Velaine looked around as he assessed the situation, It was not as bad as he thought it would be. At least there was still somewhat something they could stand on.
"Water wielder, I want you to hold the knives in place, the air wilder will propel us so I want you to change the direction of your flow when I give you the signal to."
"I will contain the strength so you are not too overwhelmed with it. "
The fire wielder looked expectantly at Velaine.
It was already impossible for him to stop his element, it was the only thing keeping him standing. There has to be a way to curtail his fire without the backlash falling on him for if he suddenly stopped, the backlash might even kill him and the fire he had released will be out of control.
"Fire, your element, direct it at me, try your best to direct it at me. I'll curtail the backlash and the element, you and the earth wielder."
"Do it now." He ordered
And with so much struggle and a lot of questions in their mind, they directed their elements at the lone man.
Velaine didn't raise a finger as they had expected, he simply concentrated on the fire and like sorcery, they watched the man curtail both fire and stone, till they formed a large ball, the air wielder could feel the reduction of load as every single stone began to move into the ball.
"Reduce, the force slowly till you stop wielding the element." He Instructed.
The audience began to notice the difference in the whirlwind, they were no longer stones and the fire was gone.
"Had the wielders died or had the King stopped them?"
"Had the King even managed to reach the battlefield, that whirlwind wouldn't allow any penetration."
"But would he mindlessly jump into something that he knew might kill him?"
A lot of questions were running through their minds but they kept quiet. They was nothing their noise would do anyway.
Leo didn't budge from his position, while the other knights tried to look inside if they could see the king, he just stood alert, if Velaine said it is okay then he believes it is.
Soon enough the fire wielder had stopped wielding his element so did the earth wielder, they nearly collapsed if not for the sole fear of falling off the little rock and the air and water current holding them.
Velaine looked at the air wielder and with one nod, he gave him a go-ahead.
The air wielder changed the direction of his element as Velaine guided him so he doesn't go out of control. With the ball of fire and stones in front of him, the earth wielder and fire wielder stood on one side with the ungifted while the water wielder stood behind them holding the storm, with one push the air wielder propelled them and up they glided out, the water path opening for them, the others watching in amazement while the water wielder struggled to hold the force at bay.
Gasps of shock, screams of excitement, and cries of glee filled the place as the people saw the knights and their king come out of the battlefield. They made efforts to approach them but were stopped by the guards, Velaine moved Infront of the water wielder with the fire and stone still in front of him and nodded at him, and just like how he had collected the fire and stone, he began collecting the water, which began coating the fire and dousing some of it.
The people watched in amazement, it seems they hadn't even noticed the ball the king was holding until this very moment, slowly he collected all the water and the water wielder collapsed with the storm while their king moved closer to the battlefield and slowly let the elements fall peacefully into the wrecked battlefield, the water dousing the fire, the stone and knives falling into the pit.
It was the most magnificent sight ever witnessed, there was no scratch on Velaine, and his face even held what every audience witnessing the scene thought was the most beautiful smile they had ever seen.
He had only broken the trance when he said.
"Leo, take them to the Royal doctor, Irina has prepared something for them.
Suddenly, the crowd all bowed with the most sincere chants
"Long live your Highness."
"Long live your Majesty."
Velaine allowed them to calm down before he said.
"The people of Ridah, like I said, I am your king and I must protect you. You have come to a ruling to accept me as King and accept each other as equals. I hope I do not have a reason to address any case of bully again for if I have to I will punish the culprit like he offended the whole nation."
"Yes, your Majesty."
A guard tied his cloak around him and escorted him up the stairs where he nodded to the guards and after a moment all the doors were open, the prime minister who meekly followed behind him still looked stunned and unable to comprehend the situation.
" I hope you learned something today Prime minister, I hate to think you were too occupied to pick the lesson I had thought you." He mocked.
The prime minister swallowed and gave a deep bow.
" Long live your Majesty." He chanted.
And yet again the rows of chants began from the elated crowds till Velaine had his fill and left the place.
Neil escorted by 2 guards couldn't even place his mind on one thing.
"Who ?'
"What is this man?" He thought.
In front of their eyes, he had controlled 3 elements. It has never even happened that an individual wielded two elements.
"First of all, how could he have passed through that without as much as a scratch?"
"Excuse me, do you know what gift the king has?" He asked the guards behind him.
They looked at each other for a while before they replied to him.
" The ruler of all should never be from one. The king's gift is not known." One replied and Neil felt his knees weaken.
"The ruler of all should not be from one." what does that mean?" He asked yet again.
" It is what is written on the throne, that was one of the lessons the King thought today." The same one replied to him, this time with a look of admiration on his face.
And he couldn't blame him, even he couldn't help but admire Velaine, in what he had seen as useless tyranny, he had solved the pending conflict, asserted his supremacy, and totally gained the love and unwavering loyalty of his people. He has won, completely won.
The man is no ordinary man, he had to be careful, if he was keeping him he must have a reason, he was just waiting for the right time to unveil that reason