Chapter 23 - Shadow

"Who are you? You don't belong here."

"There she is. Hi Sixth Star. Having fun yet? To answer your question I don't belong here but neither does this wolf. Whatever story you're messed up in; this wolf is not a part of it. He has escaped my world and for that he needs to be punished. You take on the armor guy while I deal with these other creatures. We get out of this alive then I'll tell you everything. Now go!!"

"You can't fight two on your own. God helps fight battles for you."

"But sister, I am not alone. I have you."

That was the last thing he said then he disappeared and reappeared flying in the sky above the wolf. Oh great, a teleporter. Poison shot out of the lizard's mouth at a rapid pace but the man simply dodged out of the way, formed a ball of water and ice out of the air then shot back. The wolf whipped its tail around to catch mysterio but he teleported at the last second and returned fire with lazers shot out of his eyes.

Whoever this man was and wherever he came from I could see that he could more than easily take care of himself. I on the other hand had to go out and seek my own monster so I left him and took off. In the midst of the bustle the giant had fled and with him so did my shield.

Sword in hand, shoes on my feet, and a breastplate around my chest I picked up the helmet and set off. One thing I do want to say however is that these shoes are fast. No terrain was rougher than they and none too deep. Although they were as light as a feather they were stronger than any ox.

So wrapped up was I following the trail of the footprints that I looked not at what was up until it was too late. Bushes russled on a hedge above me and all I saw was a great wad of fur glistening in the sun before it pounced on me. My sword pointed straight in the air as the beast flew by and I snagged skin. The beast roared, tumbled to the ground then rose. The one creature I had forgotten: The Lion. He saw the fresh blood pouring down my blade then looked down at the deep cut on his back hindquarters. The fight was on!!!

His tail whipped and I cut. Hair blew off of his tail like dandelions in the wind.

"Not so mighty now lion king of the creatures. Now show me that dashing smile of yours. I'd really like a trophy for my travels."

He roared mighty in response and I branished my sword with two hands as I charged right into the mouth of the beast. Hope this armor is as strong as it looks cause it's about to be tested. I jumped in the mouth right as the lion's jaws chomped down on my bouncing bettys. Two cheeks already filled my behind; I didn't need two more. Was I caught in the lion's mouth or was the lion caught in mine?

My eyes closed and my sword felt skin as I did a three sixty with my blade. The roaring stopped and the lions body fell like four pillars stacked together. The weight of his blood was too much for my armor as I watched it start to slip down and my clothes started to fall with it. Now I see how importantthe belt was for knights.

"Hey girl. Umm….are you ready or do you still need a moment to change?"

"You!! How long have you been standing there and how much did you see?"

"Let's just say I've been standing here long enough to take a glimpse at more than what any man could ever see in a lifetime and I must admit; I like what I see."

"Your face shows no sign of shock or lust at what you see so I have to ask. Are there a lot of naked girls where you live?"

"Oh yes and please; don't start to redress just yet. There are scratches all over you girl. Arms up and stand up straight as I run my hands all over you. Don't worry. My hands bring healing powers."

"I just want you to know that I do trust you completely but it is clear to see that you don't talk to people much because when you talk ummm…..they could be taken differently then what you intended."

"Sorry milady. My intention was not to confuse you or do you harm. I write more than I talk so not a lot of practice in what to say and how to say it correctly all the time although I should. Naked girls live more than just in my house back at home. They walk the streets freely and safe from harm. Do you people down here not do that?"

"Shadow, in my world; if all girls ran around naked then a few things would be seen that we wouldn't know how to react respectively too. First; you'd see a lot of sagging, loose hanging parts everywhere that would not look pleasant. Second, if you saw a naked girl walking the streets I promise you they would not be safe from harm. In fact they would be the furthest thing from it. If they were drunk then they would make news, be publicized and laughed at for all to see but if men saw them walking the streets they would not show them the respect in any way like your people do. Stuff like that happens all the time on the streets, online; there are P websites specifically for them; you can view videos, pictures, live cams; anything, You name it and without registration, id or anything within two to three clicks you can stream them live on any device you own without them even knowing."

"Ohh...Oh my. I'm so sorry Sixth. Didn't know it was that bad down here. Father told me people have gone astray and yes they did all of what you say in his time period as well but none to the extent of 'entertainment' you have all of in this day and age. If I knew earlier I would have come down and stopped it. Me and my squad would do anything in our power. If anything like that happened in my world they would be brought before the King and the man would be dealt with."

"Shadow, this is not for you to concern yourself with. No amount of will power on your own or even with friends will stop something this big but it's not only the guys fault either. I did a report a few years ago on this very type of thing and it was shocking how global scale it was; how big and wide it happened; where it all happened and they're in and out before no one is the wiser. They just blend so well into the crowd you would never know unless you took a closer look. No offense Shadow but although boys are to blame there are just as many if not more girls at the top of this array as well; both willingly submitting and also ordering this stuff around to happen. They just aren't counted and looked upon cause the world sees them as the victim whereas they easily could be the opposite side too.

