The Dink Network

New chapter:

Chapter 2
The Three Guardians

Rudy continued the day slowly, to fully gain his strength back. He was sitting at a bench outside, along with Hanpan. The two enjoyed the sunny day, and Rudy felt like he had never seen a more beautiful weather. He thought about it, and felt amused how humans take everything for certain until they find themselves in some sort of big trouble. Hanpan looked up to Rudy and was about ask the boy something, but decided it was better to let him enjoy the day.
Out from the crowd of people, suddenly came a small boy, running past the two, and after the boy came a big man, his face covered in an angry expression, yelling:
“Let this be the last time you bully your sister!”. Rudy quickly got up and grabbed the man’s by his wrist.
“Rudy, what are you doing?”, Hanpan yelled. Rudy took a deep look into the man’s fearing eyes, and let go. The man ran away, not after the kid, but instead back to the sea of people.
“Hey, what’s going on?”, Cecilia and Jack came over to them, “What was up with that, Rudy?”. Rudy looked at the two, and in a low, almost scary voice responded:
“His mistake is not his father’s to judge. If I can effect what may be the last times of his life, let them be happy, I say. We should be fighting against the demons, not between ourselves”. Jack and Cecilia stood there shocked. This was the first time they had heard Rudy speak so much to them.
“But these people don’t even know about the demons”, Jack told Rudy.
“Exactly, and that is why I needed to step in”, Rudy explained. Jack was about to say something, but Cecilia cut him off:
“I’m hungry, is there any place here where we can get some food?”. Jack turned towards her:
“I heard there’s a pub somewhere around here. We could check there. We could get information of the shrine Minister Johan spoke of, if we ask the people in there. Most *Dream Chasers* probably hang out there”. Jack signaled Hanpan to jump into his pocket, which the Wind Mouse gladly did. They left for the pub, which located in the middle of the small town. A beautiful fountain was spurting water in front of the pub, symboling the water that Milama was so well known of.

As Jack, Rudy and Cecilia entered the pub, the sight was much more pleasing than what they had expected. The place was clean and tidy, with wooden tables and chairs. People, most who looked like had much experience of travelling around Filgaia, were either sitting on their own, or talking amongst themselves. In front of them, was a wooden bar bench, and behind it stood a small and an old man, with black hair covering his head, except from the top, where he was clearly beginning to grow bald from.
The three walked over to the bar bench, and asked the man about the shrine. The man stared at them for a while, looking like he was about to faint. He then shook his head and said:
“The Guardians?! I didn’t think anyone knew of them anymore”. Rudy, Jack and Cecilia looked at eachother, with puzzled eyes. The man then continued:
“I may be of some help. My father was the last keeper of the Guardian Shrine. He told me many stories”. He then looked around himself.
“Wait until the customers are gone, will ya? This isn’t a temple I’m running here”. He then returned to serving the other people in the pub. Cecilia sighed:
“We don’t have time to sit here, while the demons plan on destroying Filgaia”. Jack looked at her.
“Relax, we can relax here for a while. Did you plan we would be on the move without a stop?”.
“If that’s what it takes to save Filgaia, then yes”, Cecilia said. The pub owner came back over to the three and asked them:
“Why don’t you guys eat something while you wait?”. Jack nodded to the man and Cecilia said:
“Okay, five hamburgers please”. The man looked at the girl, and seemed as if he was going to faint again.
“Wow, that’s a lot of food. Who’s going to eat all of it?”. Cecilia grinned and pointed at herself.

The day passed and the sun was already about to set down, as the final customers of the pub were leaving. Jack, Rudy and Cecilia were sitting at the table next to the door. Jack looked at Cecilia. Amazed, he said:
“I can’t believe you had seconds…”. Cecilia looked at him, and explained:
“Magic casting requires a lot of energy. That’s why I’m always hungry after a battle. Plus, I love hamburgers”. She suddenly stopped, looking as if she had seen a ghost. Jack and Rudy looked at her, puzzled, but the answer soon dawned to them, as Cecilia let out a huge burp. Her friends looked at her for a while. Rudy then burst out into a massive laugh, holding his stomach. Cecilia continued:
“I learned how fun it was to eat through cooking and eating hamburgers at the abbey”. She looked down under the table, at her feet, and her expression melted into sadness. Rudy noticed this and stopped laughing. The princess looked at her two friends:
“Everyone loves me because I’m a princess, not because I’m *Cecilia*. If people need me because of what I symbolize, then I shall do what’s asked of me”. She sighed.
“I will retrieve the *Tear Drop*”. Rudy and Jack looked at eachother across the table.

