"That is basically what it boils down to. But to think these elves talk so much when they are supposed to be spying." Bret scratched his head. He knew this was no time to be joking around, but he still found it amusing that these so called spies can't even detect the arrays they put on them to keep track of them.
"So what should we do?" Mike asked. He did not plan to make a move unless Blake said so.
"What can we do? We have no choice but to prepare for the incoming war. We will need to have a meeting with the elders council." Blake sighed. He thought he would have at least another year before the dragonic made their move, but it seemed they were dead set on taking him down.
A few hours later, the elders council convened for an emergency meeting. "So this is basically a rundown of what is happening. "
"I wish we could just live in peace, but this world will just not allow it…." Josline's grandfather let out a sigh. "So, what is our game plan."
"We will be up against dragonic, elves, and lower rank dragons. We will be very much outnumbered. Nothing like the attack by the orcs. We will need to be able to defend our skies as well as the ground. Winged races will need to work together well. We have about a month before any of this is happening. Those who can not fight will be asked to help work on defenses with magic. Those who are able to fight will be put into training. I hate to say it, but this time around, we are fighting for our lives." Blake knew one day this would come, but if he won this war, he could put a huge dent into the dragonic forces. This would keep them from being able to do anything to him for a while.
"Lord, may I suggest doing some recon and trap set up from a few hundred miles out?" Regia suggested.
"Hmmm… This could work. Bring a team with you and set up traps all over the place. Make them so that only dragons can set them off. The more damage we can do to the dragons, the lesser the load on us. We will be setting up full defenses with array magic on the city walls to torch anything that touches them. Ten miles out from the outposts, we will start to dig in and work on more magic arrays. Also, gather as much metal as you can! I will make more golems as well. Lillia….." Blake turned to Lillia. He had no choice but to ask for her help in this. There were just too many this time around.
"I can't…. If they see my golems, they will know an ather dragon is here. Yours are different. They look more mechanical. But mine will give off the essence of aether magic….. But if it comes down to it and we are unable to hold, I will use everything I have to defend this city…." Lillia wanted to help, but she could only do so much…. She had tears in her eyes as she knew she was useless at this time.
"Lillia…." Blake sighed and pulled her into his arms to comfort her. "It's fine. If worse comes to worst I will transform. I also can use another lost magic, as you called it, called Blood Realm. It opens a huge gate to a bloody realm and sucks everyone above it into it. It just takes a lot of blood to use…."
"My werewolf race will be willing to supply blood if you need it." Reese suddenly spoke up.
"Hmm…?" Blake thought for a moment before asking: "Would you be willing to bite me so I can use the werewolf form as well?"
"I…." Reese blushed as she lowered her head. She thought for a moment before nodding her head. "But…. To use werewolves, this means marriage."
"That's fine," Blake answered. He had planned to take a werewolf bride at some point as well. "It will at least give me one more trump card."
"Then we will do the ritual today." Reese's face was completely red. She never thought she would be giving herself away to a non werewolf for the sake of her new home. But she also did not mind this. After all, it was not like she hated Blake.
"Wimper…. Blake…." Riku, the dog girl with puppy dog eyes, looked up at Blake. He had promised he would take her in as well, and she had been waiting all this time….
Blake smiled and nodded. "Tomorrow. Tonight let me get used to this new form, and then tomorrow night, I will bring you into the family officially." Blake knew he was partially breaking a promise to Riku, but he had to do this first as it was needed due to the war. He looked at the sulking dog girl whose tail was dropping down and sighed. He got up out of his seat and walked over to her, and scratched her ears. "It's just one more day. I promise. Lillia will even beat me up if I do not keep my promise to you, okay?"
"Mmm…." Her tail slightly wagged. Blake smiled and leaned down and kissed the top of her head, which made her tail fly off its handle. The others at the table all giggled at this sight.
"Ahem…. Alright, we have work today. Get weapons ready as many as you can. We will need swords, bows and arrows, and muskets! Magic weapons of all kinds. Magic arrays with large scale magic imbued into them. We need it all. This base will need to be fully reinforced to protect the women and children. When I say fall back, our job is to fall back to certain points. This is our last point. We will defend it with our lives if need be. Those who wish to leave, let them leave. I can not promise everyone will come out of this alive. It may be me or one of you who will die this time. But I will sure as hell die while fighting. I leave the decision to the rest of you." Blake wanted to give everyone a fair chance. If they wished to take their people and leave, he would not look down on them. He could only hope they would stay.
"Lord, you are an idiot sometimes. We have all grown to love this city, and we will not abandon our new home." Blake looked at the old man flying in front of him. It was Mina's grandfather. "You took us in and gave us a life we would never have had without years and years of hard work. You can be said to be everyone's savior."
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