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 Princess Heiji and dare her to some fighting under water. Like that, she had to fight without using her Fire Magic.

Seya told her many times that she can't rely only on Magic, that she must also train her body and fighting skills. But since the Princess hated losing, every time that they fought and she found herself almost losing, she always threw an enormous amount of Fire Magic to escape.

Seya opened a Gateway to her room, and he saw the 9-year-old Princess seated on the floor, training her Magic Control. As soon as she saw him, she jumped to hug him. Seya explained to her his plan.

- Yeah, we could do that, but how I'll be able to breathe underwater? Last time I checked, I can't transform myself into a fish!

- Don't worry, I have here one Crystal with Wind Magic. Put it on your protective string. I'll do the same. Remember when I explained to you that the string doesn't let any harm reach you? And that it creates a protection around your body? With the Wind Magic, you will always have fresh air inside of that protection. Cool, right?

- Oh, and with that, I can breathe fresh air while underwater? That's so cool! Let's go already!

The Princess placed the Crystal on her string and she quickly grabbed a sword and a dagger that was hanging on one of the walls, next to a lot of other weapons. Those ones were the first weapons that Seya gave to her and he knew that they were her favorites.

Since she began her fighting training with Seya and the Royal Guards, she started a very peculiar collection of weapons. And because her father had a slip of the tongue at a party where he told some Nobles that the Princess is training with weapons and trying different ones, she started to occasionally receive from some Nobles or other countries, a lot of different weapons. Many of those weapons were specially made or created, just for her. And she's very proficient with all of them! She loves to try out new weapons and see what kind of strange and crazy movements she can do.

- Here, can you put these on that Scary Hole of yours?

- You know that I call it Compressed Dimension, right?

- Yeah, but I like the name Scary Hole! Scary Hole! Yeah, much better than Compressed Dimension. Heheheheh!

- Ahahah! Ok, let me just open a Gateway to the beach, before someone comes.

Seya opened his very own Magic, the Gateway. He threw to the middle of the Princess's room a small light ball that spread and formed a door frame. He then threw to the middle of that frame, a small dark ball that spread it's darkness until it reached the light frame. Then, an image could be seen inside the frame, the scenery of a beach with the ocean in the background.

They both went through it and as soon as they set foot on the sand, Seya dispersed the Gateway. It started to disappear as if it was smoke being blown by the wind.

- I really like this Magic. When will you figure out a way for me to make one like this?

- I don't know. I'm stuck in some mechanics. I can't figure out a way for you to use it safely. Or anyone else. I also want to put some security measures, but it's really difficult. One day I'll find a way, don't worry.

- Ok. Until then, I'll have you work as my Magic Carriage. Heheheheh!

- Yeah, Seya, the Magic Mule… poor me… come, let's dive in. The last one in is a three-legged Jumping Mouse!

Seya rushed to the ocean, with the Princess using Fire magic on her feet to make her jump further. She was the first to go underwater. When Seya got next to her, he shook his head slowly. One more cheating from the little Princess. She just smiled.

Seya made a hand signal for her to approach him to give her a Water Magic Crystal. Princess Heiji was looking at the Crystal and she looked at Seya while raising an eyebrow, like if she was asking what he wants with that. Seya made a whirlwind of running water under his feet and he started to move faster and faster. Up and down, left and right, always around the Princess. Heiji understood. She gathered her Magic while holding in one hand the Water Crystal and she imitated the whirlwind and the movements of Seya. She stopped at a signal from Seya, he was pointing to the Crystal and to the string that she had around her neck. She noticed that the Crystal had a small string attached so she tied it with the one that already had the Wind Crystal.

Seya took from his Compressed Dimension the sword and the dagger of the Princess and he gave it to her. He took also his own sword and dagger.

Heiji made a signal towards the sky that was at 2 meters high and next, to the bottom, at almost 3-meter depth and she shook her head. She then pointed to the front, to the deep ocean ahead of them. Seya understood and he nodded. Seems that the Princess wanted to be deeper, with more space to move.

Heiji created another whirlwind on her feet and she rushed forward. Seya followed her. From time to time, she would go up and jump above water, screaming of so much fun. Others, she would go to the bottom and scratch the sand with her sword.

Seya just smiled, he was happy that Heiji like it so much.

After almost 20 minutes of swimming, Heiji stopped and she took a stance, with her sword in one hand and the dagger in the other.

They started to fight. Every time that Seya attacked, Heiji used the whirlwind to avoid it. From time to time, she deflected Seya's sword and attacked with the dagger. Every time that Seya narrowly avoided the sword, Heiji used the dagger to cut some hair from Seya. Every time that happened, Seya slapped the Princess's butt with his sword.

