Grieve No More

by Ojousan

World peace is setting in, nations finally communicating. However, to keep leaders appeased, Rinoa must subject herself to tests by Dr. Odine. When one goes wrong, Squall needs to follow her through another rift in Time and Space. Minor yaoi later.

1. Preface

Grieve (No More)

by Ojousan

Preface

Time is ruled by Fate: an unbroken line consisting of the events of the past and those of the future that awaits us, and somewhere along the line, that dubious point we call "the present."

This line is what we call "our existence."

However, that only one possibility can exist in the entire expanse of the universe may seem unlikely, and indeed, this is not entirely the case. Because, if you move sideways out of one existence's flow of Time, it's possible to move into a completely different set of events -- a completely different flow.

These existences, these "universes," in their indefinite number, are not completely independent, either. They are reflections of each other, sometimes in the smallest of ways, and sometimes on the grandest scale. The level to which one universe may reflect another depends on the difference between the Soul's pre-determined Fate, and the Soul's desire which is not within its current realm of "possibility" as a result of the influence of Fate. One could say that the many universes that exist are the Gods' one allowance for the Soul's inherent desire to escape the chains of Fate, and explore the realm of true possibility.

However, according to the laws of Time, just as the influence of the future on the past is pre-ordained, so is the influence of one line of events on another line. When considering this, one must wonder if Fate can truly be escaped at all.

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