The dragon's harem

Chapter 844: Miraʼs Bomb

The girls walked out of the meeting tent and Isdis sighed, ”Weʼll, it seems theyʼll stop for the time being. But thatʼs only under pressure, Iʼm sure that stupid king would break the treaty if The got a chance.”

”We canʼt have him charge after we leave.” Eris looked around, ”Should I blast a crater in their way? That might scare them away.”

”I could leave some demons as well.” Merida looked at Isdis and then turned toward their carriage, ”Those two are at it again.” She could see Mira and Merlin giggling as they tried to compact stone with magic, they were using poor Meryem as a test subject.

”Itʼs heavy...” Meryem growled, unable to move inside the stone armor. It was a full plate armor made of compressed stone that weighed several thousand kilograms, the joints didnʼt work, and it didnʼt even have holes for eyes, a rectangular prototype just as a proof of concept. ”What are you testing exactly?” Meryem growled.

”We want to know if we can communicate with magic and if the curse is indeed blocked or not.” Merlin replied.

Mira looked at the hole they left for air and then stuck a crystal beside them, ”It seems that even a small hole can allow the curse to enter, we should find a way to completely lock this armor while still allowing the wearer to move, breathe, and see if possible.”

”I can create a compressed air vessel and attach it to the back, for vision we can use a mageʼs eye and some flat crystals stuck before the eyes. But the problem is moving, this thing is far too heavy.”

”If I canʼt move it.” Meryem growled, ”Nobody can.”

”Arad might be able to.” Mira smiled.

”Like he would need this thing!” Meryem cried.

”Meryem is right. We need to find a way to make it lighter, gravity magic is an option, but we canʼt keep active from a huge distance.” Merlin scratched her head.

”You can start by adding some joins.” Meryem sighed.

”I did... But, they do as good as not exist with how heavy this armor is.” Merlin scratched her head, ”For now, letʼs get you out.” She flicked her fingers and teleported Meryem outside the

armor.

”You also need to work on getting in and out; itʼs also too hot inside.”

Isdis, Eris, and Merida approached them, ”Weʼve finished the negotiation and got a temporary truce.” Isdis sighed, ”I doubt this would last.”

”Whatʼs the major problem?” Betty asked as she looked out of the carriageʼs window.

”The stupid king is too greedy. Weʼre trying to convince him that going to the desert would only get his army wiped out, and he wants us to pay him land so he wonʼt charge.” Isdis shook her head as she sat on the ground, ”We donʼt have anything too big for him so he would bend down.”

”Like what?” Betty looked at Eris and Merida, ”You can intimidate him.”

”That doesnʼt always work, and Iʼd rather not build a relation that would cause us a war in the future.” Isdis looked at Betty... ”What would Arad do if he was here?”

”The problem is that he believes whatever in the desert is a powerhouse, and that the kingdom that gets it first could dominate the world. No matter what you say, heʼll always take it as a lie.” Tempo approached, ”But Iʼve got a plan. We need to show him how dangerous Arad is.”

”How?” She tilted her head.

”Well, we only have one person who can hit as hard as Arad himself.” He smiled and slowly turned toward Mira. ”Isnʼt that right?”

”Wait? Me?” She gasped, pointing at herself.

Tempo giggled, ”That failed device of before, make us a second one. Letʼs blow it over the mountains and let their wizards deal with it. Letʼs call it flashes of Uranus.”

”If we managed to convince them that those explosions are only a tiny part of Aradʼs power, just like the sparks coming from a great fire. They are bound to start fearing for their lives.” Tempo had a nasty plan cooking up.

Merlin stood, ”Weʼll use the previous explosion to calculate the radius of the blast and the spread of the curse if we knew the wind direction and speed.” She smiled.

Aella approached, ”Leave figuring the wind to me. But the plan is to have their mages push the curse away with wind magic, right?”

”Yeah, you just give us the windʼs speed and direction so we can make sure the bomb is safe. Their wizards will do the heavy lifting later; you just support them if something goes wrong.” Merlin looked at Mira, ”We can make another bomb,”

”How will we plant it?” Mira asked.

