481. Football

The deal was quickly signed between the two sides as the world had already given them their blessings. The group photo was clicked soon after. Magnus stood in the middle. On both of his sides were leaders of Israel and Palestine. But on Palestine's other side stood Harrison Ford and on Israel's other side stood King Faisal. This was a sign of unity. Heck, India and Pakistan stood just behind Magnus on the step. The only missing major power was the Soviet Union but they were still not dissolved yet.

The photo was the creation of History, the day the Arab world finally came together and joined hands. The entire Middle East was safe and secure after this. With everything under his control, there wasn't much left to do other than develop the world.

...

The next day, photos were printed on the first page of all newspapers in the world and television channels were talking about it non-stop.

All leaders from these nations with conflicts in a single frame, smiling and posing. This was an idea never conceived before. None of the so-called political experts had thought in their wildest dream that such a result would come out.

And once again Magnus was at the centre of it. How and why was not asked, they were told to be just glad it happened.

But most people with some brain could see that the British King certainly held more power than the Prime Minister at this point.

But who was going to complain about it? Nobody wanted to be eaten alive by the public for slander against their beloved king. As the nation was seeing good days, economic growth and development of visible infrastructure, people were happy with things as they were.

In just a few days, Forbes magazine published their rankings of the most powerful people in the world, Magnus was at the top. The next came Harrison Ford, then Bobby, King Faisal and a few more heads of state that Magnus appointed. The President of the USSR got 10th place as his retreat from Afghanistan revealed he wasn't that strong.

But at the same time, Times Magazine published a special edition, Magnus' face was on its cover. It was a photo of him from his crowning, where he had the crown on his head. It was a close-up shot of the face.

The craziest thing was, it was not titled "Person of the year" instead it was "Person of the Century."

Its small summary was similar to Forbes magazine. It read, "With so many wins under his belt, his involvement and winning the Falkland War and his immense wealth from ingenious businesses, it makes him easily the most influential person to be born in this century. His words can make or break a nation, a single word from him can boost or bring down the stock market.

"He is nicknamed "Hand of Gold," for whatever he touches turns into gold. Uniting Korea, stopping economic recession in the UK with friendship with Saudi Arabia. Pushing back USSR, uplifting Bhutan, the Thai Canal and so many more. All these signify that Magnus Grant Emrys Pendragon holds influence like never before in human history."

...

Camelot,

Finally, Magnus had a lot of free time now. His daughter, who was about to turn 2 had already started walking and saying basic words incorrectly. Dada and mama were normal for her now.

"Athena, look what I brought for you, your favourite lemon candy." Magnus lifted her in arms.

She was the cutest little bundle of happiness. Always smiling, giggling, she rarely cried and was most of the time curious about everything around her.

"Did you miss me?" He asked her.

But in return she just rested her head on his chest as if hugging him, telling him how much she loves her dad. It filled Magnus' heart with warmth. All hardships were worth it.

"Do you want to go out and play with Duck and his friends?" He asked her. But she didn't understand and he took her anyway.

...

Duck was playing with his friends, Pebble(Gringotts Dragon) and Cuddles(Basilisk). The three were sitting together and playing with large round stones. The game was simple, each had 5 stones with them, then in front of them on the ground were 5 more stones, in the centre of the ground was a small hole.

They were to use their stones to throw them on the stones on the ground and push them into the hole. The one who gets the most stones in the end wins.

"FUU..."

"HEY! Don't cheat, Pebble, I know you are trying to breathe fire to push the stones." Duck objected quickly.

Pebble shrugged and replied in her language, "You cheat too, I know your breath out from our nostrils."

"You guys are cheating?" Cuddles the Basilisk was shocked and confused. The poor girl was the most honest person among the beasts on the island.

*Woosh*

"What are you three doing?" Magnus flew down between them. He patted all their faces first, letting Athena do the same. He expected Athena to be the most fearless wizard in the future, she grew up between such dangerous beings after all.

*WHISTLE*

"Stop, the game has been interrupted, we need to restart it," the voice was not new, Magnus turned to it and found one long white-bearded old man.

"Old man, what are you doing here? I thought you went to ICW for the meeting." He called Dumbledore out.

Dumbledore shrugged and went to fix all the stones, "I was going to but then Duck invited me. How can I say no to him? I am in my retirement, less work the better."

Dumbledore had truly retired, he had given up his Order of the Phoenix and Magnus had incorporated it into his Order of Merlin. On top of that, Dumbledore has taken an unbreakable vow to keep the location of Camelot a secret and if he ever revealed then he will die. This is how he got to play with Athena.

"You lazy bum, I thought the ex-headmaster of Hogwarts would be more meticulous. And here you are, you even made Athena addicted to lemon candies. Anyway, I have come to play, Duck, gather the football teams, we are having a tournament today," he announced.

Good boy was on cloud nine with that, "YIPPEE..." He flew away to make the announcement.

In no time, thousands of beasts gathered, from Nundus to cute Hippogriffs and Unicorns. But they were not all players, most of them were spectators. The teams were divided into a few. There was Team Duck, Team Pebble, Team Cuddles, Team Phoenix, Team Goblins, Team Centaur and finally Team Elfs.

Of course, due to different power scales, there were many handicaps placed on teams to level out their abilities. For example, Duck was denied from using his wings and tails because he was just too strong.

Magnus and Dumbledore were going to be the referees. Soon, everyone wore their team jersey, it was just big shirts as beasts can't wear pants. The crowd gathered around the playing field, they started chanting and food also started to roll in.

This was a sight that even the entire magical world would be too shocked to believe, forget muggles. When did you ever see a Nundu and Chimaera sitting together and giggling, when did you see a Unicorn and a Dragon be friends? The order of nature was totally different in Camelot. All were friends here.

But today, a new addition was made to this whole event. A new mascot was here, it was none other than the most loved kid in Camelot, Athena. She was wearing a cute bear dress and waving her arms, "Ayaa... Ayaaa... OOOO..."

"Okay, let the game begin," Magnus threw the ball in the air in the middle of the field and whistled loudly.

...

"I am so proud of Magnus, he finally did it. I can already see the world being in much better shape than ever," Merlin said in the portrait with Arthur. The two had access to all magical buildings and wizarding schools around the world at this point.

Arthur agreed, "He even has a cute little daughter now. It seems our legacy has a future, our bloodline will not end. The world had forgotten about me but Magnus made them remember."

"I feel at peace now," Merlin muttered and relaxed in his chair.

Arthur did the same, "Same here, my friend. I just hope he can live a long life now. Even after I know he's cursed by the same magic that made him stronger. *sigh* What a shit luck,"

Shaking his head, Merlin muttered his last words before dozing off, "You know it, Arthur. Everything in the universe has a price. Sometimes it's just too heavy,"

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