"Who killed him!!!???"
"W, we don't know. My king. There are no survivors. Even the scouts that have to be always concealed. Nobody survived. I am truly sorry for your loss. We know that you are friends with the general. Sorry that we also lost one of the most powerful people in our kingdom."
"I only want to know one thing. Who the hell killed him!?"
"We're truly sorry! But we don't know my king. The whole places is a mess. There are marks of large slashes, lightning strikes and messed landscape, and burn marks. For all we know. Only priests are supposed to be able to do such a thing. But I don't think it is them. I am truly sorry for our ignorance."
"... This is an order. Bring that person to me! Whether he's dead or alive. Bring him at all cost!"
"Yes! Excuse my leave, My King."
"... Isaac..."
And then the person has gone out.
"Everyone. Let's focus. We had to do more thing today. We had to find out about General Isaac's death! We must know everything to prove our strength and loyalty to our King!"
"Yes!"
"Let's go... To venture and find out. We must first head to the Theocracy. To the priests."
"Yes!"
Is it possible that the theocracy is allying with the kingdom for this war? No. The theocracy only helps kingdoms in their crisis and help them resolve their problem. If the theocracy really is helping. We will stand no chance. We must talk to them about this since they are supposed to help everyone not to fight.
In Magedom.
"Takao. We now found our Magedom and established the nobles. We now have rules since the people came here. But..."
"I know. We don't have the land. Don't worry. I think I had to talk to them now. But there are still some things we need to do. Maybe I will do it next week. If I had to go. We must notify them. That's how visiting works right?"
"Yes. But who must go?"
"Yes. We really need a messenger. I don't want to go right away."
"I, I could go."
"No Ms Presny. You must remain hidden."
"Yes but... Who will go?"
"None of you aside Presny could use invisibility except her."
"Then. Lend me a power for now, master! I will go right away!"
"No. We need somebody."
"I could be. Your majesty."
"Oh... Why do you have to suddenly come out?"
"I am sorry."
"You have been sneaking on us."
"Yes... I am sorry about that. Your majesty."
"I told you guys, right? I am not yet officially a king."
"Sorry. All of us in Marv just had a deep respect for you. It has only been weeks and here you are. Already our king. Protecting us people who are once weak."
"Don't bother saying those things. It just feels weird. What do you mean you could go?"
"I could be your messenger."
"Fine."
"But... Takao? How will he go there?"
"Don't worry Martin. I have a thing for that. Actually. His shadow magic is perfect for infiltration."
"Oh yeah. He could perfectly sneak on us."
"Yeah."
"I, I felt him using wind."
"Yes. I could use wind so I felt his movement too."
"Without those magic of yours. This old man could perfectly feel him. Haha."
"Ahh... You really are good at everything. Old man."
"Come on, Atrox."
"Then. Tell them this."
After a while.
"Yes. I will tell them that."
"For your transportation. Tell Marcus-san to take you to the outside of the city we have been into."
"Take this."
A small tear in space has been opened enough for Takao to put his hand into it.
"Wait. What is that!?"
"Don't worry guys. This is Hiro's ability."
"Your majesty. Does this mean. You could use our abilities?"
"Yes. But keep it a secret for now. Will you? This is the map of Gallensia. I hope you could read maps."
"Yes! I am capable of reading maps. Don't worry Your majesty."
"Then Degen. Go. The rest of the journey towards the castle is up to you. Since Marcus could not open portals into places he has never been into."
"Thank you for letting me be of use. Your majesty."
"Stop. Just do it."
"Yes!"
And he transformed into shadow and disappeared.
"He actually had a good magic huh?"
"You said it right. Mello."
"Oh! Let's do our things!"
A shadow has materialized behind him.
"Marcus-san?"
"Wah! Oh... Oh! Degen-san?"
"Yes."
"Why is a head of a family be visiting me?"
"No. There is an order from the king."
"Oh. What is it?"
"Please take me to outside the city you have been into."
"An order from Takao-san?"
"Yes."
"Don't worry. I will. But we must not let anyone see us using teleport portals so I must drop you a bit farther from the city gates."
"It is fine. The rest is up to me."
"Then. Here. Wait. Can I drop you from the sky?"
"Sky?"
"Yes. Then hide immediately so nobody could see you."
"Um... I don't know if my magic could land me unharmed. But it is fine. Open only a small portal and I will just adjust myself using magic and through immediately."
"That is nice. So that nobody could see."
"Yes. I wanted to prove my competence. I will manage to get on the ground unharmed."
"Then. The rest is up to you."
"Thank you."
"Here."
A small hole as been made in front of him. The same size Takao used to get the map.
He then became a shadow and got through.
Still in shadow form. He could clearly see everything while free falling.
He then straightens up and head as near as possible and land on top of a house.
Still not reverting to human form. He slithers around and travels a long way. He could keep this up since there is no such thing as exhausting their magic. This is proved when they all bring out everything they could use and magic keeps coming out even they pull out everything they could do.
But he also doesn't get physically exhausted even if he is doing it like this. He is only doing this so that nobody could see him and for faster movement.
He still had a long way and must transverse three extremely large cities as large as regions or even small countries in Takao's world to get there.