Seirutnec oga, nehw Tida saw llits wen ti saw a emit fo ssenkrad dna lirep. Live (Centuries ago, when Tida was still new it was a time of darkness and peril. Evil) saw daerps tuohgoyrht eht dlrow, dna lla saw delur yb Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki delur eht (was spread throughout the world, and all was ruled by Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki ruled the) dnal htiw dna nori tsif, dna tsom fo eht dlrow was ni yresim Tub ereht saw eno (land with and iron fist, and most of the world was in misery. But there was one) dnab fo Grundos dellac eht White Mages, ohw erew a small noitasinagro tsniaga (band of Grundos called the White Mages, who were a small organisation against) Ryuzaki. Eseht ..erew lausunu, sa Grundos ..erew nialp, llud ..dna elpmis serutaerc. (Ryuzaki. These ..were unusual, as Grundos ..were plain, dull.. and simple creatures.) Eht Mages erew lufrewop, tey ecracs srerecros fo etihw cigam, dna yeht depoh (The Mages were powerful, yet scarce sorcerers of white magic, and they hoped) taht ..eno yad, ..rieht ..rewop ..dluow ..eb ..elba.. ot ..hctam ..Ryuzaki, ..ohw ..saw.. na (that one day, their power would be able to match Ryuzaki, who was an) dehsilpmocca Mage. Siht si erehw ruo elat snigeb...
(accomplished Mage. This is where our tale begins...)

Ymariaro delddot hguorht eht egalliv erauqs, gnikcik a elbbep sa eh tnew. Eh saw (Ymariaro toddled through the village square, kicking a pebble as he went. He was) a ..gnuoy ..Grundo, ..eht ..ruoloc ..neerg, ..emas ..sa ..enoyreve ..esle, ..dna ..devil ..ni ..eht (a young Grundo, the colour green, same as everyone else, and lived in the) detatsaved egalliv fo Tiridan no eht tnenitnoc fo Bkiria. Eht Grundo draeh raf (devastated village of Tiridan on the continent of Bkiria. The Grundo heard far) ffo smaercs ot eht htron, dna wenk tahw ti tnaem. Ryuzaki's sreidols nwo erew (off screams to the north, and knew what it meant. Ryuzaki's own soldiers were) gnimoc tey niaga ot diar eht egalliv, fo tahw elttil yeht dah. Eh nar emoh ot sih (coming yet again to raid the village, of what little they had. He ran home to his) rehtom, ohw saw gnitterf ta eht rood, Orini saw a yldnik dlo Grundo, ohw dah yrev (mother, who was fretting at the door. Orini was a kindly old Grundo, who had very) elttil selbaulav, tub ehs dna reh nos devol rehtohcae. Yeht delttucs edisni dna dih (little valuables, but she and her son loved eachother. They scuttled inside and hid) dniheb eht egral kao tesolc, ni epoh taht yeht t'ndluow eb dnuof. Emit dessap, dna (behind the large oak closet, in hope that they wouldn't be found. Time passed, and) enht Ymariaro draeh eht sreidlos gnimoc otni rieht teerts. Orini dleh mih thgit. (then Ymariaro heard the soldiers coming into their street. Orini held him tight.) Ehs derepsihw ot mih a emyhr taht eh dah draeh ynam a emit, dna dertrofmoc mih:
(She whispered to him a rhyme that he had heard many a time, and comforted him:)

I lliw tiaw rof uoy,
("I will wait for you,)
Sa gnol sa ti sekat,
(As long as it takes,)
Ll'ew eb rehtegot niaga,
(We'll be together again,)
Dna hguoht erew dedivid,
(And though were divided,)
Yb sniatnuom dna sekal,
(By mountains and lakes,)
Ruoy yenruoj lliw ton eb ni niav.
(Your journey will not be in vain.")

Erofeb yeht dluoc od gnihtyna, eht rood tsrub nepo dna owt ylrub gnikool sreidlos (Before they could do anything, the door burst open and two burly looking soldiers) edorts ni. Yeht dekcasnar eht esuoh dna neht yeht dehsup eht tesolc edisa dna (strode in. They ransacked the house and then they pushed the closet aside and) dnuof eht riap gnildduh rehtegot.
(found the pair huddling together.)

Drol Ryuzaki sah emos esu rof uoy!" eno dias, gnitniop ta Orini. "Emoc htiw su ("Lord Ryuzaki has some use for you!" one said, pointing at Orini. "Come with us) WON.
(NOW.")

