The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

The night came, and together with it, interruptions from his friends. But seeing him so concentrated on his book, they just left him in there. Little Aria arrived some hours later, together with Gaya's Knight.

- What are you doing now? Something fun? Why is there a horse sleeping in here?

Seya was seated on a chair, with a horse sleeping next to him. He was using Light Magic around the horse's head while looking through his special binocular. When Aria approached him, she saw that from his angle there was a window of Light Magic on the horse's head that let him see the horse's brain. He was looking at it and writting on a notebook. She squeezed his right shoulder, to pull him from his thoughts.

- Hey, what are you doing? And why are you looking into that horse's head? Are you hurting him?

- Oh, hello! Sorry, I didn't hear you. Don't worry, this guy is sound asleep and I'm just looking at his brain. I'm studying it for a project of mine.

- Ok, but you were doing something weird, I got worried. So, what is that project?

- It's a secret. If it works, I am sure you will like it. If not, well, that only means I need to do more experiments.

Aria was looking at his notes. Seya was studying the horse's anatomy and the brain, for what? It was weird. She couldn't figure out what he was doing and considering that he wasn't telling, she seated on a nearby chair.

- Shouldn't you be sleeping already? Because tomorrow it's that tournament and when it finishes, you are going to work for me, for an entire day!

- You are so sure that you are going to win that it makes me think that you are going to cheat.

- I don't need to, I am really good at the Hnefatafl game. I learned for the first time Millennia ago, on one of my travels to Earth. There was a Viking Clan Chief that taught me and I became so good that I went with him, every time there was a game at another village, to represent his Clan.

- Yeah… I always thought it was better not to remember you about your past life.

Seya put the binocular on a table and went near Aria.

- Don't worry about me. I have no regrets. But you were right on one thing, I should go to sleep, tomorrow will be an annoying day and I need to wake up fresh to endure it.

Aria caressed the head that was kneeled in front of her.

- Tomorrow it's going to be a fun day, you will see. Go to bed, I will keep you company until you fall asleep.

- What, are you going to sing me a lullaby for me to sleep?

Aria went to his bed and she seated there, waiting for him.

- If you want, I can do that. Everything is peaceful in the world, I can be here with you.

Seya smiled and he quickly put the horse in his Compressed Dimension. By opening a Gateway to his parent's stable, he put the horse in its place again. Seya returned to his room, closed the Gateway, took off his clothes and went to bed. He laid his head on little Aria's lap and he fell asleep, while she sang for him her lullaby song that he loved so much.

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Early in the morning, Seya woke up. Aria wasn't there, she left in the middle of the night. He smiled, she did make sure that he had a good night's rest. He took a quick bath and went to the Dining Room. His friends were already there, almost finishing, and Princess Heiji rushed him because it would look bad if the prize arrived late to the side-event of the Tournament. Seya swallowed his cup of tea and grabbed some bread while Heiji was pulling him. Arys opened a Gateway directly to the balcony of the Coliseum and when they crossed it, Seya was blown away by the number of people that were down in the arena, seated at some tables, and playing the Hnefatafl game.

When the people that were watching in the Coliseum saw Seya arriving, a lot of clapping and women screams resonated in the walls. The players at the Arena heard the noise and when they looked up, they quickly joined the choir of screams and clapping. Seya was looking around, feeling a little awkward. He waved and tried to smile. Heiji pulled him to his seat.

- Sit down in here and smile like the beautiful prize you are. I need to go see how things are, down there. I can't participate because I am organizing this, but I'm seeing little Aria down there and a strange girl with a Mage's robe and a face mask.

Seya looked to the Arena and there it was indeed a masked girl with her legs crossed, seated at a table and facing Queen Rohan. As if she sensed him, she looked up and threw a kiss at him, returning to her game before a surprised Queen. He mumbled in a low voice.

- What is she doing down there…

The day went by, with players leaving the Arena while others were entering, following the pairings that Princess Heiji was writing on a wall by using her Fire Magic. King Rohan was next to her, pulling the player's names that were written in pieces of paper from the inside of a dark bag. Seya saw Lionelia punching a wall, after being defeated by little Aria. On another table, the masked girl was raising her right arm, indicating that she had won against Princess Arys, that was pulling her ears down while frowning. Seya was looking at little Aria and then at the masked girl, wondering what was happening.

- How it's possible for them to be down there at the same time? Maybe I am wrong, and that masked girl is another person? No… I am right… but how…

When the Arena was almost empty, by the end of the afternoon, the last match was between little Aria and the masked girl. For the entire game, they were evenly matched. Then, when it looked that little Aria was going to win, she fell into a trap with one Knight piece and she lost in three moves. The masked girl got up while the crowd in the Colisseum was clapping and congratulating her for her victory, pointed at Seya and shouted with a hoarse voice.

