Magi: The Tale of Faith and Hope

Solomon's Wisdom

"Judar, just like you, he is a 'Djinn' who is entrusted with black rukh," Banker said, explaining the situation at the palace to the magi. "Use your power to control him. That way, he'll become your servant!"

"Quickly become..." Judar said, raising his hands. "Mine already!!!" He slammed both of his hands down on the back of the Dark Djinn's neck. Light and energy that crackled like electricity erupted from his hands, making the Djinn cry out. When the smoke cleared, Judar was floating next to the Djinn and smirking. "Hmm..." He raised his wand and the Djinn stood up. "I see..."

'Damn... This is the worst...' Sinbad thought, glaring up at Judar. "But, I've got to do something!"

"Thalg Al-Salos!" Judar shouted, shooting a rain of ice spears at him.

"What!?" Sinbad said, quickly dodging. The ice spears froze the part of the wall they hit.

"Thalg Al-Salos!" Judar shouted again, repeating the attack.

"!!!" Sinbad furrowed his brow when he realized that moving had put Hope in the line of fire too. Before she could react, he was already pushing her out of the way. "!!" Sinbad exclaimed as he was pinned to the wall by ice spears, and they froze parts of his arms and legs. "Urgh..."

"Sinbad!!" Hope cried, staring at the painful scene with wide eyes. She picked herself up and moved to help him.

"Don't!!" Sinbad told her. "He'll only go after you, too!"

"Behave, Sinbad... don't worry, I won't kill you... I'll make you mine later, too," Judar told him smugly. "And don't worry about the girl. I was already going to kill her."

"Damn!!!" Sinbad cursed, glaring up at him.

"Now... It's finally time to kill you!!" Judar told Alibaba and Hope, pointing his wand in their direction.

"!!" Alibaba and Hope said, sweating nervously. Judar waved his wand and sent more ice spears raining down on them.

"Alibaba-san!!! Hope-san!!!" Morgiana cried, tackling both of them out of the way. She held onto both of them while she repeatedly dodged the ice spears Judar shot at them.

'This kind of attack... cannot be avoided for a long time!!' Morgiana thought anxiously. 'I can only... temporarily... escape for now...!!' She stopped to catch her breath after the first wave of attacks was over, taking advantage of the temporary cover the dust and ice vapors had created.

"Morgiana," Alibaba said, getting her attention. "Can you... throw me up there..." he asked, pointing up at the sky where Judar and the Djinn were hovering.

"!?" Morgiana said.

"I still have enough power to make an attack like before... I'll use this power to finish him off," Alibaba said.

"Bu... But...!" Morgiana said.

"The situation is worse than before!!" Hope said.

"The numbers of the enemies has increased and the demon has already recovered from its injury...!!" Morgiana agreed.

"Have you run out of magoi?" Alibaba asked Hope.

"No, but I haven't been able to Djinn Equip at all since this happened," she replied, holding up her black hand.

'As I thought, it's up to me...' Alibaba thought, the crease in his brow deepening. "If the situation is worse than before, then, I just have to use a power stronger even than before. As long as I 'exhaust the magoi within my body', I'll be able to do it!" The girls's eyes widened as they recalled what Sinbad had said about that.