Life and Soul Reunited

by CypherCA

Hi again. Here's chapter four, also ahead of schedule. YES! WHO HOO! Now in this one, Rich's destiny becomes a little more clear. Enjoy!

Chapter 4: The First Dreams

Mist swirled around the dark chamber. In the center was Richard with a disgusted look on his face. <This place always reminds me of the Mimbari dream chambers.> "Alright you two, show yourselves and let's get this over with," he yelled to the air. The mists contracted into clouds, the clouds took form, and finally a tiger and monk appeared. <Can't they haunt someone else for once.> "You know, I loose more and more sleep every time you come. So, what's going to happen tonight hmmmmm? Will Talpa finally get smart and figure out a way to trap the Ronin? Or better yet, will that girl find Wildfire cheating on her with Corruption, or Venom?"

"I don't even want to think about that." The monk shuddered at the thought of the two armor bearers together. "Have you found Strata yet?"

"NO! And frankly I find this entire ordeal ridiculous. For all I know, you're a figment of my sub-conscience that is deeply disturbed."

"Then how do you explain the orb?"

<He has me there.> "Just get on with tonight's nightmare narration."

"I haven't been showing you nightmares, but the past, and the future. However, the future is no longer open for me to see."

"Oohhhhhh! Is fire-head experiencing problems with his crystal ball? I'm so sorry." There was enough acid in Rich's voice it would put the Snake Fang swords to shame. The monk didn't notice.

"Find Strata. He will awaken your power. But more importantly, Life and Soul must reunite. You were never meant to be separated."

"I'll try to ponder that for awhile. Does this mean you're leaving my dreams?"

"For now. But you and I will meet again when you are reunited with your counterpart." With that prescient, the spirit and tiger left. Moments later, Richard woke up.

<NO MORE NIGHTMARES!! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJA! HALLELUJA, HALLELUJA. HALLELUJA!> "Wait, what time is it?" He glanced at the alarm clock, and it read 6:30 am. "Oh no! I was supposed to call Sad Girl twenty minutes ago! I really hate time zone changes."

Anubis watched Richard briefly before teleporting himself to a very familiar mansion. He still had one more stop tonight.

Rowan was dreaming about his reunion with Richard. They met at a park and talked about their lives. Afterward, he took Rich to the forest and showed him his Strata armor. Then, the dream turned sour. Rich suddenly laughed demonically and Talpa soon replaced his brother. Talpa attacked and Rowan counter-attacked, but without the others, Talpa soon knocked his bow away and tripped Ro up. Just as Talpa was delivering the final blow, the entire world freeze-framed and he heard an old friend's voice behind him.

"My, and I thought that I had some disturbing dreams."

"Anubis?" The scenery and Talpa disappeared, leaving Rowan and Anubis in a black void.

"Yes Strata. It is I. I have very little time to talk so just listen. You must find the bearer of the armor of Polestar. You must reunite Soul and Life. You need each other. Don't tell the others about Polestar yet. This is something you must try to do on your own. Polestar will also seek you. Time is running out. Do you understand?" Rowan nodded in the affirmative. "Then good bye and good luck."

Rowan awoke with a start and fell out of bed trying to untangle himself from the sheets. <7:10 am. I still have time to get ready for school at a slow pace. I will find Polestar Anubis. I won't fail you.>

I know, I know. It's shorter than the last one. Now, a few of things.

1) Mimbari don't belong to me and I'm sorry if I misspelled it.

2) Sad Girl is the girl that beat Rich back to his senses at the end of his depression. She's called that because that was her role in the first play they worked on together. She is a good friend of Rich and he almost never refers to her by her real name (He does that a lot with his friends, when you meet the rest of them). All of his friends, other than the Ronins, are based on friends in my life. We're just not as talented. :-)

3) Polestar is another word for North Star. All the other armors have an example of their element i.e. Strata, Hardrock, Wildfire are all apart of the whole element (air, earth, and fire).

4) Again, FEEDBACK PLEASE! Thank you and that is all.