The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

Lunchtime was fun for everyone, with dancers and performers, as a celebration to the new heir. The King made sure that whatever happened, Arys and Erza could see that they were beloved.

Arys' younger sister, Mina Denar'an, was next to Queen Denar'an and when everyone was congratulating Arys for the demonstration of Dark Magic during the fight, she made a bad choice. She mocked Arys.

- Mother, I don't understand why Arys is now the heir to the crown! Does that mean that she will be the next ruler, after father? Will the RabbitKind survive her? Because everyone knows how Arys is, sooner or later, she does a huge mess and destroys everything!

Everyone at the table heard her because Mina made sure to speak loud with her mother. Arys turned red, she never knew what to do against Mina. Every time that Arys did or tried to explain some misunderstanding, they all stood by Mina. While everyone was silent without knowing what to do, Seya was angry. His Dark Magic rise but Myra stood up and placed one hand over his right shoulder and whispered to him.

- Control yourself, I got this.

Myra approached Mina, with a scary smile on her face. Mina was making an innocent smile, but with a strange darkness around her. Myra put one knee on the floor to be at her size and continued to smile while speaking to her in a very low voice.

- You know, I am an only child and I don't have any brothers or sisters. I would love that you survived childhood and became a grown-up woman and our children could be friends, as we. But if you don't change your behaviour towards your older sister Arys, I'm going to use one of Arys' Gateway to go to your bedroom in the middle of the night, and I'm going to slice your throat while you sleep. You will never know when that will happen. Maybe I visit you tonight or in a month. Or maybe next year. It's scary not knowing when you go to sleep and never wake up, isn't it? I think it's the best thing for you, to never mess with Arys again, right? Be a nice girl and I will be your friend for life. Be a bad girl and your life will be very short. Get it? Nod your head if you understand me. Say something and you will die right here.

Mina gulped and turned pale. She slowly nods her head, with blank eyes, she looked dead. Myra smiled and hugged her and whispered in her right ear.

- I'm so glad you agreed. Arys would be sad by seeing me killing you. But considering the way she loves me and because she truly despises you, she would also be glad for your death.

Myra smiled and went back to her seat near a wondering Arys. Myra smiled at her while Mina was still looking blank at the dish at her front. Seya was puzzled by the way both were acting, but because no one heard them, everyone was as puzzled as he.

The rest of the meal went by, with many laughs and happy talks, while Mina was eating amazingly slowly while having her eyes dead. Queen Denar'an tried a few times to talk to her, only to receive a 'yes' or 'no' answer and she eventually gave up, thinking that Mina was annoyed because there were no girls near her age. Except for Princess Heiji, but she was talking and caressing John's hand, without paying any attention around her.

Erza tried a few times to question Myra about what she talked with her little sister, but every time she tried, Myra stopped her with a kiss. Erza gave up after the fourth attempt because Seya was looking at them, smiling and resting his head on both hands with the elbows on top of the table, like if he was watching a funny show.

After lunch, Seya said his farewells to the King and both Queens and opened a Gateway to Baron Frank's house. His friends were puzzled by his choice of destination but they followed him through it. Myra went to Mina Denar'an and kneeled to be at her size.

- Goodbye, little sister, I was happy about meeting you. I will also be very glad if you took seriously my piece of advice. You don't need to say anything, you can just nod if you understood, ok?

Mina slowly nods her head with blank eyes again. She tried to smile but instead, she looked like a broken doll with damaged dead eyes. Myra smiled and went through the Gateway. She turned back to Mina as a last goodbye and waved at her while the Gateway was dispersing.

Queen Denar'an was happy because they seemed to like each other.

- Well, my daughter, it seems that Myra really likes you. Maybe you can be friends.

Mina holds her crying and forced a smile.

- Yes, mother, I hope so… Or I won't last long…

That final sentence was mumbled in a very low voice and the Queen didn't hear her.

At the front of his Baron's house, Seya was looking at the Security Obelisk. Frank arrived near him, he was in the Meeting Room and saw his group coming from the Gateway.

- Milord, I wasn't expecting you. I was reading some reports from the other villages. Can I be of some assistance?

- No, not really, I just came for a visit, to see how everything is going around here and to visit some places. I guess I was homesick, or something like that. Or maybe I was just a little nostalgic. Did any problems arise since I came here last time? With so many outside visitors, I guess something went wrong.

Baron Frank thought for a moment and he slowly nodded.

- Well… in the first days, some Nobles and Merchants came, and they managed to get arrested by the Magical Guard of a nearby Obelisk because they didn't want to deliver their weapons. It was a little difficult to make them understand that armed visitors weren't allowed on these lands. Some went away and returned a few days later with an armed escort. And they all managed to be arrested again. I guess they underestimated the Magical Knights. Or our Guards. That LionKind that Milord hired to train the Guards, is amazingly good. And the Guards became very good at preventing fights. The Dwarfs and the Elves were another problem.

- Really? What did they do?

