Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2169

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The Golden Griffon had turned into a huge castle the size of an academy comprised of at least seven floors on top of the ground level. There were four towers at each corner of the castle, each one surmounted by a white crystal the size of the Eye of Kolga.

The castle keep was located in the exact middle of the building and if the Golden Griffon was anything like the White Griffon, it was where the Headmaster's living quarters were.

To make matters worse, the academy was surrounded by the Gardens of Madness that now stretched as far as a medium size city and stood between the castle and the external walls.

"I have bad news as well." Kalla tapped the right side of the Eyes, returning to tutorial mode before the sensory overload made her puke. "I hoped we could cheese the mission from outside, but there are too many energy signatures even for the Eyes.

"We need to get in and close to the power core if we want to get a reading."

"I can Spirit Warp us as far as I can see, and believe me, it's a lot. But there's not a single point that isn't guarded." Lith said after shapeshifting his eyes from those of a Tiamat to those of the Abomination.

From his grandma's side, he had inherited a sight that allowed him to spot the colors of a flag half a kilometer (0.31 miles) away.

"I've got good news and bad news." Vladion said. "The good news is that I have an ability that can bring us to the walls unnoticed. The bad news is that if I turn my red core into a blood core, I won't last long enough to cover even half the distance."

Kalla used the Eyes to search for a blind spot in the patrols' pattern, but she found none.

"I don't really like this any more than you will, but maybe I have a solution." Lith said. "Just to be clear, it's the excess light element that makes a Vampire slumber during the day and it's direct sunlight that hurts you, correct?"

"Correct on both accounts but I've long since learned how to resist the slumber in exchange for part of my strength. The problem is direct sunlight and the fact that in human form I lose access to my bloodline abilities." Vladion nodded.

"That's great because I don't know how good of a solar panel I am. Hold these for me." Lith handed the Firstborn his rings.

"What's a solar panel and what are you talk-" Vladion choked on his words as both the Voidwalker and the Abomination turned into a silvery black tide that engulfed him from head to toe.

In that form, Lith's body was made of energy and he could reshape it as he saw fit. In this case, Lith had turned into an exoskeleton for the Vampire.

"Any time." Lith said. "Believe me, this isn't comfortable for me either."

"I think I've got the short end of the stick anyway." In the Void that surrounded him, Vladion could see the faces of all of his enemies and the people he had killed during his long life.

Most of them just wailed in despair, reminding the Firstborn of the atrocities that he had perpetrated during the many wars he had taken part in and making him feel guilty for them.

Some of them, however, screamed at him from behind the black surface. Hundreds of white hands and maws clawed at the boundary, trying to reach him. All of them were kept at bay by a lonely face with seven white eyes that glared at Vladion.