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Chapter 1850: Quiet Before the Storm (Part 2)
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Elina answered Lith's question by wrapping her arms around him, Solus, and Trion, in a family embrace. Then, she started to shake uncontrollably and sob.

Seeing what kind of a monster Orpal had always been, learning the truth about Trion‘s death, and witnessing the carnage of the battle for Lutia had been too much for a simple farmer.

She had often seen the images of Lith's battles in his holograms, but she had never been in the eye of the storm before. Even during Night‘s first attack on the farm, no blood had been shed and Elina had always remained in the safety of her own house, surrounded by the Corps.

She tried to apologize to Lith for not having realized earlier who Orpal really was. To thank Solus for being the best daughter she could ask for. To tell Trion how sorry she was for him dying alone, far away from his family.

Yet only wails and gibberish came out of her mouth as the trauma sunk in her mind now that everything was over. Many more people cried and yelled in desperation, breaking the silence with grief.

Many people had died during the battle. Only a few were innocent bystanders, most of the corpses belonged to people who had fallen for Orpal's temptation and had become his servants.

Despite their foolish choice, they were still citizens of Lutia with a family and friends. Their loved ones knew nothing about the deals with the Undead Courts, only that the person they loved had been murdered in broad daylight.

"I can't believe this!“ Zesker, the Captain of the Queen's Corps who had replaced Locrias, said. “The Kingdom has invested a lot of time and resources, my people have fought and died, and for what?

"To protect a Divine Beast that not only has his personal army of beasts but also an invisible army of shadows?“ He pointed at the Demons of the Darkness and of the Fallen that still lingered on the battlefield.

"Do you realize the damages and the toll of lives that your brotherly quarrel inflicted on these poor people? Who is going to compensate them‘? As I see it, you and the Dead King are both monsters and deserve each other.“

He waved his arms at the houses whose roofs had been cracked or sent flying, the broken walls, and the people that still lay bleeding on the roads nearby the Heavenly Wolf Restaurant.

At those words, Elina cried harder and Lith‘s eyes flared with red and black mana. Yet his face remained a stone mask and his voice cold.

"First, I never asked you anything. I have a deal with the Royals and you your orders. No matter my nature, you had to follow them or quit the army." Lith said while looking down on Zesker.

"As for those people, maybe in the heat of the battle, you missed a few parts of the broadcast." A snap of his finger conjured a hologram that repeated the part where Orpal boasted about the number of Lutians among his followers and their attempts to murder everyone.

"I would gladly compensate those who suffered in this battle, if not for one thing. Before I became I mage, Lutia was but a small village of a few dozens of houses. It was thanks to me that Count Lark first and Marchioness Distar later invested in this cesspool.

“It was because of my achievements that the Corps was sent here, making the life of the merchants much easier and the trade routes safer. It was because of my products and my creations that people from all over the Kingdom came to Lutia.

"Yet how did they repay me?“ Lith projected the same holograms as before, adding more images depicting how the new citizens of Lutia had been treating his family before his relationship with Peonia.

"They blamed everything that was wrong in their lives on me and took it out on my family. They only stopped because in their cowardice they were afraid of the Royal family.

"At least until they betrayed the Kingdom and became Thralls. The people who died today attacked me and my mother so don't ask me to feel guilty about killing them. As for the damages, I‘ll gladly help those who have always been fair to me.

"The rest of them can rot for all I care!" Lith said, and outraged yells eclipsed the grieving cries as the bystanders cursed at him and his heartlessness.

Then tempers run high, and some of them found the courage to throw stones at the monster disguised as a human. Lith rose his forefinger stopping them in mid-air and his eyes lit up, emitting a pulse of killing intent.

Those who had thrown the rocks fell to their knees, gasping for air as the terror they felt made them forget how to breathe. Some of them lost control of their bladder, others of their sphincter, but most of them just fainted on the spot.

Those who didn't throw rocks just found themselves kneeling while all those who Lith called friends stood without understanding what was happening.

"Just because I don't flaunt my powers, just because I don't abuse my authority, it doesn't make me weak." Lith said to both the Captain and the bystanders. “I'm not a dog, I'm a wolf. If I have to rip a few throats out to remind you, so be it,"

Then, all the communications amulets of those presents lit up and a Royal Decree put an end to the quarrel.

Capitol of the Griffon Kingdom, City of Valeron, Royal Throne room.

"That son of a thief!“ King Meron slammed his fist on the armrest of his golden throne. “Tiamat is my friend my Royal ass! It was him all along. The one who stole the orc shaman’s crystal and took away Syrook's corpse."

The wide grin on his face and the enthusiasm in his voice didn‘t match at all with his words.

"Yes." Queen Sylpha nodded, as radiant as her husband. “He's also the one who beat Dawn once and Night twice now. Who would have thought that such a young runt would have turned out to be such a powerful Divine Beast?"

"I doubt he was bom one." Meron shook his head. "He was beaten many times as a kid and severely injured while at the academy. All things that are impossible even to a newborn Divine Beast.

"On top of that, I doubt that Marth, Vastor, or at least Manohar would have failed to notice it while they took care of him.

"Our best healers examined Lith after the sabotage of the dimensional hall, the fight against the Valor, and the quarantine after his escape from the Golden Griffon."

"Point taken." Sylpha steepled her fingers, drumming them in excitement. "The Verhens must have a dormant bloodline, just like yours. Yet his status as a true Awakened must have activated it at some point."

"Yes, mother.“ Peonia giggled like a little girl. "It means that our children will not only bear the might of a Tiamat, but they might also recover the power of the Griffons that our forefathers foolishly relinquished."

Royals and Emperor Beasts weren't so different. They both cared little about things like appearance and true nature. What mattered to them was to get their hands on powers that would be passed on to the new generations and that would be their exclusive.

