Visions from Ashes

Your Guide

Please if you want to understand her or him or any of us, you have to approach this story with an open mind. You can't lay the blame on any of them. It wasn't their faults. I...I was the one who got out of hand. It was my mistakes that led to the Fall of Ortus and the rise of the Venatores and the war that brought us to this...mess. Just trust me. Maybe I wasn't the one doing the killing or making the plans, but I promise no one is more of a monster than me. I could have stopped everything from happening. I should have stopped it, but I was so young. How was I supposed to know?

I'm sorry. I should stop crying and get on with it. Every minute we sit here another five, maybe even ten people die. They're killing people, you know that. Not even just the wizards and witches, but anyone who even disagrees with their idea of eradication. I know that they're the reason that so much pain has happened, but so what? No one's any better. People will continue to suffer even if the witches and wizards lose the war. Nothing will change. Power will shift. Sure, but the same problems will continue.

Focus.

Sorry, that was for me, not you. I have that habit. Comes with the tricks, I guess.

Well, let's begin shall we? And I'll try to fill in the blanks for you and explain what things are, since you aren't really from here. My mind may work a bit wildly, but please be patient. It's something I need in order for me to explain.

Just please judge them with caution. I loved all of them. Don't throw around the word bad or good before you know all of the details because those two words can become a bit interchangeable depending on whose side you decide to take. And believe me, you won't remain impartial. Even from your distance from them, I'm sure you'll find that you can often become attached to people you don't know and we'll be delving into the most beautiful part of a person: the mind.  

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I've been working on this story for a while. Let me know if you like it!

-m