Inheritor Of Magic: The Magi King

Chapter 500 500 Excited Faerie

500 500 Excited Faerie

The announcement that they sent from the Airbase got all the villages outside the Forest on high alert. Nobody knew how many of the curses the Witches' army had sent out, only that they had started sending them, so the braver villagers were doubling their patrols and going hunting for any monsters they could find, intending to keep their region clear of the side effects of the curse by the simplest method possible.

If there were no monsters to curse, the amulets would fade without ever having an effect on anything.

It would be a problem later, they were sure, as many of those same monsters were a regular food source, so most had told their hunters only to go for the most aggressive species to start with while they searched for the Cursed Talismans, but others were already living a vegetarian life and would rather never see a monster again.

The villages that had trade agreements with Forest Grove, the ones that were now within the protection of the [Kind Intentions] spell, had much less to fear.

They had the extra layer of defence, and they already had Garden Charms.

Wolfe was thinking about how they were going to handle the problem when he felt the first hit on his new spell. Someone with hostile intentions had tried casting a spell into the defended region, and the magic had nullified it.

Then, another attempt was made, and another.

"They're dropping them in a pattern. All of them are in the valleys, near water sources or large food sources. I think that they're blind targeting using a topographical map." Wolfe explained to Priya, who couldn't feel the spell.

"They're still dropping them? Do you understand how much damage that many curses are going to do to whoever is casting them? No matter how powerful the Witches there are, you can't reverse that kind of damage. It's permanent, a corruption of the body and soul." Priya gasped.

"Perhaps they're using prisoners?" Wolfe asked.

Priya shook her head. "In order to cast a curse at that level, you need to mean it. A forced prisoner wouldn't be able to do it. The spell would fail seconds later, even though they would still take the backlash. Whoever it is, they have the intent to cause damage and make the monsters go rabid and gain power."

Wolfe thought about that for a second.

"I think I need to go back to the Eastern Border. They need a defensive spell to protect them from these curses, or they might get one dropped right in their villages."

The surrounding workers cursed as they realized the implications of that. An entire village of beast kin could either gain ranks and become sentient monsters, or go rabid and start killing each other. It would be a catastrophe, and it would break the morale of every other village in the region.

The isolated villages knew they had nobody to protect them, but hearing that not even Wolfe could protect his people would cause panic.

"Go ahead. We will wait for you. But first, is the Airstrip within the protective spell?" Priya asked.

"Yeah, it ends about a kilometre north of here. So, as long as you go in the direction of the forest, or don't wander too far, you should be relatively safe. I'm not sure what they will do when they realize that the spell is breaking their curses, but they might try a different tactic. Just try to keep everyone safe until I get back, and we can work out a plan."

"Let's go find the curses!" A Faerie voice cheered from over by the airplanes.

It was the Fae who had broken free of her mistress the other day. A mistress who was standing near Wolfe looking at him with pure reverence in her eyes. The longing to please him was caused by the curse that she had cast, trying to force her Familiar back under control, but in her mind, the emotion was real.

"Alright, let's take a little trip, young Faerie." Wolfe laughed.

The witch dutifully followed behind him, as she hadn't been given any orders, and her former Familiar was quick to jump on the opportunity.

"You, Witch. You are flying today. Wolfe has work to do." The tiny creature demanded.

"Yes, Miss." The Witch responded instinctively, then glared at the Fae.

"That is so much more fun than being the Familiar. It would be more fun, but you ordered her to work for you and even as her boss, I can't override that." The Faerie complained as the Witch got the modified twin-engine plane started and ready to take off.

"I'm not going to give you full control over the Witch if that's what you're implying." Wolfe teased the Fae.

"But I'm the boss now. I'm supposed to be the only one in charge." The Faerie pouted.

"Even bosses usually have employers, senior family members and others who require them to make certain choices. Welcome to the world of the bosses, little Fae." Wolfe laughed.

Oh well, at least I still get my custom chair. What's the holdup? Why aren't we flying yet?" The Faerie replied.

"They are still clearing the runway from the last plane to be unloaded. It will take a few minutes before we can take off." The Witch replied.

Wolfe sighed. "Just power up the motors, and I will lift us straight up."

The Faerie cheered, and the Witch pushed the throttles forward as Wolfe used [Levitate] to lift them in the air.

"Little Fae, keep an eye out for Witch curses on the ground. I don't know how good your senses are, but they might be better than mine. If we find any, I want to destroy them before they cause trouble." Wolfe instructed.

"I'm all over it like a fat Witch on a cupcake. Like a Faerie on Sugar, like a well, something impressive. But I am great at detecting curses." The tiny creature cheered.

She clearly didn't get out enough, likely because she had been openly hostile to her Witch for so long, and Wolfe was inclined to keep her around for a while. The constant stream of randomness was refreshing.