Chapter 24

After the Dark Elves had been beaten I ordered the Huin Seseum to lead the Tamarin and search the palace for any remaining Dark Elves.

'Your covert skills have proven to be more than useful.'

'We only did what we were asked to do. Also what do you want us to do with the Tamarin we captured?'

'Leave them in the dungeon for now. We will deal with them later. First priority is making sure that there are no further dark elves in the palace. They are a dangerous race and the arch enemy of us Ancients since old times.'

'I am hesitant to ask but; what are the dark elves?' asked the Huin Seseum.

'They are the ancestors of all of you. Based on their genetic make-up we made all of you.'

'gene-what?'

'We Ancients made all races based on the dark elves that existed here. They did not like that so they attacked us.'

The Tamarin and Huin Seseum were quiet for a while.

'So they don't like that we exist?' asked one of the Tamarin.

'Indeed they don't. Which is why it is important to get rid of them on sight.' I said.

How could it have come to this. I wondered. I then turned around to see if Yoran Kirkwall was still doing alright.

Yoran was looking around with shifting eyes.

I guess he became quite nervous. I could use this in our favor.

Then something glistened on the ground behind Yoran's throne.

'So now you know why we need your help.' I said to Yoran as I walked towards him while looking at what was glistening on the floor.

'I do not. But I will never the less.' Yoran said half mumbling.

Then I recognized what I saw on the ground. My eyes widened and I sped up to grab it.

What I saw was a Guava bird with a piece of Ancient technology around its neck.

Ancient technology was prohibited to be shared with other races because of its potential of destruction which would inevitably result in a repeat of what happened in our future.

I reached and grabbed the guava bird from the ground and accessed its memory by using the master key that was embedded in my body. I thus accessed all information that was stored.

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Owner: Frank Kirkwall.

Level: 5

hp 750 (-50 due to Guava body)

strength 10 (-9 due to Guava body)

endurance 16 (+10 due to Guava body)

agility 22 (+20 due to Guava body)

accuracy 10 (+10 due to Guava body)

intelligence 110 (-50 due to bird brain)

wisdom 50 (-50 due to bird brain)

Status:

Transformation status: Guava

Previously: Human

Age: 16

Ability:

Primordial alignment (Adept level)

Mana proficiency (Grandmaster level)

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How did Frank get his hands on Ancient technology?

Also why does it not show his maximum mana? Well at least he's not a threat anymore.

I removed the bracelet from the Guava and then put the Guava in my preservation compartment which was a small metal box on my hip. After closing it the contents were instantaneously frozen for preservation.

I then walked back to Yoran as I had to sort out my business with him.

After finishing up the details the Tamarin reported that no further Dark Elves had been found but that Isabella had been taken by them and that the Tower had been damaged. After ordering them to move the captives from the tower to the dungeons I went back through the secret passage.

After having closed the door in the wall sealing it shut I locked it. It would be disastrous if others were to find or use this passage way.

I then went down the stairs that led to an odd shaped pod. After entering it the time-capsule activated shortening the time that it took to reach the golden tower again. It still took the same amount of time but it didn't feel that long. Exiting the pod upon arrival I was welcomed by my comrades.

'Brother Rose. It is good to see you. How was the business in Joren?'

The one who asked was my long-time friend and ally Scar.

'A lot happened and I would prefer to talk about it in my office.'

'Oh, must be something serious then.' Scar answered.

We then went onto a platform that was carried by a conveyor belt. It took us to the outer rim of the arrival hall. From there you could look over all the lands surrounding the golden tower.

The conveyor belt then pushed the platform onto another conveyor belt that went diagonally along the outer rim of the tower. My office was at the very top of the tower.

After the critical failure of the Great Sage project the Ancients joined my faction en-mass. Due to this the faction which previously only consisted of me and Scar became the most prominent one. As the leaders of the most prominent faction in the tower we were then given the accommodations and support that accompanied such a position. That is why our offices were at the top of the golden tower.

Slowly the platform sped up but due to its gradual acceleration the ones on it did not experience much of the speed besides that the floors that they were passing blurred and it almost looked like it was a solid wall.

Then after a couple minutes the platform started decelerating again till we reached the top.

'Every time I see this it takes my breath away.

To think that Boren and Mys Tara were enjoying such a view while we were down in the basement.' Scar said as they both looked out the golden glass wall into the space beyond.

The top of the tower reached to the upper levels of the stratosphere where it cooled down the inner Peltier tube due to the temperature difference between this end and the bottom end which struck through the earths crust into the lava below it generated lots and lots of power.

It powered everything in the tower and more. More than 90% of the energy was stored in the Time Travelers core. This core needed a lot of power because soon we would achieve our goal and return to the future that we left behind and fix it.

The platform then finally stopped. The ceiling of the tower was above us.

