Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1956

Chapter 1956: Climbing the Ranks (Part 2)

"We?" He asked in confusion. "My doppelgangers have lost their effectiveness as undercover agents since Manohar taught everyone how to expose us. Our cores are still weak and our magic is lacking. There's no we. Not anymore." He replied.

"You are wrong." Thrud took the last batch of ambrosia out of her dimensional amulet and handed it to Protheus.

"What am I supposed to do with this?" He asked.

"Why do you think I waited for them to come out to show it to you? Because now you have access not just to my Golden Griffon, Valeron's Bahamut, and Jormun's Emerald Dragon's bloodline, but to over 30 different Divine Beasts.

"I'll be honest with you. I didn't plan to give you your powers nor to use ambrosia on you, but fate decided otherwise." Thrud said. "You can store and access the forms of the most powerful creatures of Mogar and with the ambrosia, you might even gain their bloodline abilities."

At those words, Protheus' eyes sparkled with greed. He would be back being her champion and his power would be unmatched. On top of that, if the ambrosia worked, all of his descendants would inherit the ability to recreate mana organs as well.

"Don't act rashly, though. Remember what happened with Verhen's tissues." Thrud said, snapping him out of his reverie. "Also, you have no real Guardian blood, just tissue samples.

"What I said earlier about pain and madness applies to you as well. I have no idea how ambrosia will interact with your body and powers. You might become the supreme being just like you could turn into a mindless jigsaw creature."

"How long would the procedure take?" Protheus had already made his mind.

The only question left was if he would come out in time for his presence to tip the scales of the war, otherwise the ambrosia would have had to wait. He couldn't lay asleep while his family risked their life.

"A few days at most." The Mad Queen replied. "You already have all the mass you need and it's already refined. The only step you'll undergo is the bloodline awakening. Please, think this through before-"

The Doppelganger placed the vial in the Madness, starting the preparatory steps of the procedure.

"I had one month to dream for this moment and I'm not going to wait for a second longer. Only for the time that I need to collect the samples from my newfound siblings."

***

Verendi Continent, deep underground in the Zagovia plains, Council Hall.

After hearing Tryssa's report, the representative of the five races had rushed to meet, dropping whatever they were doing no matter how delicate the step of their research was.

Sending a youth to deal with old monsters had been a mistake and they had less than 23 hours before that bomb exploded in their faces.

"This is bad." Ozak Estus, the human representative said. "We are stuck in a lose-lose scenario. If we surrender the Mouth of Menadion and its owner, we'll not only lose a powerful artifact, but we'll also go back on our word.

"We had promised Visante our protection and a full pardon for his crimes. No one will ever trust us after this." Worry made deep wrinkles appear in his otherwise handsome features.