Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2012

Chapter 2012 Red Sun (Part 4)

'I'll become a wanted criminal and I'll be forced to hide in the wilds until I reach the violet. No more food. No more relaxing baths. I'll spend the next decade on the run like an animal. Gods, I'm so stupid. I ruined everything.' Kelia thought.

Dusk had no time to console her. He had already taken over her body and was weaving a Spirit Warp, hoping Kelia's mana would suffice. Her bathing naps weren't enough to reset Invigoration's effects and she hadn't slept in nearly a month.

'Even if we make the Warp, she'll faint from mana abuse. With my energy, I can at most make her float. If the Empress has a way to follow us, we-'

A Sealed Space spell crushed his plans.

"Not so fast." Milea had devised her True Vision array to have similar effects to her breathing technique without the need for physical contact. The moment the Horseman had started weaving his Spirit spell, she had recognized and countered it.

'It's not Dragon Eyes but it's a start.' She thought. _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

"Calm down, Dusk." The Empress said after the young girl had stopped struggling. "With Thrud at my borders and Night by her side, I can't afford to make an enemy of Baba Yaga.

"I came here hoping to find a fellow Awakened, but I could use your help just as well. Let's have a talk."

"A talk?" The Headmaster looked at Milea as if she had gone crazy. "You don't bargain with cursed artifacts. They are monsters born of Forbidden Magic whose only aim is to conquer or destroy anything that lives.

"If that thing really is Dusk, we must destroy it!"

"I'm not a thing nor am I Dusk!" Keila yelled in outrage. "I mean, I share my body with him but I'm not his slave. I'm his partner."

True Sight revealed Milea that the girl was telling the truth. For some reason, the Horseman was diminished and he was no threat to her.

"Even better." The Empress nodded. "Headmaster Ashrein, everything you've seen and heard so far is a state secret. Divulging any of it will be considered an act of high treason. Am I clear?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Pylika had no idea what was happening but her loyalty to the Empire superseded her doubts.

Meanwhile, Dusk tried and failed to contact Baba Yaga. The Sealed Space cut him off even from the bond that the Red Mother shared with all of her firstborns.

'The bad news is that we are on our own, kid. The good news is that the Sealed Space works in our favor. As long as we are trapped in here, the Empress can't conjure more power against us. I can get us free anytime you want.' He said via their mind link.

'Free to go where?' Kelia replied with a dejected voice. 'Even without the Sealed Space, we have no chance to beat the Empress. Let's hear her out first.'

"I've made a lot of research about you Kelia." Milea took some folders out of her dimensional pocket, handing one to the Headmaster and another to the trapped girl. "You were born a little more than 13 years ago.