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ACT 1: A FAIR EXCHANGE
To live is to accept death.
To love is to accept death.
To be free is to accept death.
To achieve happiness is to accept death.
I tried to accept death, did all I can to love and be free. To finally be happy and not in a state of emptiness I had always felt.
And you were the last flame needed that lit my heart, so now tell me what can I do with a puzzle missing a piece?
A hearth, wood, and flame. Yet I am without one, so tell me, is there a way to reverse fate?
A way to light up what was turned into mere embers?
If so, then please, let me begin the exchange needed. All of us know we want it.
Another chance, one more chance.
Will our masquerade be enough to please you?
I ask you, give me— us, a chance.
A chance to return death.
For accepting death is not the only way to the path of true happiness.
Deep below a once magnificent castle lay a coffin, with a noble opening his eyes.
Deep below the ground the dirt reveals a man with blood still staining his hands.
Far away walk strangers, into a town haunted by the red river that stains its history and by the ghosts of a future never to be.
Something growls in delight, another chance it has been given.
Another whimpers in fear, terrified of what his tommorow may bring.
He blinks awake, a chance he will take.
Some breathe, determination in her footsteps.
In a town far, she runs for her new purpose.
One stands confused, unsure of where she stands.
The others are all the same, following the old strings of their fate.
Unless someone can cut it, replace their prophecies and bring forth light to their accursed lives.
Good luck.