On my way to the conference hall I think, surely, the Guardians should have known about the events that happened on Altreena?
In the hall, Grenwer is sat on the central chair, with three more Guardians, who I know to be Higher Coordinators; but there is one seat, which is vacant, to the right of Grenwer; this seat I know is Sionn’s. When everyone is settled, Grenwer said, ‘Please, welcome, our new Higher Coordinator, Kallo 2.
‘What?’ I shouted. Everyone in the hall is now shouting, no, no.
‘Please, please,’ shouted Grenwer. ‘This is a grade One- Emergency-Meeting, everyone must comply! The noise abated after some time. Kallo, is now, at the seat where Sionn used to sit! Grenwer, nodded to him to start. Kallo started to speak. ‘This meeting has been especially called because the whole fabric of the Guardian-Network is now under threat!’
Everyone in the hall is now staring in disbelief. One member of the audience on the front row, shouted ‘Yes, and you are the cause!’
Grenwer is now on his feet. He motioned Kallo to sit down. Grenwer then started to speak. ‘Members, we are now in a new danger! We could have held information from you, about Kallo, but we wanted to be honest, as the truth always makes itself known, sooner or later. We could have changed Kallo’s appearance; we could have cloned him into any form, we want you to know, that Kallo is now, no danger to us. The real danger is the threat from Kallo’s apprentices.’
‘And who is to blame for that?’ Shouted several people in the audience.
‘Grenwer said, please be quiet, this is a crisis, and we have to be orderly. Kallo has extensive knowledge about their network; it has taken a long time for us, to get Kallo ready-for-action, this meeting is also for the benefit of any students who can access our network. As you know, Dan Sherman has been isolated into some sort of vacuum, our agents are trying to locate him, but up to now we have been unsuccessful. You also, know, Dan has access to Debra, who has become more than just the ships computer; she is simply, the whole Guardian-Network, so, you see? Now that Dan is missing, our network has depleted itself, to the extent that, we are in real danger! We will now revert back to the old system of Thought-Transfer!’
‘What?’ Shouted someone from the second row? How can we do that? That system has been obsolete for centuries!’
‘It is simply, a safeguard,’ shouted Grenwer. All of you, have been trained in Thought-Transfer, even the student Guardians, are familiar with it, so please, use it from now on, we can’t risk jeopardizing the network.
For Students, themselves: The difference between the Thought-Transfer, and the Network, is simply, that the Network is the light book, and so, the light book is under threat. In years gone by Thought-Transfer was the way to access the Guardian-Network. Now, please let Kallo 2 speak.’
It takes a few minutes for the hall to calm down. Kallo 2, is now standing and looking around the hall. I start to feel uneasy. Kallo then waved his hand, seconds later, all the lights in the hall went out, people started to shout; also, some people are now on their feet. Within seconds, the lights came on again.
‘Please don’t be alarmed.’ Kallo 2, said.
‘I’m just trying to make you see, that darkness, is something that I have had a lot of experience with; only, real darkness, is something that most of you, haven’t really experienced.
‘What are you trying to say,’ said one person in the audience, ‘that you are a very bad man?’
‘No!’ shouted Kallo. I am trying to say, that I am a Higher Being with experience in the dark regions; I have also been to Mannus. The Kallo, you once knew, is now gone. How can I justify the things I have done in my past, you say? I can’t. But I am willing to sacrifice myself; I will scour the lower regions to find Dan Sherman! I stood up and shouted.
‘Dan has been found to be, in none of the lower regions, or any world of existence!’
‘I have been to, many ‘Worlds-of-Existence,’ young lady, and I can tell you, there are many such places, where higher beings cannot enter. That is why, I am being asked to help. In fact, it is you, my dear Reeas, who I want to accompany me.’
‘I can’t,’ I said, I am going on a special mission.’
‘OK, then, when you finish your ‘special mission,’ please contact me by thought-transfer; also I think you will find that your special-mission, is connected with this mission.’
