As Arthur floated above the town, his awareness fixed on the hero sleeping on the ground, Three Awakened came running into the street. They were dressed in Combat gear and held weapons about them.
One went to the hero to check on his pulse as another went to the 10 year old boy. The third, his spear Brandished about him searched the area for any dread creature or demon but found none.
Confirming they were both alive, the Awakened carried them towards the Rescue men at the edges of the city, before returning to fight off the creatures within the town.
'Now that you have seen your hero, What do you want to do?' Ra asked Arthur. He had remained silent as Arthur watched the Hero's awakening.
'Is there no way for me to interact with The hero. To tell him about the demon king waiting for him at the end of his journey?' Arthur asked as his form followed the rescue men taking the hero and the boy to the Carrier.
Carriers were modern floating vessels designed like rafts, boats and ferries. They were a blend of modern technology, empowered by mana. They were used to transport Awakened to battle and carry survivors or citizens to safety. They were also used to move shipment from one point to another.
This one was the size of a great passenger boat that was filling with the people from the town, their panic dying down as they were herded to safety on deck. They would be taken to a shelter where the injured would get help.
After the awakened finished the battle, the town would be cleansed of any lingering demon aura so as to make it habitable again for ordinary people.
'No you poor child, you don't understand how cosmic law and cosmic forces work.' Ra answered. He went on to explain everything to Arthur as best as he could.
According to Ra, Each cosmos in the universe was woven into existence by cosmic forces and sustained by cosmic laws born from those forces. Existence and casuality was governed by these two concepts and everything within a world was bound to them.
The world of Terros was a material world, Ra had said. Thus for any conscious being to exert influence over it, they must possess a material body. As a soul with an astral form, Arthur could not interact with this world in anyway unless he got a body.
For a soul to acquire a body in this world, it must pass through the world's reincarnation cycle. Arthur could be stuck for centuries in the wheel of reincarnation waiting for a chance at Rebirth in this world. Not to mention the risks of his soul essence fading or being born as a babe without his memories. There would be no helping the hero by following that path.
'What about with your power?' Arthur asked Ra. 'You had become a god in your world after all!'
'And then i fled to the void. My power was tied to my world and it was destroyed. I drew in void essence, the raw energy from which cosmoses are woven to sustain my existence. I had indeed attained a cosmic will so i could survive in the void but my power has faded. I am only a remnant of what i was.
I must remain hidden within your soul to avoid detection from cosmic laws. Void creatures are not bound by cosmic laws and thus bring chaos and instability into a world. Our existence strains the fabric of the world, leading to corruption and decay and eventual world death.'
'Then what path must i walk to help the hero?' Arthur asked. He knew Ra wouldn't have offered to help him if he didn't have a way that might work. A way for Arthur to fight alongside the hero.
'First you must strengthen your soul and acquire a vessel. Your soul is sustained by the soul energy within it. This energy is the medium and fuel of your will. Your astral body is woven and from soul energy.'
'While you still had a body, the life force within that body was the source of your soul energy. Whenever your astral form traveled beyond your world, it would always return to your body where your energy was replenished. '
Arthur learnt that once his soul energy was depleted, his soul essence would break down his existence would fade to nothingness. That was a frightening information. Suddenly strengthening his soul was a priority to him.
'As i told you. i have spent my time in the void between worlds peering into many worlds. I have learnt many things about different worlds. And i know just how to accomplish this goal. We must leave this world and travel another where it will be possible to strengthen your soul!'
Arthur was reluctant to leave this world, but he needed to if he ever hoped to save the hero.
As the Carrier begun it's rise above the Earth, Arthur looked at the Hero one last time as he begun his drift ever upwards. To leave the planet of Terros.
He would definitely return and stand with the hero.
'I am ready!' He said to Ra.