Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1585

Chapter 1585 - Bonds And Chains (Part 1)

Lith immediately took out his communication amulet, checking on both Kamila and Zinya, sighing in relief when he noticed that their runes were still there.

"What the heck happened here and why didn't you assign at least one Phoenix as a bodyguard for Aran and Leria?" Lith said after finding the corpses of Brionac and Volgun, the magical beasts of Zinya's children, and that of Captain Locrias among the fallen.

"Because they leave the Desert for less than two hours per day, in an area protected by powerful arrays and with a Warp Gate always available thanks to my influence. No seal can shut down the passage to the Desert." Salaark replied.

"On top of that, I know about Tezka's presence and relied on his protection. I don't know whether to be more shocked by him giving priority to the Yehval children or by an enemy capable of holding their ground against him for more than one second."

"You and me both." The Fylgja said after Warping between them. "For the record, I didn't give priority to Frey and Filia. The enemy just used Aran and Leria as a diversion, they never needed my help."

The Abomination hybrid was panting in exhaustion. Using so many powerful spells while also controlling two bodies at the same time had taken a huge toll on his body. Unlike a pure Eldritch, a hybrid needed food to heal from the injuries and energy to replenish his cores.

"What do you mean?" Lith had a hard time containing the fury that ravaged his mind.

'Taking it out on Tezka would be both pointless and stupid.' He thought. 'First, I need to understand what happened here. Then, I must find who's responsible and make them pay.'

"It was another of the Balkor copycat's ploys." The Fylgja said, shocking his audience, Queen's Corps included.

"He staged the attack on the kids knowing that the army and your magical beasts would worry too much about Aran and Leria to care about Frey and Filia. While everyone was distracted near your barn, he came to Zinya's house, wearing Fallmug's face."

"What? All of this was just a diversion?" Lith was shocked.

Fallmug was yesterday news and was dead for almost two years. Zinya's abusive ex-husband had played a very small role in Lith's life and only a few people knew about the event.

"Are you telling me that the copycat not only is capable of shapeshifting, but they also have targeted the Yehvals on purpose?" He asked.

"Exactly." Tezka nodded. "According to his words, if he really is a man, it took him quite a lot of effort to learn enough about Fallmug to play the part and terrorize Zinya, but she saw through the disguise. The copycat and Fallmug seem to have never actually met."

"That's interesting, but right now I couldn't care less. I want to know where Zinya is now and why that bastard went to such lengths to attack her. She didn't receive one of his damn cards!" Lith said with a snarl.

"She's at your professor's house now. As for the rest, that's not up to me to explain. He's waiting for you there." The Fylgja pointed at the crater where once stood the Yehval house and a short round man searched through the debris.

"What the heck happened here? Why did the Balkor copycat attack Zinya?" Lith didn't waste time with greetings or niceties. He had already guessed everything, he just wanted to confirm his suspicions.

"For the what, you just need to look around." Vastor waved his hands at the ruins surrounding them, at the once luscious fields turned withered and at the mountain of corpses around what was left of the house.

"As for the why, I owe you an explanation." The Master told Lith about how months back he had found the Future card under Zinya's door and how he had taken it away without telling anyone.

"Are you insane? You have endangered the lives of Zinya, the children, and even of Kamila!" Lith's voice rose in intensity with each name he spoke, making the last also the loudest.

"We may not be together anymore, but she still means a lot to me. How could you do that to me? How could you do that to Zinya? I thought that you cared for her."

"I do care for her and more than you can possibly imagine. Why do you think that I left Tezka here all this time?" Vastor's voice turned from sad to cold, not liking one bit the allegation in Lith's words.

"You should have told me! You should have told the Kingdom. That way, we could have protected them to the best of our abilities!" Lith's eyes burned with violet mana and rage.

"Stop speaking out of your ass and think, Lith! I know that you are better than this!" The black-violet light erupting from Vastor's eyes and his genuine outrage matched the Tiamat's, making the air around the two men crackle with power and brewing a storm above their heads.