Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2609

"It makes sense, but I have one question." Lith pondered. "What if Mogar gives you a solution that would take too long to achieve or that simply can't be reached in your lifetime?"

"In that case, after discussing it with Friya, I'll tear down the barrier between my life forces and pick one without even attempting to merge them." Nalrond replied.

"Why discuss it with her? It's your choice." Lith countered.

"Yeah, but it's our life." The Rezar shook his head.

"She has less than 100 years before she either becomes Faluel's Harbinger or dies. As an Awakened human, I can stay with her for less than 1,000 years while as a Harbinger she'll live as long as Faluel.

"Which means three times my lifespan if her research fails and ten times as much if Faluel becomes a seven headed Dragon like Ufyl. I'd rather stay a man, but if I do, Friya would have to move forward in our relationship knowing that she's going to outlive me.

"As an Emperor Beast, I can be her companion. As a man, I'd be almost like a pet."

"That's putting yourself down harsh, man." Lith patted his shoulder. "Kami is in your same situation. She didn't even want to be Awakened and she knew that I'll probably outlive her, yet things work just fine for us."

"It's different for you two." Nalrond sighed. "Your life force is cracked and your life is constantly in danger. There's no telling how long you have left and Kamila probably didn't want to be Awakened to not outlive you.

"How long did Manohar say that you have left?"

"A few hundreds of years. Maybe." Lith lowered his voice to not spoil the mood for the others.

"See? This means that even if Kamila lives just for 700 more years, she'll be grieving you for centuries. I don't want that for Friya. That's why I need to make this trip and why I'm going to talk to her before making my decision."

"Alright, I'm sold. When do we leave?" Lith asked.

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It took a while to organize the trip to the ancestral Rezar Fringe. Reaching the Desert from Lith's barn and then the location of the external barrier of the Fringe needed but a few minutes whereas the preparations took weeks.

Friya wouldn't let Nalrond go to the Fringe without her and Quylla wanted to cover her sister's back. So they had to wait for Quylla to return from her honeymoon and then give her some time to prepare.

Also, Lith had to give the Royals notice of his leave. He couldn't just drop his Void Magic lessons and abandon the Tablets' trial run without it triggering a Manohar scale manhunt.

Faluel was going to come as well and she too needed some time to put her business in order and find a replacement as the Distar regional lord during her absence. Someone who also had to work with Bytra on the Harmonizers in her stead and keep studying the Tyrant's bloodline legacy with Kalla.

"Thank you so much for your help, Mom." The Hydra packed most of her things inside dimensional amulets but kept many tools and weapons hung to her belt and inside her pockets just to be safe.

"Like you gave me a choice." Fyrwal snarled. "I can't let some schmuck mess with the best shot the Hydra bloodline has in millennia to reach Dragonhood. Also, I can't wait to work with the Eyes of Menadion again.

"Speaking of that, are you going to leave the Hands behind?"

"Nice try but no." Faluel shook her head. "The Fringe is rich in world energy which makes it the perfect place to learn how to tap into the Hands' full potential. If things go south, between me and Solus it would take a natural disaster to stop our escape."

"I see. Yet you look way too excited for someone who's potentially sticking her head in a death trap. What's your angle?" Fyrwal tilted her head in curiosity.