Supreme Magus - Chapter 459

Chapter 459






Lith couldn't forgive Xolver for messing with him twice . The idea of becoming the next Royal Healer if something happened to Manohar was a strong motivator too . He valued his freedom as much as the mad professor did .

Lith took out his communication amulet and pressed Kalla's rune . The Wight's hologram appeared instantly .

"Hello, Scourge . "

"How many times do I have to tell you to use my human name?" He said in exasperation, afraid that more misunderstandings could ensue .

"Fine . Hello, Shadow of Death . To what do I owe this call?"

"That's not my human name either!"

"I wouldn't be so sure . " Jirni and Kalla said in unison .

Seeing an undead bear instead of a woman, put both Jirni and Kamila at ease . Tista was still wondering why her brother had never told her about this particular friend of his .





"What do you mean, 'I wouldn't be so sure'?" Lith asked .

"It all started as a moniker Nana used to refer to you with the Association after you killed Garth Renkin and his father . " Jirni explained . "After the plague, wherever you go someone coincidentally dies or bad things happen . So it stuck . "

"People consider me bad luck?" Lith was astonished . He could almost hear Kamila thinking about it was only after dating him that she had got dragged in that mess by Commander Berion .

To be fair, it was just his paranoia speaking .

"Only the envious ones . " Kamila said without leaving his hand . "Those who speak behind your back and think that your achievements aren't enough to justify the prestige you hold in the eyes of the Crown . "

"Your potential enemies refer to you as such too . " Kalla said . "Scarlett told me that's how the underworld refers to you, human and not, ever since you killed that Wyvern . Anyway, what can I do for you?"

Kalla was still recovering from the injury she had self-inflicted on her life force . Being unable to further her research, she was bored to death and eager for a distraction .

Lith told her everything that was happening in Othre before describing her Kaelarn and his Vassal .

"Whatever it is, it's not necromancy . " Kalla spoke with the same certainty she had that the Sun would rise in the morning .





"The blue eyes are simply a side effect of a partial consciousness transfer from the maker to their creation . Judging from your description, it seems like a twisted version of light magic .

"You are looking for someone who alters the life force of the living rather than reanimates corpses . The two disciplines have one common feature, though . They both deal with the research for the perfect immortality .

"A human named Arthan Griffon conducted thorough research on the matter . As far as I know, his only achievement was to set the very definition of Forbidden Magic . "

"Isn't that the same guy you thought resembled the god of healing Xhal?" Dorian asked . He knew the Mad King's name only because of the nursery rhymes his mother used to scare him with whenever he misbehaved as a kid .


"Yes, Dorian . He is, but I don't think is wise to waste our time with trivia . I can only imagine that our enemy will rush their plans . They have Manohar and are aware we discovered their backers' network . It's only a matter of time before they flee . " Lith replied .

Arthan was barely a footnote in the Kingdom's history books . His name was forgotten and his legacy lost to all those without the highest clearance level .

Unbeknownst to all those in the room, Arthan had been the very first god of healing . To quickly find a great number of test subjects for his experiments, he had established a free health system that lasted until his plan was exposed .

It saved millions of lives and the people worshipped him like a savior . The clerics of Xhal thought to ride the King's coattails by reshaping the statues of the ancient god in his image, hoping to draw the masses back to their temple .





Their plan royally backfired, becoming the last nail in the coffin for most religions .

"By the way, who are these people?" Being interrupted twice made the bored Wight curious about the nature of her audience .

"Don't worry, Kalla . They are all good humans . " Lith replied to the implied question if they were or not fellow Awakened ones .

 "As I was saying, you are not facing necromancy . At the same time, it's unlikely for the local undead community to not be involved in the matter or at least know a good deal about it . Many disappearances make feeding and hiding much harder .

"Whenever something bad happens, people always blame curses first and undead later . They are the perfect scapegoat and once panic spreads, even eccentric normal people who like wearing a mask or prefer night life become targets .

"Plus, I heard multiple times about projects aimed to build meat puppets to allow undead with an unpleasant appearance to have a normal life, or just to experience the sunlight again .

"Some need it for business reasons, others because they are unhappy with their limits .

"I'm not the only one researching for a cure for undeath . What you are describing sounds like a perfect temporary fix . Maybe I can point you in the right direction, but it's going to be dangerous . How much do you know about the undead?"

"Only enough to recognize them and kill them if necessary . " Lith admitted . Most of the knowledge about greater undead was classified . He had never wasted precious merits to learn things that Kalla could teach him for free .

"Such a narrow perspective . " She shook her head in disappointment .

"I'll keep it short . Sentient undead are divided into three Courts, based on their standpoint on the living . The Dawn Court, the only one I have a connection with, respects all kinds of life forms .

"Be they humans, plants, or beasts, the Dawn Court regards them as creatures that despite being weak and short lived, can still be worthy of the gift of eternal life . They do not take slaves, are patrons of the arts, and don't kill while feeding unless strictly necessary .

"Just like the Royal Court, the Dawn Court is ruled by a King and a Queen . They are by no means related by nuptial vows or even race and are often at odds with each other to further their own power plays .

"The Dawn Court is not content with survival, they want to enjoy their existence . The Royals are elected every year among those who brought more prosperity to the Court, be it in terms of wealth, social connections, or safe havens .

"Most of those who became undead against their will and wish to retain, if not to regain, their old life style seek asylum among their ranks .

"The Dusk Court are just loners who grouped up to not get harassed or disturbed by other Courts . As long as they are left alone, they don't care about the living . Their feeding and social habits are unpredictable .

"They have no leader nor a rigid structure . They assemble only when one or more of their members is threatened . They are the most difficult Court to contact or deal with . If attacked, they don't bargain nor do they seek compensation . They retaliate until their enemy is destroyed . Most Liches belong to the Dusk Court .

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