Supreme Magus novel Chapter 859

Chapter 859 Hidden Truths Part 1

Once he left the cave, Lith flew at low altitude all the time. He had to retrieve Solus before leaving and way, even if Xedros was still watching at him via his arrays, the Wyvern wouldn’t notice the pebble jumping into the Wyrmling’s hand.

As soon as their mind link was restored, Solus jotted down everything Lith remembered about the overlapping arrays and their runes. Lith had focused on keeping a clear picture of them on his way back so the details were still clear in his memories.

Only when she was done her task did he share with Solus all of his memories about the meeting with Xedros.

’So the Lord of the Kellar region is a genius Warden, a Light Master, and he even has absolute control over his Origin Flames. Too bad his character is all over the place. If he wasn’t so untrustworthy, he would make a perfect mentor once we’re done with Faluel.’

Lith envied Solus being able to have a conversation with him while she reviewed her notes about the runes and studied the piece of the ingot in their possession at the same time.

’First, I don’t plan on being an apprentice all my life. Second, I wouldn’t trust him even if he had welcomed me with a hot pie. People like Faluel are an exception, everyone else just would try and use me as a means for their ends.’ Lith thought.

’I’m certain that Xedros would have refused to teach me tier five offensive light magic, just like Manohar did. Divulging an ability that powerful also means losing your monopoly over it. It’s the reason why the Kingdom is so secretive about Royal Forgemasters and the Council about the secret of Awakening.’

’Then why did he teach you about Origin Flames?’ Solus asked.

’Because Faluel asked him to and because I didn’t leave him much choice. He needed my help not to remain crippled for years. Also, he just gave me a few crumbs. Xedros knew that I couldn’t extort knowledge from him. His body and mana core were weakened, but his protective arrays were all at full power and aimed at me.

’Not to mention that even if I succeeded, it would have destroyed my relationship with the beasts’ Council and with Faluel. He knew that I need their support to protect my family from the human Awakened that are out for my blood.’ Lith replied.

’What a cunning son of a gun!’ Solus couldn’t believe that Lith had managed to squeeze so much out of an unwinnable scenario.

While Solus was still cursing the Wyvern’s name, Lith wore his cloaking rings and Warped away from the Golden Crown mountain to lose any tail Xedros might have had put on him.

Only after several Blinks and Warps in random direction did Lith feel safe enough to reach the nearest mana geyser and rise his tower.

He wasn’t supposed to reach Zantia before the following day and he meant to use all the time he could to study the ingot and put Xedros’s teachings to the test.

He started by comparing the purified Orichalcum with that in his possession.

The purified ore was denser, harder, and capable of sustaining a much greater amount of mana before showing signs of stress compared to its just smelted counterpart.

"Despite the fact that Xedros was no blacksmith or Forgemaster, the Origin Flames affected both the metal’s physical and mystical properties. It’s great news since it means that I don’t need to understand how the Flames interact with physical matter, but only how to make them seep inside their target."