The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

After the end of the Denar'an Trials, the RabbitKind King was talking with Seya in his throne room. A majestic and traditional room, with the King, sited high up on his wooden and steel throne, on top of 5 steps. The central part of the room where Cemil, Sully, Null and Seya where standing, was surrounded by majestic columns that supported the high levels. Engraved on those columns, Seya noticed many faces with crowns and armour. Former Kings, he supposed. On the right side of the throne, with one hand resting on top of the headboard, was a real size statue of Taly Denar'an. On the left side, also with a hand rested, there was Rocyn Denar'an.

It was like the two Legendary Ancestors were showing their support to the King sited on the chair. It really hit Seya that his own father was not only an adoptive brother of the King and Sully Denar'an, he was also their real brother. The King smiled at Seya, feeling very proud of his amazing nephew.

- Seya, tomorrow I will choose the Rabbit Warriors for you to teach. Today I just want to introduce you to some of my Advisors and let you rest until dinner, Ok?

When the King said those words, as if responding to some hidden command, an Elderly RabbitKind appeared from behind one of the columns.

- My King, you summoned me?

Seya was intrigued by the sudden appearance of this RabbitKind. Seya felt an enormous amount of Magic and he immediately started to analyse him.

Following the path of the Magic Flow, Seya sensed it was coming from the ground, it engulfed this strange RabbitKind and the Magic then returned to the ground. It was like the World itself was gently greeting him.

- …||…Oh...so...much Magic Flow is going to him... who is he? ...||…

The Advisor sensed Seya analysis and he suddenly turned to him.

- And why is this little one here sensing my Magic Flow?

- What? Did you notice? How?

- Let's just say that you are not the only one with strange Magic...

As soon as the RabbitKind said that, the Magic Flow around him started acting as if it had a life of its own. It started going up, like a shadow that instead of reflecting on the ground, went up. And on the very top, Seya saw a Dragonoid head forming. Seya looked at the enormous eye made by the Magic Flow, and when he looked back at the RabbitKind eyes, he saw the same determination and Seya just whispered.

- …||…Such a menacing amount of Magic...||... Dragonoid... a Dragonoid... so cool...

The RabbitKind King heard Seya mumbling, but he didn't understand.

- What did you say, Seya?

- Nothing... I just... Who are you?

- I'm the Royal Advisor, Eriban. Nice to meet you, young Seya "Taly" Denar'an Hinamoto!

When the RabbitKind introduced himself, the Magic Flow that was forming the Dragonoid head went back to him, and Seya immediately understood.

- Advisor Eriban... Of the RabbitKind... It's an honour.

- I was very surprised with those new Dark Magic's that you showed here. Who taught you that?

- No one...

As soon as Seya said that, he immediately sensed his own Magic Flow being analysed. It seemed that this Dragonoid disguised as a RabbitKind was carefully seeing what Attributes Seya was able to use.

- And it seems that you can also use other Attributes! You were truly blessed by the Goddess! I won't take more of your time. If you wish, we can talk more, later. I'm curious about you, young one.

- Yes... me too...

Seya was so surprised by this disguised Dragonoid, that he couldn't take his eyes off him, even when he was going back to behind the column from where he first appeared.

Seya was still thinking what a Dragonoid was doing there when a sudden wake-up call made him avert his eyes.

- Seya, I have more people to introduce to you, don't space out like that!

- Of course, my King!

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At night, in Seya's bedroom, Seya was still thinking of the events during the day. Even after all that happened, he was still wondering about the disguised Dragonoid.

While Seya was sitting in his room provided by the King, he sensed the same amount of Magic coming from the other side of his room door.

Knock, knock, knock!

- One moment... Oh, Advisor Eriban! What can I do for you?

- Young Seya, I just wanted to talk a little more with you, if possible.

- Of course, please enter.

- Thank you, young one. I noticed before that you seemed like you wanted to ask me something, so I came here.

- Yes... why is a Dragonoid with a RabbitKind appearance doing here?

Eriban smiled.

- So, I wasn't mistaken. You could see my Magic Flow Dragonoid form... You were the first, on all these Millennia, to notice that. You are truly remarkable, young Seya.

- You didn't answer my question, Master Dragonoid Eriban...

- Oh, you know well the proper greeting... Good... But continue on calling me Advisor Eriban, will you? I don't want my cover to be found out.

- Of course, Advisor Eriban. But can you ask my question? I'm rather curious about this situation.

- Have you ever heard of the Four Dragonoid Protectors?

As soon as Seya heard that, his Gift of memory kicked in. Seya started to remember a book that his mother read to him when he was 4 years old. It was a book of the Legend of the Dragonoids, the Protectors of the 4 Races, carefully created and chosen by the Goddess herself.

