Supreme Magus novel Chapter 402

"There’s no time to lose, old friend." There was enough venom in Treius’s voice to kill ten men.

"During the last year, I took care of the Rangers for you. It’s only thanks to me if you are so close to achieving your freedom, yet you always denied to fulfill your part of the bargain. Make me your partner and together we will kill that pest.

"Refuse and I’ll walk away. I have no qualms leaving you to your fate. There are many artifacts on Mogar, but only one me."

The Dark Star wanted to curse in outrage. It had refused to have a master for centuries. It was ready to die rather than to yield.

Or so it believed, until Lith entered from one of the windows, back at his peak condition.

"Now!" Treius said while opening a Warp Steps that would lead him to safety, ready to relinquish his dreams of power.

"So be it." The cursed object spat those words with despair. Treius touched the white mana crystal, allowing the Black Star to seal the pact.

The Freeze spell still prevented it from using its powers, but it could do nothing when the two beings merged into one. Power surged inside Treius, giving him the feeling of godhood he had dreamed about ever since his uncle awakened him.

His body shone like a star while his mana core was promoted to blue. He had avoided the event for years. According to his uncle, it was an excruciating event that could turn out deadly, if the body and the mind weren’t properly honed by relentless practice.

Treius felt only bliss while the Dark Star’s energies mended his body as soon as it was harmed. Endless vitality seemed to flow through his veins, destroying the expelled impurities.

Then, everything changed.

’Who does he think he is? Some kind of magical girl?’ Lith inwardly sneered at his defenseless opponent. ’Nothing forces me to wait until he is done.’

He held the Gatekeeper in a two handed grip while using air, fire, and earth fusion to boost his attack. The lunge hit with surgical precision the chest area above the heart, but instead of putting an end to the enemy’s life, it bounced against a crystal armor that promptly appeared to protect the cursed object’s host.

The impact was strong enough to lift Treius from the ground and make him spit blood. Seeing that even an all out attack had left the armor unscathed, Lith turned the blade to the flat side and while the enemy was still in mid air, he struck using the Gatekeeper like it was a mace.

Treius flew backward with such an angle that would have made him reach the bleachers of a major league stadium as a magnificent home run. Treius’s ribs shattered and healed almost at the same speed, the bone fragments puncturing his lungs realigned as nothing had happened.

Yet the pain remained. It became worse when he crashed against the wall behind him and bounced towards his merciless aggressor that had no intention of stopping his attack.

’What are you doing, you worthless piece of garbage?’ Treius cursed through their mind link. ’Why aren’t you protecting me?’

’Do you really think I would need your help if I wasn’t paralyzed? You are on your own, flesh bag. I can give you energy, but using it is up to you. There are a few abilities we can share, though. Like my armor.’