The pub’s owner then called for them:
“Okay, I’m ready. Let’s talk about the Guardians”. Cecilia and her friends walker over to the man, and he began explaining:
“There is a room that only priests were permitted to see. My father probably wanted me to be a priest because he made me memorize the password to the room. Write this down”. He handed Jack a piece of parchment and a quill. Jack dipped the quill into some ink that was in a jar, sitting on the bar bench, and wrote as the owner said:
“Light the fire at two, then at ten. When you light the fire at six, the doors will open at twelve. Go through the temple with the light”. He shook his head.
“I’m not sure what this means, but I’m sure you will find out. Now excuseme, but I have to get back to work”, and with that said, he began collecting the numerous glasses on the tables. Jack looked at the piece of parchment he had written on, and took it into his hand.
“I wonder what this means?”, he said. Cecilia shrugged.
“Oh, I almost forgot”, the pub’s owner suddenly called them, “Take this with you… My father left this for me, but I don’t need it anymore”. He handed Rudy some sort of an old, rusted medal. Rudy, Jack and Cecilia walked out of the pub, back into the daylight.

“Light the fire at ten, then…”
“Will you cut it off?”, Cecilia yelled. Jack had been repeating that line all the evening, after writing the pub’s owner’s words down.
“I’m just wondering what it means”, Jack said in his defense.
“We’ll find out after we make it there”. Hanpan and Rudy came with some more equipment. The boy tossed a dagger to Jack, who catched it with one hand.
“Thanks, these can be useful”, he said and put it in a small pocket in his boot.
“Are you sure about this Jack? Going through the plains at nighttime?”, Cecilia asked.
“Don’t worry”, Jack said, “There aren’t any monsters that roam these plains at night. It’s much easier to travel at night, when the sun has set, and it’s not as hot”. Rudy patted Cecilia on her shoulder as an encouragement. They packed their final belongings to a backpack, and Jack handed the pack to Rudy. The boy laughed and quietly said:
“It’s your turn this time”. Jack chuckled, and lifted the backpack onto his back. They all began heading north-west, to the Guardian Shrine.

The moon was glowing on the dark night sky as the three humans and one Wind Mouse, made ther way through the dark plains. The journey was much faster and much less stressful than when they were heading in Milama. They had travelled for four hours, when Jack suddenly stopped and informed that they should take break. The others agreed. Jack, Cecilia and Hanpan looked on, as Rudy put up a campfire for them. Cecilia was confused that Jack would take a break so soon, and asked him:
“Why would we take a break so soon? I mean, I’m not complaining, but…”. The treasure hunter looked at her.
“Well”, he said, “I just thought that since we are not in such hurry as the other way around, and we have plenty of time until the sun rises, we can take it easy for a little while”. Cecilia nodded, and went over to help Rudy light the campfire.
They ate some hamburgers, that Cecilia had secretly bought from the pub’s owner in Milama and packed in their backpack. Jack showed them where they were headed, with a small map that he had bought from Milama.
“So, here’s The Mountain Pass”, he pointed at a mark on the map, that was located north of Milama, behind a mountain range, “Now, if the information I gathered from the people in Milama, the Guardian Shrine should be located somewhere around east of here”, he pointed at the west side of the same mountain range, “There we should come to a long stone bridge, that leads us to the shrine”.
The four finished eating, and continued onward.

It was early in the morning. The sky as red and the air was chilling. But the three had rested well in Milama, and any of them were not tired yet.
As few more hours passed, the plains were starting to get hotter by the second. However, all their hopes got much higher, as Jack pointed to a stone bridge, which was much shorter than any of them expected, ahead. The bridge led to a small island in the middle of a lake.
“That’s got to be it”, Jack said. Cecilia looked at the other side of the bridge, and saw a great, big building on the small island. The building resembled an old temple, which it was.
“Definitely. That has got to be the Guardian Shrine”.
They began crossing the bridge, in desperation of getting out of the plains, bathing in the sun’s heat. The lake, which now surrounded them, blew some cold winds, which eased the heat.

