James sat in a secluded room, in the centre. The room was pretty bare except for the stacks of books lining up the walls. He had been there for the past four hours. It had been a week since Oasis Valley, and he was enjoying the life of a retired Guardian. Now he spent his days as a scholar in the Tower, his only goal was to gain knowledge, not fight to protect the city. Lake, Lakir, and him had gone their separate ways ever since that fight, and haven't been in contact since then. Last he heard, Lake was on a spiritual trip in the Himalayas to recover from his time at the battle. Lakir headed to the cosmodrome and effectively disappeared. It would seem they would never get back together, and they seemed content with that. The calmness of the room was interrupted as a portal opened up in front of James. A familiar person stepped out, although it made no sense whatsoever. James stood up immediately, not knowing if he was having a nightmare or if this was reality. J," You're.... You're supposed to be dead!" Aries stood before him. He was pretty calm, and didn't seem like he intended to fight. A," Yeah I know, I wasn't expecting it either. Listen up, I'm in an unfavourable contract with someone I really don't like. I need your help, and the others as well." J," What makes you think I'd ever want to help you?" A," Because the person that I'm in this contract with will eventually use my power against the City. Only thing that is stopping that from happening right now is Oryx's will to not attack the City just yet." J," You mean.... Erik....?" A," Yeah that's right. I need your help to get rid of him." (( Closed. Just to set up for something else. ))