Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1744

Faluel and Ajatar used tendrils of Spirit Magic to lock it again, yet the moment the delicate balance that kept the Fomor's body together faltered, both Ekidna and the Harmonizer exploded.

Blood, guts, and metal shards filled the room along with the multi-colored sparks that until a second ago had been her mana core.

"What? Why did she do that? We needed her as much as she needed us." Faluel was flabbergasted.

"What do you mean why? I told you her story! Calling her a subject was something so insensitive that not even I would have done it." Morok said in outrage.

Even though he had known her briefly, he was aware that the Fomor had lived the same life that he would have if Glemos didn't abandon him as a kid. After his father's death, Ekidna was the closest thing to a relative he had left.

"At least I didn't call her a monster." Faluel replied with a sneer.

Morok was about to answer that it wasn't an insult, just how the Balor's race was called when he realized how Ekidna must have felt being called that way by the only person she still trusted.

'We should have helped her. Ekidna was no different from me, just less lucky. If I ended up in the hands of someone like Glemos or Xedros and after killing them you treated me like we did to her, I would have taken my life as well.' Solus said, making Lith feel no better than Morok.

'That's not true. There was no proof her version of the facts wasn't just a sob story while you could have fused our minds to prove your good faith.' He replied.

'I would have never let one of you imprint me because it would have meant becoming a slave again.' She shook her head. 'Let's get out of here, please.'

Meanwhile, the argument between Morok and Faluel had come to an end.

"Gods, I hate it when Dragon blood turns us into insensitive jerks." The Hydra said. "That poor girl was just a victim, yet I was too blinded by the prize in front of my eyes to give a damn about her."

"You and me both." Ajatar replied. "What's done is done. Let's save the last Harmonizer for when we have devised a better spell. Also, we'd better check your mine before leaving.

"According to the early report, Glemos had put Harmonizers around the crystals and there's no telling what their destruction might have caused."

After cleaning themselves from the remains of the Fomor, Faluel and the others returned to the corridor where the fight had taken place. As Ajatar had predicted, Glemos' demise had triggered the self-destruction of all the Harmonizers.

Without them, the small red mana crystals that were growing in the already mined areas had exploded as well, leaving a large part of the mine barren.

On the other hand, however, the remaining crystals were still either violet or white. The destruction of the artifact had inflicted them minimal damage that would self-repair thanks to the abundant energy from the mana geyser.

Also, based on Locrias' description of the place where the Fomors had Warped Glemos' share of the mined crystals, Faluel was capable of retrieving it.

"My gains are way inferior to my losses but it's still better than nothing." Faluel sighed. "Let's get back home. We all need some time to think."

Morok would have liked to joke that at least he had gotten rid of his father and could now go out with Quylla without the worry of Glemos trying to capture him, but his heart was still heavy.

'Even though he was a jerk, Glemos was still my dad. I wanted him out of my life, not dead. Also, now I'll never know what he did to me and what the heck the voice inside my head? is. Brain?' He asked, yet this time no reply came.