The 1.000 year Great Sage ---> COMPLETED STORY

When Seya was ten years old and until he made 15, along with his travels with his mother, from time to time he gave an excuse like, going to visit Princess Heiji or checking his fields or going hunting and he escaped from his mother's sight to travel alone.

On some of those travels, he indeed went to meet the Princess and he took her with him. Others, he went all alone.

This time, he thought it was a good idea, to visit the BeastKind Kingdom. For saving time, he used his Gateway. Running at full speed and from time to time, opening a Gateway in front of him and another the most far away that he could see. By entering the one at his front, he reappeared on the other.

Like that, he reached the gates of the BeastKind Kingdom Capital in minutes. By carriage or by horse, it would take him more than two months to accomplish that.

Seya entered through the gates, greeting with a smile and a bow the two DogKind Guards that were at each side. They did a light bow with their heads while looking at him very seriously.

- Hello, I wish to visit the Capital. Can I?

- Yes, human, as long as you aren't up for any criminal deed.

- I'm not just a human. I'm a Half-Breed RabbitKind! I want to visit the Capital, I'm curious about it. But the day is just starting, so…. Ahahah!

- Not funny, Half-Breed, not funny…

- Oops, sorry about that. I'll try to behave properly.

- Very well. I would suggest you visit the Market, there are fresh products today. A huge caravan arrived with products that came by boat from the LizardKind Country.

- Oh, I wonder if there are some of those amazing purple fruits! They're so tasty!

- So, you already know something about it. Better if you rush to the Market then, those fruits have a high demand among our kind.

- Seems that the trading with the LizardKind is going well, that's good to hear. Any troubles with them, so far?

- Nothing what so ever. I saw a posted notice that some of our dignitaries went for a diplomatic visit some months ago and they returned impressed with everything they saw and learn. After that, the merchants started to go there by boat, to trade. It seems they have a very special Magic Crystal that it's able to translate their thoughts into our heads.

- Yeah, that's a very handy thing, indeed.

- They told that it was a gift from a very powerful Mage. He must be amazing, being able to create such a thing! Our merchants and our dignitaries were never able to fully understand the LizardKind because they can't speak our language. But now, things are different.

- Yeah, they are truly amazing, it was about time for the world to learn more about them. And they also… Well, I'm off. Thanks for the suggestion and the information.

- Goodbye, have a pleasant visit.

While Seya was talking with the Guards, the BeastKind Prince, Lionel Leonhard, was jumping from his bedroom window, in a disguise. He loved to walk in the streets of the Capital, hiding his identity and talking casually with the people, buying food at the Market or getting some beautiful male to buy him a drink at the Inn while he flirted with him. With luck, he would get a kiss and an invitation to a room that he always refused. The news that a caravan with products from the LizardKind had arrived, was too much for him. He had to go there.

Lionel was a very athletic LionKind, despite his disguise that restrains some of his movements. Jumping from a room window at 5 meters high and landing on a nearby roof was child's play for him. He was well fit, with a slender figure, more beautiful than many females and with his long light brown hair and yellow eyes, he was easily recognized has the Kingdom's heir, that's why he had to disguise himself, every time he went alone to the streets.

When he got down to an alley, he quickly mixed with the people walking on the nearest street. He was eager to reach the Central Market, so he started to walk faster. While he was looking to a male DogKind with a long dark ponytail, he bumped into Seya that was looking to a window of a blacksmith. He lost balance and was going to the floor. Seya reacted immediately and grabbed him.

- Lookout, Milady! I almost didn't catch you. Are you … alright… Milady…

When Seya looked at the face and those gorgeous yellow eyes of that LionKind female in a white maid uniform, he felt his entire body trembling. Seya never felt anything like it. At least, until that day. Years later, he would feel the same trembling, every time he saw Ryn Mycym when he starts to attend the Knight and Magic School.

The LionKind Prince was looking at Seya, with his eyes wide open, and he stuttered.

- … yes… I'm… ok, thanks for helping…me…

- Here. Let me… help you. Sorry… I may have touched you in an improperly way, in my rush to help Milady.

- No… that's ok… if it was a different situation, having a male touching my breast and my waist like that, would grant you a slap, that's for sure…

- I'm… truly sorry, Milady, it wasn't my intention.

- Maybe I can forgive you, if you be so kind and tell me your name and escorted me to the market. I don't want another male to try anything funny with me! Hihihihih!

- Yes, Milady, it will be my honor to escort you. I'm Seya 'Taly' Denar'an Hinamoto, it's my first time here and I was also going to see the market. I was just admiring this shop, it has one strange weapon in there.

