Coldness. Blackness. That is the only thing you can see or remember. You don't even know your own name. You float bodiless in a sea of nothing.
Until...
"Hello? Can you hear me, Onii-chan?"
You hear something totally new. You hear a voice calling out to you.
"Please wake up. I don't want to be alone anymore."
It is a female voice, you know that much. The voice is soft and gentle, but laced with sadness and desperation. Although you don't recognize it, it fills you with an instinctual desire to protect her. You try to respond, but are unable to find your voice.
"Damn it! Failed again!"
A second voice cuts in, this one loud and harsh. You hear cursing, and the sound of things breaking. This begins to worry you; what if the girl is in danger from this maniac?
With an act of sheer will, you force yourself into consciousness. All at once, you crash back into reality. The blackness has been replaced with bright light, and pain, and a million other sensations all at once.
Air rushes into your lungs; a hard stone bed digs into your back; the mad voice continues to rage in your ears.
All your muscles are stiff, but you compel them to move anyway. You rise, slowly but determinedly. You rise.
After getting your feet onto the hard floor you attempt to stand, but it's no use. You collapse flat on your face. But, at least you succeed in getting attention.
"Ah! Onii-chan!?" the girl screams, shocked but elated to see you moving around. She dashes to your side and helps you up, letting you finally get a good look at her.
Long pink hair falls down her back, accented by a couple of black ribbons that match her dress. Her wide red eyes look at you with concern, checking all over your body for injuries. Surprisingly, she looks like a little girl. Despite that, her small, thin frame must possess abnormal strength, since she is practically lifting you up by herself.
After taking all that in, there is still one thing that confuses you; there is nobody else in the room. What happened to the person who was screaming just a second ago?
"Onii-chan, I missed you so much!" She cries, burying her face in your chest. "You remember me, don't you? I'm your sister, Rushia! Please speak to me, big brother!"