The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

Seya smiled and he quickly healed his friends to full health and he even restored their Magic by using some Earth Magic from his Staff to refill the Magic Crystals that they placed on the floor. When he finished everything, he noticed Arys looking at him in a weird way.

- What? Do I have something on my face?

- No… but that Staff with that Big Crystal on top… You look like a Great Sage that I saw in a book, once. But that one was a woman.

- That must have been a picture of the Elfian Great Sage. I know she was the only Great Sage that used something like this.

- That means you…

- Of course, I did! But having you confirming that so leisurely, it's just…

- Well, less talking, more work! You guys were very fast outside but now, I want even more speed inside! Go, turn every wall, floor, and ceiling, into Magic Crystal! When everything is done, we'll make a rough rock to cover everything. Go!

They used Fire Magic or a Fire Crystal to see their way and they started to run, exiting that cave through any exit that they could find. Seya approached the nearest wall and he started to change that entire cave. Soon, a shinny Crystal was covering every wall, piece of floor and ceiling. He smiled, looking at the cave that was shining with Magic Crystals.

- Now, that's pretty. Well, I need to rush this, or we'll be here all night. Queen Titania, I need a small favor.

From his left, a small flying being appeared and it was hovering in mid-air, in front of Seya's face.

- I'm always near you, dear Seya. So, how can I help? I can't use Earth Magic, remember?

- It's just to protect me, I need to concentrate a lot and I don't want to be disturbed. And you know how much I hate to be unaware of my surroundings!

- Ok, I'll make sure that no one interrupts you. Go ahead, I'm enjoying the show. Your idea for this mountain is really something.

Seya smiled and he placed his hands over the wall in front of him. He concentrated, to feel his Magic Flow, to make it move through the Crystal, going all around, using the newly formed Crystal to make his Magic Flow run through the Mountain. When he couldn't sense a Crystal because there was still rock, he turned it into Crystal. His Magic Flow rushed through the new path and it went further, and further. Seya sensed new Crystal appearing, because of his friends. He continued on making all rock, even the deepest in the walls, ground or ceilings, turn into Crystal, accompanying his friends work. After two hours, it was done. Seya smiled and called his friends with his Communicator Crystal, telling them to place their hands on the nearest wall and concentrate on letting their Magic Flow go to the Crystal. They did as Seya told and Seya connected his Magic Flow with his friends, making them realize for the first time in their life, how their personal Magic Flow could connect with others. They all found it strange, sensing each other like that and hearing their thoughts without using a Communicator Crystal or Mind Magic. Seya guided them, on how to make their own Flow to rush through the Crystal. He guided them, on how to use that feeling to make a rough rock surface over the Crystal, without the need to go there physically. With everyone working in perfect sync, they finished in less than thirty minutes. Seya sent a message over their Flow Connection so that they could know where he was and how to get to him. He then went to the middle of the cave and he waited, looking around and thinking on the next steps. When their friends arrived, they were all smiling. Ryn was the first to hug him.

- That was amazing! I could sense everyone and hear everyone inside my head! It was as if we were all in a strange place, like if…I don't know how to explain…

Lionelia smiled and she completed.

- Like if we were all the same person. Yeah, I didn't felt this for some years, I really missed it.

Heiji was smiling.

- Yeah, the first time that Seya connected our Magic Flow, I almost peed myself of happiness! It's so cool, having you guys at this level so that we could do this connection!

Hina had a shine in her eyes, looking at everyone. She then jumped and she hugged Seya, very strongly. She stayed like that for a while, just hugging him. She was able to speak after a while, with too much emotion in her voice.

- Thank you… I could feel your love for us and your kindness. The way that you guided us along the Crystal was amazing. I never felt my Magic Flow until you taught me how to train it. And now, being able to connect mine with everyone, it's so cool! Can I learn how to do this?

Seya smiled and he kissed Hina's forehead.

