Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3264

Chapter 3264 Always With You (Part 1)

The array network split into its basic runes, no longer restricted by the magic circles or hindered by the holes created by the exploding Demons.

The entire sky above the Fringe lit up with blinding light as if the sun had come dangerously close to Mogar's surface.

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Blood Desert, Ra'ntar cell, at the same time.

The Chronicler screamed in agony and Jirni didn't miss the sudden change in his voice. As the elf cried, the sounds he emitted became deeper and more guttural. They reverberated off the walls as though they were coming out of a hollow musical instrument rather than lungs.

"Aalejah, is this normal?" Jirni exposed a patch of hardened brownish skin among the many that were forming all over Ra'ntar's body.

She would have missed them if not for her bond with Skywarp. As the elf's voice changed, the quasi-sentient weapon had met an increasing resistance from his body. Ra'ntar's skin was getting ticker and his flesh harder by the second.

It had been nothing much for the Davross needles at first, but soon Skywarp couldn't stop the regenerations of the altered tissues, no matter how sharp it made its edges or how much pressure it applied.

The needles were being pushed out from the Chronicler's nerve clusters and it was only a matter of time before the pain hindered Ra'ntar no more and he regained mobility.

Skywarp alerted Jirni who in turn sought an answer from the former Chronicler candidate.

"Great mother protect us!" Aalejah had heard of the phenomenon but even for the elves living with the Yggdrasill for generations, it was just a rumor.

A spooky story the veterans used to scare the children and put the Chronicler candidates' commitment to the test.

"The World Tree is taking over. The fragment inside the Chronicler is eating his body from the inside and turning him into a Yggdrasill Puppet!"

Ra'ntar's eyes shed sap-green tears of joy and despair.

His torment was finally over and his body free from the cruel needles. The hunger and thirst that until a moment ago had consumed his every thought were gone. The panic and fear had been replaced by an indomitable will and unshakable confidence.

Yet it came at a price and wouldn't last long.

The former Chronicler knew that once the World Tree's Overgrowth bloodline ability finished infiltrating his body, the elf known as Ra'ntar Rainsong would die. His

consciousness would fade away and his memories would become an echo in the Yggdrasill's mind.

His existence would be reduced to mere data, recorded in a few books because irrelevant to the World Tree, and entrusted to his family as a testament to his sacrifice.

"Meaning?" Jirni knew nothing of elven traditions aside from what the bedtime stories she had read to her children said.

Elves were supposed to be beautiful, stuck-up, and prideful, and they loved parties and jewels despite not having any visible means to finance their lavish lifestyle. Based on her limited interactions with real elves, none of it seemed to be true or remotely relevant to her situation.