Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4199

Chapter 4199: Trust Issues (Part 2)

"Speaking of the Eyes..." The Wight looked around for the artifact.

"About that, please, give us a moment." The Fire Dragon gave her a shallow bow and took a few steps away with Lith, handing him the artifact.

A Hush zone kept the vampire and her mother from listening to what the two men were saying, but the exchange lasted only a handful of seconds. Erghak gave the Eyes to Lith, Lith gave them back to Erghak, and after a while, he took it back.

"Here you go, Kalla." Lith handed the artifact to Kalla after removing the imprint on it with Creation Magic. "How is Ajatar doing, Patriarch?"

"He tends to keep to himself too much, but he’s otherwise fine." Erghak clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Tell Fyrwal that her method works. Ajatar’s bloodline is that of a true Dragon."

"I will." A small part of Lith wanted to chat with Ajatar and ask him about his sapphire energy, but the rest of him craved Raldarak’s presence like a man in the desert needs water. "Please, let us out. We’ll see each other again at the gala."

"In fifteen days." Erghak said after opening the envelope. "Not one more, not one less. Goodbye, my friend."

A wave of the patriarch’s hand Warped Lith, Kalla, and Nyka in the same spot where they had disappeared earlier.

’Quick, we must leave before the moron realizes his mistake!’ Kalla said via a mind link, afraid someone was spying on them.

’What mistake?’ Lith activated the tower’s Mirror Warp to reach his destination in one Steps and charged up the Tower Warp.

"Erghak just handed me two pieces of the Menadion Set after using them to perfect the Fire Dragon’s legacy!" Kalla replied. "This is a treasure trove of knowledge, and I mean to dig as deep as I can before he notices."

"Didn’t you hand him your research as well?" Lith asked.

"That’s different." Kalla snorted. "I backed everything up in your Eyes and wiped mine clean. I had the imprint on the Eyes, not him-"

Her voice died in her throat when Kalla found no information stored inside the artifacts in the past six months. The Ears still contained the legacy of Pharek of Derios, Menadion’s apprentice and rightful heir to the artifact.

Lith had left it as part of the reward for saving Solus. After synchronizing the Apprentice Ears with the tower, of course.

As for the Eyes, they were the blank slate that Kalla had left.

"Why?" She asked in confusion. "How?"

"It’s one of the reasons Erghak asked for my presence." Lith shrugged. "I undid the imprint on the Eyes and allowed him to delete the records of his bloodline’s research."

"And why did you do that?" Kalla whimpered.

"Because it was his clan legacy." Lith glowered at the Wight. "I owe Valtak that much, and the Fire Dragons are helping Tista to sell her Flames and crafted her weapon. I don’t stab my friends in the back."

"Wait a second." Nyka said. "I remember clearly Menadion telling Fyrwal that the Ears and Eyes of the tower record everything, and the stored information can’t be destroyed."

"And I didn’t lie." Menadion said. "I had no control over the Apprentice Set after handing its pieces to my favorite disciples, and there were countless things that might have gone wrong.

"Stop pouting, Mom." Nyka said. "It’s not like you are dying anytime soon, and during the past few months, you’ve made great strides."

"That’s true." The Wight tapped her lower lip with one of her long claws. "I’ve mastered the Ears and reached the bright blue core. I can use my next break to discover the secret of the violet and study Lith’s Void Magic, if by then he has released it to the public."

"I meant your fitness and the wonderful time you had with Nok and me!" The young Vampire growled. "Now you don’t get tired after taking a few steps, and we finally had our mother back.

"Never forget that while I’m functionally immortal and you have thousands of years ahead of you, Nok is still a magical beast. He can wait for you for a while, but not for as long as you think."

The reminder was like a slap to the Wight’s face. In Kalla’s eyes, Nok was still a small cub, and not only because of her forgetfulness.

"You are right, dear. I’m sorry for being inconsiderate." Kalla bowed her head in apology for two full seconds. "Still, my six months are already running, and I can’t get back on my research until we get back to my lab in Lightkeep. Pack your bags, kids."

"Mom!" Nyka and Nok said in unison.

"Don’t worry, I’m not a monster." The Wight raised her paws. "I know that during your time here, you’ve made many wonderful friends and memories. You deserve the time to say your goodbyes properly."

"Thanks, Mom." Nyka sighed in relief.

"We leave in one hour." Kalla said.