Charlize wondered around in his room and stared at his DVD collection. It existed out of a lot of series, he had collector boxes and special editions from his favourites. A lot of Marvel and DC comic movies and series, he loved anything which was about the supernatural, superpowers, aliens and so on. The list was endless.

'Impressive collection,' and Charlize pointed out the most recently bought Game of thrones complete box from Kendric, 'I actually watched this one together with you, winter is coming!' Charlize was doing a great impression from Jon Snow now.

'You have time for that?'

'Well actually time is a complex subject, lets just say I can be at more places than one at the same time.'

'Why are we here?' Kendric asked, not that he didn't enjoy being home. Charlize was still sniffing out his room.

'I like your house, it is very modern decorated. I like your mom's taste. But well, we needed to go somewhere privat to talk and I thought you would prefer being at home.'

Kendric fell down on his bed.

'How come my room is still here with my stuff?' He wondered since he was erased.

'This room is still here, your parents just don't see it. If they walk by they see a wall and nothing more. Remember that each time you want to have a time out, your room is here for you to draw back. Believe me, you will.' Charlize sat down on the bean bag which was next to his bed.

'We know eachother for a long time now Kendric. We have spend many lifes together and when you chose to be reincarnated again, I helped you through the process and decided to be your guide. This form you see now, me as a teenager...

This is from our last life together as teenagers that we have lived. I died in that life when I was 16.'

Kendric believed every word she said but he had never given any thought about reincarnations or the after life for that matter. It was a lot of information to process all at once. But Charlize continued:

'In each life we have bin connected. Either we were siblings, or parents together and married, best friends... that is the circle of life. Your family and friends, you kind of recycle each time, you'll find your way back to eachother in one way or the other. But you wanted to go back and I didn't. I wanted to develop as a guide, so that's why I am your guide now. I could never leave you alone. We are connected in spirit, in energy. Our souls are tangled together. Here, let me show you.' And Charlize placed her hand over his head.

Flashes of previous lives ran through his mind. He saw them living together in the roman empire, the middle ages, as man, woman, a child, a grown up. It was never ending. Apperently he had lived through quite some lives.

She pulled her hand back and chilled at the bean bag some more.

'You see now Kendric?'

He did, he understood everything. But with all this new knowledge it raised a million questions also. But the most important one which he struggled with, he decided to ask first.

'Did I chose to be the chosen one Charlize?' Unsure if he even wanted to know the answer. He stared at the picture of his grandmother which stood on a shelf.

'Well no, you didn't. It's just how the universe works. In someway you can choose your own lessons. You know, things you definitely want to learn in your life. Either it is to experience loneliness, pain and suffering in sickness, in "bad luck" or whatever. But not everything. The universe has always it's own plan and well, this is yours. Your lifepath that has bin given to you. It is a great honor but at the same time a great burden as well.' With her now worrying eyes she took pity on him.

'You have to understand in death, life is to be seen differently. Dying is just something unavoidable. It is the life that has bin lived, the choices that had bin made and the lessons learned that truly matter. It is the purpose of every human being, to develop in spirit and even though your great task, it are the choices that you decide to make which is the only thing that is relative.'

Somehow Kendric knew what she ment. This life will pass, just like all his previous ones. It's about the experiences you will have during that life. This life as the chosen one will pass also one day and he was sure that many more lives will follow. It was the circle of life over and over again. But although he had this feeling of guarantee that everything will be ok, it didn't ment for him that he didn't felt afraid to live this life.

Charlize got up and walked to the door. 'Don't Kendric, don't be afraid. You wouldn't have recieved this task if your soul wasn't ready for it. You have an old sould! Just have faith.'

She put her hand on the door and signed him that he should walk through it again. Kendric got up and stepped right through the door. They found themselves back in the messhall again. It seemed no one had left the messhall and were all having a great time in reminiscing together with their guides. Charlize took him by the hand and walked to the teacherstable where his grandmother was still busy in a conversation with Master Uruk.

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'Ah young master Kendric, I see you had some long overdue quality time with Charlize.' Master Uruk gave his most friendly smile to them and Kendric's grandmother also smiled at him.

He had missed that beautiful, friendly smile so much. She walked upon him and took his face in her hands.

'I am here for you! To help you with your task. I am so proud my sweet grandson, so proud!' She gave him a big hug.

