Shiro Trigger Prologue
By Nightsong and Lynxfire
Gasper, Guru of Time. Annals #3490.
I have not entered a log into these annals
since I felt it necessary that the end of my homeworld be recorded. While
I can see all from here, there are millions upon millions of planets to view,
and I can become to preoccupied viewing various events to notice more subtle
alterations in the timestream. But I digress. I feel it is now necessary
that I record the life of one who no longer exists, one who has managed to
alter history in such a way that he never existed. None of his friends or
family have ever met him, as it now stands. Soon, the traces of his existence
will even be wiped from my vantage point, and he will be lost forever. At
least, that was the case before I decided that I would take action. I write
these annals without the knowledge of who shall read them, for I jettison
them off to random planets at various points in history. I have not looked
for them. As it currently stands, they may have all been destroyed. This
matters little. It is mainly important that I make an attempt to preserve
these histories, for many of them have been altered to the point that they
no longer exist. Some of them – such as my current annal – never
even occurred on this timestream. But it is impossible for me to move to
another timestream, so I have but a limited view of what might have been.
But that is irrelevant. The important factor is that I can preserve the life
of Zachary Shiro. It is possible, though his friends will never know how
vital he was to saving their homeworld – and mine, for it is the same
place – from destruction at the hands of Lavos. Although the world was
later destroyed, mankind was allowed to thrive on the planet Eolis for 8000
more years. Truly, Zachary saved millions upon millions of lives. While Crono
Triggara now holds his original status, Zachary Shiro is the true hero of
time. If not for his genius, the world would have known no savior, and the
Lavoids would not have begun the path to their ultimate fall. For it was
the death of Lavos here on Eolis that triggered the beginning of the great
Lavoid War, in which the true heroes of the universe banded together and
ultimately destroyed the Lavoid race. But that is another tale, and one that
would take far too long to tell. Also, the Lavoid War does not concern Zach
Shiro, for he exists on a plane separate from that of any human, including
myself. I believe I have prepared YOU, whomever you are, for what lies beyond
in this text. If you have found this, do not destroy it! Do not shrug it
off as legend! The story of the Entity is a true one, and it would be a grievous
wrong to forget it! Read what lies beyond for what it is: cold and simple
fact. If you can do that, perhaps you, too, can be significant to the
timestream.
- Gaspar, Guru of Time.
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