Grenwer then asked everyone to help, in any way, before he closed the meeting. I then went to the restroom, to prepare my thoughts for sleep. Within a short time, I am in the Room-of-Doors, of course, it is my own past life records room, just as Dan has his own. Students: please be aware that, you can also access, the Room-of-Doors if you know you were once in a past life with either me, or Dan, then, you can help, these records are ongoing, that means, they are continually being upgraded, so you can access them anytime. I stand facing, what I know is, the first door. Sionn said, let love guide me. I think about Dan, and the place he would most want to go to while on Altreena. I know he was excited about visiting his old nanny, of course, we tried to check up on the robot nanny, but all records and everything else was destroyed in the blast. All I could think of, is to go to the past life of Dan, when he was a Napie. Again, the records were tampered with. Without Debra, everything is in a shambles. I sit down, as Dan would do, before he meditated, and closed my eyes. I find myself on a hilltop. I look around to find, my past life spiritual masters, sitting in meditation. After some time, one Master said, ‘Dan Sherman is nowhere on the Higher Planes, search for his past lives on Altreena, then go to the lower regions; you will have to be aware, that he may have been isolated into some kind of vessel, or mental vacuum.’
Oh, no, I think, Kallo is right, but I don’t care, as long as I find my, Dan. I open my eyes. I am back in the Room-of-Doors. I have to walk through several levels, to get to the right one. As Students, you’re probably wondering how I managed to find the right one. I simply remembered! I love to talk with Dan, as we relate each other’s past life records. I stand in front of the right door, and meditated. I now feel Dan is close by, but he is also low in consciousness! I open the door.
Now, for Students: You know, I am in Astral Mode, and as such, I cannot be seen, or touched. Of course, this is my past life, and not Dan’s, so you see, it is the right time, but the wrong place. At the time in question, Dan, was being cosseted by his robot nanny; but I was trying to learn plant propagation, on the planet Elphon, a planet similar to Earth, in the Quadrel Galaxy; although Elphon is millions of light-years away from Altreena, it only takes me minutes to get there by astral travel. Now, for Students again: please concentrate on Dan, I know that together we, can bring him home. I am now, at the Astral Planet of Altreena. What a striking difference from Elphon! Altreena is a planet where everything is made easy, physically, but on Elphon, everything is hard. Now, all I have to do is, access the computer databank. How, you ask? if I can’t touch anything, it is because, I can transfer my consciousness into it; it is something only Guardians and Higher Entities can do. It is easy to access the records, I have also, made a friend in a Guardian, who was sent to Altreena on a training mission! Imagine meeting someone who was a Guardian 125,000 years ago! God, surely works in mysterious ways. The Guardian’s name is Gallo, he said, we were informed you were going to come to Altreena. I made preparations for a security upgrade; just in case any Dark Agents are around. Is the Guardian-Network not marvelous, my student friends!
We find Dan’s Nannie’s apartment. I have to make sure, I don’t interfere in any way. I find it fascinating to watch Dan, as Deeny, playing and being loved, by a Robot! What use will it be, to watch Dan, as a Napie, you ask? I just want to observe the consciousness of Dan. I know it sounds silly, but, it may help us find Dan. I want to hug, little Deeny, and take him home, but I know I can’t. All I can do, is love him, and leave him. I make sure, I uploaded any info that maybe helpful to us, also, I don’t meet any student Guardians while I am accessing the records. Don’t worry, students, you are young, and will learn, when I say young, I mean, it in the broader sense of past lives, and not just years, you understand. After all, it is not easy to find one lifetime in millions! You may, also be thinking, why can’t I give information to the Altreenan Government about the bomb that will destroy the sleep rooms in 125,000 years’ time, well, as much as I would like to, I can’t. It is the law, that we do not interfere with any world. The only exception is, when something threatens multiple worlds, as Kallo did at Far-Station, also I am only a Guardian, and not a coordinator. I transferred back to Elphon, I want to spend some time looking up old friends, but I know I have to hurry back to the Room-of-Doors. If you are wondering how I will find the door back through to the room, I just know, call it intuition. I start to walk through door after door, I am now using thought-transfer to try and find my way to Kallo, or Kallo 2, I should say. I am also, trying to be conscious of Dan. I am getting thought-transfer messages from Grenwer and Deria, they say, there is still no trace of Dan, and just as the Master said, Dan could be trapped in some sort of vessel or vacuum. I can assume, that Dan, is somewhere in the lower regions, because that is where Kallo’s apprentices are most active.
