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Finding Lost Souls
Prologue: The 'Story' So Far . . .
In a dimension far away there exists a world known as the Kingdom of Souls, a place where all have peace in their hearts. It is protected by a White Witch named Lady Harmony. She and the Guardians of the Kingdom watch over and protect two other worlds, the Human World and the Digital World, by means of the Temple of Time.
The eight Guardians are named Kari, Guardian of Pure Hearts and Keeper of Peace, Takeru (TK), Guardian of Innocence and Bringer of Dreams, Rika, Guardian of Love and Bearer of Truth, Ryo, Guardian of Character and Confidence, Zoe, Guardian of Understanding and Bringer of Beauty, Takuya, Guardian of Friendship and Defender of Lost Souls, Kouichi, Guardian of Trust and Compassion, and Koji, Guardian of Wishes and Bringer of Strength. The Guardians help Lady Harmony and serve in the Temple of Time. Through the Temple and with the help of the Crystal Sphere, a glowing orb that only the Guardians and Lady Harmony could control, anyone can travel to any point in a world's history.
In another dimension lay a kingdom called the Realm of Broken Dreams, ruled by a Black Witch named Mistress Discordia. She had once been a Guardian, one of the original eight and the older sister of Lady Harmony, before evil filled her heart and she turned on her fellow Guardians and destroyed them. After being defeated she fled to the Realm to plot her revenge. But our story takes place long after that and before the current Guardians knew their full history.
After all, how many sad stories begin with eight children, one child-adult, and a game of tag?