Mia and Hohenheim passed through the stone gate and walked outside the mountain.

“This really is the Finsterfir continent. This Kazador, I still cant believe that a single dwarf could move a complete city.” Hohenheim mutters to himself after looking around

Only large, dark green trees surround the both of them and all around there is a densely overgrown thicket. A none touched Atmosphere spreads throughout the lands and it emitted a slightly reassuring aura.

Mia deeply inhaled a mouth of fresh air and felt the reassuring aura, in an instant Mia and Hohenheim looked refreshed.

“Even gods can enjoy the beauty of nature and its amazing refreshing functions” Mia chuckles, already completely forgetting what she worried about before

“It seems so. This atmosphere really sets me at ease. I am literally glad to have insisted on taking a leave. So any plans where we should go first?” Even Hohenheim seems to be a lot assured now and his lips curled into a light smile

Before Mia considered a fitting answer, she looked all around and it feels as if the complete surrounding and the whole forest would send traces of spiritual pressure towards the both of them.

Not the kind that would really pressure one, its just as if the nature wants to discover the two newly entered persons identity.

As Mia feels the examining aura she decided to let it become one with her, Hohenheim also seems to have decided the same way. Suddenly the both of them turned their gazes in the same direction and a green, bright shining light ray spreads out of their eyes.

The both of them have felt an overwhelming and powerful aura coming from behind some large trees.

“Have you felt that as well?” Mia asked Hohenheim with surprise

“Yes, I have felt that aura. Whoever is in possession of such a powerful aura must be a great expert.

Who would have thought that we might encounter such a high level expert at this place.” Hohenheim implied with a complex expression

The both of them could not resist an urging desire to walk towards that direction and slowly set of.

Only sometimes looking at each other, the both of them slowly approached the spot behind the large trees.

Reaching a beautiful glade. The glade, a large circle of meadow land was covered in the bright light of sun rays, which were falling in between the branches. A light blue shimmering pond was at the middle of the glade and a broad and not very high cliff conducts a shimmering waterfall into the pond.

This scenery could cause one to fall into oblivion and Hohenheim couldn't believe his eyes as he saw an old and wildly overgrown, by bushes and moss, man sitting right in front the pond on a faint glowing stone.

Mia was also quiet stunned, but she was different from Hohenheim. Mia´s jaw slightly began to open wide as she saw this old man. And with a sudden burst of joy and emotion she jumped right in front of the man and screams

“Naigon! You are really Naigon?!

I cant believe it. What a lucky day, I am so glad you´re fine.” Mia´s joy turned into a mixture of laughter and sobbing as she stands in front of that man

Simultaneously Hohenheim was dumbfounded, not only does it seem like Mia already knows this man, but she even celebrate in overjoy to see him.

The same time Hohenheim feels that around this man a strong and thick aura condensed. But he also feels that this aura is nothing a normal person could condense.

“Something about this man is definitely not normal” Hohenheim inwardly thought

The old man, a very small grown man with brown wild grown hair and a long brown beard, slowly opened his eyes and a surprised glimmer appeared in his deep and thoughtful green eyes.

“Well I´ll be damned, if this isnt the white dragon! What a surprise in this dangerous times.” The old man examined Mia and his mood turns into pure joy as he chuckles

“Naigon... it really is you..” Mia hugs the man and sobs

“I... I thought you were dead?! How come you are here?” Mia gets even more emotional and stumbles

“Ho Ho, I am not so easy to be killed, little one. I just managed to escape right in time.” The man pats Mia´s head and winks at her with a bright reassuring smile

“Ähem...” Hohenheim didn't dare to interrupt this scene earlier, but now he feels a bit excluded

Mia instantly wipes of her tears and changed into a bright smiling joyful mood, as she looked towards Hohenheim

“Ah, this is Naigon. He is a good friend of mine, as he saved me more than once from very complicated situations. And Naigon this is Hohenheim, my current partner. He is the newcomer god of Equilibrium.

“Uho, has the time finally arrived. Hm hm hm hm.

I am Naigon, a wandering hermit. Its a pleasure to meet the lord deity.”

The old man sympathetically laughs as he stood up and his words were used very polite

A bit flattered about the polite words, Hohenheim replied

“The pleasure is all mine, to meet such an outstanding friend of my beloved Mia.”

“Well spoken, but would you mind and follow me, we can just sit over there and talk a bit.”

Naigon gestured towards a fallen tree, which just would perfectly be used as bench.

With that Mia and Naigon moved.

Hohenheim hasn't recognized this earlier, but as he looked at Naigon moving, it seems as if Naigon is floating and there were no useless movements in his move set.

Every step he took emitted a kind of pressure, as if he is pushing his own body over the law of nature.

With this it was clear that Naigon has a hidden background and he really must be an outstanding expert. In Hohenheims opinion its not even clear if Naigon is a human.

Amazed and interested in what kinds of stories this old man could tell, Hohenheim also walks towards the bench and they all sat down.

To Mia's and Hohenheims surprise, the tree stem feels not hard and not uncomfortable. It just feels as if time could fly by and one would not care. The atmosphere turns into a sparkling and comforting aura, it stimulates ones mind and encouragingly tries to fluctuate the soul.

