The Second Magi War

by WhateverMan

The Second War of the Magi began with an assault on Narsche and sparks a world war. Only Emperor Gestahl himself knows to what madness he will go to achieve his goals of conquering the free world of Gaia. Chapter 4 - Guardians of the Past and Promises Present.

1. Disclaimer and Preface

I do not personally own this story. The original story belongs to Hironobu Sakaguchi and is his property and his alone. The rights to Final Fantasy VI belong to Squaresoft and Nintendo. I make no profit or any monetary off of any part of this writing. If either Mr. Sakaguchi or Squaresoft themselves ask me I will henceforth and permanently remove this without further notice. I by no means wish to plagiarize their works.

The bulk of this work is an expansion on the world which they and all those involved in the creation of Final Fantasy VI introduced to us. As such many of the main characters, places, and situations are theirs, yet the majority of the thoughts and words here expressed are my own portrayal of how they should be written.

I ask for all those who would desire to read this writing to do so with an open mind. There is some great difficulty in putting to paper a story that has only previously been officially published as an interactive video game. I will attempt to do my best to both honor and respect them and their efforts to bring us a superior, masterful and moving tale about a world wherein the impossible is anything but, where the characters are true to life and the examples of how easy it is to let power consume, friendship both grow and wane, to let war be someone else's problem or issue, and how caring effort can stave off anything from disheartening to even global war.

I look forward to hearing from many of you who have in your many years also come to love and cherish fondly the memories you have of the characters and world of Final Fantasy VI. Should anyone have any question or concerns about either the portrayal of this story, my accuracy to canon, or even my own ability as a writer (not an author for this story is not my own piece of original work) please feel free to let me know. I look forward to many long months and maybe even years of putting to paper the story that I and so many others care so deeply about.

Sincerely,

m0h

P.S. Feel free to contact me via Private Message or through reviews. Now that the disclaimer is quite over please continue with the story and do not let this pre-chapter deter you from the work itself.

Word Count: 409

Uploaded: 2008/10/02 Thursday