Farnis PoV:

I really needed this vacation, I mean who wouldn’t like to sleep all day long on a boat, sometimes I even wonder why I became a mage and not just a fisherman those guys have got such an easy life but here I am thanks be to the gods who gave me such affinities.

Really, wouldn’t have been there anyone else who could’ve done all of this, why me...

At least we got to save lives during the last war, that is probably the best thing about this life, fighting alongside comrades against that guy, but really even if he did lots of wrong and evil, I respect his strength and cunningness, we don’t meet anyone who can control multiple races and make them go to war, if not for Lucy, we would’ve all been doomed already and the worst is that no one knows and no one would believe it anyways, everyone is so eager to blame the humans that they can’t think of anyone else who would want to cause havoc and destruction in this world, that last battle was really something else…

Standing side by side, all the members of Council, an organisation whose sole purpose is to protect the world, possibly the most powerful beings on earth, that was probably the only time we all agreed to fight first and ask questions later.

Three grand masters on the right, the pinnacle of physical strength, on the opposite side, three 1st grade mages, masters of the elements, and to lead each of these groups, the only two medjais worth mentioning, Lucifer standing side by side with Abraham.

The eight of us had enough power to destroy the whole planet, well maybe each of us had the power to do so within mere hours and no one would ever think of us losing in battle but on the other side, on the opposite side, there they stood.

The most majestical race in the whole world, the dragons. Ten dragons standing as equals, equals but not chiefs, the was another person taking that role, hidden behind a black curtain covering the whole of his body, we had no idea what or who he was but the sole fact of him being superior to ten dragons made us weary. Dragons are being closer to gods than any other race, scales as hard as mithril, the highest flame affinity one could ever obtain, they can literally rain fire on the world and to top it off, a sense of pride that makes them see every other race as mere insects not even worth thinking about, imagine these same creatures obeying a humanoid figure.

After mere seconds of watching each other, the fields we were on changed becoming the closest thing to hell I’ve ever seen. Lighting raining down alongside lava, water blades and earth giants, tornadoes and wind that could shred building apart, rays from the sun and shadows growing from the earth, a real fight of the elements, but that was only half the fight, as the other half was made of arrows flying towards the dragons and piercing them, slashes and stabs, punches that could split the earth apart, we gave our all to kill the dragons, and me even more so than the others since the dragons’ weaknesses are water and lightning, a huge responsibility was mine on that fight as I had the most power and chance to hope killing our enemies.

While we were busy fighting the dragons, our two leaders were battling the enemy, and I really think that the six of us got it easy battling the dragons because the other part of the battle was on a whole different level. The sky had darkened but that was not the scary thing, several meteorites heading down were, tens of meteorites heading straight towards our two leaders, to that sight, even our battle seemed like children fighting in the playground, we all knew that a 10th tier spell could allow an earth mage to make a meteorite fall but that was only stuff of legends even for us as it would need so much mana that even I would’ve some trouble with it, but this figure was able to make tens of meteorites fall like it was child’s play and he did that as an opener to the fight.

When we all thought we were done for, Our leaders started destroying the meteorites left and right while flying from one to the other, Lucy using his scythe and Ab his fists, that was truly a sight to see, as they both were medjai, they could use both mana and ki and were really good at using both but the hooded figure didn’t flinch either as he could manage both of them at the same time with his two handed sword, evading, countering and blocking their every move and that even with their perfect and flawless teamwork.

After some time of battle and casting high tier spells continuously, that coupled with the fire from the dragons, the land became barren and apocalyptic, craters everywhere proving the hellish fight going on. Even after all that time, the battle was still at a stalemate, even if we were at a numerical disadvantage, we were able to fight on even ground against the dragons, we were getting exhausted and while our warriors were panting, us mages were starting to feel light headed as a result of mana depletion, seeing that we were starting to get weaker, the dragons started getting more violent than ever and came right at us, mustering the last of my strength and mana, I cast a spell I had never before and that was totally new, a mix of two of my strongest spells, two new dragons appeared in the sky, not like the ones we were fighting but longer ones with four small limbs making up their arms and legs, each of them made from each of my elements, then both the lightning and water dragons fused to make a bigger one, at that point of the spell I already had no more mana and was on the verge of losing consciousness and collapsing but thankfully, I was able to have enough control over the spell to direct it towards my enemies before exhaling one last time as sweat was pouring down my burning with fever face and entering my eyes making me close them before finally losing consciousness.

