I haven't updated this story for a while, but it's not dead.

Days had passed. Aaron woke up shaking a little bit; the air in his cavern was colder. He saw the sword resting on the wall and grabbed it fearing the worst. He made his way out of the tunnel and saw the Nar Hyren standing outside. "Good morning young warrior."

"Good morning." Aaron said looking up at the large creature trying to be polite. "Why are you here?"

"I was hoping you would be associating more with the people of Nar. Maybe try to find new Dream Creatures. This is the opportunity to reinvent yourself in a positive way."

"How do you suppose I do that?" Aaron had his arms crossed waiting for an answer.

"Bring me the bowl you bought from the market." Reluctantly, Aaron walked back into the tunnel. He grabbed the stone bowl and brought it outside with him. "Do you know what you are holding?"

"A really old bowl." Aaron said setting it in the snow.

"It only looks like that on the outside and because of the damage to it. In reality, this is the relic that makes relics, the Relic Forger." The Hyren picked up the bowl and blew a blue dust on it repairing the cracks and damage to it. "Now give me your sword." Aaron reluctantly handed him the sword. The Hyren snapped it in two.

"Hey!"

"You don't need Earth weapons when you have the most powerful relic in all of the Moonlands." He concentrated briefly as the bowl glowed. He placed the bowl in Aaron's hands. "Anything you need, it can create a relic to help. In the wrong hands, it inspires greed and obsession. Use it well. I have left you a Water States Relic and an Atomicus, two powerful relics. The Atomicus creates ice constructs while the Water States Relic can change water to ice and back. Both are very powerful relics in Nar. Like the Relic Forger, use them well. Perhaps you can use them to find some new Dream Creatures or meet some people in the village. Just don't let them know about the Relic Forger. It can corrupt others." The Hyren walked away disappearing into the now falling snow.

Aaron looked around and decided it best to return to his cavern. He set the Relic Forger down and looked at the two relics in his hands. "Use them well." He looked at the wall to the cavern and held up the Water States Relic; it immediately turned to water until he used the relic again solidifying it as a floor. "Makes expanding this place easier." He continued using the relic to expand the cavern until it had several rooms in it now. Aaron walked over to the pelts and laid down a bit exhausted. A bit later, he awoke from his nap and picked up the Atomicus laying on the floor. He walked out of the cavern and held up the Atomicus trying to create something. The relic started to generate ice, but it soon cracked and crumbled. Aaron continued trying to create ice constructs with no luck. Piles of ice littered the snow as he tried to create a construct. "Focus!" Aaron face palmed trying to concentrate. He held up the Atomicus focusing as best he could. A rabbit appeared in the snow. "Not as big as I thought, but it's a start." He held up the Atomicus reducing the rabbit to a pile of ice. Aaron continued to practice with the Atomicus trying to focus enough to create larger constructs with little success.

"Not exactly what I meant, but it's a start." The Nar Hyren watched from afar as Aaron continued practicing with the Atomicus. "Soon he'll be satisfied with it and try to do something else."

Meanwhile…

The Core Hyren hovered above the now empty castle in the core. "I need to bring an Earth Human forth, but if I do that, I am also bringing forth new Shadow Magi." The Hyren paused in its thoughts. "The Core is so lonely and empty. Why would they even want to be here? Well, they would have a castle all to themselves. It's not like I'm forcing them to stay here all the time."

Meanwhile…

The Guardian Hyren of Arderial stood on a balcony in front of the leader of Arderial, Shimmer. She stood there listening attentively. "The Hyrens have spoken and we have decided to bring forth young humans from Earth to help make the Moonlands more diverse and build connections and friendships."

"Unfortunately, the citizens of Arderial are not welcoming to outsiders. And after Tony Jones, humans especially."

"That is why I am asking you to do what you have done in the past, welcome them with open arms. Encourage citizens to welcome them and accept them. They are troubled, but they have good in their hearts."

Shimmer nodded her head. "Perhaps they can be enrolled in the school as a student. When is this human arriving?"

"I have not found one yet, but I do hope to bring several humans to Arderial if given the opportunity." The Hyren looked at Shimmer once more before flying away and disappearing into the clouds.