Well. I've decided that this will be my Fanfiction, my Ion x Esther multi-chaptered one. No more messing around with story collections and oneshots (although I will still write those to those who wish to read them!) Here is the prologue. If I get plenty of encouragement, I will try my hardest to update quickly.

Ion x Esther obviously. With a twist.

Well, here's the prologue of Compression (Yeah, bad title, eh? Couldn't think of much) And it might be a little mysterious, slightly AU, and…um…I dunno what else, really. We'll just see how this one turns out!

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---prologue—

---night of rebirth—

Darkness. Darkness. Darkness. Everywhere. The pitch-blackness was all consuming.

Left. Right. Left. Left. Right. Pause.

There was a rustling noise emanating from the bushes. When his eyes fell upon the place where the noise had originated, all was still immediately.

Dead silence. Silence. Silence. Silence.

The silence seemed to echo throughout the confined space of his mind.

Up above? Down below? Left? Right? Left? Right?

Lost. He was lost.

Lost. Lost. Lost.

Echoes. Echoes. Echoes. Echoes.

Was this an endless cavern? Was his own mind an empty shell.

Empty. Empty. Empty. Empty.

He didn't even know his own name anymore. Then a torrent of memories burst into his hollow mind, echoing loudly with his past.

ION FORTUNA! FORTUNA! FORTUNA!

His newly awoken mind yelled at him. So many images. So many, so many, so many…

Then one burst through. There was no more echoing…

Esther…

He could hear his own voice, whispering aloud.

Esther…I…love…you…

Then all was blacker, more silent, and even deader than before.

A flash of light. A crackling noise. A flurry of movement.

Then he knew no more…

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Geez…scared myself with that one. :P Yes, I'm lame and scare easily. Hopefully will update tomorrow. So, don't give up on me because this prologue was lame!