Summary-The door to Spira has been opened and Baralai returns home to a world without magic. The legendary Devil Golems have awoken and Sokar has returned to claim what is his. Determined to destroy Sorcery once and for all Baralai seeks out the only one capable of stopping Sokar this time. Hope lies with a young man named Atsuma, the Last Sorcerer. The story comes full circle.

Notes-I'm using characters and some of the plot from the RPG Enchanted Arms. The game belongs to Ubisoft.

Sorcerer's Legacy III: I, Infinity

Chapter One

The Prodigal Spiran

Bevelle

Capital City of Spira

It was the day of the Renewing Festival and for student Atsuma Hikari this was the one day that just called for class cutting. He even managed to drag his two best friends with along with him into the city square. Atsuma laughed as he raced down the marble steps from the Enchant University that was located on the upper level of the Palace of St Bevelle. Atsuma and his friends, Toya and Makoto, were the three best students at this school but unfortunately Atsuma had a tenancy to fall asleep in class. He wasn't the brightest student around but he was tolerated for two things. With a single touch from his right hand he could drain all magical ablates from any living creature.

The other reason was because of the Renewing. After the event, when all magic just vanished from Spira, Atsuma was the only one left with the power to control all magic. His preferred method of magic was fire and this had earned him the nickname 'Burning Atsuma.' He was a cheerful young man with short silver hair that was spiked up from his head. Aside from his bright red outfit and silver boots Atsuma most catching feature had to be his mismatched eyes. The right one was a ruby red colour and the other was emerald green. He wore red gloves adorned with a phoenix designs on his hands. Aside from using magic his main way of fighting was brawling. He was one of the best fist fighters in the city, maybe in Spira.

Next to him stood Toya Mizuni, the best student in Bevelle Enchant University. With his raven black hair and piercing ice blue eyes Toya was also an extremely attractive young man. He wore a dark blue uniform and carried a spear with deadly accuracy. Next to him stood Makoto Utani, a blond man with bright purple eyes and a master of music. He was also the resident cross dresser. He was currently wearing a bright yellow uniform adorned with a black and pink embroidery design and as red tie around his neck. He chose to wear a pair of black pants with the dress today.

After the Renewing the people of Spira lost the ability to use magic in its entirety. Fire, blizzard, water, thunder, dark, light and healing magic simply left everyone except for Atsuma. In the first few years of the Renewing the people began to notice that although they could no longer use all magic they became restricted to only one element. Toya could use water only and Makoto could use light. This new form became known as Enchantment and Bevelle's magic university became the Enchant University. Ten years after the disappearance of Praetor Baralai and the Renewing Spira was slowly moving forward again. The civil war against the Al Bhed, however, was the major threat across Spira and her people.

"Explain to me why we're doing this again?" Makoto sighed as he slipped his blond hair over his shoulder.

"Because Atsuma is like a spoiled child and he won't stop bugging us until he has some fun today." Toya replied with a smile.

"And now that we're here let's have some fun." The silver haired boy laughed.

"You're way too accommodating Toya." Makoto glared at Atsuma. "You always drag Toya into trouble."

"But he enjoys it!" Atsuma waved his hands.

"Come on, let's have some fun." Toya walked down the marble steps into the square.

"Wait for me Toya!" Makoto ran after his life-long crush. He and Toya have been friends since childhood along with Atsuma, the three of them a well known trinity.

"We're gonna have so much fun." Atsuma ran across the square to admire the various attractions.

"Look, there's something for you Atsuma." Makoto pointed at a tent.

"Golem battles!" Atsuma bounced up and down.

"Are you sure about this?" Toya turned to his friend. "You've never used a Golem before to fight."

"And besides a moron like you won't last in there." Makoto examined his pink nails.

"You guys can do what you want but I'm going in there and I'm gonna win." Atsuma puffed out his chest.

"You are such a drama queen." The blond scowled.

"This coming from the guy who started a cat fight with a girl just because she ate your cookies." Atsuma teased.

"Shut up!" the blond blushed.

"Come on Makoto." Toya motioned for his companion to follow him. "Good luck Atsuma. We're gonna grab some seats."

"Toya!" Makoto groaned. "Do we have to watch this moron?"

