Aroth the Sage.

In the heavens an elder God seeths with fury against a visitor who has escaped his grasp. Due to that the entire heaven is in an uproar.

And on the earth a battle continues between a sage and

A person from the future named McElroy.

The sage danced through the air as he dodged McElroys attack with full evasion.

Torrents of water flooding the battlefield as just a result.

There was so much water that there was a small lake formed and so much earth was displaced that there was an actual depression of many meters which were formed.

While the sage hurled huge tornados at McElroy and during this Jay's body disappeared. And no one even noticed.

The sage was holding his own against McElroy. McElroy couldn't land a hit without critically Injuring the sage.

While the sage quivering through the air was free to use any tricks he seemed fit.

The weather had changed over the battlefield drastically

First a sunny battlefield was filled with clouds raining and thundering hard and due to the fluctuating winds the Support line could not take a single shot.

There were hurricanes and tornadoes flooding the entire battlefield. McElroy even got swept into some of them.

But he just returned as if nothing happened.

Guy Emerson just put down his slingshot and watched as attacks between the two continued.

Thoth :

Ain't this just a wonder. Who knew Delcado hit a vein of diamond.

The fight had become so violent that Delcado himself of step out of the room.

Delcado :

What the hell is going on.

Thoth : (laughing)

Ain't this a wonder.

The man known as Aroth the Magician was actually a sage.

He had hid his identity such that he could blend well with others.

As a child it was discovered that he has immense mana control. And could use mana well. And his parents were afraid of that power. So much that they sent him away with a teacher.

The teacher had very little knowledge of mana but he taught the curious child as best as he could.

He taught Aroth how to use spells, how to read scriptures.

How to use mana efficiently.

And eventually when he had nothing left to teach he was forked over to an institution responsible for

Creating and raising capable mages.

And Aroth actually flourished there.

Aroth had only one desire. To reach the pinnacle of magic.

The study of magic was flourishing at that time.

Aroth continued his study for years to come and finally he was regarded as a sage by everyone.

But he was stuck he couldn't further progress. And one day he heard news that a person was using magic without chanting. Without any thought he left for the

Kingdom of Gold. Leaving everything behind.

And his eyes were right. Magic that could be used without spells.

First he thought to approach them and learn the method.

But then he understood their intentions.

And as a orthodox mage. He couldn't stand with them.

Jay and McElroy to minimize deaths had frozen the rivers due to which there was a shortage of water. And that did not lead to deaths. Since the black whistle had excesses water stored.

And mean while they were also responsible for the various disasters in the Kingdom.

And such injustice couldn't be tolerated by him.

These livy people shouldn't face this injustice.

But unlike Niro who questioned Jay about his objectives.

The sage had found himself to be a bit narrow minded.

That's why his prejudice was set in the correct path.

To. Defend the defenseless.

For him McElroy and Jay were walking on the path of

Evil. Even though their actions are like that.

Thus the sage used his maximum knowledge of magic on this one battle.

And it rocked the earth.

McElroy used the moisture in the air to create a heavy box of ice to trap the sage inside and the sage broke out within seconds of him falling to the ground within that box inside the lake.

As he came out he was covered with more ice as the entire lake was turned into a giant glacier.

The ice on the lake started cracking. The ground started to violently shake and came out Aroth with a violent Tornado spinning at his fingertips.

Aroth :

Cease this foolishness at once boy.

McElroy had no other choice. He began to absorb the heat in the atmosphere and this starting a blizzard in the area.

The temperature dropped in the negative.

At first the sage was fine with the temperature drops.

The Sage was being continously being pelted by hail and snow. While McElroy was fine due to all of the heat he had absorbed but due to insufficient control he began to leak some of the heat.

The clothes of the Sage weren't meant to handle heavy weather such as blizzards or intense heat.

And due to the intense cold he had begun shivering thus he couldn't even utter a single word of a spell.

Thus he couldn't warn himself up and due to that his body heat became low and he started to lose consciousness.

But then he suddenly dropped down from the sky and landed on the snow.

McElroy landed besides him and used a low elemental stone to heat him up.

Aroth :

Why are you helping an enemy.

McElroy :

No reason.

The blizzard had subsided due to there not being anyine taking control over it.

While the heat that McElroy had absorbed diffused out of him and made the conditions normal again.

And the temperature returned to normal.

While the body of the sage was not able to cope with the sudden decrease in temperature. That's why he fell.

McElroy took him and personally handed to the stationed men who were continously taking away bodies of mercenaries who were dropping like a fly.

Thoth :

Countinue firing.

High grade stones were being hauled at McElroy instead.

With all of the mercenaries taken to the infirmary in thousands. There was Noone to stand against him.

The support line had been decimated.

Lackey 1 :

Boss what are your orders next.

Lackey 2 :

What should we do now boss.

Thoth :

Shut up just shut up, I'm thinking.

Thoth :

Inform Delcado that we have lost.

Lackey 1 :

Boss you can think of something you have turned much more dire situations around before.

Lackey 2 :

Don't give up, A strategist should never give up.

Thoth :

You're right boys. Then call Delcado here.

Delcado came inside the war room. On which Thoth was sitting in a throne made up of papers he had used to syratergize and theorize.

Thoth :

You've finally arrived Delcado. I'm regretting to announce that we have no longer the assets to defeat them.

We have lost.

Do you have any ideas a grand strategist like me can use.

Delcado :

I wish there was an alternate solution. But there is one thing that we can definitely use.

The only thing that can defend the kingdom.

I didn't want to reveal it since it would be total overkill.

But it's now or never.

Delcado :

Come with me Aroth theres something I want to show you.