PREMONITION

A small town, nestled between the forests and the mountains, comes into view. The moonlight casts a glow over the town, giving it a peaceful look. The homes dot the area, making it seem all the more innocent.

It is the remote village of Lahan, in the outskirts of Aveh, near the border with Kislev. The peaceful town is soon interrupted as bolts of energy and destruction fly into the town, causing spouts of flame to fly forth from the wooden houses, signifying the mark of war on everyone. This is where it all begins. In the town it is total chaos. Flames litter the area, homes lit alight like candles, and people scrambling like mad ants. The destruction is continuing rapidly, showing no signs of stopping. The cause: several Gears, focusing on an unknown target. One of the Gears steps over a burning house. It is a military Gear, brandishing a large rifle, spraying fire over the area towards the opposite end, towards another Gear. This Gear is different. Black-blue in color, it is standing in a martial arts pose amidst the flames. Two large boosters adorn its back, and it has a small fin along its head. There is also very small red markings along it, to give it detail. The pilot, a man named Fei, starts to gasp for breath. He cries out, "Damn you!" towards the enemy Gear. His period of rest is soon shattered as the other Gear lifts and floats toward him, angry. The gray Gear is much more bulky, and has a gold circle over the pilot compartment, the center of the torso. It also has a big rifle pointed at Fei's Gear. Fei yells out a battle cry of "Hiyaaaaa!" and charges into the Gear, bringing his foot down and slamming the metal machine's fist into the other machine's chest. The Gear falls backward into the ash-covered ground.

Fei gasps, "Huff, huff… That's one down!" His victory is short-lived as Fei watches in horror as the other Gear starts to move and lifts back up in perfect condition. "What on earth are you? No matter how often I knock you down you still get up!" The hero is about to give it another go but a man in glasses with long black hair in a ponytail adorned by a green robe with a red-cloth belt shouts, "Fei! Stop! You must not fight here!" The rifle-carrier fires a burst into Fei, knocking him back slightly. The man ducks for cover. Fei growls, "Guh! Boy are you persistent!" He jumps forward and slams a roundhouse kick into the Gear, almost taking its head off. He follows up with a quick jab to its chin, sending it flying back into the dust. "Huff, huff… Damn it! How come…? Why did it have to come to this?" His mind focuses elsewhere, remembering the past, what happened before this…