At Last, the Spellweaver

Snyder took on the elemental form he had worn when he met Gul'dan.

Gul'dan looked at Snyder's elemental form, his face showing his shock.

"Surprised?"

"I was born a Shaman, and an elemental too!"

With that, Snyder unleashed his full power. Elemental patterns appeared one after another, and elemental power enveloped him.

A moment later, Snyder descended upon Shandaral in elemental form. A powerful elemental aura swept across all of Shandaral, and spectral images of the Elemental Lords appeared behind him.

Gul'dan and the other elves of Shandaral were stunned. What had happened today was more exciting than everything they had experienced in a year.

Snyder had descended here in elemental form because he had discovered Gul'dan, an elf with a powerful talent as a spellcaster.

"Are you willing to leave with me now?" Snyder asked. Because he was in elemental form, his voice was as loud and awe-inspiring as the elements themselves.

The elves of Shandaral all looked at Gul'dan. He had become their leader.

Feeling the gazes of his people upon him, Gul'dan stepped forward.

"We are willing to pledge our loyalty to you."

Gul'dan knelt as soon as he had finished speaking. When the other elves saw him kneel, they followed suit.

Snyder accepted the loyalty of the elves of Shandaral.

"Go back and pack your belongings. This evening, I will draw on the vast magical energy at the Ley Line node to open a portal to the new continent."

At Snyder's words, the elves returned to their respective homes and began packing.

"Why aren't you packing?" Snyder looked at Gul'dan, who was standing where he was, sensing the elemental power.

"I'm an orphan. The elements are everything to me."

Gul'dan answered. "Then make the new continent your home."

With that, Snyder took a book containing insights into Shaman spells from his magic ring and handed it to Gul'dan.

"May the elements be with you."

Snyder left after saying this and cast a communication spell at Shandaral's Ley Line node.

On the new continent, in the City of Knowledge, Sulages.

Elisande had just finished work when she received Snyder's magical communication.

When the central city was more than halfway built, Maiev had transferred Elisande to Sugelas.

Maiev believed that Sulages was intended to be a capital of magic and a city of knowledge, and that Elisande, as a Grand Archmage, could surely manage the relationships and distribution of interests among its various spellcasters.

"Hello, Lord Snyder."

"Elisande? Why are you in Sulages?"

"After you left, Lady Maiev transferred me to Sulages to balance the relationships among the various spellcasters."

"How are things in Sulages?"

"Everything is normal. The city has already begun operating."

"Good. Now, prepare to receive a group of elves. They come from Shandaral."

"Shandaral? That northern outpost?"

"Yes. They have pledged their loyalty to me. Some of them have become Shamans, and they all believe in the elements. Make sure they are properly settled. Their leader is called Gul'dan Skystar. You can ask him about their situation."

"Understood. When will you begin the transfer, my lord?"

"Make your preparations and wait for my magical signal."

"As you will."

Snyder ended the magical communication and returned to the square.

"My lord, everyone has assembled," Gul'dan said, stepping forward.

Snyder looked around at the elves in the square. There were only a little over ten thousand of them, including more than three thousand elderly and infirm people, women and children.

"We are going to a new home!" Snyder shouted.

"For Snyder! For the elements!" Gul'dan cried, and the other elves shouted as well.

Snyder used communication magic to inform Elisande, and she began releasing magic to help Snyder locate the place.

Snyder cast the spell with both hands. As more and more energy gathered, he finished chanting the portal spell, and a portal to Sulages appeared in the square.

"Gul'dan, lead them to Sugelas. Elisande, the person in charge there, will see that you are properly settled."

"Aren't you coming with us?"

"No. A friend has been waiting for a long time, and besides, I still have something to do."

"Understood, my lord." Gul'dan said nothing more.

"Go, then. Go and welcome your new lives."

The elves of Shandaral began entering the portal in an orderly fashion.

After a dizzying whirl, the elves of Shandaral arrived in Sulages. They looked at the City of Knowledge with longing. This was their new home.

"Which one of you is Gul'dan Skystar?" Seeing that the portal had closed, Elisande began looking for their leader, Gul'dan.

"I am," Gul'dan said, walking up to Elisande.

"I am Elisande. Follow me inside. Lord Snyder has already arranged lodgings for you."

Gul'dan entered the city. The elves coming and going inside all carried themselves with an air of thriving prosperity, and Gul'dan believed that the elves of Shandaral could live happily here too.

Shandaral, the square.

After closing the portal, Snyder sat in the square, waiting for the mysterious guest.

A blue-haired elf appeared. Snyder watched the elf draw closer and stood up.

"It looks like you've been waiting for me for a long time?"

"Indeed. I've been waiting for you for a long time, Malygos, King of the Blue Dragons."

The elf was Malygos in humanoid form.

"Malygos, you seem much better. You don't seem as mad as the stories say?"

"I wasn't mad. I was simply immersed in anger." That was what the Aspect of the Blue himself believed, but others did not agree.

"All right, have it your way. I need your help."

"During that war, you protected some of the blue dragons from the Dragon Soul. I can help you. Tell me what you want me to do."

"I need you to bless it."

Snyder took out the magic seed. The energy it gave off was intoxicating.

The Aspect of the Blue looked at the magic seed and fell into thought.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Snyder asked when the Aspect of the Blue did not bless the seed.

"No, I can bless her, but you must agree to one condition."

"Oh? What condition?"

"Help me hunt down Deathwing," Malygos said through gritted teeth, madness showing in his eyes.

Deathwing had caused the blue dragons too much suffering. Many blue dragons had fallen in that war, and even his mate had died.

"I can't help you hunt down Deathwing. My people haven't settled down yet. But when you attack Deathwing, I'll join you and kill him."

"Agreed."

With that, Malygos transformed into a dragon and began bestowing the final blessing upon the seed. Arcane energy began to merge with it, and the imbalance in its Arcane energy was made up for by the blessing.

The magic seed had taken its final form.

"Remember your promise, demigod Snyder!" With that, Malygos flew back to the Nexus.