Chapter 2

Oh ----, what the hell is my name! He searched his mind frantically for an answer. Who am I!

"A murderer…" A voice whispered. It was harsh and it was neither a man nor a woman's voice.

The hair on the back of his neck stood straight up. He whirled around, but there was nothing there. Who the hell said that… or was he really hallucinating? "Tell me! Who am I!" He yelled to the voice.

"Who do you think you are?" Came a woman's voice.

The voice had come from behind him… again. He turned and aw a girl dressed in pink. She had brown hair put into a large braid and her eyes were emerald green.

Fear erupted through his body. "You're… you're dead!" He screamed, stumbling backwards and nearly tripping on a rock. "I killed you!"

There was no doubt about it. It was her. The "Cetra" girl that had prayed for Holy to come. His fear was engulfed by anger. He lunged at her, but a force field came around her and threw him ten feet away.

He landed on some flowers. He got back to his feet. He was ready to charge again.

"Wait!" the girl shouted. "Don't! Talk to me first, alright?"

He felt confused. Why the sudden anger again, he shouldn't be angry. "I'm sorry." He grunted. "I don't know what came over me. Er… who are you?"

"It's quite alright. I understand. I'm Aeris." The girl smiled, brushing her brown bangs away from her face. "You remember me, right?"

The man nodded slowly. "Aeris." He repeated. That was the name that the blonde man had yelled when the girl had died. "Who am I? Do you know?"

"I know who you are." Aeris said slowly. "But I cannot tell you."

"What?" the man hissed, anger came back to him. "What man is not allowed his own identity? I just want to know who I am and why I am here!"

Aeris sighed. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "You have to find yourself."

"What do you mean find myself?" the silver-haired man snarled, confused. "How! Why?"

Aeris sighed again. She knew that the Cetra would not allow her to tell him too much. "You have to find who you are."

"Can you tell me who I am? To save some time?" He asked hopefully.

"If I were to tell you," Aeris began. "You would not understand what you must learn."

The man gave a puzzled look. "Understand? Lesson? What lesson do I need to understand? I just wanted to know my name!"

Aeris shook her head sadly. "There's much more to it than your name."

The nameless one folded his arms. "Tell me. I have plenty of time."

She began.