In a lone dark forest, in the dead of night, in the callings of owls, a man in his twenties, with shaggy brown hair and brown eyes, is seen in a drunken state. Red eyes dried from tears. With alcohol in his left hand, he crouches down to the ground, places a box beside him, and begins digging a hole in the ground with his right hand.
He grunts as he continues to dig a hole in the ground. His fingernails began to break and bleed, but he continued despite that. The hole was dug. The man places the box in the hole. He covers the box. He gets up and drinks the alcohol.
He looks around at the dark wood of the night, looking for something or someone to come. However, silence was the only thing that was and is there for him. This upsets him.
Man: COME ON!!! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!?!?
The brown haired man shouted as he threw the empty bottle of alcohol. Then, a voice calls out.
Man 2: Ya know, I was thinking rather answer your call or not, considering you are the one who killed a lot of my coworkers. To think you're the one who summoned me here. And in the forest of all places. Sam Winchester.
The man in a business uniform remarks. Sam starts walking towards the man drunkenly.
Sam: Finally.
Man: Heh. What's with the new look of yours, Winchester? It's a nice and shocking development.
Sam says nothing, continuing his walk towards the man.
Man: From this new look of yours, you've seen better days.
Sam: ...
Man: Hmm. By the way, where is that lover of yours? Oops.
Sam: Well?
Man: *Pulls out a bottle* The Styx elixir. Drink from this bad boy and bye-bye memories. Irreversible, too. You got me something?
Sam pulls out two fingers. He puts them down.
Man: Ah. You got the fingers. The fingers for the elixir. The mightiest family known throughout Arathos has fallen from grace. Making a deal with someone like me from the subterranean dimension. Many would kill for an opportunity like this.
Sam reaches for the elixir, but the man puts the elixir back, confusing Sam.
Man: Sadly, I can't give it to you. But I can give you a slither elixir. It's temporary, but enough for a few good years. Watcha say? Good deal?
Sam: Heh.
Sam, let's put out a slight chuckle. He looks away at the man for a second. He turns around with a smile, then pulls out a knife and stabs the man's hand.
Man: Aaaargh!!!
Sam: I don't want any poisoned candy! I don't want any charms! I don't want a cheap knockoff! I want the elixir, now!
Man: No.
Sam: Just give it to me! It's a fair trade!
Man: No!
Sam: Why not!?
Man: Listen, since the war, things have changed. Subterrania has a new boss now. And with her around, anyone from the subterranean dimension is not allowed to make any deals. If you don't like it, then take it up with her for all I care!
Sam's face contorts to rage. Without a second thought, Sam slices the man's throat.
Man: Argk!!!
The man drops dead. Sam stands still and stares at him. After several minutes of silence, he turns and runs off in search of the Styx Elixir.
Elsewhere, a blonde boy is getting dressed. He had a sorrowful look on his face.
Boy: Another day in this hell. I'm sick of this place. I don't want to be here anymore. I wanna go home. I hate being here. Wherever here is. I just don't wanna be here anymore. I hate it. I hate them.
He said as he was fully dressed in a school uniform. He walked downstairs with the other kids who were attending the morning assembly.
On the roof of a school, mysterious people are seen running. They teleported from one roof to another.
Man: Remember, get Lefenius Halkilin and only Lefenius Halkilin. He is the key to our plans.
The people nodes in agreement. They set out to find Lefenius Halkilin, who is very important to their plans. Speaking of Lefenius Halkilin, he is in a car. A long brown colored hair man is driving the car.
Lefenius: Carlos.
Carlos: Yes, Mr. Halkilin?
Lefenius: Are we there yet?
Carlos: No. We're almost there, Mr Halkilin.
Lefenius: Drop the Mister. Just lefenius.
Carlos: Understood.
They arrived at a school. Lefenius gets out of the car and closes the door behind him. Carlos lowers the window.
Carlos: If you need anything else–
Lefenius: I don't need shit from you.
Carlos: Profanity, lefenius.
Lefenius: Fuck off!
Lefenius heads to a school with a bunch of children. The masked people see Lefenius enter the school.
Woman: That's him? Hohenhiem of light? He's... A kid.
Man: Looks can be deceiving. He looks like a kid, but he is a great warrior. Well, until the war. Billie. Daud. Find Lefenius, kill the others.
The figures, now known as Daud and Billie, nodded and teleported to the entrance of the school after all the children had gotten in. They entered the school and were confronted by two security officers.
