Supreme Magus - Chapter 303

Chapter 303






"The vision changed almost a month ago . Why are we doing nothing?" Jirni's anger was barely contained . It took all of her willpower to prevent it to show on the outside .

"Because based on all we know, it's likely we are about to face the threat of slave collars, like those the Pontus Household purchased from the missing Alchemist Hatorne . " Duchess Distar was disgusted by her own words .

Just like Jirni, she hated feeling helpless .

"Whoever the traitors are, they have managed to slip out of our net too many times . Linjos needs time to remove enough members of his staff to require an official turn over without arising suspicions .

"If we act rashly, we risk alerting them . They would only need to activate the collars to force us to butcher innocents while they escape under the cover of the ensuing chaos .

"We are lulling them into a false sense of confidence, so that our first strike will also be the last . " Her hands were clenched so hard they were white, the blood drained from her fingers .

"Easy for you to say . It's my little girls that live in that death trap, not yours . Why can't we at least warn them?"

"To achieve what? Spook them? Spook the traitors? We may be wrong about the collars . So far all the security sweeps came out negative . " Mirim Distar shook her head .

"It's not only your daughters who are in danger, but every single student in all the remaining four academies . If you can't keep your personal and professional life separated, maybe you should recuse yourself from the case . "

Jirni Distar knew that Mirim was right and hated her for that .

"How long before we move?" She asked .

"Very soon . "





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Village of Lutia .

Lith considered the idea of becoming an elder brother and an uncle almost at the same time disturbing at best . When during the second month of winter Elina noticed she had skipped her period, Lith knew he had succeeded .

Both his mother and sister were nervous . The former considered her pregnancy like a miracle while the latter was on edge being her first time . Lith was basically on call 24/7, but luckily nothing happened in his absence that Nana or Tista couldn't handle .

Lith would go back to his village at least once a week, during the weekend to perform a complete check up on both women .

"Everything is fine . Again . " Lith snorted .

"I'm so sorry, dear . I didn't mean to rush you . " Elina apologized with such a merry voice it sounded fake, but she was actually sincere . She was just too happy with the good news .

"Do you want to know the gender of the babies?" Lith asked .

"Do you know it already?" Judging by their enthusiasm he had just asked a rhetorical question .

"Male . Female . " He pointed at Elina first and at Rena second .

'Ugh . My family so far had bad luck with males . Orpal, Trion, and then me . Let's hope the little one grows into a better man than us . It doesn't take much, after all . ' Lith thought .






'How dare you!' Solus scolded him . Not even reminding her of his body count spared him from a lecture .

Both families didn't share Lith's negative outlook on life . They celebrated together until late .

The next day, after the end of the lessons Lith went to Phloria's room to share the latest news and give her an early birthday present . In a few days, she would turn sixteen, becoming an adult according to Mogar's standards .

"Congratulations, you must be thrilled . " Phloria embraced him tightly . For a moment, Lith lost himself in the delicate fragrance of her hair .

"Not really . " He didn't want to spoil the mood for his family, but at least with Solus and Phloria he could be honest .

"I'm scared at the idea of having another brother . I almost have only bad memories about them . " Most of all, he was scared of loving and losing his little brother . Lith was certain he couldn't take it again .

"As for my niece, I don't know . I'm afraid the baby will take a lot of her time and we will grow even further apart . "

"How many times do I have to tell you?" Phloria sighed . "You can't keep your loved ones under a rock . You must learn to let them go . You are not losing a sister but gaining a niece . "

Lith didn't reply . It was a matter on which they had to agree to disagree .

"I have also come to give you your birthday present . " Lith took out from his pocket a small box, handing it to her .

"Why so early? Don't you know it's bad luck?" She giggled, rushing to opening the box .

It contained a lily shaped gold pendant . Rena's father in law had melted and purified the gold, while Lith had shaped it with magic . It was so lifelike that Phloria attempted to smell it .





"I researched the etymology of your name . This flower symbolizes the goddess you are named after . It's also enchanted to be durable and as a dimensional amulet with a capacity of fifty square meters . " It was the highest grade dimensional item Lith could create without making a fuss .

"Thanks! It's a wonderful gift!" She attempted to kiss him, but Lith stopped her .

"That's just my cover story gift . Otherwise people would think I'm even more of a cheapskate than I already am . "

"What's the real gift, then?" Phloria was puzzled .

"I know I can't Forgemaster anything your father couldn't do better, not I can afford something you couldn't buy on your own . The only thing I can offer you is my trust . Please, close your eyes and give me your hands . "

Phloria did as instructed, while Lith activated Invigoration on her .

'What the heck?' What he saw left him flabbergasted . Compared to the last time he had visited her, most of the impurities in her body were converging towards the mana core . They hadn't moved much, but the movement was as clear as the day .

'It's just as I feared . ' Solus sighed . 'The prolonged exposure to you, combined with the repeated use of Invigoration and the practice of high level magic seems to stimulate other people's cores . '

'Exposure to me? Invigoration?' Lith was still stunned .

'Do you remember Balkor's attack? To save her and Yurial, you had to use Invigoration a lot . Also, since she asked you out, the two of you spend a lot of time together . Protector told us that the key to Awakening is a high mana density .

'Compared to a normal mage whose core is dormant, yours is a small mana geyser . '

'Doesn't this mean that Tista is likely to Awaken? Compared to them, she has been much closer to me . '

'If she enters the White Griffon, I think it's a reasonable assumption . ' Solus replied .

'It also depends on her talent and luck . Tista hasn't Awakened in years and Phloria's impurities have barely moved . Don't' overthink it . '

Lith took a deep breath to calm himself before proceeding . He used Invigoration to remove the most external impurities from her hair and skin, destroying them as soon as they emerged .

"What's this smell?" Phloria had no idea why she was feeling so hot and fuzzy, but the stench was out of this world .

"This is my gift . I'd like for it to remain a secret between the two of us . " He said bringing her in front of the mirror .

"I don't feel any different . " Phloria looked her reflection without noticing anything .

"Take a bath and let me know in the morning . Doctor's order . " Lith kissed her deeply, tasting her fragrance before leaving her room .

He took off, flying along the corridor towards his living quarters .

'I'm proud of you, taking such a leap of f… Watch out!' Solus yelled .

Lith reacted swift as the wind dodging a barrage of icicles, only to feel an invisible grip blocking his limbs . He immediately activated fusion magic to neutralize the effects of the spirit magic holding him .

The person using it was an expert . They slammed him against the walls and the ceiling before he could react .

"I bet you didn't expect to meet another Awakened one, did you?" A too familiar voice said while the world around him faded to black .

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