Hello Fanfiction! I'd just like to say a few things before we get started here. Firstly, I'd like to point everyone here towards the fic This Bites! for what is most likely a much better SI than mine could ever be, as well as my inspiration for doing this. Secondly, my chapters will vary in length from absolutely tiny, to I don't even know how long, since I'm pretty new to writing, though this will most likely be the shortest of them all. With those out of the way, time for the disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER:
I do not own Xenoblade Chronicles 2 or any of the characters in it. All rights to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and its characters belong to Monolith Soft and Nintendo.
Prologue:
Presence
"What the Hell am I doing with my life?" I question myself, pacing around my room. My name is Cyrus. I'm about 18 years old, with a fairly average build of about 5 foot 10. My sea green eyes look up responding to the question, and I brush some of my black hair out of my face. "I mean honestly, I'm getting this worked up over a character in a game…"
"Well that sounds like a personal problem," A mysterious voice echoes, penetrating the room.
I open my eyes wide, searching the room for the speaker, "Who are you!? What are you doing in my house!?" I ask in a frenzy.
The mysterious individual responds, its amusement clear in its voice, "Well now Cyrus, you can call me a bit of a… benefactor. I am here to give you some power over what happens here…"
"Oh-hoh no. I've seen enough movies to know where this is going. I'm not taking a deal with the devil or any crap like that," I state cautiously.
"What? NO! I'm not the dev- Look, you know what, I'm just gonna quit the mysterious benefactor shit and cut to the chase." The sound of fingers snapping echoes through the room. On the bed, a figure appears. The figures eyes are a bright blue, his short, blonde hair shining in the sunlight coming through the window. He wears a pair of dark blue jeans, alongside a gray shirt. "I'm from a dimension beyond your comprehension. Quite simply, explaining it to you would probably leave you as a depressed, nihilistic mess of an existence, and no one wants that."
I give the blonde a skeptical look, before asking, "Okay… then why are you here?"
The male on the bed smirks, before answering, "To put it simply, I was bored," Seeing the confusion of the other boy, he continues, "I played that game myself, and quite enjoyed it. It wasn't long, however, before I wanted to see the story again. I didn't want the same story however, oh no. I wanted to see if I could… spice things up a bit."
"What, you mean like ROM hacks?" I question, intrigued.
"No, I mean an entirely new character," The strange blonde responds calmly, "I want to see what would happen if someone with foreknowledge of everything that was to happen was put in."
Iblink, before asking the obvious question, "What does this have to do with me?"
A wide grin erupts from the odd young man's face, positively beaming, "What it has to do with you, is that you are the new character!"
The green-eyed young man takes a moment to comprehend this statement for a moment before exclaiming, "WHAT!? ARE YOU INSANE!?"
"Not at all," The clearly amused individual states, "You will be going, after all, you don't have a choice in the matter. However, since I know the dangers of this world as well as you do, I will provide you some assistance, every now and again. After all, I can't have my primary source of entertainment dying on me."
"Alright, fine," I agree, "Since I clearly don't have a choice, I might as well go along with this. So, when do I leave?"
The mysterious blonde's grin erupts once more before he exclaims, "Right now! Have a nice trip!"
"Wait whaaaaAAAAT THE HELLLL!?" And that's the last thing I remember before everything fades to black.