The Overlord
5. Acquaintances from the past.
Previous ChapterNext ChapterThe group on the front left the van before Grogar compared some houses to the Shire, now it was as if he was on the Shire itself. Many hills, each one a house that had small roads that lead from one front door to the other and he could feel a complex network of tunnels and chambers beneath the ground.
“Cheng!!” multiple voices shouted at the same time when they saw the mage.
“Cheng, we didn't know you would be visiting!” exclaimed a male voice that seemed older, probably the father.
“Mom! Dad! It's good to see you both. Unfortunately, it was work that brought me here,” said Cheng.
“Oh, so is this lovely gryphoness your client? Or is she your girlfriend?” asked a female voice that also showed signs of experience, probably the mother.
“Mom!” exclaimed Cheng confirming Grogar suspicions. Then Cheng explained, “She is just a friend and she is accompanying the clients while I and another friend act as escorts.”
“That's our cue,” said Grogar and the other two that were still inside the van, he got up and reabsorbed the shadows he used to make the seats that he, Faust and Agate were using.
*GASP*
Multiple gasps were heard by the trio as they came into the view of the group outside. Jun and Katsu were leaning on the van, Cheng was talking with a pair of older rabbits and behind them were many other rabbits of different ages, but upon closer inspection, it was possible to see that there were some individuals of other races among the crowd.
Both of the older rabbits had different shades of gray from Jun, both were lighter but the mother was the lighter of the two and the father had a brownish tint, both of them had a chubby look but that didn't hide the muscle on the father, probably the product of a life living in a farm, although it gave the mother a more motherly look, both of them had the same white area beneath the mouth and around the eyes as Jun and lastly the mother had the same eye color as Jun and Cheng while the father had brown eyes. The mother was wearing a simple floral dress while the father was wearing a plain light green button-up shirt and blue overalls.
“Mom, dad, meet my client. His Imperial Majesty, Lord Grogar and Lady Faust,” said Cheng nervously and after that, there was an awkward silence.
“Y-Y-Y-Yo-Yo-Your Majesty!” said the mother as she adjusted her floral dress in an attempt to make herself more presentable in the presence of royalty while her husband remained frozen, the only sign of his nervousness was his twitching nose –a common sign of fear, anxiety or similar emotions on lagomorphs.
“There is no need to be nervous, we are just passing by on our way to Zerzura,” said Grogar trying to alleviate their anxiety, but it seemed to not work because Cheng's father fainted, however, Grogar created a cushion of shadows before he hit the ground.
“Dear/Dad!” shouted Cheng, Jun and their mother at the same time.
“Well, that was unexpected,” commented Faust and Grogar just sighed.
“Where should I put him?” asked Grogar.
“This way,” said Cheng's mother as she motioned for the others to get out of the way and into the house, apparently the worry for her husband overwrote her previously nervousness.
Grogar followed the older doe, but he had to bend down to enter the house and he couldn't stand up straight inside because he would hit his head on the ceiling. Eventually, she led him to a room with photos of many rabbit kits, some books on a stand as well as some wools of cotton and unfinished sweaters, this was probably her and her husband's room.
“I am sorry about that, Your Majesty. Maybe we can discuss this over a meal,” said Cheng’s mother not as nervous as before, while Grogar lowered the buck on the bed.
“That would be nice,” said Grogar as he followed Cheng’s mother outside on the backyard where there were many tables set up, there was also some stoves, barbecue grills and campfires, all in all, a very large outdoor gathering. Most of the tables were occupied by what he assumed to be Cheng and Jun's family, but he could also see some ponies, sheeps, few kitsunes and gryphons as well as other races, probably friends, some of which were on the ground having picnics while sitting on blankets.
Grogar went to a table where Jun, Katsuo, Cheng, Agate, Rime and Faust were sitting and not long after Cheng's mother sat in front of him. Grogar looked at the food on the table, it was enough to be considered a very large feast, but considering how large her family was it shouldn't be a surprise, that and the fact that lagomorphs had a faster than average metabolism.
