Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2843

Chapter 2843 Ancient Faults (Part 1)

2843 Ancient Faults (Part 1)

In her human form, Zagran looked like a bulky woman in her mid-

twenties, over 1.8 meters (6') tall, with shoulder-length blue hair, deep purple skin and eyes. She wore a sleeveless monk's garb that left many of the scars on her arms, hand, and neck visible.

There were even more under her clothes but all of them were nothing that even a regular Awakened couldn't easily heal, let alone a Guardian. Zagran conserved them because she considered them honor badges.

Those were wounds inflicted upon her during the most intense battles of her life and she used them as mementos of her past mistakes and the lessons she had learned from them.

"You look like a good kid, but the lack of feathers here is disheartening." A tap on Lith's forehead forced him to shapeshift into his Tiamat form. "Too many scales for my taste and what's that? A crown? The old lizard's blood ruined you, kid."

"I know." Salaark sighed and shrugged. "But you are wrong about one thing. He doesn't look like a good kid. He is one." She pointed at both babies, leaving Zagran perplexed for a second.

"I see. He gave you a grandchild and he also adopted Tyris'. A good kid indeed. What happened to the baby boy's parents?" Zagran asked the Griffon.

"They are both dead." Tyris lowered her gaze. "And it's all my fault."

"No, it's not. Once a bird flies off the nest it's not our responsibility anymore." Zagran shrunk to 1.7 meters (5'7"), making her muscles and scars disappear in order to appear less threatening. "Can I hold her?"

Solus looked at Salaark who nodded.

"Sure." Solus handed Elysia to the Garuda who examined her with her breathing technique, Celestial Vault. "Oh, my. We are precious, aren't we?"

Zagran offered Elysia a finger and when the baby girl grabbed it, it shapeshifted into a taloned bird finger. Elysia giggled and bit it playfully.

"She's adorable. Also, I can see why you and the old lizard vowed to protect her. I've never seen anything like her."

"I resent that." Salaark snorted. "I did it out of love and the old lizard did it only out of peer pressure. How dare you put us on the same level?"

"My bad." Zagran raised her hands in surrender and moved on to Valeron.

Her lips curled up in disgust when she perceived the lingering traces of Forbidden Magic on his life force. Yet the baby was clearly a victim, not the culprit so her expression softened and she played with him as well.

Valeron smiled brightly as her feathers reminded him of his mother and held to the Garuda with all the little strength he had.

"Gods." Zagran's eyes turned watery as she felt both the baby boy's joy quickly followed by despair when Valeron realized that he had once again been mistaken. "Poor thing. How could Fenagar threaten him? If you hadn't given him a lesson already, old finch, I would!"

She turned around with a snarl, noticing that the merfolk had surrounded Tyris and were kneeling at her feet.

"Have you returned to us, Great Mother?" Rem asked while kissing the hems of Tyris' dress. "You know how much we have suffered since you turned your back on us. The humans-"

"I haven't turned my back on you." The Guardian raised her hand, cutting the merfolk short. "You turned your back to me when you decided to disregard my warnings and discard all my teachings."