Chapter 22: The Missing Log and Discovery.

Joshua fell back on his bed, tired. Grabbing his torn cape and placing it back in his backpack, he used the Force to grab a book from the bookshelf and open it. The book was old and the pages were stained badly. Some of the words had vanished, a victim of time.

"Dr...Kin...ob..r' L...Dr Kintobor's Log...I guess...Day Final..."

The words came to the boy as he read. He had never seen this book before in his life. He had read most of Dr. Kintobor's previous logs, but this one...it just seemed to appear while he was gone. Odd...But...

"I'm running out of time. Soon, I fear the Darkness in this world will enventually reach me too, turning me into the thing I swore to defeat. King Acorn will probably be the first victim when I turn...my king, I failed us all. I fear the Darkness will make me destroy this beautiful land. I give this to you, so you may remember the man I once was...not the monster I will become. The boy...Joshua Lightwalker...I continued my studies on, began to astound me. His internal energy readings were steadily increasing every hour. Over the limits of what a normal human body could handle. His reaction the Chaos Emeralds was shocking. The energy released seemed to have a huge impact on his power. It rose sharply. Even without the Chaos Emeralds, the power remained inside him. However...further tests caused the energy to increase more everytime he was exposed. It's a theory, but the amount of power he can absorb and handle may have a limit. In other words, using the Chaos Emeralds too frequently could result in the energy destroying him from within."

"His intellect is quite high, but it seems some areas of his mind are somewhat damaged. He might have been born with a small mental defect, not one that would effect him majorly, but it could change his thoughts to things normal people wouldn't think off. His creativity is somewhat poor at the moment, I presume it will develop when he gets older. Another test showed his affection for others. He rushed to the aid of a small toddler who had tripped over and cut herself, before helping elderly people across the street, or giving them assistance. Even when he saw someone doing something bad, then injure themselves, he ran to help them."

"His powers must not be known about on his planet. Although I may not be able to seal away his nature, I can seal his powers away until he comes back to this dimension when the Dimension War starts. The Dimensional War? I have forseen that my turn will cause a massive wave of death and destruction. Our time zones run differently. By the time he is fourteen, he will return to our dimension, to stop me. I am sending these logs to various planets in our dimension, which can be accessed by Joshua.When I turn, I will remember none of this...."

Joshua looked up at the ceiling, before he glanced back at the log.

"I hope he lives to fufil his destiny...But...Where there is light in his heart, there is shadow. In his heart and mind, lies an ancient evil from long ago. My records tell of an evil overlord, draining life from planets and people, until he was sealed away in Sir Johnathan Lightwalker. He was only existant in the first born of male Lightwalkers...and according to his history, this boy is the first Lightwalker male in eight generations. Perhaps the Dark One had waited long enough and was planning on using Joshua to break free...but I begin to feel fear for the boy. If The Dark One had some part to cause Joshua to exist...if he were to be destroyed, then Joshua would likely die. Wether this will happen, I know not. I pray he finds a way to search for the answers.... Sir Dr. Kintobor."

Joshua had great difficulty taking in the last few sentances. How could he tell his friends that this could be the last time he would ever see them? What would he say to his brother...to Seb? To...Eiko and Adis?

"I..It's not fair...The Dark One knows I fear death...But...if it's to stop the Darkness for good, I'll do it. Eiko and Adis will understand. I'm sure they'll find someone else...Hah...I never got a chance to thank Adis for everything she's done...I'll rescue her...before I destroy the Dark One...At least...At least I'll be able to say goodbye..." Joshua sighed, before going to sleep...but something haunted his dreams...a nightmare...wether real or not, he couldn't tell...

"...So the fool comes? As I expected. Take away the one he cares about, and he'll come running. I am surprised though...you have done well serving me, yet you did not know it...Hah...I planned it all along, Adis. I used you...I made you flee into the other dimension to warn Joshua. His friends have given me more power. And you began to care for him...fool. I slowly unlocked his memories, even though it gave him an advantage...I was hoping for him to kill you. That would have solved both my problems."

"...Your...Your wrong! I'd never let you use me for anything! I wouldn't..."

"Because you love him? Fool. Such useless emotions. I have no need to listen to your cries. I need you no longer. Farewell, Adis."

A loud scream could be heard as a sword slashed through Adis's body. Joshua raced to her side, only to find she was dying. The image of the sword kept rushing through his mind. The slice...the scream...The images and sounds he couldn't remove from his head.

"ADIS!!!"

Joshua had awoken, yelling the name loudly. He looked at his hands and tried to push away the nightmare.

"Adis...I'll save you. I promise...but what do I do?"

The Dark One's laughter grew louder through his mind, causing him to hold his head in pain. After a few minutes, everyone came charging into his room, worried about thier friend...only to see that he was gone....