Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1924

Kamila pondered for a while before answering.

"You should go." She said. "To truly start her new life, Solus must come to terms with the old one. More importantly, she needs you. Not only because she can't move around alone, but also because she needs your emotional support.

"Just like you needed her as a kid as your moral compass, she now needs you to be her strength. We owe Solus a great deal of gratitude because without her, you would have been an insufferable asshole and we would have never met."

"Thanks, Kami." Lith replied. "But I want you to be honest with me. Are you doing this out of gratitude or just to get me out of your hair for a while and Solus out of our bed?"

"Both." Kamila chuckled. "Jokes aside, I have conditions."

"What do you mean?"

"I want you back here for lunch, dinner, and for the night. I don't care where you are, find a mana geyser and Warp here. This is still our honeymoon and I want more than just seeing your hologram a few times a day." She said. "Besides, Solus can use a bit of time away from Bytra to recover."

"I can do that." Lith nodded.

"Also, keep it short. Do what you need and come back to me the moment you are done." She wrapped her arms around his neck, missing him already.

"Deal. Are you sure you don't want to come with us? I mean, with Zoreth and Bytra we should be safe. I don't expect to play a big role either."

"I would love to, but I'm too weak." Kamila sighed. "This is still a mission and I want you to stay focused on protecting your life, not mine. On top of that, I want Zoreth to feel comfortable enough to open up with you.

"I need to know what Vastor is up to and if his plans can affect Zinya. She and you are all the family I have. I like Tezka, but after learning what Bytra did in the past, what every one of those Eldritches did, they scare me to death."

"Damn, keep being such a thinker and I'll call you Jirni the second." Lith kissed her.

"I wish." She giggled. "Now let's go to the kitchen and make something good together. I'm starving and I bet that once Solus wakes up, she'll eat both of us if we don't appease her hunger."

***

Verendi Continent, a nameless cavern in the middle of nowhere.

A humanoid figure lay on a small patch of withered grass. Just a few hours ago, the soil had been moist and soft, the grass green and tall, but now it had become barren.

The man stirred in his sleep and then jumped to his feet screaming.

"Stay away from me!" His hands shone with the black light of Chaos, making the darkness of the cavern deeper and killing the insects that had been buzzing around.

"Rise and shine, sleepyhead." Another male figure stood up.

He had been sitting outside, keeping watch on the landscape at a safe distance from his companion.

"Dolgus, is that you?" The sleeping man came to the light, revealing the figure of a young man in his early twenties, about 1.82 meters (6') tall with alternating patches of black and pink skin.

His hair was disheveled and covered in dirt. He had hair so black that it almost looked blue, green eyes, and he was completely naked.

"What's left of it, but yes." Dolgus turned around, revealing a blackened withered right hand that he was still healing with magic.