Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1373

Chapter 1373 - Lightkeep (Part 1)

The Naga wore an enchanted suit of armor that covered his upper body and six different enchanted weapons ready at hand, two on his back, four where the h.i.p.s were supposed to be.

"Thanks for your offer. I would be glad to enjoy your hospitality." Lith lied through his teeth.

’I bet that he wants to suck up on me hoping to gain some advantage from Leegaain.’ He thought. ’Ever since he and Grandma greeted me in front of the Council, everyone wants a piece of me but no one has given me gifts, dammit.’

Scarlett had a hard time not mocking the Naga for his pandering and Warped them away after locking on the farthest coordinates that her pince-nez, the Eyes of Menadion, could reach.

Winter had already reached the Empire, covering the land with a thick layer of immaculate snow that reminded Lith of a postcard.

"Damn, it’s cold even for Awakened." He said while activating the heating system of the Scalewalker armor.

"Well, yes. We’re further north than the Kingdom and the climate is harsher here." Scarlett covered herself and Kalla in thick coats of fur. The problem of having a big body was that each armor required a lot of materials, making fur more convenient.

The Scorpicore carried Nyka in a body bag over her back, to protect her from sunlight while they Warped toward their destination. The three Awakened took turns in opening dimensional doors to save their strength in the case something went wrong.

It took them a few minutes and one full use of Invigoration each to reach a dense woods halfway through the Tremen region, deep in the Empire’s territory. The temperature was several degrees below zero and there was no sign of life for kilometers.

"Undead?" Lith asked while pointing around.

"No, winter." Kalla replied. "Only starving animals would come out of their den with this wind and cold. We need to wait for sundown before asking for a ride."

"I thought we had to walk." Lith said.

"We did. Sort of. You can’t expect an undead on the run to reach an underground city by foot. They have their own means of transportation." The Wight replied. _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}

They conjured a small underground cave, covering it with snow to make it invisible from above. They used that time to rest and plan ahead. Lith even prepared a bit of his blood for Nyka, to have the time to recover and give her an edge in case of danger.

When the sun came down, she stirred in her body bag and accepted the meal with gratitude.

"Now stay calm and-" A low rumble cut Kalla short and forced everyone out of the cave.

On the outside, everything looked the same, except for the presence of two strangers. One of them was Parmegianno Haug and the other was clearly a vampire. He wore light clothes despite the cold and his breath didn’t steam.

He looked like a handsome man in his early thirties about 1.87 meters (6’2") tall, with short black hair and icy blue eyes that looked at the group as if they were the scouts of an invading army.

The Vampire had the bearing of someone used to give orders and to see them promptly executed, but his build was that of a soldier. He gave off the aura of someone who had earned his stripes in battle, not by pushing papers and l.i.c.k.i.n.g boots.