Disclaimer: You'd think that after eight chapters that I could finally stop having to post this but…(sigh)…Mahou Sensei Negima & Magic: The Gathering are not my property. That should get the law off my back.

The Einzburg-Planeswalker Cycle

Chapter 8

It was a dark field, surrounded by the bodies of dead soldiers. The ground was stained red with blood, as human body parts laid scattered across the ground. Owin was walking through the battleground, wearing his full obsidian armor & dragging his favorite bastard sword behind him. As far as he could see, there was nothing but bodies, the air heavy with the smell of death. Owin stared at the carnage with a cold, uncaring glance, far to caught up with his own problems to care. Owin wasn't aware why, but for some reason, he was crying. Silent tears ran down his cheeks as he continued his silent death march. Suddenly he heard a groan, & in front of him, a man tried to get up as the open hole in his side bled profusely, his arms scrambling between holding himself up, & trying to stop his intestines from leaving him. Upon walking up to him the man took one look at Owin & his pained expression changed to rage. "You! You're a monster! My whole village was destroyed by you! You & you're damned mercenary village! Damn you! Damn you & all those born from you! May you burn in the abyss for the atrocities you've done!" the man yelled angrily, seemingly forgetting about his wound. Without even really listening to him Owin gripped the man's face in his hand, squeezing his head until it exploded in a shower of blood & gore, the man's screams echoing throughout the field. All the while, Owin continued to cry…

Owin awoke from his troubled sleep with a start, his body drenched in sweat & shaking. He groaned & put his hand to his head, a headache now coming on. It had been a while since he had dreamt of that night. The night his life took a downhill turn, only a few days before he had ascended to planeswalker. It was one of the worst nights of his life. The day when he had found out his father was killed in battle, the day he himself was chosen to be the new leader, & the day he had slain his record of 3.4 Billion people. Every now & again that dream would come again to haunt him. The sight of that battlefield haunted his dreams more than any other, & always Owin had remembered that one man, the one who cursed his family, & how Owin had cried throughout the entire ordeal. Even now as Owin brushed away the sweat covering his face, he knew there were tears mixed in. It had been quite a while since Owin had thought about his father. Even now Owin still didn't know what to think of him anymore. Was it love or hate that he felt whenever he thought of him? Owin looked around the school roof, & saw that Helmer wasn't there. Owin dismissed it as he had probably went out to town, & went back to his restless slumber. He knew sleep would not come for him again that night.

After getting dressed & having a short breakfast, Setsuna left her dorm & went to Konoka's. Since it was the weekend, they were going to go have fun at Evangeline's resort with Haruna, Nodoka, Yue, Ku Fei, Kaede, Kotaro, Asuna & Negi. Evangeline miraculously didn't mind about them using her resort for fun, though she did say that they would have to train at least one day &, with a malicious grin, said that Negi would have to pay his "price". Setsuna had to admit that she was excited to get to play with everyone, even if she did have to leave a little early for her training with Owin. She knocked on the door & heard Konoka say "Come in!". She opened the door & found Konoka cooking breakfast while Negi & Asuna were still asleep in their beds. "Secchan, good morning!" she said as she flipped over the eggs on her pan. "Good morning Kono-chan. Negi-sensei & Asuna-san are still not awake yet?" she said as she sat on the couch. "Yeah, they both don't want to wake up" Konoka said pouting as she continued to cook.

"Doesn't Asuna-san have her paper route today?".

"No, not today. Her boss decided to give her a break since she rarely ever takes one".

"Do you want me to wake them up?".

"If you could please, though I doubt they will. Those two can sleep like logs sometimes".

Setsuna got up from the couch & walked over to the ladder, climbing up to it to get to Asuna's bunk. "Asuna-san, please wake up, it's morning already" Setsuna said as she shook Asuna's shoulder. Asuna shrugged her shoulder & mumbled sleepily. Deciding she must have been very tired, Setsuna gave up & tried to wake up Negi, who woke up with far less trouble. After Konoka, Setsuna & Negi all ate their breakfast, Asuna finally decided to wake up, though unfortunately her breakfast was already cold.

After Asuna finally got ready, Setsuna & the rest all left for the World Tree, where they then met Haruna, Yue, Nodoka & the others. They walked to Evangeline's resort while talking about different things normal girls usually talked about, right up until the subject came towards the planeswalker brothers.

