(Authors note) I just started new game plus after I didn't touched Xenoblade for over a year unfortunately. I instantly fell in love with it again. I won't say much to the ideas I will be putting into this Fic, because I don't want to spoil anyone. So lets get on with the prologue.

I've listened to The Power of Jin and Land of Morytha to give myself some atmosphere ':D I'm also from Germany so my english is far from perfect, but I really hope you all enjoy it a bit nevertheless 3

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Parallel Life

Prologue: Dreaminess

The Cloud Sea. Just watching it moving makes me daydreaming. All the things I could find deep inside it, all the things that could be helping the people here in Alrest.

I can't remember how I've got here, on this ship they called Monoceros. I just remember that the people here took me on board, after I promised to them I would help them in any available way, so they ordered me to dive deep into the cloud sea. I gained the respect of them, because I was by far the most efficient guy among us. I don't know what we are searching for, just that a guy named Jin said that this would make the world a better place. That's all I needed to hear. I would do anything-

"Hey you're up there?" ,called someone down one floor. I recognized that it was Malos' voice.

"Yes, is there something I could help with?" ,I asked, trying to be helpful like always. He walked up the stairs to face me.

"No, I just wanted to say that tomorrow we will reach our destination. It's our biggest discovery so far so you need to prepare yourself! You'll be the ones who are gonna lift up a wreck from the ground of the cloud sea and I want you to lead it. Me, Jin and Nia are busy with something else after that." ,he turned around and was gone as fast as he showed up. Meanwhile I noticed that the sun already vanished from the sky.

I had a couple of questions like what the three will be doing during our work but I'm not in the position to ask questions, I needed to learn that the hard way. I was always curious what they are up to, but I know I would only cause more trouble.

I slowly got back to my cabin. I folded up my diary and put a few new sentences in it.

We will reach our destination tomorrow. I don't know what will await us but I hope its going to change the world to something better. Something I couldn't do somewhere else.

I closed the diary and blew out the little candle that I have lighted up. Without spending too much thought of will happen I slowly drifted into sleep. My mind went black.

...

I will never get used to it. I just won't. Why am I even taking this so seriously...

I slowly opened my eyes. It was raining and the air was cold. The wind howled through the tiny crowded streets. Eyes from people who went past me watched me in disgust. Tears started flowing down my face, as I tried to stand up. I unfolded the card box I slept in and grabbed my backpack, filled with the rest of my old life I once had.

1 month ago

"We can't just tell him." ,yelled a strange man, while I was sitting in my room at home.

"We need to." ,a woman answered. She wore a police uniform.

"B-But he is already, mentally damaged!" ,he yelled at her again.

"What do you want to do? Just wait until he finds out for himself?" The woman stayed calm. The man was looking at the ground and mumbled something I couldn't understand. After that he turned towards me.

"Hey pal." ,he greeted me with a forced smile.

"Hey." ,I simply answered. I was never good with strangers, who simply pushed themselves into my live.

"I-I need to tell you something..." ,he was holding his chest while doing so. I could see tears in his eyes.

His mouth opened once again, but he swallowed his words back down. He was just staring at the ground.

"Ok then I will tell him!" ,the woman yelled suddenly and pushed the man away from me.

"Your parents and sisters died in a traffic accident and we are here to take you to somewhere safe." ,she yelled impatient.

My body went numb, unable to process what she just said. Everything went black in front of my eyes. That's a joke right?, I thought as I looked at the woman's face. She surely looked like she wasn't joking.

They... are... gone...? ,I whispered to myself, emotions overflowing me.

"I think we should leave him alone." ,I could hear the man say. After that I was the only one inside my room.

I... was... alone... ,I simply whispered to myself. Tears rushed through my eyes and I started hitting my bed. I pressed my head deep inside my blanket.

Then it hitted me. I needed to go. But I needed to go alone. This world is simply too much for me and to prevent such pain from happening again I needed to go through it alone, forever, without binding myself to anyone ever again.

So I packed everything that had a meaning to me inside my old used backpack. An old photo of my family while I celebrated my birthday this year, an old necklace I have got from my mom and a baseball my dad brought me after he scored a home run. While I thought back to these memories my heart was hurting like it would explode every moment, but I simply didn't want to forget about them. I slowly pushed up the window in my room and got through it carefully. Luckily I was living in the first floor.

Then I ran. Ran as fast and as far as my feet could take me. Without a goal or destination. I wanted to flee from that pain, and the world.

I sighed and let out a deep breath. Before I decided to go, I took out the family photo and looked at it for a short time. I felt like I failed them. Why did they need to die? Why was that happening to me... And then my thought shifted back to the time while I was sleeping. And what are those dreams I am having everyday since I'm on my own...

1 day after I ran away

Wind was breezing through my hair, but it felt different. The air felt much cleaner and I could feel the sun shining down on me.

"Do you think he's dead?" That's just seems like a waste of time.",a manly voice asked.

"We couldn't just let him drown!" ,a feminine voice seemed to yell at him. I tried to open my eyes.

"See! He is alive!" ,she stated while I tried adjusting to the sunlight.

"Hope he will be a help for our operation." ,the man which seemed to wear purple armour said while he vanished around the corner.

"Hey are you alright?" ,the woman asked me. I could finally start to see normally.

I instantly noticed that she... had ears like a cat. I didn't notice that I started staring at her for several seconds.

"Um hello?" ,she said while giving me a concerned look, "You never saw a Gormotti?"

She started to laugh, while I tried to figure out where I am.

"Where... Am I?" ,I simply asked her.

"You're serious?" ,her face went from amused to annoyed, "You are on the Monoceros. We won't be keeping you on here if you don't make yourself useful!"

Even through her tone was pretty aggressive, I drew new hope out of this situation. Maybe all what was happening to me was simply a dark nightmare. Maybe this was a new chance for me.

I jumped out of the bed, much to surprise of the Gormotti.

"I will do anything!" ,I yelled euphorically.

Another man came around the corner. It wasn't the same from before, he had white hair and wore a mask and bright lighter clothing.

"Oh Jin I didn't see you there." ,the Gormotti started talking with him.

"Will he be useful?" ,he simply asked, his voice without a single emotion. I looked at her hoping I wouldn't be thrown out. She also looked at me for a few seconds before turning over to him again.

"Yes he will!" ,she said much to my relief.

"If he does anything wrong you will face the consequences, Nia." ,he said before vanishing again. So her name seems to be Nia, I thought to myself.

She looked at me with her annoyed face again.

"You've heard him! Make yourself useful and we won't have any problems." ,she said while turning towards a big white tiger, which seemed to observe the whole situation for quite a while.

"Dromarch, c'mon let's go, see the others." ,she said to him.

"Yes my lady." ,I looked at them in disbelief. Wait was the tiger speaking to her? ,I thought to myself, but before I could say anything they were gone.

"Hey loser stop staring at the wall!" ,a person yelled, ripping me out of my daydream, but it didn't bothered me. It was like that everyday, so I was used to it. Instead I turned back to what I thought about.

"And the next few days I made myself useful and found all sorts of useful stuff while salvaging. But is it just a dream? Is it just a way to get away from this world somehow?" ,I asked myself while looking down on the wet streets.

"No it can't be... it just can't..." ,I tried motivating myself. But I failed in doing so. I started walking through the streets again, looking at children which were playing with their parents.

Why... why did I have to lose it all... why me... ,I asked myself over and over again.

Suddenly I heard a horn. I tried to turn around to look where it came from. Two lights were coming straight towards me while tires were squeaking.

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