...Six months later
Deep inside of the capital of the Hellion empire. Embedded inside of an Obsidian mountain side. On the top of the mountain was the skull of an elder dragon. The former occupant of said mountain. The current emperor of the Hellion Empire was the man who killed the Dragon. It is said he absorbed the lower from the dragon when it was defeated. He under went a painful transformation. His skin had become dragon scale armor and he eyes were permanent green. Due to him being a mortal he also gained many of the characteristics of a proud dragon. This particular dragon was also short tempered and exiled from the Dragon clan for killing one of it's own. Thus why it was in the mortal realm of the current universe. Many of the planets inhabitants knew nothing of of different realms and universes but the Current Emperor, Tizon did.
With his new power he soon began a plan to takeover of the entire planet to fuel his goals. The magic within the Hellion empire is limited at best. Any who resisted was wiped out entirely. Emperor Tizon sent his massive armies to all corners of the planet to conquer lands and to collect all of their magical resources. He just needed a power source great enough so that he could advance to the immortal plane and reign supreme. He had most of the known world under his heel. There were pockets of resistance, of course, but they will soon be rooted out once they lack places to hide the king thought.
Now the king awaited the news from the expedition into the human kingdom. His spys had already alerted him of incoming ships. The count of ships were very few but these must be just the foward ships that to come inform of the situation and resupply. The thought of what actually happened hadn't even entered the Emporor thoughts. As he waited on his Throne the news that was incoming was becoming worse and worse and was scattered at best.
Hearing he lost so many mages and ships had the emperor mood soured and his anger had risen astronomically.
"Bring me that damn archmage! NOW!
The emperor screamed through clenched teeth. The servant and guards scrambled to obey. The sounds of frantic boots and scraping armor scattered out the large black doors. They all knew that another second would be their last breath of the lingered for any reasons.
After a few moments, the mage Keliar was dragged into the throne room. The guards dragging the mage tossed him the last few meters. The mage landed roughly and scornfully glared at the guards, his new robes torn and dirty from the rought treatment. He noticed the guards werent slightly fazed at the look and backed away with slight fear in their eyes while staringing at the mage. A cold chill ran down the mages spine.
As he turned around the king glared at the mage. A menacing aura surrounded the emperor his eye glowed bright green and the fangs in his mouth turned dagger size as he began to well in size growing massive claws the size of long swords on his hands and feet. Dangerous wings sprouted from his back followed by a giant tail. The king was still humanoid but with dragon features and scale armor. As the snout extended from the Emperor a power deep voice spoke.
"Before you speak of if think your status would save your head then you are sorely mistaken. Now, speak mage while I still allow you breath!"
Keilar knew his next words would save himself. He needed a golden egg to save his life. He would just talk and try not to die.
"The attack going according to plan but.."
"You have 20 seconds."
"The mage! The mage and his staff!" The mage said desperately. "He annihilated the entire army on his own. Using magics that could not exist! He instantly created constructs and made walls the size and mass of a mountain! To cover 10,000 of leagues! An ENTIRE boarder of a continent was covered In a matter of moments." By now the 20 seconds were up and Keliar still was alive so he kept talking.
As he spoke the Emperor and he noticed that only 20 ships returned out of the thousands that were sent to conquer this land. What kind of power was this to push back and annihilate over one million Hellions in a single day. It was truely unheard of. Had the Emperor known that a power this great was in the human he would have gone to claim it for himself. The orb on that staff sounded just like the object the Emperor would need to power his portal array formation.
The king raised his hand signaling the mage to stop speaking. His menacing aura lessened.
"The only reason, you will keep your head is to bring me that orb. This will be your last chance mage. You will find have replacements to your mages that you've lost but you will be accompanied by Zorlo. Once he arrives in a years time from his SUCCESSFUL expedition. You will join his army of 2 million strong and will both immediately leave for the human kingdom. You know that failure is not an option this time. Now be gone from my sight!"
With that name the man flinched. Zorlo was a beast of a man and the Emperor was the only one who could stop the powerful barbarian warrior. It is said that only the emperor has more physical prowess. One of his punches can level a large section of a city or completely annihilate a village. He was born in the mountains and raised by mythical beasts. He has no allegiances other than the emperor himself.
The Archmage winced at hearing the name and shuddered at the threat. Yet he was still being threated so their was still hope for him. Either that or this mage made the king question the surety of the ability to completely his quest. Could the Emperor destroy a million troop in a day. The Archmage was not so sure. He was there, he fought that monster. Nothing he did came close to working and he was sure he was toyed with. That mage, had to be at peak Archmage status or higher. Keilar didn't know but what he did to deserve this fate to meet that monster again. Keilar left the throne room in buckets of sweat. He hurried past the royals guards and servants and out of the palace. He headed to his lavish villa to rest his nerves and to change his undergarments. Keilar had a year to plan a battle that would keep his life and the lives of his bloodline intact.
....back inside the infimary of the kingdom of Numera, months earlier.
