Through the Eyes of Raven

Chapter 5

Dreams are Dreams, Life is Life

When Raven entered her room, she lit a dark blue candle, took a quick shower, and changed her clothes. She then lay down on her bed, facing the ceiling. Slowly, the dark colors of light and paint blended into her thoughts of what happened the past few hours. "Why? Why is he here?" Raven thought as she crossed her arms across her stomach. "Is it for good or bad? How shall I know? Fire burns, Ice chills, Death brings pain, Life brings happiness…"

When Raven awoke, she found herself in a meadow of midnight stars, the 6 pedaled, black wildflowers, which grow all over Azerath's hillsides. "I'm home! But, I thought Trigon destroyed Azerath. I don't understand." Not too far away Raven saw a little girl talking to a little boy. "I wonder they are?" As Raven walked up, the little girl said, "Nevar, guess what I can do! I can lift this rock over my head."

"Can you now?" answered the little boy.

"Yea! Watch! Azerath, Metrion, Zenthos." A few seconds later a small rock, covered in black, floated over the girl's head. Then the girl sneezed and the rock fell and hit her on the head.

"Are you all right?" Raven asked, but neither the boy nor girl seemed to notice her.

"Are you all right Raven?" the little boy asked, "That looked like it hurt."

"Raven? Wait… Nevar is the little boy. Raven is the little girl… No way! It's Nevar and I when we were younger. How can this be?" Then the little girl turned and looked at Raven. She then let out a blood-curdling scream, and Raven saw a rock fly through the air and strike her in the head.

"Oww…" Raven moaned as she fell. When Raven awoke, she was lying on the floor of a cave. She stood up, waiting for her eyes to get used to the light. When she looked around, Raven saw Terra, at least the statue Terra. "How did I get here?" Raven then heard a sound coming from a passage behind her, so she turned to look. What she saw was Nevar walking to the main chamber, where she stood now.

"Those Titans are clueless." "What?" "They haven no idea why I came to get Raven. Once I harness the power of Father and Raven, then I will have all the power of my family, and I will be unstoppable. Mother's was easy… just a quick touch of the jewel on her forehead. All I have to do to get Father's is recite a small verse, in here. Raven's, however, she has to be dead. And once I get Father's that will happen soon enough." "This can't be! He want's to kill me! Power has corrupt him!" "Fire burns! Ice chills! Death brings pain! Life brings happiness! Fire over powers Ice! Death over powers Life! Come hither Fire! Come hither Death! Chase away Ice! Chase away Life!" then every thing went dark.

Raven awoke with a start. She looked around, "Same bed, same room. It must have been a dream." She then got up and walked to her window. She pulled back the heavy curtains and light swarmed into her room. She looked around the landscape and saw a dark flash come from Terra's resting-place.

"Or not."

Fire burns, Ice chills. Death brings pain, Life brings Happiness. Nevar brings the void…

"Like Father, like son! Breathe Raven… Calm… good. Now, you have been reading the words and thoughts of me, Raven, put down on paper by Forest Wanderer."

Not all those whom appear kind, are. Some are poisonous like snakes.

May the Light guide you and shield you from harm

Write Fast,

Write Well…

Never stop wandering the Forest

Forest Wanderer