Chapter 344

Supreme Magus 344 Final Wish Part 1

"There are two things that you must never forget about being an Awakened . " Lith explained .

"The first is that our secret cannot be shared with anyone . The history of Garlen continent is full of mages and researchers that go missing in 'accidents' when they tried to share their theories about it .

I have no idea how many Awakened ones are out there, so far I met only Nalear and Farg . I only discovered their nature when they decided so . Sadly, there is no way to tell a fake from a true mage . "

"Two of our Professors are Awakened?" The news shocked Tista .

"Yes . " Lith nodded . "What I am trying to say is that not only you can't tell anyone about your new powers, but also that if you ever get found out you have to kill them . "

Lith's eyes and voice were stone cold .

"Kill them? Why?"

"Think about it . " Lith sneered . "A mage is a weapon and as such is strictly regulated . An Awakened one is both a weapon and the key to longevity . What do you think n . o . bles and Royals would do to us, to our family to get their hands on such power?"

Lith paused, letting Tista ponder on his words . She wasn't a naïve little girl anymore . The academy had been her wake up call . Tista now knew what to expect from others .

"Do you mean that not even your group…"

"No one knows but you . " Lith shook his head .

"Not even Phloria?"

"No . She noticed something was amiss with me, but Phloria never pushed me to reveal her the truth . It's one of the reasons why she was so precious to me . " Lith sighed .

"The second thing is that every time you use Acc . u . mulation or Invigoration your life gets longer . By drawing in the world energy you'll consume less and less of your own, allowing you to live for centuries .

It means you'll see our family, your husband and children wither and die while you'll still look twenty . I'm giving you a choice I didn't have . You can either just practice true magic and live a normal life or also use those techniques to become stronger but be progressively set apart from humans . "

"I'm sorry, but I need some air . " Tista stood up and ran away from Lith's room . Her head was spinning because of all those sudden revelations . She felt suffocating . Despite the tower was actually s . p . a . cious, Tista had the impression the walls were collapsing on her .

Only when she walked out of the door and into the familiar Trawn woods the world seemed to regain a semblance of normality .

"Would you like some company or do you prefer to stay alone?" Solus's voice made her flinch, but just for a second .

"Oh Solus, thank the G . o . ds you are here . " Tista turned around and hugged the wisp . Much to Solus's surprise, her arms didn't pa . s . s through . She could actually feel Tista's embrace as if it was Lith's .

"Can we take a walk? All that talking about killing in cold blood and immortality seriously freaked me out . " Being touched by another human being freaked out Solus too . Also, she had no idea what to say to Tista without scaring her .

Solus knew Tista like she was her own sister, while Tista knew nothing about her .

"Sure, but I can't get very far from the tower . The further I get, the smaller the wisp becomes until I'm forced back inside . " Solus did her best to not let her voice quiver .

'By my maker, our first meeting couldn't go any worse . First, she took me for a peeping tom, now she'll pity me . I must find something smart or funny to say to salvage the situation . '

Tista walked around and away from the tower until Solus's wisp became the size of a tennis ball . For several minutes they remained silent, the only audible sounds were the rustling of the leaves and the woods' bird calls .

That situation was a nightmare for Solus . Her consciousness was far enough from Lith to not feel his presence in her mind anymore and at the same time, she realized how awkward that quiet was .

'Oh G . o . ds! Why does she say nothing? I'm not used to silence, Lith's minds is always a noisy mess . Am I supposed to break the ice or is it better to wait for her to open up?'

Solus's first human interaction wasn't as she had always pictured it . She had been linked to Lith's mind and emotions for so long that she was not used not to know what the other person was thinking .

Tista's expression was unfathomable to her . She seemed to be worried, disgusted and annoyed all at the same time . Solus started panicking, thinking that Tista's silence was due to her regretting the choice of bringing Solus along .

"I'm so confused . What do you think I should do, Solus?" Tista asked .

"I'm sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about . " Solus's voice was cracking due to the strain she was under .

"I'd like you to get closer to the tower, though . "

"Do you think Lith is right about killing?" She continued walking at a fast pace .

"Please, Tista, get back . One more step and you'll be stark naked . My clothes, remember?" Solus yelped, her wisp was on the verge of disappearing .

Tista cursed at her stupidity, walking towards the tower as fast as she could . She noticed how her body had never felt so light .

"As for the killing, yes . I think he is right . " Solus sighed . The wisp was back at half of its original size .

"I was just like you at the beginning, but all the things Lith and I experienced together changed my mind . Even if the person that discovers your secret is a good one, would you really risk your whole family's lives just to save a stranger?

"Would you risk them becoming hostages to keep you on a leash? There's nothing that people with power wouldn't do to not lose their power, even using slave items . Do you want to be a slave?"

Solus projected in front of Tista some of the images from Nalear's attack . The chaos and bloodshed forced her to avert her eyes .

"Please stop . I got what you mean . " Solus stopped the projection, giving Tista some time to think .

"What do you think is better between longevity and power? I mean, the stronger I get the longer I'll live, but I'm scared of ending up all alone . You have already lived for so long, do you have any advice for me?"

Solus felt flattered by so much trust in her judgment despite they had just shortly met .

"Honestly, no . I have no choice on the matter . I'm glad I lost all my previous memories, otherwise I would have gone insane a long time ago . There's one thing I can tell you, though . Your brother and I are as scared as you are of being alone .

Lith always worries about the day he will grieve your deaths, while I worry about him . I'm so scared of losing Lith that I can't sleep for days after he fights a strong enemy . I'm scared at the thought that he will grow old and die while I'll be forced to look for a new host . "

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