Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2346

'This time, instead, I'm here by my own will. I came back to the Kingdom because I want to make up for failing to defeat Thrud instead of whining and letting others fix my mistakes.

'I had my sword and armor shapeshift into a generic form because I don't want to be recognized. I ruined my entire life chasing after power and honors. It's worth trying to fight just for myself for once.' Acala thought.

"By the way, thank you, Whiny." Tista said while they flew toward Lith.

"Don't mention it." Acala nodded in reply and then steered away before entering Life Vision's area of effect.

'Verhen is bound to recognize me and I don't want that.' He thought, staring at Dawn for an instant before going to help others in need. 'I wonder if that's her new host or just a flesh suit to help the Firstborns.

'Whatever it is, I wish her the best. If we ever go back together, we must become like Verhen and his partner. Two different people who choose to walk side by side, not just because one is scared that the other might think less of them.'

"Are you alright, Tista?" Lith asked.

"For now." She looked left and right, activating Full Guard to avoid getting caught by surprise again. "What can we do?"

"This is war, Tista. You can't win it by yourself. You can only try and beat as many opponents as you can as fast as you can." Lith took a deep breath, sending a wave of new energy that revitalized the wounded and destroyed Demons.

"You are not going anywhere, you murderer!" A creature as big as Lith said while charging at him with a speed boosted by both Fusion Magic and Life Maelstrom.

His body was a patchwork of several Divine Beasts. He had the body of a Griffon, the wings of a Phoenix, and the limbs of a Dragon.

"I'll make you pay for killing my father!" Protheus had barely a green core, but between the mass he had stored, the boost from the Golden Griffon, and the bloodline abilities he had collected, he felt to have a chance at victory.

"Protheus!" Lith could see with Life Vision that despite his pitiful mana core, the Doppelganger had a vitality on par with his own.

'Since body refining is out of the question, it means that his mass surpasses mine and that he is keeping a compact form in the hope to deceive me.' He actually thought, dodging the attack instead of blocking as Protheus wanted.

"Come here and fight, you coward!" His right hand turned into a Nidhogg's mouth and spat a river of acid while a deep breath conjured a blast of green Origin Flames.

Lith replied by hurling a blast of Void Flames that reached the Doppelganger's flames almost right outside Protheus' mouth, causing a concussive blast that clouded his vision and destroyed half of his head.

Alas, for a Doppelganger there was no such a thing as a wound. His mass was not damaged, simply misplaced. The shattered head quickly turned into a silvery jelly before returning to its original shape.

'I can't charge in recklessly. He can easily turn any of his limbs into a Scorpicore's tail like his siblings did in Zeska against Orion. Even cutting off his head is pointless. I need to get creative.' Lith thought while his brain spun at full gear.

The Tiamat kept mixing footwork with flight spells to always stay out of Protheus' range while trying different tactics.