"So what do you guys think about Owin & Helmer-san?" Haruna asked.

"Helmer is fine, but Owin can be an asshole sometimes" Asuna said.

"Yeah, Helmer is nice to all of us, but Owin seems to hate us-aruyo" Ku Fei added.

"I don't think he's too bad-de gozaru" Kaede added.

"He's never tried to hurt you" Yue said darkly.

"Hey, Sakurazaki-san, you're always with him. Why does he hate us so much?" Haruna asked.

Setsuna thought about what she was going to say for a while, then said "I don't think he necessarily hates us. It's more like he's used to killing things that he finds annoying".

"Even if he did come from that country, you'd think that he could at least be a little bit nicer-aru" Ku Fei added.

"He does seem to care about us though. Otherwise I don't think he would have tried to stop that other planeswalker from killing us" Setsuna said.

"Yeah, but I think that had more to do with saving you, Sakurazaki-san" Haruna added with a mischievous grin. Everyone giggled at this & it made Setsuna blush.

"It's nothing like that! It's because I'm his student!" Setsuna said, waving her arms in a panic.

"Yeah, yeah, we understand Sakurazaki-san" Haruna replied with her mischievous grin, making it clear her suspicions weren't gone.

"But still who would have thought that Secchan would be able to master a fighting style from another plane" Konoka added as they stopped at a stoplight.

"He said that I was the first person not from their plane that has the potential for it. Because of that he feels that they're must be other people in the multiverse who would be able to master it" Setsuna said.

"You know, maybe that means someone else in this plane is capable of using it. Does Owin-san know of anybody?" Asuna asked.

"He doesn't think there are anymore. He says I was the only one he had sensed, & even then it was by accident".

"So then he's searching for more people with the potential?" "Yes, that seems to be the case".

"Wow, that's like looking for a needle in a haystack" Konoka said.

"Yes, he says he & his brother have been looking for over a hundred years".

"Yeesh, how old is Owin-san anyway?" Haruna sweat dropped upon hearing that.

"I'm not sure, but I think he has a longer life since he's planeswalker".

"That's clear, unless he's lying to us-de gozaru" Kaede said.

"Kamo-san doesn't seem to trust him in any case" Setsuna said looking at Negi.

"Well of course I don't! He's done nothing but bad things ever since he got here!" Kamo said as he poked out of Negi shirt & out into the open.

"Kamo-kun, what are you doing! We're still out in the open!!" Negi said as he shoved Kamo back into his shirt, a group of girls staring at him & wondering where the voice had come from.

"But it's true. How can we really trust him when all he's done is hurt us?" Yue asked.

"Maybe it would be better for the other girls to leave him alone? He only attacked Madoka because she tried to slap him" Nodoka said.

"I think that may be the best thing to do. Owin-san prefers to be left alone" Setsuna said.

"Sakurazaki-san, can't you talk to Owin-san about being nicer to us? He's not going to get a good reputation if he keeps this up" Haruna asked.

"I'll try, but I don't think that Owin will listen to me".

"Oh yeah, Secchan, what are you going to do about your sword now that that planeswalker destroyed it?" Konoka asked as she looked at Setsuna's usual sword bag.

"I don't know if Yuunagi can be repaired. In the meantime, Touko-sensei lent me one of her swords & is trying to find someone who can repair it, though she says it doesn't look good" Setsuna said sadly.

"What happened to it-aruka?" Ku Fei asked.

"That planeswalker broke off the tip then set the whole sword on fire".

"That planeswalker was unbelievably strong-de gozaru" Kaede said as she remembered their battle.

"Yeah. He beat me like I was nothing-aru. Are all planeswalkers that strong-aruka?" Ku Fei asked.

"No. Owin-san told me that not all planeswalkers are as strong as he, Helmer, & Wilhelm are. In fact, those three are three of the strongest planeswalkers in all of the Multiverse, them & another one known as the Dragon God" Setsuna explained.

"So does that mean that if other planeswalkers attack, we might have a chance against them?" Yue asked.

"Owin-san said maybe, but that it's a very slim chance, especially if they are able to use their true magic. He said it would be wiser just to run" Setsuna said.

"Well, at least that's somewhat reassuring to know-aru" Ku Fei said, smiling.

"Did Owin-san tell you about this dragon god?" Yue asked.

"He said that he & Helmer are friends with him. He was the very first planeswalker ever, & is the last of the true Elder Dragons. He's worshipped as a god throughout the Multiverse" Setsuna explained.