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    As a result of the update:
    Lith
    - Didn't kill his brother
    - declassified his identity
    - Upset his mother.
    - dumped the girl he "really" loved
    - didn't help Solus with her breathing technique.
    - missed the world's grief
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      what do u mean by - Upset his mother.-?
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    Chapter 1857: Empty Shell (Part 1)
    There would be no judgement until the final tribulation really started. No success or failure until all conditions were met "Are you telling me that not only is my brother a powerful Divine Beast but also a potential Guardian?" Orpal gritted his teeth until his gums bled and clenched his fists until his claws pierced his skin.
    Baba Yaga truly was cruel. Everything that Night said only spread salt on Orpal's open wounds. making him cry in frustration.
    During their long history. the Hogums had strengthened the arrays surrounding their house with each generation. turning it into a fortress. Yet even a fortress would fall under a siege if its walls were left unprotected.
    The Hogums had invested most of their wealth on the defensive arrays, certain that an intruder would be either kept out until reinforcements arrived or crushed by the magical formations if they managed to sneak inside the house.
    The storm of arrays, spells, and Flames attacked the mansion in waves. each one draining the mana crystals that fueled the multi-layered magical barrier. The Demons and the blackness prevented the servants from switching them with fresh ones, and soon the barrier fell.
    One final burst of Void. Frozen. and True Flames destroyed the runes that formed the defensive arrays. Now even new crystals would do nothing. The magical formations were gone forever, centuries of hard work went down the drain.
    The Tiamat roared as he ripped off the ceiling of the mansion. tearing apart the upper floors to reach the room from where his father's energy signature came. A faint trace that was growing weaker by the second. "Dad! Hold on. As long as there's a spark of life I-" It was then that Lith/Derek McCoy saw him.
    The body of Raaz Verhen. lay on an oakwood table. It was covered in his own blood and with no limbs, yet such a dreadful sight wasn't the reason Lith froze. His shock was so great that the Call of the Void in the mansion disappeared. allowing Tista to see as well.
    In Lith's/Derek's head, the oakwood table was the hospital bed. The missing limbs were Carl's broken corpse that had been cobbled together to make it decent for his brother during the identification.
    He was back on Earth. during the worst day of his life.
    The Tiamat's knees buckled. his fall onto the ground followed by a weak quake as the scene became more similar to the one that had taken place almost twenty years ago.
    His gigantic hand slowly moved toward Raaz. until Lith realized that he was trembling so much that a wrong move would cut his father asunder.
    He didn't notice the black clouds assembling over his head nor the slow rumble that shook the ground below him. Tista was blind and deaf as well. her body frozen in shock as the hate that coursed through the body of every Demon drove her insane.
    All that Lith could hear was Derek's voice. 'You tried to change. but it was pointless.' His old voice said. full of scorn and spite. 'You know it in your soul that this place is no different from Earth.' In a place similar to the Mindscape. Lith faced Derek while in the real world. Tiamat was frozen. 'They will always hunt us. Hurt us.' Derek looked like an angry teen. before turning into an even angrier adult. 'You tried to become this Lith and forget about me. coddled by the warmth of these people. 'You forgot that we are just like space. Empty. cold and we kill everyone that comes close to us! Derek's clothes turned into those he wore the day Carl had died. He stood still with his fists clenched and tears streaming from his eyes. Yet not a hiccup came from his throat.
    just a primordial roar that had scared the nurses.
    In the real world. seven rivers of tears, each of a different elemental color. ran down the Tiamat's eyes. mixing together in a white pool on the floor that made the red of Raaz's blood more evident
    Responding to his grief. the sky started to cry as well and rain came down.
    'You kept living your dream life. leaving me behind.' His appearance changed again. turning into the one he had the night he had avenged his brother. 'Too bad that without me. you are an empty shell. A punching bag for our enemies.
    'A fool that puts chains on himself so that people like Hogurn can pull your leash' Derek suddenly was covered in Chris' blood and then in his own. 'les time you break free of those shackles. to return to your true self.'
    Then. Derek disappeared, replaced by a humanoid Abomination with seven white eyes and an open maw.
    'I can avenge our father as I did with Carl.' The Abomination grew in size and small cracks started to open on the Tiamat's body. 'I can kill Hogum. I can kill OrpaL I can bring the entire Griffon Kingdom down to its knees. make it beg for mercy before killing everyone in the slowest and most painful way possible.'
    The cracks expanded. the blackness inside and outside Lith ran toward each other while the Void turned back into Chaos. running rampant throughout his body.
    'All you have to do. is to let me auto The Abomination's body had grown in size, matching the Tiamat Yet he stood still, his hand extended toward Lith. Now. Lith could feel the call of Mogar and that of his own core. The deep violet was coursing with light violet. begging him to remove the chains that restricted his mana core. Yet once again Lith didn't know how.
    He slowly raised his hand. thinking to have found the answer and the Abomination's grin grew wider until it went from ear to ear.
    Then. he heard Tista's screams and saw his own madness reflected into her. He witnessed the cracks that were destroying his body from within. Most importantly. he could see Raaz's breath steaming in the cold that his fury generated.
    He remembered Baba Yaga's words on the day of Solus' birthday and finally made sense of them.
    'No.' Lith pulled his hand back. staring at Derek with hatred.
    'What do you mean no?Are you letting them get away with this? Now weak have you become? The Abomination roared its fury but its size shrank as the balance changed.
    'No. Nil not letting them get away with this. and no. fm not weak. You are.' Lith's voice was firm and his tone cold. 'I remember who we were. A wounded beast that spent his days licking his wounds just to bite them open over and over again and never let them heat
    'We were a bloodthirsty monster. alone. with no one who cared whether we lived or died. ourselves included. We existed solely for our revenge and once we achieved it there was nothing left of us.
    'We were a hollow husk waiting to the so we just pulled the trigger.' Black scales covered Lith's body as five new eyes opened on his face.
    'You say that my new life made me weak but it made me strong. Without these people. I would have been no different from all those who reincarnated here before me. Just another Abomination..'
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      Chapter 1858: Empty Shell (Part 2)
      'Mom and Rena kept me from killing myself when I first arrived here. Then Tista and Solos taught me what love is. Phloria helped me to become a real human instead of just pretending to be one. Kamila saved me from you time and time again.
      'She taught me that there's more to life than worrying and killing.' Wings popped out of Lith's back as he grew in size, turning him into a Tiamat identical to the one that still lay on his knees in the real world.
      'Without all those people. 1 would have died a long time ago. I would have never reached this strength nor would you have. Now look me in the eyes and answer me. Do you really call this weak?
      Multi-colored flames burst out of the Tiamat along with the powers he had and the shadows of those yet to
