A/N: This is a 100 Themes drabble collection, as drawn up by darknessversuslight on deviantart. This collection will involve drabbles from all three of the Shadow Hearts games and will undoubtedly contain spoilers. At the moment, I don't have any other warnings, so please enjoy, read and review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Shadow Hearts. I do not own Shadow Hearts 2: Covenant. I do not own Shadow Hearts 3: From the New World. Why does Shadow Hearts 3 have such a long name?

Shadow Hearts 100 Themes

by crazykitsune17

I. Introduction

Yuri Hyuga, a young man in his twenties, fell to his knees in the cold grass in a forest near Changchun. He was sweating, teeth clenched, his head in his hands, tremors of pain shooting up and down his body, radiating from his brain. "What… is… this…?" he groaned, digging his fingers deeper into his skull as the pain grew stronger.

As bright lights were popping before his eyes, Yuri Hyuga heard a voice.

It was filtered and sounded like it was coming from far away. The voice, however, was unmistakably female, and she spoke in fragments. Half of what she said was unable to register in Yuri's brain, but the brown-cloaked Harmonixer was able to pick up, "Hello, Yuri… Your journ.. .s just beginning…"

The voice was snuffed out with a hiss, and the pain cleared. Still sweating and feeling slightly nauseous, the frightened Yuri stood up again. Again, he asked no one in particular, "What is this?"

Running his fingers through his choppy auburn hair, Yuri gulped down a few calming breaths and tried to sort out the mystery of the spooky voice in his head. Where did it come from? Whose voice was it? What did she mean, "Your journey is just beginning?" What journey? How did she know who he was?

Groaning again, Yuri picked up his heavy feet and marched onward, searching for a village to spend the night. A wolf howled in the moonlight, and Yuri stared up at the stars.

"Whatever it means… it sure sounds exciting. A journey, huh? Well I'm ready. Just tell me where to go, mystery voice! And I'll begin my journey."

-crazykitsune17