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The Ruby Eye


(Summary: In The Realms of the Gods, the battle between Inar Hadensra and Numair is never described, this the story of their fight)

Chapter 1: The Red Eyed Mage

Inar Hadensra paced back and forth impatiently, in the black room that was Ozorne's council room. The mage did not approve of the former Emperor-Mage's tactics for the battle, but he served the Council of Ten, and they had ordered him to follow the dethroned stormwing and to obey him. The news in front of him was hardly unexpected, and it was cetainly unsuprising. He had just recived a message, informing him of the defection of Ozorne's darkings. Yet, beings made with so many capabilities would not take long to develop free choice, and a will to back it. They were made from blood for the Gods' sakes! However, the only real thing he was worried about for the upcoming battle was King Johnathan wielding the Dominion Jewel, but Ozorne hadassured himthat it would not be a factor for it was at Corus, at the king's court, and he would not be stupid enough to let anyone into Port Caynn at this point in the seige. Ozorne also believed that the girl Diane and her teacher Numair Samalin were dead, killed in the Divine Realms. This was another thing Hadensra doubted, Ozorne's lust for revenge against the two made him believe any report of their demise. Samalin was a black robe mage, and Hadensra would have normally looked forward to battling such a worthy foe - well, as worthy as any fight against Inar Hadensra could be. And if others had survived the realms, there was no reason to assume that these rather unusual pair could not. Numair's gift was quite strong, one of the strongest in mortals for quite some time now. Yet Hadensra had also started off with a strong gift, and then he had amplified it by sacrificing his eye. There was simply no way anyone (even one with as much prestige as Numair) could hold his own against him, no one could.

While Inar paced, Ozorne entered. The passing months had not been kind to him, although he commanded armies of incredible might, Queen Barzha had harried him at every turn, and even his Stormwing allies would not protect him if he could not fight his own battles. However, he was not stupid enough to fight Queen Barzha wing-to-wing on anyone's terms, much less hers. However, the main reason he was here was to chastise Inar's negligence. It was the only explaination for his sudden loss of information, Hadensra had to have done...something, it was otherwise inexplicable, and just the type of thing a powerful mage would do to show up someone he didn't like.

"You...insufferable nuisance!" Ozorne spat out, "What on earth possessed you?! Recklessly flaunting your barely-adequate power simply in order to defy me?"

"What are you referring to?" Inar's cold voice rang out in response to the insult, harsh yet inquizitive.

"Your utter inability to at the very least, not hurt our operation! My spies have been sabotaged! The only being with enough power to successfully do that left in existence is you!" Almost frothing, the enraged stormwing was gesturing wildy with his razor-sharp wings, Inar was tempted to take a step back, just in case, but decided that such a display of weakness was unnessecary.

"Wonderful, you insist to blame me for something I was just briefed on. Your creations are devloping free will, fool, how dare you think that any creature forged with blood would remain a dumb beast? And if my power is barely adequate, imagine what yours must be. Never forget, your standing as an immortal does not impress me as much as your overwhelming stupidity." The mage's tone positively dripped malice and contempt, yet remained as cold as ice.

Speechless, Ozorne continued guesturing pointlessly, his rant stopped in mid-sentence. His tone shook with fury when he regained it, "Reports? From whom? Why haven't you told me?"

With a icy smile, Inar replied, "I only just recieved them, your Majesty, and apparently your prey have survived the Divine Lands, and are as we speak attempting to seek safe passage here from the dragons."

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