Chapter 7:

I sat on a small log. Three hours had passed, and I still hadn't been found. I contacted Crimson telepathically - yes, I can do that - and told him to start giving hints as to my location. I had heard footsteps earlier, but I still hadn't been discovered. I sat there, whittling a stick when I heard a voice behind me.

"Taniyomo Ryoji, right?" I whipped around and saw a large masked man sitting on a stump.

"Yeah, why?" I said, approaching him cautiously. He sighed.

"Can't you tell I mean you no harm? My name is Josiapheth Muanake. I come to deliver a message."

"A message? From who?" I asked curiously.

"An anonymous source. It reads as follows. I wish to deliver a message, Taniyomo. You have awakened the elder spirits, the ones guarding the five great artifacts. The exist across different dimensions and worlds, but with your scims, I'm sure you can track them down. You see, along with awakening these spirits, you have awakened a strange energy. We call anyone affected by it a legend because anyone affected by it will if they are well enough known, become impossible to kill. There is only one weakness to this ability. Every time you go through something that should kill you, you are forgotten some. Every time, it takes longer and longer to be resurrected, until one time you can't be resurrected. I would suggest you figure out how to use your scims properly, so you can move through dimensions. Oh, and a couple more things. One, you will need at least one person with you, maybe more. Two, there may be five great artifacts, but there are more than five spirits, and they aren't very happy. Wipe them out, then find me. I will reward you handsomely. The note ends there" He frowned. "I'd be interested to hear about these scims."

"I'm sure you would. Go back to where you came from." I said. He shrugged and walked away. I went back and sat down. "Yare yare…" I said in my native language, meaning good grief. I walked back out of the forest to find Crimson alone on a stump reading some manga. I walked over to him and explained what had happened. He shrugged it off as a prank but assured me he would be able to go with me if it was real.