Hello, everyone...

This is my newest fanfiction, centering around Rufus and a character I made up, named Hope. (I did this because I don't ship Rufus with anyone from the FF7 world.) So yes, there is an OC. She will not be perfect, though, and I hope it does not turn you away from this story. I hope to update soon. Read and review!

- Yuna


"This black page in history is not colourfast, will stain the next
All that remains is just a feint of what was meant to be..."

- Epica, Feint

1710

To Whom It May Concern,

I write this letter in hopes that the next person who comes by it will understand. I am here to tell you about my short, but freedom-filled life. I was a young woman raised in a well-to-do family, who, upon certain circumstances, turned her life to piracy. I have seen horror, felt betrayal, and thought of rebellion. I only did what I had to.

My reader, life can take you in many directions. There is no room for having your life dictated for you; you must learn about yourself, and be able to help yourself.

Interesting words, coming from a pirate.

At this time, the only hope that remains in my life is my name and in you. No hope have I in the man I once loved, nor in the battle that lies ahead. The only thing I fight for now is remembrance. To be remembered; not a blink of an eye in the life of this world, but a legend, a story to be told.

So let me explain, dearest reader, and understand what I am about to tell you.

- Hope