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Chapter 4
But days turned into weeks. Finally, on the twenty-first day, Steven came to Valcomist.
“What does it mean to be immortal?”
“It means you can’t die,” said Valcomist.
“Yes, I know that but how did I become immortal?”
“Remember after Mizer shot you and all the pain suddenly stopped?” Valcomist’s face was serious. “When I pulled you across into another universe, you left behind part of your time. The part where you age.”
“You mean I’ll be fifteen for the rest of my life?”
“Techinically, Steven, you’ll age in mind. Just not in body. If you become skilled enough you can shift your looks and size but you’d have to be a time bender or one of the major groups to do that.”
“Major groups, minor groups…what is all that?”
“They aren’t really called major and minor groups. They’re called the Minorities and the Nobles. Nobles can do everything that the Minorities can. They can sing through time and bend time to their will and create other universes. Then there are the Time Lords. This is the group with the fewest members but they can do just about anything in time and space with the proper training.” Said Valcomist.
“So who is Zaler. I heard Mizer talk about him and you said that you lived in that city before Zaler destroyed it.”
“Zaler,” hissed Valcomist through tightly pressed lips “is the demon who ruined us all. It was he who raised the shadows and he who weakened the bonds of space and time in Zimmerot by bringing them there. The shadows engulfed millions of us. I was one of the few that escaped.” A single tear dropped from Valcomist’s heavy eyes.
Still Steven decided to press onward. “What are the shadows?” he said.
“The shadows,” Said Valcomist his tone even darker than before. “Are the first creation of space. They were one of the three things created when time and space first intersected. Before time there was only space. It was a vast mass that occupied every crevice of our vast universe. We don’t know exactly how time entered this universe but we do know that when it came three things were created. Those things were the shadows, the light and the five time stones. The shadows are just pure space broken off the original chunk. They are the most dangerous thing you can encounter because they can engulf you in pure space leaving nothing. Your time is destroyed. If you get caught by a shadow you become a shadow.”
“But how did Zaler weaken the bonds of space and time in Zimmerot by bringing shadows there?” Said Steven.
“Think boy! We are all made up of space and time that is why we can travel on both plains. So when Zaler brought pure space into Zimmerot it put more strain on the time bridges that connect Zimmerot to time and space. It literally put more weight on the balance beam and now the time remaining in Zimmerot is struggling to remain there. If the shadows destroy that time then the city is doomed.” Said Valcomist.
“So why doesn’t that happen to whatever dimension that the shadows are in?” Said Steven as he felt the growing knot in his stomach.
“Because the time is strong enough in each dimension to maintain its structure even if the scale is unbalanced slightly.” Said Valcomist. “It isn’t enough to affect the total power of time and space. A city on the other hand is not big enough to take that much pounding.”
“What about the other two things that were created.” Said Steven in a paniced voice. “There has to be something to combat the shadows!”
“Yes.” Said Valcomist slowly “The five time stones are where space and time first intersected. The shadows and the light were just by products of their creation. They have both space and time but their physical for is just densely packed space like the original mass. The light was time’s equivalent of the shadows. There was a great war that nearly destroyed the whole of the infinite mass of space but that mass was too great and the five time stones could not let either being be completely eradicated. So they created something to shelter time and space together which is the universes we know today. Where time and space lives in harmony. No one knows what happened to the light. It was one of the time lords best kept secrets.”
But how do you fight the shadows?” Said Steven “How can you…”
SCREACH!
Steven stumbled. The entire universe seemed to be tipping and off center.
“The shadows are here!” yelled Valcomist. “We have to get away before this universe collapses!”
The white space seemed to groan in protested as they ran to where Steven and Valcomist usually slept and Valcomist began to sing.
“Valcomist! I’ve come for you.” Mizer muttered as he approached them from behind. “And you will pay dearly for what you have taken from us.”
Several shadows appeared out of nowhere. Power seemed to eminate from them as they approached Steven. Steven felt as if they were pulling his soul away from his body. He tried to scream but he couldn’t move his lips.
“Be gone fowl beasts!” cried a voice emanating from every direction and place “This boy is under my protection!”
The shadows hissed and receded. Valcomist turned away from the portal in surprise but just then the universe shook in its effort to resist space and the white color faded.
“Now Steven, through the portal!” screamed Valcomist. Before Steven knew what had happened he was engulfed by the portal.
“There is no where you can run Valcomist. Join us and lead us to the boy. You will be welcomed with open arms.” Said Mizer but Valcomist was already gone.