Inside of the white hospital walls on a medical bed, a brown skinned man was dressed in a sky blue hospital gown was still lying unconscious. His condition hadn't changed since Allen and the Commanders had found him that way. At, first allen thought the king would wake in hours. After all Allen still view Damien as more than a normal man and mage. Yet after months he was sure that this was a man. A man in coma. Or what these healers called it. Their ability to study and use mundane means to save lives was incredible. Combined with magical healings and the ability to reattach lost limbs was recovered. Over time one could even regrow a limb with he two combined. With alchemy potions the affects are almost instant or takes hours to heal. Sometime days depending on the severity.
The king had also come during this time and brought along the hundreds of thousands of slaves and beggars. Allen thought the king would be insulted but quite the contrary. The king seem shocked and excited once Allen had. Brought the king from old Sorlen, the name that was give to, the old Sorlen village that Damien had first began building in. Yet once Allen laid eyes on what is now called New Sorlen, his heart mouth was agape similar to the king when he laid eyes on the city. Like Allen the king explored for hours and before he knew it an entire day had passed and a fraction of the city had been explored. Hundreds of thousands of residents had moved in.
The kings entourage especially loved the entertainment sector. In particular the water park. Yet the king was mesmerised by the massive palace in the center of the city. It was like it's own city inside of a city. It was made of beautiful multicolored stones that seemed to change as your stared. It had 4 entrances with guard gates and draw bridges. The courtyard housed a beautiful garden, their were training yards, barracks, whole guest apartments inside of the palace. Massive dining halls and kitchens, Rooms with items completely foriegn to anything ever seen on the planet thus far. Swimming pools and jacuzzis. All modern objects to Damien but were wonderous unheard of concept to the planets inhabitants.
After seeing the palace the king was already dreading having to return to his own kingdom.
The king had his Army assit with rehousing all of the people. Allen tried to deny the kings assistance but the king was a shrewd man and knew that something was amiss. Once he found out that Damien was immobilized be immediately offered assistance to help rule nd her Damiens kingdom settled. Meanwhile, while assigning in the governing the king could constantly be found exploring the city. Constantly askinging questions about the infrastructure or the buildings that were restricted.
Allen assured the king that he too needed answers from Damien as that all thus was new to him also. The king didn't buy the excuse yet accepted it from Allen. He had come to trust the older man, although he wanted to ask Allen what was has secret to looking so youthful! Now after getting the people settled the word has begun to spread that their is an issue with the king. All of the new residents wanted to meet their saviors that had taken their lives from starvation and disease, to now, happiness they never knew. Now people all could work and provide for themselves and family. Their seemed to be a job for almost everything. In fact the lack of workers was becoming an issue. Overall things have greatly improved almost over night.
Of course Allen didn'tet the king know this. How would anyone be able to handle a city being build seeming overnight? Allen was away for weeks as the negotiations too longer than expected to complete. Allen had come to respect the king and wanted the negotiations to be equal for both sides. The king had become a new man once he didn't have a murderous army bearing down on his people. So his had more pep in his step and his confidence as a ruler had returned. Allen learned the man genuinely loved his people.
Now the task was education the people. Allen had mandatory schooling for all but the guards for 6 hours a day. The newly trained guard rotated day and night shifts for schooling. Overall the population began to improve faster. The people were educated on the items at home. The women of the city fell in love with he ability to decorate their homes and kitchens. They also were able to be trained and work various jobs that paid each worker very well due to the demand.
Many people had converted onto belive of the creators. Many had noticed the amazing feelings they had after being around the statue. In fact upon return or entering the city it is becoming a tradition to say a prayer thanking the creator of all for safe travels. Yet, they still had heard nothing from their savior and many began to talk. And rumors began to spread.
After a time, finally Damien began to show signs of life. When Allen got word he rushed to the infirmary. Selene was already waiting. When he entered the room Selene rushed and hugged him tightly. Selene and Allen were bmvery close after spending so much time together. Selene and Allen had developed daughter father relationships over time.
"Allen! Hes finally showing signs of life. He moved!"
She had a desperate look with tears in her eyes.
Allen just smiled at Selene and hugged her in return. She hadn't slept a full night in months and it began to show in the bags under her eyes. She seemed to have aged due to the fatigue she is experiencing. She hadn't left Damien side the moment he collapsed and she rushed him to a infirmary. She calmed when they saw he had a heart rate but then nothing. No change
"Selene you need to get some rest child. You haven't slept or eaten properly for days. How do you think the commander and Attis would feel if you continued to neglect all of the hard work and training they have been putting in. You would not want to fall behind child."
"...But Damie-"
"-will be fine even if you get a few hours of rest....and a shower. He will need us in perfect health and condition when he wakes."
Allen turned Selene tired body towards the door and began walking her out when he looked back and gasped. The kings eyes slowly began to open and with a weak smile spread across his lips.
"Hey guys why the tired looks and tears? Did someone die?"
"Ahhhh!"
After all the fatigue from staying awake and the sudden suprise of seeing Damien awake was too much for Selenes fragile state. She screamed at the top of her lungs and passed out.