Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2321

'I have your Life Maelstrom and my own reserve is full. Even if Verhen pulls some dirty trick out of his ass, I have everything I need to turn him into mincemeat in a split second.'

Xondar shapeshifted his hand into a hybrid form ending with razor-sharp talons and had his Adamant weapon coat them. The Garuda used air magic to float a centimeter above the ground and darkness magic to cancel his presence.

He closed in slowly until all he needed to strike was one move.

'I wonder why Verhen is conjuring clouds. His Demons get stronger with sunlight, not without.' He mistook the storm for Lith's doing and the small pebbles bouncing around for the Golden Griffon stomping the ground.

Xondar had been a ruthless and methodical predator even when he was still a Lesser Garuda. Evolution had made him much deadlier.

In a single step as quick as lightning he covered the dozens of meters separating him from Lith. He twisted his arm, wrist, and knife hand as it struck Lith's back, extending his Adamant-coated talons in a makeshift yet effective drill.

Lith weighed tons, but so did the Garuda. His armor was sturdy and heavy, but not only did Xondar have equipment of the same quality, but he had also attacked from a blind spot.

His arm entered from Lith's back and came out from the chest, piercing through Adamant, Dragon bones, and Lith's body in one fluid movement. A dark liquid gushed everywhere, covering the grass around Phloria's body.

The Garuda's open hand held Lith's black heart which he squashed while clenching his fist in victory. _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

"Isn't this romantic? Dying in the same way as your girlfriend must have healed your broken heart. At least until I broke it for real." Xondar said with a laugh while a Life Maelstrom-infused hard-light cube and a Sealed Space surrounded Lith's still-standing corpse.

Thrud had given precise instructions to make sure that Solus' ring had no way to escape her minions without having to explain them the reason.

"It was fun knowing you, Verhen. We finally settled our score even though I have to admit that I'd have preferred a fair f-" Xondar's voice died when Lith's head turned around to watch him in the eyes.

No neck was supposed to turn a full 180 degrees nor the eyes to be fully white already. Tears were still streaming down his cheeks, but they were pitch-black.

"You have taken Phloria away from me and now you want Solus as well?" His voice was cold. "You are no Thrud, but you're good enough to send her a message for me."

Xondar tried to pull his arm free, but it was stuck. He struck at Lith with his free hand, but from such a close distance, it was an awkward punch that the Tiamat had no problem blocking.

'What kind of muscles can he have in his chest so strong that-' Only then did the Garuda notice that the blood on his arm was also black.

At first, he had dismissed it as an oddity of the Tiamat bloodline, but now the blood was slithering back into place, wrapping around his arm and seeping under his armor.

"My message is simple. You take from me, I kill everything and everyone you have." Lith embraced Xondar, locking him into place while War rose through the air.

The grieving blade wailed its pain and impaled them both.

"Not so funny when it's you who has a hole in the chest, isn't it?" Lith said while blood gurgled from Xondar's mouth. "Don't worry. We'll both heal, which means I get to kill you over and over."

The Void ate at the Garuda from the inside while War crushed his heart and used its abilities to keep Xondar from escaping. The construct and the Sealed Space that were meant to trap Lith now trapped the Garuda as well and Iata couldn't afford to drop either or he would escape.