“What does it mean to be immortal?”
“It means you can’t die,” said Valcomist.
“Yes, I know that but how did I become immortal?”
“Remember after Mizer shot you and all the pain suddenly stopped?” Valcomist’s face was serious. “When I pulled you across into another universe, you left behind part of your time. The part where you age.”
“You mean I’ll be fifteen for the rest of my life?”
“Techinically, Steven, you’ll age in mind. Just not in body. If you become skilled enough you can shift your looks and size but you’d have to be a time bender or one of the major groups to do that.”
“Major groups, minor groups…what is all that?”
“They aren’t really called major and minor groups. They’re called the Minorities and the Nobles. Nobles can do everything that the Minorities can. They can sing through time and bend time to their will and create other universes. Then there are the Time Lords. This is the group with the fewest members but they can do just about anything in time and space with the proper training.” Said Valcomist.
“So who is Zaler. I heard Mizer talk about him and you said that you lived in that city before Zaler destroyed it.”
“Zaler,” hissed Valcomist through tightly pressed lips “is the demon who ruined us all. It was he who raised the shadows and he who weakened the bonds of space and time in Zimmerot by bringing them there. The shadows engulfed millions of us. I was one of the few that escaped.” A single tear dropped from Valcomist’s heavy eyes.
Still Steven decided to press onward. “What are the shadows?” he said.
“The shadows,” Said Valcomist his tone even darker than before. “Are the first creation of space. They were one of the three things created when time and space first intersected. Before time there was only space. It was a vast mass that occupied every crevice of our vast universe. We don’t know exactly how time entered this universe but we do know that when it came three things were created. Those things were the shadows, the light and the five time stones. The shadows are just pure space broken off the original chunk. They are the most dangerous thing you can encounter because they can engulf you in pure space leaving nothing. Your time is destroyed. If you get caught by a shadow you become a shadow.”
“But how did Zaler weaken the bonds of space and time in Zimmerot by bringing shadows there?” Said Steven.
“Think boy! We are all made up of space and time that is why we can travel on both plains. So when Zaler brought pure space into Zimmerot it put more strain on the time bridges that connect Zimmerot to time and space. It literally put more weight on the balance beam and now the time remaining in Zimmerot is struggling to remain there. If the shadows destroy that time then the city is doomed.” Said Valcomist.
“So why doesn’t that happen to whatever dimension that the shadows are in?” Said Steven as he felt the growing knot in his stomach.
“Because the time is strong enough in each dimension to maintain its structure even if the scale is unbalanced slightly.” Said Valcomist. “It isn’t enough to affect the total power of time and space. A city on the other hand is not big enough to take that much pounding.”
“What about the other two things that were created.” Said Steven in a paniced voice. “There has to be something to combat the shadows!”
“Yes.” Said Valcomist slowly “The five time stones are where space and time first intersected. The shadows and the light were just by products of their creation. They have both space and time but their physical for is just densely packed space like the original mass. The light was time’s equivalent of the shadows. There was a great war that nearly destroyed the whole of the infinite mass of space but that mass was too great and the five time stones could not let either being be completely eradicated. So they created something to shelter time and space together which is the universes we know today. Where time and space lives in harmony. No one knows what happened to the light. It was one of the time lords best kept secrets.”
But how do you fight the shadows?” Said Steven “How can you…”
SCREACH!
Steven stumbled. The entire universe seemed to be tipping and off center.
“The shadows are here!” yelled Valcomist. “We have to get away before this universe collapses!”
The white space seemed to groan in protested as they ran to where Steven and Valcomist usually slept and Valcomist began to sing.
“Valcomist! I’ve come for you.” Mizer muttered as he approached them from behind. “And you will pay dearly for what you have taken from us.”
Several shadows appeared out of nowhere. Power seemed to eminate from them as they approached Steven. Steven felt as if they were pulling his soul away from his body. He tried to scream but he couldn’t move his lips.
“Be gone fowl beasts!” cried a voice emanating from every direction and place “This boy is under my protection!”
The shadows hissed and receded. Valcomist turned away from the portal in surprise but just then the universe shook in its effort to resist space and the white color faded.
“Now Steven, through the portal!” screamed Valcomist. Before Steven knew what had happened he was engulfed by the portal.
“There is no where you can run Valcomist. Join us and lead us to the boy. You will be welcomed with open arms.” Said Mizer but Valcomist was already gone.
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