Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4054

Chapter 4054: Stealing the Spotlight (Part 1)

"Point taken." Menadion disappeared.

"I’ll go to my room, then." Solus walked out of the study just to return to the stone ring the moment she locked the door behind her.

"Tista, come here, please." Lith said while taking Elysia out of the crib, having care not to wake Valeron.

"Why did he dismiss Ripha and Solus yet invited Tista?" Jirni didn’t miss how her daughters avoided her gaze. "What are you hiding from me this time?"

"We are not at liberty to share." Morok shrugged. "You have your secrets, and we have ours."

The "ours" was clue enough for Jirni, but after seeing Elina’s worried expression, she said nothing.

’At least someone has a spine.’ Jirni inwardly nodded at the Tyrant in approval. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Supreme Magus Verhen, unless something else has happened, I don’t think we have anything more to say." Meanwhile, in Lith’s room, the hologram of the Royals occupied most of the room. "We have already discussed Lutia’s rebuilding, and as you can see, we’re quite busy."

Meron and Sylpha were standing in front of a large table that projected a holographic map of the Kingdom. Each village and city that had been attacked was marked by a red dot. By tapping on the dots, the Royals could access the updated reports about their current status.

Body count, number of injured, estimated damage, time and resources needed to rebuild, every matter regarding the life and death of their subjects was reduced to numbers on a spreadsheet.

It was one of those times when King Meron hated his job for making him feel no more than an accountant. No matter how dramatic a situation, he had to find a way to make everything fit in a budget.

’People say that you can’t put a price on a life. Damn if they are wrong!’ The King inwardly cursed. ’I do it every day, when I decide if it’s better to rescue one person or allocate that money to save ten people.’

"Actually, something did happen. Something I consider good news." At those words, the Royals took their eyes off the streams of incoming reports and stared at Lith expectantly.

"I suppose hoping for Meln’s head or Night’s shattered crystal is asking too much." Sylpha said, receiving a nod in answer. "Then what is it, and why are there so many people with you?

"I understand you trust them, Magus Verhen, but state affairs are rarely a family matter, even for those who bear the crown."

"I believe this is an exception to the rule, Your Majesty." Lith took Kamila’s hand and shapeshifted into his Indech form, making the Royals’ jaws hit the floor.

Elysia and Tista followed a split second later, and the jaws started digging.

"Is that..." King Meron didn’t dare complete the sentence.

"The form I unconsciously unlocked in Jiera while fighting against Ruugat of the Earth, yes." Lith nodded. "It’s the Divine Beast equivalent of an evolved human. The step that comes after the Fomor."

"When did you manage to tap into it?" Sylpha had a hard time not staring at the perfect features of the Indeches, but after spending so long with Tyris, she managed.

"During the attack in the Desert." Lith lied through his teeth. "We were cornered by Narchat’s Upyrs and discovered that this form counters the Vurdalak’s bloodline abilities."

"That’s amazing." Meron pondered the implications of such power, noticing how only Lith and Tista had seven eyes. "The Indech is not a form limited to the Tiamat bloodline. The Hekate also has it."

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