Urzael wakes up to feel Sora calling him to sit with his fellow lords, he got up and teleported to the table. They discussed finally closing the rifts to the abyss that are within The Chasm.
As they all get in an airship and start cruising, they decide to talk on a more personal level.
"So, Urzael, what all has happened in the last while? I heard about you not helping Kellan take out an assassin." Sora looked mildly annoyed as he said it, Urzael leaned against the rail.
"Well, it was a test to see what he'd do, and he did learn a valuable lesson yesterday. That he should pay attention to the innocents harmed before going after the aggressor." He replied, Yuri noticed them talking and walked a bit closer.
"I still can't say I fully trust Kellan, but soon he'll probably replace Iado as a mage lord. So I suppose that we have to make friends with him." He said, Kieba nodded in agreement, and went below deck. Iado noticed Yuri talking about him.
"Wow, would it kill you guys to have confidence?" He asked them. They all laughed a little. Sora looked off into the horizon, he sees the fissure in ground omega that, apparently, was once where the well of darkness was. There it is, the Chasm. He thinks to himself, he calls Kieba to come back up. When Kieba gets back up he gives his little speech.
"We fly here above The Chasm, the last 'injured' part of Ground Omega. This is where the demons on this world came from, and today we will close the several rifts in its depths. Once we clear out the rifts and the, creatively named, abyss gel, we will begin reforming the land that The Chasm had ripped apart!" He told his fellow lords, they all seemed satisfied with his speech. They were now directly above The Chasm. The lords started jumping down, one by one.
"You know, it's just us, we don't need a motivational speech, my friend." Urzael remarked, and jumped off in style, leaning backwards and crossing his legs, getting into the most comfortable laying down position he could.
"Can't let you outdo me here, my friend." Sora told Urzael and did a backflip off, he decided to do a pinwheel as he fell, they all landed, and they all scattered. Urzael learned how to close the rifts after studying the abyss and it's distinct energy patterns, and how to counter it. His fist glows softly with a combination of space and light magic, he punches the rift, making his own, which leads to space it engulfs the area around the portal, and the energy cancels each other out, closing both. They've had to fight off a few demons from portals that remain. Sora closed five, Urzael closed eight, Kieba closed three, and the rest closed either one or two.
"Looks like I did outdo you this time, eh, Sora?" Urzael looks smug about his victory. Sora jokingly punches his shoulder. The rest laughed a bit.
"It's fun to make jokes, but we still have work to do. We need to start reforming the earth, making the ground even with the surface, and now that all the demons on this world are gone, the entire planet will be part of the empire! The next step we'll have is travelling through space, and having other planets join us!" Sora told the lords, they all looked happy with how they can close The Chasm, and truly fixing Ground Omega.
As they all started using earth magic to fix what was missing, Sora decided to talk to Iado. Iado is rather tall, he wears a black cloak with golden lining, and has a red bandana, his silver eyes gleam in the night that had befallen while they were closing the rifts.
"So tomorrow, the next tournament to name a elite mage, or even a lord. We're confident Kellan will win the tournament, but I'm not concerned about that. He will probably defeat you in combat, and take your place as one of us lords." Sora told him, Iado nodded.
"Even if I lose, I'll make sure it's a good show. If I win, good, if I lose, nice being a lord with you all. Being an elite mage won't be too far of a step down, I can still chat with you all if you want." He assures Sora, he nods and they get to finishing the task of flattening the ground.
The next day, as the lords return to the palace, Sora goes to the coloseum, where rows of people line the seats, and the battle royal had already ended. Sora got up and spoke.
"You may have had to start without me, but I bring news! The entirety of our planet, Ground Omega, is now under control of the empire! In the coming years, our research will be dedicated to leaving the planet, to set our sights on the stars and other worlds! But as of now, let the bracket style tournament, BEGIN!" He announces, the whole crowd cheered, and the first one he saw was Kellan, fighting Ignis. Kellan summoned his scythe, and summoned several small portals to the void at a time, spikes and tendrils rising from each. Ignis had a tough time dodging the several projectiles from the void, while Kellan could walk straight through them. Ignis leaped into the air and summoned several fireballs, hurling them down, a rain of fire, into the arena. Kellan just hid behind the void tendrils, and then launched himself directly behind Ignis.
"Checkmate." He said, and slashed Ignis' back, they both fell down, but only Kellan landed on his feet. He healed Ignis, and moved on to the next few fights. Iado arrived sometime after the second fight and Kellan challenged him when he won the tournament. Iado jumped down to the other end of the arena. Sora called out.
"This fight is important. If Iado wins, he will remain a mage lord, and if Kellan wins, he will take Iado's place as a mage lord. Now, my friends and subjects, we will watch intently, and now. Begin."
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Magic chronicles 2: Rise of the empire
ФэнтезиWhen Surtr was defeated, Sora started a nation, the magic empire. The strongest mages make up a council known as the mage lords, and Sora, at the top, is the mage king. Chino has been exploring a very long time, and she has found many things, but sh...