“The feast looks fantastic,” said Grogar.
“Thank you, Your Majesty. But I’m not the only one who deserves the credit. I would like to apologize for my husband's reaction, he doesn't deal well with surprises,” said Cheng’s mother and just before she could start eating her meal she remembered something, “Oh, how rude of me, I completely forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jiahao Yahui and it's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty.”
“It's a pleasure to meet you as well Mrs. Jiahao,” said Grogar.
“Thank you, Your Majesty, also there is no need to call me "Mrs. Jiahao", just Yahui is fine and besides, with so many kits around is kinda difficult to refer to one's family name. Now let's eat while it's hot,” said Yahui as she and most of the others present clapped their hands/paws together and started to pray.
“We thank the gods for this bountiful meal,” said Yahui Grogar actually felt her prayer reach him through his divine senses, not only hers but also from the other mortals that were present as well and he was sure that Faust felt the same thing.
Gods could hear the prayers of their worshippers, Grogar knew that the reemergence of gods was inevitable so he made laws specifically just for them to follow since they would be empowered by their worshippers, but in return, they had to take care of their worshippers and not carelessly dismiss them. It was simple really, the more a mortal asked from a god, the more a god could ask in exchange, it was a somewhat equivalent exchange so long no one broke one of the laws established by Grogar.
Grogar had not met any of the New Gods of Tambelon yet, but he felt that he would meet some of them on this trip. Really, so long none of them became like the Old Gods of Mundus he didn't care, they were free to do as they pleased. It should also be noted that the belief of worshippers only added to the gods' power and didn't affect their base power, however, their base power would decrease if they rely solely on the power gained by their worshippers.
Halfway through the meal, Cheng’s father arrived claiming he had a strange dream in which the Emperor showed up for a lunch at his home. He almost fainted again when he saw Grogar, but thanks to his wife he managed to calm down and introduce himself as Jiahao Zanshi. His nervousness seemed to have vanished when Grogar commented that the meal was delicious, then Zanshi announced full of pride that all the vegetables used to make the meal were grown on his lands by himself and his family.
This pleasant atmosphere continued until the afternoon, Grogar saw Faust entertaining the younglings with stories and her magic, Rime was doing the same with another group, Agate seemed uncomfortable, she was probably not used to interacting with younglings, it was funny to see a group of them follow her around and lastly Jun and Cheng were with another group on a nearby lake.
Cheng was without his robes, showing his slender although not athletic figure while he played with his younger siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews. Katsuo was on one of the tables doing some gestures, probably retelling one of his and Jun’s escapades on the job, some of the teenagers seemed to be making bets.
It was also possible to see many children on the park sized playground, some adolescents under the shades of nearby trees reading books or keeping an eye on the younger ones and some groups of school-age younglings playing competitive team sports on a series of playing fields and pitches made on the spacious property.
Grogar then saw Zanshi sit beside him and offer him a goblet that was too big for a rabbit.
“I thought that maybe you would want a drink,” said Zanshi, then Grogar noticed that Zanshi had a bottle of wine on the other hand and beside him was Yahui with two smaller goblets, just the right size for the rabbits. This probably wasn't the first time he explained this by the way he answered the unasked question while he poured some wine into Grogar's goblet, “That goblet is for when one of my bigger friends from the town comes for a drink. Really, that minotaur loves our wine, he even sells some of it on his restaurant.”
“Thank you,” said Grogar as he took a sip of the wine. Then he said, “it's marvelous.”
They just enjoy the silence for a while they observed the gathering of family and friends.
“Is every day like this?” asked Grogar.
“No, it’s just a family reunion for the festival tomorrow. Most of our older children have moved out of the house, some moved out of the town. I'm just glad most of them could visit us today,” answered Yahui.
