Grenwer is happier than usual. He said, ‘The apprentice is at present being held in isolation on the astral base here at Theren 1.’
‘Good.’ I said, ‘I want to see him.’
‘Yes, but first, I want you to take the conscious-mental-probe test. Try to locate Reeas and Deria.’
‘Yes,’ but you know Kallo’s apprentice is banking on us wanting to bargain for his, and also Kallo’s release again.’
‘I know, but we have to try, maybe he didn’t make his normal exact preparations.’
‘I know, but I have something that will persuade him, better than mere threats.’
‘Oh, what is that?’ Grenwer said.
‘Please don’t ask, just let me see him, you can observe through the monitors.’
I am led to the Isolation Cells; they are special Astral cells which are supposed to be escape proof, but Kallo, being Kallo, did escape, more than once, well, I will try to persuade this apprentice to stay for a while.
Kallo, or the apprentice, looks unmoved; he knows he is trapped, but probably thinks it will be a short time till he escapes, he looks at me with contempt.
‘Well, look who it is, the-Trainee.’
‘Yes, and look at you, the Master, in jail.’
‘Not for long.’
‘Who are you? You look like Kallo, but obviously you are someone else.’ In the next instance, I know I have to get to him, for some reason, and I don’t know why? I simply walk into his supposedly, escape proof cell. He looks stunned; he jumped up and ran for the door, probably thinking that he can get out. I grab him by the neck, as I turn into Cloft the Tourgen clone. He tries in vain to get free, I put my other hand on his forehead, as Mannus comes into my consciousness. I can feel the power starting to generate through me to the apprentice, then from the apprentice, to me. I release him; he slumps to the floor unconscious. Grenwer came in. ‘How did you do that?’ he said.
I don’t know? ‘I just felt like doing it.’
‘Can it be, that you are a Special-Envoy for Mannus?’
‘If I am, then I am, all I know is, I have to follow my destiny.
The other thing is, I may not know where Reeas and Deria are, but I know where they are not.’
‘Really?’ said Grenwer.
‘Yes, and we can’t use the worm-hole at Eta 63457.’
‘I thought so; we didn’t scan any irregularities, but to be sure, it would take a lot of time.’
‘Yes, also, it wouldn’t do us any good, to go there anyway. Reeas and Deria are not in any of the access areas known to us from Eta 63457.’
‘What are you saying?’
‘I am saying they are nowhere to be found in this Universe.’
‘How do you know?’
‘Mannus told me.’
‘But there are no crossover points here in this sector of this Universe.’
I know, but even so, they are not here. They were thrown into Dark-Space, as you know.’
‘Yes,’ said Grenwer.
‘Well, they were then catapulted into another universe.’
‘By what?’
‘By Kallo’s little helpers they operate in Dark-Space.’
‘We suspected something, but as you know, we can’t access the place.’
‘Well, now we can.’ I said.
‘You don’t mean, you are going to go inside the Dark-Space, do you?’
‘I have to.’
‘But Reeas and Deria are not there.’
‘No, I know, but the access way, is still there.’
‘Dan, I know you have the protection of Mannus at the moment,
but once you access Dark-Space, that protection will be gone.’
‘Yes, I know, but I have to try for Reeas and Deria. They would do the same for me.’
‘You know that Dark-Space is a compilation of numerous Black Holes, don’t you?’
‘Yes.’
And if you get killed, you won’t be able to get back?’
‘Yes, but that is only speculation, isn’t it?’
Grenwer look at me in a knowing way, as if to show his love, in the only way a Guardian can, by just being in higher state of consciousness!
I know I can reach them.’ I said.
‘Yes.’ Grenwer said. ‘And if anyone can reach them, it is you.’
‘Thank you.’ I said.