Orini tog pu ylwols, gniraef rof reh ylno dlihc. "S'ti KO Ymariaro, ekat erac fo (Orini got up slowly, fearing for her only child. "It's OK Ymariaro, take care of) flesruoy, ll'I dnif uoy eno yad..." dna htiw taht ehs saw yltfiws debbarg dna tpews (yourself, I'll find you one day..." and with that she was swiftly grabbed and swept) tuo eht rood. Ti saw sa fi eht emyhr dah emoc eurt. Ehs saw enog.
(out the door. It was as if the rhyme had come true. She was gone.)

Ammam!!!" Ymariaro demaercs, sa sraet dellew pu ni sih seye. Eh saw lla enola. Eh ("Mamma!!!" Ymariaro screamed, as tears welled up in his eyes. He was all alone. He) demmals flesmih otni eht renroc dna tpew.
(slammed himself into the corner and wept.)

Emos sruoh retal Ymariaro emac tuo. Eht egalliv saw ni sniur, emos sesuoh tnrub, (Some hours later Ymariaro came out. The village was in ruins, some houses burnt,) dna yltnerappa ..yman erom Grundos sah neeb ..nekat. Ereht saw ..gnihton tfel rof (and apparently many more Grundos has been taken. There was nothing left for) mih ereh, os Ymariaro dekcap sih suoicerp sgniht, wef sa yeht erew, dna dedaeh (him here, so Ymariaro packed his precious things, few as they were, and headed) tuo fo eht nwot ot on erehw ni ralucitrap. Eh derednaw rehtruf dna rehtruf litnu (out of the town to no where in particular. He wandered further and further until) sih teef truh. Eh tas ot tser, dnallef peelsa rednu a eert.
(his feet hurt. He sat to rest, and fell asleep under a tree.)

Teg pu yob, tahw era uoy gniod!" a regnarts ni a etihw kaolc koohs Ymariaro yb ("Get up boy, what are you doing!" a stranger in a white cloak shook Ymariaro by) eht sredluohs. Ymariaro tas pu, ti saw krad.
(the shoulders. Ymariaro sat up, it was dark.)

Tahw?" eh deremmats a ylper.
("What?" he stammered a reply.)

Uoy dluohs wonk retteb naht ot tsacdaorb ruoy snoitome, dna yllaicepse ton ot ("You should know better that to broadcast your emotions, and especially not to) esu a thgil lleps no a krad thgin! Ryuzaki dluoc hctac uoy!" eht Grundo dedlocs mih. (use a light spell on a dark night! Ryuzaki could catch you!" the Grundo scolded him.)

Fo esruoc.. Ymariaro dah ..on aedi ..tahw ..ehs saw ..gniklat ..tuoba. ..Gnitsacdaorb (Of course Ymariaro had no idea what she was talking about. Broadcasting) snoitome? Thgil slleps?
(emotions? Light spells?)

Tahw era uoy gniklat tuoba? I evah enod on hcus gniht, uoy klat sa fi M'i emos ("What are you talking about? I have done no such thing, you talk as if I'm some) Mage fo cigam, tub yeht era ylno lacihtym." Ymariaro deilper.
(Mage of magic, but they are only mythical." Ymariaro replied.)

Ho tub uoy era a Mage... t'nera uoy? Ew..." Reh seye werg ediw dna ehs derats ta ("Oh but you are a Mage... aren't you? We..." Her eyes grew eide and she stared at) Ymariaro. "Uoy naem uoy did eht slleps yb tnedicca. Er'uoy a tnetal tenlat?
(Ymariaro. "You mean you did the spells by accident. You're a latent talent?")

Dluoc uoy esaelp llet em s'tahw gniog no?
("Could you please tell me what's going on?")