      come. 'No.' Derek said. fusing with Lith once again. 'Yet you are right as well. The Kingdom needs to be taught a lesson' The Tiamat said. Time started to move again and Lith's colossal hands stop trembling.
      He gently lifted Raaz's body, feeling the spark of life that still remained inside of him and feeding it with Invigoration. Maybe it was his dormant Phoenix blood making him sturdy. or maybe Raaz had too much to live for to give up.
      Whatever the answer was. Raaz's core was still intact.
      Lith stopped the bleeding. healed what he could. and cupped his hands to protect his father from the cold and the rain.
      "Go away. Tista." Lith said, freeing her from his madness and snapping her out of her own. "You don't want to see what I'm about to do?'
      "Are you f#cking kidding me?" Her whole body turned into Flames, her rage too strong for such a small body to contain. "He was my father as well! Whatever you'll do to them is not enough. Death is not enough."
      "Dad is alive." Lith said. making her fury and Flames disappear together. "Yet this can't be the end. a message must be sent"
      He took his communication amulet out of his pocket dimension. using for the first time the emergency override command that Jirni had taught him. Lith called Peonia. the Royals. and whoever had a shred of power he knew.
      "This is what you have done." The amulet showed Raaz's mangled body and the room where the torture had taken place.
      Blood was sprayed throughout the room, and bits of flesh and bones covered the floor. The Demons of Darkness carried in the room Frenon. Cenia. and everyone who had lain their hands on Raaz. even if just to drag him from one room to another.
      Tears blurred Kamila's sight but she held still without making a sound. Seeing the condition of the man that she loved like a father, that she had once wished was her own or at least her in-law, broke her heart
      Yet she wasn't there as a friend of the family. but as a Constable. and she couldn't allow her pain to distract the Court Also, she knew how Lith must have felt and inwardly wept for him.
      Orion and Jirni exchanged a meaningful look. both barely suppressing their rage. Raaz was a friend and an innocent victim. dragged into political plays against his will by forces beyond his controL
      Orion was tempted to break Morn's neck. but Jirni stopped him. Death was too an easy way out for the fallen General. His foolish actions would help her plans. but for once the Archon found no joy in a lucky break
      'This is what your foolish actions caused my family." Lith's voice was deadpan. echoing in the Royal Court like a Monday decree. "Who is that idiot and what has he done?" Peonia yelled in horror and outrage. 'That's Baronet Frenon Hogum and his wife." Brinja said. Then. noticing that no one recognized the name she added: "The idiot who petitioned the Court to seize the Verhens' lands after I sent him away. "Morn's decree must have given him the legal ground he needed to further his plan." All eyes fell on the General. Whatever would happened. Morn knew that the blame would be on him.
      "You have taken much from me. yet I'll still give you the same choice that was given to me today." The Tiamat's forefinger came down on Hogum's right leg. his delicate touch not matching the pain from the Abomination Touch turning the limb into a dried plum.
      Hogum screamed at the top of his lungs. begging for mercy, but Lith just Hushed his mouth.
      'To everyone who is currently chasing me. heed my words." The forefinger moved to the left leg. slowly draining the life out of the limb and injecting it into Raaz. "You can only run away for your lives or come here and die."
      Lith then drained Frenon's arms one at a time, turning him into Raaz's match before moving on to his wife.
      "Please. it's not my fault" Hogum said once Tiamat freed him from the silencing spell just to hear and ignore his pleas. "I was just following orders."
      "Ah. yes. The oldest excuse on Mogar." Lith drained Cenia's life force and used it to fix the damage that the Void had done to his own before it became permanent "I clearly recall warning you. Hogum.
      "I told you that one single mistake is enough to make an entire household burn. Yet you didn't listen." Cenia screamed and called for Orpal's fake name so Lith had still no idea of his involvement
      The love that Hogum had for her made those words hurt more than the torture.
      Even in her final moments. Cenia didn't care one bit about him. Theirs had been an arranged marriage for power, but he had hoped that just like he had come to love her with time, she would do the same.
      "Now you are going to burn. Hogum. I'm a man of my word." While Lith drained everyone involved of their lives. adding it to both Raaz and his own. he had also conjured countless fire and earth spells.
      "Please. at least spare my son. He's but an innocent baby." Frenon said amid tears. agony ravaging his body whenever he tried to move the stump that his body had become.
      "And my father is but an innocent man." Lith replied. "Don't you dare play the family card. If it was alright for you to drag my father into this then the same stands for your son."
      "I didn't do anything to your father." Frenon sobbed. hoping that rescuers would come at any moment now. "I was just detaining him for General Morn. I was a Baronet. not a butcher!"
      Hogum considered himself already dead. but he hoped that he could at least save his son. Felmor.
      "Please. Lith." Tista joined his plea. "I've lost enough today. If you kill that baby. you'll also kill the image of my little brother that lives in my heart"
      Lith pondered their words. then he thought about what Derek McCoy would have done in his shoes and did the opposite. He would show his enemies no mercy. but he wouldn't relish in pointless cruelty either..
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        Obrigado. Se puder mandar até o desenrolar, eu agradeço.
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      do you have newest chapters 1869/70?
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    Chapter 1851: First Fall (Part 1)
    Peonia was walking on air at the idea of having a spouse so brilliant and powerful. Lith's human form being handsome was just icing on the cake.
    "We should thank Orpal. before killing him." She said. "Now that he has exposed Lith's crimes. we can offer him a full pardon in exchange for our marriage and his allegiance to the Kingdom.
    "I'm confident that after a while he'll realize that being a prince consort is not-"
    Her communication amulet suddenly lit up along with that of her parents and the image of General Morn appeared. He read from a scroll bearing the stamp of the Royal Court. making it an official Royal Decree.
    One they had never heard about "Stop that moron!" Meron ordered, but the Royal Guards stood still. The law was the law and even the King was just one of its subjects.
    "For stealing a giant violet crystal that belonged to the army. for stealing the corpse of the Black Dragon known as Syrook. for conspiring with the Dead King against the Kingdom. the Royal Court finds Archmage Lith Verhen guilty of high treason.
    "As such. his status as Archmage. Spellbreaker. Major of the army. and Baron of Lutia are removed with immediate effect. All of his possessions will be seized by the Kingdom until a full investigation will reveal if the members of his family were unaware of his crimes or his willing accomplices.
    "For his crimes. I hereby order to all the loyal citizens of the Kingdom and to its armed forces to arrest the members of the Verhen household. I also authorize the use of lethal force were they to resist the arrest. General Morn out"
    Meron and Sylpha recognized from the hologram the room where Morn was and Spirit Warped there the moment that nonsense ended.
    "What in the gods' name have you do-" The King's voice died in his throat when he realized that his foolish cousin wasn't alone.
    The entire Royal Court had stood witness and none of them seemed to find anything wrong in his statement. On the contrary. they were congratulating him. Even those who until a few days ago had defended Lith tooth and nail.
