One small step for man

Looking into my crystal ball I saw two worlds. The first looked like rolling green hills covered in thick mist. One could see a classical fairytale castle peeking out from the middle. All of this on top of essentially a floating land mass about the size of my fortress. The second was obviously Shendu. A large palace complex just floating in the shadows. Built like a Chinese imperial palace, I recognized it as Shendu's palace from the show.

"Well it looks like I won't have to always be on the receiving end now, but lets see if I can get some help first." I had one of the eagles go toward Lord Miach's dream but upon nearing it the bird displayed extreme distress.

"Huh, why can't it get close?" Observing the eagle, I noticed it acted as if it was harder to fly the closer it got to the land mass.

"There wasn't any problem like this with Shendu so what could be the problem? Let's see the main differences is Shendu is in my body while I'm only holding hands with Lord Miach. Also Lord Miach is a god while Shendu is a demon. Wait it might just be that because he's a god his mind is much tougher to enter. After all divinity should make a big difference and while Shendu is strong he is in no way divine. But if that's the case I won't be able to enter or get his help." After thinking on it I decided to take a risk. Jumping on the back of one of the eagles I had it fly toward Lord Miach's dream. As I got closer a feeling of pressure mounted, as if I was deep underwater. Eventually I could barely breathe and had to back away.

"I guess nothings ever that easy. Though I guess if I do this with Naaza it will be much easier. Well here goes nothing. Lord Miach it's me Jack! Could you let me in it's a little drafty out here!" Shouting for all I'm worth I focus on channeling the sheep talisman and try to get my voice through. At the same time I try to see if I can channel my blessing. It should at least let him recognize me if he can sense it.

"Jack is that you?" A soft voice comes out of the mist and I can see Lord Miach come walking out to the edge of the land mass. The pressure starts letting up and I fly down on the bird toward him.

"Ah hey Lord Miach. I wanted to knock first but, there was this massive pressure that wouldn't let me get near. Do you have any idea what that might have been?"

"A pressure, hmm, I don't know after all this is the first time I'm talking to a mortal through dreams after all."

"Wait so you've talked to other gods in dreams before?"

"Oh just a few times some of the other gods tried to play around back in tenkai. Anyway i'm glad this was a success. It's rather amazing actually, being able to do this. Even for the gods this is not a common feat."

*Hahaha* "I'm just glad it worked. Though the pressure had me worried for a while. I didn't feel anything like that when I was fighting Shendu. Do you think it may be because you're a god?"

"You may be right. Do you feel anything now; I wouldn't want to give you bad dreams after all?" He gives me a small smile while checking how I look.

"Just a little. The pressure is still there but to a bearable degree. It feels about like carrying some weights or wearing heavy armor. Do you think you can control it?"

"Let me see. Oh, right how do you control things in here. I must admit dreaming like this is a bit of a first for me. Every other time like this it was someone else in control. I must admit to being rather excited about this." He gives me an excited grin at being able to control his own dream.

"Well for me it was basically imagination and intent. I just imagined something was there and focused on it and boom there it was." I shrug trying to describe something that was more instinct than anything.

"I see lets try this first." Suddenly a large boulder appears out of nowhere which proceeds to fly around before morphing into various sculptures of warriors and ladies.

"Well it looks like you've got the hang of it. Now can you sense that pressure I'm feeling?"

"No I can't everything feels normal and I can't tell why you're under pressure?" He gives me a worried look as he tries to figure out what is happening.

"In that case the most likely reason is your divinity or arcanum. This is your mind after all. The restrictions of your mortal body are possibly not here. I say possibly because I don't know what would happen if a mortal mind came into direct contact with an arcanum. This is also new grounds and we don't know what might happen."

"You have a point. Let me try connecting to my arcanum here." he looks down as he focuses and starts glowing. The instant he starts glowing the pressure spikes and I fall to my knees. I can barely breathe and it feels like I'm going to be crushed. Strangely enough at the same time I feel like I'm being healed, as if any and all damage is being fixed as soon as it's made.

"Jack! Are you all right. I'm so sorry I didn't think that just connecting to my arcanum could do this!" Lord Miach notices almost as soon as it starts and cuts off the light show before hurrying to support me.

*ah uh* "No don't worry about it. Both of us should have thought something like that would happen. Besides, I feel better than ever now. It's like all prior injuries or scars just got blasted away."