Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4151

Chapter 4151: One Chance (Part 2)

So, she turned to her brother.

"I’d be a hypocrite if I said that I’d have acted any differently from Solus under those circumstances. Her life was at risk, and without you, she had no other choice but to preserve her life and memories.

"You, instead, shoved those people inside the Bleed in cold blood!" Tista pointed her finger at Lith. "You knew exactly what it was and what it would have done to those Awakened, yet you didn’t think twice about using the Bleed.

"You’ve seen the horrors that Forbidden Magic has unleashed on Mogar and the suffering it brings, yet you used it yourself."

"Hi, I’m Lith Verhen, and I’m a murderer." The only thing Tista saw in his eyes was mild annoyance, like someone who has to explain common sense to a little child. "I’ve killed ever since I was six years old, Tista.

"I started by killing the men sent by Baronet Trahan to force me to give up on my apprenticeship with Nana after they threatened to kill our family. After that day, I systematically eliminated anyone who so much as plotted against any of you.

"Did you really expect me not to do the same for Solus?" He asked, yet didn’t wait for an answer. "Also, those I put inside the Bleed weren’t people. They lost that title when they tried to kidnap Mom and blackmail me.

"What do you think they were going to do with her? Even if they let her go after they got what they wanted, what do you think would have happened? Everyone would have treated the magicless members of our family as bargaining chips.

"Aran, Mom, and Rena would have spent the rest of their lives in fear, prisoners of their own homes. Would you still ask me these questions and advocate for those Awakened’s lives if they just returned Mom’s corpse, afraid that she might tell us something that could identify them?

"Or would you do anything, even use Forbidden Magic, to kill those bastards and have Mom back?"

Tista took a step back, the words hitting her like a slap to the face. The shock and fear Elina had endured during the kidnapping attempt were still vivid in her mind. The Guardians’ intervention had scared Elina out of her wits, but it hadn’t touched a hair on her head.

’The Awakened would have done much worse than scaring Mom. Even if they didn’t, had they gotten their ransom, it was just a matter of time until another kidnapper hurt her or worse.’ Tista couldn’t stop hearing Elina’s cries and seeing her trembling in fear for weeks after the failed kidnapping attempt.

Once again, she said nothing and turned toward the person she hadn’t expected to find there, and who was supposed to be as outraged as her.

"Did you know about this, Kami?" Tista asked. "Did you know what Lith did?"

"Yes." Kamila nodded. "After we married, Lith promised me there would be no more secrets between us. He upheld his word and told me about the Bleed after rescuing Solus. I knew what would happen to those Awakened long before he sacrificed them to the Bleed.

"And you’re okay with that?" Tista was flabbergasted.

"I’m not going to lie, I would have probably reacted like you if I didn’t have Elysia already." Kamila replied.

"What does she have to do with this?"

"She has everything to do with this." Kamila said. "By then, I was already a mother, and I know exactly how Ripha felt. How she feels right now. Elysia has yet to turn one, but she became one of the most important people in my life right after I found out I was pregnant.

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