Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4144

Chapter 4144: The Rulers’ Curse (Part 1)

The fourth rune pattern Lith and Solus had derived from the legacy left behind by the Fifth Ruler of the Flames, Tavar Sinak.

By itself, it looked like a bunch of complex and powerful runes that yet formed no enchantment. Yggdrasill wood had the ability to mix the energies and spells it was imbued with, so the fourth set of runes could be applied to all future spells.

By carving the most complex and time-consuming among the common runes on the Sage Staff, Solus wouldn’t have to weave them when casting a spell. She only had to activate the fourth pattern and infuse the runes she needed with mana to conjure their power.

At this point, Solus could recognize the beat of her own mana flow mirrored in the one produced by the Balor’s eyes and the elemental crystals.

"I remember Sinak." Menadion said. "A pompous jackass who never stopped bragging about making all the crafts of us previous Rulers of the Flames obsolete. The idiot had no idea that I just had to ask Yaga for a round of Creation Magic to reforge everything and incorporate his legacy in my works.

"That and the fact that he unknowingly contributed to my plans to save your life, Epphy, is the only reason I didn’t join the other Rulers of the Flames when they went to kick his ass."

"Was he really such a pompous jackass?" Solus chuckled.

"He was." Menadion nodded. "Sinak was right, of course, which only made everyone much angrier. Especially Bytra and all those who had just bought a priceless artifact just to have to recommission it again."

"But he was not the only one, Featherling." Salaark replied. "Being a pompous jackass is the curse of being a Ruler of the Flames, and your mother is no exception.

"Sharing a majestic legacy with the rest of Mogar always grants a Ruler of the Flames lifelong bragging rights, which of course makes them pompous.

"They also become jackasses because they tend to rub their success in everyone’s face, but especially in the other Rulers’. Your mother resents Sinak because he mocked her the most. Between Bytra and him, most of Ripha’s legacy became obsolete."

Menadion’s growl was all Solus needed to know that Salaark was telling the truth.

"Thanks for the funny anecdote, but I need silence now." Solus said.

The fifth rune pattern was something Salaark had never seen before, and which had no apparent purpose. It was a combination of Forgemastering and Healing runes that formed what looked like an oblong structure connecting the core of the staff to the nearest bark.

’Interesting.’ There was no material or enchantment on Mogar that Salaark hadn’t Forgemastered.

She needed only a few glances to understand what the purpose of the fifth sequence of runes was, and it piqued her curiosity. Menadion already knew about it and said nothing.

The sixth and last set of runes covered the entire Sage Staff, often overlapping with the other five. It was the best cloaking system that Lith and Solus had devised after studying those of all the artifacts they had scanned with the Eyes of Menadion.

It would hide the Sage Staff’s energy signature and shield its structure and enchantments from every attempt to probe at it with Dragon Eyes, Invigoration, Life Vision, or Forgemastering spells.

Without a unique set of cloaking runes, a skilled Forgemaster only needed time and opportunities to steal the secrets of Lith’s and Solus’ workings.

"Do you need to take a break, Solus?" Lith asked once she was done, and all the rune patterns became invisible to the naked eye.

"Just a minute." She said. "I didn’t consume much mana, but the focus to place the runes was no joke. The preparatory phase should now be complete.

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