There is no opening narration. No fancy title screen with a voice-over exclaiming the title. No surprise intro fight.

Oh, no, we are out there, in the skies above the world of Gamindustri, looking down on the nations of the four goddesses. It truly is a site to behold, looking from so high, as though we are looking through the perspective of one of the flying goddesses.

However, it was not from one of their perspectives. No, this was from the perspective of an airship, a rarity in the skies, but not unfamiliar, as technology has advanced far enough that the nations are thinking about using more air travel.

One man was standing, outside, on the deck of the airship, enjoying the view. He is a young, lithe man, with a decent tan on his skin, showing he's definitely been outdoors more often than not. He has short, blonde hair that parts on the right side. His eyes are a vibrant emerald color, though they are small. He is dressed in a dark purple hoodie, a pair of grey pants, and a pair of black and blue sneakers. He blinked, shifting his hands into his hoodie's pockets, taking it all in.

This man is not an NPC. No. This man... is a protagonist.

May the goddesses have mercy on us all.

May they also have mercy on me.

The man, taking an eternity to actually move from where he's standing, noticed a few trails in the sky in the far-off distance. He raised an eyebrow at the sight, pondering what, or most likely who, those trails belong to. He stopped, as if to think, wait, do CPUs leave trails when they fly?

Not that it mattered, in any case, since he soon glanced up to see a strange sight forming above the skies, as though a hole was growing in the atmosphere for all to see. However, instead of the vaccuum of space, a red-orange glow encapsulated the sky above. The 'hole' disappeared soon after; however, the glow does not quite vanish, as electric sparks and bolts went across the blue sky. The glow eventually faded, but the sky formed a small tinge of the red-orange shade, and the electricity only intensified.

The man watching this took his hands out of his pockets and went a step back, a worrying expression growing across his face. Just as he was starting to take some more steps back, hopefully to the door that he exited from, the electricity crackled, and bolts shot down from the hostile sky. The airship, lucky the first few bolts did not strike, was not as lucky when a bolt shot through one of its engines. The engine stalled, and the airship began tilting over to one side before another bolt hits the other side, causing the whole airship to shake.

The shaking was enough to send the man reeling, desperately grabbing to any railing, any ridge, any crease, to keep his balance. Failing that, he scrambled in a vain attempt to grab for the exit, but was unable to hold on. With the airship still tilting to one side, the man slowly but surely slid down the deck, and he soon felt his legs dangling in the air, then his torso, then his arms. Grasping at the edge of the ship, the man, frightened out of his mind, could only stare blankly as his grip slipped away.

The airship was already starting to head downwards as the man fell, but the two were falling in separate directions. The man could only torque his body just a little, to decide how he would, unfortunately, meet his end at the bottom. As he fell, spreading his arms and legs as though he were skydiving, only without the parachute, he turned his head to see the sky seeming to fall around him. That was not quite happening, though, as he could still somehow see through the sky, if that made any sense. Honestly, though, when you're falling to your death, thinking through some of the mysteries around you might not be high on your priorities.

The man could see the nation of Planeptune getting closer and closer to him. Bracing himself for the fall, could not keep up himself conscious for long, as his life flashed before him, and his vision went quickly to white, and then faded to black.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this quick little fanfic. I call it "Death of an OC" and it was my first effort here. I do hope you give this a fair review, and be sure to follow me here. If I am lucky enough, I may able to get an audio book release of this some time in the never-happening.

Hmm? Oh, okay, well, in fairness, this is not truly the end of this tale. Although if you wish it to be your canon ending, that is perfectly fine. Imagination and all that, am I right? Still, there is more to this story than this initial bit, and yes, that man, who has a name, is still a protagonist in this. The story will unfold in due time, I assure you.

So, join me, will you? Do not fret, I will not do this kind of narration for long. There is already a character in this series who will be breaking your immersion just as easily. However, for now, let the opening play out.

What, no introduction music? Bloody heck...