Clouse, in his infinite wisdom had a most terrible plan for the djinn who had so ruthlessly trapped him here. And because of his powers of magic and the dark arts, he had cast a charm on himself to prevent the etermal slumber that had claimed the multitude surrounding him.

Clouse with his quick thinking, had remained awake in the void. Somehow it hadn't affected him like the others. Yes, he had been sleeping to a certain extent, they all had. But his 'nap like' slumber had been disturbed in more ways than one.

Now Clouse had a plan, and more than that, he also had a vessel. A slim blue, tall and incredibly annoying vessel with whom to use that last wish.

He closed his eyes but he wasn't sleeping. He held firm onto the sleeping blue one and spoke word after word into his ear. The ninja he grasped so tightly was writhing but he wasn't in pain, at least he wouldn't be until the charm was complete

The final words he spoke caused the blue ninja to shudder in his firm unrelenting grasp. The ghostly apparition merely sneered in derision and then suddenly smiled, his relief now apparent.

The soul of the blue one came from within his own body, flitting around himself like a lighting bug. Clouse could hear it, he could hear everything. The angered roars coming from the tiny floating light dancing angrily around the Mage.

He reached within his outer garments and retrieved a small length of leather with a tiny blue stone attached. It didn't look particularly important but he held it aloft and the bright dancing light was instantly attracted to it, like a moth to a flame.

The length of leather was tied and cast around his wrist, now the angered roars were little more than mild vibrations. Once the small stone touched his apparition, his soul transferred into the only soulless being in the vicinity.

And just in time too, a brother had returned for him.