I finally had the book after so long . right now I was sitting on the table in my room , with a bleeding arm . this was one of the perks of my blood , it regenerated pretty nicely .
the reason I was bleeding was the seals that I had drawn all around me . right now my entire room had sealing runes all around me . naturally this was to block out the outside interferences ,especially the vision of the third emperor .
magic is a fledgling subject . discovered a thousand years ago , under the fifth emperor . most of our present knowledge of magic comes from the books . according to legends most of the power of the eldest came from magic , their legendary machines worked due to it , after all .
oh yeah , the eldest were a mysterious race that came before us and were destroyed long before we came to existence . the only proof of their existence , was the books. the book were the culmination of their methods and the magics they wielded.
they literally gave us the begining point for our research into magic. while we have progressed greatly and are much better then before , with new and better magic being discovered every new year , we we were still trying to see the limits of their powers .
the books could be divided into three varieties . the first being the non living book , second the servant book and the last being the living book .
the non living book was the rarest .they were just normal books , containing some precious information . they contained the basics of magic and could be considered the most valuable among the three types . because we were still stumbling , trying to master the basics . after all you can't expect a man to run before he learns to walk . the second type is the servant book . they are the kind of books which chose a master . like my book of thousand armies and the book of a bloody mage . they only revealed their contents only to their masters and most of the magic in the book can only be performed by the masters .
as for the last one , the living books . the living books are the most dangerous among the thre types . they were like living beings , could show whatever contents they want and had acess to the most deadly magics that existed in this world .
most popular book would be the legendary book ' abyss ' . supposedly , it's magic was so deadly that one of its summoning magic managed to summon a monster that even the first emperor could barely managed to defeat . the first emperor , was supposed to be so powerful that remaining emperors combined could not managed to beat him . this was naturally something the fifth emperor told me a long time ago .
anyways it is time for me to create my army . the books magic is a combination of summoning , flesh manipulation , and contractual magic , including necromancy
there were many ways that my army could be created , my favourite was the combination of summoning and flesh manipulation magic . the summoning magic allowed me to summon , bind and control a magical beasts , of the king or the queen type .
the king type was a type of magical beast that can command a similar species . an example for this was the star wolf , who could control an entire legion of wolves and go to war .
the queen type produced their own army , for example the ant queens , who could produce thousands of ant troops .
naturally there were other methods , methods that were more practical , but with my present resources I naturally can't pull them of now .
naturally , I was summoning the puppeteer ant queen .
summoning magic was a pretty annoying magic . it was a contractual magic . I would have to create an altar . though this won't take long because a building I was in could be modified into a altar .
the puppeteer ant queen , the queen type I wanted to summon was pretty unique among her kind , as you will soon come to find out .
( after a couple of days . )
well it had been so long that I have worked as a labourer . that was the problem with contractual magic . you had to imbue the altar with your mana , every single inch of it and if you think that is over any time soon , then let's say you would lose your mind pretty soon of this boring job . that's the main reason that altar based contractual magic are so unpopular .
I have spent the last two days completely breaking my bedroom apart . well most nobles wouldn't dare to do what I did . after all their bedroom is filled with the rarest stuff in the world .silk bedsheets , beds made of life wood . pillow filled with fur cloud sheep and I could go on and on .
on contrary my bedroom was pretty simple , since this place was most abundant with rocks , almost everything in my room was crafted from rock , like most of the people in the city . stuff made from rock tend to have durability that their other counterparts don't tend to have . this was the reason I love the border towns. they don't tend to have that pretentious attitude the other cities have .
naturally , most of it has been demolished by me , now that I think if it , I do need a place to sleep .
my room has become completely empty , except for a throne in the middle of the room . that was my homing beacon . that was the purpose of an altar , to summon beings , which were often in different world and different dimensions .
you needed a beacon publishing your location to the intrested party . otherwise all I can do is talk to them and there was no point in taking so many risks to talk to an otherworldly being . in my case it will act as a mana source also . after all I have to do big things and my puny mana supply won't last .
the throne was still crude , but it would get better in the future , after all I would soon have a large source of life force coming to this place to supplement me .
now it was time for me to bleed . in humans , the source of mana came from blood . while humans with their will could extract mana out of their blood . but for stuff that involved a lot of mana , the source of mana , that was blood could be used directly. though with the amount of blood I am using , I will be anaemic pretty soon .
soon , there were patterns all over the throne ranging all over it . the blood marks on the throne were glowing lightly , which meant that the mana in the blood could be used . mana could only exist in living things , after all . once blood left a person's body , mana would slowly dissipate from a non-living container . though the some of the servant books do have a massive amount of mana within them , that was a secret of the eldest that we don't know yet . it could also be trapped in these patterns which, were called as runes .
thankfully my blood could be considered a source of mana and contained a lot of it , otherwise for most of the magics that I perform , I had to run about looking for the ever beating heart of a dragon wolf , the blood of a vampire or the spine of a dragon , the list goes on .
well for now I am going to rest , because I am telling you the room is rotating. but where will I sleep , screw it , let's just sleep on the ground for now . .
