The teacher escorted the purists to the isle of [REDACTED] after the death of apollyon, having seen firsthand man’s demons. He knew they were not individually at fault, but had built a fortress of such security that they couldn’t possibly escape it, or fathom a world without it.

When the prophet was born, the teacher sensed a fire inside of him, a pure desire to care for his fellow man and an anger needed to execute on his vision. The boy was taken from the rest of his peers to study with the teacher, who trained him both by the book and in combat prowess. The prophet reminded him of himself as a young man, so unafraid, so full of heart… and while the boy was so incredibly rash, his rage was undeniable. He would be the one to slay dear father, to purge the world of the suits and machines that had trapped the people of elysia within their own mental prisons.

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And on the day of the invasion of [REDACTED], the teacher gave him the sword of mikael, long ago found by one of the close followers of the pilgrim. With the fire of the heavens, the prophet fled to the elysian mainland. And the teacher prayed for grace, hoping the boy would end the evil that man had bestowed upon itself…