Guardian: Protectors of Light

  *

  It was as if James had the stomach flu when the world returned to him. This was the first time he’d ever teleported, and he for sure didn’t like it.

  “So... Sabrina... What exactly did you want to show me?” he said to the blonde girl beside him.

  “Just follow me,” Sabrina said. “It’s right in front of us, I promise.”

  James shrugged, not thinking too much of it, and just followed her. Until...

  “Here we are,” Sabrina said. She pulled James forward, and showed him the path she called the “Path of Revelation.” It was hardly ten metres away from the mountains, and yet it still didn’t appear until they were standing in front of it.

  “Whoa,” James said. What he saw, was absolutely incredible. The path seemed to glow in the night. It made him feel as if it was calling out his name, begging him to come and walk across.

  “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Sabrina said. “They say you can change it to your like with your imagination.”

  “W-what?” James said, briefly looking at his hands. 

  “Go on, why won’t you try it?”

  He wasn’t sure what he had to do, but as he’d done it before, this wouldn’t be any different to him. James walked forward, and the moment he put his foot on the glowing path, it turned blue. Exactly what he imagined it’d do.

  “Wow,” James mumbled.

  “It’s meant to make you stronger somehow,” Sabrina said. “I don’t know all the ins and outs about it either. But... there’s one problem...”

  “What is it, Sabrina?” James asked, while turning around. He saw Sabrina holding her hand in mid-air, as if she was touching an invisible wall.

  “It- it won’t let me in,” she said. “Only one can enter...”

  “Oh, well...” James said, slightly disappointed. “I guess this is goodbye, then?”

  “I am afraid so,” Sabrina said. “Good luck, James,” she said. “May the Spirits be with you.” She smiled at him, and he smiled at her. “I’ll meet up with you at the Path’s end.”

  The next moment, she was gone.

  James turned his back on the spot where Sabrina had just disappeared, and stared into the distance.

  He shrugged, and started to walk the Path of Revelation.