Well, it's about time that Chrono Trigger's massive enemy destruction counter is laid off to the side for a bit and we now focus our attention a tad more on the plot.
Rightly so, at that. After restocking on potions, revives, and whatnot, the crater in which Lavos landed in the Prehistoric period seemed to open up a time gate, which brings our heroes to 12,000 B.C., more easily put, the Magic Kingdom.
The Magic Kingdom is a peaceful little region in the sky with luxurious, palace-like buildings inside little domes. The inhabitants seem rather whimsical - not necessarily in the whole elf, woodland creature, Middle Earth type thing, but...just the way they speak to you, the way they live, the added background music in the area, for God's sake. Plus, they can use magic, so your team (well...minus Ayla and Robo) can relate to them a tad more, with them not being an enemy and all of that.
What I find rather interesting is that the inhabitants are also quite idealistic. There are plenty of them to talk to - while some speak of landmarks and people I've never heard of before, whom I'm assuming are very great in power, others will flat-out ask you, "Do you think that we are predestined in our lives?", to which you can answer. Really makes a person think, when you get deep into the question.
What really is predestination? Does it pertain to life, or life after death, or both...or neither? Is it a path that is laid out before you, and you are to walk along it like a marionette? Is it a path laid out before you, and your free will then decides if you walk the path or not? Or is there no predestination? Are we given a mental paintbrush as a child, and told to make our own path?
One can never tell, I suppose.
Regardless, the Magic Kingdom is ruled by a queen who apparently isn't in the best of moods as of late. After breaking into her chamber via special door using a pendent fueled by Lavos' power that I found in a place called Kajah, the queen sicks her pretty little Golem on me, and kills me. The rumors are true, eh?
After being released from the palace, one of the queen's authorities banishes me from the region, sealing the time gate, and leaving me and my team to figure out how to break the seal. I currently reside back in the future, rummaging through the wreckage that is 2300 A.D. to find more of these special doors, and using my little pendant to discover something that I'm not quite aware of yet.
Take a look at my boyfriend's blog - I'm sure he may have better idea as to what I'm looking for than I do.
- Cheryl-Buddy
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