It took them little time to get to the other side. The Guardian Shrine, which from the other side of the bridge seemed much smaller, was now standing in front of them, as a mighty structure. They stepped in of the open doors, and inside were greet with a beautiful sight. The walls and the pillars which held the roof up, were all made of gold. The floor was of purple stones. Someone had been in there a while ago, judging by the lighted torches around the shrine. This gave the three *Dream Chasers* a much better view. As Rudy, Jack and Cecilia made their way deeper into the room, they saw stone statues of winged warriors all around them. In front of them, was a big door, closed, and to its both sides, were two small golden stairs, leading up.
They tried to push the big door open, but despite how strong they tried, it didn't even budge. Rudy then noticed a small hole in the door.
"That's probably where this medal is supposed to go", Jack said, and shook the old medal, that the pub's owner in Milama had given them. He put the medal in the hole, and it was a perfect match. They waited, but nothing happened.
"Or then again, maybe not", Jack grinned. Cecilia looked at her two friends desperately.
"I wonder what's up there?", she said, pointing to the golden stairways around them. Jack looked around.
"You two take the stairs to the left, me and Hanpan will take the ones to the right". And so they did.
The stairs were short. Rudy and Cecilia soon ended up in a similar room, but in the middle, stood twelve torches. To Rudy's and surprise, they saw Jack, with Hanpan on his shoulder, already standing in the middle of the torches.
"As I thought", Jack said, "The two stairways led to the same room". He looked around and took the lighter out of his pocket.
"Let's get some more light in here", he said.
"No!", Cecilia yelled at him. Jack stared at her, with a question in his eyes. Cecilia cursed:
"For someone who repeated the same words for the whole yesterday, I'd think you remember what the man in Milama said". Jack stared at her, and shrugged his shoulders.
"Argh", Cecilia yelled and grabbed the lighter out of Jack's hand, "Gimme that! He said we should light the fire at two first". Jack laughed:
"Oh, now I remember. Sorry". Cecilia looked at her with an angry face.
"Which way is north?", she asked. Rudy pointed towards the wall with the two stairways. Cecilia smiled at him.
"Alright, so first we must light this one", she lighted the one north-east of her. Rudy and Jack glimpsed at eachother, and Rudy grinned at the irritated expression on the treasure hunter's face.

"There", Cecilia came over to the two after lighting four of the torches. Jack looked at her and complained:
"Well, nothing's happening". Rudy grabbed Jack by his shoulder and pointed at the torches, which all lighted up, one by one. Cecilia tossed the lighter back to Jack, who quickly put it back in his pocket.
They all took the stairs back down, in hopes of the big door being open now, but it wasn't.
"So, what now, princess?", Jack shot at Cecilia. The girl thought for a while, and shrugged.
"I don't know", she said. Suddenly, Rudy began searching Jack's pocket.
"Hey, what are you?", the treasure hunter complained, but the answer was provided to him soon, when Rudy showed him the medal, that the pub owner had given them.
"Of course", it now dawned to Cecilia as well. Rudy carefully placed the old, rusty medal into the hole in the wall. The old door began creaking and slowly opening. The *Dream Chasers* stepped into the room which the now-open door revealed.

The room inside was small and dark, but the torches in the other room gave them quite a clear view in this room. As they began looking around, they all noticed that the room was completely empty, except for a big mirror, which covered the entire opposite wall of the room.
"This must be the room where only the priests were allowed to come in", Jack thought. The three stood side-by-side in front of the mirror. Suddenly, a bright blue orb appeared in front of Cecilia, and flew into the mirror.
"I understand, Stoldark", the girl spoke, "We must go there". She took another step towards the mirror, staring at her own reflection. Jack stared at her.
"What are you planning to do now, princess?!", he yelled to her. Cecilia took another step, and disappeared into the mirror, as if she dived into water. Jack and Rudy glimpsed at eachother.
"Hey...", Jack yelled, "Follow her!", they ran after Cecilia, and they too disappeared into the deep darkness of the mirror.

