I frowned as the old man that brought me here stood in front of me, I grimaced “I could use a name for you since you haven’t told me yours.”

The old man chuckled “You can just call me Sage.”

I grimaced “Well then Sage, why are you here anyway? I doubt you would turn up for a social call. What do you wish to tell me?”

Sage nodded “I am here to explain about Displaced, people like yourself that have been sent to another world in a different form. You are not the only one and through the use of special items called tokens one can be called to other worlds. I am here to assist your in making a token but you need a base object to facilitate the token. You will keep the original item.”

I pulled out my lighter “How does this work exactly?”

Sage smiled “You simply need force your will into an object along with a phrase.”

I glared at the object “Those of flesh and bone I suggest caution. My hunger is endless and the smell of fresh meat is something difficult to resist. Should you wish harm upon those who I hold dear, you may just become my next meal. Heed this warning for your own sake.” The lighter flipped open the fire glowing brighter than the sun before closing and separating from the lighter in my hand, disappearing out of sight.

Sage nodded to me “Not all Displaced are friendly, you should be prepared for hostility.”

I nodded as he vanished from my sight. I turned around to see Grogar standing in the entrance, he nodded “I figured you were one of those Displaced. When you reach my level of power you can see into alternate worlds and many versions of this world have them. When you go I will follow, I would like to see how other worlds are different from this one.”

I grimaced “Fine but in some worlds you may be as evil as the ponies in this world painted you as so you may meet some opposition. Also I am worried about how those who are linked to me will be affected if I left this world. Their bodies exist because of me.”

Grogar rubbed his chin before nodding “They will be fine, at worst they will be flung back into your body. The truth is your link to them is unbreakable, they are technically part of you but their strong presences prevented them from being fully assimilated.” He then shook his head “Right now I am here to teach you the basics of magic.”

I sat down, he summoned a small flame above one of his horns “Magic is within us, it is formulated from Arcanic Energy that exists everywhere in some shape or form. Magic in it’s most basic essence is understanding how to turn that energy into what you want. The more practice you have, the less energy it costs.”

I nodded “It seems I have long way to go.” I focused summoning a small ball of fire in my hand, I then dispelled it quickly.

Grogar nodded “You have a lot of work to do but I promise that by the end of this my teaching you will capable of matching me as I am now. That however could take thousands of years, it took me a long time to get to where I am and I’m still improving. The perfect magician doesn’t exist, you must keep improving.”

I raised an eyebrow “What about dark magic, isn’t that capable of corruption.”

Grogar frowned “If you go from try to go from one to one hundred, it is usually the last one to master. It requires intense control to make it work, for it too become second nature takes a very long time. In truth to become a master you need to be devote several mortal lifetimes. That is why it dives mortals insane, to safely become immortal would take longer than a mortal lifespan.”

I nodded “I see, thanks for the lesson but I have a great deal of paperwork I have still not caught up on. I have to attend to such things.”

Grogar bowed “How about I assist you, it would speed up the process.”

I smiled “I could use the company.” As we headed to my office, I turned to Grogar “I heard of your title as the father of monsters.”

Grogar smiled “I was the Father of Monsters yes but Griffons, Hippogriffs, Minotaurs, Dragons were born forth from my magic as monsters. I also established the fundamentals of Harmony, Order and Chaos. I wrote the basic principals on magic but all of my work was lost during the reign of Discord. I taught Starswirl a great deal and allowed to rediscover those principals, still the magic now pales in comparison to what once was. Gusty could could very easily create hurricanes that could destroy galaxies if she wished. I taught her everything I knew about wind magic.”

We entered the office, as I looked over the papers I turned to him “Did you have any family?”

Grogar rubbed his chin “I did have a twin brother but he didn’t want to devote the effort and hard work preferring to steal power from others using his magic. As far as I know he went to a group of universe to steal all the energy from them only to be defeated by a fat tubby guy and then several eons later was killed by a weird monkey man. I cared little for him, planning to upset the balance of multiple universes like that. Very shameful.”

I nudged him “Well I’m glad you’re not like your brother, you understand the value of hard work.”

He smirked as he looked over the paper “You don’t get to be like me without hard work.” He then looked back to the paperwork “These nobles are the absolute worst, honestly how do you handle it.”

I grinned “By telling them they are stupid when I see them. I’m far less diplomatic with them, if I wish for change I can’t let those who oppose change get in the way.” We continue working through the paperwork, getting a lot more done than I thought we would today. All of his work was on par with mine and I agreed with his decisions. I was excited for my next lesson with him.

Author's Note

I wonder if any of you can guess who Grogar's brother is?