The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

In the morning, Seya met his friends in the Meeting Cave and he opened a Gateway for school so that they all could have breakfast and attend some classes. Seya quickly gulped down his own, kissed Ryn and Lionelia and rushed again to Gaya. He appeared in the Meeting Cave again, right before the arrival of the group of Dwarfs that King Barunger sent to help recover the rooms and houses in Gaya. Seya warned them that they needed to be fast because there were a lot of people arriving that day to live there and they could only use Earth Magic to fix, move or change something. Pickaxes and shovels or any kind of hole were forbidden because Gaya was a living Magic Crystal. They were stunned at first but after a quick introduction from Gaya, they believed. Seya pointed out that there were some rooms near the top that would need a balcony, those were going to be the King's rooms and there were people coming to decorate them because they were already fixed. They would just need to use Earth Magic to remove the window and make a new one around the balcony, to shield it from the cold of the open air. After they left, Seya made a call to Baron Frank.

- Hello, Baron. We may have an emergency today. I was told that a lot of slaves from the Human Conclave are going to arrive through the Checkpoint. I need that you warn the other Villages so that they are ready to accommodate some of them. I also need a lot of food, bedsheets, clothes, plates, tableware, and employees to be sent to Gaya. If there are no more houses available in our Villages, I have space for them here.

- That's… so sudden… Ok, I'll pass your message and as soon as I have everything prepared, I'll go to the Checkpoint.

- Yes, and also, tell the Village Chiefs to go there to help on receiving the former slaves. I'm going now, to start the preparations. Bring bread, they could be hungry. I will see you there.

Seya stopped to think for a moment and he then called Gaya.

- Gaya, the Dwarfs that just arrived are going to fix some rooms and houses in here. Warn them if they do something that they shouldn't or if they hurt you. Maybe a lot of people arrive today to live here until I find a better place for them so don't be alarmed, ok?

- …||… Yes, Father. Can I talk to them? …||…

- Of course, you can. They can be surprised by you, but I think there's no harm there. If some of them are afraid of you or start to make any kind of problems, call Master Eridan or Queen Titania to help you. Let me see if I find some help for the mess that will come to my lands.

Seya made a quick call to King Barunger, to the Elfian King, to King Rohan, another to King Leonheart and the last one to his uncle, King Denar'an and he warned them about the sudden arrival of a large number of former slaves and he asked for their help to receive the ones that wished to return to their Kingdoms. They immediately agreed because they were already making preparations, thanks to the fast information passed by the Dragonoids and they promptly started to give orders to their Ministers.

Seya opened a Gateway to the Checkpoint and arriving there, he started to make a lot of big shelters for shade and underneath them, long tables and seats. He even made some wood signs in front of each shelter with the name of his lands and of each Kingdom, so that the refugees could choose to where they wanted to go. Some big bowls made of polished wood and filled with water and a lot of polished wooden glasses on the tables were the last touches.

Seya entered the Checkpoint House to warn the guards. Inside, there was already a line at the Magic Border and a lot of BeastKind and some humans in ragged clothes were talking with the guards in the corridor. The guards were blocking their path until they could contact Baron Frank because they didn't know what to do to so many people. Seya rushed to the front corridor.

- Border Guards, I'll take care of this. Hello, I'm the Marquess of these lands and I welcome you. I was warned last evening that you were arriving today and I've already made some arrangements to receive all of you. Please deliver any kind of weapons that you may have to the guards and follow that corridor to the exit. On the outside, there are some shelters, go to the one to where you wish to live and I'll send you there afterwards.

One LionKind with a rough face looked at Seya with anger in his eyes while a lot of BeastKind near him nodded their heads and shouted words of discontentment, along with some nasty insults towards Seya.

- Why must we follow your orders? We are no longer slaves for you to boss us around, little human!

Seya gathered such an enormous amount of Dark and Light Magic around him that the entire house began to shake. The air inside turned heavy and it was hard to breathe. Seya shouted and his voice resonated, amplified by a Magic Crystal.

