Fragment of Light: Scourge of the Past
<center><b>Prelude</b></center>
<i>It's a lonely world when you think about it. That's what lots of people know, but won't admit. They're alone, and maybe you are too. It never had to be this way, but for some reason it seems like it was the only choice you had.</i>
<i>It's a shared loneliness.</i>
<i>But that loneliness can be a blessing, for it's something the greatest heroes and most wretched villains share. They stand alone, but that solitude is the great uniting force. There is a city much like the ones you know, but it is the last of its kind, perpetually under assault. Bands of foreign thieves invade it, leaving naught but destruction and sorrow in their wake. Perhaps the lonely wanderers can band together, under a greater cause than their own survival, if only to gain further power. Fragments of pure light call out to you, embrace them, and you will know the truth behind your loneliness. Ancient mechanisms are in motion, and it is your duty to stop them, this is a duty not even death could release you from until it is done.</i>
<center><b>Your City, Home</b></center>
<i>Strange white shards have been appearing about the place. They appear to be fragmented from a great sphere, they beckon to be embraced. The warmth they emanate is a great temptation, do you submit?</i>