Redmond Quain is on a mission to save the world by going back in time to stop the assassination of a man who was regarded as the biggest monster in all of Earths history. Somehow it had been determined that this was the key event that would destroy earth of the future.But Redmond wasn't prepared when he discovered who the assassin had been, and it threatened to blow his whole world apart.On the last day of the third world’s third age, a mountain appeared in the sky. The next morning, exactly a day after its arrival, the mountain disappeared, and not a single memory of its existence remained. Not even the Elden who braved the golden barrier surrounding it recalled its presence. This is a tale of that lost day, and of the beings involved with it.'Fractured Melody' is a stand alone short story. Some day in the far future, it may become the prelude to a longer fantasy series.