3176 Mind War (Part 2)
'Once we uncover the secrets of tower crafting, I can make more than one tower. If you want, we can gift them to the elves and they will use them to reconquer Mogar from the hands of the humans.
'Your people will be free from their golden cages and hail you as their liberator.' The World Tree had no intention of doing any of this.
For the Yggdrasill to be a truly invincible being, there could be only one perfect tower. Their tower.
Also, altering the path of Mogar's races with their knowledge went against what the heir of the First Awakened stood for.
'If Elphyn likes to play the manipulation game, I can do that too.' They actually thought.
'Gods, yes!' Vamir felt an adrenaline rush at the idea. 'We would no longer be prisoners of the Fringes. We would walk Mogar free once again like during the golden age!'
He fought Solus' mental attacks back, quickly moving on to the offensive thanks to the Yggdrasill's teachings and the advice he received through the bark in his hand.
"What good is power if you don't live long enough to enjoy it?" Solus gritted her teeth. "Have you said goodbye to the poor Ellila? Because the next time she sees you will be at your funeral!"
Hearing the name of his wife sent the Librarian back to square one.
'Gods, how could I be so stupid? She knows what I know! It means that if I fail, she's going to kill my family next!'
"I said silence!" The World Tree roared and Uldreyin hit Solus' head again.
Just like she wanted.
After the previous blow, she had noticed that while her pain came from the physical injury and could be sedated with darkness fusion, Vamir's came from the tower. It was physical and mental agony, something darkness fusion could do nothing about.
It was the reason she spoke out loud instead of using the mind link. She wanted the Tree to listen. So when the mace struck, Solus had already blocked her pain receptors whereas Vamir lost his focus.
She exploited that moment to launch another telepathic attack, this time laced with poison. On the surface of her next stream of thoughts, there was the memory of what had happened to Nes'hiah.
Vamir still doubted the World Tree despite their pep talk and curiosity got the better of him. He let Solus' memories in through a small gap in his telepathic defenses that she kept open and widened without mercy.
Solus triggered a mind fusion, this time focusing on her own life and forcing the Librarian to experience her worst and best memories over and over again.
'What are you waiting for?' The Yggdrasill realized the battle was going downhill the moment Vamir stopped answering him. 'Knock her unconscious, Uldreyin. Vamir's safety is irrelevant compared to the damage Elphyn will cause if she takes over again.'
The Chronicler hit her mercilessly, forcing Solus to adjust her strategy. She forced the Librarian to relieve her recent memories first so that Vamir experienced her same wounds once through their bond and again and again through her memories.
Time had no meaning in the Mindspace so for Vamir it was as if Uldreyin had beaten him nonstop for days instead of one second.
'The Tree doesn't care about your pain.' Solus said via the mind link. 'Nobody does except for me because this is our pain. I know you. I know your dreams and ambitions. I can help you. I can make the pain stop.
A sudden pang shook the Tree and stopped Uldreyin. freewebnovel.cσ๓
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