Henderson stood before the council, "I along with several other members of the ICW approached these creatures for negotiations. They call themselves angels, demons, and gods as you all know but for simplicity, I will refer to them as creatures. They told my team and I that they have once lived in harmony with humans on Earth and their are technically multiple realms in the universe, the realm of gods, the realm of demons, and the real of angels. Long ago a two wizards created a Barrier. The purpose was to prevent them from crossing back onto earth the mortal realm. From what they said being disconnected from the mortal realm is draining the magic from theirs. Turning their lands barren and killing off their species."
Henderson paused, "From what the delegation and I understand these creatures use magic differently than us. Magic is in their very being meaning if they are cut off from magic these creatures will slowly die which is what is happening to their realms. They seek peace here so their races can continue to live. And to achieve that they need help breaking the Barrier holding their realms separate from ours."
Someone interrupted, "How do you know they are telling the truth?"
Henderson sighed, "We don't, they want land we cannot give but the alternative is war. Negotiations have just started though and we still can make a compromise before it gets to that point."
A loud thud echoed across the room, "So you think we should roll over and agree to their demands!" the representative of Salem yelled in anger and unsaid grief
"No, of course not." Tenzin interrupted, "But we need to take things slow, the last thing we need is another war."
Suddenly the air before the council shimmered and a projection appeared of Seraphiel and her cohorts, "Greetings wizards and witches of the mortal realm! This projection is being sent all over the world were the concentration of magic is at its highest; we hope this message is reaching everyone we can. I am Seraphiel an angel of the holy realms, I am also a part of the group that took over Salem. I bring this message to plead for peace, we have already discussed the option with your ICW representatives but thought the common people should have a voice as well." she smiled brilliantly
In the heart of Kyoto's magical district, beneath the cherry blossoms of the Imperial Enclave, witches and wizards in flowing silk robes froze mid-stride as the air rippled before them. The ethereal figure of Seraphiel emerged above the sacred koi ponds, her words reverberating through the temple-like structures.
The Great Hall, once filled with the hushed murmurs of students discussing the recent war in Hogsmeade, fell into absolute silence as the projection appeared above the enchanted ceiling. The light from Seraphiel's image drowned out the flickering candlelight, casting long shadows across the stunned faces of students and professors alike.
Witches and wizards bustling through Diagon Alley halted as the projection materialized above Gringotts Bank. Goblins peeked out from their high marble counters, eyes narrowed with suspicion. The Leaky Cauldron's patrons spilled onto the streets, craning their necks to see the celestial figure addressing them.
From Mahoutokoro's storm-wreathed cliffs to Uagadou's sprawling stone halls, from the hidden tundra sanctuaries of Russian sorcerers to the vast underground caverns of the Australian magical tribes, Seraphiel's message reached them all. In wizarding settlements hidden within mundane cities, in sacred groves untouched by non-magical hands, the angel's words rang out.
"You might be shocked or afraid wondering were my people and the others have come from and where we were hiding."
"We weren't. We all used to live together in harmony long before any of you would remember. Humans could travel freely to different realms, discover new magic and new wonders. We were in harmony." a tear built at the corner of her eye as projections flitted across the scene of humans, angels, demons and gods living in kingdoms
"Then two men, monsters but human created a ritual to erect barriers across or realms cutting us off from ever interacting with you again. The realms are not out of balance, our magic is drying up leaving us and killing our kind in mass," images of thousands of angels, demons, and gods drying to husk dying of starvation flitted across the projection
"it hasn't happened to Earth yet but it will soon unless the realms are united once again. Help us break these barriers and bring peace!" tears fell freely from Seraphiels eyes
Azrathos stepped forward taking her place, "You might be thinking just who is evil enough to erect a barrier between the realms and destroy thousands of years of history and innovation. The answer is simple, two men Brothers, and they still live having found ways to cheat death. Morpheus and Herpo the foul. Two images appeared one of Morpheus with his trademark grin and one of Herpo. You might question if these people were truly evil, I want to leave you with something. Morpheus Everglade as he is going by now, betrayed and killed Merlin because Merlin was trying to break the barriers and bring peace back to us all."
"Please help us bring peace and destroy these barriers" Seraphiel finally sobbed before the projection was cut
"Propostorus they are forcing us to agree to their demands!" a voice rang out and before the shouting could continue something happened
Something no one could have predicted.
A small metal box hidden from everyone's sight glowed before a projection cast into the air again.
All around the world from the halls of Hogwarts to the streets of Mumbai. Where there was a mettle box there was now a projection.
And standing in the center was Morpheus Everglade himself, the murderer of Merlin.
His laugh echoed across the world, "Wow! That was a wonderful speech truly amazing. Hello world I am Morpheus Everglade and I bring you good news! Soon your daunting decision to make peace or war will be answered for you. Yes, I know what your thinking, this guy doesn't look thousands of years old. Alas I am and I have fought these creatures my whole life, the lies they tell are truly one of a kind."
Compared to the angel's speech Morpheus's was far more unsettling.
"It is true the magic in their realms is dwindling and their people are dying. It is not true that this is because of the barrier I created, the harmony they spouted about is a lie. Their magic is dwindling because these creatures misused it, they corrupted their own magic by conducting the darkest of rituals. Creating machines that polluted the magic, the abused, misused and destroyed their realms and now they want to claim ours the mortal realm. Harmony? We WERE ANIMALS! CATTLE!" he shouted
"They kept us like beasts, our very lives were solely dictated by these foul beasts until my brother and I along with a few others rose up to defy them!" he paused and laughed
His laughed seemed to draw out forever, "Some of you will believe me and realize the truth. Some of you will try to join then and actively fight against your own kind. But it doesn't matter, truthfully if you want to survive you don't have a choice in the matter."
Morpheus spread his arms wide and smiled brilliantly a sinking feeling spread across everyone watching, "Because the final anchor, the anchor of the barrier these creatures have been looking centuries for is right in front of all of you."
His smile seemed to stretch even further, "The final anchor of the barrier is humanity itself. For the barrier to fall every last human needs to die, witch and wizard alike."