Nero La Vie Est Prelude

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Terra

Belphegor

on Sept. 5, 2010

The main character.
Born to a mother and father who loved him, Terra had a happy childhood. He learned to find beauty in every flower, be thankful for every breath, and stay far away from anyone who was not mommy or daddy. Heeding every direction he was given, he was a beacon of hope to his parents, who knew nothing but the violence and chaos of the world except for the calmness and tranquility that poured out of their son. They were inundated with joys only a strict schoolteacher could know. But their lives were cut short by what appeared to be natural causes. Terra, being taught what to do in this case, threw his parents a silent funeral. And at the age of seventeen, emerged into the world full of high hopes and saccharin fantasies. These were dashed almost instantly by humans and monsters alike. With his world turned upside down, he retreated into himself, farming ideas in the fertile soil of his mind, and only emerging at age twenty-six when he had borne the idea that would right the wrong called earth: He would fly up to Heaven and ask God himself for help.

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