Strongest Among the Heavens

The small respite helped the mages and Carla move on. Lala was largely okay. Was it because of the bird perched on her shoulder?

The time to ask questions could come later. Arriving on the coast and seeing the longship, Kazi understood he had another job.

"Ugh, it’s so far..." Carla murmured. "Are we gonna have to go on the water to retrieve it—oh."

Kazi walked on water, at least that was the illusion he gave. By concentrating magic on the bottom of his feet, he was able to create shapeless balls of magical energy that acted as a staircase. Whether it was the sky or the water, he was able to walk on top of it all. He pretended not to hear the mutters of surprise behind him and casually reached the longship, which had been a good twenty feet away from shore.

"Jeez, she really messed it up." Kazi dropped into the ship. Several planks had gotten splintered. "The damage isn’t too bad though. Good thing she used wind magic. I can’t imagine what would have happened if she blasted it with a Fire Ball."

Overall, the damage wasn’t too bad and concentrated in the back rather than the front. The ship itself was perfectly serviceable, including the sail. There was some leakage, however.

"Good thing I had some leftover wood."

In ten minutes, he patched up every little splinter and hole and brought the ship back to normal. Then, with a simple, "Gale Burst," he brought the longship back to the others on shore. There was an unexpected person among them though. An agitated woman in a lehenga with her arms crossed and a special necklace.

"Oh, Noor, you’re back." Kazi did not yet step off the longship and smiled down at her. "Did you find whatever it was in the well?"