Nar.: Morpheus glared at Rei as she walked out of the lab. He stormed after her, exiting the room.

Nar.: Luna entered Patrick�s room in a hurry, holding up the syringe. Patrick was at his computer working at his latest music arrangement.

Luna: Can you test this?
Patrick: Hmmm?
Luna: Can you test this?

Nar.: Patrick looked up at what Luna was holding.

Patrick: Is that some kind of Christmas water?
Luna: No. It�s that girl�s blood. Something�s odd about her.
Patrick: Sure. We just need to go to the lab�
Luna: (interrupting) No! I mean� We can�t. No one knows I have this.
Voice: Except me of course.

Nar.: Luna and Patrick looked up. Standing in the doorway was Rei.

Luna: Your eyes aren�t red anymore!
Rei: When were they? (smile innocently)
Luna: But�
Rei: (holding out her hand to Patrick) Hello. My name�s Rei. I�d like my blood back if you don�t mind.
Patrick: (taking hand) Nice to meet you. Of course, here.

Nar.: Patrick handed the bottle to Rei, much to Luna�s astonishment.

Rei: Thank you. Now if you don�t mind, I have more important people to bother. G�day, Patrick, Luna.

Nar.: Rei bowed and exited the room. Patrick and Luna stared after her.

Patrick: What just happened?
Luna: I don�t know. You tell me.

Nar.: Sho was sitting in his room for the fifth straight day of playing video games. He was currently finishing Metal Gear Solid 2 on his Playstation 2. He put in the command to destroy his enemy, starting the closing sequence. He sat back and watched the images dance across the screen.

Voice: Fancy finding you here.

Nar.: Sho looked upwards at the speaker. He was surprised to see the strange silvery chord connecting them both, but he couldn�t remember where he had seen it before. Rei looked down at him through her emerald eyes.

Sho: And you would be�?
Rei: You don�t know? (pouts) I�m hurt. Maybe this�ll help.

Nar.: Rei closed her eyes and shook her head. Her short blue-black hair became long and brown. She opened her eyes ad they had turned to a soft brown.

Sho: You�re that girl from the lab.
Rei: (smiling) Uh-huh.
Sho: What�s your name?
Rei: Rei. Nice to meet you Sh�Doth.
Sho: Call me Sho�

Nar.: Rei�s features turned back into their original form and she sat down on the floor next to him.

Rei: So�tell me. Where�s the Golden Opal?
Sho: You too?
Rei: Excuse me?
Sho: Nevermind. It�s confusing. Why do you want to know?
Rei: I�m sworn to protect it and its bearer.
Sho: Well�(leading close and lowering his voice) I don�t know.
Rei: What?!
Sho: It was gone when I woke up.
Rei: (thoughtful) I see�
Sho: I thought your name was Calia by the way.
Rei: It was.
Sho: What happened?

Nar.: Rei looked up at Sho. She studied his face, contemplating if she could trust him or not.

Sho: (sensing her inner conflict) I promise not to tell a soul.

Nar.: Rei smiled. She seemed to recognize something within him.

Rei: I am Calia�s phoenix spirit. Because she killed herself, she will not be able to return to this frame of consciousness, but I am here as a replacement. What she did was not foreseen by the council of elders who granted her life to protect you, and they needed a quick solution.
Sho: Me? But I�m no one special.
Rei: Yes you are. No matter what you believe about yourself, you are still the chosen one.
Sho: Chosen one?
Rei: You are to unite the Planes of Illyrium.

Nar.: Sho was shocked. He stared at Rei with a look of disbelief.

Sho: But�why me?
Rei: (shrugs) I don�t know. You tell me.
Sho: But there�s nothing special about me at all.
Rei: Are you sure?
Sho: Yes.
Rei: Well then, good luck.

Nar.: She left the room.

Votor: Put more body in it.
Patrick: What do you mean?
Votor: The more force you put into it, the more it will hurt your opponent.
Patrick: Oh. Like this?

Nar.: Patrick thrust the sword he was holding forward, slaying his imaginary opponent.

Votor: Yup. That�s it. I now proclaim you Bagel Mignon, swordsman extraordinaire.
Patrick: Bagel Mignon?
Votor: (shrugs) I made it up. Like it? Yes? Good.
Patrick: Uh�
Votor: Don�t you like swords now? I like swords.
Patrick: Uh�sure. I think I�ll be leaving�

Nar.: Patrick inched toward the door while facing Votor. Votor was still talking about how great swords were when Patrick silently closed the door. He breathed a sigh of relief and sheathed the sword he was carrying.

Rei: Hi.

Nar.: Patrick jumped at the sound of her voice. He turned around to look at the speaker.

Patrick: Who�re you?
Rei: You don�t know me?
Patrick: I don�t think so�
Rei: I am Rei.
Patrick: Rei?
Rei: Yup�or do you not like the name? �Cause you can change it.
Patrick: Me? Why should I choose your name? That was your parents� job.
Rei: But aren�t you my father?
Patrick: WHAT?
Rei: Well� in a sense�
Patrick: The only �child� I had, or will ever have, killed herself. Do not mock me.
Rei: But�I am that child.
Patrick: Calia?
Rei: Rei. Calia is gone and I�m here to replace her.
Patrick: Um�okay�but�how?
Rei: (sigh) It�s a long story, which will unfold itself in the near future. But, anyway, are you going to rename me or not? �Cause if not�you should se to Morpheus. He�s back and very clumsy.
Patrick: Yes�yes. I�ll go to him in a minute�Hmm�how about Asura?
Rei: Asura? You want to name me demon?
Patrick: (shrugs) It was how you came into the world. I thought it would be appropriate.
Rei: As you like�I will now be called Asura.

Nar.: With that, Asura watched Patrick hurry down the hall. Asura walked through the halls musing to herself. She wondered when The Great War was going to come, where she would be the only protector of the Chosen One. Little did she know, it would be a long time until she was needed.