Chapter 11: wishes

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"I'm rather curious about what to wish for, is it possible to restore an ancient tribe of magicians?" Asked Eleanor.

"It is possible, but depending on which tribe, I will not want to bring the Aquan back. They are what brought us the Axalthi here in the first place, but what happened afterwards... that I shall not talk about it" replied Governor Argo.

Isaac thought for a moment on what to wish for, on one hand he thought about wishing his brother Destin back to life. However, on the other hand, he was curious about bringing one of the ancient lovers back to life. He walked over to the sarcophagus of the earth magician Basselt, then he used his strength to push the stone lid to open the sarcophagus. When it opens, he can see the inside of the sarcophagus a human sized clay statue, a deer skull, and piles of fur that may have been a pelt long ago. He wasn't sure if the clay statue is really a statue or not, but it reminds him of the clay vessels that brought him and his brothers back to life.

"What are you doing?" Asked Eleanor.

"Examining this sarcophagus belonging to Basselt, but I'm not too sure if that clay statue inside is really a statue" he replied.

"Don't you think that showing respect for the dead is better than disturbing it?" She questioned.

"I'll see what's inside of this clay statue, just to be sure" he said with a smirk.

"Careful! You'll wind up destroying thousands of years of art!" She exclaimed.

He carefully lifted the clay statue out of the sarcophagus with both hands, before placing it on its feet. Eleanor can see that the clay statue barely have any features than the eyes, mouth, nose, and long hair. In fact, she can see some muscles that are visible, but that's the other feature. Just as she was about to examined the clay statue, it fell on its left side.

*smash*

The left side of the clay statue shattered into pieces, which shocked her as well as making feel angry at Isaac for placing the statue rather shoddily. However, she saw what looked like a mummified face and arm beneath the pieces. This was no doubt the mummified remains of Basselt, earth magician and lover to Doris. She saw some long light brown hair still stuck on the head, not to mention tribal markings on his face. She was left wondering why someone encased the corpse of Basselt in clay, but then she came to a conclusion.

"I think a member of the Tellus tribe had to encase Basselt in clay in order to preserve his body, as per tradition. It's highly likely that the Tellus used clay to encase the body of the deceased member, as a way to preserve their features while making them look like clay statues. Their methods of mummification are rather primitive, compared to the methods of the tribe of fire magicians from long ago, but the results are the same" she theorized.

"I think you're on to something, but enough chit chat. Time to make a wish" said Isaac.

Eleanor thought for a moment on what to wish for, and she is curious on what life was like when all of the ancient tribes from five thousand years ago were active. However, she is considering about bringing both Doris and Basselt back to life.

"Is it possible to wish the dead back to life?" She asked.

"It is possible, but the side effects of that wish will not be so pleasant. If you were not to specify the wish, they may come back as the undead. If you were to specify that they are to be brought back to life, then they are revived but driven half insane. For the wish to have no side effects, try being more specific or wish to change their fates" explained Governor Argo.

"Then I wish to go back to back in time to when Doris and Basselt have met, and to change whatever fate that ended in their deaths" she said.

"Alright, I shall grant this wish. Know that you won't be able to go back into the present, but this wish is a noble one. You will save both Doris and Basselt from their untimely demise, but the results of the Aquan are the same" said Governor Argo as he snapped his fingers.

Isaac watched as Eleanor disappeared into a puff of smoke, in which she is sent into the past. He was shocked but saddened that a companion that he had picked out is gone, and he is the only one left of the trio that were sent by Emperor Terra. He now wondered on what to wish, either bringing his brother back or restore the Equinox.

"I wish to restore the Equinox tribe back to its prime, and to restore the ruins that they have left at Leikios" he said.

"Are you sure if that's what you want? Isn't there anything more to add to that wish?" Questioned Governor Argo.

"I was going to wish to bring my brother, Destin, back to life. I miss him so much" he said.

"Remember what I said about wishing the dead back to life, of how they will be driven half insane. However, restoring an ancient tribe of light magicians is also a noble wish" said Governor Argo.

"I'm still curious about the Equinox, as it was founded by Ur- Pabilsag and his wife Puabi. They built the Apollo observatory as a means to study the stars and use it as a weapon, which I had activated" he said.

"Very well, I shall grant the wish to restore the Equinox and the ruins that they had built. Know that you still have one wish left, save it until you need it the most" said Governor Argo as he snapped his fingers.

There was a glow over at the horizon far to the north east, where the continent of Leikios is located at. It signifies that the wish has been granted, in which it caused as stir over there. Isaac felt hungry again, and so Governor Argo sent him to a restuarant to get some food.

Meanwhile, at the Black Leaves headquarters

Emperor Terra is preparing for retrieving Caelum and the two members that accompanied him from the headquarters of the Order of the Nations, since they were arrested for spying. He wasn't happy with the news, and he also doesn't know the whereabouts of Isaac. However, a messenger arrived at the throne room to bring in more news.

"Welcome back, what news do you brought to me this time?" Asked Emperor Terra.

"Your majesty, the whereabouts of Isaac has been pinpointed" answered the messenger.

Emperor Terras face go from angry to joyous.

"Oh? That is good news, where exactly is he?" He asked.

"He is located on an island where the Water Colossus is at, but there was a glow of light north east at Leikios. We are currently investigating as we speak, and we also have discovered a race called the Axalthi that has occupying the Water Colossus" explained the messenger.

"Excellent! We might as well come and pick him up, but I don't know who are the Axalthi" said Emperor Terra with a grin.

Authors note: what do you think of Eleanor getting sent to the past where Doris and Basselt have met?

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