Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3515

"Okay." There were only a few things Lith wouldn’t discuss in front of her and Solus was certain she didn’t want to hear about them either.

She Warped away without asking questions.

"I need an explanation and not about Creation Magic." Lith activated the tower’s powers and moved himself and Menadion inside the Bleed.

The place was now empty. The three tanks filled with a liquid sparkling with prismatic light were the only proof that the place had been used.

"I sacrificed ten Awakened. Each one of them had a powerful violet core and life force. Yet I got only three tanks for it. Why?" Lith didn’t like Forbidden Magic but if it meant protecting Solus and punishing those who had tried to use his mother’s life to blackmail him, he didn’t mind dirtying his hands.

"What did you expect? One tank per person?" Ripha scoffed, obtaining a nod in reply. "Dream on. Forbidden Magic is wasteful by nature. A 3:1 exchange is already a small miracle. And not the kind I’d brag about."

"What do you mean, a miracle?" He asked.

"This isn’t just energy." Menadion knocked on the tanks. "The Bleed has converted the life force and mana of those scumbags into Epphy’s. If something happens to her, even if her core cracks, it will be able to accept this mana because it bears her energy signature."

"Are you telling me that the Bleed didn’t just steal the essence of those ten Awakened but it converted it into a replica of Solus’?"

"You got that right." Menadion nodded. "The refinement and transformation process consumed a lot of energy. The conversion rate would have been much worse if not for the tower, your presence, and the mana geyser."

"My presence?" Lith echoed.

"Thanks to your bond with Epphy, the tower has no need to fuel her and can focus solely on the transformation process." Menadion replied. "On top of that, the Bleed can also use your life force and mana as a template to catalyze the process since the same blood and mana flow through your and Epphy’s veins."

"I see." Lith moved them back into the Forge. "Thank you for your explanation."

"No, thank you." Menadion said after a few seconds of awkward silence. "Thank you for bloodying your hands for my daughter’s sake. For sharing my greatest shame without judging or resenting me for it.

"Thank you for letting me call Epphy with her old name when she’s not with us."

"Don’t mention it, Ripha." Menadion tried to give Lith a bow but he stopped her. "I too have a daughter and would do the same for Elysia."

"As a father, do you think Threin resents me for creating the Bleed? For keeping me and Epphy away from him all this time?" She asked, her hands trembling a little.

"He probably does." Lith answered after pondering the question for a while. "But I’m also certain he would resent you more if you didn’t."

"I hope you are right." Menadion waited until she regained her composure. Then, a snap of her fingers Warped her and Lith back home where Kamila was waiting for him.

Seeing his wife and the barely visible baby bump allowed him to forget about the conversation with Menadion and put a smile on his face.

"Judging by your smile, you finally succeeded in the final exercise." Kamila welcomed Lith with a kiss. "Judging by your smell, it wasn’t as easy as you hoped."

"No, it wasn’t." Lith chuckled seeing her wrinkle her nose. "I’ll explain everything to you after taking a bath."