"Call the mage here. Maybe they know the details of a mystery person by seeing mana"said Lucas
The mage arrived and they go take a look.
"Sir, even this is a dark mana, but it so rarely to see this"said a mage
"What's this?"said knight
"Dark mana that can change their appearance? I haven't met for a long time"said a mage
"Does it affect other people who got marks?"said Lucas
" It's bad news to tell you, whoever got these marks. Will do whatever the person who mark on them order"said a mage
"But the good news is they didn't lose their emotion. So it will be normal until the person who marks it start to control"said a mage
"Do you have a way to save them?"said Lucas
"Sir Lucas, I feel sorry that we can't help it. The dark magic they got since they're born, we can't control they power"said a mage
"Do you know another person?"said Lucas
"Oh, you mean the mystery person that just stands? We assume that they are also powerful, because they can protect their friend"said a mage
"Thank you"said Lucas
"Everyone retreat" said Lucas
"But what about the people who are unconscious?"said knight
"take them back"said Lucas
"But only half of people who don't unconscious, how could we take them back?"said knight
"Mage, would you mind using your magic to take all of us back?"said Lucas
"Sure" said mage
" To the great Phoenix, take us back to where we from"
Suddenly all of them teleport to the imperial. All of them are in the imperial, but the mage collapsed to the floor.
"Mage! Are you hurt?"said Lucas
"No sir, I'm just using so much power… I have no ability to stand up. But more than that, because the animals too that make my strength gone"said a mage
"What animals?"said Lucas
"Do you remember all of the crows that cling to the tree? That's not just a normal crows… just one of them can absorb all of my mana" said a mage