Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2272

Apep needed to go back to the moon before the geyser in the Trawn woods and Inxialot's lab misaligned.

The news of the Lich King protecting Lith's family during his absence had angered Apep, but only until receiving the information about the deal the Tiamat had offered Lotho and Crank.

After learning that, the Apophis only needed to verify the rumor to turn an annoyance into an opportunity. While Inxialot was on the moon, they would keep researching the secret of the white core.

While he was on a mission, Apep would be free to roam Mogar again and hunt Phloria down. Two birds with no second wasted.

"Thank the gods." Only after there was no trace of the presence of the Eldritch did Crank manage to relax enough to revert to his honey-badger form. "Or not."

He was now much smaller and the figure of the ten-tailed fox was hard to miss.

Tezka was much more famous than Apep, a living legend. According to the lore, meeting him meant death. The Hyperion emitted a low-pitched sound that slowly rose in intensity until it turned into a high-pitched scream, reminding Lith of a teakettle.

"FuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…"

"Calm down. Tezka is an ally. He's not going to hurt you." Lith said, but Crank kept yelling at the top of his lungs.

"UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

"Don't worry, kid. I'll protect you." Baba Yaga was a legend as well, but if a fight between such powerful beings broke out, the Hyperion would have been as safe as a snowflake on a fireplace, so Crank kept screaming.

"I swear to the gods, make another sound and I'll kill you." Tezka said in annoyance.

"…UUuck. Yessir." The Hyperion gave him a deep bow before shutting up for good.

"Thanks, Tezka." Lith said.

"No problem."

"About our deal, there will be no lessons today. I'm tired and my mind is a mess so we'll set it to a later date. Are you okay with that?" Lith asked and Crank shut his own mouth with his paws while nodding.

"Still, I want to thank you for your bravery. You knew to be no match for Apep, yet you didn't hesitate to put your life on the line to help my family. The least I can do is offer you food and shelter. Come with me."

Lith moved toward his home and Tezka walked beside him while shapeshifting back into his wolf-fox form.

The last place on Mogar the Hyperion wanted to be was wherever an Eldritch was, but a simple glare from the Fylgja made Crank trot obediently after them.

"By the way, what was that stuff about Mogar's Serpent about?" Lith asked, receiving no reply.

"For the gods' sake, you can talk. But only as long as you are not annoying." Tezka snorted.

"Yessir." Crank nodded. "The Apophis bloodline belongs to Verendi, just like mine. According to the lore, the Guardian started as a water snake, and even after completing her evolution, she still likes water more than solid ground.

"She lives in the ocean ever since and her turf is comprised of the waters that surround the entire continent and a few shores. Apep is one of her sons and back when he still had his physical body, he was obsessed with strength.

"In the attempt to exceed the limits of the bright violet core, he discovered ways to increase his size. His theory was that the mana core would grow with the body and give him insight into the white core.

"Legends say that at some point he became even bigger than his mother. Some even say that his body had grown so long that by biting his own tail and forming a ring, he could encompass the whole Mogar, hence the nickname."

"Is it true?" Lith asked Tezka and Baba Yaga in disbelief.