One night I had a dream. There was bright light all around and a voice spoke to me. It was just like the vision on my 18th birthday. It spoke of the portal and a new world. When I awoke, I immediately ran to my mentor. I told everything hastily and he nodded calmly. When I finished, he went to a box covered with arcanum. He took out a shield and gave it to me, saying: "I am too old to fight, and I prefer my magic to any steel. I don't need it anymore, but you, however, my boy, will be able to use it in the new world." I took it, thanked him and rushed back to my room. There I ate a last meal and prepared myself for the new world. I went to the basement, knelt before the pentagram and spoke the runes. This time a blue portal appeared and I stepped through it....Â