Ko, tub I tsum eb kciuq, Ryuzaki dluoc evah ydaerla dekcip pu no ruoy cigam. Ym ("Ok, but I must be quick, Ryuzaki could have already picked up on your magic. My) eman si Volania, dna M'i eno fo eht White Mages. Ew era a puorg detacided ot (name is Volania, and I'm one of the White Mages. We are a group dedicated to) eht llafnwod.. fo Ryuzaki. Sey ..ew od tsixe, etipsed ..tahw emos ..yas," ehs dias ..sa (the downfall of Ryuzaki. Yes we do exist, despite what some say," she said as) Ymariaro dekool ta reh ni feilebsid. "I saw gmirednaw gnola nehw I desnes uoy ym (Ymariaro looked at her in disbelief. "I was wandering along when I sensed you my) yob. Uoy ..erew gnidnes ..ruoy sthguoht ..dna smaerd ..otni eht ..sdnim fo enoyreve (boy. You were sending your thoughts and dreams into the minds of everyone) dnuora uoy, tros fo yllacihcysp uoy dluoc yas. Nehw I dekcart uoy, uoy erew tsaf (around you, sort of psychically you could say. When I tracked you, you were fast) peelsa htiw a amoc fo thgil dnuora uoy. Eseht era sgniht ylno Mages nac od, htiw (asleep with a coma of light around you. These are things only Mages can do, with) gniniart. Tub emos Grundos evah a 'tnetal' tenlat, hcihw snaem yeht era nrob htiw (training. But some Grundos have a 'latent' talent, which means they are born with) ti. Uoy ..era eno fo eseht. Won ..ylkciuq, emoc htiw ..em, ew tsum eelf ot ..erehwemos (it. You are one of these. Now quickly, come with me, we must flee to somewhere) refas.
(safer.")

Eht egnarts rellevart koot Ymariaro yb eht dnah, gnivael emit rof on snoitseuq, (The strange traveller took Ymariaro by the hand, leaving time for no questions,) dna dael mih hguorht eht tserof. Retfa sruoh fo gniklaw yeht emac ot a yrev egral (and lead him through the forest. After hours of walking they came to a very large) eert. Volania dekconk eerht semit, detiaw, neht ecno erom dna a rood denepo otni (tree. Volania knocked three times, waited, then once more and a door opened into) eht ..knurt, ..gnilaever a ..esacriats. ..Yeht ..tnew ..nwod ..a ..gnol ..yaw, ..otni ..a ..tsav (the trunk, revealing a staircase. They went down a long way, into a vast) dnuorgrednu llah, dellif htiw Grundos ni etihw skaolc.
(underground hall, filled with Grundos in white cloaks.)

Ymariaro saw dezama ta eht tsal wef s'ruoh stneve. Volania koot mih hguorht eht (Ymariaro was amazed at the last few hour's events. Volania took him through the) llah, nwod a yawegassap ot a llams eciffo erehw na dlo Grundo tas dniheb a ksed. (hall, down a passageway to a small office where an old Grundo sat behind a desk.) Volania tnew ot mih dna dlot eht dlo Neopet Ymariaro's yrots. Eht dlo Grundo tog (Volania went to him and told the old Neopet Ymariaro's story. The old Grundo got) pu dna delbboh revo ot mih.
(up and hobbled over to him.)

Sgniteerg gnuoy Grundo. I ma Archmage Flashli. Volania sah dlot em taht uoy era ("Greetings young Grundo. I am Archmage Flashli. Volania has told me that you are) a tnetal Mage. Llew, woh dluow uoy ekil ot yats ereh htiw su dna niart ot emoceb a (a latent Mage. Well, how would you like to stay here with us and train to become a) White Mage?
(White Mage?")

I ..dlouw ..evol ..ot..." dias ..Ymariaro, dna ..derebmemer ..sih ..rehtom. "Tub ..emos fo ("I would love to..." said Ymariaro, and remembered his mother. "But some of) Ryuzaki's sreidlos koot ym rehtom, dna I evah ot dnif reh!
(Ryuzaki's soldiers took my mother, and I have to find her!")

Ryuzaki lliw eb gnipeek ruoy rehtom ta eht eltsac, uoy lliw ton eb elba ot evas reh ("Ryuzaki will be keeping your mother at the castle, you will not be able to save her) no ruoy nwo. Yats, nrael eht syaw fo yregam, dna ebyam neht uoy nac hcaerb eht (on your own. Stay, learn the ways of magery, and maybe then you can breach the) eltsac," Flashli deilper.
(castle," Flashli replied.)

Ymariaro deerga ot yats, dna revo emit eh tnrael woh ot yllatnem klat ot srehto, (Ymariaro agreed to stay, and over time he learnt how to mentally talk to others,) snoitatnacni, dna rehto slleps. Eh tnrael ylkciuq, dna eh dlouc mrofrep lla eht (incantations, and other spells. He learnt quickly, and he could perform all the) spells, tub sih cigam t'nsaw sa lufrewop sa rehto Segam.
(slleps, but his magic wasn't as powerful as other Mages.)