"Wow, imagine how old that planeswalker must be. He must be over a thousand years old" Konoka said.

"More than that. Owin says that not even he knows how old the dragon is" Setsuna said as they entered the forest where Evangeline's house lay. "He's one of the only planeswalkers from before the Mending that are still alive".

"What happened to the rest of them?" Yue asked.

"Owin said that they have all died out mostly, defeated by other planeswalkers".

"Wow, I wonder how many of them there were" Konoka said.

"Owin-san said that the only one he's met was the Dragon God. He said that the Mending occurred before he was born, so he's never gotten to meet any others. He estimates though that there were probably about a thousand".

"In the whole multiverse? That seems like a little bit-de gozaru".

"Yes. Owin-san told me that before the Mending, planeswalkers were much rarer than they are now. For some unknown reason, planeswalkers are more common now. He says they're at least over five million now".

"That still sounds rare-aru".

"Well they wouldn't be very special if there were lot's of them would there?" Konoka said as they finally arrived at Evangeline's resort. Negi knocked on the door & were greeted by Chachamaru, who was wearing the maid outfit she frequently wore when she was alone with Evangeline.

"Ah, Negi-sensei & everyone, good morning. Master is already in the resort so please go right in" she said as she closed the door behind them. They went inside & entered the resort, Evangeline sitting on a large dining room table sipping red wine.

"It's about time you all got here. If you're going to use my resort for your asinine games the least you could do is arrive on time" Evangeline said as she got up.

"But master, we've arrived on time" Negi said when Evangeline began to grab & pinch his cheeks, Negi crying out in pain.

"Where do you get off talking to you're master like that! You should have arrived at least half-an-hour early! Don't question your master again!" she said as she pinched his cheeks harder.

"Geez, Eva-chan, why are you so pissed off today?" Asuna asked.

"I'm not angry!" Eva said as she finally let go of Negi's cheeks.

"All right everybody! Let's go play!" Konoka yelled, & they all ran to the beach area.

It was the top of the school, & Owin was overlooking the city. He was having trouble sensing where Setsuna was. She was tied to this plane still, but somehow she also seemed to be in another plane. "What's wrong, brother?" Helmer asked as he was balance-walking along the edge of the roof.

"I'm having trouble sensing Setsuna's location".

"Why don't you try calling her?".

"I need to know her location for that, remember?".

"I mean with a cell phone".

"What's a cell phone?" Owin asked getting up.

"This. One of the girls in the class showed me how to use one" Helmer said, handing Owin the cell phone. Owin opened the cell phone & looked at the device quizzically, pressing random buttons as the picture on the screen changed & it made random beeps. "What the hell kind of device is this?" Owin asked as he continued pressing random buttons. Helmer took the phone & said "It's used to contact others with the same device. The humans of this plane use it to contact others from far away. It comes in handy a lot" Helmer said as he began pressing more buttons & a dial tone came on. "Hello? This is Sakurazaki" Owin heard from the phone. "Hello, Setsuna-chan? This is Helmer. Owin couldn't tell where you were & he was getting worried" Helmer said, prompting a "Fuck you!" from Owin.

"I'm with everyone at Evangeline's resort. You guys can come if you like".

"No, we're going to be doing something else. Don't forget that you have training at eight o'clock".

"I won't. I might train with everyone here today too".

"Good, good. Have fun" Helmer said as he hung up the phone.

"They're at the resort?" Owin asked.

"Yes. Mostly it's Negi-sensei's group".

"Why do you call that brat "Sensei"? It's not like he's your teacher".

"Unlike you brother, I show respect to people". This made Owin grumble.

"We have nothing to do" Owin said.

"Indeed".

"Want to go kill some people? Alleviate the boredom?".

"You really are evil, brother" Helmer said sweat dropping.

"Then you find something better for us to do".

"Want to hang out with the other girls from the class?".

"Hell no. They hate me & you might do something bad to them".

"What do you care what I do to a bunch of girls? I thought you didn't care about them".

"I don't, but every time we find some girls, you do something that causes us problems. Remember that one time in Mesembra?".

"How was I supposed to know she was the king's daughter?".

"She was yelling it to you. There were guards chasing after you. She wore a fucking crown".

"Okay, okay, I get it".

"Well that's why I don't want you getting to close to any of the girls here".

Helmer sighed & the both of them sat back down.

