Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2577

2577 Square One (Part 1)

"So it was really you." Syrah growled at Lith while the Warsage was still having a hard time believing to her own senses.

"And I'd do it again." Lith grabbed the Hati Queen's hand, forcing her to see the destruction that the children of Glemos had left in their wake and to experience the pain from the Demons belonging to her people that he had conjured in Zelex.

As Syrah herself had pointed out a few minutes back, thoughts couldn't lie.

The visions of the bloodbath of Ne'sra struck hard at her, but only because after losing Ikara she empathized with the grief of those who had lost their own loved ones because of the raids.

Yet, the emotions that the souls of Zelex had shared with Lith were much worse. Not only did she recognize a few of her mentors from their memories, but she also experienced their despair.

The dead monsters had sacrificed themselves in the rites of passage in order to ensure their descendants a better future, yet they had witnessed from the shadows that nothing had changed.

With or without Glemos, Zelex was still stuck in a vicious cycle of hunger and death. Many of those souls resented Ikara and the other late members of the senate for their deal with the Undead Courts.

The spirits of the dead monsters consider it an insult to their memory since it would cause the death of the very people they had died to protect. They had accepted Lith's chains and turned against Zelex because they trusted him more than the current leaders.

'Good gods, our mere existence is a bane to life itself! Syrah thought. 'We inflict upon others abominable pain just to inflict even more upon ourselves. Even our dead are so ashamed of themselves that they helped Verhen in the assault.'

She was supposed to feel betrayed, but instead, she felt pity for the souls of the dead and hoped they had finally found peace.

"Why are you showing me all this? What do you expect me to do after learning the truth?" The Hati Queen asked.

"The right thing. What's best for your people." Morok replied. "I apologize for lying to get your attention, but now I'm telling the truth because it's the only way to earn your trust.

"My father was no god. He was a monster who tried to ruin my life just like he did yours. The only difference between us is dumb luck. You were alone whereas I had my friends.

"The Undead Courts are a bunch of monsters as well and cannot be trusted. They betrayed their leaders, Thrud, and even the Dead King the moment they didn't need them anymore.

"I'm not asking you to trust me either, not after I spilled the blood of your people just to get my hands on my bloodline legacy. That's why I'm entrusting it to you and giving you my blessing to use my legacy as a bargaining chip with the Council.

"If you play your cards right, you can stay here in Zelex and use its arrays to ensure the safety of those who'll stay behind." Morok shared with her via a mind link the best terms with which Syrah could get the Council to agree and suggestions on how to play the few cards she had.

She was moved by his sincere worry and regret for his actions. Unlike Verhen who burned with fury like a spirit of vengeance, Eari was full of compassion and wanted to save her people.

"Thanks for your generous offer, but I sensed that it comes with conditions. What do you want in exchange for your legacy and putting us in contact with the Council?"