Jack found himself in a similar room, of which he had just left, except that this one had no mirror, but instead a big doorway in it's place. Rudy and Cecilia were gone, and Hanpan was nowhere to be seen. He looked through the doorway, and saw a beautiful sword, sticking from the stone floor. He grabbed the sword by its handle.
"This sword contains the power I've been seeking", he thought to himself, "Now, I can have my revenge! This is *Absolute Power*". He pulled the sword, but it was stuck in the floor. He pulled it again, and managed to move it some more this time. Jack gave the sword one final pull and managed to pull it off. But as soon as he tried taking a firmer grip of the sword, it disappeared into thin air.
"What happened?!", Jack yelled, even though he knew none could hear him.
The reality around him seemed to disappear, and he was now standing in a darkness. He grunted and cursed in a loud voice:
"Where am I? Vast nothingness... It's like a dream". Suddenly, under his feet, appeared a large shining circle, almost like a blue spotlight.
"Is someone here?", the treasure hunter yelled, "Come out, whoever you are!". Suddenly, on the side of the circle, were standing six, all too familiar human figures for Jack. They began surrounding him, yet they did not move their feet, but somehow glided instead. Jack stared in disbelief.
"No way... It can't be...". A voice inside his head began speaking. Yet he knew, the voice was not inside his head, but instead was the voice of one of these dark figures. The voice spoke:
"You're the one who ran, Coward! You seek power, but you refuse to use it...". Jack now noticed that the circle he was standing in, was beginning to spin. His tone of voice turned angry:
"I've never run from anything before. I've accepted every challenge I've faced". The voice responded:
"You ran from your friends and your responsibilities. But most of all, you ran from yourself. Don't you get it? A *coward* can destroy, but the true power is the power of protection". The voice faded out, and Jack knelt in the middle of these figures.
"I know that... I really do...", he calmed down, "That is why I am seeking it. Please be patient". The figures around him then disappeared, one by one, as suddenly as they had appeared. Jack asked himself:
"Wait a minute? I'm going to be alone again?"
The spinning circle disappeared, and Jack found himself standing in the middle of four flaming torches, on a square platform, with a long fall into darkness on all his sides. In the distance, he saw some walls and symbols on them, but they were out of reach for him. All he could do was wait.
As he checked his pocket, Hanpan was in there, in a quiet sleep. Jack thought it was for best to let him take a nap. This sudden vision had made him tired too, but he couldn't rest now. Not until he knew what happened to Cecilia and Rudy.

Rudy shook his head, as the darkness faded away. He was standing in a room, similar to the one he had just left, but instead of where the mirror was, was a big doorway. He looked around and saw torches flaming, and creating light into the room. Someone, or something, had been in there.
The young *Dream Chaser* stepped through the open doorway, and found a small, familiar boy, standing in front of three big mirrors. The boy was Tony, from Surf Village. Rudy shook his head again, in disbelief. Tony turned around him and warned him about monsters coming. And in a second, a red monster did appear out of nowhere, standing behind Tony. Rudy quickly grabbed his sword and swung at the creature, which instead of falling to the ground, just disappeared into thin air, where it had arrived from.
Rudy turned back to Tony, to find the small boy backing away from him.
"I'm scared", the boy cried, "You're just as scary as the monsters. Your powers are not like ours". And suddenly, another villager from Surf appeared next to Rudy. He spoke:
"There is no place for you in this world. You are not needed here". After this one had finished, a second villager from Surf appeared next to the other one, saying:
"Nobody wants to be with you. You're a stranger... Who are you fighting for, *stranger*?". On Rudy's other side, a villager who used to be very close to him, arrived. It was Mayor Pifer. He asked Rudy:
"So, you use your powers to help people, eh? What does that prove? You're still distancing yourself from people". Next to Pifer, a Surf villager in a cowboy hat appeared, speaking:
"ARMs contain a form of energy that is different from the one found in humans. They could have originally belonged to the demons".
Behind Tony, a fifth adult appeared. He held Tony's shoulders, and Rudy recognized him as Tony's father. The man pointed at the mirror:
"You're another monster! We don't want you in Filgaia. Just look at you!". Rudy turned around, and looked into the mirror. All he saw was the reflection of the room. Taking another step towards the mirror, his reflection disappeared, and a red monster, similar of which he had just defeated, appeared in its place. The blue haired boy quickly backed away from the mirror, and as he turned around he found everyone of the villagers gone, except for Tony. Rudy walked closer to him, in hopes of encouraging words, but got nothing from the boy's mouth but:
"Filgaia isn't for you... You don't belong here". Having said that, Tony disappeared, and Rudy fell to his knees in despair.
As he got up, to his surprise, he found himself on a square platform with Jack. The two joyed as they saw eachother, but Jack soon asked:
"Where's Cecilia?". Rudy shrugged.

