Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

The mood in the group improved a lot thanks to that news… even the magic people looked a bit better. Maybe they still didn't give up on the possibility of making that crazy woman marry Rain again… at least that would decrease the chances of war between humans and the magic people, but Rain couldn't see that happening for obvious reasons.

In any case, for the next few weeks, both sides worked to repair the damage in the area. Rain also made the prisoners help rebuild the town and villages that the human side destroyed during the war. That improved the relationship between both countries… It was amazing what thirty thousand people could do when they had to work together.

During the whole time, Rain kept his eyes on them and so did everyone else, to avoid problems, but they truly didn't do anything dangerous or suspicious.
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During those weeks, Seadir explained to Rain what he had imagined, a lot of generals had kids who they wanted to marry with Seara. She was his youngest daughter and the one that he doted the most, so that would be an honor for them… an honor that was stolen by a human…

"Usually, I would think that you are a bit too young to get married, but hell, you probably have a better head than mine," Roan suddenly approached and said when Rain was working restoring some of the houses of the golem masters town. "Still, that makes me worry if your sisters will soon follow the same path and get married at your age."

"Not if we do something about it," Rain said. "I will use my fame to scare the shit of any insects that might make them cry. If they do it despite that… well, they won't be able to complain about the punishment if they end up disappearing."

"That is Rain for you, you can understand how a real man thinks," Roan said and then laughed. "Still, are you fine that, marrying Seara eventually?"

"I guess it is pretty much certain that she will fall in love with me even more, right?" Rain rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Do you think that this might open some opportunities for political maneuvers?"

"You are suddenly full of confidence, aren't you?" Roan frowned. "I don't think that his Imperial Majesty would do something so underhanded, but it might give opportunities to others close to him. He is a military leader who doesn't care about stuff like political maneuvering, but we don't know enough about how things work in their society."

"I guess I can ask Seara about it and Seadir as well," Rain rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"You should just Seadir, otherwise, she might feel like you are trying to use her," Roan said. "Anyway, do you know where you want to live after this? Are you going to return to your old house?"

"I will have to wait and see… Esmeralda and Branden will need help and some security since they will have to start from scratch," Rain replied while trying to think about his life in the next year. "The king's blade will probably be dissolved, and the royal guards will have to be dismissed as well… I also need to stay in a place where my business will thrive.

I suppose I can start a new one and let you all use my distribution system. The girls should be able to move fast enough, and they will be able to move around as much as they want."

Roan was astonished at his son's ability to plan ahead and consider all those things. He also didn't care that much about leaving his food distribution system to his family for him to do something else… he wasn't someone who was blinded by material possessions.

Around three weeks after the end of the war, the repairs had been finished, and then the whole army began to dissolve. The magic people and the sea folk began to leave to their respective regions, but their leaders stayed behind for a while.

"Invite me beforehand if you are planning for a ceremony," Josar said. "I know that we have some reservations about each other and the history of our people, but we can avoid future problems by working together."

"Sure," Rain said.

The past can tell how the future can be, but some people believe that they should strive for the best in spite of the past. Rain wasn't sure if he could do that, but he couldn't go left and right, making enemies when that could affect his friends and allies.

"Human customs are difficult for us to understand, but we understand the necessity to celebrate good things, we will also come if you call for us," Seadir said and then tapped Rain's shoulder. "Nothing Is certain yet, but if you make my daughter cry, we will finish that battle eventually."

"I will be waiting to finish what I started," Rain said and then smirked.

That not so silent agreement between humans and the sea folk ended their collaboration in the war, but it seemed that Rain was going to see Seadrei and Seadir a bunch of times.

"If possible, try to leave close to the ocean for us to talk more," Seara suddenly said before leaving.

"Only once a month," Terra declared.

It seemed that while they reached an agreement as well, it didn't seem like they would be that friendly toward each other… Rain couldn't understand relationships between girls that were rivals, but he assumed that it was to be expected that things would be like that at first.

"I guess it is time for all of us to go home," Rain said, and then he summoned an ice chamber to fly back home. "We will have to take several breaks along the way and also make a bridge for the soldiers to cross the new border. So we have a lot of work ahead of us."

There are still a few things bothering everyone's minds, but they had to start thinking about the present instead of the uncertain future…