Supreme Magus - Chapter 393

Chapter 393: 393






He left only one Shadow alive and cast an earth spell that opened a divide in the ground .

It would slow down the incoming wave long enough to perform his experiment .

Kamila had told him the Shadows employed weird attacks . Lith wanted to see if it was something that he could imitate or at least teach him something about the Black Star's abilities .

Once the Shadow came within a range of ten meters (33') from Lith, it raised its arms towards him . The limbs elongated into snakes made of darkness and the fingers stretched into meters long needles aimed at Lith's mana core .

Albeit unexpected, the move lacked the speed necessary to be a threat . Lith dashed under the extended arms, striking at the opponent's body with his bare fist . The Shadow exploded into black flakes which slowly faded away .

'It felt like hitting a cushion . Aside from a little buzzing in the ears when the fragments touched me, nothing strange happened . I can see why fake mages need to keep their distance, but with my speed that kind of attack is useless . Solus?'

'Nothing relevant . Physical damage works like any other kind of damage . '





Lith did the same thing for the following wave . He left only one Shadow alive, but this time he allowed it to strike at his forearm . The fingers-needles were not sharp or strong enough to pierce his Skinwalker armor .

The Shadow changed its approach, having his extremities wrapping around Lith's arm while sucking his life force and mana . Much to Lith's surprise, the Shadow's appearance started to change into an obsidian copy of its prey .

Lith released a small bolt of lightning that destroyed the doppelganger, obtaining two unexpected results . Before shattering, the Shadow assumed again its human semblance for a second . It allowed Solus to recognize him .

'It's one of the merchants from the food stalls . ' Her good memory always surprised him . Lith could barely remember the faces of the villagers of Lutia, let alone a stranger in the crowd .

'Who cares . This was a waste of time . At least the amount of energy he stole from me is irrelevant . I wonder what…' The second oddity was that one of the flakes was blue instead of black . It caught Lith's attention .

Unlike the other fragments so far, it wasn't disappearing . The speck of blue light charged at Lith's abdomen, where his mana core resided . He tried to block it with his hand, only to see it pass through like a ghost . The moment the blue flake entered his body, Lith experienced a strong headache .

Memories that didn't belong to him flashed in front of his eyes, showing him unfamiliar faces and making him listen to unfamiliar words that somehow he was able to comprehend .

When the next wave of Shadows arrived, Lith realized he knew the secret recipe for a twelve spice sauce of sorts . He was still too confused to take any risk, so he used his wands to quickly dispose of the enemies before getting outside the barrier .

'What the heck did just happen?' He thought while reviewing the alien memory until he could almost feel the spices on his hands emitting their familiar yet unknown fragrance .

'I'm not sure . ' Solus replied . 'Maybe the Shadows are the minds of the Kadurians, or at least an echo of it . It would explain why they have no mana core or life force . It could be a way the Black Star uses to get rid of their most violent emotions or simply to harvest more power .

'What I'm sure of, is that while the life force the Shadow stole for you is gone, you got all of your mana back . My hypothesis is that while inside the creature's mind, it temporarily became its own .

'When you shattered the Shadow, the flake still contained part of its consciousness . So when you reabsorbed your mana, you also got a glimpse of the street vendor's mind . '

'Yeah and now I can open a Kansas Fried Chicken . '

'Well, what did you expect? A random memory from a random stranger is bound to be something irrelevant . What would have you thought if you had found out the secret of the Black Star on the first attempt?' Solus replied with a chuckle .

'That the damn thing was baiting me with a trap . Let's give this thing a few more tries . No pain no gain . My only hope is that Lady Luck will smile at me for once . '





After several attempts, Lith was on the verge of a nervous breakdown as a result of the memory harvesting process . What he hadn't considered was that Lady Luck had been kind to him already .

Finding a recipe inside a mind filled with centuries worth of agony was a stroke of luck . As such, it didn't happen again . All the memories Lith acquired were about pain, despair, and death .

'These poor b*stards are in a situation way worse than mine . At least until I can keep myself alive, I can avoid being reincarnated . They suffer an excruciating death several times a day . The Black Star is nothing but a curse .

'Scarlett was right, the only option when facing such a thing is to destroy it . '

Lith felt Solus shivering at his words . It took him a few seconds to remember how the Scorpicore had attempted to kill her out of prejudice .

'Don't you even dare to compare yourself to that monstrosity . You give me hope every single day . You are my first and most dear friend in all my three lives! The Black Star does nothing but take . It robbed the Kandurians of everything . '

Lith's mind was invaded again by the memory of a farmer that, during the years of madness, had been forced to kill his own children at the beginning of every cycle to prevent his neighbors from defiling their bodies .

'I'm sick of this place . ' He thought in disgust . 'Let's finish our mission and let's get out of here . '

The agony and madness of the acquired memories burned through his brain like acid . As soon as the next light cycle began, Lith entered the barrier . He already knew what would happen and where to find the crowd .

His mind was cold again . He considered his situation like removing a band aid . The faster the better .

On the other side, a man was tilling the land near his house . He knew it was a fool's errand, but after centuries of entrapment, it was the only part of his life that still made sense .

It was the same farmer that had greeted Lith during the previous cycle . The moment he saw the stranger approaching, he dropped the hoe on the ground and ran towards him .

"How did you get in, stranger? Are you here to help us?" He asked again .

Lith was about to dismiss the man when he realized the words were gibberish no more .

"What did you say?"

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