Last Mage Standing Novels & Stories

” I pay my respects to the clan of the Balgarus, the clan of Dorian, the clan of Obsidian, and the clan of Umbrathos. Their bravery and their valour will never be forgotten and will remain unsullied in our hearts. The remaining competitors and the champion will now go through the last portal for the last game. A battle against the Beasts of Druskell. In the third game, every competitor will be required to either leave a memory, their ability to shift or their identity.

Throwing his cards on the table, Mauro said, "Don't you dare play without me..." Receiving laughter from his friends, Mauro stood up and yawning walked out of his hut. Mauro is Luka's older brother, the alpha heir to his family, and the next leader. However, Mauro is generally described as a lazy alpha, not living up to the expectations of all his citizens to be the ruler. For that same reason, his parents had decided to test his leadership abilities, sending him to that camp together with Luka and other omegas, making him responsible for his entire pack, and forcing him to take care of all of them.

Another muttered, “Surely not one of the human volunteers.” I let them sit in that tension for a breath. “Yes,” I said calmly. “A human.” The murmuring began immediately. “Impossible.” “A dragon king—” “A human cannot—” “Enough.” My voice cut through the room like steel. “She is not merely human.” That stilled them. Kaelith chose that moment to step forward. “She is the last-born Madrigal in this realm.” Shock. Real, visceral shock. One of the elders actually rose halfway from his seat before sitting again.

I replied as Orel jerked in surprise. “They have twice as much as we do Themis, surely you cannot be right.” “Oh I am right, we have something that they don’t.” I winked at him. “And what is that?” Orel asked me with skeptism written all over his tone. “The most powerful legion of the last magic kingdom that survived the fall of that era and their queen.” I replied as Orel looked at me with a thoughtful look on his face before nodding. “Okay, let’s end this war.” Orel made to stand but I covered his hand with mine.

He was…the last one? How was that possible? The other two were weaker than him! How could they have killed such a strong opponent before him? It was impossible! At the same time, he looked over below the scrolls. Sure enough, he saw the other two warriors standing on the transfer array, looking at him snidely. The sight burned into his eyes. Zelter's jaw slackened and found himself unable to say anything. The spectators were right; he was the last one out after all. Just thinking about what he did flustered him. How humiliating!

The agony swallowed everything else, and a bloodcurdling scream tore out of me, my voice ringing through the empty warehouse. Even so, not one person spared me a shred of mercy. Blow after blow, I became nothing but a mangled, blood-smeared heap, until the agony burned itself down to numbness. I had no idea how long it went on. The bodyguards didn't stop until I was barely breathing. In that moment, Andrew stared at me like I was his mortal enemy, as if I had committed the unforgivable. He raised his boot and ground its heavy leather sole across my face.

Morwen stood on the dais, gripping her staff like it’s the only thing holding her upright. “Last night,” she started, her voice strained, “the Hearthstone… changed. The wards strengthened. This is unprecedented.” She scanned the crowd, her eyes lingered on me too long. “Such power does not appear without cost,” she continued. “Someone in this academy has meddled with forces beyond their understanding. And I will find them.” Kael snorted beside me. “Meddled? It’s a miracle!” Elian’s eyes were widened with awe. “It feels… like a blessing.”

If I stopped moving for a second I would have to face what I had become. I struggled against Cassian. We stumbled sideways. A shelf fell to the ground and glass went everywhere. As we fell something cut into my ankle but I hardly noticed it. Faces started flashing in front of me. Mira laughing, Jonas tapping me on the shoulder Commander Thorne standing in front of the altar. I remembered the vows I made. I realized that I was the one I was supposed to destroy. A sound came out of me like a mix of rage and sadness. My legs almost gave way. Cassian changed his hold on me.

"By the way, I won't be long and I'm leaving. Maybe this will be the first and last meeting between the two of us. I'll just do and follow what you said that you don't want to see me anymore, so here it will be the last day that I will show up to you. It may be painful to listen and feel but I will still accept for your own good sake," he smiled at me as I felt the pain and heaviness in his heart.