The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

A high pitch voice was heard, coming from above. When the two Barons and Ryn looked up, they saw a small being surrounded with light, flying to meet Seya.

- I'm always with you, my dear Seya. Seems that you are going to do something crazy again… may the Goddess have mercy of the poor soul that annoyed you so much…

Seya crossed the Gateway and he turned back, smiling at Ryn, while the Gateway was dispersing. Ryn returned the smile and she nodded. She understood that something serious was going to happen but she had learned over her last travel with Seya to the Empire, that he doesn't like to take any unnecessary risks. And Titania, the powerful Queen of the Fairies, was going with him. Baron Arthur was looking at Ryn, he seemed very surprised.

- Who was that flying being? And where is Milord going?

Ryn looked at Baron Arthur, with an inscrutable look on her face.

- That, was Titania, the Queen of the Fairies. The most powerful being in this world and Seya's bodyguard, assigned to him by the Goddess herself. Seems that someone did something stupid and Seya is very mad. He's going to kill someone or destroy something. May the Goddess have pity on the one that made him so angry…

- That's not possible! Titania, the Queen of the Fairies? Fairies don't exist! And you are saying that the Goddess assigned a Fairy to be Milord's bodyguard? That can't be true!

Ryn smiled a little, but her eyes showed that she was angry.

- You really need to stop underestimating my amazing boyfriend, or you will not live long. He's very angry right now, I don't know if even the Goddess could stop him. It's better if you think very well on his proposal and stop underestimating him, or I can't guarantee your safety on his return.

Arthur gulped. When he looked at his cousin, he saw that Frank was completely white and shacking. He looked completely terrified.

Near the Magic Border, Seya quickly disguised himself with his Dark Mage Robe and his staff with the Big Magic Crystal, and he waited.

…

In the Empire's Castle, the Slave Trader was brought to the presence of the Emperor. As soon as he was forced to kneel and the soldier delivered the purse with the small Magic Crystals to the Emperor, a dark Gateway, similar to the one used by the Dragonoids, with the interior completely dark and with rough edges, appeared in the middle of the throne room. From there, the Great Sage emerged, and he immediately absorbed the Magic of every Mage in there and he knockout them. He then faced the Emperor, while the Ministers and the Royal Guards froze in fear.

- Who told you that you could place your dirty hand on the Crystals that I made to my Marquess? Did you forget what was going to happen to you if I had to come here again?

The Emperor smiled in triumph while shaking in fear.

- You… these Crystals belong to the Empire! That Trader is a loyal subject! He delivered them to me on his free will! I have all the right…

Slash! Plof! Thump! Thump! Thump!

In the middle of the Emperor's sentence, Seya threw a Wind Slash at his neck. The Emperor's head fell to the ground and came down along the stairs were his throne sat. Seya grabbed the head and placed it inside his Compressed Dimension. He then threw a Wind Tornado to lift the Emperor's body, moving to a nearby wall and putting it completely straight and he covered it with Rock and polished it, making a perfect statue, without a head.

- If I'm not mistaken and if I remember this world History, that stupid Emperor doesn't have children, because he was infertile. You, his Ministers, now have the responsibility to guide this fallen Empire until a new type of government is formed. You may change its name at your will or call it 'Human Conclave'. You will be contacted by some representatives from the Royal Kingdom of Rohan, to help with the transition. I suggest a Nobles Conclave, with equal power of decision, and from now on, all the decisions about the guidance of these lands should be done by them. My Marquess, Seya Hinamoto, can provide help with some things. He's doing amazing things in the former Outskirts. Return those Magic Crystals to the Trader, they belong to him, it was an honest transaction. And also, don't forget that slavery isn't allowed in the other Kingdoms, so it's better for your health if you return them to the BeastKind Kingdom. Or to where you took them. I'm leaving now, don't make me return here or the next stone statues on that wall will be yours!

One of the Ministers gathered the courage to speak.

- But… the slaves… are needed! How can we harvest or plant the fields without them? The people are already suffering from a lack of food!

- Talk with my Marquess, Seya Hinamoto. He has developed some equipment that is being used in his lands and in the Kingdom of Rohan, with great success. A field that normally took several days and four people can now be harvested or planted in just one day, by one person.

- That's impossible!

The Great Sage pointed to the headless statue.

- That one also doubted me. Talk with my Marquess, ask him to visit his lands and you can see for yourself. Or you can continue on doubting me and you can join that one, you choose.

The Minister gulped. He couldn't see the face of the Great Sage, but his tone and the vision of the Emperor body turned into a statue, was enough to make him terrified.