“May I ask you something, Your Majesty?” asked Zanshi after he too took a sip of the wine.
“You may,” said Grogar.
“Why you made the world as it is?” asked Zanshi, which caused Grogar to raise an eyebrow. Then Zanshi elaborated, “I mean, I don't regret anything, despite the hardship I and my family faced, I’m happy. Throughout my life, I sometimes heard how things were on Mundus and I was curious. Why you made Tambelon so different and yet similar to Mundus?”
“I always believed in living with your own strength. Even before I became a mage,” said Grogar before taking another sip of wine. Then he added, “That's why I never controlled the weather or the movements of the celestial bodies, I just set them into motion after making the rules that govern them.”
“What was your life like before being a mage?” asked Yahui curious.
“What the legends tell about me?” asked Grogar.
“Well, there are many versions of your legend. Most of them just agree that you became a mage, then you somehow defeated the alicorn and draconequus pantheons before reappearing millennia later and start a war with Faust,” said Yahui with a thoughtful looked as she remembered the stories she heard while growing up.
“They also said you created the Windigos and the Umbrums,” commented Zanshi.
“Surely there is more,” said Grogar.
“Yeah, but that's just the parts they agree on,” explained Yahui.
“I see,” said Grogar as he drank the rest of the wine before he poured more. Then he said, “I used to be a farmer.”
Zanshi almost choked on his wine, after he recovered he asked, “Really?”
Grogar nodded and answered, “Had the tragedy that took my family not happened, I would never set out on my quest to tear down the Old Gods from their thrones. Maybe I would have found a mate and lived the rest of my life like any other mortal.”
Then Grogar looked at the sky and saw the moons that were starting to become visible in the late afternoon and this caused his expression to soften. Yahui saw where Grogar was looking, so she asked trying to change the subject, “Is it true that Mundus has only one sun and one moon?”
“Yes it is,” said Grogar as he continued to look at the moons.
“Then, why did you made six moons and two suns?” asked Zanshi curious.
“Funny you would ask that. The moons are a tribute to my late siblings and the suns to my late parents. I never had the chance to bury them and never knew where their souls ended up. They could be still on Mundus or reincarnated here on Tambelon or even on a random world out there. So I made the suns and moons as a reminder,” said Grogar.
“I'm sorry Your Majesty, we didn't know,” said Zanshi with a remorseful tone as his ears dropped and folded back –a sign of sadness.
“Don't be, it was a long time ago,” said Grogar as he saw the first sun starting to set in the north. Then he said, “You know, I never had the chance to name the moons and suns back then. I’m curious to know what their names are nowadays.”
“Really? Why you never named them?” asked Yahui.
“To me, it didn't matter at the time. They represented my family so I didn't feel the need to name them,” explained Grogar.
“Well, they have many names and legends surrounding them, it depends on the culture. But the most common names for the suns are Goldenpyre and Silverpyre because of their colors. The history books say they were named like this because of your death and the suns were like funeral pyres,” said Zanshi.
“I actually found that fitting, even if it's for different reasons. What about the moons?” asked Grogar after he took another sip of his wine and he also noticed that some of the guests were leaving, no surprise since it was getting late.
“The biggest moon is called Great Lord and is the one that is used to mark the passage of the months. The second biggest is called White Lady and is the one of great importance to us yuètù since many of the medicinal herbs we grow bloom at night under its light,” explained Zanshi.
“The third biggest is called Pathfinder and it has many unique markings on its surface that are used for navigation together with the stars, besides being the brightest of the moons. The fourth and fifth are called Heavenly Twins and their positions dictate the time for some festivals, ceremonies and rituals,” said Yahui excitedly.
“And the smallest moon is called Blue Chime because of its bluish tint and once every few years it is said that the magic the world rings and hums like the sound of a small bell,” said Cheng as he sat beside Grogar.
“I would never have guessed you didn't know the names of the moons, Your Majesty,” said Rime as she sat beside Zanshi and Yahui before she asked, “You could have asked, you know?”