Security: Hey! You two don't belong here. Get lost.
Daud: Sadly, we require someone.
Security: Yeah? Who?
Daud swiftly decapitated the security guard, and Billie stabbed the other one in the skull. The guards drop dead. The two continued to look for lefenius, cutting off arms, legs, and spilling guts along the way. Lefenius was sitting down near a window. He sees an older boy with black hair and icy blue eyes. The boy looks at Lefenius and waves with a smile.
Lefenius: Mrh!? Grr!
Lefenius turns away in anger. Daud kicks the door down, shocking the children in the classroom.
Lefenius: (Who the hell are those two??)
Billie ran towards Lefenius and grabbed him. The children screamed in terror as Billie lifted Lefenius.
Lefenius: H-Hey!
Billie: It's okay. We're the good guys. We came to get you.
Lefenius: What!?
Billie and Daud disappeared with Lefenius.
The man is seen walking for Daud and Billie to return with Lefenius in tow. They arrived with Lefenius.
Man: You did it! You brought Lefenius alive!
Daud: It was easy.
Billie: The security guards were pathetic. The security is a joke.
Daud: Don't pity them, lurk. They chose their life, and we chose our life.
Lefenius: Cuse me, who are you people!?
Hain: I'm Hain.
Lefenius: Hain? *Comedically irritated* What kind of name is Hain? Is that some kind of form of joke? It's not funny!
Billie: You're funny for the former hohenhiem of light. I didn't think you were some comedian.
Lefenius: *Shocked* Ho‐How did you...
Hain: I will explain later when we get back to our base.
Lefenius: Wait, you have a headquarters?
The four head out to the base. But Carlos was watching them. He followed them. At the sewers, Hain began to draw a circle. Once the circle was done being drawn, Hain put two hands on the circle, and a portal was created.
Lefenius: Wow. You know how to make a circle?
Hain: We'll tell you everything when we‐
Lefenius: (Finally, I'm free from–) Ack! Wait!
As Lefenius called out, a gunshot was heard. The bullet hit the circle, causing the portal to dissipate. The four looked around for the person who shot at them. Carlos appeared from the shadows with a smoking gun in hand.
Lefenius: Carlos!
Billie: Who?
Daud dashes towards Carlos. He stabs Carlos's neck.
Daud: Huh?
Carlos: Mr. *Grabs Daud by the wrist*
Daud: What the!?
Carlos: Please kindly return Lefenius to me. I would not like to resort to violence.
Daud: What the hell are you!?
Lefenius jumps in and paralyzes Carlos when he claps of his hands together. Daud was freed from Carlos's Grasp, Billie, and Hain was surprised by Lefenius's action.
Daud: Thanks, kid.
Lefenius: Hurry, it won't keep him down for long.
Hain reopens the portal. The four entered and were seen again.
A few minutes later, A portal opens in a secluded unknown area. Lefenius, Daud, Hain, and Billie came from the portal. The portal closes.
Lefenius: Phew. Finally! Free at last!
Lefenius pulls out a middle finger.
Lefenius: Fuck you, bitches!
Billie: Who raised him like this?
Daud: His loving parents.
The three took off their masks to reveal their faces. They begin walking.
Lefenius: Oh! I can smell it right now! It's the beginning of-
Billie: Please, don't say revenge.
Lefenius: *Shocked at Billie knowing what he was going to say.* How did you know!?
Billie: I have heard it multiple times from multiple people. Revenge this vendetta that, all of that.
Lefenius: Ackh! Fuck.
Daud: Anyhow, I've been meaning to ask you this, but how did you become Hohenhiem?
Lefenius goes silent when Daud asks him that question. He replied.
Lefenius: I... I don't want to talk about it right now.
Lefenius said with a hint of sadness in his voice. Daud noticed it and recoiled with his question.
Daud: Sorry if I was personal. I was just wondering, that's all.
Lefenius: No, no. It's okay. It's just that I don't feel like talking about it.
Daud: You can talk about it when you feel okay to talk about it, okay?
Lefenius: Ok.
The group exits out of the sewers. A rancid smell fills the air.
Lefenius: Eugh! What's that smell!? It smells like something is rotten or some shit! Something-!
Daud: Dead.
A cough is heard, a deathly ill one is that. Then, a groan of pain is heard. Then, a multitude of groans and coughs are heard.
Daud: Weepers. Careful.
The group quietly evades the weepers.
Lefenius: *Quietly* Hah. Easy. Oh!
