Nathan


    Year 2851 | Month 3 | Day 1


    “Very well,” the skeleton says with a nod of his head on the other side of the terminal call. Not even showing a hint of hesitation. “I’ll collect them later today and deliver them to your base tomorrow.”


    I stare blankly at the screen for several seconds before muttering a thank you. Following which the skeleton nods his head and ends the call without another word.


    Huh.


    Wasn’t expecting it to be that easy. I knew he wouldn’t have much issue with it, but I thought I’d at least have to work for the help somehow.


    Not that I’m complaining.


    I let out a sigh of relief before sending a message to Amelia and Aidan telling them about the skeleton’s plans. Then I walk over to my lab where I begin doing some research on the new spells I got inspiration for while watching the battle between the Class S magicians.


    That battle has already had a lot of significance on the war. Mostly because of the fact that Emma, the Class S magician and leader of the White Kingdom, was killed. Leading to the White Kingdom’s loss during this war.


    And since the Class S dark magician hailing from the Entaria is already dead as well, that takes two entire nations out of the war. Leaving just the Collective Kingdoms, the Republic, the Kingdom of the Fallen, Natra, and Hardlight left.


    On top of that, the Kingdom of the Fallen and Natra are working together. Thanks to me, of course.


    Meanwhile Hardlight and the Collective Kingdoms are still working together in their little alliance. One that’s dropped off significantly.


    Actually, that alliance of theirs has been crumbling since the start of the war.


    First the Republic and Entaria withdrew from the alliance, only for Entaria to be kicked out of the war entirely with the death of their Class S. Then the White Kingdom was kicked out of the war as well with Emma’s death.


    At this point the war has almost become a free-for-all. With the other nations fighting each other almost as much as they’re fighting the Kingdom of the Fallen. Which has given us a lot of breathing room in the meantime.


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    Although they are still focusing a bit more on us than the others. Strictly because they know very well that our leader can’t die. So their only way of beating the Kingdom of the Fallen is through military force.


    As for the Class S magicians? They’re actually staying rather quiet right now.


    The Chairman hasn’t been seen on the battlefield since the clash at the lab, likely due to his injuries and exhaustion. And the doctor hasn’t been seen either. Although he’s rarely ever seen anyways, so that’s not anything new.


    Out of the Class S magicians who are still showing their faces publicly, that being the Class S magicians of the Republic that didn’t participate, the ones from the Collective Kingdoms, and the skeleton, only the skeleton is going around slaughtering enemy forces. Largely because he doesn’t have to worry about dying.


    Even Juan has been careful while he recovers from the battle.


    Although why the Hardlight and Collective Kingdom Class S magicians aren’t fighting in the war right now is beyond me.


    Unless it has something to do with why we haven’t seen the doctor or the Chairman? That would be nice. If they’d off them for us.


    Too bad it’s rather unlikely.


    The war has definitely progressed though, with or without the Class S magicians. With thirteen of the previous twenty-eight nobles being killed during the war, and eight of their territories being seized entirely.


    The other five of those thirteen dead nobles were just succeeded by their successors though, with their territories successfully being defended by said successors. Leaving a total of twenty nobles left remaining now.


    All of this not counting me, of course. Since I’m considered a royal and not a noble.


    I let out a sigh – this one being one of exhaustion rather than relief – as I continue working on my experiments. But instead of spending all day and night working on them, I actually stop after a few hours and go outside to sit on the edge of the cliff overlooking the caverns’ entrance.


    The skeleton also mentioned earlier during our call that we have some people from other continents keeping an eye on the conflict here. And on me.


    And while Juan says that the other continents are nowhere near as aggressive and just plain terrible as people as the people on the abandoned continents, I still find it hard to wrap my mind around it. After all, I’m just used to how magicians are on the abandoned continents.


    So I’ll stick with seeing is believing.


    Until I see how the other continents work, I won’t believe it.


    I lie back down on the ground to stare up at the full moon in the night’s sky. Meanwhile Incendia just flies in circles in the sky, clearly stretching her wings a bit.


    It feels like I’ve been locked in a continuous cycle for years now. One that I’ve only just broken out of somehow.


    And that’s… strange.


    It just feels odd to be out of it.


    Odd to not do something productive at every single waking moment of my life.


    That said though, I’ll be going back to war in just a few days. And back to experimenting.


    So I may very well reenter that cycle again.


    But for now, I’ll just enjoy this peace. Especially since the team will be arriving tomorrow.


    I continue staring up at the night’s sky for several minutes before eventually climbing to my feet and stretching a bit despite not needing to. Then I look around for a moment and begin heading towards the skeleton’s treant.


    Because I feel like seeing my parents and just chatting right now. At least until the night is out.


    After that I’ll come back to greet the team when they arrive.