Zanshi saw that Katsuo sat on the grass beside Jun, then the young doe smiled and sat on the kitsune’s lap before nuzzling his chest. Then Katsuo made a small fire by flicking his tail, which they used to warm themselves.
“Sometimes I worry about them,” said Zanshi without looking away from the couple.
“Why?” asked Cheng and Rime at the same time, Rime asked out of curiosity and Cheng out of worry.
“Nothing against Katsu, but he is a kitsune. They can live for up to two centuries if they don't acquire their second tail while the average lifespan of a yuètù is half a century and because of this I worry about them and the rest of my family, especially considering my age,” confessed Zanshi.
“You don't have to worry about that so soon, your life force is quite strong. Your life expectancy is above average,” said Grogar before drinking the rest of the wine in his goblet. Then he added, “She too has a very strong life force and if what I saw is right then she could reach a century of age.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty,” said Zanshi just before Katsu and Jun approached the group.
“Hey dad, we better go it's getting late and the kits need to sleep. See you tomorrow at the festival,” said Jun before Katsu took a small case from his pocket.
From the case, Katsu took a small marble, before crushing it in his right paw. Then a magic circle appeared beneath Katsu and Jun.
“Bye-bye,” said Katsu before he and Jun disappeared with the circle.
That was one of the most useful and modern conveniences, Spell Beads. Small marble-like objects “loaded” with a single spell, they could be used by anyone and they could be purchased at any licensed store. Of course those capable of creating them also need a license to manufacture the normal beads and an additional license was needed to create the more dangerous variety that was used by the army and law enforcement.
“Kids and their fancy magic,” said Zanshi before getting up, then he went to where the group of younglings was being entertained by Faust.
“It must be very difficult to take care of so many kits,” said Rime remembering her own experiences with her chicks/cubs.
“No, not really,” said Yahui and Cheng at the same time.
“Really? How so?” asked Rime.
“Well, in large families like this one it's normal to be like a daycare were the older siblings take care of the younger ones. Actually, we only have three Iron Rules: Family is family; Help where help is needed; Kits come first;” said Yahui.
“Doesn't that complicate things?” asked Rime to this day having difficulty grasping how different their family interactions were. To most gryphonesses the thought of not taking care of their own offspring(s) themselves was almost alien, they would, however, let the older siblings, another family member or a close friend watching over the young ones very reluctantly.
“Not really, we are pretty good at knowing who is related to who and how so it's not much of a problem,” said Yahui as she saw Zanshi lead the kits back inside, so she said, “Well, I better help my husband.”
“We should go as well. Thanks for the awesome day mom,” said Cheng as he hugged his mother.
Not long after that, Faust rejoined the group and after the farewells Grogar teleported them back to Cheng's house. When they arrived on the front they saw Aron sitting on Ida’s lap and leaning his head on her shoulder as they watched the second sunset on the south and the stars were starting to become visible.
“Hi Aron, Ida. It seems both of you had a good time,” said Cheng as he unlocked the door.
“Yeah, how about you?” asked Aron as he laid his head on his mate’s breasts.
“Had a good time with my family. I really needed some time off,” said Cheng as he opened the door.
Sometime later they all settled on the house, before going outside to watch the stars, Cheng and Rime wanted to do some meditation before sleeping, Grogar wanted to just reminisce while looking at the stars since he knew the story of every single one of them and Faust wanted to be beside Grogar while Agate decided to retire for the night after a tiring day evading determined kits that thought they were playing hide and seek, her skills were put to the test against the hearing of many young bunnies.
Then Grogar and Faust felt a presence, Grogar looked to the right and apparently there was nothing there, but he knew better.
“You can't fool me, you know?” said Grogar as he laid on the ground looking at the stars while using Faust's lap as a pillow.
