Since the inn was technically Redizic's until the following morning, he made his way to the kitchen and tapped out four mugs of his brew. He passed it to his companions as they sat down at one of the main room's tables. Cedrak gave Tahlis a piece of Bula and began his tale.

About fifteen thousand years ago, (he said) I was travelling through the Northern Continent, taking to the back county. I passed by a large cave, when I heard some noises coming from the inside. I peeked into the cave and saw lights coming from the back.

As I got closer, it became apparent that a battle was going on. Thankfully, the cave didn't go very deep, and I soon found the source of the commotion. Rounding a bend, I saw two beings locked in combat. I hid behind a rock to see what would happen. After all, it's best not to get involved with someone else's fight for no good reason.

One of the beings was a giant, fire breathing dragon. The scales that covered its hide resembled Kanohi and had it been lying still, one might have mistaken it for just a pile of masks.

The other being was much smaller, only about the size of a Toa. He seemed to be a very odd being, for he had virtually no armor and wore a white robe that fell to his ankles. In addition to this, he also gave off a radiance that was almost supernatural. He met the dragon's breath with blasts of energy from the two-bio long sword he wielded and, when not dodging the creature's claws, struck it with blows to its hide that sent sparks into the air.

I watched them for a few minutes, but it soon became painfully obvious that the smaller being was starting to falter. Finally, the dragon landed a particularly heavy blow to the being that sent him flying across the chamber and landed near me.

I ran up to the being and threw up a force field. I knew with this creature's strength I might not be able to hold it long, but I had to try. I quickly hit the being with my eyebeams, which by the way can heal injuries.

He looked up at me and asked, "Can you fight?"

"I'm kinda handy with a bow," I replied. I poured more willpower into my force field as the dragon tried to force its way through.

"What is this thing?" I asked.

The being stood up and said, "It is a Kanohi dragon, a Rahi that is far too dangerous to live and should never have been created. Here," he held out his hand, "give me your bow."

I pulled the bow off my back and handed it to him. As he held it, a glow spread from his hands down the length of the weapon, and when it dimmed, he gave it back to me.

"This bow will now grant you all the arrows you will ever need," he said. "Simply imagine the arrow and pull back on the string. The arrow will appear on the string. Now, help me rid the land of this menace."

I quickly dropped my force field, and we once more engaged the creature. After it became apparent that simple arrows would not pierce this thing's hide, I decided to try some trick arrows. It seemed I could only produce trick arrows that I had seen in the past, but I had come across many over the years. I quickly found two arrows that were very effective against the beast.

The first emitted an ultrasonic frequency that seemed to give the dragon a headache, thus making it harder for him to attack. The second exploded with an extremely cold substance, and it roared in pain when I hit it with one of those.

Several ice arrows and energy blasts later, the dragon was dead. I stood breathing heavily, just staring at the creature. I turned to the other being and, for the first time, noticed a second corpse further back in the cave. When I investigated, I found it was another Kanohi dragon.

"Yes," said the being, "there were two living in this cave. The villagers had apparently only seen one at a time, so I was unprepared to fight them both. Had you shown not shown up," he walked up to me, "the second one would have probably killed me. Thank you."

"You're welcome," I said, "I do what I can to help. Considering what my species has become, it's not easy."

"So, you too are an outcast, shunned for doing what you know is right."

I looked at the being uncertainly. "I guess so," I said, "but who banished you?"

The being turned and sighed, "My name is Unremitting Truth, and I was banished by the Great Beings."

At first, I could not believe my ears. A Great Being? Here, standing beside me?

Before I could think, I blurted out what anyone would have asked in my situation, "Why were you banished?"

I immediately regretted it. I never liked telling people why I was shunned by my people; I thought he probably felt the same. But, I was wrong. He seemed almost eager to tell me.

"You know of the Zyglak, correct?" he asked. I nodded in assent. "When we created them and saw what we had made, most of the others wanted to destroy them, so that no one would know of our mistakes. However, I knew that, mistakes or not, these were living sentient beings, and we had no right to take their life. So, I hid them in the darkest regions of the universe, away from the other Great Beings' reach. This did not sit well with the others, but they said nothing. But when I began to tamper with the World Within, then I really made them mad."

"The World Within?" I asked him.

"That is what we called your universe, but I'm afraid I can't tell you why. When I began traversing the World Within and destroying threats such as these dragons, the other Great Beings felt I was violating our status as creators. They told me that I was no longer welcome in their company, that the gates of our lands were closed to me. Only one stood by me, Kind Benevolence. Though she went along with the others, she would secretly send me messages telling me where serious threats were located. But those have been few and far between, as she does not what to appear like she was helping an outcast. For millennia, I have tried to keep this world safe from the mistakes my kind and others have made." He sighed, "I just wish they could see the good I'm doing."

Needless to say, I was blown away from what I heard.

"So what do you tell people when you help them? That you're an outcast?"

He shook his head. "No, I simply tell them that I've been sent by the Great Beings. It's much easier that way."

"But you're also lying," I replied.

He sighed. "I know, and I wish I didn't have to. But I can't just sit by and let innocent beings be killed."

"At least your heart is in the right place," I said.

I turned to go, but he called me back. "As thanks for saving me, I wish to give you this." He pulled the cloak from his back. "This will grant you the power of invisibility. Simply wrap it around whatever you wish to be unseen and will the cloth to disappear."

I gaped at the cloak in my hands and said, "I don't know what to say."

Truth smiled and said, "Think nothing of it. A cloak is a small price for one's life."

As Cedrak finished his tale, the others just sat around in shock.

"You saved the life of a Great Being?" asked Zorkek.

Cedrak nodded and said, "I still can hardly believe it myself, even after all these years."

"An outcast Great Being," said Trell. "Wow."

After a moment of silence, Redizic said, "Well, I say we all get some sleep. Remember, we leave at noon tomorrow."