"When Escalodia was going through a long war that claimed so many lives, a man named Alfus Mirage McAloy ‘The Mirage’ appeared. He was determined to bring peace back to the land of Escalodia and end the long-standing war....," Walter said.

"So my father is the pioneer of the 13 Legendary Wizards," Cyril said in his heart with pride.

"Lord Alfus eventually tried to find a way to stop the war. Until finally he gathered twelve more members from various races in the land of Escalodia. Finally, they tried their best to fight against tyranny and injustice in Escalodia. But they were not strong enough against the ruling kingdoms including the Kingdom of Malthigor. So he and his companions also tried to find a stronger power, they tried to go to every temple of the gods in Escalodia and prayed to them that they would give their power to these 13 warriors to end the war because there was a legend that once said these gods hid their relics in the land of Escalodia and only those who were chosen could find the great power. Finally, the warriors travelled throughout the land of Escalodia in search of the relics. Until finally they all found the relics and used them to end the centenary war, of course with the help of the alliance forces they had formed so that they finally formed a peace treaty that we now know as ‘The Congress Pact’ which was made as a symbol of the end of the centenary war" Walter continued to the four of them.

"Hey Cyril, do you remember an elf telling us about the peace treaty ?" Phillian asked Cyril.

"Oh yes, I remember. When we were staying at Phulton village, the innkeeper told us about it," Cyril replied confidently.

"But because the abilities of the gods are so powerful that the magic granted to each member of the 13 Legendary Wizards cannot be used all the time because there would be an extraordinary price they would have to pay" Walter told them again.

"What do you mean Walter ?" asked Cyril with great curiosity.

"For example, Sir Adrielle's mother, Lady Guttierrie Varharren “The Nature”, can manipulate the health of every living creature so that she can make an area die slowly or can restore the condition of an area to life or health again and she can also speak to every living creature including trees. But when she uses one hundred per cent of her abilities then she will sacrifice her own health" Walter continued to them.

"So you could say she sacrifices herself for other creatures’ Adrielle said. ‘You are right, Adrielle," Walter replied wisely.

"Now I understand why my mother suffered pain all her life until she died" Adrielle continued sadly.

Phillian and Cyril who were sitting next to her tried to encourage Adrielle.

"By the way Walter, do all the members of the 13 Legendary Wizards have their own nicknames ?" Adrielle asked Walter.

"The first is Lord Alfus Mirage McAloy or nicknamed The Mirage, because he was blessed with magic and an artefact called the “Myrr Staff” from the God of Ghad or commonly known as the God of the Sun or Day and Deception which allows the user to manipulate deception so that it looks real for some time but the user must sacrifice the memories of the user so that it can make the user forget all the things in his life even the smallest things like breathing if he uses his power too often" Walter answered Adrielle's question.

"The second is Lady Margareth Ellydyn Paleiah or The Reality, she is blessed with magic and an artefact called “Yngryd Sword” from the Goddess Shad or commonly called the Goddess of the Moon or Night and Void which is also the twin of the God of Ghad which allows users to manipulate the existing reality and is permanent but users must sacrifice their limbs or organs so that they become like the undead if they use their powers too often" continued Walter.

Jacquiz was immediately seen fixing his eyes on his sword after Walter finished telling that.

"Isn't that the sword on Jacquiz right now" said Adrielle.

Suddenly the others immediately looked towards Jacquiz.

"You're right, Master Jacquiz seems to be the successor of his mother, Lady Margareth, as The Reality" replied Walter to Adrielle.

"Perhaps your hand was the thing that you sacrificed ?" Cyril asked Jacquiz.

"You're right" replied Jacquiz.

"Did you use it against Captain Yarwen ?" Phillian asked Jacquiz curiously.

But Jacquiz just nodded his head. From then on, Phillian changed his perspective on Jacquiz.

"The third is Madam Marrion Morgtensen or The Clock, she is blessed with magic and an artefact called the “Pharm Twin Dagger” from the Goddess Chrono or commonly called the Goddess of Space and Time which allows users to manipulate Space and Time but users must sacrifice their age so that they will grow old and die faster if they use their powers too often" continued Walter.

The four of them were still very enthusiastic about Walter's story.

"The fourth is Lord Gilga Margoth or The Doomsday and until now he is believed to be an advisor to the kingdom of Ma'Gog, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called "Margoth Sword" from the God Cathaz or commonly known as the God of destruction and Natural Disasters which allows users to manipulate various forms of natural disasters but users must sacrifice their Compassion so that it can make him a very cruel person if he uses his powers too often" said Walter.

"The fifth is the Cardinal Ra'El Elthamar or The Watcher and currently lord Ra'El still serves as an advisor to the kingdom of Dark Urkmar, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called “Lidjaklfs Eye Pendant” from the Goddess Thima or also known as the Goddess of Emotion and Ego which allows the user to know everything that happened in the past and present but the user must sacrifice his vision so that he becomes blind if the user uses his power too often" continued Walter.

"I know Lord Ra'El very well and you should know that not all dark elves have the lust for power that the current king of Dark Urkmar has," Walter told them so that they would not misjudge the dark elves.

