Prologue

A sinister voice sneers, his voice echoing through the alleyways, "Gimme all ya got!"

Innocenceisacuriousthing,perhapsinthesamewayaslife.Itshieldsyoufromevil,butevenitspowercanonlydosomuch

A young boy cries out with despair in his voice, "Please, sir! Don't hurt my parents!"

Onceitisshattered

Suddenly, twin gunshots resound as the boy's voice is replaced with a sharp screech…

Youcannevergoback

However,lifeitselfrequiresashredofinnocenceinordertohaveanyworth,yetinordertosurviveit,itmustbeshattered

Butdoesthatmeanthatwemustendurethosethatdeliberatelyshatterinnocencewithoutreason?

A sudden wind blows as a figure appears on top of an adjacent building, his face twisted into a sadistic grin in the moonlight.

The criminal looks at the figure, averting his eyes from those he had just slain, and inquires with intense fear in his eyes, "Who…are…you?"

ItistostopthosewhotrytoruinthebalanceofinnocenceandlifethattheGrimReapersfinduseinme

The figure replies with a chuckle as his sharp eyes focus on the heretic at hand, "I am the sword that eliminates the wicked… But do not expect me to treat you with a fair trial."

Iamthescythe,thebringerofsalvation,andthewickedshallfaceatoxicdemiseatmyhand

Iamthatstoicfigurethatstrikesfearintomillionsofforsakensoulsastheyseetheirimminenttormentinmyzealousgaze

I continue as I unsheathe my blade and plunge it into the criminal, causing his Cinematic Record, as well as the records of those he had just slain, to spew from within as he begins to spew blood, "Your toxic sin shall be your undoing!"

Iamthepoetofpoison,andIshallerasethosewhodarebringruintothisstorywecall 'destiny'…

AndIneverfailtobringaboutacheckmatewhenoneisrequired