Part 4/ chapter 13

Return to the dream realm

"How are we going to find Star, I don't sense her on Corneria."

"The dream realm."

"What?"

"Her realm she rules over, she won't be on Corneria. If she's on it, she'd destroy herself."

"What do you mean?"

"She killed Katrina, and I know she is going to destroy Corneria like she did to Cerina."

Ariaz didn't understand what the "dream" realm was, it wasn't apart of the realm family, no relation to fire, water, earth, wind, darkness, light, or metal, this realm must have been created by her.

"So how do we get there?"

Kirin thought for a while, knowing Star, she had probably changed the gate way to a different location, but where would she move the gate to? Boris scratched his head, trying his hardest to "think", but there was no luck for him. Bone hadn't the slightest idea of what the Gateway was, so he didn't have a clue of what was happening. Carol and Ariaz thought of hard, and yet failure, no such luck was found.

"I can't think of a damn thing."

"Neither can I."

"Me neither."

Kirin scratched his chin, he placed his metal paw to his head, trying to get an idea from the smacks he gave himself.

"Think, Kirin, Think! She would place it somewhere other then the Temple, but where?…maybe…she could be…no…could she?"

"Hey Kirin, you holding up over there?"

"Yeah…but I might know where she is taking her gate. Where is the gateway to the spirit world?"

"Near Aluzth star, why?"

Kirin just gave him a stare, Ariaz didn't know for a while, but then he understood the look in Kirin's eyes.

"She needs souls."

"And Aluzth's star is the only gate to that world, once she's near it, she can send a legion of Retrievers to fetch her power."

"Well lets not waste time, we need to get moving!"

In space

Kirin sat back, letting Auto pilot take control, he closed his eyes and started to fall asleep, hoping that his dream would allow him to speak with Katrina.

Dream

Kirin looked around him, he was floating in the air, the sky was dark red, like a war was passing, he looked down, and what he saw Horrified him: Corneria was destroyed, Star was absorbing the Souls that died, some crawled into the Spirit world, some…doomed to supply her power, Kirin had to end this, he had to bring back the Cerinians, Cerina…Katrina.

In space

Kirin opened his eyes, blinking them to get himself awake, and there it was, Aluzth's star…and the gateway.

"Alright everybody! Head into that gate! It's time we pay Star a little visit."

Carol had no trouble flying an Arwing, neither did Boris or Ariaz, but Bone was having a tough time, he had been in the spirit world for over five thousand years, he didn't even understand what coffee meant.

"Hey Bone, you're doing a little swerving over there, you alright?"

"NO I'M NOT ALRIGHT! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING!"

"No need to yell, just press the blue button to send it into Auto-pilot."

Bone looked around, looking down at two blue buttons, he eyed each of them, knowing one was the right button, and the other he didn't know what it did. He pressed the left button and fired off two bombs, blowing up a nearby asteroid.

"Wrong button…then it's this one."

Bone set the ship into auto-pilot, relaxed that he didn't have to worry about, his knowledge of flying…was minimal, Kirin didn't know how to fly either, but when something came to attack them, he was always ready to fire like a mad man, firing at friend or foe, they were coming closer to the gate, but it was going to be a while before they got inside, Kirin decided to make another quick nap.

Dream

"So…this is what it feels like…to be lost…in the darkness. The darkness…it's…embracing…how I wish I could save you Katrina…I want you back by my side…I need you. Darkness…why is there no light this time?…why am in the middle of these two?…why?"

Sorrow…pain…love…hurt…Star…Star…kill…kill star.

In space

Kirin awoke, they were inside the Gate, this was it…the chance to save everyone from Star, but something was burdening Kirin…doubt. He was scared because he might not be able to rescue Katrina and Cerina, doubt…it was an powerful burden, but something helped him to see things through…light…his friends, his family, everything that helped him helped shine the light, he knew he was going to save Katrina, he believed in himself, and doubt could never burden him…he was ready for Star.

Boris:"Alright, time for my Axes to crack some skulls."

Carol:"I'll help the best way I can Kirin."

Ariaz:"Brace yourself Chris, this is going to be one hell of a ride!"

Bone:"Star…my revenge will become reality, and I'll enjoy reeking pain over your weeping body."

Kirin:"I'm coming Katrina…Star…this is it…your immortality has come to an end."

As the five thought, they entered the gates to the dream realm, ready for anything that Star was ready to throw at them…Kirin was ready…to regain his lost emotion, his emotion that almost died nine years ago.

…Love.