~ Prologue ~
It was midnight and the clear sky was filled with millions of stars and one bright full moon. She watched how the ripples distorted the reflection of the tree in the water. Something about the image bothered her, and it was not her enhanced vision which allowed her to see all the tiny particles floating around in the water, along with the motion of the ripples. She was used to this by now, even the sight of the Milky Way above her did not surprise her. No, it was something else and she moved closer to the shore. She was now standing at the edge that separated land from water, which should have resulted in a complete picture of herself in the water. Except there was none, not even a faint shadow.
It shouldn't have come as a shock. If others couldn't see her, then surely the light wouldn't reflect an image of her, not in people's eyes, nor in the water. She curled to a ball and touched the surface. It initiated a new wave of ripples, starting from her fingertip and radiating outwards. She knew the laws with which to describe the dissipation of wave energy, the decrease in wave amplitude in relation to the distance from the source. Why did she remember this but couldn't recall her own name?
There was one name that she remembered: Bree, but she was certain that wasn't her own name. She was related to Bree, but couldn't remember how. A friend? Family maybe?
And there was something with yellow eyes, which she knew because she told herself frequently that this specific fact was important, but she did not memorize what to do with it. She cursed herself for losing the context of this apparently important information. This fact alone brought her nowhere.
The sky changed into beautiful color gradients of purple, red and yellow. It was the break of dawn and soon this place would become crowded with tourists. Some had already gotten up to see the sunrise. A photographer, wanting to shoot a nice picture, or the enthusiastic hiker that could not miss the most beautiful moment of the day. They had gotten up, all excited, not knowing it would be the last time they would see the sun rise.