To get to the lower regions, all I have to do, is be aware. Why can’t I just be aware, when I access the past lives, then? you say. As students, you will know that, Sionn and Grenwer can access their past lives, just by being aware, but ordinary Guardians, are still learning, especially now that Debra, has become depleted. I have to tell you students, that I am worried. If the dark agents can get access to Debra, then we are in big trouble! I am now, on the first major lower level. As students, you will remember the journey into the lower levels that Dan and I made in our last adventure there. Kallo was also asked to accompany Dan, by Higher Guardians, and was actually part of me, and yes, Kallo did help, although, Kallo had only just been neutralized by Mannus, so we were a little worried. Sorry, if I’m going on a bit, students, but, as you know, going into the lower regions is no picnic.
I am, now, getting a Thought-Transfer from Kallo 2. He is on the third level from the bottom, so to speak, actually, there is no bottom, but, we usually refer to it as base; you know there are numerous sub planes on each level, also. Now, I am nearing the third level, I’m not walking, as you know, but floating, I can fly, if I want to, but I want to check out the landscape. You remember the portals, from the last time we came down here? well, that is how I managed to access the levels. Normally, people, or entities, who want to pass through the levels have to go by way of the gate, and be checked by the gatekeeper, but we as Guardians, have access to the portals, which are special hidden gateways, you students know this anyway, and you also know, that there are Guardians, or special agents, on every gate. I made enquiries from them about Dan, but no one had any information. Kallo 2, is waiting at the third level gateway. He said, ‘I have been contemplating, while waiting for you. I want you to come on a little journey with me.’
‘Where?’ I said.
‘Somewhere that no other Guardian has been, but me, and there won’t be any gatekeepers where we are going.’
I feel a strange compulsion to be somewhere else, but I said, ‘OK.’ Never forget, students, Kallo is a Master, when it comes to the dark regions, even though, he has been neutralized; he has still got his old consciousness; so he is still the same, you say? No, he is different, as the mental side of him, has been altered. Please don’t ask me how it works, I don’t know, or care, I only want to get my, Dan, back. Kallo said, for any students who have managed to get here at this exact time, you may be able to help, please sit down, and close your eyes. We are going to meet some friends of mine. I no sooner close my eyes, when I feel a strange urge to run! I open my eyes to find, we are in a sort of cave system. I look around to see, all sorts of entities one would associate with Hell! I know most of the creatures here, but there are some, even I, don’t know. ‘What level, is this?’ I said.
‘This is a level that only I know about.’
‘Never!’ I said.
‘Why do you doubt me?’
‘Surely, the Guardian-Network, would know about it.’
‘Really! He said, looking very sure of himself. ‘Try to send a message by Thought-Transfer.’
I am, now, getting pretty nervous, I can tell you. I can see some of the creatures are surrounding us.
‘Where are we?’ I said.
‘We are in a neutral realm. Don’t be alarmed. Just trust me.’
We are, now, totally surrounded! You students will know most of the creatures from the Hell Worlds. There were Gremlins, Trolls, and Demons, of all kinds; but the one, that most scared me, is now stood before us!
‘What the hell do you want?’ It said.
‘Hello, old-chap.’ Kallo said. ‘We want some information.’
‘Are you trying to be funny?’ The creature said.
‘Not at all, oh, sorry about my manners, this is Mr.’s Sherman, Mr.’s Sherman, this is Belial, one of the Crown-Princes from Hell.’
‘I don’t give a flying bat from hell, who she is. You were once a good friend of ours, Kallo, but now, you are working for the other side. What have you got to say, before we roast you?’
‘Just three sentences, actually,’ Kallo said. I know some the words that Kallo started to speak are from the Black-Arts-Scriptures, which Kallo has taken, from various planets. Now, all the creatures, including Belial, are just standing around, looking at us, with blank expressions!
