Prologue

Meat was lost. Freed from those abominable Flesh Pits, he had wandered with no true sense of direction; no purpose. All he could think of was that he had to be complete. He remembered hearing whispers that a battle had been taking place; an epic clash, the likes of which had not been seen since the Elder Gods' war against Shinnok. Perhaps, he thought, he would be able to find something there.

He arrived at the tail end of the fighting, though; right as the fire elemental known as Blaze had been destroyed, in fact. Upon the creature's destruction, a strange energy emitted and filled the entire area, bathing all the kombatants in its light. It had an almost cleansing effect on those that were still alive and likewise, it imbued those same people with new-found power.

Meat was, of course, not left out. He too received power from the defeated elemental; the ability to shapeshift. He became excited almost instantly. The thoughts of being ``incomplete'', of being a disgusting freak and a failed experiment went away. He could become anybody, now. He could become ``complete''. But, still, he had no purpose.

And that's when an idea entered his head. His new abilities would help him find a place. He could become anybody: a great champion, a hardened military man, a benevolent royal figure, even a god. He would use his abilities to live various lives: through the identities of others, he would be able to find his own.

Author : Connie Provenzano

Creation date: 2006-8-31-22-39

Modification date: 2006-9-16-20-53