I sat at the bar with my eyes firmly fixed in my head. I wonder what the world would look like through fire? Shaking my thoughts back into straight lines was never this hard.

There once was a place -- sacred to some, unholy to others -- where many of the VO Elders would gather to discuss the fate of the world, the fate of each other, and everything in between.

Tall shadows drape the land as the sun continues its course west towards the horizon.

NOTE: this is a first draft and does not represent the final product. this is to provide a general look at the first chapter of the story and subject to change at anytime.