‘Now, Reeas, can you detect any sign of Dan?’
I am speechless, for a few seconds, as my senses are reeling.
‘No, it is just a confusing mess!’ I said.
‘Don’t worry, my dear, it will take you a little time to acclimatize; I also, can’t detect any sign of him, so we will move on, to the next level. We won’t have any more trouble from the inmates.’
‘Why? How come, you can control them, so easily?’ I said.
‘I have control of these lower regions.’
Again, I ask, ‘how?’
‘Do you know the story, of the Fallen Angel?’
‘Yes,’ I said, ‘he is called Lucifer.’
‘Well, that was me!’
‘What?’ I said.
‘Yes, me, of course, the story got mixed up quite a lot, in the old days of Earth.’
I can’t believe what I am hearing! But the more, I think about it, the more it makes sense.
‘You were a Guardian with Sionn, about 3,500 years ago? I said.
‘Actually it was more like 4,500 years. Don’t forget, I was into dark side of things, many years before, Sionn, found out. I thought I could even cheat Mannus, but I was wrong, come, all we have to do now, is simply, walk through the Main-Portal; it saves having to skulk in hidden gateways, eh?’
I don’t know why, but I am starting to actually, like Kallo 2! We walk through to the next level without any trouble. I am starting to get used to the light, or darkness! Most of the beings on this level, can not see us, but once, or twice, we got funny looks from some entities.
‘Is this level, also neutral?’ I said.
‘Yes, it is.’
‘Are there places that the people can go to worship, around here?’ I said.
‘What?’ said Kallo.
‘I mean, are there any sort of shrines.’
‘I suppose so, but it might be to worship the Devil, why?’
‘Just let us find one.’ I said.
‘Alright, Reeas, but, you might be disappointed. Kallo started to look at the people walking by.
‘What are you doing?’ I said.
‘I am looking at their auras; we need to find one, with sufficient light, to help us.’
‘Yes,’ I said, ‘what about that woman, there?’ The woman is already looking at us, with a curious stare. She is dressed in a, sack like, garment, that looked like it is ready for the dump, but she has washed her face, and hair. I can tell, she is ready to move on; we walk over to her, and I said,
‘Do you want to move nearer to the light?’
She looks at us, with nervousness, and said yes, I do, desperately.’
I then said, ‘Take us to the place, where you pray, and we will help you.’
She said, ‘We can only pray in private, if we are found to be praying, we are taken away.’
I said, ‘Is there anywhere, that people go, to pray together?’
‘Yes,’ she said, but it is forbidden!’
‘Just show us where it is. We will take care of you.’
We finally got to the shrine, after much walking in circles. I can tell, that the woman, is wrestling with her inner demons, not knowing, whether, to go or stay. We finally arrive at the site. It is a sort of large mound of earth, which I recognize as a barrow; an ancient earth mound, that people use for spiritual purposes, and burial; in fact, there are several of them dotted about the place; the area reminds me of the Bronze-Age back on Earth. I am fascinated to see people carrying things, like, shopping bags, and umbrellas. Kallo can see I am intrigued.
‘What a difference, from the last place,’ I said.
‘Yes, it is surprising, how much change there is in a whole level, don’t forget, we have by-passed many sub levels.’
‘Why?’ I said.
Let us just say, I feel my old apprentices, won’t feel comfortable there. Kallo is smiling. He knows, he is the only one, who can actually stand up to Belial himself! I look around at the people here, most are ordinary people, who live there, not really caring about what the actual site is. I can see one girl, who looks much brighter than the others, I said to Kallo,
‘Can you see the light from that girl?’
‘Yes, she is a searcher, and the one we have been looking for!’
‘What?’ I said
‘Yes, I can tell, she is something to do with my ex-Team-Mates, Reeas, I’m going to make myself invisible, I feel, that girl, might recognize me from my past, and it may hinder you.’
‘Where has he, gone,’ said the woman, who came with us.
‘Never mind, I said, just be calm.’
