Supreme Magus - Chapter 306

Chapter 306






Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .

That was how Nalear had defeated Lith, but also the way Jirni Ernas planned to smoke out the traitor .

The arrival of constable Ernas was a big enough monkey wrench in Nalear's plot to put both her master and contingency plan at risk . It was impossible to use dimensional magic inside the academy because of the array blocking it .

The only way out was using the Warp Gate, but even with the help of her little lambs, it was impossible for her to drag away Lith unnoticed . Her teacher ring was useless too . It not only would leave a record of her position, but also could move her inside the fifth floor only .

'Each floor of the castle is huge, but with enough time they can search every nook and cranny of it . I can't hide Lith forever nor can I kill him and store his body in a dimensional item . I can't believe months of careful planning are about to be crushed because of a stupid girl!'

Nalear had underestimated the depth of the bond between Lith and Phloria, dismissing it as a simple crush . She was also unaware of Marchioness Distar's plan of putting the academy in lockdown to search for the traitor .

The information blackout had worked like a charm . The problem was the Marchioness had no way to know what the enemy intentions were . It almost resulted in a perfect set up to douse the fire yet to have it ready after the house was completely burned down .

Almost .

Lady Ernas was a decisive woman . The moment Phloria contacted her, she put her first contingency plan in motion, pulling a lot of strings and calling in as many favors . She knew Lith well enough to know that he wouldn't leave the academy without letting her little Flower or at least his mother know .





His disappearance could only mean something big was about to happen . Taking out someone of his caliber in such a clear manner, inside an academy at that, meant the enemy was as strong as well prepared .

Lady Ernas was certain she had not a second to spare . Alas, she was right .

***

Professor Amyla Farg contacted Tyris as soon as Phloria left, reporting to her everything she knew .

"What are your orders, my liege?" Farg asked .

"I'll be there in a while . " Tyris sighed . From her throne, she could feel the air in the Kingdom turning heavier by the second .

"I mean to spectate, not to intervene . I feel that what's happening at the White Griffon is similar to Balkor's attacks . A reckoning . Humans are bound to make mistakes and it's only by suffering the consequences of their choices that they have the opportunity to grow .

"I don't plan of doing like Salaark and treat them like a bunch of kids that need to be held by hand . As for you, Amyla, do whatever you think it's right . You have my permission to use the full scope of your abilities . "

After closing the call with Farg, Tyris called her only two friends . The fall of one of the Great Countries might be something all Guardians would like to bear witness .

***

Inside the enchanted box, Solus had long recovered her senses . Without her bond with Lith, she couldn't feed nor she could grow stronger . Only weaker .

That didn't mean she was powerless, though . She had still all the abilities of a yellow cored Awakened one . Invigoration didn't allow her to recover her strength but was a crucial instrument for her survival nonetheless .

She had spent months studying the boxes together with Lith, attended the same lessons, and followed all of his steps towards becoming a Forgemaster . Invigoration made it possible for her to study the lock keeping her sealed .

Solus wasted no time crying or despairing . She had spent the last few hours planning her escape .

'"Always prepared" my… whatever my a*s looks like, you witch!' Solus had never been so angry in her whole life . It could be said that even though she had developed the whole spectrum of human emotions, she was uncapable of hate .

At least until that moment .

Hatred was something usually Lith generated enough to supply a small army, something she was used to contain, being careful not being infected with . Now it burned through the very core of her being like molten lava .





She would have loved for life to be like those comics Lith liked so much as a kid . Where trivial things like love, friendship, or rage could produce miracles giving the hero endless strength .

If love could do any good, Nalear wouldn't ever managed to take them apart . If rage was worth something, Solus would have already turned the box into cinders to be reunited with her other half .

'Feelings have no power per se . They are only what drives you towards your goals . I have to do like Lith always does . Not let myself be controlled by them but harness them to keep my mind focused . ' She thought .

'Luckily for me, this box has been built to be difficult to open from the outside, not from the inside . I also doubt Nalear ever suspected that the dimensional amulet she stole from us is actually empty .

'I still have access to a dimensional pocket full with everything a compulsive hoarder with full blown paranoia prepared "just in case" .

'Wait for me, Lith . I'm coming for you . '

Tendrils of darkness magic emanated from her body, relentlessly eroding the internal safeguards of the box . Solus only had to make sure to survive the conflagration . To her it didn't matter who or what was outside the box .

The whole Mogar could burn for all she cared .

***

City of Valeron . Capitol of the Griffon Kingdom . Inside the King's quarters .

"Are you sure giving constable Ernas the royal override code was the right thing to do?" Queen Sylpha asked .

"Absolutely . " King Meron nodded . He was engrossed in testing his Gatekeeper longsword potential .

"The more I read the reports about this Lith, the more I'm inclined to believe he is a natural Awakened one . Traitors come and go, we fight them on a daily basis . Awakened ones are too precious to be lost .

"If I'm right, he would be the first one we know about inside the whole Kingdom . We could even pitch him against the Magic Empress, if we play our cards right . " The Magic Empress was the only known natural Awakened on the Garlen continent .

"How could he be an Awakened one if some kids are strong enough to take him down?" Sylpha found the idea simply absurd .

"Maybe he is not an Awakened . Or maybe the traitors have developed a weapon capable of defeating one . " Meron replied .

"Whatever it is, we can't afford to stay idle . We are already left with only four of the six great academies . Losing the White Griffon and the most promising student in one fell swoop may be a blow that we could not be able to bear . Not now .

"We are already stripping the ancient noble households of their privileges bit by bit, redistributing them according to merits and loyalty . The Kingdom is still too unstable . If the traitor threatens one of our assets, we must react swiftly . "

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