Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2422

"Dying alone?" Lith echoed. "Thanks for your vote of confidence, Dad."

"I swear to the gods, I said that only once years ago!" Raaz raised his palms out in surrender.

Aran wanted to point out that it had happened more than once over the years and list the various occasions on his fingers but no one seemed interested.

His father was begging him to shut up and despite his young age, Aran wasn't that slow on the uptake.

"So what can you do? Are you an Awakened?" He asked.

"Yep." Nyka nodded.

"Are you a Divine Beast? Are you a Griffon? I've never ridden a Griffon!"

"No, I'm a human."

"Ah." Aran's tone fell flat, without even trying to hide his disappointment. An Awakened human who wasn't even pretty was bound to be weak and uncool.

"Not any Awakened. I'm a Vampire." Nyka started to feel offended and decided to regain a bit of dignity by showing off her long fangs.

"Do you drink blood like a mosquito?" Aran was unimpressed. Onyx's fangs were longer and she was way bigger.

"Yes, but I can also do this." Being compared to pests was the last straw. "You don't want any more cookies."

"Yeah, I feel full already." Aran said, his eyes empty as Nyka caressed his head and used Mesmerism on him.

"The poor Leria must be hungry. As her uncle, you should share the cookies with her."

"Poor Leria." Aran nodded, full of compassion for his niece. "Do you- Hey, I'm not full at all and I don't want to share my biscuits! I'm not getting more until lunch."

"I'm sorry, Leria. We almost got him." Nyka shrugged apologetically.

"Don't worry, Auntie. There's always next time." Leria would have loved a double serving, but she took defeat with dignity.

"Wait was that one of your Vampire powers?" Aran asked, obtaining a nod in reply. "Cool! Can you use it on our Moms and make them give us ice cream whenever we want?"

"No, I'm sorry. Moms are naturally immune to all kinds of powers." Nyka's words made Aran and Leria groan and saved the Vampire from their parents' glare.

"Too bad. What else you can do?"

After that, it didn't take Nyka much to gain the kids' trust and admiration. As soon as breakfast was over, they dragged her and Solus outside to play with them.

Lith left the dining room as well and went to the magical laboratories that the Royals were building for him. It was the only part of the mansion that he didn't mind furnishing since he needed a place to work during Solus' absence and it was paid by the Royals like everything else.

Raaz tried to leave for a digesting walk in the park but discovered that Elina still gripped his wrist.

"We need to talk." She said with a frown matched by the stern expression on Rena's and Kamila's faces.

Raaz whimpered and silently prayed to the gods for a swift death.