Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2824

Chapter 2824 Resonance (Part 2)

'What do you mean?' Kelia blinked so much that Harun offered her a handkerchief to clean her eyes.

'I'd prefer we split up, if that's what you want, but only after I've regained my powers. Of course I would love for my host to be a Divine Beast like a Tiamat or a Vurdalak, but the choice is yours.' Dusk shrugged, feeling a bit sad.

'If you consider me baggage, we'll never merge and if we don't, I'll never be whole again. So I'm not going to pressure you into anything.'

'I see.' She pondered.

'If we succeed in merging, even if you were to fail to awaken your dormant bloodlines, there's still a lot we can learn from each other. If you don't see our relationship as mutually beneficial, however, I'm going to dump you.

'I'd rather have a regular host who's willing to work with me than fighting every step of the way. You want your freedom but so do I. If our interests don't align, I'm not going to sacrifice myself for you.' Dusk said.

'Thanks.' Kelia preferred an honest business partner to a dishonest friend. 'When do we move to meet Verhen?'

'After the departure. Once they are bored and we have a reason to be bored as well, they'll welcome the company. Otherwise we would seem desperate or nosy. One step at a time, kid.'

While the soldiers put their baggage on the racks below the couches and above the entrance, Kelia kept breathing while fiddling with the controls of her compartment until she activated the projector.

On the outside, people were still boarding the Wayfinder, the line slow due to the thorough checks. The cargo had been loaded in advance by the Royal Guards, making repeated scans pointless.

"All set." A Royal Guard wearing the stripes of a captain raised his right arm and spun the index and middle finger in the air.

Four soldiers wearing the Royal Fortress armor assumed a square formation in front of the Wayfinder, each one of them looking like a humanoid prancing Griffon. Dimensional energy departed from the hands of the Guard on the lower left corner, connecting with the one above, then right, below, and left to close the circuit.

"Great Mother almighty!" Harun and the other members of the White Sword Corps said in unison. "That's one huge ass Warp Gate, not a Steps!"

Kelia could only tap her knee and nod, almost losing her breathing rhythm from the gasp.

On the other side of the Dimensional corridor, she recognized the harbor of the city of Zalma. It was located at the edge of the east side of the Kingdom, thousands of kilometers away from the city of Valeron.

Even from inside the Train, she could smell the salty breeze coming from the Arsman Ocean that separated the Garlen continent from Jiera.

The Wayfinder started to move yet there was no jolt or shaking. The soldiers who had stood up to look in front of the train felt their feet still firmly rooted to the floor. If not for the images coming from the outside, they would have believed that the Wayfinder had yet to depart.

The metal wheels below the Train had been lifted and now were stuck to the sides as the gravity sheath lifted the Wayfinder off the ground.

The Train kept accelerating, moving from the underground facility to the open sea in a matter of seconds. Kelia turned around just in time to see a second four-man squad of Royal Guards on the other end of the Gate, closing it as soon as the last wagon crossed over.

The moment the Wayfinder moved from solid ground to water, the structure jerked and roiled. Those who were still standing fell butt-first on the floor, their seat, or their travel companions, depending on which one was the closest.

Lith hadn't designed trains to fly, only to float. The gravity sheath needed to establish a perfect balance with the sea which took the power core several trials since every wagon weighed differently and required individual tuning.

After that, the gyrostabilizer would do the rest, ensuring that the passengers wouldn't experience discomfort any longer while traveling.

The Wayfinder kept its pace steady, without further accelerating until the power core adjusted the output of its enchantments and found the combination that allowed it to proceed safely.

"Wow!" Quylla felt the shaking under her feet lessen to the point that only a low rumble remained.