- Constant bickering and fighting. One Dwarf started a fight with an Elfian in Mary's Tea House. They were both knocked out by the LionKind maid before any damage was made. No one knew, but it seems that she also trained with her husband when they were slaves. He says that she's a better fighter and faster than him! That came as a surprise, she's always so polite and friendly, and no one knew that she was so skilful. The Dwarf and the Elfian didn't have a chance. She warned them and they passed the word to other Dwarfs and Elfians. She said that if any Dwarf or Elfian fought among them again, she would take their heads. Mary and Milord's mother had to come in a hurry, the LionKind maid took one arm from the Dwarf and from the Elfian, to make a point when she ended their fight. After that, the news spread. The Dwarfs and the Elfians never fought again. Eventually, some became friends. I know that there's a young Dwarf couple with a little daughter that lives near an old Elfian couple. They have a shop near each other and they are often together. They even have meals together in each other homes and the little girl calls the Elfians grandparents. It seems that Dwarfs and Elfians can actually live together, in peace. After one of them loses an arm, it seems. Concerning the new house for the Maids of Company and the Geisha, the business is a success. Mostly because of the Geisha part. There are Nobles and Merchants coming from everywhere, to see them perform. And I think that occasionally, some go in secret to the part of the house of the Maid of Company. At the Market, there's always Merchants from every Kingdom, making business. And with so many visitors, our two Inns had to increase the number of bedrooms.

Seya was smiling, those were great news. He was hoping that his lands could be an oasis were every race could interact and it was indeed, becoming like that.

- And what about houses and fields for the former slaves? I guess that there are still some BeastKind arriving, coming from the Human Conclave.

- That's what I was reading, in the reports from the other villages. We have a lot of new places available. And the exodus of BeastKind from the Human Conclave has diminished. This morning there was again some BeastKind that went from Gaya to the other villages. As soon as I tell Gaya that we have new homes available, many BeastKind choose to become a farmer or work as an artisan and with more people, we are finally taking care of the delayed orders of Milord's Magical equipment. We were having a lot of delays because of a lack of workers.

Seya smiled, everything was going smoothly. Milady Margaret arrived and delivered Seya a wrapped package with a wink. Seya wished the Baron a good day and called his friends while opening another Gateway. That one, connected to the front of the Water Mill. He crossed it and the others followed him. He stood there in silence, just looking at it, at the river, and at the prairie. Ryn thought he looked more gloomy than usual.

- What's the matter? And why this visit? You seem like if are saying goodbye to all this… you are scaring me…

Seya looked at her. She had the same worried look that the others had. Seya nodded.

- Yes, I understand why you may think that. I was just thinking that no matter what happens from now on, at least I left some good things behind. But don't you all think that I gave up on my life! I want to make more things! I was just admiring some of my best works. Let's go, there are two more places that I want to visit.

- Want to help me? I'm getting tired of being the only one to work!

Zak was all smiles.

- Of course! We are going to do this? What's this for?

- For the children, when school ends or they have a play break.

- Cool… So, what can I do with this?

- Here… you can do this… and this… and… I think this one. I am going to start and get the place ready and you continue. I will make the rest of the drawings when you finish your part.

Lionelia was looking over his shoulder.

- Can't we help? This looks rather fun!

- Well, I guess. In fact, you can all help, if you want. It will also serve for you to get used to create things, by following a detailed drawing.

While Seya was cleaning the yard by removing some stones, trees, and benches, the others were choosing what they wanted to make. While they were still discussing, he made a big wooden shelter in the middle, with stairs at one side and two sliders. He then called the others.

- Are you going to start or not? I have one thing ready, you guys are still talking? Bunch of lazy people…

Zak rushed to one side, and he made a big slider. Heiji and Arys took care of the swings, while the others made rope bridges and rope tunnels, between Seya's shelter and the other that Lionelia was making, by using a pile of ropes that Seya took from his Compressed Dimension. Wooden benches and tables for picnics and an obstacle course completed it. Zak made some wooden poles around the playground and Seya placed on top of them the Sun Light Crystals, for children to see what they were doing even when it was getting dark.

Seya went to the school backdoor and he looked back to the playground.

- Yeah, this will work. The children will go nuts with this! Well, shall we go? It's almost teatime, what do you say, let's go to the Tea House?

He opened a Gateway directly to the front of the counter where the LionKind Maid was and he crossed without waiting for the others. Ryn rushed to follow him, because Seya was slowly dispersing it, to make them run. The others run as fast as they could but Heiji was a moment too slow and she had to dive headfirst through the small closing gap. She rolled on the floor of the Tea House, got up, fixed her dress and hair, and she then jumped to smack Seya's head.

- Stupid! That wasn't funny!

- Ouch! Sure, it was! Ahahah! A little girl diving through a small Magic hole and then rolling on the floor? It was hilarious! Ahahahah!

Seya had to defend himself from another smacking and he did it by grabbing her right arm up and lifting her from the ground.