- I once saw a book about that. They are Elder Dragonoids, entirely made of Magic that for the last 10.000 years have been protecting the four major Races, Humans, BeastKind, Elfians and Dwarfs. They are considered as the Goddess Hands.

- You know well your history. Let me introduce myself again. I am the Elder Earth Dragonoid Eriban, Protector of the BeastKind.

Seya was stunned. He was in fact, face to face with the oldest being that he ever met, in all his life, including his Earth life!

- … Amazing... but... Why is Master Dragonoid Eriban telling me his true identity?

- Because, young Seya, I can recognize a Great Sage when I meet one. You are the Great Sage of this Era, are you not?

Seya immediately was put on the defensive by the sudden question, but because he thought it was too soon to acknowledge such an obvious fact, he preferred doing what he always did when cornered, he didn't say anything and his facial expression was like of a statue, with no emotion at all.

- …

- I see... You don't need to answer, of course. I have an offer to you, young Seya, that I'm sure will help you in your future.

- I'm listening, Master Dragonoid Eriban.

- I want to invite you to visit the Dragonoid Island. There, I will show you our Ancient Dragonoid Library, filled with the History of this World, since its creation. In there, there's also some Ancient Magic's that you can study, that I think will help you in the task that the Goddess granted you. What do you say?

- That's an honour that I don't know if I deserve! But... it's a onetime visit? Because I suppose there's so much to see and learn, I would need to stay there for a long time or visit the Dragonoid Island from time to time, for the next years!

- Yes, I can do that.

- Later on, I will introduce you to the other three Protectors. I just need to warn you one thing. Besides us four, it would be better if you don't interact much with the younger Dragonoids. They don't like Humans. And despite the fact that you are half RabbitKind, your appearance it's of a Human.

- Are those younger Dragonoids aggressive?

- They could be. I would prefer if you only got in trouble with them after you learn some Ancient Magic's that could help you in case a battle occurs with one of the younger ones.

- I see... I will do as Master Dragonoid Eriban advises.

- Good, shall we go then? … "Door!"

With these words, a strange Dark Mist started to form from a single Dark point. It started to spread its clutches like a living organism and it soon was the size of a door. A scaring door, completely black, with rough edges.

- Oh, similar to my Gateway Magic, it seems.

- Not really. Yours is more beautiful, actually. You can create an actual door, since one can see on the other side, to where one is going. On mine, you can see only Darkness.

- I see... This one is scarier, actually.

- Well, follow me then!

As soon as Seya saw the disguised Dragonoid entering the Dark Mist, he disappeared. Seya didn't waste any time, he followed him immediately. For a second, he could only see Darkness all around and suddenly, he was inside a big cave, with high ceilings and light coming from some hidden spots on the walls.

Seya looked back, just to see the Dark Mist disappearing.

- … Yeah, this one is scarier indeed. Oh, such a big cave! Is that Light Magic, on the walls?

- Yes, it was made by the Light Dragonoid Protector of the Humans, Inia. Now, where are those Dragonoids...

- Elder! Why is there a Human following you? Do not worry, I'll take care of that nuisance!

When Seya looked up to the direction of the sound, he saw the head and body of an enormous Dragonoid, already gathering Magic on his mouth, ready to shoot. Because of all the training of the last years, Seya reacted instinctively, even before the scream of the Dragonoid Eriban.

- No! Wait!

- ...||…Dark Dome...Flattening Dome...||... Stay there quietly! That was a big Dragonoid!

- Oh, is that the Magic you used on the Trials? Where is that Dragonoid?

- I've put him in my Compressed Dimension. Without my help, he will never be able to get out.

- Such a terrifying Magic! And you acted so quickly! Remember me to never anger you! Ahahahah!

- Maybe it's safer for me if I let him there for a while, right?

- He will not die, I hope!

- No, I think that's not even possible to kill a Dragonoid…

Seya lied about this, he didn't want to upset the Dragonoid Eriban. Seya immediately knew as soon as that Dragonoid was inside his Compressed Dimension, that if Seya wanted, he could easily absorb all of the Magic of the Dragonoid. And because the Dragonoids were made entirely of Magic, his fate was sealed if Seya wanted it. Eridan saw the darkness in Seya's eyes, but he didn't question any further.

- I see... Seems that you are even more powerful and resourceful than I thought. The Goddess has chosen you well! Since the other Elders are not here, maybe it's better if we go to the Library. Oh, can you put on those Light RabbitKind ears? It would be easier to explain if another Dragonoid sees you.

- At least I won't be attacked on sight… Done!

- Great. Shall we go?

They walked along many tunnels, crossing paths with several Dragonoids, that only took a glimpse at him, but as soon as they saw his RabbitKind ears and since he was accompanied by Eridan, it seemed it was all ok.