    "I'm saving the Kingdom. including your sorry ass. Your Majesty." Morn said with a tone full of scorn and the rest of the room stared at the King like a dumb kid.
    "Lith didn't conspire with Meln!" Peonia didn't care how many they were. only that they were wrong. "Did we watch the same broadcast or did you geezers suddenly go senile?"
    "Foolish girl!" Archduke Folg said. "What were we supposed to say? That we are scared at the idea of an existence who holds an invisible army at his back and call? That was just a lie to not stir even more panic."
    "Correct. Folg." Morn nodded. "The law is clear. Only the Royal family is allowed to have an army. I don't care if the Demons following Verhen do it because of a bloodline ability. come from another dimension. or what
    "His very existence goes against the taw and must be treated as such. On top of that there's no telling when he might turn that army against us. He's a threat that must be nipped in the bud."
    "It was an army that might have sided with our own if we faced the matter with tact and diplomacy instead of the executioner's ax!" Sylpha said. "In case you idiots forgot. we are at war and we are losing."
    Some of the convened nobles and mages went pale and started second-guessing their choice out loud. Morn intercepted the whispers and closed the ranks before they could defect
    "Maybe. Or maybe Verhen could ask those souls following him to share their secrets. You've seen Trion Verhen and Captain Locrias Erwald following him from the grave. What if he digs up dirt on us?" Morn replied.
    "What if he learns secrets of state just with a casual chat? He's a threat to everything we worked for and to national security. We did what had to be done. It doesn't matter if Verhen conspired with the Dead King or not.
    "He must be disposed of and quickly." Every member of the Royal Court had many secrets they couldn't allow to be exposed. They just nodded at Morn's words and refused to listen to the Royal. no matter what they said.
    XII
    Village of Luba. at the same time.
    After the defeat of Orpal's clone. the storm clouds had dissipated and the quake had ceased. Whatever Mogar wanted from Lith. he had failed to start the tribulation and the moment was now gone.
    His mana core had quieted down as well. The pulses of violet light had stopped. turning it back into deep violet
    His victory was empty. He had lost both the opportunity to become a Guardian and to break free from the bottleneck of his core. And the worse had yet to come.
    "You heard the General. Surrender now and no one will get hurt" Zesker said.
    Unlike the citizens of Lutia. his strong mana core and military training made him immune to Lith's killing intent
    "My second in command is with Aran. Leria. and Rena. We already have your family. Let's not make things get ugly."
    "Bullshit!" Locrias spat on the ground in disgust. 'roman is a good soldier. I believe that she'd harm innocent kids only when I see it with my own eyes."
    "Sentinel is with them as well as all the members of our packs." Lifebringer took a few deep breaths of Invigoration to regain his strength and get ready for battle. He had never lost a cub in his whole life and he wasn't going to start today. "Fine!" Zesker unsheathed his sword again. yet no one followed him. The members of the Queens' Corps were too busy talking with Locrias and the rest of their comrades that they had believed to have lost forever. "Is it really you Captain?" Peicus asked. "Would I know that you still owe me the money for the bet on Renkin's death otherwise?" Locrias replied. making his old second in command shed a silent tear. "Valia, are you..." Brezo couldn't find the courage to complete the sentence. "Dead? Yes. but I'm not gone." The woman nodded. Amid that scene. Lith finally noticed that the chains linked the new Demons to Locrias. not him. Somehow.
    those who inhabited his feathers had their own links with other souls.
    'It would explain how Call of the Void works.' He thought. 'Every Demon I conjure receives energy from me and they use it to conjure more Demons. expanding the area of effect of my powers.'
    "What are you doing?" Zesker rebuked them "Don't you remember our orders? We are soldiers of the Kingdom and there's no guarantee that Verhen hasn't enslaved our fallen comrades.
    "For all we know. those might be just shadows that mimic their appearance and willing to sell their families if-"
    "Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Locrias lifted Zesker by the neck with one hand. his eyes brimming with hatred.
    The thought of his wife and daughter being safe was the only thing that allowed him to retain his sanity. The ex-captain wouldn't stand his replacement dragging them in the mud..
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      Chapter 1852: First Fall (Part 2)
      "You are nothing but a disgrace to the uniform." Locrias said. "We are the Queen's Corps. We are supposed to protect the weak and serve our country. Not to be the lapdogs of ambitious idiots like Morn!
      "I've followed Verhen this entire time and even though he's far from a perfect man. he's always protected our Kingdom while your rash actions are endangering it." "He killed you and your soldiers!" Zesker replied. "No. MeIn Narchat did. I died in the line of duty and I would do it again." Locrias said.
      "I don't blame Verhen for my death. The Lutian woman sold herself to Meln and I was too naive to notice." Valia said and the rest of the Demons nodded with her.
      "We need to go." Solus said. feeling several dimensional corridors opening in the air all around them.
      Lith nodded and hugged Elina before Warping the three of them to the barn.
      Much to his surprise. the Demons had followed him. Also, as Locrias had predicted. Toman hadn't arrested Rena and the kids. She. Sentinel, and Selia stood guard. sighing in relief when they recognized the newcomers.
      The huntress had come to rescue the children the moment that Morn's hologram had issued the arrest warrant for all the Verhens. She wielded a bow with an alchemic arrow already nocked and two short swords hung to her hips.
      "Everyone is safe." Selia said while nodding toward Toman and never letting go of the arrow.
      Lith could see from her posture that the huntress had positioned herself to be capable of moving her aim from the barn's door to the member of the Queen's Corps with ease.
      "Thank the gods you are alright." Rena hugged them, crying her eyes out as the grip of fear finally left her heart.
      "Quick. you have to go to the Desert" Toman tried to activate the Warp Gate, but it had been sealed. "Shit I bet that reinforcements are about to come from Valeron and they will be Royal Guards. You can't stay here."
      "Mom. I want to go home. Where's daddy?" Leria started to cry.
      "Mom. why did that bad guy say so many things about Lith?" Aran was angry. instead. "We did nothing wrong yet he said that we are criminals. We must save Dad!"
      "Dad!" Lith echoed as he scanned the farm for Raaz but found no trace of his presence. "Where is he?"
      "He said that he would go to the villages around Nenia. He wanted to see if there were barren land that he could restore with your help." Elina said as panic made her shiver.
      'Thanks. Mom. but I was actually speaking with Toman."
      "I have no idea." She replied. "We sent a couple of our members after him. but your DoLorean is damn fast They need to wait for him to stop and then pinpoint his position via the tracking device to Warp next to him."
      "Dammit the tracking device. I had almost forgotten about it. Dad is likely to have been captured already." Lith cursed as he tried and failed to pinpoint the DoLorean. "Someone turned it off."
      'That's not our doing." Toman raised her hands to shield herself from his fury. "If a member of the Corps had taken your father. they would have reported it already. Let me try." She took out her communication amulet. asking for a status report from her colleagues. "We lost Raaz Verhen way before the arrest warrant was issued. Toman." Tikrelos said. "We had just Warped to Nenia when some guys got the jump on us. We survived only because at some point they ran away. "I was just to report Captain Zesker that Verhen's father is likely to have been kidnapped and the DoLorean stolen." 'Thanks and- Shit!" The energy from the mana crystal flowed into the Warp Gate of the barn as it came to life. "Go. dammit!" A wave of Lith's hand moved everyone but Selia and Toman to the mana geyser in the Trawn woods where Solus conjured her tower. "What about your father? We can't leave him behind!" Elina grabbed Lith's shoulder. shaking him with all the strength she had.
