Afterimage

(Working Title)

Prologue: Running out of Time

On the north-east portion of a planet lay a continent. On the southern part of that continent, lay a deep forest. Deep within that forest, lay a prosperous and peaceful town. This hamlet was inhabited by two races. Both races looked almost completely human. The first had blonde hair, and furry monkey tails. Their faces resembled that of Alexandrians. They were known as The Genomes. The second race had black to dark red hair and yellow eyes; these eyes glowed in the darkness. Their faces were quite different in appearance from the Genomes, and the female faces had quite a different shape than the males. The male brows were in a permanent furrow, and their noses were longer than normal.(1) The women's faces actually more closely resembled that of an ordinary human. The skin looked almost pale lavender, and their hair was the blackest of black.(2). Both sexes wore robes that almost hid their entire bodies, and pointed hats or detachable hoods that shadowed their faces. They were called Black Mages.

Hundreds of both race thrived in the peacefulness of the forest. The ties to the outside were minimal, but they were profitable. They quite often traded with the people of the Mist Continent. In one large hut, at the center of the entire village, lived one of the Black Mages. About five and a half feet tall he was. His body and his voice were as that of an eighteen year old person. He wore a careworn expression upon his face. He looked like he had not the will to live any longer. With quill in hand, he wrote in his diary.

"Today, it is two years…two years since he vanished…I regret that I have not been able to see him before my time ends…I regret that I can not personally introduce him to my sons and daughters…they went to see a play in Alexandria…the same play where we first met, no less…they will return in a fortnight after staying in Lindblum…I pray that I last long enough…long enough just to see them once more…

"I also regret that I have not lived up to my promise, to live my life to the fullest…"

Sighing, he finished his entry in the same way he had since he found out about his…problem…

"my memories will become a part of the skies…farewell."

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(1) All right, picture the Evolved Black Mage from the Original Final Fantasy

(2) Sort of picture Lulu from FFX

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Next time: How Zidane Escaped from the Lifa tree in the first place.

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