"Ladies and gentlemen, I will explain everything! Calm down, let us begin!" K2323 yelled. He waited for things to quiet down. "New arrivals will simply have to gain information from you people. I will now explain why I've brought you here, and what this is all about..."
He tapped an option on the Mazelo screen and a glass of wine materialized next to him, which he took a sip from. "You will notice your Mazelos are set so that you may materialize whatever food or drink you'd like... I'm sure we're all going to take well to a drink with this conversation. I've called you here, as you all should know, about a Third Sage War. Now, I'm sure some of you don't know what the Sage Wars were, many of you aren't sages, and a few of you have no idea who I am. That's all good and well.
The Sage War is not a war just among the sages. The First Sage War was a war started by me fourteen or so years ago against an evil man known as Logan Kent. I had been taught of the evils of technology from my sister, Hikaru... As many of you know, it was before those days that three sages known as the Sage Three, three siblings with expert magic, were the rulers of this dimension. I am one of those Sage Three.
At that time, I only had hatred for technology. I fought Logan Kent and his alliance of empires, known simply as 'The Alliance', behind me only a beaten and broken empire. I lost that war, but I am glad that I did. It taught me that technology is not evil, it is simply misunderstood. My empire, the K Empire, became perhaps the strongest empire of its day. It did so by finding the perfect balance of magic and technology in its society."
He took another sip of his wine. "Just weeks ago, my sister led the Second Sage War against the Aralangs. That war was a weak war on our part. We were completely unprepared and had no idea what to expect. And we went into the war senselessly, without even negotiating with the Aralangs about our problems... But now, we have a reason for war.
Just about an Earth-Week ago, my own sister was taken prisoner by the Aralangs. Her capture was not justified and had no real reasoning to it, apart from a fucked up justice system of a fucked up government. My sister proved her title as a member of the Sage Three on that day and escaped on her own terms, even when surrounded by several barriers in probably the most secure prison facility in existence. Unfortunately, my sister is not here at the moment, but she is well aware of what we plan to do here today."
He looked around at the faces of everyone present. "No, you are not Sages, most of you. But the Sage Wars are no longer wars of sages, they are wars of magic users in general... The Earthlings had a word in their 'English' language which translates into 'Sage'. It meant 'Wise'. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we who represent magic users, those of us gathered in this room, are wise, for we speak for entire armies in some cases, and all of us have great potential inside us...
Make no mistake, there will be loss of those who serve you. Some of the ones gathered in this very room will more than likely die in the war. But you will be dying for a grand cause much greater than any of us... We will be dying for magic. Magic which the Aralangs do not respect. Magic which the Aralangs suppress and are hostile against.
This war is not a war against those who use technology. It is not a war against the Aralangs as a people, either. We are going to war against a special branch of the Aralangs known as the Special Forces which refuse to back down from their campaign to kill members of the Sage Three, valued Relorian leaders, and other personnel. The Special Forces have now taken a holyland of magic users... The place known as the Outerverse, a magic land which they have denied its own life by spreading it with anti-magic!
Yes, we will discuss plans of war on this day, here! But first, I propose a toast!"
In front of everyone, glasses of wine appeared, and juice for those underage. "I would like to make a toast to all the races present who refuse to deny magic! We may all use technology as a method of advancing our civilizations, but that does not mean we deny magic! We do not deny life! And we do not imprison great men and women for no reason! A toast... To Magic!"
