Hey everyone. Its me again, and I need to thank sam for saving my back when my server crashed, but now I'm back, and with Chapter 4.

Chapter 4: searching

Location: Spirit World, Temple of the Soul Guardians.

All eyes were on Erick. His mind wandered the countless planets within the countless galaxies within the hundreds of universes that made up the Void. He searched endlessly trying to find the creature who had shown himself…mere hours before. He had just finished the first galaxy when he regained consciousness. He opened his eyes and looked at his friends. "This is taking forever…by the time we've I've searched the entire Void, this guy could have murdered everyone in it." He groaned.

"I know how long it takes Erick." Tiffany said. "But we don't have any other way of looking right now." Erick sighed and went back into his trance. Aileta stood up and began to head for the door. Tiffany soon followed. They both sat on the steps just outside the large oak doors. "Hey…you all right?" Tiffany asked. Aileta said nothing. "I um…saw him whispering to you…mind sharing?" Aileta glanced over at her.

"His name is Black Phoenix…and he…killed David, that's all I learned."

"Don't listen to him." Tiffany said quickly. "I'm sure David's fine…somewhere." Aileta simply closed her eyes and she sighed. Tiffany desperately tried to get off topic, she knew how much David cared to Aileta…and she couldn't let her get distracted like this, not with this killer on the loose…no, they couldn't go off topic, because this…Black Phoenix…was obviously behind David's disappearance. "Don't worry…we'll find him, you see." She said trying to comfort her. It was then Ollrack ran to the door.

"Erick found something he said."

"Is it our new found friend?" Tiffany asked.

"No…worse…much worse."

The guardians stared at a miniature recreation of a planet Erick had created. "This is Zartotock 5." He explained. "It's a "black" planet and under strict Dodrando army quarantine. Black planets are ones that had some time of deadly or evil connection in their past that make the environment dangerous. This one's atmosphere constantly blocks out its suns rays, putting it in nearly total darkness…the perfect place like this Black Phoenix to hide. I've sensed an unusual amount of dark energy coming from it. I just now noticed it because…it's growing…way too fast for me to ignore at all. In just a few minutes it's already become a triple 'A' threat. And the worst part is…I haven't felt this kind of evil…since Sicron." The other guardians were stunned at this.

"Impossible! We got rid of Sicron for good!" Ollrack accused.

"I know that." Erick said. "That's why I'm worried…because with each passing second, I'm more and more sure that it's him. And his power just doesn't want to slow down…this is big guys, we have to forget Phoenix for now…this is something we just can't decide on." Aileta stared at the miniature planet; she could practically see the evil radiating from it. She looked down at her wrist, it was then she noticed her wound from the cut Phoenix gave him, was attracted to the planet. She quickly understood what this meant.

"Phoenix is there." She said. The others looked over.

"How can you tell?" Ollrack asked.

"I…I can sense him, either way none of us are ready to fight someone like him."

"Well Electrifying is the only one stronger than us…and he said very clearly that he didn't want to be involved in our operations any more…" Ollrack reminded Aileta.

"You know…I might be able to change that." Tiffany said. Aileta looked over at her, and Tiffany winked back.

Location: Electrifyings sanctuary

Electrifying sat in his own corner of the temple, meditating. He sensed the dark and evil presence growing…and knew what it was. He heard his door open, and opened his eye just a crack. Tiffany edged into his room. Electrifying opened his eyes fully and watched the girl approach her. She stood in front of him and prepared to speak, but Electrifying was there before her. "No, I cannot interfere with the operations of the soul guardians." He said.

"But you don't understand, this is nothing like Sicron. He's stronger than anything we've ever faced and if we don't act soon Sicron will threaten the Void once again…and we don't have the power to stop it…but you do." Tiffany explained. Outside the door, the other guardians listened intently on the conversation. Electrifying was aware of their presence…their breathing was unmistakable…but he did not let it alter what the guardian of light had to say.

"The prophesies are one of the few things that can control my fate, and they say that I am not the one to protect the Void, that lies in the hands in the 5 Soul Guardians."

"The prophesies! You know what else the prophesies say, that your job is to protect the soul guardians. Well we are about to throw ourselves to fate, fighting this guy, and you just sit there and meditate! If you are supposed to keep us alive you've already failed…David is gone, and now the rest of us are trying the impossible. Well I know what the prophesies say and if there is any time to listen, its now!" Tiffany half screamed. Every one had something to thank for David…and Tiffany had to thank him to teach her how to rant like this. Electrifying sighed and realized that she had him cornered.

"Very well, it seems you have a point. I will follow you into battle." The other guardians behind the door had to try their hardest to suppress their cheers. Aileta smiled, now she could finally look into the face of her husbands killer, and tear it to shreds…little did she know that some humans often got in over their heads.