Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2829

Chapter 2829 More than Flesh (Part 1)

'Like me?' Kelia echoed in confusion.

'You are the one who pulled all those all-nighters.' Dusk replied. 'You studied hard to cram years of academy into months. You practiced magic non-stop until Invigoration lost its effectiveness.

'All those things are on you, not me. You didn't delegate the written tests to me nor did you leave your body to me to train it. Even your bright green core and our academy life are your doing.

'I wanted to delay your breakthrough and the academy until the following year.

'It's you who decided otherwise, even against my judgment. So don't sell yourself short because if it was for me, we would still be hotel hopping while I taught you the basics of magic instead of being on the first Train of Mogar.'

'Thanks.' Kelia clenched her teeth, doing her best to get that sincere praise past the wall of her self-doubt.

Solus recognized from the orange light in Kelia's eyes that she and the Horseman were having a private meeting no different from those she and Lith shared and that pissed everyone else off.

Only once the orange light disappeared did Solus attempt a second mind link and this time, Kelia accepted it.

'What were you saying about the mind fusion?' Since the young girl seemed to have trouble discussing her relationship with Dusk, Solus glossed over it, pretending that Kelia's slip of the mind had never happened.

'That it's the simplest and yet the most powerful weapon at your disposal. It can break even the most strong-willed individual in the span of a few minutes, turning them into a loyal slave who is going to obey your every command.

'They'll fight and die for you without a second thought or putting up the slightest struggle. And that without no conditioning and soon after they've bonded with you.'

'Seriously?' Solus was flabbergasted. 'How is that possible? It seems too good to be true.'

She would have liked to point out that she had fused her mind with Lith hundreds of times and their relationship was still healthy but she didn't want to face the barrage of questions she knew would follow.

'Also, when I shared it with Dawn, she instantly understood my feelings for Lith.' This part, she kept for herself.

'It's actually quite obvious if you think about it.' Dusk replied, oblivious to her inner turmoil. 'Fusing your mind with that of your host completely means to fill their head with your memories, thoughts, personal beliefs, and even your feelings.

'For creatures with an infinite life like us, the longer we live the stronger this kind of attack becomes. If I were to perform a full mind fusion with Kelia, worst case scenario, I would fry her brain. Best case scenario, I would turn her into my clone.'

'What do you mean, your clone?' Both Kelia and Solus asked.

'Think about it. Her ten-something years of life are nothing compared to the millennia of my existence. A single fusion would have flooded her mind with more information than she could process.

'By reliving my experiences, she would reshape her morals according to mine. By sharing my memories, she would care about the same things I love and hate the same things I do.

'Hence she would become my clone, at least in mind. I wouldn't need to force her to follow my goals because they would be her own as well.

'She wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice her life for me because she knows I'm the immortal one and that even if she dies, I'll keep working on what now are "our" objectives.'