1. PROLOGUE





A. THE TIME TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT



THIS IS THE VOICE OF MERLIN. LISTEN WELL, FOR IT CONCERNS YOU. THIS

CHRONICLE COMMENCES IN THE YEAR 2084 A.D. MANKIND HAS VIRTUALLY DESTROYED

ITSELF. IT'S SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON 'THE FINAL EXPERIMENT'.



SCIENTISTS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW COMPUTER-PROGRAM

CALLED 'TIME TELEPATHY'. BY USING THIS TECHNIQUE THEY HAVE SENT VISIONS OF

HUMANITIES' DECLINE BACK IN TIME. THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY

THE MIND OF A BLIND MINSTREL WHO LIVES IN 6TH CENTURY GREAT BRITAIN. HIS

NAME .... IS "AYREON".





B. OVERTURE





C. AYREON'S QUEST



IT SHALL BE AYREON'S QUEST TO SING OF THESE VISIONS AND THUS WARN THE WORLD

OF ITS IMPENDING DOWNFALL IN ORDER TO CHANGE ITS FUTURE INTO A LONG AND

PROSPEROUS ONE. LET US GO BACK TO "THE DARK AGES".







ACT I 'THE DAWNING'