Chapter 1, Volume 3 TEASER
The sun of Magia Terra shines in the bedroom of King Eris and his husband, Henry. Eris awakes turned to the balcony of his bedroom, He sits up and sees Henry at his desk doing paperwork. Eris rubs his eyes and then sits and stares at the wall momentarily. Henry turns to Eris and looks worried. "Morning. Are you alright?" He asks Eris. "Yeah, I just remembered I have to meet with Queen Sylvie today. And I can't get that out of my head. What the parliament told us six months ago," he says. Henry's face changed. "Yeah, I've been thinking about that too."
~Flashback to six months ago, meeting room at Royal Castle Poslanice~
The Parliament and Kings of Magicae sit across from each other in a secluded meeting room. Deros begins, "This conclave was called for with the Parliament and the Monarch because of something my father shared with Lord Kinten and Lord Rhenen. The council wasn't included because we need to go over something that only we five should be present for, at least at the moment. Lord Kinten and Rhenen," Deros concludes. Kinten clears his throat. "Right. Six months ago, after the Summum Trial before Rhenen and I went home we visited Derio's cell and received troubling information. He said that the remaining slayers have joined together and are planning the Dragon King's return," Kinten shares. Eris and Henry's faces changed into shock. "Slayers? You mean the group of humans that received sorcery?" Henry asks.
"Yeah, that troublesome group," Rhenen began. "During the Great War humans were at a disadvantage against the dragons. Most witchcraft didn't work on dragons, which decreased the human population. It wasn't until the dragons who sided with Fae and humans granted selected humans sorcery to help win the war. These selected humans were known as Dragon Slayers. After the war ended, slayers began to fade from history, but not all. Those remaining are attacking the capital in six months, and their target is one of the children of the royal family," Rhenen elaborates. Eris and Henry then looked enraged.
"What?!" exclaimed Henry. "What do they want with our kids?" Eris asks angrily. "We talked with Sylvie, and she told us that to break her seal they will need the blood of a non-heir royal of Magicae and the blood of two royal heirs from any other Great Realm. We think they plan to release the Dragon King. And honestly, that would be one hell of a problem," Rhenen revealed. "Queen Sylvie is in on this?" Henry questioned. "Yes. We asked her to refrain from telling anyone. We wanted to tell you first so we could have time to devise a plan," Kinten responds. "A plan for what?" Eris asks. Kinten stays silent for a moment then sighs. "King Eris, I know you do not want war for this kingdom, nor does the Parliament. We devised a plan that includes Prince Mikalae. We want him to lead a team into the Dark Realm and seal the Dragon King," Kinten announces.
"Are you insane? I take this as a threat to the royal family! Under no circumstances will-" "Eris, please. Just hear them out," Deros cuts Eris off. "You should know we aren't taking this lightly either. We are also risking our children. But we want to avoid a war with slayers or, worse, the Dragon King. We devised a plan to get rid of the Dragon King, which heavily relies on Prince Mike," Kinten states. Eris and Henry's expressions turned furiously calm.
"In the past six months, he was able to jump from the low-rank D-class to mid-rank B-class. That means his current power level is between 5,050 and 11,000. If he can jump ranks again in another six months, he could be an S-class mage with a power level of 30,000 between 99,999. Him achieving that feat would be great, but it depends on his training, as well," Rhenen elaborates, then looks towards Kinten.
"Queen Daverana had a spell called Dreamworld. It was a dimension created with her magic that she trapped her enemies in. Whoever she trapped in the Dreamworld falls into a deep sleep and can never awake again unless Daverana said so. If Prince Mike learns this spell we believe he can trap the Dragon King even better than Queen Sylvie. All we need is your approval to make preparations. So, do we have the approval from the monarch? " Kinten questioned. Eris and Henry turn to each other for a moment then turn back to the Parliament. Eris squints his eyes and folds his fist on the table.
"There is a seventy-nine percent chance that Mikalae and his team will succeed meaning that there's a twenty-one percent chance that war will happen. Even so, it's a 58% chance they'll survive," Eris says seriously as he looks at them with anger as calm as the sky. He then folds his hand and lays his chin on it. "Hmph. You know, I'd scrap this plan because of its holes, but I will have faith. I approve," Eris states, and then turns to Henry. "I approve too, but let's make this clear, if Mike doesn't return, or return dead, I'll blame you three," Henry says seriously. Kinten nods.
"Since it's decided, we should go over some things. Let's start with who are the other three members of this team. Right now, we have Prince Mikalae, ranked in B-class with Dream, White, and Dark magic. Lord Rhenen's son, Jivan Vaenol, ranked B-class with Wind, Sound, and Mind magic. Like Mikalae, we think Jivan can progress to S-class in six months. Lord Kinten's daughter, Quweiene Kipo, ranked S-class with Beast Spirit and Beast Transformation magic. We think her current rank is where she'll stay. Those are our selections, all we need is yours," Deros explains. "I choose Delia and Mable. Are you going to select someone, Henry?" Eris asks him. Henry nods no. "Then we have a problem. I can't think of anyone else who can go," says Eris.
Everyone then goes silent.
A cold ghostly breeze blows past Eris, and he turns around slowly. A pale man with disappearing white horns on his head comes out of the shadows.
"D-Class, C-Class, B-Class, A-Class, S-Class, and G-Class is the magic ranking system. Do you know what the G in G-Class stands for?" The man asks.
"You.. you're the Sacred Tree!" Exclaimed Deros.
"It stands for God. A power level over one hundred thousand is a power level equal to a god. That is what the Dragon King has; the power level of a god. Honestly, the only one I think is capable of defeating him is Mikalae. But it hasn't come back to him yet," he smiles disappointedly. "Fortunately, I'm willing to go," he concludes. The parliament gasps.
"Seriously?" Rhenen exclaims. "I'm very serious. I'm not as strong as I was thirteen thousand years ago, but I feel my power returning. I should be ready in six months," he says and turns around. "I will gather my power in the Sacred Tree sanctum, and soon I will teach a spell to Mikalae if that's fine with you, brother Eris," He announces. Eris's eyes squinted suspiciously.
"It's perfectly fine, but why must you call me brother?" Eris responds, raising his eyebrows. The man turns back around to Eris, frowning. "You're saying you don't remember who I am?" he asks. Eris nods 'no'. The man's face changed to a saddened, but calm expression as he turned back around. "The first personifications are Earth, Sky, Star and Light, Day, Forests, Night and Darkness, and the final personification, Sea. And soon, you'll see me," he spoke as he slowly vanished.
"What was that?" Eris asks. "He was just blubbering about the gods. The Sky God and Star Goddess are important in Magicaean religions." Henry responds. "Nevertheless, I'm glad we have everything ready. I will inform my daughter of today's meeting, and Rhenen will do the same. I trust you'll inform Mike, Delia, and Mable," Kinten says, looking at Eris.
"Yes, and I'll speak with Queen Sylvie and the Queen of Esperia for support if this doesn't work. For precaution, we must prepare our army for war. For now, we'll keep this between the government and the three aristocrats on the team to the Dark Realm. This conclave is now over."
~Present Day, December 8th, 13,018 APG~
END OF TEASER
VOLUME 3 RELEASE MAY 3