Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2679

2679 Death Wish (Part 1)

'We are here for Solus, not for me. Yet I'm glad I managed to take that burden off my chest. It's the first time I can talk about my time under the slave ring with someone who went through the same thing.' Quylla thought while slowly sipping the hot beverage.

"I know more about being held prisoner and tortured than I wish for my worst enemy." Raaz said to drive the attention away from Quylla while she was still recovering. "I also know how it feels to lash at innocents just to feel better about yourself.

"I'm envious of you as well, Solus, but of your fortitude of character. Once you have been freed, you've hurt only your enemies. People you had to shut up anyway to protect the secret of Menadion's tower.

"I instead, took it out on my family. On my children and wife. I haven't spilled a drop of blood but that's far from an achievement. Also, I'm envious because you've found the strength to step forward and ask for help right after those events instead of wallowing for weeks in self-pity"

"That's not strength, Dad, what Orpal did to you -""It was terrible, yes, but no different from what you have experienced." Raaz cut her short by gently caressing her cheek. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"Even though through a proxy, you have hurt Lith and the others and they have been forced to hurt you back. It's something that would have shattered a lesser person and broken weaker bonds, yet here we are.

"You are an amazing woman, Solus. You are stronger than I will ever be and for that, I couldn't be prouder of you. I know that I'm not really your father, but I want you to know that I love you like one of my own and that I feel happy like a child every time you call me Dad."

"Thank you, Dad." Solus sniffled, this time out of joy.

She let go of Elina and embraced Raaz as delicately and tightly as she could.

Elina said nothing because silence was the best she had to offer.

'I have no idea what any of them must have endured. I don't want to ruin this moment by saying cheesy and trivial words. She thought. 'I'll give my opinion only if they ask for it. I'll respect their pain by letting them share it among themselves."

After a few seconds, Solus let go of Raaz and went back to sit near Elina, grabbing her hand for comfort.

"What do you think I should do with the Fury and the Sage Staff?" She asked.

"I beg your pardon?" Elina didn't understand the question more than she understood why it was being addressed to her.

"I can't get rid of the tower without hurting myself, but I can dispose of those weapons or at least reforge them into something else."

"And why would you do that?" Elina asked in confusion.

"Because they were gifts. Something precious that my mother and Lith gave to me to make sure I could defend myself. Yet now they are dirty with the blood of my friends and I don't know if I can touch them ever again."

"Let me get this straight." Elina said. "If someone were to hurt a member of my family with one of my pots, then I'm supposed to give up on cooking?"

"Of course not, but you can just throw away the pot." Solus replied.

"No, your comparison doesn't hold because a pot is just a tool you can find anywhere for cheap whereas the Fury and the Staff are priceless items." Elina shook her head.

"They embody the love and the affection of their makers for you, just like cooking reminds me of the happy times I spent in the kitchen with my family. You can't let the actions of a jerk like M'Rael drive you to such an extent."

"But, it's because of me that War has been shattered. It's because of me that Lith and the others were battered and beaten. If only he had imprinted my weapons himself, this would have never happened."