Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2535

Chapter 2535 Rites of Passage (Part 1)

"That's no Balor!" The Fomor representative said. "It has just five eyes so it's still inferior to us. Did you eliminate it as well?"

"We tried, but we failed." The orc shaman shook his head. "We were surrounded by the Council forces and we prioritized securing the food rather than wasting time fighting. I had no idea-"

"You did the right thing." The Hati King cut him short. "If Elder Urma hasn't left Zelex yet, bring him back here immediately. He has much explaining to do. He never mentioned demons during our treaties and I doubt that such creatures keep a low profile.

"If those things are not demons, he's bound to know what they are. If demons really are out there, instead, he better have a perfectly good explanation for keeping it a secret from us."

The undead re-entered the room less than five minutes after leaving. The guards pushed and shoved him around, showing how little they trusted him yet he did his best to keep calm despite the rude treatment.

'The Hati share a deep connection so whatever has upset their King it must be pretty bad to make them so scared.' The Nightwalker could smell their fear and it was delicious.

He pursed his lips and swallowed several times to contain his drooling.

"I'm sorry for the sudden change of plans, but I hoped that you could clear a few things for us." The King stood up, giving the undead a small bow in apology.

"You are doing me too much honor, King Ikara. I am at your service." Urma felt all the eyes on himself.

The hostility in the room was even worse than when he had bartered for the Harmonizers so he kept his best poker face and watched the projection in silence until the end.

"That was one pretty impressive fight." The Nightwalker clapped his hands. "But I don't see why you need my opinion. You are lucky Verhen underestimated you, kid." The Elder turned toward the young Fomor. " If you ever meet him again, I doubt you'll survive a second encounter."

"You knew him?" Eryon grabbed the haft of his weapon and many in the room did the same.

"Who doesn't?" The undead shrugged, smelling one second too late the mix of fear, panic, and outrage his word had drawn from the crowd. "He's one of the greatest enemies of the Undead Courts. I assure you we are no allies."

"Then why didn't you warn us about the presence of demons?" The King's hand slowly moved toward his blade while his eyes remained fixed on the Nightwalker.

"Do you really don't know? Where have you lived until now? Under a ro-" Only then did the Nightwalker realize that the joke wasn't far from the truth and that he'd better avoid upsetting his hosts any further.

"Please, my liege, let me start over." Urma kneeled and raised his hands in surrender. "That's not a demon. At least, not the kind you believe in. That's just Lith Verhen, the Supreme Magus of the Griffon Kingdom.

"Coincidentally, Mogar itself named him the Father of all Demons, but he is no way related to the creatures of your stories."