be destroyed by two, one attacking it, in its
material form, the other attacking it in the Spiritual Plane. And the
one attacking in the material form must be a Haven, while the one
attacking it in its Spiritual form must be an alien, like itself, but
one who can draw Power both from this world and its parent world."
42 Morn considered what this Spirit Messenger was saying, and realized
from his mother's look, that she had
come to the same conclusion he had. "The one that must attack its
Spiritual form must be a Spirit in order to do so, mustn’t it?"
43 The Messengers looked at each other and nodded.
44 "I am that one, am I not?" Morn asked. "I am the one that will be
trained for this purpose, and North is the other. That is why we have
been drawn together. Our destinies are one. Our destiny is to destroy
The Empire."
45 The two Spirits nodded.
46 "I will see many rejuvenations before the time comes," Morn
inquired, "will I not?"
47 "Your days will be long and many," said The Hashon, "and you and
your friend will live many adventures and do many great things before
that Hour comes. It will take hundreds of years to prepare you both.
That is why it has taken so long. No one lived long enough before
rejuvenation was developed to acquire energy enough to do what must be
done. But now that you can live for a thousand years or more, we can at
last free ourselves of this thing that has for so long, enslaved our
children."
48 "Can it not see the danger?" asked Morn. "Doesn't it know what is
coming?"
49 "It sees the material danger," explained The Haven, "but it does not
fully understand the Spiritual. That is where its weakness lies. It has
been unsuccessfully attacked in both the Spiritual and the physical, so
it thinks itself safe. It does not realize the danger of a combined
attack. "
50 Morn nodded. "And because I must prepare for the