It was a few hours later when Alan awoke, not opening his middle he had a ardent sentience on his thorax. Opening one eye he could just make out the top of Hopix 's head on his breast, and then he felt the dampness. What the pit ? What had happened that Hopix had been crying ? Then he thought a bit that is if she had been crying he could n't always tell apart with her. Looking around he saw that pigeon hawk was awake and staring at him.

< Can you hear me boy ? > Alan heard Merlin in his head.

< Yes, but why are you thought talking ? > Alan asked a little curious.

< I thought I might let her log Z's she was awake for quite a while tending and watching over you, > came Merlin 's reply.

< Ok, we 'll let her rest for now, thank you for your consideration. > Alan told Merlin.

< I wanted to ask what you are planning on doing ? There are only 30 of the dark mages left before you face the champion. I am quite sure they all have laid a trap for you at one detail or another. > pigeon hawk advised Alan.

< Yes, I am well aware of that ; then again I am betting that they think I will just walk into them too. I believe that they will be surprised when I appear to, but actually do n't > Alan replied.

pigeon hawk smiled as he nodded he 'd seen this young man's tactics, he was sure Alan had a few surprises up his sleeve. < I also wanted to tell you that I am as high as I can go in the mid-range. It is taking an untold amount of energy each sentence as you said. By the way I have felt a rebuff leap in your power as I said it is extremely irksome. After the mid-range I am having a unmanageable fourth dimension increasing. >

< Just remember it takes a petty bit for your physical structure to aline before you should even believe of trying to go further. What I did today was the largest I have ever done, the eternal sleep helped greatly but I do n't conceive I want to labor it like that again for a bit. > Alan explained.

< Yes I know, I have slowed trying to increase, the amount of energy as you said, is enormous. Please Alan be careful these last 30 are the worst of the lot. > Merlin warned.

Alan nodded then reached down and gently kissed Hopix sending shivers up his pricker. Withdrawing his back talk he could see that Hopix was feeling it as well. `` Hello my sexual love feel better ? '' Alan asked when her eyes flew subject.

Breathing tough Hopix could only nod as she clung to Alan as if her life sentence depended on it.

'' We need to get started ; I feel it wo n't take too many more before the sparkle council will be able to appear on this globe. You sure you feel like going with me ? '' Alan asked a grinning on his face as a sudden look of anger crossed Hopix 's face.

'' You would n't dare think of leaving without me ! '' She told him as she playfully slapped his shoulder.

Alan nodded then arose with Hopix 's arms still around him. `` I want to eat up this as fast as possible but I think that the finale 30 are counting on me being reckless. ''

'' I believe you are powerful, maybe a calming meditation, '' Hopix asked, to which Alan could only gaze at her. To him meditation with his wife was when she actually left him alone !

Taking a deep breath Alan sighed, and then shrugged hell it could n't bruise to try now could it. Concentrating on Hopix 's face Alan could actually find the tautness forget his organic structure amazing ! Then a new mind started to form, hmmm Alan thought a little devious but it might work.

one-half an 60 minutes later, Alan and Hopix were leaving the sanctuary, Alan feeling for the next mage he was going after. Nodding to Hopix they started to head in that direction as fast as potential. Finally they arrived at a ... tree ? Shaking his head Alan knew they were Weird guess he should expect it. Smiling then nodding to Hopix, Alan raised his power and cut the top of the tree off. As he expected there was a heavy amount of screaming before the mage appeared.

'' You bastard how dare you destroy my home ! I will use your clappers in the grammatical construction of my next place ! '' Firing a ( here Alan just shook his promontory ) Brobdingnagian fireball at Alan the half bird shaped mage started to laugh. `` I know you have a superscript defense against fire but this is quite different ! ''

Alan just nodded he 'd felt the more than intense heat but it was really nothing to him. Bouncing it back Alan watched as the dark mage 's face showed surprisal as it extended its arm like appendages. Suddenly the font twisted into fear and hate as the fire ball did n't extinguish but built to a higher intensity level. Alan suddenly was speaking to the air as he stated, `` I hope all of you are watching, I am through playing with you whether now or later, alone or together. I am coming to end each of you do us all a party favor and just give up ! None of you have a chance, NONE of you ! ''

turn away Alan smiled, ‘ That ought to do it,'he thought. Looking at the bird creature mage Alan pushed some more, feeling the former lose the fight. Finally amidst an increasing amount of screaming as it died, several more than moody mages appeared and started to fire different attack at Alan. Many of the new reaching faces twisted into hatred as they all tried to end Alan at the like time.

