Minutes to Midnight

by TheWinterComet

The world has lost its greatest Champions. Kris and Saber, heirs to the late Cynthia and Lance Masuta, chase peace and answers in the mystery of their parents' deaths. All the while, fame-seeker Ciel must put his Sinnoh Gym Challenge on hold to face growing unrest in a land without its greatest hope. Sinister forces lurk behind the scenes. The hands approach midnight.

1. Letter 1

This story was co-developed by Titan127 and beta read by ShonnaRose and JhinoftheOpera.

Letter 1

---

𒅆𒊒 𒍪𒅆,

Life is priceless.

Even we thought so. Yet, it is so easy to put a price on the soul when the temptation of something greater whispers that sickeningly sweet siren song in your ear. It is inside us all. The moment you try to deny it, the battle is already lost.

Humans are an odd, destructive, dangerous people. But we, in all our infinite wisdom, fell to it just the same.

It is inevitable, that when the ambition for something greater takes hold, someone dies.

Always.

𒁾,

𒍪𒅆