Nicholas Flamel
Alchemy Mage
Paris, France

Nick sighed as he descended into his cellar, a wine cellar with a hidden room where he studied his previous incarnations and practiced his magic. He opened the book, passed down from incarnation to incarnation, filled with spells, recipes, and, most importantly, journal entries from his past incarnations. He consulted these entries to see what his two predecessors would do in these circumstances now that the others agreed to not kill unnecessarily.

His first incarnation, Blaise, was put in a similar situation, many centuries before his death. When confronted about his magic, he used his powers to shut his accusers up and stop the accusations, however, the method he used resulted in the death of multiple people, including the current ruler of the land. He never forgave himself for it and lived in solitary until he grew old and was only a few deacades from death. He then sought out the person who would become his replacement, training him for 20 years before dying and passing on his powers. He wrote many times in the book about not wishing for the secret to cost anyone their lives if he could help it.

His second incarnation, Merlin, was also put in the situation. King Arthur discovered his powers and he admitted the fact that he was, indeed, endowed with magical powers. Over the years, the two grew very close, King Arthur helping Merlin as Merlin helped him. Upon the king's death, the Alchemy Mage went on a journey, never to be heard from by the mortals again.

Nick had two stories, one of a Mage who sacrificed many lives to save his secret, and one of a Mage who sacrificed his secret and saved many lives. The secret was out, the whole world was aware, and maybe, just maybe, he could make a world-wide public announcement that could convince at least a few people that they weren't as bad as they were being made out to be...