look. The air, the earth, the flame, the mist , and the heavens will guide you. Oh — and this might help . ” Without a nother word, Gi tossed the flame-wrapped Magi Blade through the air , sending it hurtling towards Monson. Monson reacted and caught the blade near its middle. He should have been cut — it was a blade after all — but he was not. Instead, the searing heat of the blade scorched his hand .
“Gi, what in the world are you doing?” demanded the other Monson angrily .
“ I was just testing his constraints ,” answered Gi , looking slightly disappointed . “I wanted to see how long it would be until I was able to come out and play again . ”
“If you had wavered in your control you …! ” yelled Monson ’ s counterpart . “What are you attempting to do? Kill yourself and everyone else ? ”
“You worry , intruder. Look at the kid. He’s sturdy . ”
“Enough!” said Yari loudly . “We do not possess the time for this. Look!” All four of them look ed i nto the depths of forest and saw something that caused Monson ’ s breath to catch. The dream world was disappearing right before their eyes. E ngulfing the scenery was a strange fog unlike any fog that Monson had ever seen before . It was almost as if the world itself was dissolving into the fog…into nothing. Something occurred to Monson.
“I’m waking up , aren’t I?” H e looked at the three. He really was dreaming.
The other Monson answered . “ C orrect . I s there anything else we can tell you before you go?”
“Yes , as a matter of fact there is . ” Monson pointed at his mirror . “What’s your name?”
Monson ’ s twin smiled. “ You are right! I have not told you my name . You can call me Dawn.”
“Dawn?” asked Monson , raising his eyebrow . “ W hy Dawn?”
“It i s my favorite time of the day,” said Dawn , smiling .
Monson smiled back . “That’s not corny or anything , ”
Chapter 4 2 - Ice
“ Good m orning , Hero . ”
Brian’s voice interrupted Monson’s attempt to collect his scattered thoughts . Not that he was making any progress anyway. Monson’s butler entered his room holding some freshly laundered clothes . “It is not like you to sleep this late. Having nightmares again?”
Sleeping? He wished. He had actually awoken a couple of hours ago , his body cover ed with sweat. He had tried to go back to sleep , he wanted to sleep , h e needed to sleep . Sleep, however , did not happen. H is brain refused to turn off , and at the forefront of his mind sat Dawn, Gi , Yari , and everything he had experienced in the dream world. It was weird, even for him . C ould it actually be real? Could a weapon known as the Magi Blade really exist? And why would it be so important for him to be able to use it? He opened his eyes and shook his head as he realized the implications of what he was thinking. Was he insane? There was no such thing as magic! It went against what he knew to be true. But t hen Monson considered all the stuff that he ha d experienced : Casey ’ s mystical martial art, Artorius ’ strange resiliency , Kylie’s mind control power, not to mention his own unnatural memory loss , token moments of extreme combat ability , and …the list just kept g r o w ing.
He felt as if he was suddenly sta r ring in some bad epic fantasy novel . Unexplained talents , bizarre happenings , powers beyond human comprehension , and many unanswered questions. Worst of all was the lack of direction and guidance. His inner fan club expected him to work this all out on his own. How was he supposed to do that when he did not even have a proper teacher?
Monson thought of his counterpart, Yari and Gi. “ If you’re all supposed to be the mentor in this story then you’re doing a sucky job” .
“Master Grey , are you with me?”
“Sorry Brian,” apologized Monson . He sat up. “I’m a bit out of it.”
He rubbed his eyes vigorously . I t was as if he could still see the
“Gi, what in the world are you doing?” demanded the other Monson angrily .
“ I was just testing his constraints ,” answered Gi , looking slightly disappointed . “I wanted to see how long it would be until I was able to come out and play again . ”
“If you had wavered in your control you …! ” yelled Monson ’ s counterpart . “What are you attempting to do? Kill yourself and everyone else ? ”
“You worry , intruder. Look at the kid. He’s sturdy . ”
“Enough!” said Yari loudly . “We do not possess the time for this. Look!” All four of them look ed i nto the depths of forest and saw something that caused Monson ’ s breath to catch. The dream world was disappearing right before their eyes. E ngulfing the scenery was a strange fog unlike any fog that Monson had ever seen before . It was almost as if the world itself was dissolving into the fog…into nothing. Something occurred to Monson.
“I’m waking up , aren’t I?” H e looked at the three. He really was dreaming.
The other Monson answered . “ C orrect . I s there anything else we can tell you before you go?”
“Yes , as a matter of fact there is . ” Monson pointed at his mirror . “What’s your name?”
Monson ’ s twin smiled. “ You are right! I have not told you my name . You can call me Dawn.”
“Dawn?” asked Monson , raising his eyebrow . “ W hy Dawn?”
“It i s my favorite time of the day,” said Dawn , smiling .
Monson smiled back . “That’s not corny or anything , ”
Chapter 4 2 - Ice
“ Good m orning , Hero . ”
Brian’s voice interrupted Monson’s attempt to collect his scattered thoughts . Not that he was making any progress anyway. Monson’s butler entered his room holding some freshly laundered clothes . “It is not like you to sleep this late. Having nightmares again?”
Sleeping? He wished. He had actually awoken a couple of hours ago , his body cover ed with sweat. He had tried to go back to sleep , he wanted to sleep , h e needed to sleep . Sleep, however , did not happen. H is brain refused to turn off , and at the forefront of his mind sat Dawn, Gi , Yari , and everything he had experienced in the dream world. It was weird, even for him . C ould it actually be real? Could a weapon known as the Magi Blade really exist? And why would it be so important for him to be able to use it? He opened his eyes and shook his head as he realized the implications of what he was thinking. Was he insane? There was no such thing as magic! It went against what he knew to be true. But t hen Monson considered all the stuff that he ha d experienced : Casey ’ s mystical martial art, Artorius ’ strange resiliency , Kylie’s mind control power, not to mention his own unnatural memory loss , token moments of extreme combat ability , and …the list just kept g r o w ing.
He felt as if he was suddenly sta r ring in some bad epic fantasy novel . Unexplained talents , bizarre happenings , powers beyond human comprehension , and many unanswered questions. Worst of all was the lack of direction and guidance. His inner fan club expected him to work this all out on his own. How was he supposed to do that when he did not even have a proper teacher?
Monson thought of his counterpart, Yari and Gi. “ If you’re all supposed to be the mentor in this story then you’re doing a sucky job” .
“Master Grey , are you with me?”
“Sorry Brian,” apologized Monson . He sat up. “I’m a bit out of it.”
He rubbed his eyes vigorously . I t was as if he could still see the
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