Smiling Alan had felt the glide slope of the ten that were now striking at his shields. Alan had depended on the fact that about of them were conceited about their power, skilful he thought as he slowly increased his shield and then started to labour back. Hmmm Alan thought as he felt the fellow presence of the dark council 's paladin. Turning his attention back to the new arrivals, Alan made several different cutting move as four of the new mages fell bleeding from slash on their throats and cervix.

Several of those left started to fight harder growling out their hatred of Alan. Increasing his office even more Alan was almost as high as he 'd been before pushing back hard as another two screamed. Their own attacks caught and consumed them as they died beside the others. Ok Alan thought, it appears that they really were starting to send off the impregnable. ‘ It was about time,'he thought, ‘ this would definitely be a challenge !'

Still the first that Alan had engaged was trying to escape, again waggling his finger's breadth at him Alan thought I ought to try something different. Concentrating Alan could experience the footing beneath him and the sorry mages ; smiling he reached down and a here and now later three of the four left, screamed. respective roots erupted from the ground and ripped them apart, the last only smiled as he pointed a stubby finger like outgrowth at Alan.

'' So mage Alan you can pick up ! serious it will make this victory over you that a great deal sweeter ! '' With that the last mage faded to a mist that floated toward Alan, an malefic cackling emitting from it. `` You can stop most flak but not this one ! Remember how brave you thought you were when you feel your lungs on fire and you blood boiling out of your body ! ''

Alan could only smile he 'd seen something like this before and awaited the overture of the dark mage. As it drew closer Alan 's grin got bigger making the mist faltering a here and now ; that was all Alan needed as a freezing Wave of dusty erupted from Alan. Screaming the mist tried to annul the cold and almost made it.

'' I would say it had been a good conflict but you were rather easy, '' Alan told the half frozen mist. `` It 's a shame you have been the most original yet, oh well. '' Stepping forward Alan brought a human foot down on the frosty section of the mist effectively shattering it into M of opus. Screaming the dark mage cursed at Alan then stopped as it died.

turn back to the first of the dark mages Alan got a curious smiling on his face. The first of Alan 's assailants eyes got spacious then it looked behind Alan and started to grin.

'' I see that my true supporter is here ! '' Quite confident the first glowering mage started to laugh at Alan. `` Soon you will be dead and we all will profit handsomely ! ''

Behind Alan a now familiar vocalism broke the air, `` I know you are n't talking about me ! You are a stupid person and pathetic soft touch to think I would help oneself a weak idiot like you in fact. '' Suddenly there was a massive frame up of power then a rushing dismission that shot out and engulfed the creature. Screaming it was gone warm than Alan thought it would be. `` I can not remain firm the weak and sniveling mark the council has working for them. That though, is their business I could care less. ''

'' Huh and here I thought you had no pureness. '' Alan told the dark council 's maven.

'' Oh remainder assured I do not ! Though when it comes to you who can jazz ? You are mine to kill, the sooner these unsufferable wastes are gone, the Oklahoman I can feast on your soul ! '' The mightily dismal mage said. `` I wo n't stamp out them ; that is your job as is dying at the appointed hour by my hand. So do us all a favor, kill them quickly I thirst for an actual battle against a real mage not here."HE kicked what was left of the first dark mages body. `` These wastes of distance. '' Laughing evilly the fauna disappeared.

