Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1953

Chpater 1953: Nineteen (Part 1)

"Your story is too convenient to be true, 'Elphyn'. I need proof of your identity. Tell me something that only Menadion would know." Tryssa said.

"Like what?" Solus replied with a scoff. "I won't share my legacy's secrets with you and even if I did, it's all outdated knowledge. Whatever I say, you could just claim that I'm making it up or that's not enough until you learn what little I've left of my mother's work.

"If it's proof that you want, I can give you plenty, though. I can call Lochra Silverwing and Baba Yaga to vouch for me. I can even call Overlord Salaark to testify about my identity and how my mother entrusted me to her."

Solus didn't actually have their contact runes, but Zoreth could ask Nandi to summon Baba Yaga who in turn knew where to find Silverwing. As for Salaark, her rune was on the speed dial.

Seeing the rune of the Guardian on Solus' amulet sent Tryssa into such a panic that she lost control over her shapeshifting and her skin slowly turned from brown to green.

Arguing over the ownership of the mouth with the Garlen Council was one thing. Making an enemy of one of the original six Guardians and two white cored Awakened was another.

If the young woman in front of Tryssa really was Elphyn Menadion, her claim had solid grounds that couldn't be denied.

"Heck, if among your ranks there's someone who met me in person, ask them to come here. They'll recognize my energy signature. That's something that no shapeshifting can change." Solus turned around and went back to her seat.

"This is a complicated matter that's clearly above my authority." Tryssa decided to swallow her pride and bail out.

If she agreed on giving back the Mouth, the Council would kill her. If she refused to give it back and triggered a war, the Council would kill her. Allying with Thrud was but a bluff.

The Verendi Council knew that once the Mad Queen claimed Garlen, they would be next. They looked at the War of the Griffons in fear and wanted Thrud defeated. They didn't intervene because distance made them feel safe and wanted to preserve their numbers.

If the Garlen Council lost its power, part of its territories would be up for the taking and many Awakened would move from Verendi to take them.

An all-out war between Awakened Councils, instead, would have thinned their already small numbers and paved the road to conquest for the Mad Queen. A nightmare scenario that had to be avoided at all cost.

"That's none of our problem." Zoreth shook her head. "Elphyn waited 700 years to get her life back and she's not going to wait for you. Her homeland is in danger and there's no time to waste.

"You have 24 hours to come back with a declaration of war or the Mouth. After that, we'll reveal everything to the Garlen Council. She might lose the Mouth, but it's still better than leaving it with you.

"Also, know that you won't face just the Council of the Awakened but also the Master's Organization." Zoreth noticed that Tryssa didn't seem impressed so she raised the ante.

"I don't come to Verendi for over a century, but I bet that you heard about the Final Smile." She shapeshifted into her old Eldritch form.

It resembled a humanoid with a small torso, huge claw-ending limbs, and two membranous wings on its back. Even before undergoing the Master's experiments, turning into an Eldritch had restored part of Zoreth's draconic nature.

She now looked like a pitch-black humanoid covered with small scales and long silver hair. Her horns were much smaller than a Raiju's but they sparked with a pristine electricity that only Chaos could trigger after robbing it of its light. _{freёweɓnovel.com}