"There's nothing to do" Helmer said.

"Indeed" Owin said.

"I know! Why don't we try playing a video game?"

"Video game?".

"Yeah. The humans on this plane do it when there is spare time. It is supposed to simulate different worlds & is basically way to pass the time".

"Hmm. Where can we do that?".

"Come on, we have to go to the city for the arcade".

Owin & Helmer teleported to an empty area near the city & walked to the arcade so as to not arose any suspicions. Owin was surprised at just how many people were in the city that day as it became hard to walk without bumping into anybody. "Japan really is a pretty big city" Owin said. "Reminds you of Dominaria, doesn't it?" Helmer said as they arrived at the arcade, kids running in & out of the building, & lots of noises & lights coming from the place. "We're going to need some money" Helmer said as he reached into his pocket, chanted a quick spell, & pulled many coins from his pocket. "Here, brother" Helmer said as he gave Owin about fifty-thousand yen. "The games all have instructions when they first start out, so just put in the money & enjoy" Helmer said as he went to a machine called "Arcana Hearts". Owin, not knowing what game to try first, went for one that was empty: "House of the Dead 4". The game came with a small plastic gun which Owin took in hand & began to shoot at the screen. The screen said that he needed to put at two thousand yen before he could begin, & once he did, small instructions began to flit through the screen, saying that he there was an outbreak of zombies & that he needed to shoot his way out. He saw as a man & woman talked while attempting to escape from a building filled with the creatures. After a while Owin was able to take control, & he had no problem at all shooting the creatures with great accuracy. He could hear cheers coming where Helmer was, & saw that a large crowd had formed around him as he defeated someone. Owin continued to shoot through the hoard of zombies, never taking a hit as he made through to the second level. He was forced to fight giant bosses along the way, but he didn't have a problem with it at all. Pretty soon, two teenage boys had noticed how well Owin was doing, & before long, Owin himself had a large crowd behind, cheering every time he easily conquered a level. Before long an hour had passed, & Owin had beaten the game, & everyone cheered offering him words of praise for his accomplishment. Helmer was still having a large wave of challengers waiting for their chance to play. "Are you good at this game, brother?" Owin asked as he moved over next to Helmer. "Mildly. I seem to be winning quite easily against these people though" Helmer said casually as he defeated his opponent & the machine yelled "Perfect!". His opponent walked away, his face filled with shock & awe as another young man stepped up to play. "You know of any other games that would be good?" Owin asked. "Really it's better if you just choose among the ones available, brother. Everyone has different taste in games" Helmer said as the game yelled "11-Hit Combo!". Owin pushed his way through the crowd & began searching through the available machines, trying to search for one that was empty. He finally saw one called "Virtua Fighter 3" & placed his coin. It had appeared to be a fighting simulation where Owin could select any one of the available fighters. He choose a young man in a white outfit that Owin had heard was called a "Gi". It had said that the young man was named "Akira Yuki" & Owin was set to fight someone known as "Wolf Hawkfield", a rather large man with a ponytail. Owin was having no end of trouble trying to master the controls, & it wasn't long before he was beaten, a countdown flashing on the screen asking if he wanted to continue. Angry that he had lost, Owin deposited another coin & continued. Once again, he lost. Agitated, Owin continued putting in more & more coins, each time being defeated by Wolf. Owin grew so angry that he punched the screen, & the glass broke, smoke rising out from the gapping hole.

Helmer had heard the loud smash & looked behind him to see Owin with his fist in the machine, one of the employees running over to Owin's location. "I knew this was going to happen. I knew this was going to happen" Helmer said exasperated as he rushed over before Owin killed someone. "Sir, what in the world do you think you are doing to our machine?!" the employee yelled as he tried to hold Owin around the waist. Owin was so angry that he didn't even notice & continued to destroy the machine while he yelled obscenities that his translator artifact couldn't translate. "Brother, please calm down!" Helmer yelled as he grabbed Owin's shoulder & used magic to teleport he & Owin back to the school roof. "Don't think you can make a fool out of me, you fuckin' machine! I'll send you back to the trash heap you came from!" Owin yelled, still in his blind rage. It took a few minute of thrashing & cursing before Owin finally realized that he was back on the school roof. "I got angry again, didn't I?" Owin asked. "Are you kidding? I'm pretty sure that we're going to be banned from the arcade now" Helmer answered. "If it wasn't for that mother-fucking machine I would never have gotten so angry!" Owin yelled with his fist clenched. "You really need to learn to control your anger, brother. You're anger gets us in more trouble than my womanizing" Helmer said exasperated. "Sorry. I think it's better that we just do something else" Owin said.