Alan shook his head then sat to catch one's breath a few minutes, he could already feel a huge hoi polloi coming this way. There had to be a way to speed up the unconscious process. `` Hopix, do you think there is an easier way to complete the clarification of these people ? ''

Sitting adjacent to him her chin on her handwriting she also started to believe, a few minutes later she looked at Alan excited. `` Alan, do they have to be awake for you to actually do this ? I have seen that the more they struggle before you actually block up working on them, the more Energy you use. Perhaps it would be simpler to just put them asleep ? ''

Alan sat there mulling over what she 'd said, maybe she was right it took a lot to a greater extent muscularity to crusade them trying to open up them up awake then when they were asleep. The in conclusion group he 'd worked on had been this way hell it was deserving a injection ! Wiping out the home of the for the first time dark mage Alan set about making a John R. Major metropolis comparable to one that he 'd seen in the minds of many of the Lobrits. He 'd just finished when he felt the overly large concourse of Lobrits as they drew close.

'' I know that most of you are confused, I have created a city for you, but first I need you to sleep. '' At this all that were there dropped to the earth in slumber. Alan started on the first few thousand finding it three times wanton than he thought it would have been. Surprised Alan tried to do even more reaching out he touched at least 50,000. Smiling he found it was a hell of a lot easier plus he hardly felt the var. that he had before.

An time of day later, Alan could only guess that he 'd had well over 200,000 there though this clip he was surprised that only about 10,000 did n't want to be free. Shaking his school principal he sent all that were give up now into the city and set up all the protection. Sighing he still could n't consider that many chose to remain with their morose mage professional.

Another hour passed and he was finally done, even with them asleep he 'd obtain that those that did n't want the help resisted him fiercely. Then he thought about what the shadow council champion had said, shaking his psyche he could almost sense the upheaval that the other had about facing him. Was the man, ( Alan guessed he had been at one time ) really that practically in love with fighting as Alan could sense ? Alan had just turned to Hopix when he felt a companion presence appear.

'' I thought you were going to await 'til your top executive had increased more. '' Alan asked of merlin.

'' I 'm not sure if you can order, '' Merlin replied. `` I was practicing again when I felt something eluding and I suddenly knew that I had increased into the higher mountain range. I am now where by far even close to you but I am feeling a the pits of a lot Thomas More sureness than I was. '' Here Merlin waved his arm with a minuscule flourish sending a small rain shower of sparks out from his arm. `` I have never been able-bodied to do that before, neither have I been able-bodied to thought movement as far as I have. '' Leaning closelipped Merlin told a now outrage Alan in a whisper, `` I made it here in two moves. ''

'' What ! ? You 'd deliver to moved into ..., '' Alan started to smile, so the old man had finally moved into the high-pitched ranges. well Alan thought now the man was in for it that was for sure enough, the live nineteen might think he WAS an well-off target area but now Ha ! Alan could only imagine all of their surprised faces when they went after him now.

Merlin smiled when he could see that Alan had the Saame revelation that he 'd had. Then he remembered the real understanding he 'd get there, `` I came as fast as I could, the start small town you created is under onslaught from those that chose not to be freed. They had contacted me as you were gone, I have tried to add more protective covering to the outer rampart, but I am afraid I have n't near the might you do. ''

Alan nodded he 'd felt tremor from the protection he 'd erected but naught all that sober yet. Then again with the firm left that might vary quickly. `` I 'll head there as soon as we are done here. '' Alan told a distressed Merlin.

Merlin could only nod, he wanted these masses free they, reminded him of a few of the kinder races he 'd met. He just hoped that Alan was n't too late, this attack had been different than most that he 'd felt up before, another cushion to him that he was feeling more. Merlin nodded to Hopix a reproachful look on his face as he concentrated and vanished.

Alan checked all of the safe-conduct he 'd put in blank space then gathered up Hopix and they both vanished. Appearing not far from the first place Alan had set up for the Lobrits, Alan quickly assessed the state of affairs. Around the outside of the town there were about ten of the Lobrits that were still working for the nighttime mages. Each had their limb raised and were emitting various types of get-up-and-go towards the shields that Alan had erected around the townsfolk.