Lefenius trips on some blood, which alerts the weepers. They turn to the group.
Lefenius: Uh oh.
Daud: Run!
Lefenius: Ah! Damnit! (I am not getting infected now!)
The weepers went after the group. Lefenius had gotten up and followed. They had somehow managed to evade the weepers. Barely too. They arrived at the docks.
Lefenius: *Panting* Since when... are the weepers here...? Why so many of them?
Hain: It doesn't matter. We need to find a ship before more of them show up.
Lefenius: Riiiight. How?
Billie: There's a boat coming. *Points to a boat* Over there.
Lefenius: Wait, is that Samuel!?
The boat arrived at the docks.
Samuel: Hello, kid.
Lefenius: Samuel! And I never see you again and...
Samuel: You need not worry about me, kid. I'm here to get you to Xeronphile.
Lefenius: Xeron is alive!?
Samuel: Yes. He is alive. Come.
Lefenius and the group got on the boat. They sailed across the ocean.
Samuel: Kid.
Lefenius: Yes?
Samuel: Wouldn't your life have been better if it weren't for him?
Lefenius: Who's him?
Samuel: You know... Saint Zaun?
Lefenius: What?
Samuel: If only he didn't exist... You wouldn't have paid the piper.
Lefenius: What are you-
Then, out of nowhere, Daud, Bille, and Samuel were stabbed.
Lefenius: AAAAAAAAGH!!!
Lefenius screamed in terror. He tried to escape.
Lefenius: Gah!?
He sees an ocean of corpses in the place of the once clear blue ocean's waters.
Lefenius: Hrrk!
The stench of blood and rotten corpses is so strong it nearly makes Lefenius retch. A silhouette of a figure stands still amongst the sea of decay and blood. It looks at Lefenius.
???: Harwinkein.
The silhouette called out.
Lefenius: Gasp
Lefenius woke up from a dream. A really bad one. A nightmare to be more accurate.
Lefenius: Where... am I...?
The boy got up off the ground. He only sees trees all around him. He doesn't know what happened. Nor remember how he even got here. And even the dream, no nightmare just had. There's no sign of a village. Not even a house. He doesn't remember walking in the forest. He looked back and only saw more trees to and a mist. But it wasn't fog either. It was just a normal mist. He couldn't tell what it was made of. Lefenius looks down again to notice he's wearing an odd type of clothing. He wore some sort of loose black pants and a long-sleeved dark purple shirt. And there was a cloak on his shoulders, with a hood covering part of his face. He looked to his left hand carrying a dog tag, saying his name.
Lefenius: I'm... Lefenius Harwinkein. Yes, that's my name! That's... all I know.
Lefenius only remembers his name. Not how he got here in the forest and why. He doesn't even remember his family and friends. He begins to walk into the forest, still looking confused. Lefenius tries to put together pieces of the puzzle as he walks. But everything is in vain. His mind is in total confusion. He feels like he's lost all his sense of self, all he knows. Everything is a blur. He doesn't know where he is. He didn't feel anything when he died for sure.
So why does he feel so strange right now? Is this some kind of hallucination? If so, why can he see and hear perfectly fine? Is this some sort of lucid dreaming? Does someone else exist in this world? Who could it be? What could they want? Lefenius has been thinking about this for hours. He heard noises, which were far and faint.
Lefenius: What is that noise?
He goes to the noise, curiosity piqued. The sounds grew louder as he got closer. Sounds of gunshots are heard. Companyed with screams of wrath and terror.
Lefenius: Screams? (What is this feeling?)
Lefenius recognizes the screams. He feels his hands shaking.
Lefenius: (Why are my hands shaking?) I need to leave. Ah!
Lefenius goes to leave the site but trips.
Lefenius: Augh. Wha-
He looked at what had tripped him it was a corpse of a man.
Lefenius: Aaaah!
Lefenius instantly got up, screaming. A horrid small filled his nostrils.
Lefenius: Ugh! The smell...!
Lefenius searches for the source of the stench. He sees another carcass and another, and another. He is surrounded by corpses. The stench is coming from the corpses.
Lefenius: What... is all this?
Blood spilled on the boy's body and face.
Lefenius: Why am I covered in blood?
He looks up to see someone recently hanged with their insides pouring out. The boy sees more hanged corpses. He starts running away.
Lefenius: I gotta get out of here! I-
*Bang*
Lefenius: Urk!
Lefenius felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looks down to see a hole in his chest. He was shot. His blood was pouring out of his mouth and from the hole where he was shot.