It was a golden glass dome with at its center the pump that pumped the molten gold from the bottom up to the top from where it would slowly slide down the edge of the tower downwards to prevent dirt or rust from forming on the tower.

It was also a really good conductor which allowed a mana-shield to encapsulate the tower preventing any harm from being done to it.

This really proved its usefulness when the Dark Elves in times long past attacked the tower in an attempt to overthrow it (pun). But they could not. In retaliation the Ancients hunted down the Dark Elves.

Because the Ancients could upload themselves into new bodies after being defeated they were able to beat and push back the dark elves who could not.

They now only lived in the Death-valley where nothing could live. The Ancients then terraformed the rest of the continent and the races they made spread and prospered with their guidance.

Scar and Rose went through the door by opening it with the master-key and entered the office.

After Scar and Rose sat down at the desk;

'Scar. I have seen and fought Dark Elves today.'

Scars jaw dropped. 'So they have returned.'

'That is not all; I also found this.' Rose said as he put down the bracelet that he took from the Guava.

'It seems to be a transformation bracelet. The one who wore this changed himself into a guava.'

'That is regrettable.' Scar said.

'Indeed it is. I brought him with me. He probably was an ally of Boren and Mys Tara. His name was Frank Kirkwall. The son of Yoran.'

'wow'

'Exactly. Those old coots sure had an ace up their sleeve.'

'But now we have him right? Can't we use that in our advantage?'

'Remember, he's a Guava. He can't speak nor can he change back.'

'So then what do we do with him?'

'I think we ought to bring him to where we put Boren and Mys Tara.'

'Why would we do that? Wouldn't that be helping them?'

'Think about it Scar. It is their ally who ended up in his current state due to their mistakes. They broke our laws and thus they must bear the consequences. Also with them being busy with Frank they will spend less time with plotting against us and more time taking care of Frank.'

'I see. I guess that would be beneficial. Even if they are in the dungeons I doubt that it will hold them for much longer but with a distraction of such proportions it should keep them there long enough for us to finish up our plans...'

'Exactly. So now that we have that figured out. What should we do about the dark elves?'

'Same that we've always done. Only now we have armies to help us quench their rebellion.'

'We don't know how much they've grown over the past millennia. We ought to be more careful even if we have Jin, Joren, the Tamarin and the Dragoon Riders to back us up. The Dark Elves have always been a fearsome foe and I expect them to be all the more fearsome in the battles to come.'

'Too bad that they still hold a grudge though. I would've very much liked it if they stayed peacefully hidden away in their valley.'

'Maybe they still do; maybe it was an act of but a few?'

'Maybe, but Rose. What were they doing at the palace? Did they take anything?'

'Well Scar... They took Isabella. It would be troublesome if they used it against us to convince Yoran to help them. That is if I hadn't told Yoran that the Dark Elves want to get rid of all the races.'

'Good thinking Rose. Seems you're on a roll today. So to sum it up:

Frank goes to distract our competition.

Yoran with renewed vigor will add the weaponry and armies of Joren to our ever growing army.

The Dark Elves will soon be taken care of after we take over Jagun and Once the Elves in the golden desert join us we will have unified the continent. Once that is finished there will be peace.'

'You forgot one thing Scar.

Frank did not come to the palace alone.

He brought Taramin with him.

This could mean that the Tamarin have stopped being xenophobic and have tried to affect the humans.

The Huin Seseum Yoran tried to convince them to join us but they would not ally themselves with us.

With this recent move it seems we'll have to take care of them first.'

'I would rather not. A war with them would weaken our allies.'

'We have no choice in the matter Scar. They have already made their move. Before it escalates any further we must strike. All those who are not for us are against us. They are against peace.'

'Are you certain about this? The Tamarin have always kept peace even at the cost of the lands of the Huin Seseum.'

'Indeed they have. Maybe you are right. Maybe we should give them a second chance.'

'Then I will go to convince them.' said Scar.

'Good, then I guess we've got it all figured out. We still have some time to rest before we put all of these plans into action. So how about a game of chess?'

'Wow, that takes me back. Haven't played that in a long time. Lets do it! But don't cry about it when I win alright.'

'Yeah sure...'

Rose pressed a couple buttons on the desk and a holographic chessboard appeared between them.

'Chess is quite a lot like decision making in these peace keeping missions isn't it.'

'Indeed it is. There are two opposite sides and there won't be peace till they are joined as one. With every peace I take from you the fewer pieces are at war. But in real life the war isn't over till all the races are taken. Even if we leave just one of them out of our unification plan it will result in conflict which will result in war.'

'A war to end all wars. Now and in the future.' Scar said while trying to make it sound as epic as he possibly could with his deep voice.

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Author's note:

Peltier effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_effect

Took me a while to figure all of this out but I am quite happy with how it turned out.

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