He hasn't had the best life, in fact, some would argue that his life couldn't have been worse, but there's still hope, even for a nihilist. As when an expedition to colonize the moon quickly turns into a disaster, he is swallowed whole by an anomaly and spat out somewhere completely different. Here one can conjure flames with words and summon thunderclouds with a shout, but it's not all fantasia and ecstasy. The world seemed peaceful enough, but as he learns more and more. He realizes everything he sees is a facade, and what's truly underneath is a civilization built on blood and war. In fact, the whole world is in a state of war, fueling the coming of Ragnarök.
They were the bridge, between my past, the parts I knew and didn't, and my misguided present. The things were not only a part of the legacy I had inherited, whether good or bad, but they also knew the thing that had cursed me to an impossible task.
It was a curious existence, like having all you could have ever wanted but, not wanting it anymore. I had already decided, or rather, it had been decided for me. I had to kill the god, and if its words were to ring true, I'd have something to protect, someone to protect.
Thus, knowing a fragment of my future, I bet it all on the monster telling the truth, and from what I had seen, he had no reason to lie. So, standing in a court of all the knowledge I wanted, it fell flat, my curiosity.