The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

On Gaya, Seya turned away as soon as the Gateway dispersed and before he could say anything, Arys slapped his back.

- Way to go, cousin, that crazy girl is always so full of herself, it was funny seeing her turning pale just by what you said. Heheheh! So, where do we go now?

- To the next World, of course, what else?

Aria looked worried.

- Do you think that's wise, Seya? Wouldn't be better to wait some days to see how things go with the Myshkasyl World before visiting another one?

Seya made a small smile.

- Dwarfs and Elfians are killing each other in the Legosyl World… We can't waste any more time, or it will be too late to help them. It would also be nice, to have more crazy Dwarfs and beautiful Elfians around, wouldn't it?

Hearing him saying that, King Barunger jumped and smacked Seya's head.

- What are you saying, you crazy brat, that we Dwarfs aren't beautiful?

Seya protected his head from the next attack.

- Of course! Do you saw yourself in the mirror lately? I don't understand how Dwarf women are so beautiful, while all the men look like a small bear! How the women chose a Dwarf as a partner? They toss a coin in the air or what? Because you all look alike!

While Seya was still protecting his head from another smack coming from Barunger, Hina kicked him in the stomach so hard that sent him flying against the wall behind him. Before he could stand up or anyone could react to such a fast attack, Hina was already over him and grabbed his collar to shake him. When he was feeling dizzy from all the punishment, Hina pulled him near her face and looked at him in the eyes.

- If you want to mock the Dwarfs, do it when I am not around, or next time, I may not be as gentle… Do you understand me? Do you, you stupid?

King Barunger approached her and placed a hand on her right shoulder.

- It's alright, Hina, I am not offended. I know he was just joking. You also know how much he likes to mock me.

Hina turned to him, with tears on her eyes.

- On the Demonoid Island, two Dwarfs died to protect me, two that I considered my friends, and I could only avenge their deaths after they got eaten right in front of my eyes! And now this stupid mock the Dwarfs in front of me? I should cut his both arms so that he learns how to be more respectful!

Barunger hugged her, while she cried. Seya stayed on the floor for a moment and remained in silence, waiting for her to stop crying. When she was wiping her face, she looked at him, but before Hina could apologize, he interrupted.

- It's ok, Hina, I am the one that should apologize. I didn't know and you didn't tell me any of that. That's one more reason why we must hurry to get to Legosyl, to prevent more killings among the Dwarfs and Elfians. I may look insensible or disrespectful because I am always mocking my grandfather Barunger because of the Dwarfs. I never told this to anyone, but they are my second favourite Race, right after the Dragonoids. Dragonoids are cool, so big, powerful and wise. But Dwarfs, even with their small stature, they never walk from a fight and it's an honour for them, to die to save a friend. I am glad that you like them as much as I do but try to control that bad temper of yours, it doesn't fit such a pretty girl like you, ok?

That last remark made Zak mock him.

- Is this guy for real? He gets a beating like that and he still tries to flirt with my girlfriend? Maybe I need to beat him next… Two girlfriends and a Goddess and he still try to get Hina? Shame on you, Seya, shame on you…

Hina laughed while Seya was shaking his head.

- No! I wasn't! I was just…

Seeing smiles and hearing so many laughs around him, he realized that Zak was joking. Before he could say anything else, Prince Muryu that was silent in a corner all that time, asked with a smile.

- I was wondering, where do Elfians stand, on that list of yours?

- Let me see… Dragonoids, Dwarfs, RabbitKind, Fairies, Mermaids, BeastKind, Elfians, Humans… Yeah, that's about right.

- Weird… Why are we so low?

- I think it's just a case of envy. Your beautiful language, your beautiful face and figure, experts in everything that you try, long lives to practice and experience everything that you feel like it… Yeah, I was always envious of Elfians. And I dreamed about meeting an Elfian for so long… Becoming a friend of your Race, getting an Elfian Prince to consider me as his younger brother… It's like a dream come true…

Prince Muryu smiled.

- Yeah… You always knew how to give a good answer… Let's go, envious brother of mine, we have a war to stop.

Seya got up and they all went to the cave where the Arches were. The one to the Myshkasyl World was activated, and it would stay that away, for as long it could receive Magic from the Worlds.