The air at Grogar's right started to distort until a figure was left standing, she was 5ft 6in tall had white fur and was wearing a light blue short kimono and black shorts. However, the most important fact was that she was a kitsune, not just any kitsune but one with ten tails.
“As expected of you, I glad you have returned master. Allow me to be the first of the New Gods of Tambelon to welcome you,” said the kitsune as she sat beside Grogar.
Grogar looked into the blue eyes of the divine kitsune and for a moment the image of a young kitsune warrior with the same eyes overlapped in his mind.
“It's good to see you again, Inari,” said Grogar.
“I’m honored that you remembered my name,” said Inari. Then she looked at the alicorn and said in a neutral tone, “Hello Faust.”
“Hello Inari,” said Faust greeting the New God.
“How could I not remember you? I still remember that young kitsune warrior leading my soldiers into battle, the same kitsune that was taught by me. The fact you became a New God is a confirmation of the potential I saw in you,” said Grogar before looking at Inari’s tails, so he asked, “Ten tails, huh?”
“Yeah, I’m the only kitsune on Tambelon with ten tails, besides being the main goddess of the vulpine folk in general,” said Inari proudly with an almost cocky attitude.
“Is there anyone from that time still alive?” asked Grogar.
“Let’s see, the Old Gods that migrated to Tambelon when the portal to Mundus was still open plus those that became New Gods from before your death and the immortals that followed you at the time. If you include me and Faust, about forty people,” answered Inari.
“I see,” said Grogar just as Rime and Cheng finished their meditation.
“Lady Inari!!” shouted Cheng in surprise when he noticed the presence of the goddess. Then he quickly added, “I wasn't expecting a visitor. Might I offer some tea?”
Rime also noticed the presence of the goddess but managed to contain her surprise.
“Nah, I’m about to leave anyway,” said Inari to Cheng before looking at Grogar, “Some other New Gods might come to visit either later tonight or tomorrow during the festival. You should visit us on Aarukamma in the future.”
“Before you go, I have to say that today I met an interesting kitsune. He has potential,” said Grogar.
“You will have to be more specific, nowadays almost all kitsune can trace their lineage back to me with the exception of the older ones that are still alive,” said Inari as she opened a portal in front of her.
“Just a curiosity,” said Grogar.
“Well then, until next time,” said Inari before walking through the portal.
“I'm going to retire for the night,” said Rime.
“Agreed,” said Cheng before yawning.
Next afternoon
Grogar and the others were going through the town since Cheng, Jun and Katsu were showing the city to them. Right now they saw many stands selling souvenirs for those that came to the town for the festival.
Grogar and Faust being who they were gathered a lot of attention, but they didn't let that interfere with their visit. The city's square was decorated with many ribbons and lanterns that would glow once the suns went down. But the highlight of the festival would be the fireworks once the two biggest moons aligned in the middle of the night sky, their way to celebrate and thank for this year's harvest.
“Chief!!” shouted Jun bring Grogar out of his introspection.
Katsu didn't show much reaction except for the tensing of his posture while Jun approached a tall minotauress in blue uniform, the same one Jun wore when they met her but with the sleeves rolled up showing her muscular arms. The minotauress was 8ft 9in tall, had a dark gray fur coat, a pair of horns coming out of the upper part on her head’s sides, the tip of her fingers had an almost black substance covering them –a layer of natural protection present on the hands of races with hooves– and without gloves, the only part visible that was darker than her fur was her muzzle, eyes and short mane in a military looking "flattop" cut, which were black.
“Jun, I thought today was your and your partner's off day,” said the minotauress and if how Jun address to her was any indication she was also the chief of the local law enforcement.
“Yeah, just showing the town to my brother’s clients that are visiting for the festival tonight,” said Jun.
“I see,” said the Chief.
Not long after the group approached, while she had a look of annoyance when she saw Katsu, that immediately passed when she saw Grogar and Faust.
