Wheels of Fate, Breath of Fire II: Shimei no Ko.
Novelization.
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To those who played BoF II:
I'll follow the storyline rather closely. But there are some changes that shall be introduced because I wanted to give more depth to some parts of the story, and create anothers for comical relief.
I wish also to make the story with more depth; in some parts I think there was not enough for a consistent explanation. Well, in part for limitations of a game, you can't define everything as in a real world, for you would never end writing. Also, sometimes simple is the better approach to solve a problem.
In general, some characters will have a deeper definition than what they get in the game. Most of it will be fan-inspired.
Also, I made a different prelude, because the one from the game is too overused, in my humble opinion. But I will include it later, as a reminiscence, and told from Ryu's point-of-view.
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To those who haven't played BoF II:
If you don't mind spoilers to the game if you intend playing it, or if you don't wish to play it but want to know what the game is about... I think this novelization is for you.
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To those who have played BoF IV:
If you haven't played it... i'll spoil it severely here. There are two possibilities: BoF IV is an alternate universe to the games, or BoF IV is a prequel of sorts. I'm assuming that it's some kind of prequel. The Dragons there when their godhood was cast away, were no longer immortal, but had still some of their power. They originally formed the Dragon Clan.
The Yorae Dragon, by his part had offspring both with Wyndians and inside the Dragon Clan (he was asked to do so by the other founders).
Their influence as gods allowed the Wyndians to change into the Great Bird, Grass-runners to turn into were-beasts, Worens into were-tigers, Manillos into great-fishes, and so on.
When the Yorae Dragon passed away, his powers came back to him, and was forced to take a post as a Protector of the World of Asparia as Ladon, the Dragon God. His life-mate, Queen Nina, the only woman he ever loved, since was one who had passed away, could no longer be with him.
The Dragon Clan could still sense his pain, and vowed to remember. They composed a ceremonial song that they decided to name "Foundations of a Love that transcended beyond the time of passing", but in the long run would only be known as 'Stones'. The lyrics are nowhere to be found, and will be only known in the ancient language of the clan, that has no way to be written into characters, for the lore of the dragon clan is transferred via mind joining, paintings and oral traditions. By doing this song, they wanted to tell their Lord, that he wasn't alone in his pain, at least that his people understood what he felt.
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To Everyone reading:
I'm trying to limit chapters to 8-11 letter-sheet-sized pages each one, so I don't burn out while writing. I hope you enjoy my story.
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Disclaimer: I don't own the characters; they belong to Capcom, as does the game. I own nothing, hear ye, lawyer.
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Special Thanks:
- Ryusui from RHDN, for making a wonderful re-translation job, and for letting me use his script for this novelization.
- Ladies 'Kestre Wynde' and 'Estrellita Farr' from , for their feedback, corrections, input and help writing.
- The people from community. In a first instance they gave me the motivation for writing the novelization.
- Jared Ellsworth. His rendition of the song 'Stones' for the Ultima V: Lazarus project is simply great, and gave me the inspiration for considering it as a chant of lament for a long lost love. You may get it by searching in google for "Stones Jared Ellsworth" w/out the quotes.