Unknown location P.O.V. Klein.
The darkness that shrouds my senses fades and I find myself standing in a hellish landscape. I am standing on a plain of black rock, and here and there I can see the red glow of fires below the surface. In the distance I can see a line of jagged black mountains that look like teeth reaching upward to rip the sky.
Sensing a presence, I turn around and see that it is the girl from my dream. This time she looks real and solid, and I can see that she is about thirteen years old and has long golden hair held back by a tiara. She looks majestic in an elegant dress, she will be a real beauty when she grows up.
"You again, who are you?"
Mericel says, "I am, or was, the Second Princess Mericel of the Kingdom of Revalia."
"Princess, huh? Wait, aren't you the one I saw collapse just as I was summoned?"
Mericel says "Yes, I was the sacrifice that allowed my father to summon the other heroes."
