Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2331

Tista was the person who had spent the most time with Phloria after her Awakening.

First Tista had taught her true and Spirit Magic and later they had worked together with the Awakened corps that Phloria had founded. To make matters worse, Tista wasn't faring much better than the kids.

Lith was her hero. Even though she knew he was just human, in her heart he'd always been a demigod capable of saving the day, no matter how impossible the situation looked.

His failure to save Phloria had shattered Tista's childish belief and undermined the foundations of her world. Tista didn't blame Lith for the death of their friend, but she also knew that if she talked to him, she would end up increasing his burden.

Lith entered the kids' room, discovering that they were already in bed. Aran and Leria hugged their furred friends, whimpering even in their sleep.

He gave them a kiss on the forehead and caressed their hair before leaving. A single Steps moved him and Kamila to the Trawn woods where Solus conjured the tower. A single Warp brought them to the geyser near Salaark's beach house.

"Why here?" Lith said as sunlight flooded the open windows and forced him to shield his eyes with a hand.

"Because we can all use a little warmth after such a dark day." Solus replied.

The air of the Desert was much hotter than the Kingdom's and the sun was still high there.

"Go get some air while I prepare dinner." Kamila pushed him out of the door. "Solus, do you mind giving me a hand?"

"Sure thing." She gave Lith a strong push, sending him face-first onto the sand.

"I meant in the kitchen."

"My bad." Solus slammed the door while Lith was still getting up.

There was a thin smile on his face and he was happy that there was no one to witness it. Every trace of happiness made him feel dirty. He had no right to be happy. Not after Phloria's death. Not after being an integral part of her demise.

Lith took a few deep breaths to calm down as his body started to shudder despite the heat.

'Fuck Thrud. She knew that taking away someone I loved was the best way to make me suffer and she even found a way to make me do it myself.' Lith looked at his right arm.

The sunlight highlighted the white of his Magus robe yet he kept seeing the red of Phloria's blood.

He walked into the ocean, dipping up to his hair in an attempt to wash away that sticky feeling that despite the passing of days still haunted him. Once Lith returned ashore, he inwardly thanked Solus for her thoughtfulness.

'There's nothing here that reminds me of Phloria and the sun almost makes the past few days look like a bad dream.' He thought. 'If only.'

His human form didn't suffer from water and cold yet he lay down on a deckchair and let the sun dry him. It took the time of a deep breath for Lith to fall into a dreamless sleep, waking up only when Kamila put a skewer of grilled fish under his nose.

The delicious smell first made his stomach gurgle in his sleep. Then, it twisted his dream into a banquet that never sated him, no matter how much he ate. Only after he screamed in frustration in his dream did he finally wake up.

"I hope you are hungry because we prepared you a feast." Kamila said while Lith looked around in confusion, trying to sort imagination from reality.

A loud grumble from his abdomen settled which was which in one second.

"I'm starving." He stretched his limbs while standing up.

The sweet relief from sleep was soon crushed by the memory of the recent events flooding his brain.

"Wow. Did you do this in just a few minutes?" Lith asked in amazement at the sight of the full-course meal waiting for him on the table.