I walk up to the girl, and say,
‘Have you just arrived here?
‘Yes, three days ago, but I don’t know where I am?’
‘Where did you come from?’
‘I don’t know, but it was much brighter than this place.’
‘Where do you live?’ I said.
I am staying at that old ruin, over there, by the river. She pointed to a dilapidated building on a hill, about half a mile away, with a large wall around it.
‘Why are you here, in his spiritual place?’ I asked.
‘I wanted to pray, to see if I can go back home.’
‘What do you do, in the building?’ I said.’
‘I have to look after this little creature, but in a few hours’ time, I have to put it in a container and gas it!’
‘Why?’ I said.
‘They told me, it would destroy us all! But I don’t see how? I don’t know why they choose me to do this terrible thing? They said, I would be able to get back to my family. I just wish it was all over with.’
‘Don’t worry.’ I said, I will walk back with you; I want to see this creature. I am with the government department here.’
‘Oh, no, I will be punished for this! won’t I?’
‘No, you won’t. Please relax. How many people are at the building?’
‘I saw five, but there may be more.’
How did you manage to get out? I said.
There is a small door at the rear which opens out to an old type garden, with a high wall around it, no one saw me leave.’
I am, now, getting a Thought-Transfer from Kallo.
‘This is too easy, Reeas. It is as though, they are expecting us. I’m going to move into High Intensity Invisibility, don’t worry, I will still be here. Change your form now, to the shape of this girl, also your aura, and go into Invisibility Mode. When you get to the building, just try to relax, don’t forget, we are still in a Neutral Zone as far as the actual Astral Plane is concerned, that means, you might not be able to use all your former powers.’
‘But you will, right?’ I said.
‘My dear girl, you are speaking to Lucifer himself, I am Master of these lower levels, so I, surely, hope so, after all, I created the Neutral Zone!’
‘Why did they choose this girl to destroy Dan? I said.’
‘It is because, she has the same consciousness, as the little creature.’
‘What?’ I said.
‘They will merge Dan, with the girl, when it is time to kill the creature. There is no gas, or special tube in which to destroy it.
They use a mental sound, intensity weapon.’
Anyone with the same identical consciousness, or I, should say, very near consciousness, will be merged, then they are lost. They must have hunted high-and-low for this girl.’
‘What sort of people are these agents?’ I said, with an angry tone in my voice!
‘They were my people, I trained them.’ Kallo said. I forgot Kallo himself, actually was, the leader of the whole Dark Agent network, a relatively, short time ago!
‘Don’t worry! We will save him!’
‘How do you know?’
‘Just relax a moment,... Can you not feel him? I will neutralize the girl and the woman, and they will have no trouble, moving through to the next level.’
You mean, you will kill them!’
‘It is not really killing them; I’m just moving them on, most of the people here, are as good as dead already, are they not?’
‘What if it is a trap? Surely they must know she has escaped!’
‘Yes, but they don’t need her now, they already have her mental pattern and consciousness linked into Dan’s. All they have to do, is throw the switch. But the agents down here, are not the brightest of beings.’
The Neutral Zone is a good place to hide out, I should know, but once you’re in it, it is easy to access, anyway, am I not Master of this place?’
Now, I have to smile; for once, I feel confident. Having dealt with the two females, we made our way to the large building. It reminds me of a manor house, from the Tudor period, in England. It is, sort of, dark and spooky. As we get closer, I notice a graveyard at the rear! For you students: you will know already that, on the Astral Plane, people can live as though, they are still alive, but some people, will believe they are dead, also, this is a neutral zone, so things will get mixed up. Sorry, students, but I have to concentrate on the mission at hand, so please forgive me if I can’t give you the attention you deserve. We go around the back, I notice, there are a few specters, who are hanging about the graveyard. Kallo said, he would sort them out, later. We enter the building in invisibility mode, there is no one around. Kallo’s high intensity shield is very good, even I, can’t detect him! I make my way to the other room were two agents, are seated.
‘It is, about time!’ One said, ‘we expected you, hours ago! you may as well, show yourself, we can’t see you, but you tripped a detection beam, on your way in. I’m afraid, you are too late to save Dan Sherman. He is already destroyed!’