Your world may have everyone hanging out with each other, laughing and having a good time but down here it's not as easy cut and dry as you think. I think we both agree on the words 'dealt with' a little differently than one another. See, down here we don't have kings and rulers. We have presidents, cabinets, and government over us. If a man walked into the 'kings' chambers of any person high ranked or non sadly; carrying a naked girl then I fear the man would be questioned but not harshly dealt with while the women on the other hand would be told not to get involved in risky situations and then just go on your way without helping them in any way shape or form. We are from different worlds yes, but I feel we are way past what your world believes."

"How can you say such things as that? When God made Adam and Eve He clothed them not because He wanted there to be no shame in the human body. It was not till Adam sinned that God clothed them and shame fell upon each of their bodies. That's why when you are truly married and connected to another as one are you able to see the holy bodies of one another."

"Question, if you hold girls to such high respect to the point they freely walk your streets then why doesn't God? I mean, He doesn't even acknowledge them. When it says Adam sinned it was Eve who first sinned then gave the fruit to Adam. Who knows if they both were by the tree and then she gave it to him so he knew fully well where it came from or if Eve ate it by the tree alone while Adam was on the other side of the garden not fully aware so when Eve gave him the fruit how was he to know it came from the tree since there was a whole bunch of fruit trees in the garden of Eden. He was just obeying his wife and doing what she wanted him to do. Little is talked about that part. If He won't even acknowledge women when they fall and little of when they rise then how? When He mentions conversations He had with girls and women in the Bible He doesn't talk highly of them either. Yes, there are mightly women of the Bible that are mentioned in high regard of doing great things but conversations He has withthem one on one they are not held so high. What about in Heaven? All angels are men but if there were girls up there; I promise you they're not up partying in the streets naked. One; love is forbidden and families are too so why does God let you parade them around?"

"Turn around real fast and put your arms up. Shirt will slide on first then the armor."

"Excuse me young man. Aren't you forgetting something first?"

"Begon your pardon. This is not how I dress. Have you never dressed a woman before? You did say that they live in your house after all did you not?"

"Umm yes, I did say that but it's not like we wake up each day with excitement in our eyes and dress each other. Girls can't be that helpless here; can they?"

"We are not helpless, Shadow. It's just my bra has to go on first then everything else. Don't tell me you dont know what a bra is because I saw your eyes as you were touching all over my body. You kept looking at it puzzled as if you had never seen one before."

"Forgive me milady but I have not seen one before. Throughout your world's history as well I see that girls did not wear bra's. Bra's were not made until 1889. That's a lot of years where girls went without. It's not that I am inexperienced with girls; it;s just that a lot of your articles of clothing we don't have much of or I should say much use for in my world. Girls only wear them when they are venturing to other worlds."

"As much as I would love to indulge you about what I wear on a day to day basis you still haven't answered my question?"

"Oh, oh that. Well first; although clothes are seldom in my world girls are still indulged in the latest sweet smellings of perfumes. Talking on the morar of God I just want to say he and I butt heads once in a while maybe twice in a while on what is right and what should be and isn't but we always agree on a counter in the end. I see I'm not the only one branching off on their own. You're here helping frogs of all things. I thought on your planet you people gave no high respect and care for animals. They're lower than you and have to do what you say!"

If I tell you what pieces of clothing go on my body first then second, third and so on then I'll let you help dress me but we show respect here as well. We might not understand the ways of each other fully but God put us all to live on this earth together so we can at least try to get along and understand one another. They had a need and in my judgement I stopped to help them out. Nothing lower about that. Now they're all dead and I am the only one who can bring them all back to life so if you don't mind, our chat here was very enlightening and expanding my knowledge of your world but I need the shield of faith to help bring them back."

"My intentions again were not to hurt you or stop you on your journey but you need more than the shield milady. Aren't you forgetting a certain belt of truth to help keep all of this up so no more 'moments' take place."

"I can get that later. Right now the shield of faith is within sight and I'm going for it. Also, you keep calling me milady. You're the second person today who has done that."

"Oh, you met another. He should not have been here but I can deal with him later. Right now you're top priority and everyone has faith in their sights but in order to have faith you must first believe what you know to be true then you can have faith that the truth will never change.

Hop on my back and let's leave this island for the belt is not here. I've checked for you already."

"How do you know that the belt isn't here? Thought you were here just to capture the wolf that escaped your world then return home!"

"Well, sadly a lot of creatures have escaped Dreamworld and are hiding in peoples stories like yours. Me and my crew will pop up every so often to escort the creature back but we'll still help out whoever we meet along the way and share a lil bit about Dreamworld. Who would we be if we didn't help out one another? Now we need to leave before anything else crazy happens. Hold on to me tight now, milady."

"Wait, why? Are we going to teleport somewhere off this island?"

"We'll be leaving this island, yes, but we won't be teleporting anywhere especially with the condition you are in. When you teleport from point A to point C there is a point B where you haven't quite appeared yet but you've already disappeared. Let's just say….there is nothing there and you're not ready to see nothing yet. Now I'll take you someplace but then leave in the morning. It was nice knowing you Sixth Star. Let's go!!"

"Waitttttt! Shadow, slow down!! There is a cliff!!"

"I know that. That's where we jump!"