PROLOGUE:
Do you want to hear a story? It's a good one, very popular. In fact, you've probably heard it before, but it gets better with every telling...

Once upon a time, there was a peaceful land, a benevolent place where children dreamed without worry, men and women loved and lost without a care in the world, and the inhabitants lived in harmony with the nature around them.

But then, a great and powerful evil came. Some, perhaps, had seen it coming, but none had truly prepared for it. The land was plunged into darkness, the populace trembling in fear as marauders came and went, menacing the innocent.

But then, when all hope seemed lost, a hero arose, bringing light to the darkness and fighting off the marauders. Wherever the hero went, hope followed, and whether fighting alone or with allies, the forces of evil soon were in full retreat. Until, finally, one glorious day, the hero met the great evil face to face, and banished it from the land! And although the evil would return, again and again, a hero would rise and banish it once more.

I'm sure you recognize it, but you may not know that this tale is told in many lands. There is always a evil, there are always heroes, and the heroes always save the land, forcing the evil out.

But what happens when the evil stops trying? What happens when the evil... waits? And thinks? And plans?