Prologue (1/2)

Prologue

'The Legend of the Shepherd'-----

It was a legend from long, long ago, reaching back to the age of myths.

A legend of those who appeared whenever the world was enshrouded in darkness,

wielding the power of the Seraphim themselves to bring back the light.

A legend sung by the people whenever the world fell into turmoil, praying for salvation,

no matter how many ages had pa.s.sed.

And always, in those times, the Shepherd appeared and banished away the darkness. Or

so the story goes.

However, they always disappeared with the coming of peace.

n.o.body knew where they went.

In time, they faded from the people's memory, once more disappearing into legend.

The years pa.s.sed.

Now, once again, darkness threatened to cover the world.

The darkness wreaked havoc with the order of the land. The sun scorched the earth. The

mountains spewed fire. The seas raged.

Nature turning its fangs on all that lived and breathed.

The disasters had even made barren the human heart, the pestilence of despair and

weariness giving birth to the 'Malevolence', and the Malevolence further dyed the world

in darkness.

Ten years after people began to call it 'The Age of Calamity', the legend and the name of

the Shepherd was pa.s.sing through people's lips once more.

Wis.h.i.+ng for salvation, the people prayed.

But as of now,