The Princess was rubbing her butt, with an angry look on her face. She threw her sword against Seya and with the whirlwind, she quickly approached him. While he was avoiding the sword that was coming straight to him, he was hit by the whirlwind of Heiji, because she curled herself to point her feet at his face. She then used the hilt of the dagger and she smacked Seya's head with it.

One in the head, one more time in the forehead, and while he was dizzy, she bitted his left ear and she threw a knee against his stomach.

She got away from him, and while Seya was shaking his head to stop the dizziness, he saw Heiji going deeper. He didn't understand why, so he just watched. Then he noticed a shine ahead of her. It was her sword that she had thrown against him. Since he deflected it and Heiji continued on attacking, the sword was loose and it was sinking.

He smiled. She stopped her attack because her sword was disappearing. She could take that opportunity to knock him down, but she was more worried about that sword.

Seya started to dive, following her. When he was still at more than 50 meters away from her, he saw a strange set of buildings at the bottom of the ocean, with some lights inside and around it. The sword was still sinking, with Heiji almost reaching it. She didn't notice the dark shadow that was approaching her from the bottom.

Seya saw it and he increased his speed. But before he could reach them, Heiji had her hand on the sword and she saw the enormous shadow turning into a sea snake. An armored and big sea snake, with its mouth open and preparing a Water Shot, aiming the Princess. But before it could fire it, the Princess thrust forward using her whirlwind and she pierced the sword right in the middle of the snake eyes. The snake shook and trembled, deadly wounded. But its movements were stirring the waters and the Princess was thrown away, with her sword. Seya stopped, watching the snake falling to the bottom, dead. When he looked at the Princess again, she was surrounded by mermaids, with both her arms restrained and with a spear with the shape of a trident, pointing at her head.

Real mermaids, with the naked torso of a beautiful woman and the bottom part, was like a fish. A shinning fish with a horizontal long fin and armed with spears with tridents on the tip.

Seya rushed to get near them, and he stopped as soon as the mermaids saw him. He opened his Compressed Dimension and put there his weapons. He then raised his arms, trying to show them that he surrenders. Three mermaids went near him and they restrained his arms and pointed a spear to him. Seya looked at the Princess and he shook his head slowly because he noticed that Heiji was gathering her Magic. She was about to explode. The Princess stopped and she slowly nodded her head. She understood.

The mermaids dragged them to one strange building in the bottom, the biggest one. They entered through a huge door, guarded by two more sea snakes with the same kind of armor. Seya understood why the mermaids looked so angry. It seems that Heiji had killed one guard.

They were pulled and pushed along a corridor. A very large corridor, with the walls made of living coral. It seemed that the entire building was a coral. From time to time, they crossed paths with more mermaids, but those were un-armed and they were looking at them with curiosity.

Soon, they reached a large room. When the doors where closed, Seya could hear a flushing sound. It seems the water was being drained from that room and going through some small holes on the floor. The water level was decreasing and the mermaids were also turning into the completely naked body of beautiful women. Seya blushed, it was too much-naked beauty around him. He was feeling against his arms the softness of the mermaid's breast as soon as he was restrained, and now, he was even more aware. He looked at Princess Heiji and he saw her looking in front. At 3 meters from them, was seated a beautiful girl with blue curly hair. She had a sort of little crown on her head, made of sea shells and conches.

- So, what do you have there?

- Princess Ariel, this small female, and this male were fighting against each other outside, above this castle. When a guard was sent to warn them to get away because they were trespassing, this female killed the guard, without any kind of remorse. He didn't have time to say anything!

Princess Heiji yelled, she was not going to be accused like that!

- Liar! He was preparing a Magic attack! Before he could hit me, I defended myself! How could I know that we were trespassing? We were in the middle of the ocean, with nothing around us! When I went deeper to catch my sword that was falling, that huge snake tried to kill me!

One of the mermaids raised her hand.

Slap! Slap!

- Silence! The prisoner must remain silent!

Seya took a deep breath.

- Princess Ariel, may I speak?

A mermaid next to Seya raised his hand. Seya made an enormous ball of fire above him.

- If you try to slap me too, I will not be so kind as Princess Heiji over there, I will kill you in a heartbeat.

The mermaid lowered her hand with her mouth open, looking in surprise at the Fire Ball.

- Princess Ariel, we humbly apology for our mistake. We didn't know that we were trespassing. We were just fighting underwater for practice. But it's true that the Guard didn't say anything, he was opening his mouth with a Water Magic ready to shoot. Princess Heiji defended herself, as anyone would in that situation.