She was having so much fun training & playing with everyone that Setsuna had forgotten that she needed to meet Owin for his training. She looked at her wrist watch to see that it was already 6: 50 PM.

"Sorry everyone, I have to go" Setsuna said as she changed out of her swimsuit. Konoka looked sad to see her go, but she along with everyone else said they're good-byes as they continued playing in the beach, splashing each other with water. Setsuna took her cell phone out of her bag & dialed Helmer's number. After a while she heard Helmer's voice.

"Hello?".

"Helmer-san? It's me, Setsuna".

"Oh, Setsuna-chan. What happened? You're late for training".

"I know. I need you to planeswalk me out of Evangeline-san's resort".

"Resort?".

"Oh, you haven't been here. It's a world that Evangeline created in a globe. Once I'm in here I can't get out for a whole day, but you two can planeswalk me out".

"You know, this is one of those things that you really should think out before. Brother would be really angry if he found out that you weren't going to make it on time. He's really strict with training".

"I know but I forgot. Can you please get me out of here?"

"Yeah fine".

"Thank you".

"No problem" she heard behind her, & she jumped a little when she saw Helmer standing right behind her with his cell phone in his hand. "Could you please not sneak up on me like that?!" Setsuna yelled as she clutched her chest. "Sorry, sorry" Helmer said laughing. He then grabbed Setsuna's arm & asked Setsuna "are you ready?", to which she replied yes. Suddenly, she then felt her stomach lurch & her eyes hurt so badly that she had to close them before the air suddenly became colder, & the cold marble of the resort changed to the hard tiles of the school roof. At first Setsuna could not stand because of how disoriented she felt. Helmer, seeing her distress, helped her to her feet. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Yes, I just felt really dizzy. I didn't expect planes walking to feel that bad" she replied. "Yes. I forgot to mention that non-planeswalkers tend to not take well to it. It should have been easier since that plane exists within this one. Do you feel better now?" he asked as she tried to get up to her feet. "Yes, I feel better now, thank you" she said as she used his arms as a support. "Glad to see you made it on time" Owin said as he walked over to them. "I'm sorry for almost being late, Owin-san" Setsuna said, still holding on to Owin's shoulder for support. "As long as you're here" Owin said. Suddenly, Owin teleported at Setsuna's direction & before Setsuna could even blink, Owin's sword was at her throat. Setsuna was so shocked that she couldn't move, & she looked at Owin thinking that he had meant to kill her. Instead, Owin looked rather disappointed. "The least you could do is be alert though. Enemies come for you the most when you are tired" he said as he retracted his sword & Setsuna breathed. "I'm sorry. I still feel dizzy" she said. "Well hurry up & pull yourself together. We're going somewhere today" Owin said.

"Going somewhere? Where?".

"Planeswalking" Owin said.

"Wait, we're going to planeswalk again?" Setsuna asked, already feeling her body turning at the thought.

"That's right. This world isn't really cut out for much of our training. I've decided that we're going to go to another world from now on" Owin said.

Helmer moved over to Owin & they began to talk in hushed voices. Setsuna was left by herself, trying to pull herself together before she had to go again. She still felt nauseous just from 'walking the short distance that they did. Now she had no idea where they were going to go, & she didn't know if her body would be able to take it. Owin & Helmer walked over to where Setsuna was & Helmer asked "Are you okay?".

"I just need to rest a little more. I'm still feeling nauseous".

"Still? It doesn't really feel that bad, you know" Owin said.

"Leave her alone, brother. She's not used to it" Helmer said as he moved to Setsuna's side to offer his arm again. "That's what I always mean, you know. You never have any consideration for others & always think about yourself. It's no wonder not many people like you".

"Whatever, Let's just get going. I get the feeling something's going to happen" Owin said as he looked toward the sky.

"Maybe that planeswalker from the other day is coming again?" Setsuna said.

"No, if that guy were going to strike we would definitely have felt his presence by now" Helmer said. "Still, brother, what is it that you are feeling? Is it another one of your "feeling" feelings? You know, the one's that have an unfortunate habit of coming true?".