I feel anger coming over me. Instead of changing into the girl, I change into my Tourgen beast form. Kallo, earlier, informed me, that I may not be able to change shape, at will here, but I guess, my anger brought it on. I can see the look of terror, as they see me materialize.
‘It is, no good, trying to scare us; we know, we are on the Astral Plane, and we will simply transfer back to our base.’
‘Yes,’ I said, ‘but not before I rip the hell out of you, and you know you will be able to feel pain, because you know, you are on the Astral Plane and I am also made up of the same stuff, am I not?’ They try to run, but they don’t get far. I run upstairs, after pulling their heads off. I kill another two at the top of the stairs. I then run into the room where I know Dan is. (For students again: just a quick mention, that killing someone, on the inner planes, is simply up to the consciousness of the individual. Some beings, can feel pain, and some can override it.) The last agent is holding the dead body of little Deeny, in one hand. ‘Here is your precious little Dan Sherman,’ he said, as he threw him onto the floor, and kicked him over to me. I look at the agent with hatred! Something I rarely feel, as a Guardian. I walk over to the agent, look him straight in the eyes, and said, ‘How does it make you feel, to destroy a soul?’
‘I don’t care; I have been especially trained not to care.’
‘Oh?’ I said, and how do you feel about pain?’ He started to look nervous.
‘You won’t make me suffer! You are a Guardian, so you have to be caring!’
‘Really?’ I said, ‘but I am a Tourgen, just now, and you know, they are not very caring, I also, don’t feel very caring, at the moment! If you don’t believe me, go and look at your team mates over there.’
‘OK, just give me a few minutes, to transform into a Devil-Beast from Ghalinda, and It will be a fair fight.’ I grabbed him by the throat. ‘Was it a fair fight, when you killed a defenseless Napie?’
‘It wasn’t a Napie, he spluttered, It was Dan Sherman! He was the Arch-Enemy of our entire network!’
‘And you are an Arch-Enemy of my network.’
as I started to squeeze. I know he is dead, when his eyeballs popped out of his skull.
‘Bravo.’ shouted Kallo, who is now visible. ‘I’ll remember to ask for your help, when I’m trouble, in future.’
‘But, Dan is gone!' I shouted.
‘Are you, so sure?’ said Kallo. I look at the Napie on the floor.
‘Maybe you should look in the other room.’ Kallo said. I run into the other room. I glance over to the bench, which is against the wall, to see Dan materializing, even as I look!
‘Thank you, Kallo, I shouted, ‘Thank you.’
‘I thought it would be advisable, to check the upstairs first.’ Kallo said.
‘But how did you manage to stop them triggering of the machine?’
‘I used my expertise, my dear, Reeas. I simply touched the agent on the neck, to make him believe he had triggered it. Then I switched off the machine!’
‘What about the Napie?’ I said.
‘Are yes, once Dan, was safely in his own consciousness, the Napie died. How did I do Reeas?’
‘I have to admit.’ I said. ‘I am impressed.’
‘I’ll just go and sort out the specters in the graveyard; I think they have been here long enough. Several millennia is a long time, yes? well, I thought they deserved it, at the time, but now, I’m in a better state of mind, I feel benevolent, so, I will show mercy, and put them out of their misery. You can reacquaint yourself with Dan. It will take a while for him to become stable, but don’t worry, he will be OK.’
‘Thank you again.’ I said. I am now back in my original form as Reeas, while Dan, is now starting to become conscious.
I have to admit, that Kallo, is a very formidable, and scary person; but, he has that certain thing, about him, that, I, as a female, can appreciate. I call it dark-attraction; female students, will know what I mean.
‘What happened?’ Dan said?
‘Don’t speak.’ I said. ‘Just let me hold you.’
It took several minutes, for Dan to become stable.
‘Why does my head, hurt so much?’ he said.
‘Don’t worry, please rest, when you are ready we will transfer back to the sub base for debrief. Just be thankful to a special agent, that’s all.’