A Shadow in the Midst Prologue Present time. "Void, what is it really? Is it the absence of light, or light of absence? And what of the sun, is it the absence of darkness or darkness of absence?" These are just a few of the many thoughts going through Kayzahr's mind as he sat in a Guardian debriefing for new warlooks. Five year later. "Void, that's all I see, and light. Am I dying, or am I dead?" Thought Kayzahr as he lay deep in the midst of a damp, dark forest. "I hurt? Does this mean I'm alive? I must sit up." Kayzahr said as he struggled to sit up. "Now, where am I?" Looking around he noticed that there was a tree toppled over as if something uprooted it, upon closer examination he noted that a piece of the roots were missing. Cut to precisely to be broken, no it was the mark of a Nova Bomb! "Something happened here, but what? I can't remember, not even my own name?" Confused Kayzahr started to walk around. And about three yard from the tree he found something. "What could that be," he wondered. As he approached it one thing came to mind. "Aham, Aham something. Aham what," He said. Kayzahr then heard a whispering voice in the wind, "Ahamkara." "Who's there" he said, feeling an uncomfortable churning in his stomach. And the only thought that came to mind was, "I have to get out of here!" Starting to run towards what he thought was a safety Kayzahr passed out. When he woke he found himself in a strange place, he felt safe, but not safe at the same time. "Where am I now" he thought. Suddenly a bright light flooded the space he was in and a dark figure stood in the midst of its source. Kayzahr could barely make out that the figure was in an arch like opening. "Who are you, and what were you doing in the forbidden zone?" Asked the strange figure.