by J.P. Yager
Beams of light rushed past him. Clouds of energy and indiscernible colors washed over him. He was whole, and yet he was not. Trevor was a part of it, flowing along the seams of power, awash with a thousand unknowable things.
He could feel familiar echoes all around, bits of pieces of the things he had known. His father was somewhere out there, telling him he was okay. A gruffer persona and lighter, fluffier one passed through to somewhere else.
He could almost hear his uncle Nathan’s voice. “You did it, kid. Now get ready for the next part.” And then he was gone.
The creature he was now a part of fed him strength. Whatever the thing was, it was the type of figure that led others.
“I still don’t understand what I’m supposed to do.”
Trevor became aware there were other beings of light around him. They gave out similar calls but different feelings. They hungered to find their own chosen one.
Then he could hear the commanding voice within him communicate with the others.
“I have the first. Now you must find the other ones we need,” his creature of light said. “We’ll all meet at the Origin. Be prepared, the Dark One has created a beast to hinder us. Hopefully, my friends, we will see each other again.”
One felt like it joked back; another answered angrily; and a third softly indicated it would miss them. Then, Trevor could feel the creatures leaving them. They were exiting the tunnel of light he was falling through. Then they were alone together.
“Why aren’t we going with them?” he asked the voice within.
“A human cannot exit the stream from within. You have to wait until the door opens for you.”
“When is that?”
A fourth creature of light interrupted them. Whatever it was saying was contrary to what the leader wanted.
His creature spoke to this one too. “Why must you always fight me Mykia? We Avari were created for this purpose. You are bound to the one known as Tyvella. I know you already feel him. You are united in spirit. You will meet up with him there on Earth at the correct moment, 513 years from where we just left. Then open the door for us on Vale before the rebellion begins. I will have a better plan then. Mind the timeline and beware the forces of the Dark One until we meet again.”
Trevor couldn’t make out the thing’s reply, but he could tell it was apprehensive whether it had chosen well. It disappeared too. When he heard Rysta say ‘Tyvella’, it sounded like ‘Traveler’ in his mind.
So they were going to Earth somewhere in the past? The rebellion on Vale? Rysta couldn’t be talking about the legendary fall of Vale, could he?
“Well, we still have a long way to go. I will answer all your questions in time. I can see you are uncertain that your friends’ sacrifices were for a purpose.”
Trevor couldn’t hide his thoughts from this creature. Nathan, Kaida, Glade, Dosh, Raxus, and even Boost had all sacrificed for a cause they barely understood, for a cause he wasn’t so clear about himself.
“I cannot lie. I don’t know how your choices will ultimately play out, but at least there will be a future to return to. But first, we must succeed in what we do next. Others like you must rise to the challenge. The Dark One will eventually find a way to reach backward in time to stop us. I will explain more as we go along.”
Trevor didn’t want to ask any more questions for now. He was mentally exhausted. It had been a long journey since watching the ocean on the shores of Aquaria, running from the Ruveran Empire, escaping Razerus, almost dying from a parasite, avenging his father’s death, and then going into a portal of light to who knew where. He wasn’t ready to start thinking about the future depending on him.
He merely floated through the ethereal plane, letting himself feel the rush of pulsing light and have his much-deserved rest. He had to prepare for the next leg of the journey, screaming backward through time to unite with the one known as the Traveler.
Acknowledgements
Thank you all who support me, especially my wife Justine. Thanks Graphiczxdesigns, you did a fantastic cover. Createspace editor Lora, you were perfectly suited for the work you put into this manuscript. But the biggest thanks you goes to you reader. I hope you enjoyed the ride. Let me know your thoughts, especially if you saw something I can fix ([email protected]).
Now, I look forward to completing the next leg of this adventure and many others with new heroes and new stories to tell. We’ll see what the future holds for this series and others I have in the works. Until then.
—J.P.Yager
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