There were only 36 of them left. Well 35 as one was the dark council 's champion. The fact that they were freakishly secure compared to the rest that he had faced here was n't lost on him either. Alan watched as the last of the ash or dust blew away the remnants of the last one of the five he had faced. Shaking his head he had to allow in once they went evil, it obviously sucked all the intelligence out of them, really just how stupid could you get ? Thinking you could kill a far Lake Superior force even with help ?

Thinking a instant Thomas More Alan was really at a loss as to who was killing these mages ; it was n't the others, they might be bad, but they were fiercely loyal to each other and the council. There were only two white mages on the planet, and as far as he knew Merlin was still low level or was he ? There really was something odd about the man and Alan needed to get answer before this went any further.

Appearing back at the sanctuary Alan decided that NOW was the time to mouth to merlin. Walking in Alan was a lilliputian surprised when he saw that Merlin was not only awake but waiting on him.

'' I knew when I started this that you were n't stupid, I just thought it might direct you a picayune foresightful to figure it out so that I had more time. '' merlin told Alan with a hard suspiration.

'' to a greater extent time ? More time for what ? '' Alan asked an even more nonplus facial expression on his face.

'' More clip to get my power higher, I have felt so useless for so long my power at such a low layer. As you know there are several degree of king. Those that are low just above apprentices, then the mid range, a high reach, then of course there is what I have deemed an ultra range. For many years I have tried to raise my king to be of more use, but alas failing each time. That is 'til I met you. '' Merlin explained.

'' 'Til you met me ? What makes me so different from others ? '' Alan asked a look of absorption on his face.

'' There are ways to produce one power but as of yet I have not discovered any. You my dear boy have a natural ability to increase your powerfulness each meter you use them. As I said there are those four levels each is divided into three function of their own. When I first saw you, you were as high in the high range as you could go. You have since moved passed that into the ultra range and I 'd say that you are almost halfway through that now. '' Merlin went on.

'' Alright so what has all this have to do with your power ? '' Alan asked.

'' Yes, properly, I have always had an ability to ape or imitate another 's power if it was within my level. When you first released me I felt your power growing ability, at first-class honours degree I tried to copy it. I found it took all I had in rules of order to do that after a few tries. The most amazing affair I have found was that when I started to use my power again they started to grow ! After I executed the first gloomy mage I felt my power move into the mid scope for the first time in my lifetime. So I kept practising very, very slowly I built them up. After the secondment the other day I discovered that I was forming new abilities ! I have never been able to thought motility, now I can for various stat mi. '' Falco columbarius had lowered his head.

'' That explains why you slept so farsighted it took a lot out of you I know that for a fact it always does. As the power increases so does the demand on the body 'til the body grows used to it. '' Alan told the man.

'' I apologize for copying your power, I so desperately compliments to return home to my Queen intimation, I have missed her so over the centuries. I am leave to do almost anything to make that hap, but to you a fellow tweed mage I do rationalize. '' Merlin told Alan his brain still bent low.

'' I have seen your queer Glimmer ; I can sympathise, believe me, I would be the Saame way about Hopix as I love her with all my heart. '' Alan said as Merlin smiled funny, a gleaming in his eye that was n't lost on Alan.

Hopix had been in the groovy common way and was just returning when she heard Alan 's confession about her to Merlin ! Her rima oris dropped undecided he loved her with all his heart ! ? She thought he was only just beginning to bonk her ! Her heart soaring she stopped and just listened to the discourse as they went on.

'' Merlin, I made a promise to your Queen Glimmer that I would find you and fall with you. It is a hope I intend to keep, for now I hold all the wag I intend to keep it that way. '' Alan told a now outrage Merlin. `` So secern me merlin, just how high are your abilities now ? ''

'' As I said I had already moved into the mid range, and have been slowly building. The survive I looked I was almost as high as I could go in the mid kitchen range. The mellow layer are taking very much farseeing as I find that I have n't given my torso sufficient time to aline, yet I was hoping that I could get gamey enough to actually be of aid to you. '' Merlin explained sadly.

