Disclaimer: I do not own Shin Megami Tensei (...well, I own the games though, does that count?)
Before we begin, I would like to explain that while this is a novelization of Shin Megami Tensei IV, it might not necessarily match the 'Routes' in the game, and it will place more emphasis in Flynn being the reincarnation of the 'young man who fused with Masakado'.
The name for Flynn's previous incarnation will be Futsuo, the nickname of SMT 1's protagonist, since the name 'Furin' (Flynn) most likely is based on Futsuo.
With that said, do enjoy the story and leave a review if possible.
Tokyo Guardian
Prologue: 'Won't You Revive Me?'
Flynn opened his eyes, and his eyes widened in surprise. He was floating, in an empty sky.
His mind told him that this must be a dream, since his last memory was taking a nap with Issachar near Lake Mikado.
Then he heard voices.
'Eli Eli lama sabachthani?!'
Those were foreign words that he could not understand, however, he recalled a Luxuror once speaking those words as they read the Holy Scripture. When he looked down below the clouds, he saw a man, nailed on a cross speaking to the sky.
'Many awaken from their slumber within the Earth's soil.'
He saw shadowed figures, rising from the deepest part of the land, while he knew not what they are, he could feel that they are part of 'Nature' itself.
'The Lion's roar has drowned out the great Eagle.'
The 'Forces of Nature' walked the earth, crushing those who are too Weak to survive, glorifying the Strong. Their roars of victory could be heard even from the sky where he was.
'The Horn pierces the Heavens, planets are trampled upon as They descend upon the Earth.'
And another figure, this time standing on the clouds sounded a horn, and the Living Beings flew from Heaven with their wings, towards the land.
'Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.'
This time, he understood the words, his father once told him of the same words from the Holy Scripture. If Flynn recalled correctly it meant that the Kingdom's days were numbered, that God has weighted it, and the Kingdom would be divided. But he had a feeling the voice was not talking about the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado, at least... not completely.
He watched as the 'Forces of Nature' fought against the 'Living Beings', destroying the land around them as they warred without end
Flynn wondered if their war could even end, but then... He heard a loud moaning sound, it was thunderous and ominous, even the shadowed figures ceased their war.
And a Massive Giant rose, It placed Itself between the Beings of Land and Beings of Heaven, becoming a shield to separate the two warring Beings.
Flynn watched in amazement as the Heavenly Beings built a Kingdom and villages on the Giant's back.
'Who are you...? State your name!' This time, he heard a voice speaking around him. He assumed that the voice was talking to him.
"Flynn"
'Hahahaha... He has spoken!' The voice shouted joyously.
'Your life is now irrevocably changed!' Flynn opened his mouth in surprise as he saw his ragged clothes transforming into a blue uniform that he had seen the Samurais wear.
'The choices you make will no longer bear only on you.' He tried to search for the source of the voice to no avail.
'What you do...' He heard a sound of thunderclap beside him. And suddenly he fell, falling towards a mysterious vortex.
'Will create a world!'
And he blacked out.
He could hear crackling sounds around him. ...he felt so warm, hot even. Then he opened his eyes, and immediately tried to stand.
For around him were flames. A strange grey land surrounded by grey square buildings.
And then, a distorted voice, sounding as if two people speaking at once could be heard.
"Oh, so there you are," The voice said.
"Hey. Over here," Flynn could see a bright light a distance away from him, in the middle of this burning land. The voice seemed to originate from the light.
He walked towards it, and as he grew closer, he could see a white humanoid figure that is expelling the light.
When Flynn stopped in front of the figure, 'it' spoke.
"...you finally made it. Now I can take shape too..." He was puzzled hearing those words, but then the figure transformed.
The white figure transformed into a shadowed figure, not unlike the one he saw from the sky. But this man was more... 'human', he seemed to wear the Samurai uniform. Flynn discarded the notion, maybe this is a dream he is having because he was anxious about the Gauntlet Rite?