- Oh, you mean the Death Claw? It's the standard weapon of the Royal Guards. It's deadly in close range combat. Normally, one would use that in one hand and that curved sword in the other.

- Seems Milady is very knowledged! I need to buy a pair of those to give as a present for my little sister. She collects weapons and she loves to learn how to use them!

- You have there one crazy little sister! Hihihihih!

- Well, she's not my real sister, she calls me big brother since she was 6 years old, and because of that, I got used to seeing her in that way.

- I see. So you're not some weird sis-con, right? Hihihihih!

- No, she's my cute little sister, and also, my apprentice. I've been teaching her Magic and fighting, and she's already very good. And frightening, sometimes! Ahahahah!

- Maybe one day you can also teach me some Magic. I'm very good with Earth Magic, but I'm always up for improvement! By the way, I'm Lionelia.

- I would like that, Milady Lionelia. I really would.

Lionel Leonhard, or, Lionelia the maid, had her yellow eyes sparkling. She felt her heart skip a beat when she heard Seya. They went to the Market, side by side, talking casually. Seya was smiling, lost in those eyes. Lionel, or, Lionelia, was lost on his beautiful face and melodious voice.

Over the years, Seya went to meet Lionelia, many times. He would hang a green handkerchief in a window near the alley where he met her for the first time. Lionel could see that window from his room. Whenever he saw that, he always managed to escape and put on his disguise.

Lionelia started to train her Magic Control under Seya's guidance.

When Lionel was alone at his room, he would practice for several hours, he wanted to impress Seya on their next meeting. His father, King Leonhard, was impressed by his development. His son used to love reading or painting, but seeing him training every day with the Royal Mages or fighting with the Royal Guards, made him proud of his over-sensitive son.

Seya and Lionelia had agreed on a meeting, at least once a month, on weekends, for her to be off work from the Palace. They become a couple, with a lot of kissing and hugging. And without any foolish hand grabbing in an improper place, she was a lady! And also, because Lionel didn't want that Seya realized that his small and perfectly round breasts were fake.

When Seya was 14 years old, on the first weekend after his birthday, they met. Lionel was also 14, he was younger two days.

That time, Lionelia wanted to go to a hill outside the Capital, and Seya opened his Gateway to get there. It was their favorite spot. Lionelia seated on the floor, leaning her back against the tree there. Seya was going to sit next to her, but she stopped him with a hand signal.

- Please, seat there, in front of me. I want to tell you something.

Seya saw the serious look that Lionelia had. He knew it was something important, she would normally smile when she was with him, she only became serious during Magic training.

- Seya, you know that I love you very much, and I know that you feel the same for me. For us to evolve our relationship there can't be any secrets between us.

- I don't have any. At least, none that stops me from being with you.

- Well… I have one…

Seya tilted his head sideways. It seemed serious. Lionelia felt her heart skip a beat. Or two. She had thought about this over the last month. Over the last years, actually.

- I should have told you this on the first day that we met. But on that day, I was so mesmerized and crazy about you, that I didn't think about the future. Our future, together. And as time went by, I was afraid of losing you.

- Please, don't talk, just listen. It's too frightening for me, let me speak while I can still muster the courage for this… my name's not Lionelia…

Lionelia opened her dress, then her blouse, their sports bra and she removed her fake breasts.

- I'm… Lionel Leonhard, the Crown Prince, and heir to the throne of the BeastKind. I like boys since I was a child. I always hide it, even from my family. At first, I used this disguise to walk in the streets, as a normal girl. But then, I met you…

Seya was in shock. He couldn't even speak. He felt the world spinning, the ground moving and he fainted, for the first time in a long time.

When he woke up, he felt a hand caressing his hair and softness under his right cheek. The familiar scent of Lionelia. And then he remembered. He slowly got up. He seated in front of Lionel, in silence. Lionel had his eyes wet, his tears fighting for freedom. But he held it in. And he waited. And waited. Seya was still in silence, looking at him, thinking, just breathing slowly. Lionel spoke, after more than 10 minutes of silence.

- I understand… if you are mad at me… I would also if it was the other way around.

- I'm not mad. I just want to kill you, because of how sad I feel. But when I look at you, I see Lionelia, that I love. But then I remember that you are Lionel, and I want to kill you again.

- … I see… I… don't know what to say, except I'm sorry…

- I can't meet with you again like this. I just can't… you… broke my heart, Lionel. I want to leave and never see you again, but in a few years, and considering that you are the heir to the throne of the BeastKind, we'll eventually meet again. I've told you that I'm a personal friend of the Royal Rohan Family and the little Princess is my little sister. So, we'll meet again, someday. But never like this.

