Forging Zero

by SheegothBait

He has freed himself from the grasp of a monster, only to be swept up in a galaxy he does not understand. He will go anywhere and do anything for explanations and answers, but everything comes at a price, and sooner or later he will have to pay it... Background info in FZ:Lost Years.

1. Chapter 1

Hello, my beautiful readers.

For those of you who have reviewed, been following or have read Forging Zero, first of all I want to thank you for your interest. I want to tell Goliat's story, and I'm glad that you show interest in reading it.

But onto business.

I'm not sure what the majority of you folks expected when you first dug into Forging Zero, but 77 percent of my current script is focused on Goliat's very early years. My plan was to write the script from beginning to end, but Goliat's (horrific) childhood is taking up an inordinate amount of time. I realize that this almost complete focus on this specific period of time risks alienating a majority of people who just came for a gritty, turian-centric story focused around a turian who does have the capability to think and fend for himself as opposed to watching a young child grow under "questionable" conditions.

I have also come to the conclusion that spending so much time in such unpleasant circumstances (based on how much I have written and my current rate of chapter publication) has the potential to make me seem like a psychopath (or the story to seem like a torture porn).

I do not want you, my dear readers, to think either of these things, because though it may not seem like it, this story is going places. Therefore, in the interest of getting to a more mutually agreeable place, I'm splitting the first part off from the rest of the story.

For those of you who did come for Dr. Levia, don't panic. I will still be publishing updates to this particular piece of Forging Zero, so have at it! Knowing what goes on in Goliat's early years may give you an extra depth of understanding as far as fathoming this character's mental state and specific actions.

For those of you reading Forging Zero for the first time, welcome! Try not to worry too much about missing anything, because I will do my very best to explain Goliat's circumstances, personality, and actions the best I possibly can. If you have any questions at all, PM me and I will be happy to answer any query you might pose to the best of my ability. I'll also include outtakes from the aforementioned first section to try to fill you in as to what happened so that you're not horribly confused. And if it so strikes your fancy, the first sequence will always be available for your casual perusal.

Please note that the warnings in FZ:Lost Years apply here as well. (i.e. physical/psychological abuse, drug abuse, violence, foul language, character death, torture)

If you have any complaints or questions, you are welcome to contact me.

I hope to see you all in later chapters.

Stay beautiful,

SheegothBait