So fast, so far. Everything is flashing past now. A many headed dragon. Pain. Determination. A bonfire. People I can't recognize.
Ino. She's here as well. More pain. Now with cold. So cold. So many people.
Desperation. I feel afraid. Afraid of...what? Everything is starting to fade...Asura, I don't understand. What is this?
More pain. Rage. Despair. Anger. Desperation. Wonder.
A man, wearing a hooded cloak. A mask of leather. Goggles. What are goggles? I don't understand...
Another man...no...something's wrong. The cold is back. Who is this? No...
Everything is moving so fast now. I'm falling through time, Asura, I can see so many things. So many things.
A horned figure. Another masked metal man. A...robot? What?
I'm falling through fire. It hurts so much...
Everything is practically a blur now. Nothing is coming in linear order. An army of metal. A storm. A huge crystal. A girl made of ice.
The hand of the Devil. Wait. This isn't part of whatever this is. The Blade of Fate. The Taken Edge. Huh?
Darkness. So much darkness. And cold. Cold...I feel like I...I've felt this...
I have! I-
Then everything went fully black, and Magrathea awoke in a pool of water.
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Before The Fall (origins)
FantasyTwo boys. One in size and one at heart. One hell of a childhood. Note: If you want, skip to the chapter labelled Fishing. That's a good a place to start as any. But if you don't mind boringly vague exposition, go ahead and start from the beginni...
