Outwardly, this nation looked like people, and with its ears it resembled elves, from which many who saw them had a completely stable belief that they were none other than half-breeds, born from the intercourse of two races.
And everything would be fine, but one snag completely ruined this theory.
True people were incredibly powerful in terms of magical arts, surpassing even true elves in strength. Also, this nation had an exorbitant life expectancy, many times greater than any other humanoid race.
Based on this, no one dared to say that they were half-breeds. Even the elves themselves recognized them as a separate species, and called for a friendly alliance, on equal terms.
As for the reasons for their appearance, on a deserted island, cut off from civilization, and who their ancestors really were, all this remains a secret with seven seals to this day.
True people have always bypassed all the talk about their ancestors and family tree, trying to hush up the topic at any convenient situation.
Also, all this secrecy was facilitated by the fact that this nation did not keep any records of its history or the events of antiquity. Everything was passed only from mouth to mouth, and was kept under the strictest secrecy, for the disclosure of which, to any foreigner, imminent death was threatened, both to the revealer himself and to his entire family.
Naturally, the nation of true people was also saved and settled in a pyramid country, like many others.
Commanded this nation, the most ancient of them, the immortal head of the clan, Kio Yong.
As the most powerful sorcerer, Kio Yong has long surpassed in life expectancy, all conceivable limits of human potential. Even many demons and monsters envied his immortality, and the celestials offered him a place among them, and even wanted to take a heavenly castle for his needs, so that in it he would teach them his unique magic.
Needless to say, Kio's magic was indeed unique. He was perhaps the only person who simultaneously possessed a high level of darkness and light magic.
Also, many were attracted by the special ability that he possessed, namely, clairvoyance. It was rumored that this person could trace the magical intervention through the fabric of time and space, reaching the direct culprit of this or that incident.
***
The head of true people, meditating in his chambers, slowly opened his eyes and turned his head a little, carefully looked at the corner of the room that seemed completely empty.
Suddenly, the space in this plane was distorted, and Kaisar appeared before him.
Rising from the floor, a man dressed in a kind of combat kimono, straightening his waist-length hair, bowed.
"I am glad to welcome the king of the fallen, Kaisar, to my humble abode. What brings you here my friend.
"I have arrived on behalf of the Lord, you are ordered to immediately go to the throne room for an audience," he said, having greeted his interlocutor in the same way.
"Very well, I will immediately go there," said Kyo, bowing once more, "thank you for this message that you brought personally.
"That really isn't worth a thank you, my friend. See you soon." With these words, Kaisar dissolved into a teleportation jump.
***
A huge rune stone, shining, ejected a teleportation portal from which two people came out.
Leiko, who was behind at that time, jumped back to the wall and hid her presence, and Sen, in whose face this same portal opened, looked with surprise at the creatures that emerged from it.
Needless to say, he had never seen anyone like them.
Those who came out of the portal, although they had humanoid forms of bodies, were different from people, like earth and sky. They were missing eyes, ears, mouth, hair, nose and sexual characteristics.
Their skin was like a transparent mesh film, through which one could see the internal tissues and the blood vessels supplying them with nutrients. The very same insides, as if smeared with phosphorus, shone in the twilight of the room, a dull shade of blue.
— Who else are you? the crowned prince of the elven race asked the two strangers who appeared.
But, apart from the whistling hissing sounds that the unearthly-looking creatures made, apparently communicating with each other, nothing followed.
At this time, the half-strangled elf, whom Sen still held at his outstretched hand, shouted something indistinct, apparently trying to call for help.
- Shut up you worm! One more sound and I'll break your neck! – Sen said through his teeth, angry to the chapel. To which the elf only smirked:
"Foreigners are finished, the great ones have come!" They'll destroy you all...
He didn't have time to finish when his neck crunched, and his body went limp and drooped.
"We've dealt with one garbage," Sen thought to himself, opening his palm, "now what to do with these two? Judging by the aura, they have some kind of invisible power, and to a rather high degree, but, two in two, they are not our rivals. In addition, Leiko quite successfully hid her presence, so in case of anything, the element of surprise is on our side, which is not unimportant.
While the true elf was discussing the situation and contemplating possible scenarios, the two humanoid beings raised their hands to shoulder level and made a hissing sound, after which their palms glowed and showered a soft green light on Sen.
- And what does it mean? he asked dismissively, "do you know how to speak at all or not?"
***
Leiko, who was watching the conversation from the side, although she believed that her brother was behaving extremely incorrectly towards an unknown race, considered it more correct to continue to remain in ambush, being on her guard in case of emergency. And as soon as she thought so, the incredible happened before her eyes.
Her brother, who quite recently communicated quite normally with these mysterious creatures, suddenly grabbed his head and, taking a couple of steps back, fell to his knees.
Then, she heard a heartbreaking scream, full of fear and despair.
— LEICO! ATTACK THEM!!!