- Enough! You are only here because I allow it! Slaves or free people, you shall respect or fear me! Or do I need to kill a few of you, to teach you guys some manners? Maybe all these past years were full of suffering and that may be the reason why you are so distrustful and rude, but if you want to be granted free passage to my lands and my help, you will all just shut up and follow my orders! I am not like your former owners, I can be much, much worse if needed! Did I make myself clear?

Seya's last shout was at millimetres from the LionKind that talked first with him. He was turning white at each word and that last shout filled with pressure from Seya's Magic almost knocked him out. He slowly nodded his head in complete silence. Seya stepped back and he took a deep breath to calm down and to lower his Magic.

- So, like I was saying, deliver your weapons because visitors are not allowed to have any kind of weapons in my lands, and follow that corridor to the exit.

Seya turned around and he went along the corridor to the outside. The former slaves that were near the guards were still dumbfounded but they followed him and a few others delivered some hidden swords and daggers to the guards. Seya waited in the middle of some empty space and they started to gather around him. When there were no more free space and the line was stopped, Seya explained.

- I am Marquess Seya 'Taly' Denar'an Hinamoto. I've made preparations for receiving every former slave and I've contacted my father-in-law, King Leonheart of the BeastKind, my uncle, King Denar'an of the RabbitKind Kingdom, my grandfather, King Barunger of the Dwarfs, and also my friends, King Rohan, and the King of the Elfians. They are also preparing everything to receive each of you that want to return to their own Kingdom. I have a lot of houses and fields to some of you that wish to settle here and I have more rooms and houses inside Gaya, a Magical Mountain. Think very well to where you want to go and live as free people and sit under the shelter of the Kingdom of your choice. To the ones that wish to live in my lands, my village Chiefs will meet you in the shelter that has the name 'Aria's Lands' to find out what you know so that we can find some work for you.

By hearing his name and realizing that Seya was either family or friend of every King in the world, the former slaves became restless. And also because Taly was a well-known name and Hinamoto as well. The LionKind that questioned Seya in the corridor, stuttered.

- Sir… your name is really Hinamoto?

- Yes, Rolland Hinamoto is my father. And the Great Healer Anna Hinamoto is my mother. And you are annoying me too much. First, it was in there with your rudeness and now, you are wasting my time instead of going to one shelter. Less talk, more movement. And everyone else, talk with your family and choose where you want to go. I don't have all day, there are more free people coming, and you are blocking their path!

With that, everyone started to talk with their family members and they rushed to the shelters. They seated and they all started to drink the water that was on every table. It seemed that the journey was very tiring. Or maybe it was because of the heat, the day was very sunny and hot.

Suddenly, from inside of the Checkpoint House, Seya's Village Chiefs and Baron Frank, started to exit, followed by a lot of people carrying clothes, bedsheets, and baskets filled with bread that they started to place on top of the tables. The former slaves made some smiles and a lot of happy shouts and clapping sounds was heard. When the people that were exiting the corridor of the Checkpoint began to diminish and becoming more scattered, Seya told Baron Frank and the Village Chiefs to begin the interview of the refugees that were gathered under his lands shelter, so that they could find a Village and a job for them.

After a look around to see if there was any kind of problem, Seya went to the front of the other shelters and he opened a Gateway to the throne room of each Kingdom. The refugees were astonished. In the other side, the King of their own country was looking at them with a smile, hand signalling them to cross. They all began to walk towards the Gateways, to their new life as free subjects while bowing and thanking Seya for that opportunity. Seya smiled and he waved them while they were crossing. When there was no one left, he closed the Gateways.

Seya looked to 'Aria's Lands' shelter and there were hundreds of people gathered under it. There were already people seated on the floor because the tables were full and a lot of them in the sun because there was no more room in the shade. Seya immediately made more shelters, tables, seats, glasses, and bowls filled with water. Such powerful Magic's and so many things created so quickly, made the refugees surprised and some, scared. Seya didn't pay any attention to the surprised voices and scared shouts and he went to meet his Baron that was talking with the Village Chiefs while looking at some papers with names.

- Is there any kind of problem, Baron?

- Well, besides the great number of people to accommodate, not really. We have a lot of new farmers and guards, maids, cooks, servants, stable boys, and even some Maids of Company.

