I stepped out of the time portal.  Something is strange here…

I’m not in Isla anymore.

I didn’t have much time to take it all in until that man showed up again.

"Welcome to Oasis Landing!"

"Have you heard of tapping someone on the shoulder before scaring the shit out of them?"

"Sorry, it’s future greeting.  Get used to it.  Anyway, this is where your family will reside."

"Umm…if it’s not out of your range of answering, how far into the future are we in?"

"Mmmm…about 100 years.  Give or take another century.."

"Sooo…"

"Nope, you and Cleo are dead.  But you do have relatives.  8 of them to be exact.  Although, I gotta warn ya—Cleo’s genes are strong."

"Haha.  Well, I guess it’s okay to pay them a visit?"

"Sure!  I’ll even tell you where they live!  They’re a nice bunch, so you’d be pleased."

"Okay then, I’ll be off."

"Not so fast, Shinryu.  There’s one important thing you need to know about the future."

"I thought you couldn’t tell me."

"Well, I kinda have to tell you this for your family’s sake.  Anything that you do here on out will affect them.  So…if you decide to not have kids in your time, poof goes your bloodline.  So make sure it counts."

"Okay then.  I’ll be off now."

"Oh, and one more thing.  The name’s Emit.  Not that it’s important, but I figured that you’d like to know since I already know you and Cleo on first-name basis."