The Shimmering Magi

Part 14

The War of the Lost Days unfolded in an era tainted by the discovery of dark magic, a perilous force that promised the forbidden ability to traverse the fabric of time. It was whispered that Rikasha, a renowned air mage, had harnessed this elusive power, transporting herself to a remote future lurking on the fringes of our existence.

These events unfolded during the Age of the Wind, a tumultuous period when the feud between wizards and the formidable Draconious beasts consumed the thoughts and hearts of all. Behind the enigmatic veil of the conflict, the Gaia Society of Magicians delved into the uncharted realms of dark magic, unbeknownst to the world they were about to unravel a profound secret—the creation of a spatial void capable of distorting reality itself.

Within this mystifying realm of darkness, the connection between air magic and the boundless depths of the void remained a contentious matter, still unproven by empirical evidence. Rikasha, driven by a noble cause, devoted herself to crafting ethereal cages within the void, ensnaring the wild and perilous Draconious creatures. She believed in the virtue of containment rather than extermination, aiming to safeguard small villages from the sudden onslaught of these ferocious beasts.

The remnants of Rikasha's journals, discovered after her enigmatic disappearance into the annals of time, serve as the only testament to her extraordinary exploits. Amongst these pages, her words paint vivid portraits of the intricacies concealed within the cages that she had ingeniously forged within the vacuous expanse of the void. Entire worlds, grand in scale and magnitude, emerged as the fruits of her creation, rivals in scope to the very realm of Draconious itself. Through her mastery, Rikasha breathed life into these celestial realms, shaping them to her whims and desires.

In her accounts, Rikasha spoke of an extraordinary phenomenon—an aperture within the void that allowed her to traverse back to Draconious, albeit a future iteration of the realm. With profound curiosity and unyielding determination, she embarked on ventures that blurred the boundaries of time, treading paths yet untrodden by mortal souls. These temporal escapades, like threads of her destiny intertwined with the fabric of Draconious' fate, alluded to an enigmatic future that she alone bore witness to.

Alas, the whereabouts of Rikasha remain shrouded in an impenetrable veil of uncertainty. The last known instance of her existence was intertwined with the ethereal confines of one of her extraordinary cages, where the captives of Draconious' once-terrorizing creatures were imprisoned. Her sudden disappearance left those who seek her bereft of means to embark on a search through the vast expanses of space and time.

Rikasha's absence left a profound void, for she was the last vestige of air mages in the annals of Draconious' history who possessed the ability to rupture the very fabric of reality, granting passage through time's elusive gates. It was through this extraordinary power that she found herself in the inner chambers of King Adik. In stark contrast to the monarch's intention to obliterate all traces of Draconious' wild creatures, Rikasha stood resolute in her dissenting beliefs. She materialized accompanied by a thunderstorm lion, its electric presence crackling with power, and a windslash condor that obeyed her every whim. Yet, Adik's earth magic proved formidable, overwhelming Rikasha, forcing her to flee with her thunderstorm lion in tow. The savage attack of the untamed beasts left the king grievously wounded, his body bearing the scars of their ferocity. Tragically, the windslash condor met its demise during the harrowing clash.

Despite the king's resumption of peaceful rule, an undercurrent of trepidation permeated his every action, an ever-present anxiety that Rikasha might someday return to shatter the fragile equilibrium. Even in the present, meticulous drills are conducted in preparation for her possible reappearance, a testament to the indelible mark she has left upon Draconious. The War of the Lost Days lingers as a haunting testament to this elusive figure, the reports of untamed creatures occasionally surfacing, their origins forever veiled in enigma and mystery.