Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2436

If not for the scars on his face, the stranger would have been the kind of handsome man that only an Awakened could become thanks to body refining. He was 1.91 meters (6'3") tall, with brown hair and blue eyes.

His skin had been turned bronze from the prolonged exposition to the sun and his body was a symphony of muscles of steel trained to be effective in combat rather than showy.

The air seemed twisted around his body forming a nigh-invisible vortex, concealing his smell and shredding anything carried by the wind before it could touch him.

'This guy is good.' The Vampire thought. 'Not only did he escape our notice, but he also waited until there was no one around.'

'Don't be foolish!' Dawn warned her. 'There's no such a thing as a deserted place in a big city. He created it.'

The wind suddenly turned and the smell of fresh blood reached Nyka's nose.

"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you." A confident grin appeared on the Vampire's lips. "Sure, my host is green and my equipment is nothing special, but my enchantments are cutting edge whereas yours are so old that you belong in a museum."

The man gritted his teeth as his left hand clenched the hilt of the curved blade at his hip. Rage twisted his features and his scars shone in the dark alley from an inner fire that quickly faded as the man shrugged off the provocation.

"What do you want, Windfell?" A spark of energy from Dawn's core made the prism turn into a razor-sharp longsword while Nyka's clothes shapeshifted into her Nightshade armor which in turn was covered by another prism.

"We are not friends and it's not like you to break the custom among cursed objects to avoid each other unless our respective interests collide. Am I interfering with your plans or do you want another pointless measuring contest?"

The crystal blade became covered in golden light as the Horseman used a combination of Light Mastery and Spirit Magic to etch temporary runes that would grant the prism some of the real Twilight Blade's enchantments.

Nyka gasped in amazement, regretting for the first time since they had fused to have closed the channel between their minds and giving up on learning the Horseman's techniques.

"Neither." Windfell raised his hands with his palms out while stepping inside the range of Life Vision.

It was a universal peace gesture since now Dawn could see that he had no spells at the ready nor hidden weapons. As always, only the blade was enchanted. The rest of Windfell's equipment could be bought from any decent store for a few coins.

"I'm here to check on the rumors and warn you. As you said, we've never been friends but in times like these, family needs to stick together, sister."

"What the heck are you talking about?" Dawn's lips curled up in disgust for being put together with the likes of Windfell. "Aside from the usual buzz, there's nothing going around in our community."

"Ah, so even the high and mighty Bright Day can be caught by surprise." The man tapped his lips with a finger as he pondered the revelation. "Don't worry, there is no shame in being in the dark. _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}

"Not when the source of the rumors is someone who's desperately trying to escape your detection."

"Night?" Dawn asked, obtaining a nod in reply. "We may not like each other, Windfell, but I respect you too much to think you stupid enough to let my sister drag you into one of her schemes."

"Thank you." The man gave her a slight bow before adding. "But you are wrong. It might be just another of her crazy plans, but she got me good. And not only me. As we speak, our brothers and sisters are currently discussing a joint line of action."