OK, now for you students out there again: you know we are on the Astral Plane at the present time, so why don’t I just go into the Dark-Space from the Astral Plane? You say. I simply can’t risk going into Dark-Space from the astral plane because we might get stranded in there, maybe for a millennia or more. Yes, you say, but time doesn’t matter on the Astral Plane does it? No, but Dark-Space time could be different! We have never been into Dark-Space, so, it is a chance I can’t risk. We could get destroyed as Soul. How? You ask. Soul without light is nothing, yes, you say, but what if we get killed in the Physical Dark-Space? I say, I will risk it for my Reeas. At least it is the same plane of existence. The ship we will be using is the standard type, but don’t be put off with that. There is nothing standard about Debra; she is simply, the highest technology in the Multiverse, more than up to any danger that we will encounter. We have super fabrication-machines on board; that means, we can replace any part, or even the ship itself with a little time. The ship itself is a law unto itself, regenerating with every second and even able to replace any person who is on board by cloning, although Sionn and company can grow bodies of any Guardian on any planet in any Universe. The ship has updated itself, as usual, also, Deria 2 and I had on our light suits, already. We wanted to be safe, rather than sorry.
The light suits are, as you know, again, the most technologically engineered clothing of any age, able to protect one from even nuclear blasts, how, you say? The material is made from structured-atoms, but, we don’t know how they will cope in Dark-Space.
I am now feeling scared again, not for myself, but for Reeas and Deria. I can tell Deria 2, is also uneasy. In fact, she tells me that, she isn’t just a sister of Deria 1, but a twin sister, also, they have never been out of contact for one minute, in their entire lives, never mind one day, and their lives are very long. I feel like resting, or rather meditating.
I’m going to try and contact all the Yoga Masters, plus meditation monks, that I have known in numerous past lives on Earth and other planets that I have incarnated on. I may be just Dan Sherman in my last life, but altogether, it makes up a very long list of spiritual people, plus masters. I know I have the backing of Mannus, but, in Dark-Space who knows what will happen. I feel scared in the puny body of Dan Sherman, but in the body of Cloft the Tourgen clone, I feel Invulnerable. I know it is an animalistic thing. My brain is saying, what can a beast type person do to help you? You need to use brains and logic. But I want to be Cloft, is the beast inside me taking over?
I sit down in the lotus position again, and straight away I am on a hill top overlooking a beautiful lake, I also know this place as a Sanctuary. It is a place where spiritual people gather to find a master, some people manage it, but some don’t. I found the master in one past life, but died a few days later, now that master is here, plus, more than fifty more, also, numerous students. Maybe you are here also, my student friends? Don’t scoff, it is totally possible. Mannus is in the center of the group, he doesn’t speak, but we can feel his power. Sionn is there, also, Grenwer, plus Deria 2, I also see Daria’s brethren, and all manner of higher life forms, plus Thalo and his people, also Fagil from Far-Station, which is now the planet Yalton. They helped to bring Reeas back to life when she got killed by the Burin. OK, now, I see this is serious stuff. I know exactly what to do, and that was, simply, yes, I know I use the word simply a lot, but believe me, my student friends, it is easy to contact God, a thing people don’t seem to want to do, as most people want the material things in life rather than the spiritual things. Believe me, I have had both and I can say, the spiritual things are better, because they lift you up to higher things, and so on to better worlds, in future lives. OK, enough said about that, yes, I know, you already know that, but I just want to reassure myself.
I feel overpowered by the light and sound coming from everyone and everything. My head feels as though it will explode! Then suddenly, everything is dark; but I can still function! I can still see, and hear, normally! I know this is how Dark-Space will be. I have been given access to a world which has been inaccessible throughout the ages. I feel elation beyond words. I know Deria 2 will be feeling the same, even though, she is already a higher being. God, I feel Invulnerable! Yes, you say, but how about the beings who exist in the in the Dark-Space? I say I don’t care, I know we can now access it, and if so, we can overcome anything. My little fairy like friend Deria 2, who is a Master Guardian and I, can now enter a place where my darling Reeas and Deria 2’s sister are being held, or in isolation. Now is the time to act.