Berial

Berial grew up in a difficult family. His mother was a maidservant of the house where his father was a slave trader, and Berial's birth was an accident. Although his father mistreated them, his gentle mother constantly reminded him to be kind and to change his own fate. In order to get out of the situation, Berial volunteered to become the personal attendant of the young master, the "official" son who was three years younger than him. His wish drove him to acquire the power of knowledge within a short time. One day, Berial chanced upon an old book while cleaning his "father's" study. The book seemed to possess some sort of power that beckons to him...

On one occasion, Berial and his mother was badly beaten for no proper reason. When they went back to their humble thatched cottage at night, snow began to fall. Looking at his shivering mother, Berial recalled something he read in that old book: Humans have the power to create a world without suffering. As Berial thought about it, the oil lamp slipped from his mother's shaking hand and set the cottage on fire. The fire separated Berial from his mother, and he had no choice but to run. If his "father" finds out, he would be beaten to death. He had no idea how long he had been running in the night. In the darkness, a voice came into his mind that said, "Humans are not ugly, but there is darkness in their hearts. You must eliminate that darkness."

When Berial woke up, he found himself in a forest. Before him stood a fair-skinned girl with white hair. Her eyes were like a reflection of the moon on the lake. The girl couldn't see, but she came to deliver food and other things to Berial every day. But his luck was short-lived; his father's men found him. There was nothing the girl could do. Right there and then, a tear opened up in the air and a huge monster came out from it, devouring everyone present except for Berial. He had seen this monster in that old book. "Nightmare is the darkness in the human heart. Eliminate darkness, and there will be no Nightmares." When Berial woke up once again, it was already dark. The clear, bright moon in the night sky reminded him of the girl's eyes.

During Plato's time, "disciples" who left the Dream world remained active in the land of mysteries. The "disciple" Plato followed was named "Wisdom". He acted alone and vowed to lead the people to a paradise where they never have to worry about Nightmares. But this new world was not as great as he had imagined. Wisdom realized that his immortality has no effect in this world. He could be facing death, or eternal sleep...

Since then, Plato began to study and write a book entitled The Dream Scrolls. It's a huge book that contains writings on Dreamology, literature, philosophy, theology, algebra, geometry and other fields. While searching for paradise, Plato came up with the dualism theory, whereby there is a world of truth and a visible world made up of shadows. He described in detail the relationship between the Dream world and the real world, and believed that the world was created from four major elements: earth, fire, wind and water. These elements also acts as the barriers of the Dream world. The book served as a valuable resource for those who study about Dreams in the post-apostolic age.

How did Berial, an ordinary man, gain the favor of SEED's former leader? According to Berial's own words, he found a Lens by accident while he wandered into a Dream one day. It sounds "fishy", but when Berial gets down to business, the power of Plato's Lens is undeniable.