Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2165

The Queen traced a circle in the air with her finger, conjuring a Spirit Gate.

"I'm glad to have you on board, Scourge." Kalla the Wight walked through the dimensional opening, leaving Lith flabbergasted. "I'm sorry to drag you into this but you are one of the few people I trust with my life."

Even though she looked like an undead, she was actually an Emperor Beast whose body had mutated to accept the massive amounts of darkness element that now replaced part of her flesh.

Her height at the withers was over 2.5 two meters (8'3") and her body was as big as a small house. Her skeleton still resembled that of a bear and the white bones glimpsed from time to time under the living shadow her skin was comprised of.

A white crystal the size of an apple was hung to her neck, its light mixing with the darkness that seeped under the gemstone's surface from time to time, painting it black.

Even though she was alive, her eyes burned with the red light of undeath, marking her as a unique existence. In a way, her condition was similar to Lith's. It was the reason he had shared with her the secret of his reincarnation and sought her advice.

By her side, walked Vladion Dragonborn, the first Vampire and ruler of the Eclipsed Lands of Lightkeep.

He looked exactly like when he was still alive. A handsome man in his early thirties about 1.87 meters (6'2") tall, with short black hair, light olive skin, and icy blue eyes that were filled with the warm passion of youth.

He had the bearing of a general and the build of a soldier. One look was enough to understand that he had earned his stripes in battle, not by pushing papers and licking boots.

A regular undead would have been turned into ashes by the sunlight coming from the windows, but Vladion had long since reached a full red blood core. He could temporarily give up on his undead nature at any time to turn back into a living being.

"What do you mean and what are you two doing here?" Lith asked.

"It's very simple." The Wight nodded. "I'm the one who requested your presence because I suspected that your Abomination side would make you immune to the Unwavering Loyalty just like my undead side protects me.

"Vladion already offered to come with me, but we could use a heavy hitter who is familiar with the Golden Griffon in case we are forced to fight. Also, I know that there's no one who can synergize with me as well as you do."

One of her eyes flickered in a wink, followed by another when she noticed that Lith hadn't caught her drift and then by several more.

"Is there something wrong with your life force, bear?" Inxialot the Lich King asked. "I had a similar problem as well back when I had started the process of splitting my mana core."

Only then did Lith activate Life Vision, noticing that the white crystal had not only a mana flow but also a shred of life force.

"Good gods, Kalla, what have you done?"

"For now, nothing." She replied in annoyance. "I'm still fully alive. What you see is just the progress I made in synching my energy signature with the crystal's. It will take years to complete the process and I won't become a Lich before achieving at least the bright blue core."