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You are awoken in the middle of the night by the she-cat's nervous growl. At first you think that a new day must already have dawned for the cave is awash with bright light, but when you look out at the surrounding landscape you see that the light has a far more sinister origin.

The sky is alive with hordes of glowing, wraith-like phantoms. They swoop down from the roiling storm clouds and skim the treetops, howling and screeching like angry banshees. A trio of these ghastly apparitions passes within a few yards of the cave mouth and startle the wild cat and her mewing cub. Terrified, they flee the cave and disappear into the pines.

If you possess Kai-screen, and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian or higher, turn to 283.

If you do not possess Kai-screen, or have yet to attain this Kai rank, turn to 19.

Text copyright © 1991 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 Brian Williams.