Naigon took a seat as well and with a sudden, but unrecognizable wind burst, the surrounding noises seem to faint. Birds chirping and the sound of wind blowing through the trees. Everything just calmed down and slowly became quiet.

And now with a more solemn face, Naigon turned towards Hohenheim

“So it really is as rumored, you are the new deity of Equilibrium. Hmm...”

With a small pause in his words Naigon took a deep and thoughtful view onto Hohenheim.

“Uh, Yes I am indeed the new deity. But who may you be and if I may ask what connections do you have with Mia?” Even though Hohenheim is a deity and he doesn't really cares for pleasantries

he still keep his manner after all Naigon is a friend of Mia

Naigon took a while to react, as he suddenly retracted his gaze from Hohenheim and looked at Mia and again back to Hohenheim.

“ Well indeed a quite good question. Where am I to start...

let me start with how I met Mia alias the white dragon for me (slightly coughing sounds).

I think it was around a few 200 years ago that I wandered between the Baharl continent and the demon lands.

At that time a rumor was spread that a certain men has reappeared again and everyone was in high uproar.

You may have heard his name already... the name of that certain men was... King. Naigon took a short break and observed Hohenheims reactions

“King? I am sorry, but it seems I haven't heard of this name. Please tell me who is that men?” Hohenheim has indeed a vast knowledge of this world but the name King was a new information for him

At that point Mia also widened her eyes and listened with interest, even though she already knows the story it still bears traces of fascination for her.

Roughly understanding the situation of Hohenheims knowledge Naigon continues with a strange depth in his eyes

“I was confused as I heard that he should be back, King was a men feared by nearly the complete Baharl continent. You must know that what he did was an unforgivable deed and pitiful I have my hands involved in that.” Naigon stops for a short moment and revels in memories

But shortly after retracted his thoughts back and continues

“King is a descendant of the ones so legendary Demon Clan. He may be the last of their race.

A long time ago King was born as an irregular demon, he was in possession of the so called world magic affinity. Only ones a million years a baby will be born with world magic affinity.

If one is born with that, it normally means that a new world magic user is needed in the system of pure existence. And its the task of one of the already existing world magic user to lead the new ones way and train him.

Unfortunately King has stepped on the wrong path and abused his ability to lead the Demon Clan into destruction, he was the cause for the slaughter of the Demon Clan while they fought against the gods. His name was spread within the human world and they feared that he would come to ruin them as well.” Naigon stopped talking and turned to Hohenheim

“I do not really understand what you want to tell me, but now I do have a slight grasp about King. But what has that to do with you or Mia?”

Hohenheim is a bit confused but as he compared the told story to his knowledge about the war Gods vs Demon Clan everything makes a lot more sense, even he has already wondered how the Gods could so easily win. After all the Demons were quite equal towards the gods.

“Yes let me continue, I happened to met a fleeing deity of Wrath on my wander and it happened that he trusted me with a task. He wanted me to deliver a package. And....”

Right that moment Mia interrupted him

“Yes and that was me, that's how I met Naigon. He saved me” Mia joyfully yelled

“And how come he saved you? Saved you from what?” Hohenheim, is still inwardly thinking about everything and got more curious

Naigon shortly laughs at Mia's inpatients and started again.

“Yes I have noticed the urge in the deity´s request and so I couldn´t decline. At that time I hadn't the slightest trace of idea that this package would have its connection towards the man I was looking for... King.

I was on my way to deliver the white dragon to WAR, as I shortly after my parting with Wrath heard that he died a cruel death. And I was alarmed.

And not to my luck, King was the one following me and I knew that he killed Wrath. I could just pull the fight as long as I could and managed to defeat King, but to a high price. I needed to awaken the package so called Mia. It was a fifty fifty chance if either she would be the deadly weapon and devours me or she would be as promised from the last deity of Equilibrium.”

Hohenheim already knows what the last words of the previous deity were and so he could follow the story more curious.

“To my luck she was like now, a stunning and lovable person. My utter presence was enough to activate and awaken Mia due to my fight with King, but she was already aware of the situations and in truth she helped me to defeat King. Afterwards we stayed a while together until I had to deliver her due to my wounds. I needed to rest for quiet the while and even now I am still not fully healed.”

Naigon stops with his story and throws a meaningful and expecting gaze towards Hohenheim.

“So that is the story about you and Mia, but hearing you talking so casually about world magic and King, who exactly are you to possess strength to defeat that men?” Hohenheims curiosity rose even more until it reached an unlimited extend

He couldn't hold himself from concluding already

“Is it possible that you are a world magic user as well? I already felt that you were no normal person as you condense such a thick and unusual aura around you.”

“Haha, you have sharp senses, young Deity. I am indeed a world magic user. If I may reintroduce myself, I am called Naigon... Naigon the nature.

My pure existence is defined as Nature itself, its a pleasure to meet you.” Naigons solemn expression turned into somehow proud laughing, but still consist a trace of trustworthiness

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Just a small story time chapter as small compensation for my unannounced Hiatus.

Next chap will be again back to normal and with this one I experimented quiet a bit with my writing style, as you can see I changed from Ego perspective to the all knowing Author and I think I´ll keep it that way. It feels more comfortable to write like that. I hope you agree with me there

As always Author feeds on commends so please feel free and enjoy