Kino is the name I bore, eighteen years of age. A long introduction about my lifetime will not be necessary here. Instead, I will just get straight to the point.

For only three years since 2011, I am a brony, a male fan to the show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. I have watched all the episodes, browsing through MLP related stuff (websites, music, etc). The show, as well as the fandom itself, have become the daily basis of my life. It was heaven back then, until the day when my mother died. Shortly after, my father became abusive due to her loss. He had took away everything I love most from me. And even worse, I was beaten up like a prisoner after I was wrongly accused of committing violence against a teacher and got expelled from school. I was grieved with three losses: my mother, the Internet, and MLP itself which always lighten up the darkness of loneliness in my world. A month later, I couldn't take this suffering any longer. So I escaped from my house which became its own Hell, much to my father's disgrace.

I cannot remember how many days I was on the run, or how many places I have wandered. Then, on the faithful night of 8th of May, I ended up stranded inside a forest after the police chased me away from the streets. As I walked deeper into this desolate place, I found myself crying for the wonderful life I once had had gone away from me. I went on, hoping to seek the way out. Or if possible, an abandoned shelter which I could use as my new home.

It wasn't until I realized that I was travelling the same route over and over, it is clear that I was lost. Chills ran down my spine, and the situation reminded me of one of Dante Aligheiri's quote.

'At the midpoint on the journey of life, I found myself in a dark forest, for the clear path was lost.'

An hour had passed, and yet the clear path was still never revealed to me. But then, all happened as fast as lightning.

A wave of light surrounded me, blinding me temporarily. I felt a slight pain overhelming me, and in mere seconds I was immediately taken to another place. I had no idea how long was I unconscious, but I do remember that I woke up at the sound of murmuring voices.

Author's Note

This is kinda short, I know. The story truly begins at the next chapter!