Atsuma laughed as his friends vanished into the side of the tent for spectators. The fist fighter made his way to the tent for the competitors so he could take his Golem. As a rule Golems were only used for labour, security and construction but occasionally the Golems were used in battle. A thousand years ago the Devil Golem War ended in the complete destruction of Zanarkand and the loss of millions of people. After the war the lesser Golems were given just the very basic functions. Atsuma signed up for the first fight and he was given his Golem, a small white tiger used for aggressive attacks. The student was ready for a fight and when his name was called he entered into the battle arena.

"There he is." Toya called from the stands. Makoto had a bored look on his face.

"Come on already! Bring on the heat." Atsuma cracked his knuckles.

Half an hour later and Atsuma was still going strong. As a personal rule he didn't use any of his magic, relying only on his fists and Golem to win. By the time the fifth battle came around Atsuma was on a high from winning. He was getting ready for the next fight when the ground beneath him began to shake violently. The people in the stands went running for the exit while Toya and Makoto stood in the stand yelling at Atsuma to move already. The student dismissed his Golem from the arena before running for the exit. When he exited the tent he stopped and stared at the carnage that greeted him. The quake had reduced the marble bridge to rubble.

The marble steps were cracked in pieces. The palace itself was still shaking slightly but the university received the most damage. The school's tower had a large crack in it and rubble littered the steps leading up to the gates. Atsuma stared at the devastation then he felt Toya grab his arm in a forceful grip. His mismatched eyes fell on his stunned friends before Toya yelled that they should get back to the school. Makoto led the way across the cracked square and yelled at the people to get back to their homes and to leave the square. Atsuma raced towards the school and he grabbed hold of the door handles. As he entered the school he didn't notice the snow that began to fall.

Destiny Island

Baralai sighed as he stared out across the vast ocean. His amber eyes were unfocused, his thoughts constantly on his return to Spira and the mission that had been set for him. Sokar was alive and this boy Atsuma was the key to stopping him. After his visit from Shiva the White Mage had told Sora and the others about Spira and Sokar. There had been a lot of anger, tears and pain shared especially from Zell, Demyx and his family. Vincent and Seifer had immediately volunteered to come along but they didn't want Demyx anywhere near Spira or Sokar and Ienzo had agreed with them. Sora, Riku and Roxas had wanted to come along but Baralai felt they had already been through enough.

When Reno had volunteered to come the group had bee shocked. Since Myde's death the red head had been reclusive. The others understood that he was grieving for his lost lover but when Baralai spoke about Spira Reno had wanted to leave as soon as possible. The former Key claimed that he wanted to start feeling alive again. After a lot of arguing on both sides it was decided that Baralai would go home along with Seifer, Vincent, Reno, Zell and, of all people, Tidus. Thanks to his Blitzball skills the young blond has become a skilled combatant and his quick decisive attacks can strike any enemy he wants. And Tidus refused to let Zell go without knowing he was safe.

Shiva had told them where to find the door into Spira and Cid had given Baralai one of his Gummi Ships to use. All that was left for the group was to go back to the world without magic. Baralai turned his head when he heard people talking nearby. Sora had organized a get together for everyone. He wanted everyone to be together before Baralai went back home. Tifa, Aerith, Cid and Yuffie arrived from Radiant Garden to see them off. Leon and Cloud had tried to talk Baralai into letting them come to help him fight Sokar. The White Mage held his ground and told them that they had already fought. This was his fight now.

Axel and Demyx were enjoying their new status as humans. Axel had dragged Roxas off and the two had not been seen for three days. When Roxas turned up again he looked like he had been dragged through a mine field. Demyx had looked no better when Ienzo was through with him. Baralai was happy for them but he felt bad for Reno. The red head had become friends with Demyx but it was obvious the blond wasn't Myde anymore. He was just someone with a similar face. Sighing he reached into his pocket and withdrew his Memory Sphere. Switching it on he watched as an image of himself and Gippal on Besaid Island came into view.

He smiled sadly at the images. Gippal had dragged Baralai away from his duties as leader of the Temple of Yevon to have a vacation. He had enjoyed himself immensely that week but the memories made him miss Gippal even more. Ten years have passed since they were together. Would the Al Bhed have moved on? Did Gippal find someone else to love? The thought made Baralai want to cry until he had no more tears left. Switching off the sphere he put it back into his pocket then stood up. He was leaving Destiny Island tomorrow. He wanted to spend this night with his friends.

"I'm coming home Gippal..." Baralai murmured as he turned and made his way back to Sora and the others.