I accidentally stepped on a squeaky old floorboard. Darn old houses. Hiro started sniffing the air. His eyes suddenly grew blacker, if that was possible.

“One of the Masons is here,” he spat out.

“Well, yes, just visiting though,” Eclipso said lightly, though the worried look on his face gave him away.

“If this is your way of getting recruits, th-”

“Of course not Hiro,don’t be silly. We haven’t fought with your kind for over a century. Why would we fight you now?” He inquired.

I tuned out the rest though. I couldn’t have listened if I tried. So this is why I am here. To fight. To be in war. Suddenly weak, I sat down on the bed. The last thing I remember is hearing the front door slam before I fell into a stream of unconciousness.