Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3146

Chapter 3146 The Bleed (Part 2)

3146 The Bleed (Part 2)

The World Tree looked at the Bleed through her eyes and stared at it in horror.

The room contained several hybrids between machine and Forgemastery that showed clear similarities with the workings of the Odi, Arthan, and many more forefathers of Forbidden Magic.

Just much worse after Menadion had given them her personal spin.

The other Chroniclers froze as well while blinding pain invaded their colleague. The Bleed sucked the elf's blood, her mana, her very life force, and converted them into a suitable nourishment capable of feeding Solus in the absence of a host.

The Bleed was careful in its calculations, draining just enough to temporarily restore Solus' body to that of a regular Awakened. It was uncaring of the pain it caused and how long the agony would last.

Menadion had designed it for manual control in case something happened to Elphyn. She had been forced to write the specifics of the automated Predator protocol before facing Bytra so mercy was off the table.

Also, she wanted to make sure that if the Raiju were to kill Ripha and then locate Solus, the Fourth Ruler of the Flames would regret it for the rest of her life.

Menadion was no healer, but she had studied Forbidden Magic since her husband's death to find inspiration for her quest to protect Elphyn. Also, she had worked long enough with Baba Yaga to have a deep understanding of how undead and Horsemen worked.

The Bleed was the forbidden love child born from everything Ripha had managed to get her hands on that could reverse death, no matter the price. The only thing she cared about was that Elphyn wouldn't be the one to pay for it and that she would be safe.

"What have you done, Mom?" Solus looked at the corner of her visor, noticing that the power rate of the Engine was slowly but steadily going up.

Before retrieving the Ears, the Engine's maximum output had been stuck at 60% and after assimilating the rune strings from the Apprentice Ears, the output had gone up to 80%, just like she and Lith had predicted.

Yet after the activation of the Predator Protocol and the Bleed, it had reached 81%, then 82%, and now 83%.

"What in the nine hells have you done, Ripha Menadion?" The World Tree's canopy roared, mere thoughts incapable of conveying their fury. "How could you stoop so low to resort to Forbidden Magic."

"I know what you are thinking!" A hologram of Ripha's face covered the Engine's, showing a mask of fury and madness. "I, the First Ruler of the Flames, shamelessly resorting to Forbidden Magic.

"Well, guess what? If you're watching this, you bitch, it means that I'm dead. I don't give a flying fuck about my reputation and even less about my legacy. The only thing I care about is bringing my daughter home safe."

"Can this be true?" The World was shocked by the revelation. "Bytra killed Menadion? This explains how she turned into one of those Eldritches but why is she working with-"

"If the rest of Mogar considers me a monster, they can come to the afterlife with me and complain about it!" The recording went on and cut the Yggdrasill short.

The Engine opened its arms as a burst of energy accumulated in its chest just to produce a fizzle. Menadion's program assumed that she was dead and the tower complete so it had called upon floors that were still missing.