- You learned, my sweet and gentle Hina, even if you don't realize it by now. You can do it in two ways, actually. By using a Magic Crystal that you and Zak can hold at the same time, or just by placing your hands together and using your Magic Flow to run between you two. I was waiting for everyone to increase your knowledge of your own Magic Flow, to do this. Now, you can use it on your one. I learned about this Flow Connection with Master Inia. The Dragonoids and the LizardKind use it to communicate in a distance. It requires good control of your Flow and trust in the person that you connect, mainly because it can connect your deepest feelings and thoughts if you want to. Consider this your prize, for all the work that you made so far. And also, to pay the work that still needs to be done. A word of advice for you all, be careful with this Flow Connection. It's a deep connection, at the mind level. It can also be used to attack or to read the thoughts of others without the other person realizing it. The LizardKind use something similar to this, to read, change or modify memories. Like Master Aku Kiro did with Ariel. You need a lot more training to use it like that, but it's achievable.

Hina was thinking, completely serious. After a while, she smiled at Zak.

- For me, using the Flow Connection just to unify my mind with you, is enough.

Zak nodded, with a shine in his eyes and a happy smile.

- I would be honored, my sweet, if you did that.

Seya looked at Ryn and she was biting her lip.

- What? You look like you are struggling with something.

Ryn turned bright red.

- Well… You already made this connection with Lionelia, but not with me…

Seya nodded with a small smile.

- Yes, I was waiting for you to control better your Magic Flow. Don't worry, I didn't forget you.

Arys was opening her mouth for one more sarcastic remark, but Duncan covered her mouth with his hand and he shook his head slowly while making a smile. Arys smiled back and nodded. She wasn't worried, there would be more opportunities for her to mock her cousin. She could let that one slide. Seya looked at his friends and he assigned more tasks.

- Ryn, Lionelia and Heiji, go to the highest part of this mountain, to see if you can find a cave that could be turned into a Control Room. I need also a bigger cave next to it, as my laboratory and another cave as living quarters. Now, for Phase two, Zak, Arys, and Duncan, cut a circle around this mountain and Hill, really deep. I'll help on that part. Phase three it's for Hina, go with Ryn and infuse a Magical Program in one wall of the Control Room, to make the Mountain float high in the sky. Phase four, it's for me. Phase five, its Ryn infusing a Magical Program in one wall of the Control Room, to make your Water Bubble. Phase six, its Arys infusing a Magical Program in a wall of the Control Room, to make your Dark Cloud and tentacles. Let's go, I want to see this finished before dinner!

Everyone rushed out of that cave, for their assignments. Seya runs after Zak, Arys, and Duncan, to the outside. He joined their flight around the Mountain and Hill, helping by choosing how deep the trench should be, to release their objective from the ground. Seya went to the bottom of that trench and he digs more with his Earth Magic, trying to find where would be safe to cut the bottom of the mountain. When he was happy with the amount of rock that was under the mountain, he called Hina.

- Hina, are you there? How are things in your end?

- 'Hello! We found a cool cave very near the top! I've already made my Program and Ryn too. What's next?'

- Well, make it float, really slowly. I need to check if it's ready at the bottom where I am and make more rock to serve as a base if needed!

- 'Ok, I'm starting! Slowly…'

- Ok, stop right there! Let me just cut more… Now, up again!

- 'Ok! A little more… Oh, I felt a trembling!'

- It's released, cool! Go up a little more… More… Wait! Stop right there! Let me take a look… Ok, go up again! A little more… Ok, Stop! Let me just go beneath it. Don't let it fall over me!

- 'Yeah, that would be funny, right? Heheheh! Don't worry, I got this!'

- Seems it's ok. I'm going to make more Crystal to make the bottom stronger… wait a little more… done. Let me just cover all with rock… until the bottom of the hill… perfect! Wait a while, let me get out from here… That should do it, let it raise more! Wait! Oops, there's a big hole under this! Ok, go up, until the top of the Mountain enters into those clouds up there! I'm going to see what I can do about this hole in the ground.

- 'I can't see the clouds from this room! Wait, I'm going to ask Princess Heiji to go out, while Ryn makes her Magical Program. Or it's better if we finish this?'

- I don't think there's a problem if Ryn does it, we are talking about a Magic Crystal the size of a Mountain, it can handle many people creating Magical Programs at the same time!

