Endless bodies laid strewn across my world. The stench of rusted iron and decay so strong it seeped into the very ground and the few trees left.
Where once there were wonderful forests, and cities so gorgeous even the greatest of haters could not help but stare in awe, now was ruins.
Monsters, large yet thin, with grotesque mouths that shifted and changed as they roamed my world, mercilessly hunting down the last remaining members of my species.
We were not ready to open the door. Not ready to face these devils.
But how could know that such monstrosities existed past the door that connected us to other worlds?
Pacifists, we were mostly pacifists. We expected diplomatic and exploration missions. Maybe even small-scale skirmishes between us and the potential life forms of the outside worlds due to misunderstandings.
Never were we prepared for a full-scale conflict.
However, even as I laminate my species mistakes, nothing could change the past.
Or at least I thought so.
It was only after I was the last being left, besides the monsters that destroyed my world, that fate decided to bless me.
The world around me simply stopped. All the monsters that had gathered to put an end to my existence stuck in place. The world was grey and dull, the movement of even the clouds halted.
Despite my evident shock at this development, I did not allow myself to be distracted from the one responsible.
A woman who looked like nothing I'd ever seen descended from the skies. Her form golden and shining brightly as if announcing her divinity.
She claimed to be Drusadora, a Goddess that held Dominion over Time present, Time past, and choices.
Her reason for appearing in front of me was simple, she was offering a chance to change all that had transpired for a better future.
But I'd be the one to intact these changes.
With no hesitation I accepted.
As such I, Zarluk, Grand scholar of the Zenchi, went back to six months before my Race opened the door to the outside Worlds.
I would not fail. I could fail. Not for the sake of my race, and not for the sake of my children.