xKokurox: Hi! Thanks a lot for reviewing. I'm really sorry for the grammatical and spelling mistakes made (English is not my native language and I do at times get confuse by it... Sorry about that.) I'm definately glad to hear that you like the prologue. Well, since you're my first ever reviewer here, and I do happen to have another chapter at hand, so I'll update this fic. Hope that you'll enjoy Chapter 1.

Note:

The present life (1999AD) is in regular font

The past life (1999BC) is in italics

Remembrance (GW version)

-- Chapter 1 --

It was the year 1999 BC...

It was a time when people were still spiritualists. Shines, temples and places of worship scattered throughout the land.

It was a time when people only had individual names and no family names, as it was impractical, for children were often sold from one parents to another, for numerous cycles. Yet, it was also a time of chaos and wars. Cults and black magic were wide spread, people were at each other throats and most of all the human race had started to exploit Mother Earth for resources like firewood.

At that time, the world was splintered into many ruling kingdoms and the most powerful of all was the Kingdom of L1, the spiritual core for the whole of Earth.

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The clock chimed three, waking Triton up from the cosy nest of sleep...

"Darn! I've actually dozed off!" Triton reprimanded himself, "And I haven't even finish my work yet!"

He fumbled in search for his pen, but was unable to find it, in his still somewhat daze state.

Finally, he gave up and came to a conclusion that it was no point trying to complete his homework when his eyes were practically closing, so Triton dragged himself up from his desk, switched off the table lamp, and went straight to bed.

On touching his bed, Triton instantaneously fell asleep, being pulled back into the dream of a world long gone... into a memory that had been long faded to nothingness...

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"Good day, lady."

"Greetings to my prince from heaven sent."

The young prince rolled his eyes, silently ridiculing the royal court's formalities. He always found such honorific to be highly impractical and silly. He is a mortal prince, and now the court's seer is honouring him as some heavenly being. Such atrocity! If she was just one of those ignorant peasants, he would still have not find it to be so ridiculous, since it was a time when people still worship their rulers as gods. However, at this moment, it was not just anybody who had addressed him as a heavenly being, but the supposedly knowledgeable court's seer herself, who was renown throughout and even beyond the country for her remarkable accuracy in her predictions.

"Lady, I'm here to seek your advice for the on-coming battle."

"The time has come, my heavenly lord. The time has come. You'll meet the one you seek very soon. Your special one."

"Yes?"

"That's all for now, your highness. The time is still not right for the revelation. You'll learn more in time to come. Go forth now. Be prepared to face the onslaught of a terrible war. Be prepared to meet the one that your heart sees."

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"Rise and shine, sleepy-head!"

Triton was awoken by a voice penetrating through his dream. He opened his eyes to see Duo hovering above him.

"Duo?"

"Morning! Time to get your lazy bum out of bed and get ready for school," Duo grinned as he said.

"Morning," Triton replied as he sat up, "Duo, I... I feel like skipping school today."

"What?" Duo's hand immediately shot up to Triton's forehead to check his temperature, "Are you feeling unwell?" His voice was filled with anxiety.

"No, it's not that. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"I slept really late last night and I'm really tired now. Furthermore..."

"Furthermore?"

"... Nothing..."

Triton's head was bent down throughout the conversation, as if he was trying to avoid any eye contact with Duo.

Duo was worried; he could sense that Triton was hiding something from him. He eyed Triton for a relatively long moment, before bending down and gave his reserved cousin an affectionate hug. "Well... okay, but Triton, we're like brothers, ne? And well, sometimes it is better to say out the things that are biting you inside. It'll make you feel more comfortable. Just remember this: I'll always be around whenever you need a listening ear."

Duo could plainly see Triton's inner turmoil. Triton had never been really good at hiding his feelings from him (though to most of the world, Triton always appeared to be nothing but a walking zombie; an expressionless and emotionless young man, but Duo definitely knew better).

But Duo didn't wish to push Triton, knowing full well how delicate the other boy can be.

"Well... I'll tell Cathy to leave your breakfast on the table. Do remember to come down and eat later, and yes... I'll be home by lunch time today, so well, you can tell me anything then, if you wish to. Gotta go, see you later!"

Triton watched as the door close shut and he was once again alone in his room...

He was feeling really confused. He could remember the whole of his dream clearly... the dream seemed to real for comfort, as if... as if... it was not a dream, but a reality...

He wanted to relate his recurring dreams, and the weird feelings that they stirred in him. Yet, he did not want to make Duo any more worrier about him than what he already is.

"He already has enough worries and don't need you adding your nonsensical whims and quirks to it. All because of you and your sore distraction, now, you're even thinking that some stupid dream is real!" Triton glared at his refection that was projected from the mirror hanging on the wall just opposite his bed, as he admonished himself.

Nevertheless, something within him kept nagging at him, telling him that it was not just simple dream, but something much more important...

"I guess I'm just too tired... I'll just need some more rest," muttered Triton as he lied back down onto his bed.

He stifled a yawn. "Hmmm... this just proved my point that I'm just too worn out, and I'm sure all I need is a sleep for me to straighten out my thoughts again."

Triton fluffed up his pillow and then snuggled back into his cosy bed.

Once again, he was pulled back into dreamland...

-- Chapter 1 (End) --