Supreme Magus novel Chapter 993

Chapter 993 Dragon Bloodline Part 1

Feela the Behemoth glared at Faluel in reproach as she sniffed the air like a hunting dog on the prowl, confirming Lith’s hybrid nature.

’Curse you, damn Hydra. Creatures like Phoenixes and Dragons don’t even bother joining the Council whereas their lesser cousins seek us only for the secret of Awakening.

’A Wyrmling with Origin Flames is the best apprentice a Forgemaster could ever want. Now it’s too late to change my motion and request to be the one appointed as Verhen’s mentor. I can only give him to Faluel or Raagu. You tied my hands, you seven-headed deceptive snake!’ Feela thought.

Raagu looked at Lith with even more greed, daydreaming about all the wonders that human Forgemasters could achieve once freed from the necessity of resorting to beasts to purify metals.

’Lith is the first human capable of harnessing Origin Flames. If his bloodline shares this trait, his descendants would be a priceless asset. We must keep him from falling in the hands of the beasts or nothing will change.’ Raagu thought.

’This hybrid could bridge between the Council and the Abominations, if not even bring humans and beasts closer. I must tread with caution and make sure my people don’t get swallowed by the shift in the power balance that this revelation might create.’ Lotho the Treant thought.

’I always wondered how a meal cooked with Origin Flames would taste. Too bad they are too expensive to waste them like that. Now that I think about it, did I turn the fire below the cauldron off before I left home?’ Inxialot thought.

He had long-since hoarded everything he needed for his research and had no care for what other undead might want. The King of Liches just wanted to go home.

After the five judges forced everyone to stay calm, they took turns in scanning Lith’s second life force. If before it was just a squabble between two factions, now the result would affect them all.

"I owe you an apology, Jiza. I have never seen anything like this and the two life forces eclipse each other to the point that it’s impossible to notice the second unless you know what to look for." Raagu said.

"He’s a Wyrmling, yet he is not." Feela mumbled. "Usually, at his age, the two life forces of a hybrid clash violently against each other because they are incapable of coexisting.

"It’s the reason why by the time a hybrid’s mana core reaches full maturity at twenty years of age, it can’t cope with the conflict anymore and the hybrid is forced to pick one life force.

"In Verhen’s case, however, the two life forces are like light and darkness, two sides of the same coin. I believe that in due time they’ll become one."

"Maybe we should ask our guest what she thinks." Lotho pointed at Xenagrosh. "After all, he’s part Abomination. Why not let them take care of him? All the members of the Organization are hybris, so they are best suited to teach him."

Knowing that it was too late to lay claims to the young man on the plants’ behalf, all he could do was damage control. The Abominations were few in numbers even for Awakened standards and had already access to Origin Flames.

If Lith fell into their hands the shift in the power balance would be negligible. Moreover, it would make the war between undead and Abomination escalate even further. Plants considered both races as parasites and only wished them to become extinct.

"No way. Abominations aren’t part of the Council and I’ll not give them an Awakened to experiment upon." Feela and Raagu said in unison.