Kingdom of Magic

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One would be hard pressed to describe the battle unfolding under the walls of Al-Safir, the last remaining resistance against the undead horde that has been sweeping over the world of Ashan. From the moment Markal opened up the gates of the underworld in the Nights Ritual, the necromancers have swiftly switched their defensive, isolationist policies in favor of vengeance against those that have hunted and persecuted them.

Even the demons failed to stop the Necropolis forces and were pushed back into their infernal domain, their dead joining the ranks of the undead.

Faced with such an opponent it was clear that the last city of the Silver League could not prevail. In their desperation what remained of the Circle of Nine, the ruling body of the now shattered League of Silver Cities reached a decision.

Instead of fighting the necromancers, the wizards will relocate Al-Safir to another world...it wouldn't be the first time they had to flee to another planet once the old one was wrecked, like the worlds Enroth and Axeoth.

Their accursed brethren can have this world, and the endless conflict against the infernal hordes of Urgash.

The wizards withdrew their armies behind Al-Safir's walls before they used their magic to transport the city to another world.

The Necromancers of House Eterna finally prevailed against the wizard of Houses Anima and Materia.

XXX

It was another normal day in Magnostadt. Both magicians and goi were busy with their daily routines when all of a sudden there was a bright light before the city was plunged into a deep shadow.

Countless eyes looked up into the sky to see what happened, most expected to sea clouds that blocked the sun...to their surprise what they saw was something fundamentally different.

"W-what is this..." gasped Irene Smirnoff, her monocle falling to the ground as she stared in awe at the city flying over Magnostadt.

Matal Mogamett didn't say anything as he also observed the anomaly...his first though was that its a goi attack, but that though left him quickly. How would goi make a city fly? No, his was the work of magicians.

Using his magic the old chancellor rose from the ground and flew towards the mystery in the sky.

Irene and a few other magicians mimicked his actions and flew after him.

As they approached the city they noticed that there were flying ships anchored around it, and people on flying carpets were coming their way.

Mogamet stopped a safe distance from the city and waited for the magicians on the flying carpets to approach.

"Greetings strangers, may we welcome you to Al-Safir."

XXX

The small entourage of magicians was escorted by the wizard disciples towards the Circle of Nine. As the magicians followed their guides they took in the sights around themselves.

The flying city was as awe inspiring as Magnastadt, with magic tools being used and displayed in abundance.

Then something else coughed their attention.

"What is that?" asked Irene, curiosity clear in her voice.

One of the wizards guiding them looked at what has taken their guests interest.

Not far from them small creatures that looked like a combination of a red lizard and a human were busy repairing some sort of humanoid contraption.

"They are called cabir" answered a wizard "minor spirits of fire that we bind and use both as laborers and basic infantry. They are currently repairing on of the golems that was damaged recently, as you can see their touch is so hot that it can melt even the toughest of materials."

And true to his word the ceramic aramite of the golem soon started to melt under their soldiering hands.

"They are creating such intense heat so easily...doesn't it bother them?" asked another magician.

"No, as I said they are spirits of fire and are completely immune to intense heat and direct flame. In fact we use them as range troops since they can throw spheres of fire across a battlefield."

"I see..."mused Mogamett as he stroked his beard "if you use these creatures to fight and work, then what do the goi do?"

"Goi?" asked Fyodor.

"None magicians, people who cant use magic" explained the old Chancellor.

"Ah those" said Fyodor with little interest "we don't have those, but the name goi sounds very fitting...it would be good to have a name for them. The Silver League uses a combination of summoned or magically animated creatures as a replacement for common people."

The magicians were visibly impressed, in contrast to their magical knowledge that spanned a few decades the wizards had apparently millennia to perfect their craft. And it showed, not only could they bind spirits, create life by magic but the number of minor and major magical artifacts produced in Al-Safir was immense.

The portal network and mana pools were certainly something that Mogamett wanted to acquire from the wizards...for what these people called mana was known to them as magoi, and they had unlimited quantities of it.

And when it seemed that nothing more could surprise them they were proven wrong with the revelation that cabir and golems weren't the best Al-Safir had to offer.

There were also magic immune gargoyles, honest to goodness djiin that could siphone magoi or as the wizards called it mana from enemy's, fearsome rakshasa that rivaled even fanalis in combat and the pinnacle of their army's...the titans.

Mogamett knew instantly he wanted these people as ally's...how could he not, the Kou Empire was openly hostile and he doubted that Reim was any better. It was the nature of the goi to seek conflict.

And though Magnastadt wasn't completely defenseless, these people were far ahead of them concerning military maters.

And with the combined might of Al-Safir and Magnostadt, magicians will finally have their own country.