Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1881

Chapter 1881 Welcome Home (Part 1)

Lith spent his days drowning himself in his work to not think about the many things he had lost. Aside from his revenge on Orpal, there wasn't much left in his life. Everything he had worked for and built during the past 19 years was now gone.

Aside from the tower and what he had stored inside the pocket dimension, he had nothing but his name.

The Desert was a golden cage where to spend his time, but a cage nonetheless.

The people he cared about lived in the Kingdom. Every day, Faluel, the Ernas, Vastor, fought on the battlefield while he was stuck in Salaark's palace. Thrud and Orpal, the people he hated, were in the Kingdom as well, outside of his reach.

On top of that, until Friya found a moment of respite from her duties as an apprentice, the Fringe would have to wait.

'Is my third life going to be like the first?' He thought whenever he stopped working. 'Beginning and ending with revenge?'

"Lith, we need to talk." Rena entered his lab without knocking.

"What's the problem, big sis?" Lith smiled at her, seeing how her blonde hair looked more vibrant now that the Desert's sun had darkened her skin.

"If the Kingdom makes unreasonable demands in exchange for the full pardon, you must turn them down." She replied. "I can't stand the thought of getting my life back if that means you losing yours."

"Wait, how do you know about this?"

"Everyone else may be too broken to realize that Jirni wouldn't come all the way from the Kingdom just for a courtesy visit but I'm not. I talked with her before she left and I know everything." Rena said.

"Fine." Lith replied with a sigh. "I agree with you on the deal, but what choice do I have?"

"The longer the war goes on, the more desperate the Royals will become." She said. "The only thing you have to do is wait until they realize they need you more than you need them."

"Time is a luxury I don't have." He shook his head.

"That's not true. Even though it's cracked, your life force-"

"It's not a matter of my life force, but of my damn core!" Lith lashed out, cutting her short. "I considered stalling, but with my core stuck at deep violet, I have to move quickly, before Meln becomes too strong.

"The gap in our cores is still big enough for Solus and me to beat him and his tower even away from a mana geyser, but soon he'll surpass me. On top of that, how can you ask me to sit idly while our entire family suffers?"

"Dad is still traumatized by what Meln did. I'm sure that if we brought him back home, surrounded by his friends, he would recover much faster. As for Mom, this place is a prison to her.

"She has nothing to do but take care of Dad and it's slowly consuming her. On top of that, ever since I infected Tista with my madness and she went on a killing spree, not a day passes that she doesn't have nightmares.

"She's a gentle soul and murdering people who were just trying to escape scarred her. She can barely practice magic now. I dragged you all down with me and fixing this is my responsibility."

"Seriously? Going back to Lutia is your answer?" Rena was flabbergasted. "How do you think that people will treat us now that they know who you are?"

"With the fear and respect that a Magus deserves. They will leave us alone and we will be better for it." Lith lowered his eyes in resignation.

"I'm sure there must be other options." She took his face in her hands, forcing Lith to raise his gaze. "Don't sell yourself short."