Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1292

Chapter 1292 - The Three Branches of Magic (Part 2)

"Last, but not least, the elements of destruction, fire and darkness. They have no other purpose than consuming everything they touch. Know that whenever you use them, someone or something is bound to get hurt."

Lith took half of the flower in each hand. The left started to burn while the right withered and crumbled.

"Fire keeps us warm and darkness keeps us clean, but they are like an angry beast. Lose control for a second and..."

Suddenly the fire spread to the tall grass that surrounded the clearing, lighting its tip into a sea of flames that danced in the wind. The kids clung to Lith with fear, unaware that the fire was magical.

It burned only his mana, leaving the vegetation unaffected.

"...bad stuff happens." The flames disappeared without leaving a trace of their passage.

"We’ll start with water and air, then light and earth, keeping the elements of destructions for last. Any questions?" Lith asked.

"Wouldn’t it be better to go in the same order you explained them? Creation, balance, and destruction?" Aran asked without letting his brother go. Suddenly fire had lost most of its charm.

"Excellent question." Lith ruffled his air, making Aran feel proud and Leria envious.

"The problem with your idea is that at low levels, light does almost everything by itself, like when you treat a skinned knee or a small cut. Earth magic, instead, it’s equally safe but it requires a lot of juice to do more than move dirt and pebbles.

"They are hard elements that require a lot of skill to shape." Lith conjured a stone doll resembling Aran and a hologram of Leria.

"Air and water are shapeless. Even a novice can have them move according to their wishes. They are the best tools to learn how to control your powers with minimal risks for others."

"What about fire and darkness?" Leria asked.

"They have no shape at all and they don’t require control to be unleashed so much as to be stopped. That’s why they are the worst elements for a beginner." Lith said.

"Now, if you want to have dinner, you better start practicing. I’ve brought no food aside from vegetables, but luckily for us, the lake is full of fish."

"How are we supposed to catch them?" Aran’s stomach was grumbling at the sight of his meal swimming in the clear waters, yet he had no idea how to move it into his plate.

"In any way you like. Jorun!" Lith moved his index and medium finger tracing a short wave in the air, the rune of water.

It generated a small geyser as if a whale had puffed through its blowhole, throwing several fish in mid-air. While the kids followed the trajectory of the prey, Onyx jumped from one shore of the lake to another, gobbling them before they could start falling down.

"Bad Onyx! Bad! That was my dinner." Aran said.

"No, it was theirs. After all, they carried both you and your luggage until now. We’ll eat only what you can catch." Lith replied.

The grumbling stomachs of the magical beasts put an end to the argument.

"I’m sorry, Abominus. I’ll try to get enough for you too. Jorun!" Leria said while mimicking Lith and obtaining just a few bubbles.

’Just remember to wash away the blood. The kids still see you two as living plushies, not as predators.’ Lith said via the mind link.