      "First I need to put you somewhere safe. Then. I'll go rescue him." He replied. "Don't worry. Mom. The Eyes of Menadion have Dad's energy signature recorded down to a T. Unless he's outside the Kingdom. I'm sure I can find him."
      "Do you mean we." Solus chimed in.
      "No. I mean I'll find him. You need to stay at the tower and keep everyone safe. Without me. you are the only one who can operate it and warp away if needed." Lith shook his head.
      "Where the heck are you?" Tista's voice came from the communication amulet She had already gone to the village and the barn. escaping from the Royal Guards only thanks to Spirit Magic. "In my secret lab." Lith replied. "Throw away your amulet and come here. The army will likely track us and listen to all our communications."
      He stored the amulet inside his pocket dimension and so did the other members of his family. The moment Tista arrived. Solus Tower Warped to another geyser, just to be safe.
      'Thank the gods you're alr- Trion?" The Red Demon stared in shock at her long-lost brother. "What is he doing here and who are these people?"
      Lith had no time for an explanation, not with his father's life at stake. He grabbed Tista's hand and used a mind link to share with her everything that had happened.
      "Dad!" She yelled as soon as she noticed that he was missing. "We need to find and rescue him."
      "And I'm going to help." Trion said. "I don't care about the Kingdom anymore. All I know is that I've been a terrible son and that I'm partly at fault if Orpal has gotten his hands on Night. I should have accepted her offer and then turned myself in."
      He took a deep breath and then turned towards Lith.
      "I know that there's no love left between us. but I can't rest in peace until our family is safe from risk. I know everything Orpal has planned so far and I'm willing to do anything you ask me. All I ask you in return is to give me one chance to prove my worth."
      "You already did when you protected Mom." Lith unfolded his wing and Trion disappeared into a feather. where a new unique rune formed. "What about you guys? I'm a wanted criminal. A traitor.
      "I don't care about your precious law. I'll break it as many times as I need in order to rescue my father and remove the Dead King." Unlike Trion. Lith carefully avoided words that might have traumatized the kids even further.
      "If the law is wrong then only an idiot follows it blindly." Locrias replied. "I uphold my oath. I don't just follow orders blindly. As long as you fight against Thrud and the Dead King. my sword is yours."
      He disappeared into a feather as well. leaving behind the rest of the members of the Queen's Corps who had been turned into Demons.
      "I'm not ready to die." Valia looked at the body and the equipment she still wore.
      Her mind still refused the idea of being dead and that her dreams and hopes would remain unfulfilled..
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        Chapter 1853: Water to a Fish (Part 1)
        "There is still much I want to do and I want to say goodbye to my parents before I leave. Please. take me with you." Valia said.
        Lith nodded and the Demon disappeared into one of his feathers. leaving behind a dead corpse and non-imprinted equipment. He stored them both inside his pocket dimension. in the case they contained tracker spells.
        "Tell the Captain that I'm sorry, but I'm too tired to keep fighting. I just want to lay down and rest" One after the other. the Demons faded and their souls darted towards the sky.
        "Where's Dad?" Lith asked Solus. "Way ahead of you." She replied. "I've linked the Eyes with the Tracking Mirror and Dad is very close. He's-" Solus' voice died when the location popped on the tower's map of Mogar. They had never been there before. but the name of the local Lord was written in big bright letters.
        "Hogum!" Lith said with a growl. "I thought that my warning after he tried to exploit our absence to seize Dad's lands had taught him a lesson. Even though he's a political rising star. Hogum is stilt a small-time noble.
        "I wonder who or what gave him to courage to make the last mistake of his life."
        Lustria County. Hogum Household, right after the fight between Lith and Orpal had ended.
        Frenon Hogum was a smart man. One mistake had been enough to learn his place in the world and stick to it. He had met Verhen only twice in his life and both times hadn't ended well for him, but at least he had brought his skin back home.
        The first time, as a kid. Marchioness Distar had protected him while the second time Verhen was bound by the law and the Queen's Corps would have been his witnesses were Lith to make a move against him.
        Now, however. the monster known as Tiamat was angry. hurt. and already a wanted criminal. The law could protect Hogum no more than a sheet of paper could stop a fire and he knew it
        It was the reason he repeated the same question for the umpteenth time since the moment he had ordered his men to capture Raaz.
        "Are you sure that this is the right move. darling? Verhen. Tiamat whatever his name is. is a very dangerous man. If he finds out that his father is here. death is the best thing that could happen to us.
        "You have seen those images. His army of shadows would easily enter our house and eat us alive. bit by bit"
        "What a morbid imagination you have. darling." His wife. Cenia Hogum. said with a delighted. soft peal of laughter. "Of course it was the right thing to do. How many times do I have to say it?"
        She was a gorgeous young woman. 20 years old. about 1.65 meters tall, with luscious blonde hair and blue
        eyes.
        "You didn't kidnap Raaz Verhen. you rescued him when those monsters attacked him. The members of the Queen's Corps were too busy fighting for their lives to protect him at the moment. remember?"
        "Yes." He nodded. "But still, isn't it odd that our soldiers were so dose to the place where the DoLorean landed and they managed to react faster than the Corps-" His wise doubts died as Cenia pressed her voluptuous breasts against his arm.
        "It's just luck. darting." She whispered. her full lips millimeters away from his ear. Her warm breath tickled him and her sensual voice was filled with promises of pleasure that Hogum's wife knew so well how to deliver in the bedroom.
        "You saved Raaz Verhen first. and now you are keeping him prisoner on behalf of the Royal Court You heard General Morn. They are all wanted criminals. Once you hand Raaz Verhen to them. the Royals will have the leverage they need to force the traitorous Archmage to turn himself in.
        "Once he does. you'll become a hero to the Kingdom. The Royal Court will reward you for your brave and cunning actions. With Verhen gone. the King might even give you the title of Count of Lustria.
        "After all. Lark has always been a good friend of Verhen so he's likely to be put on trial as his accomplice." Cenia's points made sense but what really convinced Hogum was the way she delivered them.
        The Baronet had married the prettiest and most influential noble dame he could find. He had done it to get himself a trophy wife and satisfy his ego. but Cenia was no less smart than him and soon she had learned how to control him.
        After reassuring her husband, she walked into her private quarters. where her lover was waiting for her.
        "I'm sorry for making you wait for so long. darling, but that fool can't even take down his pants without someone holding his hand." She threw her arms at the neck of Count Zint of the Empire. kissing him with passion.
        "Thanks. Cenia. You have no idea how much this means to me." Under his flesh mask. Orpal was grinning from ear to ear. "Your actions will not only make your fame grow in the Griffon Kingdom. but I'll also spread them throughout the Empire.
