Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1207

Chapter 1207 - Loose Ends (Part 3)

Nalrond extended his hand toward the silvery barrier that separated the dimensional space from the rest of Mogar, feeling the familiar stream of consciousness inside the barrier flooding inside of him.

Countless voices, experiences, and feelings that didn’t belong to him coursed through his mind. The Rezar used his own name as an anchor against the stream and as a fortress against the psychic onslaught but this time it wasn’t enough.

Not because learning about the possible existence of his other half had made his sense of self falter. On the contrary, the idea of having finally found the missing piece of his life that his forefathers had searched for generations, had given Nalrond a purpose.

Yet he had underestimated the burden that meeting a being as powerful as Mogar inside the Mindscape had put on both his body and focus. Even with the protection from the magic circles, the mind link had made so much world energy course through his body that he experienced the effects of mana abuse.

Nalrond felt as if his human form was about to break, forcing him to cut off the contact with the barrier.

"Dammit, I’ll need to rest a bit before making another attempt." Nalrond said a second before so many short arrows pierced his back that he seemed to have turned into a porcupine.

"Leaving without even saying goodbye? After everything we did for you, it’s time you return our kindness, dear Nalrond." Kimo’s voice emerged from a Warp Steps along with several Dewans armed to the teeth.

"We offered you a home. We offered you to marry one of our women. We offered you even the sacred knowledge that our ancestors left us about the Fringe, yet every single time you threw our generosity back into our face."

Friya thanked her paranoia for having allowed her to keep many spells at the ready. Yet the reason why she didn’t shut Kimo’s mouth with a well-placed fireball was that she knew something was off.

Only when more and more people started to come out from both Warp Steps and the barrier did she understand why Kimo had wasted time talking. The arrows weren’t meant to kill, so much as to incapacitate Nalrond and make it impossible for him to survive a trip through the barrier.

To make matters worse, only a small number of those who came from the Steps belonged to the Dewans tribe. The others all had slender bodies and long pointy ears like she had never seen before.

***

Jiera Continent, City of Reghia.

Lith spent the time his body needed to heal by studying the Odi books that he had collected in Kulah and in Dawn’s lab, trying to replace the old technology with Runesmithing.

It was a tedious work that he could only perform when alone since the use of Forbidden Magic was frowned upon by every single mage Lith knew, Solus included. Luckily, Tista and Phloria spent most of the day outside, performing their respective tasks and leaving him all the time he needed.

On the other hand, not being able to even use chore magic made him completely dependent on Solus. He tried writing down his findings, but his penmanship was so horrible that when he compared his notes with books, he had an easier time deciphering the Odi language than his own.

"As for the machine, I know it’s a longshot, but I’d rather have a solid contingency plan than blindly rely on what-ifs. Guardianhood is more a death sentence than a path to immortality, otherwise there wouldn’t be so few Guardians." _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}