(after a long time . )
thunderlord - we have confirmed it the black fang has moved most of its troops and are coming to attack us .
me - the black fang has military force comparable to ours . while they are somewhat stronger than us , that doesn't mean that they can beat us, after all we are hiding behind a wall .
a war of attrition is something they can't bear , especially in a place so close to the beast clans .
thunder lord - milord , I think it is due to the totems . recently they have increased their demand by a lot . most of the weaker tribes have collapsed because they can't bear the increased demands . just in the last twelve months thirty low level tribes have fallen and many more have become subordinate clans . the medium class tribes are also fighting each other crazily .
the totems were a blood thirsty deities . they were like merchants . you could trade a lot of stuff from them . you could trade weapons , magics and magical potions with them if you gave them life-force , wether it was yours or your enemies .
that's why these tribes were constantly fighting against each other , the loser became slaves , sacrifices and commodities . while it was pretty bloody and crazy the tribes were blinded by the instant power ups they were getting . so they kept fighting and killing each other keeping contracts with the totems .
sometimes when the totems begin a fight amongst each other , they normally tend to increase the cost of their services , forcing the tribe to begin a bloody war against each other .
now seemed to be one such bloody war . that's why the black fang tribe was attacking us so crazily , they had to satisfy the totem who was supporting them , for which they were ready to do anything .
such kind of fanatics were pretty hard to deal with . luckily we atleast had walls with us so that was a plus .
thunder lord - so what must we do my lord , while we can hold of the black fang , there will be others that are fighting you . while you do have a book with you , not even it's magic can beat some of the tribes here .
me - you don't need to worry thunderlord , I can deal with them . I just need a couple of weeks . for now leave and do not disturb me till tommorow .
naturally I could not let thunderlord see my plans . thunderlord was an politician through and through . he is the kind of guy who will sell out his people for his own survival .
naturally I can't trust these kind of people when I am in such a weak state can I .
now I had to summon the queen . sitting on the throne in my bedroom
I placed the book in front of me on a specific zone on my throne. as soon as the book touched the throne the throne began to glow in a blood red colour .
nobody outside would notice it . runes which could block the third emperor naturally would have no problem in hiding a bit of flashing light .
I would not worry about that , since my mind was literally in another plane of existence . my mind was moving at velocities that if my body was present would be ripped to shreds , even with my immortality .
the other world to me was a blur of green red and blue. the colours seemed to move in ever complicated patterns until suddenly the world became clear . the transition was so ridiculous that if my body was here , I would be puking till the next century . now was not the time to to show my disorientation , after all , she didn't like rude people .
bowing in a complicated manner , I see another throne . on the throne was a regal looking lady , who have that aura of being a ruler . she was beautiful , though I am sure it was most likely an illusion
me - queen of a thousand realms , I bow my head in. a respectful manner .
queen - you dare to come here again , after last time . that little one still is barely able to control her bloodlust .
me - I apologise , your majesty . but isn't she one of the queen with most potential under you . while she has her problem of bloodlust , it is not to the point where the only thing she thinks of killing others or causing massacres .
queen - that is true , but what have you prepared for me , young one. my contract with the book is done . I won't be giving you one of my young .
me - I know my queen , this time I have come to trade .
queen - what do you think you have , young one that I would risk the life of one of my children to send to your world .
me - Not your blood my queen , I want one of your experiment . among the species that you have listed for trade, there is a ant species called as puppeteer ant queen .
queen - oh , that failure . are you sure you want her . even she won't come cheap , you know .
me - I am willing to give you a thousand units of mana .
queen - that should be enough , I only have an egg of the puppeteer ant queen . are you sure you still want it .
me - I am sure , your majesty .
queen - then are you going to pay the thousand units up front or have you set up an altar .
me - I have set an altar , your majesty .
queen - then you can have the egg . you do remember my conditions for the altar . after this is the second time you are experiencing it , after all .
me - yes , your majesty .
the queen waved her hand and the world became black , pitch black . for some time I could not even tell if I was moving or not . this was the queen's mind protection . it looks like she still sees me in a favourable conditions .
I immediately got up from my throne . for now I just want to sleep and rest .
because I won't be getting all of that for a very long time .