Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

"We are about to," Seadir replied. "The others told me what happened in the magic people\'s country and that the human army has been weakened."

"Did they tell you that their barrier is most likely impossible to destroy?" Rain asked. "How do you plan to reach them in the middle of the magic people\'s country?"

"We will do the same that you did, bring the ocean to them with a waterway and surround them," Seadir replied. "Eventually, they will run out of resources if they don\'t fight us."

"The dragons might sense that and they will join the fray, I take it that they respect your Father to some extent," Rain crossed his arms.

Seadir nodded in agreement, though Rain could sense a hint of reluctance in his friend\'s expression. It was evident that Seadir, like Rain, harbored thoughts about the plan. However, both of them understood the need for retribution against the human army for their actions.

Rain found satisfaction in the fact that the proposed course of action would primarily impact those who had actively participated in the conflict. This approach aimed to avoid harming innocent civilians from the turmoil and suffering that accompanies war.

Nevertheless, all that would leave the human kingdom in a precarious state. With their military strength weakened, they would be exposed to external threats, and the general populace would likely endure hardships as a consequence.

"We are about to take our next steps and bring down those who supported Joanis, does your father want to have a word with them?" Rain asked.

"... He might want to," Seadir replied. "That should quench our desire for Revenge a bit."

Rain didn\'t want to say in front of his little friends that they would bring down some the heads of some noble houses and give them as prisoners for the sea emperor, but that was exactly what they were going to do.

Once that happens, the people in the cities and towns will do whatever they want, they could choose between living their lives without worrying about taxes for a while or risking their necks fighting Rain and his friends.

"I will report this to father," Seadir nodded. "However, he is impatient."

"We will make our move soon," Rain added.

Seadir nodded once more, and then he left to the ocean. It was about time for them to make changes in the human country, and that was change the whole history and future of the place.

"What do you think that we should do?" Rain asked while looking at Branden and Esmeralda.

"... If possible, I want the king, his wife and son to be spared," Branden said. "We can keep him guarded and locked in some villa where he won\'t have any influence."

"Father is too angry about Revan, I am sure… he won\'t stop until all of those who can fight for him are dead," Esmeralda said. "Also, I kept this as a secret until now since I didn\'t think that it was possible, but after hearing about the barrier that could protect their entire camp even from dragon magic, I suppose I can no longer keep it hidden.

I think that father and Joanis have a trick against the dragons… I overheard them talking about controlling the power of the dragons one day… before I could hear more, Revan almost found me spying on the throne room."

The group\'s expressions were a mix of blend emotions, primarily confusion, as they tried to wrap their heads around the startling revelation. The notion that the king and Joanis possessed some concealed power capable of influencing dragons\' might was almost absurd. They exchanged confused looks, struggling to fathom the true potential of such an advantage.

The mere idea of controlling these creatures was insane, stretching their comprehension to its limits. As Rain and his companions mulled over this revelation, they couldn\'t help but feel a mix of astonishment and uncertainty regarding the king\'s motives and the scope of his abilities.

"While it sounds suspicious… it makes sense considering the fact that they wanted to conquer the magic people\'s country and then risk fighting the dragons as well," Rain rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "A battle with dragons was impossible to ignore."

"In terms of power and for his supposed goal to leave a mark in history, the king would have a better chance fighting the beast people, they are stronger but not very organized," Roan explained.

"I thought that the anti-magic stuff was the reason that they chose the magic people, but it seems that the dragons were their targets all along… to deal with the sea folk, they definitely would need the dragons and some dragons to fight more dragons as well."

"Do we have any idea how they are planning to do that?" Jori asked.

"... I am sorry," Esmeralda said and then bowed her head. "All that I can think is the fact that it is weird that Joanis needed father to pull this off."

"This is a good starting point for our research," Rain said. "We will have to do some digging and literal digging as well to learn about it more. Perhaps the sea emperor can help us with that."

"Are we going to fight the lords with numbers?" Branden asked.

"No, we don\'t need to make a scene and our primary goal is to make business, after all," Rain said. "We will make them disappear before we arrive where they live and see how things will play out. Hopefully, the first target will be a talker and we will confirm the others involved. This should be a lot easier than the previous mission, so I am going alone with Branden, Esmeralda, Orcis and Lorene.

The others will have to keep an eye on the mountains. There is also something that I need my sisters to do and they will need some escorts."