- Maids of Company?

- Well… it's just a formal name to call to a prostitute or someone that is just a Mistress of a Noble, and lives near him… or her…

- Oh! And they have any experience in any kind of work, besides that?

- Some do, especially the ones that used to be the Mistress of a Noble, but most of them, only know how to do that. And by what they told, they even like it… if that's even possible…

Frank became embarrassed and he looked worried about something.

- Well… We never talked about it and because of so many things to take care I kind of forgot about that, but we have a small house outside the Capital that used to have women for… that... They are now working in the sewing crew of my wife and they left that life. But my wife told me some days ago, that some women liked to work like that. Either because of the money or because of the different and exciting people that they meet or just because of the pleasure… I'm almost sure that some of them if they had the opportunity, they would gladly continue on doing it… especially with so many visits every day…

- Well, I don't see any kind of harm on that. It's a job like any other. So, send some people to repair and to make that house bigger, to accommodate more women and men. Better yet, tell them to make two entrances and two separate houses surrounded by a beautiful garden filled with trees and flowers. One entrance to one house for our people, with a normal front door and the other house with a big and well-decorated door and with a Communicator Device in a private room, for receiving Nobles and Rich Merchants with the utmost secrecy. If there are Maids of Company that wish to work there, they must pay the sellers tax, like every Merchant. They are in fact selling a product, so it's reasonable if they pay the tax, to be allowed to work. And with two houses, we can separate the people working there by expertises and prices.

Frank was opening his mouth at each word, and the Village Chiefs as well. Seya just shrugged his shoulders.

- What? It's just another thing that can attract more visits to our lands and as I said, it's a job like any other. Maybe if you start to see it that way, those Maids of Company won't feel so oppressed and isolated by the rest of our people.

Frank closed his mouth slowly and he nodded with a small smile.

- I see… I should have guessed by now, that Milord would decide like that. With so many different things that you made ever since you took possession of these lands, this was the most probable decision to solve this increase in the Maids of Company.

Seya smiled.

- You are starting to know me better. So, and the rest? There are enough houses and jobs for everyone? Because I have a big mountain in dire need of servants, maids, and cooks!

Frank pointed to a nearby table.

- I took the liberty to choose those people to work inside Gaya. Because of our questioning, they are the most experienced. There are also at that table, the Maids of Company. I hope they can live in Gaya until we have the house ready for them, along with new accommodations. And those people in the two tables next to them, are the ones that need a room or a house in Gaya because we don't have enough houses. I have also a lot of free rooms in my house and I've already found people to go with me until we have more houses.

Seya stopped to think for a moment and he then made a call.

- Gaya, did the Dwarfs already told you how many rooms or houses are ready to use? Because I have almost one hundred people that need a place to live.

- …||… Father, they told me that we have one hundred rooms and almost one hundred houses ready, they didn't do anything on those because they were perfect, but there's almost twice that number that they want to fix. It's that enough? …||…

- Yes, that will do. I will arrive in a few moments with some people to live there, get ready to have more company to make you laugh!

- …||… Yay! There will be so much fun in here! …||…

- I knew you would like it! See you soon!

Frank and the Village Chiefs were puzzled because they could only hear what Seya said. He looked at the people that were seated in the table, the ones that were going to work in Gaya.

- So, better if I go talk to my new staff, right? But first, maybe the Village Chiefs can go get your new farmers and open a Gateway to your Villages so that they can go to their new house. I'm sure they are anxious.

While each Village Chief went to call the ones that would go with them, Seya and Baron Frank went to the table of his new staff and Frank made a hand signal to the people on the other two tables, to join them. They quickly gathered around the table, standing and nervously waiting. The Baron went to the shelter with the people for the Capital and for his house and he opened a Gateway. On the other side, Tomas would be in charge of being their guide. Seya waited a few moments for his return and he then started to talk.