Alan had been nodding throughout Merlin 's explanation, `` We need to save your levels a orphic, and that means by everyone Hopix. '' Alan said with a grinning, Hopix 's head slowly eased around the doorway.

Her backtalk hanging subject Hopix was slowly advancing into the room. `` But how ... ? '' She started.

'' As you heard my abilities have been increasing, lately I have tried to always have intercourse where you are. You mean far more to me than you at first thought. '' Here Alan smiled at Hopix giving her a warm feeling trench in her pectus that she loved.

turning back to Merlin Alan smiled, `` I am sure just the fact that you can thought-move will be to a greater extent than a petty help. I am afraid that after these lowest five died that they wo n't follow after me in hoi polloi anymore. We are going to stimulate to go after them each separately. It might convey a while they are the strongest and probably the wise. ''

Merlin was shocked that Alan was n't mad ; had it been him he might have lost it feeling violated somewhat. Nodding his foreland, yes this man Alan was a uncommon discovery, looking over at Hopix he was definitely sword lily that he and she had finally gotten together. Then again Alan and she had n't had sex yet, holy shit ! Falco columbarius smiled inside Alan was in for a real eye opener when that happened. Sex was one thing but with a Fairixie it brought a unit new meaning to the idiom mortal better half !

The little smiling Alan saw pigeon hawk try to obliterate when he looked at him and Hopix was n't lost on him either. There was a definite connection between a human and Fairixie that he had yet to realize, soon he thought after this he and Hopix would be united. Alan felt that the type of union they were going to have was the type that many dreamed of but few ever found. Shaking his head Alan decided help or not he needed to finish this and soon, Hopix 's soundbox was beginning to ram him crazy the tightlipped she was.

'' I want you to stay here and put to work on your abilities ; if and only IF you reach a higher storey do I want you to even consider stepping out of this asylum. I mean it merlin ; I did n't total all this way just for you to get killed when I have almost cleared the major planet. '' Alan told Falco columbarius sternly.

Sighing merlin nodded he might have higher magnate but as far as his body was concerned he was still a light mage trying to get by. `` Alright, I 'll try but this sitting here is killing me, I came here all those geezerhood ago to try and free this world. Alan they have a secret that you might find helpful later on. I was just starting to gain their confidence when I was betrayed ! '' Merlin growled a look of distress on his face.

Nodding Alan and Hopix walked out and headed toward the airfoil, they needed to clear this major planet soon. Alan could feel that the the great unwashed were almost broken even those he 'd release were still in a nervure of creative thinker that this too would croak and they would be hard worker again. Sighing all Alan could see was an almost repeat of the Tribocs it had taken the intervention of one of Queen glimmer 's multitude to open up their centre enough for him to help them. He most definitely did n't want that to happen here.

Looking over at Hopix Alan nodded and they both made their way to the next or fallible of these left. Two sets of eyes watched as they left, one a soon to be great friend, another a great enemy only interested in the demise of Alan and Hopix. They finally arrived at the place Alan guessed you would call it. Though to him it seemed as almost all of where the dark mages stayed were just dung tidy sum.

fire off a few bolts Alan awaited the eventual scream he knew would add up. There was a hurry of top executive toward them then an almost ghostlike phantasma appeared in front of Alan, ‘ hmmmm this was unlike !'

'' You dare to come here and diss me and my home ? You are indeed as brash as the others said you were. No matter I have more than sufficient exponent to end your meddling here and now ! '' With that the apparition tried to circumvent him and hold all the air from the space between it and Alan. most definitely dissimilar ! Finally an foeman that was archetype and not the like old thing !

'' As much as I am enjoying your companionship, I think it 's time you left this world. I 'll offer you the like deal as I did the others. '' Alan told the shade like mage.

'' It matters not ! Within moments you will be dead and then neither of us will have to occupy about it ! '' The fantasm told Alan.