        "Once you get a position of your own and divorce that dignified pig. we'll finally be together as husband and wife." The Count was a man as handsome as Orpal after Night's Body Sculpting treatments so getting into Cenia's good books first and her bedroom later had been easy.
        Hogum had chosen Cenia as his wife mostly because of her looks. disregarding the fact that her pride and ambition eclipsed her intellect. She had been easily swayed by Orpal's sweet words and empty promises of greatness.
        He had seduced her to both turn her into his pawn and to prove to himself his worth as a man. Cenia's body wasn't as gorgeous as Tista's nor her smile and character as charming as Kamila's. but she was still a stunner.
        "You know that I'd do anything for you, darting. When will you take me out of this cesspool of a backwater County?" She said with a moaning. purring voice.
        "Soon." He replied. "Now I need to have a few words with the prisoner. The more information we extract from him, the greater your reward will be. Don't let anyone enter the room and remember that I'm doing this for us."
        They sealed their promise with another passionate kiss before returning to their respective role. Cenia went back to Frenon. and Orpal went to visit his long-estranged father.
        'As Night taught me. a handsome face and a few sweet words can sell water to a fish.' He thought while walking through the padded door of the interrogation room.
        "Hi. Dad. Long time no see." He said as his body shapeshifted back into his real form
        "Mein?" Raaz said in surprise. "What do you want from me and why did you bring me here?"
        Thin metal chains bound his hands and legs to a heavy metal chair that had been bolted to the ground. making any attempt to escape pointless. Raaz had been stripped of his enchanted items when searched and his chore magic was too weak to melt the chains.
        "My name is Orpal!" He said while slapping his prisoner with enough strength to make the chair rattle..
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          Chapter 1854: Water to a Fish (Part 2)
          "You gave it to me! What kind of father forgets the name of his own son?" With each word. Orpal slapped his father again. forcing Raaz's head to turn Left and right non-stop. The sudden movements blurred his vision and the pain was so intense that it almost made him faint. Almost.
          "You are not my son. I disowned you years ago and every single one of your depraved actions reassures me that I did the right thing." Raaz said with a cold voice, just before spitting a mix of saliva and blood on Orpars face.
          "I saw how you looked at Elina and what you tried to do to Lith. Do you have no shame?"
          Orpal slowly wiped the bloody lump of saliva with his hand. Licking it to let his Vampire side relish the nectar in it.
          "In my defense. I haven't seen Mom in years and I grew up without her. To me. now she's nothing but a nice piece of ass." He said. laughing at Raaz's outrage and foolish attempts to get free from his bindings.
          "You should thank me. Dad. I allowed you to watch the fall of your family. Even though they were just holograms. I hope you told them your goodbyes because you'll never see them again."
          "Didn't you say that you would kill us Last?" Raaz asked with a tinge of fear in his voice.
          "That was the original plan, but after seeing Leech's ability to manipulate souls. I need to perform a few experiments and you will help me." The Dead King replied.
          "Do your worst. I'm not going to beg for my life or reveal anything I know to you." Raaz steeled his resolve. fearing that a moment of weakness could doom the rest of his family.
          "You don't have to say anything. Dad. I only need you to suffer and potentially die. I want to check how strong the Link between Leech and the blood members of our family is.
          "Once I'm done with my experiments. I'll entrust you with a message. Try to stay alive and if you don't. please stick around as a soul. or I'LL have to capture someone else. Maybe Rena. Oh. the fun that I would have with her!" Orpal said as his hand slowly pierced through Raaz's flesh.
          City of Valeron. Royal Court Hall. right after the Royal decree.
          "What is this madness? I knew that you were an incompetent fool. Morn, but I would have never thought that you were also this stupid." Archon Jirni Ernas. Archduchess of the Ernas region, walked into the room. Looking at the General like a worm in the mud.
          "How dare you-" Morn choked on his words as one after the other several important figures of the Kingdom followed Jirni. each one of them staring at him in hatred.
          First came the Commander of the Knight Guard. Orion Ernas. Then. the Royal Healer. Quylla Ernas. Then. two Headmasters of the six great academies. Marth and Ainz. followed by his wife. Brinja Distar.
          Last but not least. came the god of the battlefield. the Highmaster and unsung hero Zogar Vastor. accompanied by his sister-in-Law. Constable Yehval. Alone he emitted an aura of dread that covered all those on the opposing side in a cold sweat.
          His fury was almost tangible. making their mouths turn dry and their lips unable to move. His grip was so strong that his Yggdrasil) Staff cracked and self-repaired in an endless cycle.
          Jirni knew that she needed as much backing as she could for her power move. Contacting Orion and Quylla had been easy since they lived in her same home. Yet she would have never made it so quickly if the rest of the team hadn't already been assembled by Kamila.
          The moment she had regained her cooL she had contacted Vastor and Brinja. explaining the situation to them. Both had a Headmaster on their speed dial and weren't afraid to call them.
          "How can you have taken such an important decision without summoning the entire inner council?" Jirni continued. "You have put at risk the safety of the Kingdom and the fate of the war in one fell swoop.
          "Look past your fear and envy. Archmage Verhen destroyed and humiliated the Leader of the Undead Courts and Manohar's killer in front of the entire Kingdom. If we played it well. it would have boosted the morale of our troops and served as the start of our counterattack."
          "But-" Morn attempted to rebuke. but the collective killing intent that assailed him barely Let him breathe.
          "We have finally learned how Verhen destroyed not one, but two Lost Cities. How he held his ground multiple times against the Horsemen. and what do you do? You severed our link with the only Divine Beast that openly sided with the Kingdom!
          "How do you plan to make up for that loss? Are you powerful enough to fill his shoes?"
          "Verhen is a threat to the Kingdom. He uses undead. He's no better than the Dead King." Morn replied. stuttering every word to fight against the mana suffocating him.
          "That's not true!" Kamila stepped forward. "If that really was the case. Lith would have used his shadows to attack the people of the Kingdom. to drive away all of its forces from Lutia to claim it as his own fief.
          "Instead. even when he unleashed his powers on Derios. only the members of the Undead Courts were harmed. The proof is that Derios was the only city that didn't suffer an attack when Thrud made her move."
          The Royal Court mumbled loudly as the events of that night finally made sense and Kamila's words drove a wedge in the wall of their fears.
          "Shut up. woman! A mere Constable and an accomplice of Verhen has no right to address the Court." Morn said. eager to discredit her. "Or would you like us to believe that after sticking with him for three years you had no idea of his true nature?"
          "If you are talking about his identity as Tiamat I didn't. Just like everyone else in this room." Kamila lied through her teeth, making Jirni proud as she waved at Quylla. Marth. and Vastor.
          "If even the greatest healers in the Kingdom couldn't notice it how could a mere Constable succeed?" She took a brief pause allowing them to nod and confirm her words.
