Chapter 1886 1886. Edge Of War
The appearance of a fully grown dragons as enough to silence a lot of yelling and arguments. The sheer forces of mana that were being thrown around by what was clearly the more powerful angels was enough to tell the party of the dangers.
From this point, Walker knew that things would be more troublesome. But what surprised him most were the other royal dragons. They were all here at the camp and clearly staying in a position that proved they would be defending the genesis soldiers entirely. Even a few angels had come to join the genesis camp and were clearly allies with them.
Those familiar to Walker were some faces he had battled with or he had seen within the village that they first set foot on. Terron was also there, he had said he would remain with the wyvern queen. But that was just another thing that surprised Walker. She was there too!
The wyvern queen was in her dragonkin like form. But it was clearly very different now. The scales on her body were more fused which made it more similar to a rougher snake skin. Something like a dragon but different at the same time.
The additional facts were that the wyvern queen still had very clear injuries. But they were covered by earth that she controlled and held on to her body. Furthermore, she appeared to be accompanied by three very small wyvern hatchlings. Her children had hatched and were right beside her. It was incredible.
"Ventus, you are here too. When did you arrive?" Mordant spoke up when Ventus approached. The other royal dragons moved toward them as well along with the wyvern queen.
"It was a short trip back here. But we have seen the growth of both angel empires\' forces here over the last three days. It is a very trying event since they are very…stubborn." The way that Ventus spoke told them all that the angels had been pretty close to dragging themselves in to a battle with the dragons present. Enough that Walker felt he had to get a handle on things soon.
"These weak birds think that they can just claim the ruins of our ancestors because it is within their empires. I will burn their small little islands to ash." Ignus was a bit more dramatic. However, he was completely distracted when he saw Remey.
"You learned more without me. But I learned to mess with fire even better than you think." Remey didn\'t hesitate to land a punch on Ignus\'s shoulder while she started to ramble on about the deep connections fire had to nature and how making potions could be done without a single piece of equipment if there was a proper control of all elemental manas. Even if someone control natural mana, they had the chance to be able to do so.
While the other dragons were surprised by this, they had already accepted that Ignus and Remey had the most unique bond over fire and hot headedness than anyone else had ever had. Understanding whatever they were going on about would be an impossibility that only creation itself could understand. Even then, they doubted the possibility.
"The dragon ruins are the dragons we already know that." Walker steppe din and made sure everyone knew he would keep that as a major factor. "But I see that there is more going on. We know about the corrupted island floating towards the ocean. But we don\'t know why the angels brought their cities here to the embassy. That\'s not normal, right?"
Walker saw that Rise was the one to catch his words and begin to react. He knew that she would be looking down on the angels for their actions, but she also had the eyes and ears to find out what the causes was.
"They are deciding who caused this corruption. Who is at fault for their sacred city for being found and rising? There was an agreement not to touch it. That neither angel should desecrate their greatest historical sight other than the unknown ruins near Genesis." The rest was easily understandable. "They are foolish to blame one another. They want a war."
This was the idea that Walker and the rest of the party was beginning to generate within their own minds. That they clearly saw that there were not any living angels that were involved with what was happening. They just wanted to use this as a reason for the war to start again and one empire to reign over all of the Sigil continent.
"Basically, they are trying to fight and this is an excuse. Pathetic if I can be that bold." With Gil being so blunt, it was a little odd. But he celery saw that the angels had their deep seated hatred for their opposing ideal. Now they were about to face the results of that and have to work through them.
"Forget their hatred for whatever values they have. We have history and proof that there is something greater going on here. I am going inside. Everyone who wishes to come with me can."
Wince Walker had some grasp on what was going on. He had decided just to go inside the embassy. However, when he began to walk towards it, multiple angels in ornate black and white armors took places in front of them. The soft flaps of their wings were the only sounds being made.
"There is no room for an outside empire today. Please remain within your camp. You may leave this continent with your soldiers. If you step forward, the fel empire will deem you to be attacking."
"There is no room for you here. The Rize empire will deem this as an affront to our entire people. Leave as soon as possible."
The Rize Empire was a little more eloquent, but the Fel Empire also shared the sentiment. They both wanted to start a fight here if Walker were to step forward any more than where he was now.
"If you do not allow me to pass, then both empires will be no more. Beside me are the great royal dragons of my home. They are strong enough to easily burn through your content with their breath attacks. Behind me, there are those that foster ancient bloodlines. They can manipulate the very land you attempt to exist on. And do not forget…I am the one with the power here. Your two empires are weak and foolish. Both your cities will fall if you do not allow me forward."
While Walker didn\'t add any steel or hatred to his words, the mana around him spiked. He used his mana control to make every single mana feel chaotic around him. It was a dramatic show of his strength and the abilities he had. Enough that every angel flying ahead and within twenty feet of him faltered.
The fact that the angels needed to draw in mana from the air around them was their greatest weakness but also a strength. Pen that made them afraid of elemental spirits who could take the mana from around them and use it. This caused the angels to be weaker. But as Walker manipulated all the manas, they felt a drastic threat.
Walker could more than just manipulate the manas and make them unable to use these manas. He could manipulate them and use them against the angels. Every single affinity they had was nothing in front of Walker if he was using his full force with the backing of others. It was just the center of having control and a grasp on the concept of true mana. The true mix of all mana.
With this pressure, every single angel around and in front of Walker, had to land on the ground. They had their hands on their weapons, but they understood that their lives were at risk. "I will not be killing anyone though. I, and my people, went to great lengths to help a village struggling. To free a monster trying to create a race and stand beside an empire. To purify ruins that were creating a future of death. And to find a race lost to time. I am here to unite you all instead of cause a war."
The same tone came with a drastic difference. The mana that Walker manipulated this time was calm and soothing. It made all manas smoother and easier to absorb by the angels. It also showed that Walker was just demonstrating the degree of which he could manipulate these manas now. He didn\'t necessarily have the massive power to cause all this trouble, but he had the potential if he used his skills correctly.
"Gpo alert whoever has come from your cities to argue with one another. I will be taking myself to them in an hour. They should be prepared to have a real conversation this time." Walker turned away from the angels and found that the few angels that had joined the Genesi camp were smiling widely. They wanted a future where they did not have to worry about war any longer. And they felt it was possible right now.
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