"I can’t see the tower core either. It must be one of those cloaking spells that Forgemasters use to hide their secrets. Can you turn them off, Solus?" Phloria asked.
Solus shared the control panel with Lith and both browsed it for a while, trying to make sense of the various options.
’I thought you were supposed to know by instinct what each floor does.’ Lith thought.
’And so did I. Maybe as my core recovers, I get part of my memories back. If I was Menadion’s apprentice, this tower was both my academy and my home. Yet only the master of the tower could access this kind of features, that’s why I have no recollection of them.
’On top of that, they might be available now only because the tower’s pseudo core has finally recovered a bit of its power.’ She replied.
Before Solus obtained her energy body, using Invigoration on the tower would only reveal her weakened human core. Now, however, the breathing technique would also reveal the power core that fueled the tower and kept her damaged life essence in check.
"Sorry, I can’t. I didn’t even know such a thing was possible. I’ll give it a try later." Solus said.
"If you want to stay here, be my guests." Lith said while checking his pocket watch. "Kamila is waiting for me. I’m bringing her out on a date tonight." fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
He was so tired that had to use Invigoration while yawning to not fall asleep on the spot.
"Wow, did you really managed to make time for her despite our crazy schedule?" Friya envied Kamila’s guts, wishing to have a decent boyfriend.
"Yeah. Between my cracked life force, the tribulations, and the fact that if I fail Faluel’s test I might die, I don’t feel like having so many regrets. Back when I was younger and my life flashed in front of my eyes during a near death experience, the good moments were drowned by bad stuff and work.
"I love magic and I love power, but those alone don’t make you happy."
’Agreed. You’ve spent so much time working that if someone were to recap your life, you would be a catchy music short of it resembling a training montage or an AMV.’ Solus chuckled.
Lith’s words reminded everyone that Faluel’s test was imminent. The Hydra wouldn’t trust them with any more knowledge unless they proved worthy of it. Phoria’s destiny was bound to Lith, but everyone else was in his same boat.
"Lith is right." Nalrond said. "Whatever Faluel asks us to do, it won’t be a walk in the park. I don’t want to spend my last moments buried under a pile of books or changing diapers. I want to make some good memories."
The girls felt embarrassed, expecting Nalrond to ask one of them out.
"I’m going to ask Brina out. She seems a nice girl and she doesn’t look at me in a funny way because of the color of my skin. Lith, is there someplace nice where I could bring her?" Nalrond said.
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