Only waking up four days later in a hellish landscapes to Lucy’s healing, looking around me, nothing but barren land spread in all direction, that was when I knew that the battle was over but around me only stood two figures, only the three of us survived, all of my companions, the strongest on this world were all done for and all died because of one person’s schemes.

Looking over at Abraham I could see that his left eye was gone, while Lucy even if healed had some nasty scars all over his body, I once again think about the battle they had with that hooded figure, and if there really is someone that powerful wanting to destroy this world, then we clearly are nowhere near strong enough nor are we enough to deal with such a threat, and sadly, even with facing the two most powerful beings, our enemy had survived and fled and he will probably be coming back to kick us in the ass in the future, all we can do is bring up the future generation stronger than us to face it.

And a hundred years later, the future is starting right where this started, where we fought Hydra or as we called the hooded figure as he was the head to a body of ten dragons wanting to destroy the world, there stands School, an academy that will bring up the future generations always stronger than the ones before them, as every one shares their new spells and ki techniques, every new generation will have more assets and luck thanks to the generations before it.

To teach them, teachers with the knowledge of elements and who know how to circulate their ki to empower their bodies to newfound degrees. There has been no sign of our “friend” for the last hundred or so years but that could change anytime and Rocky might be able to help if such danger ever surfaces again because he has got future, the future to achieve great things, to change things and to face off against evil.

Standing at the gates of the academy, I contemplate our work, our sacrifice for the generations to come and the youth coming here with sparkling eyes, at least the first years who know not of the hardships that await them at School, our dream to protect the world has extended to envelop all these youths and include most of them in our battle.

I finally decide to head in as tomorrow will be the start of yet another year of studies and work and I probably won’t be back to my lake for quite some time. Walking to the main building, I am met with a crowd that parts to let me pass as most of the students know who I am or at least heard of me and thus show the proper respect to me.

Once I am at the main building, I head over to my office to catch up on what has been happening and the preparations for tomorrow’s feast as it is our tradition to throw up a feast for the newcomers, but maybe I should pay Rocky a visit before that and have a nice little chat about what happened to my forest.

An hour later, I have finally finished reading all that has happened during my leave and it’s really just the usual except a project of Lucy’s that made me question the man’s, I mean angel’s sanity, the guy is supposed to be a hero and potentially the most powerful person on this earth yet he wants to build a co-ed bath in an academy and what’s worse, he has been able to pressure the council when I was away so nothing I can do about it.

Deciding to let off some steam, might as well go see Rocky, since I’m the one who gave him his room, I know where it is in the main building and as I’m walking there I meet some teachers and say hello, when I arrive, I knock on his door but no answer, weird, I muse to myself, not knowing where he is and not wanting to trouble myself looking for him, I ask School where he is, really useful having an academy with a conscience, no need to repair anything, as long as you feed it mana, another invention of Lucy, I really have to make sure that he doesn’t mess with the hot bath, that could make us lose face.

After getting the location of the rascal that is going to make me go all the way to the fields I make my way through and head over there, just what is he doing there anyways, and I really wonder how he was able to destroy so much of my forest, I mean he should have no access to mana or ki yet so I don’t know what those experimentations he told me about and wanted to do in my forest were.

At the fields, I can see a single person sitting down, while most students are over at the main building since only first years are to come this week, it definitely is him but how can that be, just what is wrong with this kid, in front of him, I can see people, well I don’t think they’re people but earth statues, yeah probably not since I don’t sense any energy from them, fighting might not be the best word to describe it since each statue just lets the other attack it before countering it and grappling it, not all of them succeed but after counting, there are more than 20 fights going on so there are at least forty statues fighting currently and each statue might look human if not for their nudeness and colour, well the lack of energy is one too but not just anyone can sense that. I’m just starting to realise just how much of a monster Rocky is as the spell to cast an earth statue is a fifth tier spell and even if the mana needed to create so many of them is not something to underestimate, the control needed to have them do such precise movements is definitely no joke and even then, the bigger problem is that the guy doesn’t have any mana yet.