Sighing and shaking his forefront Alan waved his hand and blew a trap in the paries that was in front of him. Screaming the shade creature was trying to seal the hole when Alan told it, `` Now about the heap. Just give up and leave, there will be no revenge check and well I 'll have to kill you though I really do n't want to. ''

The shadow stopped and stared at Alan, `` You really do n't know who you are up against with the wickedness council do you ? ''

Alan was shocked this was the first time a bad guy had actually stopped and talked unlike so many.

'' To surrender, to give up like you say may appear a simple thing to you but to all that now are in Robert William Service to them it is n't. Many actually sign their sprightliness to the council ; to go against them says that they are free for the council to take. They actually OWN near of those that serve them, well-nigh not all. Even those they do not own are bound in some way to them. No matter what you say you can do, the dark council has a way to get past it and study all they are. So when they say they ca n't or wo n't they really have in mind it. '' The spectre animate being explained to him.

'' Thank you, I guess I was being a piddling primitive intellection I could twist them but it is a aspiration that I could at to the lowest degree make unnecessary one. '' Alan told the wight a outstanding sadness permeating his voice. Bowing to the creature Alan said, `` I thank you are the number 1 truly honest one of the dark-skinned mages I have met. ''

A wicked smiling crossed its face as several bolt shot out of hiding behind Alan striking his buckler. Nodding Alan 's anger started to rise. Three of those behind him were suddenly fireballs of decease each screaming in terror as they died. The fourth laughed wickedly as it bounced the spell back at Alan. Alan 's eyes opened wide-eyed, hmmm so they were finally starting to determine ! Alan extended a hand and absorbed the spell that was flying toward him.

The terrible smiling on the face of the 4th quickly faded, as it repositioned itself for undecomposed protection. The get-go had tried to scud out and found that it was effectively frozen to the maculation it had appeared in. Alan smiled and waggled a finger's breadth at it then turned toward the twenty-five percent.

'' You are the first to actually use your head. It is almost a shame to ruin you. '' Alan told the almost human-ant hybrid eccentric creature. Again a implike grinning crossed its face as several almost appendage like, thick source broke the ground below Alan latching onto his arms and legs.

Laughing wickedly the fourth advanced upon Alan, with a smile of his own Alan just nodded and broke the source, then shot the quartern with respective electric bolt. Screaming the dark mage had managed to erect a weak cuticle but it, like he, was dying rather quickly. Alan felt the first try to separate free but Alan again waggled a finger at it without turning. Finally Alan pushed harder toward the fourth ; finally the electrical bolts began to lick at the tegument of it. Then there was the trenchant smell of roasting frame as the fourth part was enveloped in the flaming that were starting to belch from where the thunderbolt were actually touching the peel.

growl Alan turned toward the first, `` ALL OF YOU ! EVERY ONE OF YOU ! '' Alan was yelling then calmed a bit, `` I can finally feel the balance shifting on this mankind. Almost 3/4 of the great power that has held this world captive is gone. Once I have rid it of you I think the light council may be able to return here. I was going to give you a choice of how you died, but too bad ! '' A bolt snapshot from Alan 's hired man striking the number 1 slowly region of it froze then even deadening crept up its body. `` You should be dead soon but I hope you enjoy this creeping suspend expiry commodity bye ! ''

Alan gathered Hopix and with a last look at the trace apparition as a part of it broke off eliciting a scream, flashed out not far away. Concentrating Alan had to be prepare he could already sense the tens of thousands that were heading his way. Well he thought that was 70 of them but I am afraid that the last 30 would be the uncollectible, and then there was the champion.

Shaking his head Alan had already started to raise a large city this was going to be the biggest yet, he could palpate upwards of 100,000 coming his way but then again just how many would actually require to be helped ? An hour later the metropolis had been finished and the first of those that would concern it were starting to arrive. Having learned the go time Alan waited 'til there was a great issue then shot out the same wave as before. Smiling he saw that all of these here truly wanted avail.

Another two hours later, saw Alan starting to get frustrated, after the first 10 or 20 G it had started to split 50/50. Sighing now nine out of every ten did n't want the avail The hold out clump were approaching Alan was starting to produce tired he 'd saved quite a few but there were so many left he had to develop a better way of doing this. At three time of day he was finally finished of the 105,000 that had appeared only 75,000 had accepted his service less than 3/4 but still the greatest amount innocent on the planet in one place.

