[Meanwhile, back at Atlantis]
General Jay had gradually made his way through part of the city when he came upon a room which looked quite out of place compared to the rest of the city. As he entered it the room lit up with the familiar White Light he saw when he first got to Atlantis. Suddenly he turned to his right and saw what he could only describe as a kind of Angel. This woman had beautiful long locks of golden blonde hair. She wore a long white gown, not too dissimilar to that of a girls nightdress. She had the most beautiful white light surrounding her.
"Welcome to Atlantis. Are you here to take The Challenge of the Gods?"
"OK, cut the rubbish right now, I know there is no Challenge of the Gods here. You're some kind of holographic projection sent to me by the evil Dr. Know-It-All, I'm not going to fall for this Challenge of the Gods rubbish twice in one day."
"Please forgive me. I did not mean to make you feel that way. I am one of the Atlantians, founders of this once great city.
This is the way to The Challenge of the Gods.
You see, Dr. Know-It-All completed the challenge. He wasn't supposed to be able to though. He somehow created a machine that allowed him to interfere with this cities lifeform scanners. Only a person with the purest of beings is supposed to be able to successfully complete this challenge; Dr. Know-It-All's machine somehow tricked the sensors into thinking he was pure of being."
"Well if you're one of the Atlantians, then why didn't you stop him?"
"We are banned from interfering in the lives of those on lower plains of existence to our own. If I had tried to interfere, the other Atlantians would have stopped me and banished me to this plain of existence."
"Is this 'plain of existance' that bad? For a supposed higher being, you're quite stuck up."
"I am sorry to project that image to you.
Please will you complete The Challenge of the Gods? I know you are going to go up against Dr. Know-It-All, you cannot win as you are."
"No, actually I'm going to wipe your precious city from existance, taking the good doctor with me and it."
"But that will not work, he's a god now. Besides, you won't get far enough into the city to even attempt to take down the power core and lower the shield. The only way is The Challenge of the Gods!"
"OK, OK! What do I have to do?"
"The challenge consists of four stages. Each testing a part of your being. These are your heart, mind, body, and soul. The first stage tests your body, followed by your mind, your heart, and finally your soul."
"OK, I'll do it. But can you at least give me a clue as to what I have to do for each stage. I mean come on, surely it's not cheating that much. The doctor DID use a machine to cheat afterall."
"I am sorry. I have already helped you more than I should have. If I stay any longer then the other Atlantians will know I am helping you. They are already starting to get suspicious as to my current whereabouts. I must go. I will try to return to see how you are progressing. Good luck my hero."
"Wait, where do I..."
General Jay didn't get to finish the sentence before the Atlantian disappeared.
"Where do I begin?"
Suddenly there was another great white light, the room started spinning and General Jay felt himself being transported somewhere. When the room finally stopped spinning, and he managed to readjust his sight without throwing up, he noticed he was in a different room...
"Welcome challenger, to The Path of the Body."
"Well here goes nothing...", General Jay thought to himself.