- Come here, you beautiful!

Seya scratched his head because that was going to be annoying. He jumped from the balcony and flew to the girl's side. As soon as he landed, she opened a completely Dark Gateway with rough edges and she pointed to it.

- Go on, you are all mine for this day!

Seya frowned, things were getting weird. Despite the disguise, he knew who she was, because of her familiar Magic Flow. He crossed the Gateway, followed by the masked girl. When the Gateway dispersed and he looked around, he noticed that he was in Aria's room, inside Gaya, and there was a lot of fruit on top of a table. The girl pointed to the bed while removing her mask and robe.

- Lay down in there with your belly facing up and your arms touching the headboard, we are going to have so much fun! Or at least, I am, try not to faint on me!

Seya was puzzled by her words but he did as she told him. He was immediately grabbed by his wrists by the wood of the headboard. His clothes disappeared instantly and he looked at the teenager Aria.

- You really like to push your luck. Ryn and Lionelia will make you regret this as soon as they find out.

- Remember the rules of the side-event, what happens today, stays between you and me. Don't worry, when this day finishes, you will never think about telling anyone what we are going to do.

She turned her back and went to the big closet on a wall. She opened both doors and what Seya saw in there, made him feel a cold shiver along his spine. He asked Aria, afraid of the answer.

- Why… do you have in there all that? Are those whips? And chains? That… that's a vibrator? Why…

He stopped talking because the teenager Aria wrapped herself in light. When the light dissipated, she was wearing a dark leather suit, complete with a mask, a leather whip with a bunch of straps attached on one hand and a gag ball in the other. He couldn't believe in his own eyes.

- What the… how did you know about all that? Nothing like that exists in this world, that's…

Before he could continue, Aria put the gag ball in his open mouth and adjusted the straps around his head. His struggles granted him a hit by Aria's short whip directly to his naked chest. He tried to scream, but he could only spit some drool through the holes of the gag ball. He was getting fed up with all that. One thing was teasing him a bit, another was torturing him. He gathered a huge amount of Magic, but before he could blow up the entire room, Aria went near his face.

- Calm down, my dear. You know that I visited Earth many times, Millennia ago. What you don't know is that I also travelled through Earth's History. That's when I learned about all this. While little Aria was occupied searching for someone like you, I was having fun. Now, take a deep breath, I'm going to make you feel so good that you will almost lose your mind. I have a lot of experience in this, you can trust me. You know I love you, I would never hurt you without making sure that the pain lasted just a few moments and rewarding you afterwards. Remember, you are all mine for this day. But I will not torture you forever, because next, I will order you to do some things to me. If you behave and be a good boy, I will make a Flow Connection with you, as a final reward. It will be the best experience that you had until now, I promise. Now, shall we continue?

Seya slowly nodded, after stopping to think and to lower his Magic. She conquered him with the Flow Connection.

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- Special Note - Stopping the report for this evening!

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In the morning, Seya woke up on Aria's lap. She was caressing his head and she smiled.

- Hello, sleepyhead. How are you felling?

- Like if I died and was reborn again… My head hurts a bit… That Flow Connection was something else. But… I have some of your memories, I'm having some trouble digesting all that…

Aria used her Healing Magic, to help him. Seya stood up and seated, laying his back against the headboard.

- Thanks, I am much better now. Why did you mix your memories with mines? When I do a Flow Connection, I never do that.

- Consider that as my reward for being so good to me. I saw your thoughts, you are trying to figure out a way for creating Unicorns and Pegasus by studying the anatomy and the brain of a common horse, right? Maybe now that you saw some of the memories of the Goddess when she created the Dragonoids and the Mermaids, it becomes easier for you, right? I'm sure that little Aria will love to see some of those Magical Beings. If you asked her, she could make them, but it's interesting that you want to do it yourself, as a challenge.

Seya shrugged his shoulders.

- It's not only a challenge, I also thought it could be a nice present for that cute little Goddess.

- You really like my younger form, don't you?

Seya kissed her left cheek.

- I like all your forms, Aria, you know that. But you are right, little Aria is my favourite. For as much that you or your grown-up form do, little Aria will always be like that to me. I always thought of her as my best friend. Despite the fact that most of the times, she annoys me so much!

- You know that she annoys you because she cares a lot about you, don't you? The Templar Sage made her angry, the Elfian Sage was her friend but I think she really likes you, as I do.

- Yeah, I suppose…

Aria rubbed his head while slowly fading.

- See you later, alligator! I have some other place to be! Get ready, I am sure that today you will get a message about the gathering of the troops that you asked.

Seya was puzzled.

- What? Already? Wait, explain… she disappeared. What did she mean by that? I thought it would take longer!