Lefenius: Gurckk!
*Bang* *Bang* *Bang*
Lefenius: Aarkck!!
The boy got 3 more times. He falls face first to the ground. He coughs up blood while crawling away. Blood spurts out from the wounds. Lefenius heard more gunshots and screams as he continued the crawl, unable to stand up due to the pain and blood loss.
Lefenius: Gh.... Gaaah!
Lefenius used the remaining strength to turn over. He pants heavily as he looks to the night sky.
Lefenius: (It hurts... It hurts so bad...! I'm.... am I going to die...?)
As live from the boy slowly drains away from his eyes, a mysterious figure appears from a dark corner of a tree. It approached the dying boy. He looked at the figure as it came closer.
Lefenius: Ah.... N.... (What... is.... that...)
???: Kid.
The figure spoke. It was a young man's voice. The boy saw a glimpse of a young man. His purple long hair and a blue eye were visible. He looms over the boy.

(Note: This is a screenshot of a webcomic called The Middle of Nowhere.)
Lefenius: Ughhh... eghhh...
???: (He's bleeding profusely and fast. I have to close the wounds.) Don't move.
Lefenius: N... Wha...
Lefenius coughs weekly. The boy was still in pain from the bullet wounds. The pain subsided almost instantly when the man began healing the boy. A shimmer of light glows as the boys wounds heal.
Lefenius: ( The pain... it's gone...!)
???: (Let's remove the bullets. Annnd, there.) Now-
???2: Hey!
A voice calls out. The older boy looked back and saw someone coming. He quickly stopped what he was doing and vanished to the night.
Lefenius: Wait...!
???2: Damn it! He got away.
Lefenius reached out in vain. The other man looked at the boy.
???2: Are you ok.
Lefenius: Yeah... I'm fine...
Lefenius got up from the ground. Lefenius wobbled as he struggled to stand straight.
Lefenius: Just... just... Nghha...!
???2: Woah!
The man catches the boy. The boy saw the man's face. He had long black hair that covered his left eye. He sliver eye was locked on the boy's blue eyes.
???2: I gotcha!
Lefenius: I.... your... name....
Lefenius fades to unconsciousness. The young man carried lefenius as he started to walk.
???2: It's Onishi Taisou.
Taisou spots an object on the ground. He picks it up.
Taisou: What's a pendant doing on the floor? Hmm, whatever.
Taisou took the pendant in his pocket.
2 hours later, he arrived at a village. The people there looked at him.
Villager 1: He's back. And brought a kid.
Villager 2: This world is cruel to children, too. Don't forget that.
Village 3: It's those damn bastards again!
The villagers spoke. Taisou arrived at his house. He put lefenius on the bed.
Taisou: (He's got blown on his clothes. Let's get rid of em.)
Taisou thought to himself. Later, in a house, lefenius woke up.
Lefenius: Ngh.
The boy woke up. Not in the house he was in, but in a room full of swords. The swords are all jet black and floating.
Lefenius: What is this place?
He got up and walked around the room.
Lefenius: Hello? Is there anybody here? So-
???: Harwinkein.
A mysterious voice calls out, shocking lefenius
Lefenius: Huh!? Who's there?
Lefenius sees a shadow moving towards him. The boy backed away slowly from it. The shadow began to change its form.
Lefenius: Who... are you...?
A man emerged from the shadow. His hair is long and green, eyes black. He stares at Lefenius.
???: Harwinkein.
The man spoke, his eyes changing to a violet purple. The room suddenly went cold, causing lefenius to shiver. Everything changed to black and white.
Lefenius: How... do you know my- Ah!
Lefenius bums into one of the swords. The sword changes to the pendant from earlier.
Memory one
A happy and giggling lefenius is seen talking to a woman. The woman opens a box, and it's the pendant. The woman then kisses lefenius on the lips.
Memory ???
Lefenius is now seen broken. Completely the opposite of himself in the previous memory. His eyes, once filled with happiness and innocence, are now devoid of them. Red from crying. He is seen walking with three men. A crowd of people are yelling and booing at the four of them. Lefenius, especially. One of the people throws a rock targeting lefenius. One of the men grabs the rock and throws it back the person aggressively. The other men looked at Lefenius. One of them smiled at him
???: It's ok, my little bird. We won't let anyone hurt you again. Let's go to our new home. Together.
Memory one and ??? end
Lefenius: - Gasp - Aah!
Lefenius screamed awake.
Prologue end