Once more in your sleep, you find yourself in the place where the darkness extends forever.
"Saphira?" You call out, expecting her to appear at any moment.
"She will not be joining us tonight."
The voice that spoke sent a chill down your spine. The voice sounded like a combination of a bird screeching and a snake hissing and seemed to come from all around you.
"Where are you!? Who are you!?"
You turn around desperately trying to find the speaker.
"Who I am is not of any importance. As for where I am, currently I am in your mind. As I wish to offer you a deal."
You're not sure quite how to respond at this moment. It was strange enough having a girl appear in your sleep and start instructing you on how to save an alternate dimension you've never heard of, now there's just a voice and no body offering you a deal.
"I have seen your power. You came into the possession of the Book of Time, and in a duel also obtained the Book of Beast. You're searching for the other five books now, so you can return them to that girl, Saphira."
Wait, this didn't make any sense. Even if whoever was contacting you had a book, and had seen you today and learned of the books you had, how did he know of the other books.
Well, if he has a book, he may have gone to claim the Book of Beast for himself like you had, but got there to late. However, he could have seen you escape with two books. That would allow him to know multiple books exhisted, but how would he know there were seven? And how did he know of Saphira?
"How did you." You begin, but are cut off.
"I myself possess one of the books, the Book of Mind. It gives me, certain influences and methods of gathering information. However, how I got the book or whom I learned of the others from is not what I wish to discuss right now. Currently, the books of Body, Arcane, and Transmutation are still at large. I naturally want them myself, and I expect you will no doubt go after them. This causes, a bit of a conflict between us."
"And what are you planning to do?" You ask.
"Well, I could use my book to attempt to hunt you down in person, and destroy you. However, that option will also leave me out in the open, not only for you to attempt a retaliation, but for anyone else searching for the books to have a shot as well. So, I've considered both our options closely, and decided it would be in both our best interest to form an alliance."
"Oh wait I know this part. This is the part where you give your whole sway the good guy speach. How original." You reply,
". . . You do not know the full powers of which you deal with full. With one book alone, you could easily work your way to a life of luxury in this world. However, just by getting a few more of the books, one could rule this world easily. If you join me, you can have the world at your fingertips. You can take anything you want for yourself. As for me, well, the world is large, I'm sure we can split it easily."
You shake your head. "After risking my life today to go up against that bank robber, do you really think I'm into using the book for personal gain?"
"You're not seeing the big picture." The voice responds. "With this power, you could make the world right in how you believe it should be. You can handle justice yourself, give people what they deserve, and be a benevolent leader. You seem to think of me as some type of villain. I am an idealist. And I have been given the opportunity of a lifetime. So have you, you just have yet to see it. Forget the girl's world, and concentrate on your own. You have no reason to believe any of her words, or even if that world exhist. Where does your allegiance belong? To the world you were born in, or a fantasy world that doesn't exhist. Now I ask you, will you join me and we can combine our powers and use them for this world?"
"I....." You think, then respond,