”Iʼll do it.” Betty lifted her hand, ”If someone could run away before the explosion kills them, it has to be me.”

”What could I do?” Meryem looked at them.

”Get your children beneath the ground and shake when I give you a signal. We want them to feel like Arad is a natural disaster thatʼs above their understanding.” Merlin smiled, ”Heʼs too big for them to even think of fighting. That needs to be the case.”

Tempo looked at the soldiers, ”Iʼll create a wave of heat before the explosion...”

”And Iʼll create a massive wave of magic and send it toward them from the desert. That would be like the warning signal before the explosion. And since the other kingdom saw a similar explosion, itʼll now become a pattern. The mere existence of Uranus in the desert causes massive explosions that could wipe a kingdom, fighting him is impossible.” Merlin was confident this plan would work.

Isdis and Merida looked at each other, ”Thatʼs all well and good.” Merida said and Isdis finished. ”What if it went wrong? And this place was about to be blasted?”

”Iʼll take care of it.” Eris lifted her hand, ”If I used all of my magic and divine power and conjured one massive purple sun, Iʼm confident that I could at least shield this place from the curse with it.”

”So youʼll just hit the coming blast with a purple sun to negate it.” Tempo nodded.

”And Iʼll tell the people that Iʼm a demi-goddess thatʼs keeping Uranus in check as his wife. Thatʼs bound to make them confident Arad is not something they can handle.” Eris suggested

with a smile.

”Thatʼs bound to increase your influence as well. A goddess that saved a whole kingdom, youʼll quickly rise in ranks with such a feat.” Tempo looked at the mountains. ”But those are going to be our first barrier.”

”Then Iʼll get to it.” Mira smiled, ”Merlin, help me get this bomb ready.”

”About the name.” Aella looked at them with a smile, ”For now, weʼll call Uranusʼs spark. But later, weʼll call it Miraʼs bomb. I bet itʼll be a powerful artifact.”

”Wait? Letʼs just call it Uranusʼs bomb.” Mira gasped.

”Itʼs your creation.” Eris looked at her, ”Iʼm sure Arad would also want you to keep the credit

for it.”

Tempo nodded, ”Now that Iʼm thinking about it. A weapon of mass destruction capable of erasing a small kingdom and cursing the land, I want some for our military.” He looked at

Mira.

”Yeah...”Aella scratched her head. ”If this information spreads out, kingdoms are going to fight over Mira.”

”Isnʼt Merlin helping?” Isdis looked at them.

”Iʼm only using earth magic based on her calculations and needs. Any wizard worth their salt can replace me.” Merlin looked at them, ”Thatʼs her creation.”

”I...” Mira looked at them with a worried and scared face, ”Donʼt want this to be used as a

weapon.”

”I doubt it.” Tempo shook his head, ”Iʼll throw one or two around to show their power and scare people off, and Iʼll keep the rest as an intimidation.” He pointed at the mountain, ”Weʼre doing the same here.”

”Yeah. Scare them with the first shot, and threaten them with another.” Betty giggled.

”See that?! If you donʼt behave, Iʼll throw one on your heads.” Merida shook her fist.

”Fine.” Mira sighed, ”Just, donʼt go blasting people left and right. Keep in mind that whatever this bomb could do... Arad can do more.”

Tempo laughed, ”Donʼt worry; I donʼt want you to send Arad to blast us for using this weapon

the wrong way.”

”Then letʼs get to work.” Merlin walked with Arad behind the carriage to make the bomb while Meryem dug underground toward her children. Betty started stretching and getting ready to plant the bomb while Aella flew away to measure the windʼs speed and direction.

Eris sat alone to focus on her magic in case she needed to shield the place and Merida kept guarding the carriages with Tempo. The plan [Intimidation Bomb] was set in motion.

As the girls began to move in silence, the king also had plans of his own. For a starter, he sent

a messenger back to the capital which was almost an hourʼs ride from their location. But, he didnʼt know what a nasty surprise awaited him.