Pain. That was all I felt. A horrible pain that ripped into me like a cold knife through ice, slow and painful. I stared up at the odd pony called "Nightmare Moon" in slight horror. I could here the screams of my friends as I struggled underneath her. She laugh manically, and raised her fore hooves. I waited for the blow to come...

Wait a minute... who are you all? When... did you get here? I guess you must be wondering how I ended up about to be crushed under the hooves of a pony like Nightmare Moon. It all started just a few months ago...

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I stood there, nerve-wracked and worrying. My father put a comforting arm around my shoulders. I looked at him. "You'll do fine." he soothed. I stared back to the audience room, where everyone was gathered to see the new 16 year old recruits. He even saw the other group there. The Lunars. They chatted amicably with the Solls as if they were childhood friends. Some of them were.

I turned up to the thrones. There was Master Red Sun, with Lady Aristenis next to him. Their millennium old Traveling Seer, Karen, stood between them. To the left of them were Master Blue Moon, Mistress Artemis, and their long-lived Traveling Seer, Mobius. He was a legend to everyone. The oldest Traveling Seer to ever live, he was around when the Lunars first proposed to actually make their Traveling Seers immortal. The Solls had agreed only after their Traveling Seer at the time, Gajeel, died. That was when Karen was inaugurated and made immortal. But Mobius was ancient compared to her. He was five millennium old when Karen became a Traveling Seer. He had been to more worlds than any other Seers, and had obtained or learned almost every fighting style, magic, and aspect of dimensions and time. His knowledge could outbound the smartest scholars put together. He was revered by every Clan except the Darks, who hated him because of his rivalry with their Traveling Seer, Hunter.

Unlike the Gods, Goddesses, and other Seers, Mobius and Karen remained eerily silent, emotionless looks on their faces.

Suddenly I heard my name called, "Go get 'em, Tiger!" My father said, giving me a light shove. I stepped slowly forward and looked up at them. My "fancy wear," which was a cape with metal shoulder pads, began to shake with my body. I resisted my nervousness with great effort, and the shaking stopped.

Master Red Sun was the first to speak, "So then, Raphael, you come to seek the glory of joining the ranks of Seers?"

I nodded slowly, gulped, and said softly, "Yes, sir."

Master Blue Moon spoke next, "This path is perilous, and you will face many dangers. Are you sure you want to take on this duty?"

I looked to Mobius, who was staring at me intently. His eyes flashed with the rune of Truth Seers. I felt him probe my mind, and then he turned Mistress Artemis. I wished I knew what he was saying. After he was done, he turned back to me, and ever so discreetly nodded.

Sighing with relief, I went to one knee and began to say the ritual words, "I will give my life for my family, my friends, and my loves. I will protect those in need, and perform my duties as required, with honor."

Master Red Sun spoke next, "Very well. Now, use your Sight and become one of the ranks."

I felt a build-up of power inside me. I felt a living power move within the depths of my soul, and I felt that it was time. After who knows how long, I opened my eyes, and everyone gasped. Turning around, I said, "What? Did... did I do something wrong?"

Mobius looked saddened all of a sudden. He stepped down and lifted an  intricate mirror to my face, and I stared in horror at myself. I had the silver eyes. Silver Eyes. Of a non-Seer. Dropping the mirror, I looked in desperation at the Gods, but they shook their heads. In slow motion I watched the mirror fall the rest of the way down, then shatter against the ground.

I looked back up to Master Red Sun. He didn't look happy, mad, or sad, or disappointed. He just stared at me with his multicolor orange and red and yellow eyes. Then he Grunted, "Very well. Let him leave."

The meeting broke up then and there. I struggled and fought through the crowd and finally made it back to my father. Instead of smiling encouragingly, he glared hard at me. Turning, he walked out of the room and I followed. I followed him all the way home, where the door was shut in my face. Listening through the door, I heard him retell what had happened to my mother and brother. I then stepped inside, and got disgusted glares from all of them. To put it shortly, it happened like this:

My mother shrieked, calling me useless and a burden. My brother threw insults at me and smacked me around a little bit. My father said nothing, not stopping them from their verbal and physical assault. I stared pleadingly at him and he said, "You cannot take care of yourself? Then you are not my son."

Then and there I was thrown out, without anything but what I had with me. I cried on the porch for what seemed like forever until my dad opened the door, kicked me, and told me to GET THE F*** OUT!