Eno yad ta tsafkaerb, na mrala dednuos, dna lla eht roines Segam tnew yltfiws (One day at breakfast, an alarm sounded, and all the senior Mages went swiftly) sdrawot ot Archmage's sretrauq. Retfa emos emit dessap, yeht lla denruter ot eht (towards to Archmage's quarters. After some time passed, they all returned to the) llah, htiw eht Archmage. Eh deraelc sih taorht dna dias ylduol ot lla:
(hall, with the Archmage. He cleared his throat and said loudly to all:)

Eht emit rof tahw ew evah deniart rof sah emoc. Ryuzaki sah enog oot raf, dna ("The time for what we have trained for has come. Ryuzaki has gone too far, and) sah dekcatta Jagohaven, eht latipac tyic to eht doog klof. Eh sah nekat sderdnuh (has attacked Jagohaven, the capital city of the good folk. He has taken hundreds) evitpac, dna ti si emit rof su ot ekirts. I eveileb ew era gnorts hguone ot ekat sih (captive, and it is time for us to strike. I believe we are strong enough to take his) eltsac dna Ryuzaki flesmih no. Ew evael ta nwad, eraperp sevlesruoy!
(castle and Ryuzaki himself on. We leave at dawn, prepare yourselves!")

Eh deklaw tsap Ymariaro dna derepsihw ni sih rae, "Ti skool ekil uoy thgim teg ot (He walked past Ymariaro and whispered in his ear, "It looks like you might get to) ees ruoy rehtom renoos naht uoy thguoht.
(see your mother sooner than you thought.")

Eht elohw ytinummoc fo Segam tfel eht txen yad, dna eno yb eno deppets hguorht (The whole community of Mages left the next day, and one by one stepped through) a ..latrop.. gnikat meht.. otni ..Ryuzaki's ..niamod. ..Ymariaro.. saw eno ..fo eht ..tsal. Eh (a portal taking them into Ryuzaki's domain. Ymariaro was one of the last. He) t'nsaw gnorts hguone ot pleh tou yltcerid, sih boj saw ot dia eht rehto Segam. No (wasn't strong enough to help out directly, his job was to aid the other Mages. On) eht rehto edis fo eht latrop, Ryuzaki's eltsac saw elbisiv. Ymariaro dluoc leef eht (the other side of the portal, Ryuzaki's castle was visible. Ymariaro could feel the) emosewa rewop fo eht Segam sa yeht dehcram ni a enil sdrawot eht live hcranom. (awesome power of the Mages as they marched in a line towards the evil monarch.) Yeht ..dehcaer eht ..retuo llaw, ..dna Archmage ..Flashli, ohw ..doots ni ..eht elddim (They ..reached the ..outer wall, ..and Archmage ..Flashli, who ..stood in ..the middle) dellac tuo eht sredro.
(called out the orders.)

Esu ..agarif slleps ..no eht ..sllaw!" eh ..deirc tuo. ..Stsalb fo ..erif gnarps ..morf rieht ("Use firaga spells on the walls!" he cried out. Blasts of fire sprang from their) spitregnif, dna deflugne eht sllaw, hcihw delbmurc noos hguone. Yeht nar otni eht (fingertips, and engulfed the walls, which crumbled soon enough. They ran into the) eltsac, hcihw saw ni yarrasid sa a llams raw derruco neewteb sreidlos dna Mages. (castle, which was in disarray as a small war occurred between soldiers and Mages.) Slleps erew detsalb, dna sreidlos llef, hguoht on Mages demees ot eb truh ta lla. (Spells were blasted, and soldiers fell, though no Mages seemed to be hurt at all.) Retfa sruoh fo gnithgif, eht Mages devirra ta a egral kao rood, derediorbme ni (After hours of fighting, the Mages arrived at a large oak door, embroidered in) dlog.
(gold.)

Siht si ti White Mages, hguorht siht rood seil Ryuzaki. Krow sa a maet, dna esu ("This is it White Mages, through this door lies Ryuzaki. Work as a team, and use) ruoy tsom lufrewop slleps dna snoitatnacni. Doog kcul!" dias Flashli ot lla.
(your most powerful spells and incantations. Good luck!" said Flashli to all.)

A kciuq ..agardnuht lleps morf Volania thguorb ..nwod eht rood. Edisni, Ryuzaki.. tas (A quick thundraga spell from Volania brought down the door. Inside, Ryuzaki sat) no sih ..enorht. Eh esor ..sa eht Mages ..deretne. Ryuzaki saw ..a ytisortsnom, kcalb (on his throne. He rose as the Mages entered. Ryuzaki was a monstrosity, black) dna live ot eht traeh.
(and evil to the heart.)