"It's exactly one of those. That's why I'm saying let's hurry up & go" Owin said impatiently.

"I'm sorry, Owin-san. I don't know if I'll be ready to go yet" Setsuna said as she tried to stand on her own before falling to one knee.

"It's all right. It's better we wait anyway. If we go while you're fatigued, you'll just end up dying" Owin said as he gazed at the sky.

"Brother, what's wrong? You've been acting weird for a while now. Is it still the bad feeling?" Helmer asked as he walked over to him & gazed at the sky.

"Brother…You don't think he would show up, do you? I mean, why would he come here? It would be problematic for him to show up now…".

"Are you talking about Wilhelm?".

"No. The Dragon Lord".

"Oh. I don't see any reason for him to show up now. Why would he take the time to come here?".

"Perhaps he was drawn here? From feeling Wilhelm, & the destruction of that other plane".

"…I don't think he would come here just for that. Maybe for some other reason. If you're so concerned about it, why don't we postpone her training for now? We could just go tomorrow, & wait here in case he arrives".

"I'd rather not let Setsuna slack in her training".

"Is it so important that she train like we did? I'd rather spare her the pain".

"The path will be harder for her, for she was not born from our plane. If anything, to get as good as we are, she will have to train twice as hard as we ever did. I can't afford to let her slack".

"But brother, did you ever ask if that was she wanted? I keep getting the feeling that we're just using her".

"If essence, we are. But she stands to gain much from this exchange. She shouldn't complain. There's no need to worry, brother. If everything goes according to plan, she will not hate us for this, & we will gain a valuable new comrade".

"If that is what you say. Anyway, do you want to wait here for today?".

"….Let's wait for about an hour. By then Setsuna should have recovered". Owin said sitting down.

"Fine. Setsuna-kun, brother is worried about you, so we're going to wait for about an hour before we leave" Helmer said as he walked over to Setsuna while Owin yelled "Fuck you!".

"Thank you, Helmer-san. Within an hour, I think I will be okay to go" Setsuna said, grateful for the reprieve. "No problem. Just sit down & rest" Helmer said as he sat down next to her. Owin continued to stay staring at the sky, as though he were waiting for something. Seeing his odd behavior, Setsuna leaned over to Helmer & asked him what was wrong with Owin.

"Oh, it's nothing. He's just worried that the Dragon Lord is going to come here".

"You mean the Dragon God that you were talking about before? The one who is also one of the three kings?".

"Yeah. We don't know if this plane can hold that much power".

"But why would he come here?".

"That's what I am trying to tell brother. There is no reason for him to come here. Brother seems to think that it may have something to do with Wilhelm coming here".

"Is the Dragon god really so powerful?".

"He is the oldest planeswalker ever, & unlike brother, Wilhelm & I, he doesn't use the Warsong, yet he can still stand against us all. If you look at it that way, he's stronger than brother & I. You don't survive for so many years by knowing simple parlor tricks".

"Is he a friend or an enemy?".

"Thank the gods he is a friend. He is not someone you want to have as an enemy. Don't worry, Setsuna-chan. We won't have to fight yet another planeswalker".

"I'm glad. I think I am beginning to feel much better" Setsuna said as she began to stand, the dizziness finally leaving her.

"Okay. Brother, we can leave now" Helmer said as he touched Owin on the shoulder.

"Brother, do you not sense it yet?" Owin asked as he continued to look at the sky. Helmer was about to ask him what he had meant when suddenly he felt it. A great force, much like his own, was heading directly to their direction. He looked toward the sky & saw that once again, just like on the day Wilhelm attacked, the sky had turned black. Thunder & lighting pierced through the sky, & a great wide chasm opened above, the immense vortex sucking everything from birds to trees into its belly. Then at once, as though it had just teleported there, a great gold dragon appeared in the sky. It only took half the beast's belly to completely cover the city, the creature appeared to be at least one-thousand feet long & five hundred feet across, not including it's wings, which was at least eight-hundred feet wide. The creatures scales shined an amazing gold that was as blinding as the sun, & its face was at once terrifying & handsome. The creature raised its head & gave a great roar, a roar that shattered the newly placed windows in the school, a roar of such great magnitude that Setsuna felt as though her ears would burst. Then the creature lowered its head & stared directly at Owin & Helmer, both of whom bowed down in humility. & they said:

"Hail, O mighty Dragon god, glorious king of kings. Hail, the mighty Nicol Bolas".