I ran through the city streets, my bruises attracting unwanted attention. I heard others whispering, It's him. he one who failed. Yeah, that's right. I failed. So what? It didn't matter. I ran and ran, not caring where I was until I bumped into someone. Looking up, I saw none other than Mobius. He turned and stared down at me, his silhouette framed by the dying sun. His pale blue eyes raked over me like blue fire through his light-and-dark blond hair. I averted my eyes to the ground in reverence. I also didn't want him to look through my head again.

Then he spoke. "So... they really kicked you out?"

I jerked my head up in shock. He gave me a small smile. "Come with me." He walked into the forest. I hesitantly followed. We walked through the woods until we came to a clearing. In this clearing there was a courtyard of stone. At the center of that courtyard there was a crystal. This crystal Glowed with a faint green light. I recognized it as a Dimensional Tie crystal. It tied this area to the dimensional rift, allowing this area access to other worlds if the need rose. Mobius walked up to it, then turned and motioned for me to come closer.

I did so, and he said to me, "You don't have a place anymore. I can give you a new life."

Again I stared in shock at him, what was he saying?

He chuckled softly, "I can send you to a new world, and there you can truly live your life."

I stumbled over my next words. "B-but... Why?"

He smiled again, "You can't live here. You know that. Your whole life you will be ridiculed because of these." He pointed to his eyes. "This is a one-time offer. I'm not kidding, and you know it."

I thought about what he had said. It was true, I would be ridiculed for life. But then I thought of my family. What if they suddenly had a change of heart? But then I thought with hatred, No, they would never except me back.

Mobius noticed this and said, "Don't let that hatred get out of hand. You'll hurt those you don't mean to." At that he looked sad, but quickly regained his composure.

I looked at Mobius, to the crystal, and then back in the direction of the city. The I looked back to Mobius, who was staring gravely at the forest for some reason. Then he looked at me. "Well?" He suddenly sounded impatient.

I stood tall and said, "I will go to wherever you send me, and go with honor."

Mobius chuckled. "Good." He then turned to the crystal in front of us. "May you send this boy to a place where he can be happy, and have those he can call family."

The crystal glowed, then a thin beam of light shot up about six feet. The line then spread about three feet wide.

Mobius turned to me with a grin. he held out three objects. "Here."

I looked at them. A jacket with pockets to hold something. Goggles, probably to hide my eyes. And then I saw the weapon. It was a Solar Gun. From the world of Boktai(if you don't know what that is, go look up "the solar gun from Boktai". Make sure you see all the components.). I stared at him in shock.

He laughed and said, "Go on, take it." I gingerly took all three. I put the glasses on, then the jacket. I felt some things poking through it a little bit. Mobius pointed to individual pockets and said, "Spare batteries. You know, for the gun. I couldn't get you an astral battery, though." Of course. There was only one in existence. Well, one and the others that have been given to the Traveling Seers. "Here is where the grenades are stored. Do you know the different types?" I shook my head. "Well, first there's this." He pulled out a green and black thing that looked slightly like a light bulb. It had an eye pattern on the large end. "This is the Scan Grenades. They check for enemies and treasure." He replaced it, then pulled out a gray cylinder. "This is the Explosion Grenades, the one that actually does damage." He replaced that and pulled out something like the Explosion Grenade holder, but this had yellow in it. "This is the Flash Grenades." He put it back in.

He then pointed to the gun in my hand. "Because that's yours, you can now call it at will and send it away whenever you want. But..." He pointed to the lens. A level Three Solar lens. "That is the element. And this-" He pointed to another pocket, "-is where the other elemental lenses are stored. But those are all level ones." He then pointed to the barrel, a gray and sort of cylindrical object. "That is a lancer lens. It shoots a straight thin beam of light as long as you're pulling the trigger. It can be used as a sword. There is another attachment that shoots actually shots and spreads, too." A different barrel appeared this time. It was blue, and looked like the normal barrel. Mobius gave me a questioning look, wanting to know that I understood. I nodded.

Then he pointed to the portal. "Now, then. Good luck."

I looked once at him, then began to walk forward. As I reached the portal, I thought I heard him say something like, "I'll see you soon." But I didn't hear clearly.

A tingling sensation surrounded me, as did a green light.

And then I blacked out.

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Author's Note: Well, this is a little odd. I just wanted to type something new, because I have writer's block at the moment. Blech. But this idea got stuck in my head a while back, so I thought, What the hell, I'll just roll with it. I hope you enjoy what this will become. Next Chapter: Chapter One: Arrival Estimated time remaining: 8 Minutes