Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1976

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Chapter 1976: Becoming a Magus (Part 2)

The King sounded sincere, but Lith knew that the request to summon his Demons was just a ruse to check how much free will they retained.

A wave of his hand and the shadows in the room merged into the forms of the former members of the Queen's Corps.

"What's going- Your Majesty!" The two soldiers acted aloof until they noticed the presence of the Royals and then fell onto their right knee. "What are your orders?"

The ritual salute was so deeply ingrained in their being that their mouths spoke before their brains could remind them that death had relieved them of their service.

"At ease." The King ordered. "How are the clouds today, Captain?"

Locrias recognized the code words for the assessment of the threat at hand, but Lith was there as well, and answering would have meant revealing one of the Kingdom's secrets.

"I don't know. I haven't materialized in days." Locrias shrugged.

"Never mind." A wide smile appeared on Meron's face as he inwardly sighed in relief. "How is Verhen treating you, Captain? Is your condition painful? Your family is deeply worried about you."

"Verhen is a fair lord, my liege." Locrias replied and Valia nodded. "He has given me an opportunity to keep fighting and I can't wait to go back to the Kingdom. Becoming a Demon comes with a price, but I'm willing to pay. Dead or not, my mission remains."

"Excellent news. You are dismissed." The Queen nodded.

"With all due respect, my liege, we are disappointed in how you dealt with the Dead King and Morn's order endangering innocent lives." Valia said. "We are keeping your secrets and our oaths, but now more than ever our duty is toward the people of the Kingdom, not politics."

The Royals pursed their lips in annoyance. Valia's words bordered on insubordination and matched exactly the attitude that her personnel file reported.

'It seems that undeath didn't change their characters.' Meron said via the mind link.

'That's not very reassuring. It only means that now they can change allegiance if they found us lacking.' The Queen replied.

"We are aware of our faults and have come here to make up for them, Lieutenant." Sylpha actually said. "What happened after the Dead King's broadcast was solely Morn's fault and he's been dealt with.

"We have protected Verhen's properties and interests and now we are offering him a fair deal. There's nothing more we can do, but if you have any suggestions, I'm willing to listen."

Valia opened her mouth to reply, but Lith raised his hand, dismissing the Demons.

'Your defiance is only giving them more reason to be afraid of my abilities.' Lith said via the chains. 'I understand that you are angry, but if you want to say anything, do it through me.'

'I'm sorry, but seeing their smug faces while they worried more about codes and secrets than of our death got the better of me.' Valia replied.

"Before we move on with the treaty, there's something I have to say." Lith returned to his human form and sat down so to not look down on the Royals. "The terms of our deal must apply to my family as well.

"I want all of them to have a clean slate. My parents worked hard for their lands and my sisters have never aided me in my crimes if not by hiding my real nature for obvious reasons."