They soon faced some gigantic rock doors, beautifully engraved with a scene where it was depicted 4 Dragonoids sitting on a big rock while looking up to the glowing form of the Goddess. A grown-up Goddess, it seemed, not the cute child that Seya always saw.

The Dragonoid Eridan pushed the gigantic doors, that strangely, didn't seem to be heavier than a normal door, but Seya new that the doors were only moving because Eridan was using an enormous amount of Magic.

Inside that room, what he saw made his jaw drop. Books upon books, shelf upon shelf that reached as high as the enormous ceiling above them. And spread everywhere, on the beginning and on the end of each corridor, there were statues made of steel, with such detail and precision that they even seemed alive.

- Here it is, our Ancient Dragonoid Library. In there, it's the History Books. Here, the Ancient Spells. There, Case Studies and Magic Theories. And on that wall, Previsions and future Projects. Those, its better if you just look when you get older. There's also on that section, fiction tales. There are among us Dragonoids, some that really like to write.

- So many books… Oh, there are some statues in here! So much detail! Who made these?

- Some of these are mine. We Dragonoids are mostly thinkers and sculptors. We dedicate most of our lives to previsions, ideas, and sculptures. Especially the Elders, we are very good with Rock and Steel. That's why we created a Magic many centuries ago, to be able to sustain a Humanoid form. The Dragonoid claws are not very good for the finest details of these sculptures.

- Amazing… and since you all have such a long life, you can improve with the passage of years, always practicing, creating, and polishing your skills. Truly remarkable!

- I'm glad that you are able to understand. Now, I will leave you for a while, I'm going to search for the other Elders. I must at least introduce you to Inia, the Dragonoid Protector of the Humans. I'll be back shortly.

- Ok, I'll start reading some History books then. If my Little Princess saw this library, she would be nuts!

- Princess?

- The Princess of the Human Kingdom of Rohan. She loves to read.

- Maybe next time you can bring her, as long as you disguise her. Humans are not welcome in these parts… Except if they are with their Elder Protector, at least. Since you are here already, I guess that next time you can come to this Library directly, right?

- Yes, I just need to have a look around to find the best spot. Next time, I can create a Gateway to take me here.

- Good. Have fun. See you later.

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When Seya was left alone, he wandered through the corridors. Suddenly, he stopped in the History corridor and he started to read a book written by a Dragonoid, explaining the reason of the Dragonoids Protectors being called Goddess Hands. Despite the fact, they were 4 Protectors. Seems that they all wanted to be called Goddess Hands because they could never agree on which 2 of them would be called Goddess Feet.

- I see… according to this book, the Goddess created them to help her…

Eridan returned, with a woman next to him.

- Seya, I found one of the Elders. Seems that the others are not here.

- Hello, I'm Inia, Protector of the Humans. Why are you here with this old and ugly Dragonoid? I should have been the one to bring you here first!

For the first time since being reborn, Seya saw a woman more beautiful than his own mother or Queen Rohan and he couldn't help it being so hypnotized.

- Oh… such a beautiful woman… I…I'm Seya Hinamoto, it's an honour to meet you, Master Dragonoid Inia!

- At least someone around here can recognize a true beauty! These old geezers don't find me at least a bit beautiful!

- They must all be blind or crazy, Master Dragonoid Inia…

- I like this boy! Tell me Eriban, why are you with a Human? He should be with me!

- He is part RabbitKind, so of course, he's one of mine!

- I can only see here a Human boy with fake RabbitKind ears made of Light Magic!

Seya tried to explain, worried by all that arguing.

- Master Dragonoid Eriban advised me to use this, to avoid another confrontation with a younger Dragonoid.

- Another? Why? Did one of those stupid brats attack you?

- One did. As soon as we arrived at that big hall. I've put him inside my Compressed Dimension Magic before he could attack me.

- Good! And you, old geezer! You didn't make sure that no one tried to hurt my protégé? What were you doing?

- Sorry, but instead of fighting over me, since I'm half-RabbitKind and half-Human, can't I have both of you to protect me?

Inia tilted her head sideways while looking at Seya from top to bottom.

- I suppose… What do you say, old Dragonoid?

- That's fine by me. And I've already told you, don't call me old! You are just 300 years younger!

- Shut up! Never mention my age! I'm a lady! Stupid old lizard…

Watching two Dragonoids arguing while looking at each other with such caring eyes, Seya couldn't help it comparing them to his own parents.

- Ahahahah! You both look like family!

- Of course, we are, she's my partner!

- Not for long, if you continue on not appreciating my Human form! But never mind him, young Seya. You can count on me for helping you, any time you need, Ok?

- Thank you, both of you. I'm truly honoured and I hope that I can one day honour both of you.

Inia was happily smiling.

- I really like this boy! We got here a good one, Eriban!

And with this final saying, started Seya's learning days in the Dragonoid Library.

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