“Your Majesty, Lady Faust,” said the Chief as she placed her right fist on her chest and straighten her back just like Jun did when she met Grogar, this was Tambelon's version of a salute. Grogar made so that soldiers would salute like this instead of kneeling to make sure they were always ready for battle if needed.
“Greetings,” said Grogar and Faust at the same time.
“I'm right to assume that you are the head of the local law enforcement?” asked Grogar as a formality.
“Yes, Chief of Police Niki Nomiki,” said Niki.
“At ease,” said Grogar before looking around the city's square where he spotted other officers helping visitors or just keeping the lookout for any troublemakers.
“I hope our little town is of your liking,” said Niki.
“It is, it’s also somewhat what nostalgic,” said Grogar.
Whatever Niki was about to say was interrupted by the appearance of the small magical circle of the communication spell over her left ear, she tapped the circle with her left index and index finger.
“Niki speaking,” said Niki to whoever was on the other side, then she answered, “I’ll be on my way.”
Then she deactivated the communication spell before turning to Grogar and Faust.
“I apologize for the interruption, but I have a meeting with the mayor,” said Niki.
“Then don't let me keep you,” said Grogar before Niki saluted and left.
“She seems to take her duties very seriously,” said Faust.
“Yeah, Katsu tries to make her ‘loosen up’, much to her annoyance he always tries on duty. Actually, she can be pretty laid back off the clock, I met her once on the park with her wife and calves, sweet little things,” said Jun before she looked and saw that Katsu wasn't with them and after looking for a bit she saw him with Cheng and Rime looking at some souvenirs.
“She is just keeping her professional and personal lives apart then,” concluded Faust.
“Probably,” said Grogar noticing that Agate remained close to him, so he asked her, “Don't you want to buy some souvenirs?”
“There is no need for that my lord, besides I was never the type to collect trinkets anyway,” answered Agate, that was unusual but not unheard of since most dragonkin had the urge to hoard something, granted it didn't need to be physical and tangible objects for them to collect. Some could hoard knowledge or something similar, it depended on their upbringing.
Grogar also noticed that not far from the city's square was a temple and by the lack of distinct markings and symbols it was probably a shared temple were you prayed to multiple gods. Speaking of gods Grogar could feel the presence of four gods in this town, while it was unusual it was not unheard of for gods to come and celebrate with mortals, but they were probably disguised. If they were here for the festival than sooner or later Grogar might encounter them and by the way Faust looked around she also felt their presences.
Anyway, throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the night they enjoyed the festival, most of the festivities happened later and because of the multicultural background of the town, they were quite varied. They especially enjoyed the different types of traditional music, it was quite amusing when Rime dragged Agate to enjoy the music and it took a while for her to dance. Even more amazing was when Rime dragged Cheng for a dance, but they were far from the only couple with a very discernable height difference and species, even Grogar and Faust joined the fun.
They also discovered that Katsuo was a terrible dancer, but he still showed some moves with Jun on the city square. Throughout the night the six moons climbed the night sky, around midnight the Great Lord and the White Lady were almost aligned, the closest comparison that Grogar could make from his human life was a solar eclipse but with two moons instead of a sun and moon.
The music and dancing stopped as they prepared the fireworks to be launch at the moment the two moons aligned, Grogar and his group were sitting around a small table enjoying some drinks and snacks. Before long the fireworks illuminated the skies when the White Lady moved in front of the Great Lord, the result was the white glow of the second moon with the edges of sandy brown from the Great Lord. After that more music and dancing followed along with many games, they all opted to rejoin the festivities with the exception of Faust and Grogar who remained on the table.
“Amazing isn't it?” asked Grogar.
“What do you mean master?” asked Faust as she saw the look of nostalgia on Grogar.
“To just enjoy the little things in life,” clarified Grogar.
“Yes, it is,” answered Faust.
They just enjoy the festival until they felt two presences approached them.
“Excuse me, may we sit with the two of you?” asked a female voice.
“Of course dear,” said Faust as she turned to greet the two gods.
