Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3328

Chapter 3328 The Real Monster (Part 1)

"A wandering soul never sleeps. We can't sleep. Not because we lack a body but because sleeping requires you to clear your mind. To let go of your obsessions and worries long enough to find a moment of peace.

"For a wandering soul, it means losing your attachment to the world of the living and moving on.

"When a Demon is born, Lith's darkness and Spirit Magic form the vessel we inhabit but it's the emotions that bind a soul to Mogar that allow the vessel to move. In

Forgemastering terms, Lith makes the golem's body and the soul powers its enchantments.

"The more a Demon moves, the more our obsessions and rage are consumed in the fire of battle until we have no will to fight anymore."

"This is no secret." Silverwing said. "Everyone who has witnessed Verhen's Demons and has a shred of knowledge about Necromancy has understood it on their own."

"But not that the Void Sigil's purpose is to restore our obsessions. To keep us bound to the world of the living not by some godlike intervention bullshit but by our own will."

"What do you mean?" Baba Yaga's interest was piqued.

"Inside my Sigil, I've relived the best and worst moments of my life. Every happy and sad event was replayed in front of my eyes over and over. Yet it wasn't just a memory. It was like being there again. Living them again.

"The smells, the colors, even the taste of the air on my tongue was in no way different from the real deal. It reminded me why I chose to stay behind seven hundred years ago and what I'm still fighting for.

"My happy moments were when I first Awakened, when I started my apprenticeship under you, Ripha, and then under Sally. Then there was the moment when I received the title of Ruler of the Flames.

"After that, I finally met Threin. I relived our dates, the time we spent in front of the fireplace, and, of course, Epphy," Ripha's face lit up with a smile for the first time since she had entered Bloodhaven.

"Useless to say, it seems my good life ended with him. There was no happy memory after he died, only misery and regrets."

"Well, that's an underwhelming revelation." Lochra sighed. "On the plus side, I doubt Verhen will get angry with you. This 'secret' is not something that can be used against him or that he can use against others.

"On top of that, what's humbling about this?"

"Maybe you didn't hear me, but I said happy moments." Menadion replied. "I wasn't on cloud nine all the years I was Awakened or your apprentice. Just for the few minutes

before the feeling of exhilaration was eclipsed by need and duty.

"With Threin and Epphy, instead, it wasn't just one fleeting moment of happiness but hours, sometimes entire days. While I was inside the Void Sigil, I didn't recall the first piece I ever Forgemastered but Elpphy's first step.

"I remembered all the times Threin told me he loved me, not the praises I received from my colleagues and clients.