Oh how he missed those big hugs from grandma. It actually felt so nice he had at least one family member left who hasn't forgotten him. After he left his house, he carried around this empty feeling of being erased and his parents continuing their lives without him. It felt as if he was mourning himself.

Charlize held his hand and gave him her smile filled with compassion.

'I am happy we could share some time together Kendric.'

Kendric new what she ment, since he regained his memory of his past lives he knew how special the connection with Charlize was. It was a higher love, hard to explain in the human language which didn't provide in terms to express this kind of love. It was perhaps best to describe as a love which exceeds the love you felt for your parents, or maybe even what parents and grandparents feel for their children and grandchildren. Kendric didn't know ofcourse how it felt to have your own children but the love he cherished for his family was always gigantic. But this, this higher connection with his grandma and Charlize was pure. Pure love without strings attached. Not burdoned by guilt or lies or anything negative that comes with life. It was epic! Just like the plain where the source gifted him with his knowledge. Somehow, his knowledge told him that this love that he felt was the love of the plain where the dead remained. Pure energy, pure love, pure connection...

Master Uruk stepped forward and scraped his throat again and the little white UFO flew back above his head. But before Master Uruk could start his next speech, J.P. stepped forward and tapped Master Uruk on the shoulder. They must have used telepathy because master Uruk nodded friendly to J.P. and took a step backwards.

J.P. made himself ready to approach all the students:

'I am honored to be here, to guide you and already helped some of you.' And he looked at Yrsa who was thanking him by nodding her head.

'By now you had your reality check, you learned about your past lives which we tend to forget when we are born and grow up. Your guides gifted you with the knowledge over your previous lives and the deep connection you share together. So it is time for the next step of this reality course.

I am Jake Porcher, also known as J.P. at least, in my last life than. In that life I was a time traveler and had an encounter with Mes-Sanuri. I actually lost my dear friend to her. Everything she absorbes breaks the cirlcle of reincarnation, of the afterlife, of life itself. So unfortunately, I will never see my old friend back again. Be assured that whatever happens in life, it is a comforting knowledge that we will see eachother back again in the afterlife and in many lifes that still has to come. The chance to live together again with your loved ones, is amazing. But not for my old friend. Not for many before him. That's why we are here today. As Master Uruk already said, normally you recieve this reality check later. But it's important that you recieve as many knowledge about yourself right now so you can operate at full capacity with your powers. Believe me, we don't speak about a month here, not even a year. You need time to become strong as a team and time is unfortunately since the treath of Mes-Sanuri of the essence.

So step 2...

Relive your deaths again of your past lives.'

No one said anything and they all stared at J.P. but he didn't continue, he just took a step back.

'He has got to be kidding right?' Marcellus asked the others.

But no one really had the feeling that J.P. was much of a joker and Kendric knew for sure he wasn't since uncle Jerry told this himself.

Kendric looked at his grandmother with questioning eyes.

'Trust the plan sweetheart. Have faith.' And she stepped forward.

'Don't be scared, there is more to death than only the dying part!'

And she created a whirlwind like she did with the ceremony. The whirlwind exploded and everyone got hit, like being hit by shards of a grenade. As soon as they got hit they saw a tunnel of light. It looked like the wormhole to their dorms. Planets, stars, they all passed by in this tunnel of light. Kendric felt his energy, soul or whatever it was inside his body, was traveling as fast as the speed of light. With an ultimate feeling of freedom and release he saw himself arriving in the afterlife where his family and friends, or at least the souls that weren't living a life at that moment, were awaiting him.

The afterlife was filled with pure thoughts and feelings. Instantly after he passed away in his last life he recieved the knowledge of the universe back again. A great feeling of peace and pure love, a pure energy ran through this beautiful place. It felt ancient...

Instantly recognition of your loved ones and the long existing bond between eachother.

Kendric woke up, apperently after they got strucked by his grandmothers mambo jambo whirlwind they all passed out on the ground. He rubbed his eyes and got up from the floor. This pure energy he just experienced, he could feel it flowing through his body now. His soul, his molecules vibrating, his engine...

He looked at the others and they all came by. His grandmother still standing at the very same spot as where they left her before the whirlwind struck them.

'Good children, our job here for now is done. Use this ancient energy you feel running through your veigns now.' And she turned to Kendric.

'We'll see eachother soon enough my boy.' She kissed him on his forhead and dematerialised again. The others all followed and Charlize saluted him and dematerialised also back into an orb and they flew through the ceiling back in space again.