- … Yes… We… Will talk with the Marquess…

The Great Sage opened a dark Gateway, and the Ministers could see on the other side, the Magic Border. After the Great Sage crossed it and dispersing that strange Magic, the Minister of the Agriculture looked to his colleagues.

- And… what do we do now?

The Minister of the Internal Affairs answered.

- You heard him, we administer the Empire… I mean, the Human Conclave until a new government is formed. It's better to send one of us immediately, to meet that Marquess. The others will stay here, organizing everything. The Human Conclave is a mess, we need to do our best. And since the Emperor is no longer alive to force us to make bad decisions, maybe we can make this work.

The Minister of the Military was still doubtful.

- But… what do we say to the soldiers? And if they are not willing to obey us?

The Minister of the Internal Affairs pointed at the Emperor headless statue.

- Then, we just need to show them that statue over there. I'm sure it will be enough.

The Minister of Agriculture nodded his head.

- Yeah… It's better if I go see for myself if what he said it's true. I'm going to meet that Marquess and talk with him, to see what we can do. I can enter his lands through that new entrance that the Slave Trader used.

The Minister of the Internal Affairs agreed.

- Yes, go quickly, while we check our food resources and fields production. We need to gather the most recent reports. It's better if the death of the Emperor it's not announced to the population until we have everything in order.

The Slave Trader tried to call for attention, with a strange smile on his face.

- Please excuse me, but if the Minister needs a guide, I would gladly accompany you. And maybe we could take with us some Slaves, as a peace offering. I know that the Marquess wants to buy families of Slaves, and if the Slaves are going to be set free as that Mage said, it's better if we get the most money as possible from the slaves that we could sell.

- I see your point. I suppose you have some Slaves that meet the requirements?

- Yes, I do. We just need to make a quick stop at my office.

- Ok, let's go. But since it's getting late, we need to depart tomorrow morning, really early. We can use a Wind Carriage for that. I also need to warn my family and prepare for tomorrow, but I want to go with you, to take a look at those slaves of yours.

The Slave Trader almost couldn't hide his greedy smile. He had a lot of Slaves. Some were families with babies, and some orphans. It was better if he just sold all of them to that naive Marquess, before those stupid Ministers ended his Slave business, by setting free all the slaves within the Empire!

…

While the Ministers and the Slave Trader were talking, Seya was putting inside his Compressed Dimension his Mage Robe and Staff. He then took the Emperor's head, that was still dripping blood and he covered it with Rock and polished it with Water Magic.

- There, a nice rocky head. My Queen Titania, are you still with me or did I left you behind?

- I'm here, my dear Seya. I almost hadn't time to cross the Gateway! Next time, give me a few more seconds, ok? Hihihi! That was so funny! I almost burst into laughter! He was still talking and suddenly, his head was falling down the stairs! Did you notice that his eyes were still looking at you when you picked up his head? And the look on those Ministers! It was so funny! Hihihi!

Seya smiled and he made a Gateway to his Baron's meeting room and a worried Ryn was looking at him on the other side. He crossed, waited for Titania to have time to follow him and he dispersed the Gateway.

Seya approached his seat at the table, and he placed the head of the Emperor on top of the table, in front of him. He also took from his Compressed Dimension, the hand of the Emperor, still attached to the Royal Scepter.

- Well, I now have the complete set. The rest of his body is a statue in his throne room. Baron Arthur, the Ministers of the fallen Empire are administering, for now, the lands of the brand new Human Conclave. So, your help on the search of trusty and worthy Nobles to create the Nobles Conclave is more urgent. So, can I count on your help?

Baron Arthur was looking at the head of his former Emperor in front of him, turned into rock. And next to the head, he could easily recognize the Emperor's scepter.

- Milord… that's… the Emperor's head…

- Yeah, last time that we met, I warned him that if I had to go to him again, I would take his head, instead of just his hand and scepter. He didn't believe me. But we are wasting our time and you are not answering my question. If you think you can't help me, it's not a problem, I'll find someone else. But if you really want to help your people, now it's your chance. Up until now, the Clan Macleod, represented by Milady Margaret, Rose, Duncan, and Baron Frank, are doing amazing things in my lands, for improving the lives of the people that live here. I need to know if you are also a true Macleod or not.

Hearing that, Baron Arthur stood up and he did a deep bow.

- Milord Seya, I'm Arthur Macleod of the Clan Macleod. Our Clan is very old and we were for centuries honored with the task of taking care of the people that live in the lands that are our responsibility. It would be my honor to help you with your idea of a new government for the Empire.