"I was fighting damn hard when I waited for you to show up," The figure complained, "You do remember me, right?"
He didn't. He could not recall meeting this man. But then, a memory came to him. A spiky haired man with wild look in his eyes. He had never seen the man before, but he felt as if he knew him.
"That's right..." The figure nodded.
If he recalled, his name was Ken-
"I'm Walter."
Flynn was puzzled. This man claimed that his name was Walter, but somehow, he felt as if this man's name could be 'Kenji'. Then he realized that 'Kenji' was a foreign name to the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. Where did the name came from?
Then the figure spoke again, "Whatever happens after this, you'd better not forget me."
Flynn immediately returned his focus to the man. He did not know why, but the words the man spoke seemed to foreshadow something. He tried to study all of the man's features.
Spiky hair, a bit different from Kenji's (whoever 'Kenji' is), he could not make out the face but he had a feeling that the man was grinning confidently.
"Because you and me are going to make a world where anything can be changed if you have the will..." 'Walter' said to him.
...a world where anything can be changed as long as you have the will to do it... That sounded interesting.
In Eastern Kingdom of Mikado, the Luxurors were the Mind, and Casualries were the Body. He heard his friend Issachar complaining about that many times. Is this man talking about changing that?
But the mutual understanding between Luxurors and Casualries were simple, one does what the other cannot. While it is true that some of them took it to the extreme, Casualries who does not wish to think, or Luxurors who does not wish to work, the system itself is not 'wrong'.
Just as he was about to ask Walter about it, light filled his vision and Walter disappeared.
When the light dissipated, Flynn was in a desert.
"...Thank goodness you're here."
He heard a voice coming from another light, similar to the one that 'became' Walter. The light was standing before a huge rock.
"Please, come quick," The voice beckoned.
He walked towards it, and as he stopped in front of the figure, he noted that the 'rock' was actually the head of a statue. A statue of an unidentified man.
"Good, you've come. Now I can take shape too..."
Just like Walter, the man transformed, into a man with curly hair, and just like Walter, he could not make out the face.
"I prayed and waited... longing for the day you'd come," The man informed him.
'Pray'? He associated that word with one person, someone he had never met before.
"You remember who I am, right?"
...Flynn had a feeling that it would end up like 'Kenji' and 'Walter' but he could try.
"Yes, that's right..."
Kiyohar-
"My name is Jonahtan."
...well, Flynn supposed that the man did not match the image of Kiyoharu he had. Kiyoharu was a long haired man with innocent eyes, unlike this 'Jonathan'.
"You mustn't forget that my future is with you."
Were this any other occasion, Flynn would have made a joke.
"The two of us are going to make a world where the peace we know today lasts forever..."
Peace? ...indeed, while Luxurors and Casualries have their differences, the Casualries were content with their jobs and Luxurors were the only ones intelligent enough to formulate efficient schedule and commands.
In a way, it was a 'peace'. However, similar to Walter's 'idea', it was too... extreme. There are some things in Eastern Kingdom of Mikado that must be changed, but there are some that must be preserved too.
Flynn felt as if he had experienced this dilemma once, long ago.
And then light covered his vision once again.
And Flynn woke in a strange land, empty and dark. He heard laughter and sounds of joys that is completely unlike this barren land.
Then a little girl appeared in front of him. He did not know her, unlike 'Walter' and 'Jonathan' who reminded him of 'Kenji' and 'Kiyoharu', this girl was a complete unknown.
...though, he could not even recall anything about 'Kenji' and 'Kiyoharu' other than their basic characteristics.
The girl spoke.
"I... revive... every... sake..." The girl's words were unclear. He tried to listen more clearly and walked closer to her.
And then, her words resounded, clearer than any words that he had ever hear.
"Please Flynn, won't you revive me...?"
That is the end of the prologue. If you have any questions or confusions, you can either PM or review this story.