- So, the little girl is a Princess? And you are her escort?

- Yes, and I'm also her teacher. I'm Seya Hinamoto and she's Princess Heiji Rohan, of the Royal Kingdom of Rohan.

- So, do you think that it's supposed to impress me? The penalty for the death of a Royal Guard is death on the spot. Kill her!

Seya felt something snap inside of him. Before the mermaids that were still holding Princess Heiji could move, Seya threw Heiji into his Compressed Dimension. He then placed his hands on the waist of the mermaids that were restraining him, and with a twist, he sends them flying against the seat of Princess Ariel. He quickly grabbed the spear that was pointed at his head and doing a sudden push, the other tip of the spear hit the stomach of the mermaid that was holding it. Princess Ariel was looking at all that commotion, dumbfounded, unable to speak.

Seya took Heiji from the Compressed Dimension and she was behind him, looking very angry. She had a lot of Magic on her, her hair was orange and she looked like if she was in flames.

- Now, it's my turn. The penalty from trying to kill the heir to the throne of the Royal Kingdom of Rohan is death. Seya, if you please, I want their heads. Leave that stupid Princess alive, I want her to see all of this.

- Yes, my Princess.

Seya runs at full speed, still holding the trident spear. As soon as he reached one of the mermaids that were threatening him or Heiji, he chopped their head with a quick swing of the spear. In an instant, there were only dead bodies on the floor and Seya was holding the heads from their hair. He approached Princess Ariel that was in shock. Seya threw all the heads at her feet.

- Next time that you condemn someone to death, make sure that you are not facing someone way above your league. You really have no idea whom you were messing with. Maybe you are still young or you are just stupid. Either way, I don't really care.

Princess Ariel was looking at the heads of the mermaids at her feet and she started to scream.

- No! My friends! You killed all my friends! You! No matter how much time it takes, I will kill you someday!

Seya pressed hard to the ground the end pole of the spear to give more impulse, at the same time that he stomped his feet against the floor. The speed was so great, that one millisecond he was in the same place and on the next millisecond, he was next to Princess Ariel, squeezing her neck with one hand. He shouted at her.

- Look very well at me, you spoiled brat! I'm Seya 'Tally' Denar'an Hinamoto, son of Anna Hinamoto and Rolland Denar'an Hinamoto. If you ever get near me or Princess Heiji again, I will kill you on the spot, along with every mermaid that is next to you. Did I make myself clear?

Princess Ariel was suffocating, but she was still looking at Seya with anger in her eyes.

Heiji thought it was better to calm Seya, she never saw him that mad, and she was scared.

- Big Brother, please stop… that's enough, ok?

Seya let go of Ariel's neck and he jumped back, placing himself next to Heiji. He looked at her and he saw that she was about to cry. He kneeled to be at her height and he hugged her.

- Sorry Heiji, I lost it for a moment. I know that with all the protections that I gave you, they couldn't harm you, but I was very angry.

Seya got up and he faced Princess Ariel, that was rubbing her neck.

- This was really a sad misunderstanding. But because of your foolishness, these mermaids died. Their deaths are your fault. I hope you have learned with this. It's better for your health that we don't see each other again. Remember my warning, unless you have a death wish.

We will see each other again in a few years when I assume my role in this world. I hope that when that time comes, you will be wiser. Or you will die.

Seya opened a Gateway to Princess Heiji's room. He grabbed the sword and the dagger that the mermaids took from her and they crossed the Gateway. Before it dispersed, they both could see Princess Ariel standing up, looking at that strange Magic. Seya gave the Trident Spear to Princess Heiji.

- Here, a souvenir for you. May this remember you of what happened. Maybe next time you think before you act. You could just avoid that Sea Snake and all of this could be prevented.

- …yeah… I'm sorry… I just reacted by instinct, I thought I was in danger…

- Well, you were, but your string would just prevent that attack of the Sea Snake. But up until that point, you were great. You managed to hurt me. If you didn't go to catch your sword, you could have knocked me out.

- …yeah… This sword is my treasure… it's the first gift that you gave me, it has my sweat, tears, and blood…

Seya smiled, looking at Heiji that was holding the sword close to her chest. He feels the same, towards his Naginata that his Master Cemil gave to him.

While Heiji was smiling to Seya, in the ocean, another Princess was screaming in sadness, next to the bodies of her mermaid friends. At least, until the Goddess felt pity for her and revived her friends. But the shock of what happened would be engraved on the memory of those mermaids for several years. And the sadness that Ariel was feeling, turned into hatred towards Seya that despite his warning, made her turn into a resentful being that seeks Seya's death.