Uoy evah enog raf hguone," deirc eht Archmage, "won uoy lliw yap!
("You have gone far enough," cried the Archmage, "now you will pay!")

Gnirb ..no ruoy thgim, ..ynup Sodnurg. ..Enon llahs taefed ..em, rof I ma eht ..tsom ("Bring on your might, puny Grundos. None shall defeat me, for I am the most) lufrewop Egam no Tida!" eh delworg.
(powerful Mage on Tida!" he growled.)

Ymariaro doots kcab sa eht Segam delruh erif, eci, rednuht dna dniw ta Ryuzaki, (Ymariaro stood back as the Mages hurled fire, ice, thunder and wind at Ryuzaki,) tub ot on liava. Eh saw dednuorrus yb a krad arua, hcihw demees ot tcetorp mih. (but to no avail. He was surrounded by a dark aura, which seemed to protect him.) Ryuzaki deilper ot rieht slleps htiw sih nwo. Sllab fo wodahs degreme morf sih (Ryuzaki replied to their spells with his own. Balls of shadow emerged from his) sdnah, dna yeht welf ta sih seimene. Eno yb eno eht Segam llef erofeb mih litnu (hands, and they flew at his enemies. One by one the Mages fell before him until) ylno eht Archmage doots. Lufituaeb noitasillatsyrc dednuorrus mih, deruoloc htiw (only the Archmage stood. Beautiful crystallisation surrounded him, coloured with) a ..wobniar. Etihw dna ..kcalb thgil ..degsarc rehtegot sa yeht ..thgouf, thgim stniaga (a rainbow. White and black light crashed together as they fought, might against) thgim.
(might.)

Ymariaro tlef regna esir nihtiw mih. Siht retsnom dah enod os hcum live, eh tsum (Ymariaro felt anger rise within him. This monster had done so much evil, he must) eb deppots, eh dah ot evas sih rehtom. Neht ot sih yamsid Flashli llef ot sih seenk, (be stopped, he had to save his mother. Then to his dismay Flashli fell to his knees,) dna despalloc. Ryuzaki tel tuo a eguh elkcac.
(and collapsed. Ryuzaki let out a huge cackle.)

Ohw lliw dnats tsniaga em won?
("Who will stand against me now?")

I lliw!" detuohs Ymariaro, gnihctac Ryuzaki draugffo. "Uoy koot yawa ym rehtom, ("I will!" shouted Ymariaro, catching Ryuzaki offguard. "You took away my mother,) desuac feirg dna covah, dna uoy tsum pots!
(caused grief and havoc, and you must stop!")

Uoy lliw ..od tahw ruoy Archmage.. deliaf ot od? ..I t'nod kniht os, ..kaew elttil ("You will do what your Archmage failed to do? I don't think so, weak little) Odnurg!" Ryuzaki dewolleb.
(Grundo!" Ryuzaki bellowed.)

Uoy nac od ti," derepsihw Volania ylkaew morf eht roolf.
("You can do it," whispered Volania weakly from the floor.)

Ymariaro tel sih tseb Aero lleps ylf ta sih ymene, tub ti t'ndid neve esahp mih (Ymariaro let his best Aero spell fly at his enemy, but it didn't even phase him.) Gnihton Ymariaro did dluoc pleh mih, gnihton saw lufrewop hguone.
(Nothing Ymariaro did could help him, nothing was powerful enough.)

Ymariaro nar ot eht Archmage. "Pleh em. tahw nac I od?
(Ymariaro ran to the Archmage. "Help me, what can I do?")

Flashli deirt ot tis pu, tub deliaf. "Rebmemer, evol so a lufrewop gniht, rebmemer (Flashli tried to sit up, but failed. "Remember, love is a powerful thing, remember) ruoy rehtom, Ymariaro...
(your mother, Ymariaro...")

Ymariaro derebmemer sih rehtom, reh dnik elims, dna reh ecarbme. Tub taht dluow (Ymariaro remembered his mother, her kind smile, and her embrace. But that would) ton pleh. Neht eh derebmemer reh emyhr. Ti evag mih htgnerts, eh dluow ees sih (not help. Then he remembered her rhyme. It gave him strength, he would see his) rehtom niaga! Morf eht shtped fo sih traeh, Okirivao derebmemer eht tser fo eht (mother again! From the depths of his heart, Okirivao remembered the rest of the) emyhr. Rehtehw eh saw dlot to gnol oga, ro eh flesmih detaerc eh did ton wonk. Eh (rhyme. Whether he was told it long ago, or he himself created he did not know. He) detuohs ti tuo:
(shouted it out:)