- Be still, crazy Princess, or I will hang you in the ceiling! Behave yourself, there's a lot of people in here looking at you!

Heiji was struggling to get free from Seya's strong grip and when she looked around, the Tea House was packed with people at the tables having tea, and more people were arriving while others were exiting. She stopped moving and tried to smile to the eyes that were looking at her. She mumbled in a low voice.

- Put me down, you stupid… you are making me look bad…

Seya gently put her feet on the ground and he let her go, but not before kissing her head and fixing a curl in Heiji's hair.

- I think it's better if we go to the Tea Shop part, there's no space in here.

The LionKind maid guided them to an empty table in the Tea Shop and she went to get some tea and biscuits. She quickly arrived, while Heiji was still scolding Seya because of his joke and the others were either on her side or on his, laughing and giving ideas for Heiji to have her revenge. Seya smiled at the maid and asked.

- Seems that you are used to the work here. I heard that you had a fight in here some time ago and solved it admirably. You never had any similar problem, after that one?

The LionKind maid looked embarrassed.

- Well… no… I… at that moment, I only wanted to save the shop and the people in here… I tried to talk with those two, but when the Dwarf threw a chair that smashed against a wall, I lost it. I had a lot of work, afterwards, cleaning their blood from the floor. But everything is peaceful, after that.

- Yeah, I can understand why. Cutting an arm from two fighters and passing a message to everyone that they would die if another fight arises, was a very good idea.

- I… Thanks… I guess…

- What about your brother, Myko? How are things between you two?

When she heard her brother's name, her face lightened up.

- He was here very early today, to see my daughter and they played all morning. He even had lunch with us. He comes here, from time to time. It took me long enough to trust him again, but he's my brother, I knew he would eventually get to his senses and grow up. Since Sir punished him by making him follow you and giving such an important job, he looks happy. He told me some of his tasks in Gaya, and he even told me that despite having so many people in there, he still managed to find time to check on Sir. Seems he was rather worried when Sir was locked in Sir's Laboratory working non-stop and he made sure that Sir ate everything that he brought.

- Yeah, I was completely lost in there. I still don't get it why. But I'm sure that if it wasn't because of him, I would have collapsed of exhaustion or hunger. He nagged me to eat everything that he brought and he even forced me to go to bed! One or two times he even threatened me with his Death Claw, for me to go to sleep! The nerve of that guy! I almost made him swallow that thing, but he never gave up!

- Hehehehe! Yeah, he told me that… He almost pissed his pants when he saw the amount of Dark Magic that Sir was gathering when screaming at him to go away, but he stood his ground. He told me that at that time, despite being so scared, he could only think about what I would think of him if he let Sir and you became ill from so much work.

- Well, he turned out rather reliable. But his voice still annoys me so much! Every time I hear him, I feel the strange urge to squeeze his neck!

- Yeah, he had a lot of problems while we were growing up. As a slave, a voice like his that always sounds like he's mocking others was never good for him. The last owner that we had when we got separated hated his voice. I thought he was killed because of that.

- Lucky for me, he wasn't. But it's nice that you two made peace. It will also be good for the baby, to have her uncle nearby. Even one with such a weird voice!

The LionKind maid said goodbye because another table was calling her and she left, with a smile on her face.

Seya drunk the tea in silence while making a small smile. His friends overheard their conversation, but they let him be, lost in his own thoughts. He looked kind of happy, so not even Princess Arys teased him. She just looked at him from time to time while hiding her smile and talking with the others.

When everyone finished, Seya wanted to go for a walk in the Capital. They spent the rest of the afternoon, walking from shop to shop, visiting the market and talking with the people. When they reached the front of the Coliseum, Seya looked up to where Princess Heiji was pointing. There it was at the top, twelve metal statues with three-meter tall, looking down at the centre of the Arena, with the legs spread and fists on the waist, in a Hero pose. There it was for everyone to see, Anna and Rolland Hinamoto, Sully and Cemil Denar'an, Master Aku Kiro, Eridan and Inia, King Barunger, Queen Titania, Queen Athena, the Goddess Aria and Seya.

- Yeah, I took care of that. I talked with Master Inia and she made those with Master Eridan and placed the statues there. Everything while you were locked up in your Laboratory, acting crazy. Pretty neat, right?

- Yeah… Thanks, Heiji, it looks really good…

Heiji frowned.

- It doesn't only look good, it's beautiful! Your Coliseum was good, but now it's perfect!

Seya was looking at his statue and he was making the same pose.

- Yeah, I look really powerful like that…

That comment granted him a slap from one of Arys Dark Tentacles.

- Don't you get so full of yourself, you stupid brat! At least pretend to be humble!

- Ouch! Ok, I get it… I was just admiring Master Eridan's work… So, I saw everything that I wanted, do you guys want to go somewhere?

Heiji put her hand up, while the others were thinking.

- I say that we must go to the Inn near the sea, to play a little in the pool!