Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1002

Chapter 1002 A Gift Like No Other Part 2

"I’m sorry, but you lost me. Are you asking my permission to bring Phloria along or what?" Kamila’s enthusiasm disappeared and her stomach churned as her insecurities returned.

She already didn’t like the idea of Lith spending so much time cooped up with a beautiful woman like Faluel, but at least the Hydra was old enough to be his great-great-grandmother and neither of them seemed interested in the other.

Phloria, on the other hand, was just slightly older than Lith, was the only person he had opened up to for years, and was soon going to share with him Awakening on top of all the magical talents they already had in common.

Had Kamila known about Solus’s existence, at that point she would have already declared that day her worst birthday ever.

Lith first explained to her how his presence and the constant practice of magic had induced Awakening in many people close to him. Tista, Yurial, and Phloria were the only ones he was aware of, but he kept a close eye on all his family members as well.

Only then did he reply to her question.

"I’m not asking for your permission. I’m just sharing with you my plans because I don’t want any more secrets between us." Lith held her hand, finding it strangely cold. "I feel responsible for Phloria because what’s happening to her is because of me.

"I’m not only talking about the Awakening, but also about her quitting the army. Without the support of the Awakened who wanted to destroy my personal life, Jirni would have probably already put an end to that farce of a trial.

"To make matters worse, I don’t have much choice. If I don’t help Phloria, she’ll die. Even though we haven’t seen each other much in the past four years, she’s still one of my dearest friends and a person to whom I owe much.

"Without her, we probably wouldn’t even be having this conversation because I would have broken up with you rather than sharing my secrets. Besides, if after Awakening her I don’t teach Phloria how to use her newfound powers, she’ll get both me and Faluel killed."

The last part awfully sounded like a lame excuse. Mostly because it was.

Kamila took a few deep breaths to calm down enough to not say things that she would later regret, like quoting the "out of sight, out of mind" idiom about the possibility of the apprenticeship rekindling his feelings for Phloria at the expense of their relationship.

"What about me? Am I going to Awaken as well?" Kamila asked.

"You have a barely orange core and I didn’t remove many impurities from your body." Lith replied while scanning her with Invigoration. "Are you using magic a lot lately?"

"Yes. I can still kill people with first magic if they come close enough and Lady Ernas says that even the simplest trick can save our lives in times of need. She makes me use magic until I almost faint to temper my body and test my limits." Kamila said.

"It explains why your impurities have started to shift. The constant exposure to my mana flow combined with Invigoration and practice is affecting your system. Do you want to be Awakened?" He looked her in the eyes.

"To what end? I would see Zinya and the kids die just to live a long life alone in hiding. Awakening me now would just be a guilt trip on your side and a dick move on mine to force you to take care of me until death do us part." Kamila’s voice and gaze were steady, but her hand trembled.

"What I want right now is an answer. I realize that you are an all-powerful Awakened Archmage who is probably going to outlive us all even with your crippled life force, but do you realize it as well?"