I'm sorry, but I can't. I love Lionelia, my sweet maid with gorgeous yellow eyes. You are just a guy. A handsome one, but me and a guy? Sorry, I can't. I must go, I need to kill something to get rid of all this rage. If I stay here any longer, I'm going to do something that I will regret.

Seya got up and he opened a Gateway. On the other side, at some distance, was a group of LizardKind, fighting against a group of medium size Demonoids. He rushed through the Gateway, taking his Naginata spear from his Compressed Dimension. He looked one last time to Lionel, with sadness in his eyes.

- Goodbye, my sweet Lionelia. And goodbye, Prince Lionel. Until we meet again.

Lionel looked through the Gateway, and before it dispersed, he saw Seya slashing one Demonoid from top to bottom and running after another one while screaming in anger. The sight of those nightmarish creatures, their tentacles thick as ship ropes, their mouths full of teeth's and with small and thin tentacles around it, made Lionel throw up.

He couldn't understand how Seya was able to rush against those things, with such rage. And then he understood, it was because of him. And he cried. He returned to his room, without anyone seeing him. He cried in there, for hours. The hours turned into days. After three days, he stopped crying. Not because he wasn't sad anymore, but because he was tired. He went to his window and he looked down. The floor looked peaceful. So peaceful… he prayed to the Goddess, apologizing for what he was going to do, but then he was called by a little girl's voice.

- Sorry, not authorized. I had a lot of work, putting your parents together for you to be born, I'm not letting you kill yourself. If you jump from there, I just heal you. You may try how many times you like, I will always heal you. Eventually, you'll give up. And I'll spank you, for worrying me so much!

Lionel looked back, and he saw a little girl with blonde curly hair and blue eyes, seated at his bead. He was curious, but the way she talked… he fell to his knees, crying again.

- I'm sorry, my Goddess, but I can't live like this. I think I've already died when I saw the disappointed look on Seya's face when he said his goodbyes to me. I don't even know if he's still alive or if those things killed him.

- Yeah, I saw that. Don't worry, a bunch of Demonoids of that size, won't hurt him. He does that many times, fighting Demonoids alongside the LizardKind. Sometimes he pairs up with some mermaids and fights them in the ocean. My Seya is very capable.

I should have stopped you guys, but I was attending some other events and when I noticed, you both were already deeply in love. Seya's reaction also surprised me, I really thought that he would be ok with it, but I guess I was wrong.

Lionel was looking at the Goddess and his tears were running lose down his face. The Goddess was looking at him, with such a gentle smile and a light around her, that despite him feeling miserable, he could feel her love for him.

- I must also apologize to you. Not that I could do anything while you were inside your mother's belly, but I think that because of a twist of destiny, instead of you being born inside a girl's body, you're born inside a boy's body, while deep inside, you are truly a beautiful and gentle girl. So, I'll help you. In two years time, if you still feel the same towards Seya and if you still feel and think that you should be a girl, I will turn you into one. Two weeks before your 16th birthday, I'll come to you and you may choose.

I must leave you now, there's one stupid brat that it's doing a very stupid thing and I must punch him for that. That brat never learns! Argh, so annoying! Goodbye Lionel, or Lionelia, see you again in two years.

- Goodbye, my Goddess. Thank you!

The Goddess disappeared in a sudden flash, leaving Lionel blinking his eyes. He was still crying, but that time, it was of happiness.

While Lionel was crying in his room, Seya was fighting no stop. When all the Demonoids were dead, he trained furiously with the LizardKind Border Guards, the best warriors of the LizardKind, decided during a tournament, to be granted the honor to fight the Demonoids. Whenever another Demonoid was spotted, Seya rushed to the kill. His heart was screaming in pain. On his birthday, Xenya, the crazy girl that he admired and that always wanted him to fight with her on his birthday, disappointed him. One week later, Lionel.

After three days, and while the Goddess was talking with Lionel, Seya reached his point of rupture. He opened a Gateway to the Demonoid Island and he started to slaughter every Demonoid that he saw. He was fighting an enormous Demonoid, the size of a Dragonoid, and the Goddess noted, left Lionel and went to get him out of that dreadful Island before he got killed. She grabbed Seya and dropped him inside the Eternal Forest where no one could hear them. After throwing up because of the Demonoids, the Goddess slapped Seya. He got the scolding of his life. Two hours later, the Goddess left him, she was tired of talking. Seya got up and went home.

During the next year, Seya occupied his time with taking care of his fields, traveling with his mother, training with the Denar'ans and drawing everything that he could think of that he could use one day, to keep up his promise to the Goddess, of helping her evolving that world.