- So, seems that you are the ones that Baron Frank chose to work for me at my house. Except for the Maids of Company. For you, beautiful women and men, I already gave orders for the improvement of a house that we have near our Capital, so that you can work there if you want. To the others that wish to leave that kind of life, I'm sure that if you want, you can learn a trade. And even if you don't want to, it would be in your best interest to learn some kind of new job, so that when you get old and lose the ability to work as you do, you can still gain money for an easy and calm old life.

A lot of muffled screams were heard around that table. Such kind of treatment and consideration for mere Maids of Company was un-heard of. Seya just shrugged his shoulders.

- What? It's a job like any other, more or less honorable, depending on the person judging it. For me, it's just a different kind of work. Nothing more, nothing less. Of course that for working in that house, you will have to pay the Sellers Tax and make the accounting for that, like every Merchant on my lands. You will learn about that later on. To the others, I have some urgency in servants, maids, and cooks in my Magical Mountain.

Seya pointed with his hand to the people standing around the table.

- Especially with so many people that are going to live near me, starting today. Those are you all because I don't have enough houses and fields prepared. As soon as I have, you may go to that new house or stay where we are going in a moment. The rooms and houses in my Magical Mountain are completely empty, there is not a bed or a closet, but I will take care of that during this day. I just want to point out, that Mountain is going to be a touristic spot and there will be some rooms and houses for people to rent for holidays, and for that, I need staff to work there. I'm sure that it will also arise some shops for the tourists. Your children, between six and twelve years old, will go to school to learn how to read, write and do arithmetics. When they get home, they must teach their parents so that in a few months, you all have that knowledge. I suppose that you chose to live in my lands because you don't have any more family or you never went to other countries. Or because you heard about all the wonders that we have here. Either way, I'm going to make sure that you don't regret your decision and that you can be happy here.

The same LionKind that annoyed Seya so much inside the Checkpoint House, raised his arm a little hesitant. Seya recognized him and rolled his eyes.

- You again… What do you want now?

- Sir… you said that we are going to live in a Magical Mountain? I never heard that such a thing existed!

- Well, until yesterday, it didn't. But now it's a Mountain that the Goddess granted life and it's flying in the sky above these lands. If you look… where it is… there! It's a little far, but it's visible from here.

Everyone tried to look to where Seya was pointing. Some had to get out from beneath the shelters. In the sky, in the direction of the ocean and with the tip touching some clouds, they all could see Gaya. And a lot of screams were heard and many fell on their knees, praying to the Goddess. Seya waited a few moments and he tried to calm them.

- Please, be quiet and listen! Yes, there's a Mountain flying. Yes, it's impossible and unheard off, but it's right there. There's also a Church inside and a room for the Goddess. In fact, she was there yesterday, for a visit and to test her room. I know that hearing this sounds even more impossible, but she's often in there, she likes to talk with Gaya, the Mountain. Don't worry, that Mountain has a powerful Magic to be able to float and to fly like that and because she's alive, she wants to keep on flying so, she will not fall from there, don't worry. And even if Gaya wanted to fall flat on the ground, I'm sure the Goddess would prevent that, she doesn't want to lose such a cool Magical Being.

While the former slaves were still trembling in fear or praying, Seya opened a Gateway and invited everyone to follow him. That type of new Magic was the last drop. They already saw the people of the other tables going through a Magic like that, but seeing right in front of them and they were supposed to walk through it, made a lot of them faint.

- Come, Gaya wants to greet you. She uses Mind Magic to talk and you will hear her inside your heads so don't be alarmed by that.

Seya and the Baron were the first to cross after Seya talked to the Border Guards so that they could help on sending the next refugees to where they wanted to live. The ones seated at the table, those that were going to be Seya's new staff and the Maids of Company, even if they were completely white in fear, got up and followed him. The others that were standing, the new habitants of Gaya, were the last ones and they even helped on carrying the ones that fainted or dragged the ones that were frozen in fear.

When the Gateway dispersed after the last one crossed, Gaya spoke and everyone heard her, inside their own heads.

- …||… Hello, I am Gaya, the Magical Mountain. Father Seya told me that you were going to live here and I'm glad to meet you…||…

A lot of voices and scattered screams were heard.

- Aaaaahhh! What's this? …What's happening… This is impossible…