- 'Ok, We'll take care of that, don't worry. Come when ready, to finish your phase!'

Seya got out from that huge hole by flying and he landed softly on the ground, near Arys.

- Well, I have an idea for this hole. Zak, can you place a smooth rocky floor on the bottom and on the edges of this hole? Make the edges with less inclination, like some ramps around it. I want to fill this with water, it will serve as a pond.

- On it! Wait here, I'll be right back!

Zak went to the edge of that hole and he started. He then flew to the bottom of the hole and around the edges, making the rock surface. In a few minutes, he finished and he joined Arys, Duncan, and Seya.

- You wanted something like this, right? Now what? Do we fill it with water?

- Yes, it can be only half, the rain will fill the rest. Some days from now, we can even plant some trees around it, to make it prettier. Or let nature take its course. Or better yet, the Fairies can turn this into a beautiful landscape, they like to do that.

They started to use their Water Magic to throw Water to the big hole, left by the Mountain and the Hill. When it was almost at middle height, Seya stopped and he made a signal to the Mountain up in the air. They nodded and they all flew there, entering by one cave at the top of the Mountain and following Seya that was going after the Magic Flow of Ryn. They quickly reached the cave that Ryn, Hina, and Heiji choose as the control Room. Seya looked around, pleased by their choice. He then went to the middle of it and made a stand at his waist height. He placed in there ten small Crystals with the commands for five speeds ahead and five back. He concentrated and placed the same Program that he used in his fishing ships. He then went to the nearest wall and he placed one hand over it. He infused a Program so that the Mountain could receive the commands for the speed and movement, done by turning a helm. He returned to the middle of the room, he forgot to place the helm near the stand! He quickly made one of wood, with some small Crystals around it and in the middle and it was attached to a rocky pole that he grew from the ground, like a small tree. Seya looked around the room, it was missing a way for him to see around the Mountain! He frowned, thinking. He then smiled, he remembered that a Communicator Crystal could also send images but that was for later. Right now, just some windows would do the trick.

- Zak, can you make some holes so that I can see outside? I'll do something else, later on.

Zak went around the room, making some big openings in the walls, with Seya's height, but he had to struggle a little on the first one, he forgot that beneath the rock, there was Magic Crystal and that was trickier. He finished six and he then covered the edges of the openings that had Crystal visible, with rough rock. He looked around, thinking. He then smiled, he remembered what Seya did. He grabbed a Fire Crystal from his belt purse and he started to melt some sand that he quickly made. With a Wind Crystal, he made six thick, transparent windows and he placed them in place, held by more rough rocks. He went near Seya and looked around, testing the view. He then looked at Seya, a little nervous, he seemed to be waiting for his approval.

- Well… what do you think? Does it work like this?

Seya was looking around and he slapped Zak's back.

- Wonderful! You even made some windows! I was wondering what you were doing by melting all that sand! With only the openings it was getting cold very quickly, but those transparent windows are just perfect, thanks!

Zak was smiling while turning red.

- Well, I remembered how you did with that new Inn. You made the windows like this, so, I was wondering if I could do the same. You were right, with enough Magic Control, a Mage can do amazing things! I would never have thought of doing something like this before meeting you, and now look at me, I can even use Fire Magic like a Fire Mage! Now, that's a surprise!

Hina was looking at the windows, one at a time, placing her hand on them, evaluating the smooth and the transparency. She smiled and then she runs towards Zak, to hug him.

- Those windows are perfect! You can do some pretty things, you sure can!

Zak was turning redder when he noticed the others smiling. Seya signaled Arys so that she would do her part. She happily went to a wall and placed her hand over it. She concentrated for a while and soon she returned to her place, next to Duncan, smiling at Seya.

- Done! What's next? Heheheh!

