Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4070

Chapter 4070: Uncharted Waters (Part 1)

"My bad." Faluel raised her hands in apology. "If forgot that exes are exes for a reason. Still, you have to do something with your legacy."

"I know." Ajatar stared at the horizon, waiting for dawn. "Damn, I have a lifespan of three thousand years, and I’m just over three hundred. I always assumed I had more time. Time for kids, an heir, and a long, exciting life of research ahead of me.

"Instead, I’m forced to stare death in the face with no heir or anyone who truly cares about me." Faluel swallowed hard when she realized that she was in the same situation. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Feela is dead. Lots of our friends are dead." Ajatar continued, unaware or uncaring of his friend’s worries. "And if we don’t stop the Dead King, many more will die until even our younglings and those who haven’t reached the violet will have to fight.

"I don’t want to do this. I still have many things I want to do. Yet I’d rather die than keep living and seeing a madman burn my world into ashes. I’ll fight until the end in the way I know best.

"Doing research in my lab, even at the cost of using myself as a test subject." His voice and gaze steeled with every word he spoke. "I’m leaving my riches to Morok and all my research to the Drake clan.

"You are a good friend, Faluel, but Spirit Fusion is a bloodline secret, and I’ll keep it just like you kept yours."

"I wasn’t expecting anything anyway." She shrugged. "We don’t have that kind of relationship."

"Well, you’re wrong. I’m leaving you something." Ajatar replied without averting his gaze from the sky.

A vibrant hue of orange painted the tree line in the distance, marking the start of the new day.

"Everything I’ve learned about Dragonhood is yours. It should help you further your research after I’m gone." A red disk peeked out, painting the night sky bloody. "I won’t betray my bloodline, but I won’t give out the secrets of yours either.

"Share it with the other Hydras, keep it to yourself, I don’t care. The only thing I ask of you is to choose another trustworthy Drake and let them in your project, just like you did for me. My failure is not my clan’s, and you Hydras need allies."

"I will." Faluel turned to look at the rising sun and said no more, leaving her friend alone with his thoughts.

***

"Are you sure the procedure is safe?" Morok asked.

"Yes! For the umpteenth time, yes!" Lith grunted. "The Infirmary confirms Ajatar’s findings. His method should work."

"What do you mean, should?" Morok frowned.

"That no one can predict what happens when you put pure theory into practice." Lith replied. "The good news is that we have comprehensive data about everything but the last step. The bad news is that something can go wrong even one centimeter away from the finishing line."

Morok was about to question Lith when he realized how dumb he would sound. The Tyrant paced around nervously until Ajatar arrived, but then stopped and acted like everything was fine.

"Master Ajatar, do you feel fine, or do you need a sweater? At your age and with your Dragon blood, you could get a cold going around naked in winter." He said.

"Cheeky brat!" Ajatar grunted. "I’m in my three hundreds. For Awakened Emperor Beast’s standards, I’m a youth, not an old lizard. Also, all Emperor Beasts go around naked. We don’t have pointless dangly parts."

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