- Spoken like a true Macleod! You had me worried until now! You need to be quicker on your decisions and acts, like your cousin. I don't like wasting time, there are too many things to take care. Here, take this Gateway Crystal. I suppose that your Count has a Communicator Device, so you can ask your cousin how to use that so that you can come here when needed. Baron Frank, maybe it's better if you use the Obelisk outside to open a Gateway to the Border Checkpoint, for your cousin to travel there faster. I suppose he came here on his horse. Baron Arthur, from the Checkpoint, you can easily reach your Count's Castle. Talk to him, if you think it's needed or to any Noble that owns a lot of lands, about the Nobles Conclave. If they still have doubts, take with you this head and the scepter. But I want them back, so take care of it.

- Certainly, Milord. It will surely help if any Noble doubts that the Emperor is dead.

With a bow, the two Barons left, leaving Seya and Ryn. Seya took a deep breath and Ryn held his hand.

- You got me worried, for a while. Not too much, actually, because Queen Titania was with you, but still… you had a frightening look on you while crossing the Gateway to the Border…

- Yeah, I suppose I had. I should have smiled more and just started to gather my Magic when I was already on the other side, but I was angry with that stupid Emperor. I knew the Slave Trader was next to him, but it seems that he was arrested and the Crystals that I gave him were apprehended by the Emperor. It ended well, for now. Let's see how things go. I need to contact King Rohan now, to tell him what happened. I'm going to need his expertise on foreign matters.

- Yes, but can't you relax a little? You haven't stopped running around since this morning!

- No time for that, yet. Let's go talk to the King and then, I can relax.

Seya opened a Gateway to King Rohan's throne room. He was there, talking with some of his Ministers.

- My King, can I interrupt? I have a situation to report.

- Of course. Please, come here. By your look, it seems serious.

Seya crossed the Gateway, holding hands with Ryn.

- It's very serious, actually. I need your help on starting conversations with the Ministers of the Empire, they are putting together a provisional government until the Nobles Conclave can be put together.

- Really? And what about the Emperor? Did he agree with that?

Seya scratched his head, he knew the King might scold him.

- Well… he kind of can't agree on anything… he kind of… died?

- He died? Don't tell me, you killed him, right?

- Well… I might have lost my temper for a while and cut off his head…

- I knew it… what happened?

- Well, the Slave Trader was in the Emperor's Castle. When I arrived there, he was on his knees with two guards next to him and the Emperor was holding a bag with the Magic Crystals that I made to the Trader. And he lied, saying that the Trader gave him the Crystals of his own free will because he was a loyal subject or something like that. Then, a strange Wind Slash cut off his head and came rolling on the floor until my feet. I did warn him that if I had to go to that Castle again, I would take his head… and… I may have turned the rest of his body into a Statue covered in rock and placed near a wall, as a warning for the Ministers. I explain to them my idea of a Nobles Conclave and told them to prepare a provisional government and that they would be contacted by the Royal Kingdom of Rohan.

The King sat down on his throne and placed his head on his knees.

- Well, that would surely help a lot… at least the people of the Empire will not suffer too much. As long as the provisional government makes everything correctly and smoothly and the Nobles Conclave is put together fast, the people will not feel insecure about their future. And it's very important to make sure that one greedy Noble doesn't try to be the next Emperor. But I think that won't happen, the soldiers don't have weapons and the Emperor's stone statue will serve as a warning. If everything goes well and there's not any kind of killing in the former Empire, maybe the Goddess don't get mad with me…

The King raised his head, he had a weird smile.

- Ok, I can do that. But you won't get away that easily. Make sure to put together any surplus of food products that you have and send it to those Ministers, to help their people. And teach the Ministers the three-system that we are using in our fields so that they can be able to produce their own food. Lend them your farming equipment for a while, free of charge, to show them the benefits of it. Maybe like that, you learn to wait for my help and advice, before putting your nose where you shouldn't.

- Yeah… I lost my temper in that Castle when I saw the stupid smile that the Emperor was making when he was looking at me. He was more interested in the Magic Crystals than in contacting you or me, for helping his people. By the way, I told those Ministers that it would be a good idea if the Empire changed its name to Human Conclave.

- That's a very good name, actually… Well, as long as the people don't get restless or a civil war starts, maybe it will all work out. Ministers, you heard everything, correct? Can some of you go to the Communicator Device and try to contact the Ministers in there? Maybe they are willing to come here if one of you opens a Gateway.