As for Cecilia, she found herself standing in a small room. She looked around herself, but as she did, the walls faded out around her, and instead she found herself standing in a familiar throne room.
"No... Not Adlehyde Castle!", she screamed as she recognized the place. As she said this, Minister Johan appeared in his usual place, next to the throne. He said:
"The princess herself is coming to save the world. May the Guardians be with her". A guard appeared to the far wall, talking:
"The princess is responsible for being a princess. Remember that".
"I know... I know... But...", Cecilia cried. Another guard appeared next to her, asking:
"Have you noticed that no one calls you by your name?". Cecilia gasped at this, tears falling on her cheeks. A third guard appeared.
"The princess is a symbol. Cecilia is not. Do you understand?", the guard asked. Sitting on the throne, appeared King Adlehyde. Cecilia begged:
"Please... Not you too, father".
"You knew no one loved you", the King spoke, "So, what's the surprise?". In front of Cecilia, appeared an all too familiar figure. It was herself, like she was before leaving on this dangerous adventure. With a long blonde hair and a white robe on her. Cecilia stared at her.
"Are you me?", she asked. The other Cecilia looked at her, and said:
"You requested this dangerous adventure because you wanted to be loved by someone... You're going to save the world because it's your duty as a princess. But, what you really want is sympathy. You hypocrite". Cecilia fell on her knees, rubbing the tears out of her eyes.
"Am I wrong?", she cried, "Answer me!". All she could now hear was the other Cecilia speaking:
"No one loves you... You don't love anyone... Wake up!".

Soon she could hear the familiar voice of Jack:
"Cecilia!". She removed her hands from her eyes, and saw the treasure hunter, along with Rudy.
"What happened?", she thought to herself as she noticed they all were standing on this square platform.
"I don't know about you two", Jack said, "But I had some sort of a flashback", he sighed, "An old wound". Rudy nodded and Cecilia was about to say something, when a voice stirred them all.
"This is the girl Stoldark has chosen?". Cecilia looked around herself:
"The voice inside my heart, is the voice of the Guardian". Another voice, identical to the other one, yet somehow different, yelled at the other voice:
"What a weak mind! The weakening of the world is really the weakening of the human soul. Gurdijeff! Do you really want to let this one decide Filgaia's destiny?".
"What? What do you hear?", Jack asked. A third voice emerged:
"Listen Moa Gault. We have no choice". Cecilia explained her friends:
"I can feel the emotions of the Guardians in my heart. The anger and rage... The doubt and sorrow". Jack had had enough. He shouted into the air:
"dang you... Show yourselves! Stop toying with us!".
The world darkened around the three *Dream Chasers*, and now all they could see was different colors, flashing around them. In front of them appeared a large, bluish-green lizard. It spoke in a voice, that Rudy, Jack and Cecilia recognized as the first of the voices that had emerged:
"I am the Earth Guardian, Gurdijeff. We heard you answer our call...". On this creature's left side, appeared a giant, fiery bird. It began speaking in the voice, that the humans had heard as the second one:
"I am the Fire Guardian, Moa Gault. I have looked into your soul, it is weak and vulnerable. It is not strong enough to defeat the demons, who we have been fighting with for the past thousand years". The third voice's source, appeared on the left of Gurdijeff. It was a great white tiger, and it spoke:
"I am the Wind Guardian, Fengalon. We are the spirits of the Guardians, and we need your help". A moment of silence spread, then Gurdijeff spoke once again:
"You may be right, Fengalon. Look at them... They look defeated. Nevertheless, they are our only hope". Jack took a step towards the three mysterious figures, and in an angry tone, yelled:
"I'm not deaf or blind! dang you! Why have you been showing us these illusions? Answer me, Guardians!".
"You must understand...", the three Guardians spoke as one, "We do not have enough power to fight the demons. We must get the *Tear Drop* back! We need its power to defend Filgaia". Cecilia was stunned.
"The *Tear Drop*?! How do you know?", she asked the Guardians. Moa Gault, the fiery bird answered:
"We know... We can feel its power. The *Tear Drop* is the light that gives life...". Gurdijeff, as if taking Moa Gault's place, continued:
"Yes, it's the same light that gives us life... Which means you hold the key to our existence...". Cecilia was amazed at this, but the thing bother her now, was what would the demons want with the *Tear Drop*. She asked the Guardians:
"What do the demons want with the *Tear Drop*? Do they want to destroy the world with it?".
"With the *Tear Drop*, it is possible", Gurdijeff answered, "The demons, however, are trying to use it to revive their master, the Mother".
"The Mother?", Jack wondered, "So, that's the name of their master, huh?". The Guardians, once again spoke as one:
"Warriors! Do you still seek our power?!".
"We can't possibly to this ourselves...", Cecilia tried to say, but was cut off by Jack.
"I want the power... I want to defeat them...". Gurdijeff spoke to Jack:
"Because you are weak, you seek power... We shall give you the power, that you seek, but time is running out. You will have the power to summon us into your reality. Take our powers before they weaken even further and stop the demons from regenerating the Mother. We shall send our warriors to their lair".
"How is that possible?", Cecilia asked them.
"We have our ways... We can sense the power of the *Tear Drop*.", Fengalon answered.
"The only way a warrior, with a weak mind, is able to defeat the enemy is by striking at its heart", Moa Gault explained, "Come now, show us your faith and leap!". After saying this, Fengalon and Moa Gault disappeared. Gurdijeff stayed, and tried to tell the warriors:
"To reclaim the *Tear Drop*, we...". Suddenly, a powerful force, that the three humans could feel in their hearts, struck and Rudy, Jack and Cecilia, appeared on the same square platform, that they had been on before.
"What happened...?", Cecilia asked her two friends. They could hear Gurdijeff's voice in the air:
"That was a shock from the Dark Spear of Zeikfried. We are not strong enough to transport to the battle". A long period of silence occured, and the humans listened carefully for any sounds. Then, finally, Gurdijeff spoke again:
"Go now... I will guide you to your destiny. You must prevent Mother...".
"Gurdijeff!", Cecilia yelled, as she could hear the voice thin out and finally disappear into the air. All of the three humans then felt as if the ground was pulled from under their feet, and as if they fell into a deep sleep.

