S-CRY-ed Fan Fiction ❯ Alter Ego ❯ Alter Ego (Preface) ( Prologue )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Introduction
Hey, my name's Rob Kelly. I am an Alter User and I live in a place called the Lost Ground. In case you didn't know it used to be part of mainland Japan until about twenty years ago when something caused a huge seismic catastrophe that separated it completely from the mainland and demolished almost all traces of civilized society in the Lost Ground. Everything was completely chaotic in those first few years, and it still is, with food shortages, groups of bandits running wild, and aftershocks from the initial catastrophe. But shortly after that an even more fantastic and terrifying thing appeared; the beings that became known as alter users appeared. There were very few of us in the beginning but there are more and more of us popping up every year. We have the ability to mentally break down the matter surrounding us and restructure it into something given form by our minds known as alters. These alters are embodiments of our inner minds. Their forms reflect our personalities. No two alters are exactly alike(as far as I know). Their forms range from being purely mental like mind control or telepathy, to being able to create super powered armor or an army of robots or tanks to fight at your command. But there is a lot of middle ground and some are very hard to describe. These powers also evolve as the alter user develops his mind and body, becoming more powerful over time. There are a lot of competing powers in the Lost Ground and with the potential for profit and power that alter abilities posses, it is only a matter of time before some serious shit starts to go down...