Prologue
I dreamt that I was missing; wrapped up in a fog of shadows, lost between somewhere at the Gate.
This place was so familiar, yet I knew I had never been here. It was funny, how I ended up in a place like this.
Through the years, I watched both of you grow.
The eldest, was a state alchemist now, a military dog, a fraud, a hypocrite.
How these feeling came about, I had no idea.
All that I had felt throughout the years was nothing but hatred and resentment.
Moving on, his younger brother was an alchemist too. A rather skilled one indeed…
I have watched them afar, for years now…in this wrecked, filthy place.
Death, never caught hold of me; though I could not say that I was alive for that matter.
Nothingness was one way to describe this place. There was no way in or out. As simple as that.
But something happened, one day…
My eyes flickered as I watched with fascination. There was a small gap of light at the entrance.
It was dark in here. It was cold.
But out there was heat.
I needed to move forward. I took a step and before I knew it, I was running.
Running, running…was all I ever did in this pitch black hole.
There was a blurring light. It was disappearing, fast; it was disappearing before me. I ran, scrambled, and even crawled.
A tear slipped out. Those doors had sealed off the outside world from me once again.
There was a tremor…
Those doors opened, showering light into the void.
A hand grasped me and I was pulled out of darkness, back into the real world once again.
Wash away these painful memories. Burn these memories into dust. I don't need it.
My memories of you are slowly dying. But I am happy.