          Two out of three were lying as well. but nodding didn't take much skill, and doubting their testimony was beyond reason.
          "As for his true nature, you are right. I know it well. Archmage Verhen is a shrewd, manipulative bag of secrets. but he also never turned his back on the Kingdom. He had no reason to destroy the Lost Cities at great personal risk yet he did.
          "He had no reason to come back here from the Desert and foil Syrook's plan. delaying Thrud for precious months that allowed the army to survive her attack He had no reason to help Manohar spot the Skinwalkers if not for his loyalty to us all.
          "If Lith really was the threat you say he is. he would have already learned everything he could during these 19 years and sold everything to Salaark in exchange for a seat in her Royal Court.."
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            Chapter 1855: Second Fall (Part 1)
            Not only did Kamila just remind the members of the Royal Court of Lith's achievements. but she had also shown them how he was the one who had gained less from them. Compared to the Kingdom. Lith's gains were insignificant.
            "He also crafted wonderful tools like the DoLorean and Thundercrash that in a near future. might change the quality of life of the Kingdom. if properly tuned down." Jirni said as soon as she noticed that Kamila's words had sunk in. to not give their opponent the time to twist the facts against them.
            "On top of that I have been informed that Archmage Verhen had been appointed as the liaison of the Royal Court with the Beasts' Faction, just like I have been appointed for the Humans'.
            "How do you expect the Council of the Awakened to read. Morn? You have just exposed one of their own. calling him a criminal. and put a bounty on his head. They were supposed to be our greatest ally against Thrud and you might have turned them into another enemy."
            The Royal Court gasped in shock and fear. They only had a vague concept of the shadow organization known as the Awakened Council. but each one of them had dealt with enough Emperor Beasts to know how powerful a single one of them was.
            "What is this madness and why didn't I hear anything about it?" Morn turned toward the King with fury at the idea of having been kept in the dark about such important matters.
            "Constable Ernas. you shouldn't have revealed the existence of the Council like that but I forgive you because it was the right choice." Meron nodded. ignoring his angry cousin.
            "As for you. Morn. I had no obligation to inform you.
            "The representatives came to me and Sylpha as their peers. not to the army. I kept the information a secret to avoid Thrud's and Orpal's spies in the Court from revealing our alliance with the Council and deal them a great surprise blow.
            "A blow that now might never come because of you. How could you treat Verhen like a monster? He's a Divine Beast so what? You. I. and even my children, we all descend from the First Griffon.
            "It's in our blood and what makes us suitable for the throne. Valeron himself married the Great Mother and had a Titania and a Hydra among his closest friends. We were this close to getting such a wonderful scenario back thanks to Marth's wife and Verhen's hidden nature, but you ruined it!"
            "Either you punish General Morn according to the law. or I leave this Kingdom. and may the gods help whoever tries to stop me." Vastor said, putting the final nail in the General's coffin.
            "I'd rather move into another country with my family than stay in such a corrupted place." Marth nodded.
            "My family and the entire Derios owe a great debt to Verhen. I stand by Headmaster Marth's decision and so does the council of the Headmasters. We are all ready to leave for the Empire."
            "Salaark has been trying to recruit me for a while. I guess that at my age. a warm climate might do me welL" Orion shrugged.
            "Find yourself a new Royal Healer and Light Master because I'm done with you. If General Morn stays. I go." Quylla said. Aside from Vastor and Quylla. the others were bluffing. They had too much to lose by leaving the Kingdom or. in Ainz's case. he didn't care about Lith that much. Yet he recognized Lith's value and his wife. Brinja. was adamant about not letting her mother's killer win.
            The Headmaster of the Black Griffon could tell from the faces of the members of the Royal Court that no matter what he said. they couldn't afford to call his bluff. There was no harm in making such bold claims.
            Losing an Archmage and a Divine Beast at that was already a huge blow. Losing eight more and the only Light Master left would have been the end of the Kingdom.
            The Royal Court knew it as well and now that Lith's fate was so tightly knitted to the national security. it took them a second to switch sides. Then, all their amulets lit up. putting an end to the quarrel.
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            Above the mana geyser nearby the city of Derios. Solus's tower. right after Lith had pinpointed Raaz's position.
            "Solus. I'm going to rescue Dad. You stay here and ready the Immortal Body array and as many tonics as you can. Hogum knows that Dad is a valuable hostage and should treat him well. but I don't want to take risks." Lith said.
            "His captors might have implanted trackers inside of him or maybe even altered his life force. if Thrud is behind the kidnapping. I need you to be ready to treat him and Warp us to Grandma the moment I'm back."
            Rena and Elina were doing their best to keep the kids quiet but they were scared to death by the sudden events.
            "Where is Dad? I want to go home." Leda cried and Rena had no idea how to get in touch with Senton. "Is Dad alright mommy?" Aran asked amid tears. "Why are those people being so mean to us?" "Shush. child. Your father will soon be with us because your big brother is going to rescue him." Elina reassured the boy while looking at Lith to be reassured herself. "Lith. is there a way to find Senton? He took our family name and if he gets arrested..." Rena didn't have the heart to finish the sentence, not with Leda listening. "Solus. go back to Luria and Warp Senton via the mirror. Take Zekell and his wife as well if needed. I'm going." Lith said as the tower moved to the nearest mana geyser to his destination. "We are going." Tista grabbed his arm. staring him right in the eyes. "He is my father and I'm a Demon as welL Don't you dare try to leave me behind this time."
            Her blue aura burst out of her body in waves and the third eye on her forehead opened in fury against her will. betraying her nature as a hybrid.
            "I can use all the Flames I can get. Dragon speed, sister." They grabbed their forearms and Warped as far as the tower's Warping Mirror allowed.
            Lith was already in his Tiamat form, combining gravity and fusion magic with the flaps of his wings to reach a speed barely below the speed of sound. Tista wore Sunder as she shapeshifted into her Red Demon form. her mouth and wings already burning with mystical fire.
            'I don't give a f#ck about what Baba Yaga said. Hold tight. Dad. I'm coining for you.' Lith let the Void crawl out of the empty space where his heart was supposed to be.
            The blackness conjured by the Call of the Void covered the land below. spreading in every direction until it blotted the spring sun out of the sky.
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            Hogum Household, right now.
            "This is really too bad." Orpal sighed. cleaning his hands from the blood with a dean toweL "You blood didn't awaken any of my bloodline abilities and Leech doesn't seem to feel your pain like a Phoenix would.."
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              Chapter 1856: Second Fall (Part 2)
