Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3607

"Because Faluel hadn't given me permission to. She stripped you naked, and since she was the only one to know the details of the Harbinger ritual, I assumed she had good reasons to keep you naked." Solus gave Friya a full check-up, but she understood nothing of what she saw.

Friya's mana core was whole again, but its external layer was thicker than before and the mana it contained swirled like a storm. Her life force was just as baffling.

The red colossus of her human side collapsed into a burning violet star surrounded by six smaller stars orbiting around it. A split second later, the violet star exploded into a nova whose fires rebuilt the red colossus from scratch just for the cycle to start anew.

"By my Mom, you are fine, but this is the weirdest fine I've ever seen."

"And coming from us, it means a lot." Lith triple checked Friya but had no better luck than Solus in understanding what was happening to their friend.

"Solus is right, Friya." Faluel still panted, but her main head seemed to have recovered enough strength to talk. "I couldn't afford to leave a single speck of your body not fully immersed in my blood or having an unsteady absorption rate.

"No Lesser Divine Beast ever made herself a Harbinger. On top of that, all I knew about the ritual applied to a healthy individual, not one on the verge of death. I'd rather you be alive and embarrassed than dead and modest."

"Me too." Lith, Protector, and Solus nodded.

"I'm glad to have you back, Friya." Protector lifted Friya from the ground and spun her around like a little girl. "Gods, now I understand why Lith was so angry with me. If I weren't still terrified at the idea of having almost lost you, I'd kick your ass for putting your life at risk like that.

"Speaking of Lith, what about your life force, Faluel?" Protector put Friya down and rushed to check on the Hydra. "Did repairing her mana core crippled you like it happened to Lith?"

Invigoration revealed that Faluel's life force and mana core were spent beyond what a breathing technique could restore. She needed a lot of food and rest to recover, but was otherwise fine.

"My life force didn't crack if that's what you're asking." Faluel rubbed her muzzle on Protector as a thank you. "Back then, Lith was in horrible shape and had to fix your life force with his own.

"I, instead, was at my peak strength and already shared an almost identical life force with Friya. The repeated injections of my blood created a strong bond between us that I exploited to save her life.

"Unlike you, Protector, her core could take my mana without rejection, and I could patch the hole left by the wound in her life force without any permanent loss. Friya and I share the same life force, and she can return to me what I lent her the moment she recovers."

"Thank you for saving my life, Master Faluel." Friya knelt near the Hydra, hugging one of her long necks. "And sorry for the nasty things I said to you before. I didn't mean any of it."

"I know." Faluel replied with a smug grin.

"Why can't I recall my Featherwalker armor, and why didn't you explain everything to me through our bond?" Friya asked.

"What's happening to Friya's life force?" Lith asked.

"One at a time, children. I'm still exhausted." Faluel sighed. "I have yet to speak through our bond because I'm afraid the contact might burn your mind, Friya. I've lived over ten times longer than you and have no idea how to safely exchange my thoughts with you.

"Right now, I'm keeping myself out of your head. I can only hear your loudest thoughts, and only because we are close. As for your other questions, children, the answer is the same.