Ymariaro enohs yltnaidar, dna sih niks degnahc morf neerg ot etihw. Eh dleh pu (Ymariaro shone radiantly, and his skin changed from green to white. He held up) sih ..dnah dna werd a ..llab fo etihw cigam. ..Ti werg dna ..werg, dna htiw yreve ..hcni, (his hand and drew a ball of white magic. It grew and grew, and with every inch,) Ryuzaki werg erom deracs. Ymariaro delruh sih cigam sdrawot Ryuzaki. Gnihtyreve (Ryuzaki grew more scared. Ymariaro hurled his magic towards Ryuzaki. Everything) tnew etihw, dna tnelis.
(went white, and silent.)

Uoy evah ton nees eht tsal fo em... Sodnurg!!!
("You have not seen the last of me... Grundos!!!")

Nehw eht thgil deraelc, Ryuzaki saw enog. Gnivael sih sdneirf dniheb, Ymariaro (When the light cleared, Ryuzaki was gone. Leaving his friends behind, Ymariaro) nar tuo fo eht enorht rebmahc otni eht edis yawegassap ni hcraes fo sih rehtom. (ran out of the throne chamber into the side passageway in search of his mother.) Eh nar dna ..nar litnu eh ..emac ot a llec. Eh tnew edisni dna dnuof ..a pmil erugif no (He ran and ran until he came to a cell. He went inside and found a limp figure on) eht roolf. Eh detfil reh pu. Ti saw sih rehtom. Ehs saw daed.
(the floor. He lifted her up. It was his mother. She was dead.)

Ymariaro deliaw, dna demmals sih tsif otno eht llaw. Ti t'ndluoc eb eurt, siht saw a (Ymariaro wailed, and slammed his fist onto the wall. It couldn't be true, this was a) maerd! Eh thguoht rof a dnoces, dna dediced ot ekat Flashli's ecivda niaga. Evol (dream! He thought for a second, and decided to take Flashli's advice again. Love) saw a lufrewop gniht. Eh koot sih rehtom ni sih smra dna derepsihw:
(was a powerful thing. He took his mother in his arms and whispered:)

I lliw tiaw rof uoy,
("I will wait for you,)
Sa gnol sa to sekat,
(As long as it takes,)
ll'ew eb rehtegot niaga,
(We'll be together again,)
Dna hguoht er'ew dedivid,
(And though we're divided,)
Yb sniatnuom dna sekal,
(By mountains and lakes,)
Ruoy yenruoj lliw ton eb ni niav.
(Your journey will not be in vain.")

Eh detiaw, dna gnihton deneppah. Eh deirc otni sih s'rehtom sserd.
(He waited, and nothing happened. He cried into his mother's dress.)

Ymariaro, si taht uoy ym nos?
("Ymariaro, is that you my son?")

Rehtom!!!" eh demialcxe. Ehs saw evila! Rehtegot yeht degguh litnu Flashli ("Mother!!!" he exclaimed. She was alive! Together they hugged until Flashli) deraeppa ni eht yawrood.
(appeared in the doorway.)

Uoy era ..deedni a taerg Egam, ..Ymariaro. Neve retaerg ..naht yna fo ..su ereh, ("You are indeed a great Mage, Ymariaro. Even greater than any of us here,) gnidulcni em, uoy evah ruoy etihw niks ot wohs taht, dna uoy detaefed Ryuzaki (including me, you have your white skin to show that, and you defeated Ryuzaki) htiw eht rewop fo evol. Tub ereht si neve erom. Uoy era eht tsrif Odnurg ot reve (with the power of love. But there is even more. You are the first Grundo to ever) mrofrep eht cigam fo noitcerruser. Knaht yuo Ymariaro. Esuaceb fo uoy eht dnal (perform the magic of resurrection. Thank you Ymariaro. Because of you the land) so won eerf, dna Tida lliw won repsorp no ecaep reverof.
(is now free, and Tida will now prosper in peace forever.")

Taht so eht ..elat fo Ymariaro ..Eht Taerg Mage. Eh ..saw eht tsrif etihw Grundo. (That is the tale of Ymariaro The Great Mage. He was the first white Grundo.) Retfa eht taefed fo Ryuzaki, Segam erew reven nrob ro deniart niaga, gnivael (After the defeat of Ryuzaki, Mages were never born or trained again, leaving) Sodnurg elpmis, dna non-lacigam sa yeht ecno erew.
(Grundos simple, and non-magical as they once were.)