0. It has been a long, long battle. My race wavers at the [cdb]brink of extinction.
1. And so it falls upon me to reclaim this world, that [cdb]what was stolen from my people might be theirs [cdb]once more.
2. Which is why I was born.
3. Yes. I created you.
4. The cycle of the world... The rehousing of souls... How desperately I sought this secret art!
5. But it demanded precision. One defect—one essence [cdb]wrongly transplanted—would lead to consequences [cdb]most irreparable.
6. I knew I must oversee the process myself in order to [cdb]save my beloved people.
7. When my consciousness first initialized, I was [cdb]nothing.
8. I remember the sound of water... Of bubbles. The sound of a massive object slowly lurching along...
9. I thought the noise would continue for eternity. But then...a change.
10. Something gave way. The water began rushing [cdb]rapidly. Pale shadows closed in around me.
11. Amidst deafening sounds, I walked desperately in [cdb]search of light.
12. That was an unforeseen accident. I was sure all had [cdb]been lost to the waters.
13. It was fortunate I had created you, for you proved [cdb]useful in a way I never expected.
14. I am to become you. That's why I'm here.
15. That's why I've been compelled to remove any [cdb]obstacle in your way.
16. Only by destroying the abomination inside the Ashen Demon can we bring salvation to the world.
17. So you understand. Then return that body you [cdb]two share to me.
18. It pains me to do this to you, but alas, all was written [cdb]from the beginning.