Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1195

Chapter 1195 The Devil You Know Part 1

"You got us worried, Vastor." Neither her voice nor smile betrayed Jirni’s surprise. "Did you got your old ass kicked so hard by the undead that you needed a vacation to restore your wounded pride or what?"

"Or what." He replied. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this call?"

Jirni brought him up to speed before asking for his help against Deirus. She had no idea if she was really talking with Zogar Vastor or just with someone wearing his husk, but there was only one way to find out.

’If he really has fallen in love with Kamila’s sister like the Court gossip says, maybe saving her life and the undead bringing him to the brink of death helped Zogar to overcome his weakness.

’That or the experience completely broke him and drove him insane. Whatever happened to him, I need to understand if it compromised his usefulness or if it just made him into an even better asset.’ She thought.

"That damn fool. When will he understand that nothing can bring Yurial back, no matter what he does?" Vastor snarled, returning to his old self. He hated those who stood in the path of greatness of others out of petty reasons.

He was tired of seeing the mediocre thriving only because the Kingdom seemed to abandon talented mages the moment that they didn’t serve their purpose any longer, just like it had happened to him.

"I might be able to help you with Deirus for good, but it requires patience and discretion. We should discuss such matters privately, away from prying ears." He said while looking at the Royal Guards.

"Fine by me. Just tell me when and where." Jirni doubted that Vastor could provide her with anything that Balkor and Manohar couldn’t, but she had nothing to lose by trying.

"I’ll call you as soon as I’m able to move again. My wounds run deep and have reached my life force." Vastor knew that not even Body Sculpting could fool someone like Jirni or Manohar.

Yet a damaged life force would explain any anomaly they might notice in his behavior which coupled with Rejuvenation was the perfect cover for his newfound physical prowess.

"There is no rush. Time is by my side. Take care of yourself, Vastor." Jirni ended the call and started examining every detail of Vastor’s recent life.

Time was indeed by her side. The more Deirus waited to make his move, the weaker his social and political standing would become due to Jirni weeding out his foundations.

The more Vastor made her wait, the longer Jirni had to understand if she was still dealing with a devil that she knew or a new one that she had to subdue.

***

"Sorry if I didn’t call you earlier. Things on Jiera are much worse than I assumed and I ran into one complication after another." Lith said.

"Don’t worry, the important thing is that you are alright." Kamila sighed in relief hearing his voice calm and strong as she remembered it.

"Uhm, about that..." Lith had no idea how to break the news to her but he didn’t want to lie either.

"I should have known it the moment I saw your scaly mug! You got in trouble and risked your life again."

"Yes, but-"

"No buts. Show me your other face so that I can understand when you’re not telling me the truth." She cut him short.

Even though they spent a lot of time together, the scales made Lith’s expressions non-existent and his hybrid form’s voice sounded the same, no matter if he spoke sweet words or death threats.