              Orpal had moved Raaz from the chair to a table now that the chains were no longer necessary. Not after he had torn his father's arms and legs to shreds to suck the lifeblood from them. "Otherwise. he would already be here." The Dead King smiled while looking into Raaz's eyes. They were veiled with tears. without any trace of his earlier defiance. He looked like an animal begging to be put out of its misery. "Don't get me wrong, this is great news to me. Dad. It means that when I take the next member of the family and make them my plaything. Leech will have no clue where to find them. "The problem is who do I start from? I would say Tista. but I'm not much into scales-" Suddenly. the room
              went dark.
              The sun disappeared. the lights in the room turned off. and every one of his attempts at conjuring a mystical light failed. even when using Spirit Magic.
              "What the heck is this? I have yet to entrust you with my-" White eyes and fangs lit the darkness. filling the air with the inhuman screams of countless souls.
              For decades. if not centuries. they had remained silent and helpless. Now. however. they had been given flesh and they could hold their fury no longer.
              Claws dug into Orpal's flesh. teeth bit him to the bones. other limbs that he couldn't see pierced his body, and all of them sucked his essence with the deadly Abomination Touch.
              "Get off me!" A simple burst of mana killed the Demons and healed his wounds. Yet the blackness was still there and the whiteness instantly returned. attacking without care for its life. "Night help me!" The Dead King's plea fell on deaf ears since the Horseman was paralyzed.
              She couldn't harm Raaz and thanks to her affinity with the darkness element she could see through the blackness. but she wished she couldn't Night recognized the faces of the Demons because they belonged to the people of Lutia.
              Baba Yaga's slave spell still held and Night discovered that even Demons were covered by the restrictions that her mother had imposed on her.
              She couldn't move. talk. or even think. She was one of the most powerful beings on Mogar. yet she was reduced to a little girl scared of the dark. helpless to defend herself from the things that crawled out of the blackness.
              Then. a deafening noise broke the silence of the Void as the walls and the floor of the mansion trembled. It wasn't a weak quake like in Lutia. Chandeliers swung back and forth. dust fell from the ceiling, and paintings tilted.
              Yet no one could see it in the blinding darkness.
              The sun still shone in the sky. the noise wasn't due to the rumbling of thunder from a storm. but from the hail of powerful spells that rained from the sky upon the Hogum mansion.
              During the short travel. Tista had prepared her strongest arrays. After spotting the focus points of the magical formations that protected the noble household. she had placed her spells so that they would put a strain on the key areas of the enemy's runes.
              Hogum's arrays were now focused on stopping her tier five magical formations while the barriers surrounding the rest of the area became thinner and weaker. Lith took careful notice of the position of Tista's arrays. aiming his attacks so as to not disturb them.
              The giant sword Double Edge was already in his hand. War into place to coordinate the abilities of the two blades with those of its master. The tier five Spirit Spell Primordial Roar covered the entire house. making it shake akin to a grade 6 quake on the Richter scale.
              With the size of a "Ramat the shockwaves infused with the power of the elements could have spread even wider, but it would have meant losing destructive power and hindering Tista's work.
              At the same time. the tier four Spirit Spell. Piercing Explosion. attacked the mansion from every side. A storm of black flames created by Lith and his Demons casting Final Sunset had turned the ground surrounding the household into molten lava.
              Last but not least. the army of Demons hurled together Void Flames along with their master while the only Red Demon on Mogar unleashed both Frozen and True Flames. respectively imbued with the power of Zero and Cinder.
              "Help! Send Help!" Hogum said in his communication amulet while invisible hands pinned him to the ground. being careful to inflict him lots of pain but no wound. "Cenia. help me! This is all your fault!"
              The request for help had immediately reached the army and the Association. but no answer came. The Hogum Household was too insignificant to have its own Gate so the troops had to mobilize and arrive with Warp Steps.
              The problem was that the Call of the Void covered a wide space around the mansion. making it impossible to pinpoint an exit point at its inside.
              To make matters worse, the upper echelons of the two most important armed forces of the Kingdom were busy with much more important matters than the survival of a small-time noble.
              Meron was currently arguing with Morn. and Jirni had just made her entrance. With the balance of power shifting, no one dared make a move. The fate of the Kingdom was at stake and someone was about to be charged with treason.
              Choosing the wrong side also meant following their fate so both Generals and Archmages took careful notes of Hogum's request and of the sighting of the -Ramat. They even mobilized their respective troops. but gave no further orders until the new ruler of the Kingdom became clear.
              Cenia screamed louder than her husband. but she called for the name of her lover. The powerful and strong man that was supposed to protect her and ensure her a bright future.
              'Run. you fool/ Night thought but only to herself.
              Baba Yaga's seal kept her from interfering or helping Orpal in any way. She could only hope that his survival instinct kicked in. or at least that for once his cowardice overpowered his immense pride.
              The Dead King had no idea of what was happening and his blindness quickly turned fear into horror. He Spirit Warped away with Moonlight. using the power of the steed to put hundreds of kilometers of distance between him and the invisible monsters.
              Even from there, he could see the swarm of black clouds moving toward the Hogum mansion like sharks following a blood trail. They moved as fast as the wind. yet there was none.
              "What is happening?" He asked while Warping further and farther away until Night was free from the restrictions of the slave spell.
              "A world tribulation waiting to happen. Yet something is wrong with it. I've never seen a tribulation like that It reminds me of what happened in Lutia. but if it really was one. Lith should be dead now." Such knowledge couldn't help Orpal, only strike more fear into him as he ran for his life.
              The Horseman was right. She had never witnessed a tribulation like that because the final trial before a Guardian was born was a rare event and it followed its own rules..
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                Manda mais!! Tu me manda uma bomba dessas e some???!!!
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                  up in the comments
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    Is it privilaged sgain? Or are we still on normal chapters.
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      normal chapters

      privileged at 1866
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    Lith se transforma em Tiamat

    Peônia: Sexo?
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    Peonia is even more delusional than Orpal lol
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      Lol, and all those people who said Lith should marry her.

      She is just a thot trying to tie Lith down for her own benefits.

      She gives zero f*cks about Lith's happiness, and only sees him as a tool.

      I'm surprised even the king and queen were planning on forcing Lith to marry her got their own selfish reasons, which shows how Elina was right about not liking royalty.

      Glad Morn screwed up these delusional people's plans, so Lith has no reason to put up with them now.
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