Robert made his way out of the small room and down the long hallway. He attempted to return to the main chamber and see what else he could view from the screens, but as he approached the door it would not open. He tried tapping it to see if he could budge them open, but nothing seemed to move.
Suddenly a voice filled the hallway, "ACCESS DENIED."
Robert decided that instead of angering some giant computer he would try exploring the rest of the hallway. However, every door he tried to open responded in same manner as the first. He was about to reach the end of the hallway when a door slid open and granted him admittance. He crossed the threshold carefully, not wanting to set off any kind of traps.
What he found on the other side of the doorway amazed him. He walked into a large atrium filled with grass and trees. A small streamed appeared to be running along the edge of the enclosure. The sun cascaded through the glass ceiling and illuminated every piece of vegetation he laid eyes on. The trees hugged the walls and filled the room completely. It was almost as if he was walking into a mini forest.
As he made his way through the cavernous room he could make out a figure in blue moving around at its center. He stopped a few feet away from the figure in blue. He hid behind a large tree and spied. He recognized the figure as the man who had guided him into the large building. He almost appeared to be training or practicing. Executing moves he had never seen before in his entire study at the academy. The man moved effortlessly through the training area. He almost appeared not to make a sound as he crossed the open grass that separated Robert and the man in blue. Robert was stunned to see the man jump into the trees and run across them as if he was light as a feather. Then just as quickly he vanished from sight.
Robert attempted to scan the trees for the blue figure, but it was lost in a sea of green. Then just for a second a gold shimmer caught his eye just on the other side of the open grass area. He heard a bellowing howl engulf the entire room. It was almost a heartbreaking cry of loneliness. Robert wanted to respond. Something inside begged him to howl back in return "You are not alone!" But before he could do so he saw the man return to the center of the room and assume a meditative position on the ground.
"Are you just going to stand there and watch?" asked the man in blue.
The voice startled him. He thought he had been proficient enough in being undetected. Robert made his way through the thick foliage.
"Would you like to join me in meditation?" asked the man as he pointed with is hand to a vacant spot before him.
Robert obliged and joined the man in meditation.
"May I ask you name?" asked Robert as he placed himself in front of the man.
"My name is William Cranston, but you can call me Billy," said the man in blue. A smile lingered on his face slightly after saying his nickname out loud.
"Where did you learn how to do that? I've never seen anything like that at the Academy," continued Robert.
"No I guess not. Don't think they teach you how to be a ninja there," said Billy as he continued to keep his eyes closed.
"Are you from the Ninja Academies then? I thought they were just urban legends to scare monsters away," said Robert.
"No, they are real, but I didn't study there. I might have to pay them a visit later though…" trailed off Billy as he entered his meditation state.
Robert could feel the air around them become still. Event the grass and leaves did not move. He could see a blue aura begin to encircle Billy. He could feel the energy emanating from all around him. The aura then began to fill the gold medallion at the center of his chest. Then all of a sudden wolf like figure erupted from Billy's body. It began to encircle them both growling quietly.
Robert knew immediately that this was Billy's Wolf Spirit. They locked eyes and stared at each other for a few seconds. He then looked at Billy and in the split second the wolf spirit leapt from its spot and into Robert. He fell to the floor unconscious.