//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: Harmony Installation // by Jhonn //------------------------------// “Was it necessary to make another presentation?” - asked Newblood, although the surprised faces were all the necessary responses. "No, but their expressions are worth it, how are the preparations for the underground city?" - Elian asked, turning around the huge window, observing the world under his gaze. “Constructors are having trouble clearing certain materials from the ground, apparently it is something called magic metal, but everything is within expectations, the Retrievers have already begun to process the materials for construction, also the door is almost finished, the shield and the invisibility field are already online ” "That's good, I don't think they like it very much to be in such an alien place more than necessary" "According to my calculations, they should be perfectly in a couple of ... .." "What happens?"- “Life forms were detected outside the shield, it seems to be a contingent of soldiers, no more than forty, the Sentinels are watching them right now” - said Newblood seriously, even somewhat annoying. "What? How is it possible that the sensors did not detect them before?" "They appeared suddenly, no energy fluctuations of any kind were detected, most likely it is magical teleportation, something you have not done or we have seen, although the way they behave, it seems that the shield at least diverted them of his target ”- said Newblood while invoking a screen, showing a group of soldiers if her armor said something. Some had wings and other horns, others had no extra limb, Elian identified them as soldiers of the royal guard, for the little that Newblood has discovered from the memories of the deceased cat men, all pony men are united in one nation , Caballus. Elián marveled at how committed the king is in protecting the small tribes within his domains, going so far as to act actively in a war action since even with the warnings of the cessation of hostilities and barbarism, the Cat and griffon continued to slaughter other tribes for their magic.   Although something else also influenced that decision. That they are here to help the villagers, complicates things, Elián had prepared the camouflage as a prevention for the airships of the kingdom, who and apparently they pass through the area to supply the front line. Holograms, invisibility, even passive teleportation were in contingency plans to keep the site hidden until it had an operational base. But that they appeared with undetectable magic teleportation was a surprise, that the shield served to divert teleportation is an achievement. “A Pegasus woman is touching the shield, Elian, they may try to prove something with their magic, I guess the Pegasus soldier has already reported that the shield covers the entire area” - said Newblood. Lost in his thoughts, Elián did not realize that a Pegasus soldier had flown high enough to observe the shield, almost discovering the sentries. Before Elian had time to speak, the unicorn woman drew her sword and struck the shield without suffering any damage to both the sword and the shield. "I expected him to try something with his magic," said Newblood, disappointed. "We keep watching, maybe they will let's wait a little longer to make contact" - said Elian, quite intrigued and somewhat excited. That shield, although not the strongest, can withstand a couple of Mac rounds, it is the same shield used for flood containment. Then, a unicorn women did something that surprised Elian and Newblood, unsheathing her sword, the soldier took a position and, concentrating, shot a beam of energy that hit the shield, piercing it. "Just a few more jumps and we'll be in the town, princess" -said Atalaya, while resting on the ground. "I'm glad, although it fast tends to cause teleportation dizziness" -said Alexia while trying to keep her food in her stomach. The other white roses were no better, a few were vomiting away in the forest, while others were lying on the ground breathing heavily. This reminded him of a saying his father told him a long time ago. ‘It doesn't matter how expert you are, how many victories you have, if you get sick to your stomach, you are dead meat’ "Princess, if we combine the magic of the other unicorns we can amplify the effects of the crystal and arrive with just one more jump" - said a soldier who was lying a few feet from Alexia. Midsea, a bright unicorn of the house of the sun, Alexia welcomed her into the castle after hearing that her family wanted to exclude her from everything that was not related to marriage, was one of the most valuable addictions to white roses, her Sharp mind made up for his weak body. "Thanks to the sun you are with us Midsea" - said Atalaya, causing Midsea to blush a little, although his white fur did not help the others nearby to laugh at Midsea. "Call all the magicians, the next jump we will do in 10 minutes, prepare the carriages and hold the golems as well!" - Atalaya shouted, receiving a greeting from all the soldiers. "Madam, an explorer has just returned from town" - said one of the white roses. "Well, what are the damages?" - Alexia asked. "No lady, that's the problem, did not find the town, checked several times without getting too close and did not find traces of settlements" - reported the soldier, causing several confused looks of those who were close, especially Alexia and Atalaya. “The coordinates are fine, I already visited the town on a reconnaissance mission a few months ago, they must be there” - said Midsea. "Sorry captain, but that's the whole report" "I have a bad feeling about this princess, a town does not disappear into the air, even if they had been attacked for several days, the remains should be there" - said Watchtower. Alexia was meditating what to do, the only magic capable to do that is the illusion of the capital, but unless in a month they built what took a city year, it was impossible. That town, although near the front lines, was surrounded by thick forests and quite dangerous animals, an army could not use this route without first breaking the vanguard, they would lose much more if they kept the town. Something weird was happening. "Is the teleportation ready?" - Alexia asked. "Yes princess, everything is ready and waiting" - said Midsea. "Well, everyone ready for the teleport!" - Alexia shouted. Teleportation was a very complicated and difficult art to master, only the most powerful users could use it, and a few of them created teleportation crystals, but these crystals surpassed simple teleportation since they could be used more frequently by simply pouring magic into them. The bad thing is that they could only do it in places previously marked with glass, and its prolonged and consecutive use could cause damage to health, but nothing serious. One of the jobs of white roses was to mark so many places around the kingdom to facilitate teleportation. Great was the surprise of Alexia and her entire guard when she suddenly appeared with a headache and around a huge dome of blue light. “REPORT ATALAYA !!, what the hell was that?!” - Alexia asked while trying to get up in the brain pain. Atalaya, meanwhile, struggled to stand still, but been not a wizard, she recovered faster, sent a pegasus to fly over the area, just moments later, she landed, shaking her head. "I do not know princess, this is not the place marked, it seems that this wall of light bounced us outward, apparently around the town" - said Atalaya, while touching the blue wall with fascination "That is impossible, you can only cancel the teleportation if the area is blocked, not simply appear outside the shield" - said Midsea. "That I also understood, that explains why they did not find it before, but this is a good opportunity" - said Alexia, with a slight smile. Atalaya, understanding what she was about to do, stepped back and ordered others to be alert. Unwrapping her sword, she prepared for her attack, channeling her magic into the blade and a lunge, pierced the shield. Probably another sword would not have pierced the shield, but without waiting any longer, she activated her gem's ability and a shield the size of her body appeared, circularly cutting the shield and making it disappear. Technically it could only do it on the ground, but by digging it into a non-magical surface towards the trick, so the blue wall was enough. Repeating the process a few more times, enough for the carriages to pass through, Alexia felt tired, those crystals needed a considerable amount of magic. Then, they crossed the shield, not noticing the slight blue lights at the top that followed. "... ..ok, that's unexpected" - said Elian. "What part? The sword that pierced a shield as if it were wood or the huge hole they made with that bubble?" - said Newblood. "All that in general, we may need to rethink the power that this magic has, although it is not the most powerful shield, a simple sword could not pass through it, not even the lightsabers of the Prometheans could cross it so easily" - said Elian. “What do we do, do we put them to the test or let them pass?” - said Newblood "We could use the portal to bring them here, that unicorn seems to be their leader, with the help of the townspeople we could convince them that we are allies, or at least that we are not their enemies," -said Elian, to Newblood's disappointment. "Then we could propose a type of competition against our armiger?" - said Elian, causing a slight smile from Newblood.