29 Chimera Subjugation 1 (1/2)
”William, can you help me take control of this seal? As long as I'm in control of it, I can focus it onto the Alpha Chimera and save these adventurers.”
[A good idea. It'll cause some backlash to the four casters, but it'll help in the long run... Okay, just put your hand on the seal and I'll get to work.] As Seran did so, mana poured out of his hand and into the seal, carefully powering its way through the mana powering the spell and assimilating the spell into itself. The process took a good thirty minutes to complete, but eventually, the seal was under Seran's complete control. [There, done. Now, be careful when you shrink it. If you move it too quickly, you could cause shock to the adventurers inside. Some might not survive it.]
”No worries, William, I got it. I've made a spell perfect for such an occasion, [Seal Maker's Mark]. All I need to do is mark someone with it, and they'll be able to move about as freely as I can in the seal.” Compared to the other adventurers, Seran easily walked into the seal, which did nothing to stop him at all. The first person he chose to move to was Theodore, an early-60s man in blue-and-green robes, holding his ornate dragon-headed staff aloft while his brown hair whipped about his face. Making sure to be careful, Seran marked Theodore with the [Seal Maker's Mark], which began to cause Seran's mana to flow over the mage's body until it covered him completely, like a second layer of skin, only transparent.
Theodore, unable to react in time to the sudden ability to move again, almost crumpled to the ground with mana exhaustion, but Seran managed to catch him before he did. ”Whoa, whoa, easy there. Sit down and rest, Theodore. You've earned it after all of this.”
The guild-master of Lightwood Fortress's branch took a minute to focus his green eyes on the boy in front of him. ”Who are you..? Wait, what's going on?” He looked around in a panic before discovering that everything around him was still frozen, save for Seran and himself.
”Ah, don't worry. The seal is still in effect, I've just taken over the spell so it's now being powered solely by me. You can move because I've marked you with my mana, making you immune to its effects. I figured it would be best to start with someone more familiar compared to the others here.”
”But... I've never met you before. I'm sure I'd remember someone so powerful... or young,” said the mage as he cocked his head slightly, giving himself mild vertigo by doing so.
”Hold on just a minute, I want to do something first.” Seran pulled a hand mirror out of his Inventory, to which Theodore muttered about space magic, before casting a spell on it and saying, ”Call June.”
”June? My guild branch's second strongest mage?”
”Yes, June, the interim guild-master.” Seran didn't elaborate further, and they waited before an image of June at her desk appeared. ”Hey, June!”
”Seran! I didn't expect you to call, though I'm not surprised you can. Is there a problem with the quests?” June sounded both unsurprised and mildly concerned.
”No, no problems at all. I just want you to meet someone, vouch for my identity and all.”
She was silent for a moment before asking a one-word question, ”Who?” When the boy swiveled the mirror to face the exhausted mage on the ground, she stood up in a hurry, hands slamming the desk, ”Theodore! You're okay!”