Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2347

A gelatinous chunk of the Bahamut-form detached rather than being ripped off by Lith's fangs and threw itself down his throat. The Doppelganger's goal was to burn with his acid the Wyrm's windpipe first and then his lungs.

Unfortunately for Protheus, the Voidfeather Dragon had already drawn another breath and the fragment of the Doppelganger's conscience found a black furnace waiting for him.

The Void Flames swallowed the gelatine but took care not to kill it. The chunk was still connected to the main body and its suffering was Protheus' suffering. At the same time, Lith activated his Abomination Touch.

The Doppelganger felt his strength slipping away while Lith's recovered. Protheus struggled to get free but the searing pain from the trapped fragment of his body made it hard for him to think.

They were physically on par, but Lith's fury made him stronger.

"You asked me why you should believe me. Because Phloria is dead, that's why!" Lith roared

The Doppelganger conjured several spells he had kept at the ready but it took just a glimpse of Domination from the Voidfeather Dragon's eyes to turn them against their caster.

From so up close, Protheus didn't have the time to understand what was happening, the demonic features of the Wyrm now were the only thing he could think of.

"Unlike your Queen, I never targeted innocents. Sure, I killed them, but never on purpose. They were just in the wrong place and at the wrong time. I bloodied myself for Phloria! I slaughtered thousands! How can you think that I would kill her?"

"How is that any different from what you say Mother did? Say what you want, you are a monster and you just admitted it yourself!" Protheus gave up on his Bahamut form, turning back into a gelatinous mass to escape from the hold.

He also let the trapped fragment die by retrieving his consciousness to make the blinding pain stop.

"I am a monster and I've never tried to deny it yet this war made me into something even worse.

"I sacrificed those people, I gave up on my humanity, and for what? Your Queen killed Phloria just to make me suffer. All those people died for nothing and it's all my fault!" Lith replied, his fury growing with every word he said.

Protheus turned into a Seven Headed Dragon and used the multiple heads to produce multiple blasts of Origin Flames at the same time.

"I refuse to believe you! Mother would never do such a thing. Not after what happened to Father." Yet even he had a hard time believing his own words.

Verhen's fury was genuine and the fact that he didn't shy from his responsibilities made Protheus' doubt grow.

'I've seen the records. Verhen and Father respected each other. Also, I can't deny what he's saying. Had Mother been kidnapped I too would have sacrificed Mogar for her.

'If Phloria loved Verhen and he cared so much about her, why would he kill her? Why promise so many treasures and call upon so many allies in order to rescue her when he could have just waited to meet her on the battlefield.' Protheus thought.