As morning sun rose the guards stood around waiting for John. Each of them not questioning John's appearance as he was in charge. The guards started sharpening their weapons using as few supplies as possible. They had to be ready to leave at moments notice. Time went by quick and soon the sun was at its peak in the sky and John still hasn't shown himself. The guards started wondering, unsure if John went on ahead. They all believed John was unstoppable and unrivaled. He was a young man who built the city from nothing, faced off with armies without taking a single scratch. They weren't prepared for what was about to come. They walked over to John's cave where he sleeping, they saw John sitting in his meditation pose, sweating profusely. They tried to capture his attention to no avail.
I was just meditating and then it felt like I was walking around in my own soul. I could see my body in pure energy. It looked like an colored in outline of my body but it was blue with a hint of silver. As I walked closer towards my soul I could start to see small different colored circles just behind me. Two circles, one that glowed white with traces of gold and the other that was jet black with a hint of red. I knew immediately these orbs were Ampol and Doren. Coming off of these orbs were like a sliver of a stream connecting to my soul. If the shrunk anymore they wouldn't be connected at all anymore. The orbs were small enough as is, if it wasn't for the color distortion I may have overlooked them. As I got closer the weaker I noticed their lights to be. Ampol's light was no longer blinding but still glowing and Doren's light no longer felt like you were being sucked into a void. I stood by Ampol and tried to strengthen the attachment but it wasn't working. Whenever I tried to touch it I would pass right through with no changes. I touched my lower right back of my soul and felt my body tingle. I could touch my own soul but not theirs.
An idea popped into my head, it wasn't one of my intelligent ideas but I had to try. I reached up to my soul, just above where he was connected and ripped an orb off. The shearing pain flowed through my body, felt like I just swallowed molten metal. I managed to pull through the pain and use that small section of my soul and I could touch Ampol's orb. I was hoping it would absorb my soul and get stronger and brighter. When that didn't work I coated my hand in my soul and pushed Ampol's orb into the missing part of my soul. His orb fit perfectly in my right shoulder. Using a small part of my torn soul, I sealed the orb inside. I went over to my left side and did the same for Doren. My shoulder's felt heavier, as if I was carrying a pack full of iron over each shoulder. I sat down in my meditating stance next to my soul and concentrated on each shoulder, exactly where they were. I noticed the weak sliver was gone and they were attached by all angles. Ampol's orb was slowly getting brighter and it felt like someone was branding my shoulder with searing metal. Then I felt it, what I was missing the whole time. The connection with Ampol was back, but clearer and easier to reach. "Ampol!" John shouted. "John?" Ampol questioned. "What did you do, I used alot of my energy to save you from that ambush, I shouldn't be awake yet." Ampol explained. "Oh, I don't know how to explain it, but the simplest way would be to say I'm sharing my soul with you. I ripped a piece away for you and Doren, then I sealed you inside with my soul. You're little sliver expanded and you are almost merged into my soul now." John explained. "John, you ripped a piece of your soul for us?" Ampol questioned. "I did, it hurt beyond belief but I wasn't about to sit back and let your lights diminish." John stated. "That's something I cannot repair, John. As flattered as I am that a human would put himself through that torture just to keep us alive, I feel I must warn you. Our energies will now be linked. We can draw more of our power but if we overdo it, it will burn up your soul to replace the missing energy." Ampol explained. "I understand. Even if I knew that beforehand, I still would've done it for you two. You've both saved my life more times than I can count, this was the least I could do." John responded. "Why isn't Doren back yet?" John questioned. "It's that he's not back, he isn't awake. I can clearly sense him and his energy but it's as if hes sleeping." Ampol explained. "Well wake him up, we're right outside Neet, and this city is gonna fall. I'd really like his help or suggestions." John stated. "I'll see what I can do, you might feel some pain but bear through it." Ampol requested.