Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1277

Chapter 1277 - Test Drive (Part 1)

"A silver stagecoach?" Raaz was dumbfounded. "We already have a wooden one. Why did you waste your money on something like that?"

"Where are horses going to be attached and where the coachman is supposed to sit?" Elina asked, doing her best to feign interest in the strange contraption.

"Get in. It’s easier to show than to tell." Lith took the driver seat, opening all the doors at the same time with the pressure of a button.

Due to the absence of the engine and of the trunk, the DoLorean could comfortably accommodate eleven people by adding two more backseats. Raaz rode shotgun at Lith’s insistence while, Tista, Rena, Elina, Aran, Leria, Friya, and Senton sat behind.

"Fasten your seatbelts." Lith said.

"Our what?"

A snap of Lith’s fingers and a spark of Spirit Magic secured everyone to their respective position.

"Okay, since I want you and Mom to share it, I couldn’t make the imprint permanent. You just have to put your hand had here..." Lith pointed at a handprint on the dashboard, right between the driver and the passenger seat.

"...and imprint it with your mana. If you do it a second time, the imprint is lost and someone else can use it."

"Where did you learn to do such a thing?" Tista’s eyes opened wide in surprise.

"I learned the basics while studying the Ballots back at the academy. If you remember, the Headmaster can remove their imprint. Then, I practiced it with the Camellia. I simply had to use less chea- I mean to perfect the method." Lith replied.

"I still can’t believe your relationship is built on avarice." Raaz sighed in disappointment again. "The spell is beautiful, but did you have to use scrap metal painted green as a vessel? Please, at least tell me that you didn’t pick it from Zekell’s trash."

"Once you imprint the vehicle, you just need to press this button." Lith rushed to say, not willing to let Raaz know how close to home he had gotten.

A low hum accompanied the wheels moving below the DoLorean as the Warp Drive reduced its weight and that of its occupants so that a simple tier one Float spell could keep the vehicle in mid-air.

The spell conjured not just a single strong updraft, but hundreds of them at the same time, each one pushing upwards with the same force to keep the balance in check.

Bringing the DoLorean to zero gravity would have meant that even a sneeze would topple it and that the slightest wing would make its flying path highly unstable. The reduced weight coupled with Float, instead, made the interior of the car as if it was gyrostabilized, preventing any kind of motion sickness.

The spell was so silent that Raaz noticed they were moving only because the vehicle slowly turned towards the Trawn woods.

’Well, at least this thing doesn’t require horses. Just by avoiding to feed, water, and make them rest, I can save a bit of time.’ He thought.

"Hey, son. You’d better turn around, the road to Lutia is that way." Raaz pointed over his own shoulder.

"Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads." Lith said with the smirk of a man who had waited three lives to say that line.

’By my Mom, you really tricked him into giving you the cue!’ Solus laughed her a.s.s off.