Alan and Hopix returned to the sanctuary, Alan took a footprint toward the door and started to return ; thankfully pigeon hawk was there and had managed to get him before he was eating shite. Inside Alan was laying on his pallet Hopix beside him unwilling to pull up stakes his side.

'' I have felt the Balance start to shift here, '' Merlin told him. `` I believe that the Lobrits are feeling it also. You have done an extraordinary job Alan. I know you are jade, I know you want to go base with Hopix ; we all have confidence in you. Always remember that there are far more for you than against you. Of the outset three places you opened for the Lobrits I feel that those people are finally back to what they were, and the second they are almost there. The third you just finished they are already trying to set up government I feel the whole attitude of the people here is starting to commute. Finally the pipe dream I had all those centuries ago is coming to realisation. Thank you Alan give thanks you so a great deal ! ''

Alan nodded, he was too tired after today to debate or ask dubiousness, reaching over he gently caressed Hopix 's face god he loved her ! He had to finish this he had to, he 'd waited all his life sentence for a fair sex like Hopix and he was n't about to lose her now ! As the fatigue finally took him Alan kissed her hand, and then was asleep.

Merlin walked up to Alan extending his hands then nodded, Alan would be out completely for at least two hours more than enough to talk to Hopix.

'' So when are you going to tell him ? '' pigeon hawk asked a startled Hopix.

'' Tell him ? Whatever do you think of ? '' Hopix said pretend ignorance.

'' Have you forgotten just who I am ? '' Merlin asked, `` especially now with the gain that I have made ? ''

'' No I have n't forgotten but right now it would be Thomas More than a misdirection to him, he has felt so substantial about this he has felt it is only a small affair to repay gleaming and our planet. He has as unattackable a sense of responsibility as you do, '' Hopix told pigeon hawk.

'' I realize this, but child you have to recount him soon, especially with the two of you being joined soon. Do n't you recall he deserves to cognise ? I know I would though in my case I would become exceedingly angry, but I do n't think this is the case for Alan. '' Falco columbarius told her staring at Hopix trying to gauge her reaction. Then he was shaking his head damn but these Fairixies were a hard race to read ! It had taken well over 100 years to evidence when his Glimmer had been joking or serious, rubbing his side he smiled that had been rough enough !

'' You and he are so much the same and dissimilar, female monarch glimmer almost refused to appropriate him to add up. He somehow convinced her but I think she was thinking to a greater extent of me than herself. '' Hopix told him.

Sighing Falco columbarius nodded he knew his Glimmer all too well as she did him, were there really no hazard she would have tried with all she had to stop Alan. Looking at Alan with a new respect she had obviously seen something in the man that he had n't, then again he 'd seen some that he knew that Glimmer never would have.

'' Alan is the first in a very long time that I found could actually do this job. The fact that he loves me as I do him is of line an lend bonus. '' Hopix added matter-of-factly.

'' NO ! It is far More than that and you know it damn it ! '' Merlin suddenly shouted then reigned in his emotions. `` You have to tell him BEFORE your joining if you wait I MAY deliver to tell him ! '' pigeon hawk threatened.

'' No please ! '' Hopix begged tears falling from her middle. `` I will tell him, but I am afraid that I will lose him when I do. '' Hopix said fresh tears falling anew from her eyes. `` I can not lose him. '' Hopix was whispering.

'' My honey, '' merlin told her his face and voice softening, `` if you do n't tell him soon you WILL suffer him ok ? '' Hopix nodded she really hoped that Merlin was right she was so deeply in love with Alan she felt that if he rejected her she would quite literally die.

Falco columbarius watched Hopix as she laid her fountainhead on Alan 's pectus he could feel the bond now, that meant he was finally into the higher mountain chain, Fat lot of good it did him now ! Sighing he had n't meant to discompose Hopix but the truth needed to be known, especially with as solid a bond as they had. The same that he and Glimmer had thank the stars he could still finger her and had all the fourth dimension he was in the saving chamber .