Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1921

"Agreed." Solus nodded, caressing the edge of the blade that emitted a silvery sound of happiness. She was the only one besides Lith who could touch War. "I wonder how powerful I would become if I mastered Blade Tier magic and used it with the Fury."

Lith looked at the Guardian crafted artifact and sighed in envy.

"I bet that you would be stronger than War and me."

"Thanks." Solus replied with a dazzling smile.

Lith and Solus always asked Salaark for a secluded spot to train with Blade Magic. Even a failed spell would cut the dunes asunder for hundreds of meters, spreading shockwaves that flattened the land.

They didn't want to kill the local fauna or destroy the little flora that guaranteed the survival of countless species. Luckily for them, the Blood Desert was full of desolate areas where they could go all out without any worry.

It took them a while to notice that while casting Blade Tier magic, the state of the mind was the most important thing. The strength of the muscles while wielding the weapon was pointless and so was controlling the output of the mana core.

Only when the mage managed to feel the mana flow in his equipment as well as his own and make the output of every artifact in his possession match that of his core did a Blade Tier spell take form.

To perform such powerful magic, raw power was pointless. The secret lay in complete mastery over one's own mana flow, to the point of perceiving even the mana that the imprint carried from the owner to the equipment.

Yet that was just half of the problem, otherwise most of those who had achieved the violet core on their own would have been able to cast Blade Tier spells. The other half consisted of the equipment's enchantments having a suitable matrix.

The mana circulating system, the mana pathways, and even the cores needed to match the way the mage circulated their mana. The artifact had to be crafted to be a literal extension of its owner.

Mass-produced weapons were pointless, making the skill of the Forgemaster the second key element needed. Rulers of the Flames were highly sought after because of their skill to craft such artifacts.

In Lith's case, things were easier.

He was a beginner, but Solus and War were more than mere powerful enchanted tools. Simply by spending a few seconds remembering the moments or the battles they had shared, made harmonizing with them second nature to him.

On top of that, both Solus' core and War's enchantments had reshaped themselves after the bonding. In their case, the imprint hadn't just marked them as his property but had also changed their very nature.

'I don't know if the treaties with the Kingdom will go well or not, but we are going back anyway. Meln needs to be stopped and if I can't get my home back, I'd rather destroy it.

'Yet I can't do it alone. To survive a fight against the entire Undead Courts, I need your help. Will you follow me?' Lith asked via their mind link.

He considered Solus as his irreplaceable partner, not as just his tower.

Lith didn't want to put her happiness at risk because of his own personal grudge. She had 50% of the shares in their partnership and her opinion mattered as much as his own. Especially since he had no guarantee they would come back alive.