Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1923

"Will it give me back the 700 years I lost? Will it?" Black flames erupted from Lith's mouth while silvery ones erupted from his wings.

His seven eyes burst with power and pain as Solus vented her pent-up rage.

Lith was amazed by how strong the hold she had on him was. He even wondered if she was capable of overtaking his body if she wanted. If the only difference between Solus and Night lay in their character.

Yet he didn't oppose any resistance. Lith let her use him as his proxy to face the monster that had stolen her life.

"No, it won't." Bytra's voice was steady, but tears streamed from her eyes. "Nothing I say can change the past. I've wronged you with my actions and words are cheap. That's why I wanted to meet you again.

"My life is yours. My legacy is yours. Do what you must."

"I want nothing from you! Killing you would solve nothing, it would only make me feel worse." Solus stood up on the Tiamat's palm, her hair whipping around due to the mana storm that her fury had unleashed, making her look like an angry goddess.

"What about my legacy?" The Fourth Ruler of the Flames lay several thick books and Bytra's Absolution in front of her.

"Wait, were you serious back at the wedding? Wasn't it just a ruse to lure me away from Lith?" Solus knew that for a Forgemaster their legacy was even more important than their life.

It represented who they were and was the embodiment of their dreams for the future.

"Yes, it was a ruse, but only because I never expected to walk out of that room alive." Bytra nodded. "I thought I wouldn't have the opportunity to teach you. I had left instructions to give you everything in the aftermath, but much to my surprise, you spared my life.

"So here I am, renewing my offer. I can't give you anything of what you have lost but I can teach you everything you have forgotten and so much more."

Seeing that the Raiju still offered her neck and that Zoreth wasn't shielding her this time made Solus' rage fade.

Her breath was ragged from the yelling and the intense emotions, her hair still dancing in the storm she had conjured. Yet her hold on Lith was gone.

He slowly reverted to his human size, gently putting her down on the sand where she started to puke her guts out.

It took Solus several minutes to stop crying and regain her cool. Then, she destroyed the breakfast she had just regurgitated with a pulse of darkness magic and washed her face with conjured water.

Lith offered her his hand, but she refused it.

"This is something I must do alone, but thanks." She said while moving toward Bytra despite her weak knees.

Solus looked down on the Raiju who kept her eyes close in submission. She took one of the books, opening it on a random page and discovering that it really contained the secrets of a ground-breaking Forgemastery technique.

There was no code and every step was described in detail so that even a complete amateur would be capable of performing the spell with practice. Solus devoured the page and the next, becoming so engrossed that she almost turned the page.

Almost.

"At least you are sincere." Her voice oozed spite as she dropped the book on the ground like trash. "As I said, I want nothing from you."

Bytra was torn between the happiness of being still alive and the sadness from her precious research being treated like that. She had done all she could to make up for the mistakes of her previous incarnation.