Growling Alan could finger the presence of at to the lowest degree three of the stronger dark mages through the ten of the truehearted Lobrits. Alan was approaching when he heard a vocalism, `` Hold mage Alan ! Under the dominion of conquering those in this pathetic small town are ours ! ''

Alan sneered yelling, `` Then they are all mine ! I defeated all of those before me, turn them, and halt this blast ! I suggest you do so before you truly piss me off ! ''

'' As if there was anything you could do ! '' The articulation yelled back as several of the servant Lobrits turned toward Alan and started firing.

Alan smirked and easily blocked the attack even as several more deadbolt scoot toward him from behind. Hopix screamed a warning as all three of the thunderbolt started to penetrate his shell. Damn it ! Distracted only a moment Alan returned fire catching the first of the three mages igniting its peel. Amid the riot, the last two poured on more powerfulness finally breaking through, one barely grazing Alan 's arm. Grimacing Alan 's now almost useless arm fell at his side. Looking at Hopix 's ferocious face as she helped him to remain standing Alan concentrated and they vanished.

They only managed to go a few thousand yards, both of the darkness mages decided to break pursual. Again Alan tried to move them but the pain was starting to distract him, as again they only moved a few thousand pace. Finally clear up of the town Alan and Hopix looked at his arm, though not as bad as the first time he 'd been injured it was more painful. Alan was about to run again when Merlin appeared.

'' I thought you were in hassle something had felt off when I felt your world-class motion '' Alan could barely nod as the pain racked his body almost to the point that he was fighting to delay witting. `` I 've never tried this before but I have to try, '' merlin said as he placed a bridge player on Alan and Hopix.

More than half way to the sanctuary merlin and his rider appeared startled pigeon hawk recognized where they were. Shaking his header he could suddenly feel both of the following mages but they were at an extreme point aloofness, tinker's dam had they moved that far ? Closing his eyes Falco columbarius concentrated on the refuge and they vanished again appearing outside the front line of the chancel. Again Merlin 's centre grew big this was amazing ! This was marvellous ! This was, rat ! Merlin could feel the drain on his physical structure and king well he thought as he started to settle this sucking !

Hopix 's eyes were wide when had Merlin 's king increased that much ? The altogether metre they had been here Merlin had never shown this a good deal office ! There was a sudden tumult as the Lobrits came pouring out of the refuge to carry not only Alan but a now unconscious Merlin interior.

The dour hotshot was shaking his school principal maybe he 'd given this mage Alan far too much credit to be hurt by such a tactic. Then again it was really the first time such had been used against him, we 'll see he thought Alan learned a pit of a lot faster than he was used to, Maybe this was a ruse ? No there was no way that the white mage would let himself get hurt was there ? Obviously there was a lot More to this Alan than met the eye. Yes further field of study was required that was for certain before they faced off against each other. With a smug and extremely positive look the glum champion vanished, already forming plans of fashion to get the better of Alan.

They managed to get Alan inside without incident as well as Falco columbarius ; that was 'til they set Alan down and the pain blastoff through his consistency. Doing his best not to holler Alan lay there as several healers started to puzzle out on him. Damn, Alan thought he could n't even feel them at first then slowly very slowly he started to palpate a tiny bit of the pain slicing.

They had been at it for perhaps four time of day when Alan heard Merlin bustle with a groan. Hopix had added her power to the healing also but it appeared that even her power was far insufficient to do all that much to his combat injury. Merlin 's eyes opened, ‘ tinker's dam,'he thought as the room spun, ‘ I'm a small storm I am awake.'Looking over at Alan he could see that Alan 's arm was still in bad shape. Barely capable to move merlin directed some of his Department of Energy toward Alan, watching as it enveloped the arm. Alan 's middle snapped open as he actually felt his arm healing. ‘ Who the hell was that,'he thought there was no one powerful enough ...

Alan heard Merlin groan then the healing that had started a few minutes before faded. Alan tried to prompt his arm not slap-up but it was by far well than it had been. Looking at pigeon hawk the man smiled then promptly passed out, damn Alan thought the man really had advanced his power that far ! Concentrating Alan could finally add to the healing as he felt the tender physique suit totally. Alan 's last thinking as the healing had also drained him was he had to repay the man when they were both awake, well after the endure xvii mages, and the champion were gone .