The *Tear Drop* is a source of life. It should not be used for the birth of destruction.

Meanwhile, in a secret lair, far from the Guardian Shrine, stood a big human-like creature. It was wearing a silver armor, just like a knight's, and on its back was a red cape. Under this creature's feet, was a transparent floor, of which the snowy outside surroundings could be seen from, and around the creature, were some sort of tubes, filled with some sort of liquid. In front of him, was the biggest of these tubes, and inside, a giant cocoon, that this creature was now looking at.
"That danged Guardian!", the creature yelled, "He scanned this area with his mind!". Next to this creature, appeared another creature, this one resembling a female human. This creature had a red hair, and was wearing a purple dress. On its back was a big scythe. This creature laughed:
"His scans have been shut off, Zeikfried. The Duke's mansion is superb", the creature took a bit of a more serious attitude, "But now we know the humans are in contact with the Guardians. We have a few problems...". The creature, who was referred to as Zeikfried, turned around and answered the other creature:
"Dear Lady Harken, when the fight is lost, the decay begins. Look at this place, it's a dying land of cowards! Humans, Elws and the Guardians... Their defenses are no longer effective. They don't even have a world to defend. We have nothing to fear from the Guardians". Opposite of the creature spoken of as Lady Harken, on Zeikfried's other side, appeared a thrid creature. This one floated in the air, and was covered in a white robe. Its head was made, or covered, in some sort of a golden crown.
"That is correct, my lord", this creature spoke to Zeikfried, "Now that the Elws are no longer helping the humans, they don't stand a chance". Now a fourth creature, this one resembling a mix between a giant ape, and a lizard, with a long tail and a green skin, walked over to the other three.
"I know, Alhazad", the creature laughed at the floating one, "When I watch them squirm in the flames, I can feel my power...". Lady Harken turned towards this green creature, and yelled at it:
"We could have gotten the *Tear Drop* with less destruction, Belselk". Belselk roared at Lady Harken and yelled:
"What? What are you talking about, you newby!".
"Both of you, stop it!", Zeikfried's thunderous voice yelled at the two. He turned back to face the giant cocoon in the tube.
"We, the Quarter Knights gather for a single purpose", he spoke, "We must break the seal which binds our leader, Mother. The dreaded Guardian seal must be undone". Belselk laughed:
"Sorry... this one is mine", and then walked off.
"Why should he have all the fun?", Alhazad complained and then teleported away, the same way he had arrived. Lady Harken looked after Belselk, as he disappeared out of her view, and then teleported away.
"Mother", Zeikfried began speaking to the giant cocoon, "when you finally wake, will the rest of the Quarter Knights share our dreams?".