Grogar turned to also greet them, but as soon as his eyes were on the two they widen in surprise.
“It can't be,” said Echo in Grogar’s mind.
New Grogar himself was overwhelmed by emotions from Old Grogar's memories, his eyes gazed beyond the physical realm, beyond the layers of their souls and into their core where he saw something that his old self just gave up long ago in finding.
“Lena, Rina,” said Echo in the mind of an equally shocked Grogar. The two gods before him were the reincarnation of Old Grogar's sisters.
Author's Note
Just to clarify, Old Gods are any gods that appeared before the Great Calamity/Cataclysm on Mundus and New Gods came after. They could be born as gods like Faust or they ascended like Grogar, regardless of that New Gods continued to appear even after his death. Yes, I based them on the New Gods from DC that were created by Jack Kirby, but the emergence of New Gods after the death of the Old Ones is common in many mythologies it's just more evident in DC nomenclature.
Also the pocket universe created by Grogar operates in a similar way to the universe of Elder Scrolls' Mortal Plane ironically named Mundus. Tambelon is a geocentric system with the main world –called Tambelon– in its center with the moons and planets orbiting around it. The suns and stars are placed on the inner surface of the bubble that the geocentric system floats inside it.
There is also different Dimensional Layers or Planes Of Existence on this pocket universe like in Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons or like the Planes of Oblivion or Oblivion Realms from Elder Scrolls that may or may not be ruled by a god, Grogar as the demiurge of Tambelon is the only one who has unrestricted access to all of these places. Think of this as a isolated Mini–Multiverse inside the Displaced Multiverse like the Forgotten Realm setting of D&D or the Great Beyond from Pathfinder with Grogar being a Planewalker.
Most –but not all– names will be from the culture that inspired the races. Ex: kitsune~japanese; yuètù~chinese; minotaur and centaur~mixture of greek and latin; dragons and their offshoots~draconics from different RPGs; Gryphons~mostly european; etc.
Inari's name comes from a japanese deity of the same name, but her multiple tails are not indicative of her godhood.
Inari is has a Type 3 body type but without hair/mane, so just the fur coat.
Niki Nomiki is a Type 4 anthro and her name comes from Νικη meaning "victory" and Vομικος meaning "relating to the law".
Yes, Yahui and Zanshi a.k.a. Jun and Cheng's parents are based on Bonnie and Stu Hopps a.k.a. Judy's parents, actually their names have a mostly similar meaning to their expy here on my story.
Yahui – From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit".
Zanshi – From Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support" combined with 实 (shí) meaning "real, honest".
Also both of them are between Type 3 and Type 4 like Cheng and Jun.


The Spell Beads were a idea I got from the Incantation Orb from the anime Seven Deadly Sins(七つの大罪, Nanatsu no Taizai) –Spell Beads is actually a alternative name for these item– and Materia from Final Fantasy VII, they are however marble sized.
Aarukamma – is the name I choose for a city where the gods reside. The name comes from:
Aaru or Fields of Aaru – the paradise on egyptian mythology and the realm where Osiris resides.
Kamma or Karma – it's the spiritual principle of cause and effect and a key concept in many eastern religions, mythologies and philosophies that deals with reincarnation.
As for the names for Grogar's sisters, since Grogar sounded closer to Griogair which is a form of the name Gregor, which is a short form for Gregory, that and the fact that by the shape of his horns Grogar is most likely a Altai Mountain Goat I did some research in european names and I decided to use:
Lena – short for Helena, Yelena or Magdalena.
Rina – short for Katerina, Karina or Marina.
Also check some of shepherd0821's other artworks.
Lastly I would like suggestions for a name for the universe in which Tambelon exist, put the suggestions on the comments below. If I see a I name that I like and found fitting I will mention it on the author's note of the next chapter, but you have to explain the reason and meaning behind the name. And please, no inappropriate or insulting names.