Seya was puzzled, she was way too fast! He went to the helm and he made one program to activate Ryn's Water Bubble and another to activate Arys Dark Cloud. By placing one finger over one small Water Crystal in the middle of the helm, and using the command 'Activate Water Bubble!', he activated it around the entire Mountain and Hill. When they looked through the windows, they could see that they were right in the middle of an enormous, transparent, blue, Water Bubble. Seya deactivated it and he activated the small Dark Crystal in the helm, by placing his finger over it and using the command 'Activate Dark Cloud!'. Arys Magical Program made a Cloud that surrounded the Mountain and Hill and from it, stretched a lot of Dark Tentacles. Arys pointed to the helm and she asked.

- Cousin, can you use your Magic Flow to connect to the Tentacles? That's what I do to make them move when I'm in the middle of my Dark Cloud.

Seya did as Arys suggested and it worked perfectly. He also found out that he could see around the entire mountain like if the Cloud was an enormous eye, looking all around. Seya became a little dizzy.

- Oops… It's a little difficult to get used to this sight!

Arys nodded.

- Yes, I also had some trouble to find out how to see things, when I was in the Dark Cloud the first time. I managed to create a sight all around. It's easy to spot attacks, but it can take a little while, for you to get used to it. I didn't knew if I could put that in the Magical Program that I made to this Mountain, but it worked. Concentrate on one single place and move your look, like if you were looking around you, by moving your head.

- Yeah… it's just… a little difficult. I'm getting used to it, little by little, but it makes me dizzy! I think that with some more time, I'll get the hang of it.

The others wanted to try it and one by one, they all became dizzy. The ability to see all around the Mountain and Hill at the same time was too strange. Seya deactivated the Cloud and he smiled.

- Well, I was thinking about using the same Magic of the Communicator Crystal, so that I could look all around the mountain. But with the Dark Cloud, it works perfectly. So, only one thing to test. Let me just infuse a starting point in the Crystals of the helm so that the Mountain learns where is the start point… almost... Done! Now, grab on to something, let's make this Mountain fly! 'Speed 1!'

With the Hill as the front, from the back of the mountain started to appear flushes of Wind. The Mountain barely moved, but they felt a small trembling. The movement wasn't noticed by anyone, but then Seya shouted 'Speed2!' and the Mountain trembled a little again and they couldn't sense movement. They saw through the windows that the floor outside was moving a little. Seya shouted 'Speed 3!' to 'Speed5!' with seconds apart and at each command, they could only feel the same initial trembling. But every time that they looked through the windows, the floor outside was moving faster and faster. At Speed 5, the floor was moving at an incredible speed. Seya shouted 'Full Stop!' and the flushes of air outside stopped. The mountain continued to move at an enormous speed and after a few seconds, Seya shouted 'Reverse Speed 5!'. They felt the small trembling again. Seya shouted with seconds apart, 'Reverse Speed 4!' until 'Reverse Speed 1!'and at each speed, only the small trembling was noticed. Seya shouted again 'Full Stop!' and the backward flushes of wind stopped. They didn't feel any change in the Mountain's speed, only the floor outside seemed to stop moving. But they were already above the new Inn, near the sea. They had traveled all over Seya's lands, in a matter of minutes. They were astonished but Seya just nodded and smiled.

- Cool, it works! Let me just infuse a finishing point in the Crystals of the helm so that the Mountain learns where is the end of the voyage… Done! And now… a small program in the helm… Ok… That's it, let's test. 'Auto Patrol!'

The small trembling again, and they noticed the floor outside was moving a little. The Mountain increased speed until Speed 1. It was moving slowly but moving. Hina was at one window looking down and she asked Seya.

- What's that Auto thing that you shout?

- It's just to make this Mountain move from here to where it was before you make it float. It will continue to move back and forth over my lands, collecting water from the clouds, the water will run down the Mountain and it will pour over my lands, to water the fields. Well, it will work like rain, actually. I think that at this speed it will need ten days to do a complete voyage. I hope I didn't mess with my calculations!

- Cool! So, now what?

- Just one small but very important Magical Program.

Seya went to a wall and he infused another Program. A very long one. After some time, he finished.

- Done. With this, the Mountain will gather Magic from everywhere, a little from every living being and a lot from the world. It will not be noticed by anyone or damage the world, but it will gather Magic continuously.