Ansem Report. 1

Much of my life has been dedicated to pursuit of knowledge.

That knowledge has guarded this world well. Not a soul doubts that.

I am blessed with people's smiles and respect. But though I am called a sage, there are things I do not

understand.

I believe darkness sleeps in every heart, no matter how pure.

Given the chance, the smallest drop can spread and swallow the heart. I have

witnessed it many times.

Darkness... Darkness of the heart. How is it born?

How does it come to affect us so?

As ruler of this world, I must find the answers. I must find them

before the world is lost to those taken by the darkness.