Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2148

"I would go myself if I could. I find no relief in being forced to entrust such a dangerous task to someone so young." Sylpha's voice remained calm, but the Sword of Saefel appeared in her hand.

"The King just sacrificed years of his life because he cares about our people and you are just one of them. Now revert back into your human form so that we can discuss it in a civil manner." The Queen waved at Kamila to step forward and help calm Lith down.

That was her first mistake.

Kamila was the woman Lith loved. She carried their child in her womb and Solus on her finger. The two people he would give his life for without a second thought even to prolong their lives for just one more instant.

Sylpha had conjured the sword just as a precaution. She knew all too well how dangerous an Abomination was and wanted to be sure that she could restrain Lith without harming him. Yet the Void interpreted her actions as a threat.

'What the heck do you think you are doing?' Lith tried to reason with his old self. 'The Royals can't force us to accept any mission. Just finish listening to their conditions and then we'll decide what to do.

'Worst case scenario, we'll just go back to the Desert.'

'You always say that, but how many times have you actually refused a mission?' The Void snarled. 'I'm done listening to you.'

Then, seeing that Kamila didn't move, Sylpha generated a small tendril of Spirit Magic to draw her closer.

That was her second and last mistake.

It was just a gentle push but paranoia twisted the harmless gesture into what Lith would have done in the Queen's shoes. He had broken countless necks and tortured dozens of people with a tendril like that.

His wounded mind showed him all the terrible things that Sylpha could do to the three people he loved the most.

"I won't let you take away my light!" The Void said to Sylpha and Lith at the same time as he jumped forward.

War appeared between his hands in a burst of emerald flames. The angry blade screeched with fury as it got rid of its blood sheath and cut the tendril of Spirit Magic. War felt the Void's rage through their bond, responding to the perceived threat in kind.

Its murderous aura joined the Abomination's and the magic crystals along the blade emitted a violet aura as its many enchantments were powered up, ready to be used at a moment's notice.

The Throne room was protected by dimensional sealing arrays, but Lith's omni pocket was one of the few things that could ignore the restriction and conjure any weapon he possessed.

The Royals, just like the Council, knew that Lith had one but they still asked him to not carry offensive artifacts with him to keep things from escalating. Those who carried weapons were more likely to use them, especially during an argument.

To make matters worse, Spirit Magic was invisible to the naked eye, so all that the Royal Guards saw was an Abomination breaking the law of the Kingdom and slashing toward the Queen.

They Blinked to Derek's either side, lunging at him with their glaives in an X pattern.