Part Two

The dreams were coming more often, so much that he tried to avoid them by going without sleep. But then that began to affect his schooling because he was falling asleep in class; what didn't help was that he hadn't taken off the pendant since it had appeared in his hand. He was dreaming through English Lit

He was running through a river being chased by coyotes, he pulled away from the river and dove into the forest. The pendant was glowing from it's spot around his neck and it was leading him on. The trees fell away and he came to a halt in front of shop selling old Indian trinkets. He felt someone behind him and turned round sharply to see an old man standing there looking grim. Max knew in an instant who the man was, the pendant grew brighter almost as if to acknowledge the man's presence before knocking Max out of the dream...

Max jerked awake and fell back in his chair yelping loudly disrupting the class. He grabbed for the pendant and was relieved to feel it still there. A name was running through his mind; RiverDog and suddenly all he could focus on was finding him.

***

The monks in the Granolith Monastery were surprising her, every day in fact. She had gone through a few days of strange lessons to teach her Antarian and she picked it up pretty quick, she offered to teach them to speak English and Spanish because she knew those languages fluently but they declined.

After she had learnt the lingo they began to teach her how to behave, she had been in nothing but 'finishing' lessons until that morning when Kyti had taken her to a large room filled with padding, it freaked her out a bit because it was like a padded cell but once they explained she went in and a few minutes later Doby came in. He began to teach her simple defence moves and had her repeat them until she got them right. She was a quick study and picked them up pretty quick. She was sweating by the time she sat down against the wall, Doby bowed to her before sitting down where he was

"Doby... what's the outside like?" she asked "Outside the monastery?"

"I do not know Divine Being. I cannot remember ever being outside the walls"

"Really?" she asked a little surprised and he nodded

"Being a priest here is a lifetime commitment, one I appreciate and... well love more than anything"

"How can you love something that keeps you so confined?" she asked and he blushed
"You" he whispered and her eyebrows shot up

"Me? But..." she stuttered in surprise, she had never expected him to say she was the reason
"I used to hate it here. I longed to go outside, but I was too afraid to leave my brother. So I suffered it until Kyti began teaching me the scrolls and prophecies" he bit his lip "I read and learnt all about you and how you would come to save us. After that I longed to meet you, the day you would arrive I would be in the chamber, I worked hard so very hard to be Kyti's assistant so I could be there when you came through"
"But weren't you expecting a man?" she asked with a slight smile

"I was going to love you no matter what and I do. The more time I spend with you and learn from you, the more I admire you" he confessed "I know that I could never contend with the hidden king but just now that I love you, always have and always will" he told her and she smiled

"I will. Thank you" she went over and kissed his cheek and he turned bright pink. Literally. Antarians were strange creatures, they changed colour to suit their emotions so there was no hiding how they felt from her. She was on her way out when she paused

"Who... whose the hidden King? It's not Kivar is it?" she gasped and his eyes widened in shock
"No lord no! It's King Zan. He was sent to Earth a very long time ago,"

"Oh" she said, she didn't know why but a picture of Max sprang into her head and she placed her hand over her chest unaware that her Antarian Symbol was glowing.

She left the room and walked down the corridor to go to her room but paused when she hear someone calling her name; her real name.

"Liz" it whispered, it was that familiar voice she had heard when she first entered the Granolith. She followed it to the Granolith chamber and entered it to find Adarra sitting there staring at the Granolith. He watched as she entered and walked over to it as if in a trance. She reached out to touch the skin of the Granolith and it rippled out and bright light covered her body filling the room with light. Symbols travelled all over her body as words, thoughts and feelings were poured into her. The light abruptly vanished and she fell down on her knees. Adarra pressed a panic button then moved to help her up. Several priests came to attend her. They had been unprepared for what this was and how no clue what had happened to the Divine Being.

Liz could feel her surroundings and all the people and it scared her a little. She could pull little things out of their heads and as Doby carefully took her arm to help her up she felt all the moves to defend oneself soak into her, it was like it was being downloaded from his head to hers. She stood up and they stepped back

"Contact the people in alliance with us. Prepare the warriors, it's time to return to Earth" she told them and Kyti just nodded, most of the priests ran off to do as she ordered.

***

Max moved out of the shadows towards the shop from his dream. Michael and Isabel were standing by the jeep while he went to investigate. There was a Mesaliko woman selling trinkets just like in his dream. He paused in the same spot he had in the dream and turned round to see RiverDog standing there. Michael and Isabel had never even seen him approach

"Son of the stars" he whispered

"What does this all mean?" Max demanded holding up the pendant "Who are you?"

"Not what or who but when. The prophecies that lead to this symbol of hope and peace are upon us. The Great War of our age is coming, you have to be ready to fight. You must be ready to help the being of great power, she has been greatly anticipated by my people for a long, long time"

"Do you know who this being of power is? How can I help her?"

"You must love her" he replied and Max had no clue why a picture of Liz appeared in his head unbidden

"It's Liz isn't it? She's the being of great power?" he asked, RiverDog just gave him a small smirk before walking off.

Max walked over to the lady selling trinkets, he wanted to know more about RiverDog
"Excuse me, but does RiverDog come round here often?" he asked and she looked at him strangely

"RiverDog?" she repeated and he nodded

"Yeah" he answered her and she shook her head

"RiverDog was my grandpa, he's been dead for five years. He was hit by freak lightning"
"But I... I just spoke..." he pointed back to the spot he had had his conversation with RiverDog and just gasped. She smiled then shook her head. He turned and went back to the jeep

"Well?"
"There's going to be a war coming" he told them "I think from our home planet and there's a being of great power. She's going to come here but she's going to need my help"
"Is that why you've been getting the visions?" asked Isabel

"Not to be rude or anything but how can you help her?" Michael asked

"I'm... I'm supposed to love her" he said before moving past them and climbed into the jeep
"Whoa woa wo wo wo!" Isabel said "Wait? Love her? In the physical sense or the emotional sense?"

"If it's who I think it is I hope both" he replied as his ears turned pink

"You know who this being of power is?"

"No not really... I have a feeling but I'm not sure"

"Well come on Maxwell! Spit it out!" demanded Michael

"I think the being of power is Liz Parker" he told them then clammed up refusing to say anything else.

TBC...