"Then the sixth is Lady Guttierrie Varharren or The Nature who is also the mother of Miss Samara and Sir Adrielle as I said before, she was blessed with magic and an artefact called the “Vhyr Dagger” from the Goddess Eyl or commonly known as the Goddess of Healing and Fertility which allows the user to cure various diseases and can speak to living beings but the user must sacrifice her own health so that she lives in pain until the end of her life if she overuses her powers" said Walter.

"Have you ever seen your mother's dagger Adrielle ?" Walter asked him.

"I haven't seen it since, the last time I saw it was in the hands of my brother Kyllion" Adrielle replied to Walter.

"Then where is your brother, Adrielle, why didn't I see him at the battle of Halstad ?" asked Cyril innocently.

"He died not long before the battle of Halstad began," Adrielle replied, looking down in despair.

Walter, seeing Adrielle's condition, quickly changed the subject by retelling the story.

"Then the seventh is Lord Quincy von Hanssen or The Warrior, he was blessed with magic and an artefact called the “Hardvon Sword” belonging to the Goddess Dyna or commonly known as the Goddess of War and Strength which allows the user to manipulate his physical strength even to the size of a mountain but the user must sacrifice his own physical condition so that he can become very thin, his muscles will be torn and very susceptible to disease until the end of his life if he overuses his strength" continued Walter.

"Then the eighth is Lord Drathder Mugthazad or The Storm formerly known as one of the orcs who is very good at fighting at sea, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called the “Rung'Nier Spear” belonging to the God Kairos or commonly known as the God of Weather, Seasons and Climate which allows its users to manipulate weather conditions, seasons to climate and can even bring very powerful storms in an area but the user must sacrifice his voice so that he can no longer speak forever if he uses his power too often’ said Walter.

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"I seem to have heard about the spear when Gillian and I were still in the Loudriel mountains" Phillian said after hearing Walter's story.

"The latest news I know is that the spear is now kept in the temple of Lord Kairos in the north" Walter told Phillian.

"Then the ninth is Lord Gregiran Barddo Marmo or The Blacksmith, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called the "Levyatant Scythe" belonging to the God Achycles or commonly known as the God of Weapons and Tools which allows the user to make or create a very strong and powerful weapon even the artefacts belonging to the gods can only be repaired by The Blacksmith including the first to create a gun that is currently one of the strongest weapons belonging to the dwarf people but the user must sacrifice his social sense so that he will only continue to be alone until he dies if he uses his powers too often" said Walter to the four of them.

"Then the tenth is Lord Syrr Tyr Ar'Drakken or The Bard, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called “Psalterion's Harp” belonging to the God Fret or commonly known as the God of Music, Pleasure and Freedom which allows the user to manipulate every feeling of all living creatures in a certain time and can even put them into a deep sleep but the user must sacrifice his own feelings so that he will live by not being able to feel any type of feeling whether it is happy or sad for his entire life if he uses his power too often" said Walter.

‘It turns out that the old elf who spoke to me in Halstad is one of the 13 Legendary Wizards, it's fitting that he knows my mother and father’ said Jacquiz in his heart.

"Then the eleventh is Lord Harron Marl Belmont or The Engineer who is also a friend of Lord Gregiran, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called the “Aegis Shield” belonging to the God Alpha who is also known as the God of Knowledge, Culture and Innovation which allows the user to understand and master various technologies in an instant but the user must sacrifice his own intelligence so that he will become extremely stupid if he uses his powers too much" continued Walter.

"The twelfth is Lady Mirriel Rhys Yarmirrel or The Shapeshifter she is also the wife of Lord Syrr and sister of Queen Phariah, she is blessed with magic and an artefact called the "Bow of Ghypolo" belonging to the Goddess Poniria or commonly known as the Goddess of Spies and Cunning which allows the user to be able to manipulate any limb or herself into any living creature that she has drunk the blood of and she can even become a very terrible monster if she gets out of control but the user must sacrifice her own soul so that she can go insane if she uses her powers too often" Walter told them.

"Lastly there is Seer Rattourmielle Hy'Rillan Vymer or The Oracle one of the most mysterious members of all the 13 Legendary Wizards, he is blessed with magic and an artefact called “The Book of Coszmos” belonging to the God Ga'al or the God of Wisdom and Law that allows the user to know everything that will happen exactly but the user must sacrifice his own hearing so that he cannot hear everything if he uses his power too much" Walter continued to finish his story.

"How are they now, Walter ?" Cyril asked Walter.

"They were never heard of again after the present war began, but I know that Madame Marrion, Madame Margareth and Madame Mirriel are dead" Walter replied to Cyril.

"My mother is also dead" Adrielle said.

"My master Lord Gregiran is also dead, I found his body in a cave in Loudriel Mountain with Gillian before we travelled" said Phillian.

"I met Lord Syrr when we were in Halstad, he assisted us against Dark Urkmar's army" said Jacquiz.

"I don't know if my father is alive or dead’ said Cyril with a sad look on his face.

"Who is your father ?" asked Adrielle curiously.

"Lord Alfus but he is not my real father but he took care of me from childhood" replied Cyril.

"That means 5 out of the 13 members of the Legendary Wizards are gone" Walter said to the four of them.

Suddenly the door sounded, "Knock..., knock..., knock".

Next Chapter “Book II : Wisdom of an Elf (Part V)”