Aria warned them that both Races were holding ground in some trenches in a big field, making plans for the next battle. As she did before, her Light Gateway took them to the sky of Legosyl and they did the same thing that they did on Myshkasyl. Seya's announcement in Dwarf and Elfian Language, was heard all around, puzzling both Races. When Seya's group landed, Arys threw a dark dot that enlarged and when it vanished, the chairs and table were in the middle of the empty field, surrounded by high rock walls that Zak made, with small passages protected by Eridan and Athena. Seya seated in the middle of Barunger and the Prince Muryu and they patiently waited, while playing some games from the box of 'Heiji's Favourites Games'. Sometime later, Eridan arrived with three beardy and hairy Dwarfs. Almost at the same time, Athena brought three Elfians with her. While they were glaring at each other's group, Seya invited them to join him at the table.

- Please take a seat near my Grandfather, King Barunger of the Dwarfs and my brother, Prince Muryu, so that we can start.

One of the Elfians looked at Seya with despise and spoke in the Elfian Language.

- 'I don't know which Race you are, but you can't be the brother of that Elfian!'

Seya answered in a perfect Elfian accent.

- 'I am Half-Human and Half-RabbitKind. You are right, he's not my real brother, but he granted me the honour to treat me like that since I was very young.'

The Elfian group were surprised for hearing Seya speak Elfian so well and they seated without saying anything else. The Dwarfs were also intrigued, they knew some words in the Elfian language, and they didn't look very happy. One of them grumbled, in the ancient Dwarf Language.

- 'A meeting with a friend of the Elfians will never have a good outcome for the Dwarfs…'

Seya looked directly to the Dwarf that seemed to be the leader and answered, in the ancient Dwarf Language.

- 'You are wrong. I may speak Elfian, but my grandfather, King Barunger here, taught me many years ago, everything about the amazing Dwarf History. The Kings, fighters and beautiful women of Millennia ago, in the Dwarf homeworld, this World, in fact.'

The Dwarfs blinked a few times, surprised by hearing such perfect Dwarf Language from a being that didn't look like one. The same Dwarf spat to the ground, showing his despise.

- 'You can't fool us, never a Dwarf would have a grandson of such hideous Race! Your mother is for sure a disgusting monster, judging by your looks!'

Suddenly, an enormous battle-axe was stuck in the middle of the table with a loud bang. On the other side, King Barunger was spiting anger from every pore on his body.

Seya was looking at him, wondering from where did Barunger take that axe. Barunger lifted the axe and approached the sharpest edge to the surprised Dwarf's neck.

- 'No one speaks badly about my beautiful daughter Anna Barunger! Think very well on your next words, young one, or I will take your head and make these two next to you, eat it raw!'

The Dwarf gulped, looking at the reflexion of the sun in the axe's razor-sharp blade.

- 'I do apologize. Maybe I didn't measure my words because of surprise. It will never happen again.'

Barunger pushed the axe a bit further, making the Dwarf bend his head a little to the side.

- 'Of course, it will not happen again, because if you make that mistake again of insulting my daughter or my grandson in front of me, you and all the Dwarfs in this World will not worry about the Elfians anymore because I will personally kill every single one of you. Understood, boy?'

- 'Yes…'

Barunger returned to his seat, walking back with his axe on his hands, looking at the Dwarf group. When he seated, he placed the axe on the ground next to him. Seya covered his face with his hands, feeling exhausted and tried to lighten the mood.

- Gramps, do you mind not doing that again? And then you wonder why I mock you so much…

Barunger smacked his head.

- Shut up, stupid! What did you want me to do? Accept like a good boy, a stupid Dwarf insulting Anna, right at my face?

Seya fixed his hair, messed because of the smack hard as a rock that fell over his head, so suddenly. If it weren't for his protective string with the Ancient Dragonoid Magic, his head would be broken. Barunger was still angry and crossed his arms over his chest, to control the urge of smacking Seya again. Seya took a deep breath and looked at Prince Muryu seated at his side, that was hiding his smile.

- Brother, do you mind translating to the Elfians? I can't trust my grandfather to translate correctly and I don't want to be misinterpreted so I will continue in Dwarf Language.

