Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1417

Chapter 1417 - Paying Your Dues (Part 1)

The violet star at the center of Lith’s life force received the energy from the smaller ones through the thread, amplifying it before sending it back to them. The red energy allowed the stars to resonate with the void and to beat with it in unison.

The darkness didn’t just feed upon the stars, it also kept them apart so that each one of them could grow without colliding with the others.

’It seems I’ll need Faluel’s shapeshifting lessons sooner than I expected.’ Lith inwardly sighed after failing multiple times to change his form without magic.

’Maybe, and maybe not.’ Solus pondered. ’My guess is that the red thread is the remnant of your human side. You didn’t lose it, it just changed. Try to focus on that.’

Lith followed her advice, following and amplifying the part of the melody of his new life force that reminded him of the human melody the most. His body slowly shrunk, compressing his mass back into a human form while his life force folded to resemble one.

Yet it wasn’t the same as before. The Tiamat was Lith’s new nature and turning into a human felt akin to wearing an old set of clothes that didn’t fit well anymore.

’Maybe you just need to get adjusted to your new condition as well.’ Solus said in an attempt to ease his mind that was already running to the worst-case scenario.

’Maybe.’ He replied.

Even back on Earth after Ezio’s death, Derek/Lith had always felt like a monster. Like something that just wore a human skin and that couldn’t become one, no matter how hard he tried.

Now, he feared that what had once been just a mental scar had suddenly turned into reality.

"Lith, are you alright?" Vladion asked after waiting for him to move for a few minutes.

The many wounds on Lith’s body and the damage to his armor made the Firstborn Vampire worry for him.

"I’m not." Lith replied after fixing everything with Invigoration.

"Usually, I’d try to convince you to give me the Eyes, but I owe you and Scarlett too much to let my greed for a powerful artifact blind me. You have my deepest gratitude." Vladion gave him a deep bow.

"Gratitude? And for what? Everyone is dead, Thrud has escaped, and I bet one month of my annuities that she has gotten everything she came for." Lith replied. "The only question here is how much did we lose and how much did we gain."

"I disagree. Xedros is dead, we have avenged our fallen, and now that we know how Thrud’s new Madness operates, we can find her the moment she makes another attempt." Vladion said.

"Good for you, because I, instead, have just lost a big chunk of myself, one of my most powerful allies, and I have to give my teacher the worst news a parent can receive. On top of that, I don’t give a shit about Haug’s reward anymore!"

"I’ve reached the violet core on my own and turned into a monster for it." Lith said with a snarl. "Let’s go back to Lightkeep. I want to go home, give the bad news to everyone, and hope that Kamila will not break up with me for this." _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}