Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1877

Chapter 1877 Three Sides of the War (Part 1)

"But I can." Solus said with a warm smile. "Thanks to our bond, our energy signature is identical so even after we craft a Spirit Crystal, I can still help Lith."

The Blue Phoenix found her lovely even with her dress dirtied by the fumes of their failed experiments and the sweat from the long hours of hard work. He prided himself on being open-minded and fair, yet jealousy had started to creep in.

'They sleep under the same roof, she smiles like that only at him, and they share even the fucking same energy signature.' Aerth thought in ill-concealed envy. 'It's no wonder that all of Lith's girlfriends dumped him.'

Lith was too happy to notice his distress. Jirni truly was his goddess of luck. She had given him back the hope that he had believed to be completely lost.

'I'm sure that with her help, I can bargain a decent deal with the Royals. I don't care if I have to marry Peonia or become a damn Magus. I'll do everything I need to find Meln and make him pay tenfold for what he did to Dad.' He thought.

'The world already knows me as a monster and my life force is crippled. I have neither the time nor luxury to be picky. Since I can't be happy myself, I'll make sure that Solus and my family have the life they deserve.

'Yet nothing I do will truly matter as long as Meln's shadow looms over them. Even if it's the last thing I do, even if it costs me my life, I have to kill Night and Meln with her.'

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City of Valeron, Capitol of the Griffon Kingdom, Royal Throne Room.

Jirni had been true to her word and from the day of her return, she had fought on Lith's behalf to ease the terms for his full pardon. Household Ernas had always had great political influence, but after Morn's death, they had become even more powerful.

Orion had taken Morn's place as General of the Army and with the Council of the Headmasters backing them, their authority was second only to the Royal Court. On top of that, Vastor seconded every of Jirni's motions, becoming another thorn in the Royals' side.

It was great for Lith, but not so much for the King.

He didn't actually care about Hogum. The more the Archon dug into the Baronet's past, the more evidence she brought to the light that the Frenon had been an unwitting puppet in the hands of the Undead Courts.

That and the torture of an innocent citizen were enough to sentence him to death for high treason, if not for Hogum being already dead.

The Royal Forgemasters were pissed off for the theft of Syrook's corpse and the shaman's crystal, but Meron thought differently.

"Who cares about a dead Dragon when we can have a living Tiamat?" He always replied. "As for the crystal, we have bigger and purer gemstones in our mines. It's no big deal."

The King didn't know of the exceptional size and purity of the crystal, nor about Vastor's tracking device embedded in it and the tower turning it white.

"This is the first and probably the only opportunity we have to bring Verhen into our fold. Not only is he a skilled and talented mage, but also a powerful Divine Beast that the Council holds in high regard.