- Ok, I can take care of that. Strange, I thought we came here for a treaty, not to kill a bunch of crazy Dwarfs. Seems that King Barunger still has his famous bad temper. I was afraid that with age, he would become calmer. Lucky for me, he's not. He's funnier, this way.

Barunger looked at him, trying to remain angry, but he laughed and slapped the Prince's back.

- Ahahahah! Ok, I will try to continue on amusing you, you beautiful Elfian!

Seeing those two acting so friendly, puzzled the group of Dwarfs and the Elfians. They never had such good relations with members of the other Race. Seya took the opportunity to question the Dwarfs.

- 'I am curious, why you guys dislike the Elfians so much? It has something to do with you using the wood of the forests for your forging?'

The Dwarf leader looked at the Elfians, in a defying way.

- 'I see… Do you plant a new tree, to replace the one that you cut?'

- 'Of course not! We would never do such a shameful thing! That's the work of the Elfians!'

Seya crossed his fingers over the table and leaned forward. He opened his Compressed Dimension and placed a handful of Fire Crystals on top of the table.

- 'No wonder they kill a Dwarf for every tree… At least you know what's this?'

The group of Dwarfs and Elfians looked at the pile, astonished. The Dwarf leader stuttered.

- 'Yes… Magic Crystals… so many… how… We have a lot of trouble to find just one and you have all that?'

- 'So, you know that by using Crystals with Fire Magic, you can increase your forges better than by using wood?'

- 'Of course, we know that! But they are very rare!'

Seya smiled and looked at Princess Arys.

- Cousin, do you mind making a nice Crystal statue with Duncan, right on top of this table?

Arys looked at Barunger and smiled. She whispered something on Duncan's ear and he nodded with a smile as well.

Arys started to make at one meter from the table, a rock menhir. She shaped it slowly and carefully and after some time, a real-size statue of King Barunger holding his battle-axe was looking at them, with a menacing face. Duncan went next, with his binocular in one hand. Under the surprised eyes of the Dwarfs and the Elfians, the statue was turning into a Fire Magic Crystal. When he finished, Duncan seated at his place next to Princess Arys, like if nothing had happened. Barunger laughed, breaking the frozen gaze of the Dwarfs and Elfians.

- Ahahahah! Such a beautiful Dwarf we have there! Can I take that with me? It would look good in my throne room!

Arys smiled.

- Of course, King Barunger, it would be an honour if you did that.

Barunger smacked Seya's in the head, again.

- See, you stupid brat? Learn with her how to properly treat your grandfather!

That reaction put a smile on the Dwarfs face. That wasn't a good idea, because Barunger was still angry with them.

- 'What are you smiling at? Instead of wanting to know how to make Crystals as they did, you find my reaction funny? Do you?'

The Dwarf Representative was quick to explain.

- 'I am sorry, I think we weren't expecting your reaction after the appearance of a Magic Crystal statue of yourself. Remember, we don't speak and we don't understand the strange language that you all use.'

- 'That's right… I was just pointing out to my grandson that he could learn with his cousin how to treat his very own grandfather. He's always mocking me and the Dwarfs. Even though he admires us so much! I still don't know if he's crazy or if he just likes to annoy me!'

Seya smiled and looked to the Dwarfs and next to the Elfians, continuing his speech in the Dwarf ancient language.

- 'This is just one thing on which we can help you. In turn, we want your knowledge and people, to visit us, to interchange and to feed new blood into our bloodlines. At the same time, you will increase your numbers with babies, because of the new couples that for sure, will appear. This is my offer. You can accept it, along with my invitation to come with me to visit our World, or you can continue what you are doing and become extinct by killing each other. I would prefer you didn't do that, I like Elfians, but I like Dwarfs even more.'

The rest of the meeting went smoothly. In the end, one of the escorts on each side went to deliver the order to retreat while the others followed Seya through the Gateway Arch that he placed at the exact spot where the table was, moments before. When they crossed, they were inside Gaya, and their tour began. Seya leads them by the same path that his previous visitors went, finishing with a performance by the Geisha in one of the Entertainment Rooms.

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