It was dark when Zoey was finally ready and I was already asleep. It was about 3:3o am when I woke up. I looked back at the bed Zoey was in and a realization came over me. If she were about two inches taller, with green eyes and two normal arms she would basically be my Zoey. Anyway, I walked away and sat at the table, alone with my thoughts.

No one knows how the Mother was Created, but the most common legend begins twenty thousand years ago with an ancient race of beings called Centurions. These beings had a natural connexion to the elements of the universe and one day while researching a new element they Created a sentient being that infected with a sickness, a sickness that caused bloodlust and insanity. The leader of the Centurions made a weapon to fight this Mother, but it was lost when the Centurions were destroyed. I'm getting ahead of myself aren't I? Anyway, back to the legend. The entire Centurion race was infected with this sickness in the end. They named the being Sanguinus Madri, they also called the sickness Serathsis.

"Alex?" Zoey asked, shaking me out of my thoughts

"Sorry, is it morning already? I guess it is." I replied

"Shall we get going then?"

"Yeah, sounds good."

"So how do you know Rythian?" Zoey asked as I was setting things up.

"I kind of saved his life after he and Lalna blew each-other up. Have you ever seen under his mask?"

"No, should I have?"

"It's not my story to tell. If it were I would tell it. I promise."

"Maybe I'll ask him one day. Anyway are we leaving now?"

"Yeah. Just come here and take my hand."

"Alright."

And then we were back. Rythian was sitting on a chair that I don't remember having, reading a book.

"What's that you're reading Rythian?" I asked

"Oh it's just-" he started

"Is that a Thaumonomicon? Are the newer magicks not working?"

"No. how did you not know that?"

I put my hands on the ground and began to chant.

"I summon the Five, I call forth the Counsel of Creators!" I shouted and nothing happened.

"Okay. Was that supposed to do something?" Zoey asked

"It was supposed to call forth my brothers and I would get them to tell me what's going on, but considering that Rythian is using frickin' Thaumaturgy and I can't call my own Brothers, I think I know what's going on."

"I have a theory-"

"Shut up. I know about your One world theory, and it doesn't work."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that as an Architect of the Universe There's more than one world."

"Oh. Okay."

"In fact, I think that teleport was the last of my power."

I snapped my fingers just to check, and nothing happened. Dammit I was right. What to do now?