The Lost Era

People are naturally curious. But for her, who stumbled by chance into a lost era, every curious little experiment might send her plunging into an abyss.

Here, while the Vikings of the North set sail for distant shores, the plains of Central and Southern Europe echoed with the sharp clang of knights' long swords piercing armor; while Aristotle taught philosophy and the natural sciences to the young Alexander, Egypt still lay under the rule of Ramesses II, gazing reverently toward the temples of the sun god.

The disordered flow of time challenged her worldview, while bizarre rules and standards shook her established values. The girl somehow fell into the gap between reality and absurdity, spending her days fearful and bewildered.

Caught between pirate raids, noble scorn, and the schemes of people who wore the familiar faces of her friends and family in the real world but lived entirely different lives, the girl stumbled between truth and delusion, beset by misfortune every day.

The road home was winding and mysterious, and the attraction and repulsion between crosses and circles appeared and disappeared. The arrival of her boyfriend, who had become a stranger to her, gradually brought things into focus, but it seemed the story was far from over...

After despair comes hope, and having hope is always a good thing.

So come read this story. You'll discover what has been with you all along...