Supreme Magus

rned into a nice looking woman, then into a mature lady, and into an old woman with a kind smile. Lith felt like he was living in a nightmare, but it became even worse when she turned into a corpse, her old body started to rot while fleas and maggots feasted on her flesh until only a skeleton remained.

Tears streamed down his face.

”What ’s wrong? Are you in pain? Is there something wrong with your body? ” Phloria asked.

Blinking returned everything to normal again.

– ”Solus, what the heck is happening? ” He was too shocked to answer Phloria ’s worried questions. He needed to know if what he was seeing was real or if it was just madness seeping into his mind.

”Nothing happened. ” She replied not understanding the reason for the question. –

After checking his memories, Solus didn ’t have any idea what he had seen either. They both checked his body and brain, but aside from the after effects of his attempt to save Ryman there was nothing new.

Then, Lith watched Phloria ’s heart getting pierced by a sword, her head cut off by an ax. He was forced to watch her die in a different way over and over again, and there was nothing he could do.

It happened the same way with everyone, be they members of his family, of the Ernas household or their staff. Soon Lith wasn ’t able to take it anymore and would keep his eyes closed most of the time, pretending to be tired.

– ”Is my mind playing tricks on me or is this some kind of new power I developed? Seeing the death of the people close to me without any indication about how to stop it seems more like a curse than a power though. Solus, tell me the truth.

Am I losing my mind? ”

Solus was hesitant to reply, she knew how fragile his psyche was.

”I think your mind is slipping, yes. I don ’t know if it ’s all in your head or it ’s somehow related to your current condition, but I believe you are torturing yourself. In a very twisted and cruel way, you are trying to get accustomed with the thought that sooner or later, everyone dies.

It ’s like your subconscious is showing you that some things are inevitable and there ’s nothing you can do about it . ”–

Solus ’s words made sense. Lith was still conflicted between finding a way to hide everyone he loved away from the world to prevent them from getting hurt or just cutting his ties with his current life. If he was alone, then he had nothing to lose.

However, the thought of spending the rest of his life alone made death look alluring. Power and immortality had no meaning to him by themselves, they were just a means to an end. Lith ’s end had always been to find a place where he belonged and live a happy, quiet life.

He was only twelve yet had already experienced more battles to the death than most of Earth ’s professional soldiers. Lith wasn ’t willing to give up on life again, but he didn ’t know what he was fighting for anymore.

***

After she had returned home, Friya was giving her all practicing swordsmanship. She had too many thoughts crossing her mind to practice magic. She decided to keep her promise and use that unexpected free time to get to know Orion better.

Orion was overjoyed. It was the first time that his adoptive daughter had asked for his help. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Quylla joined them too. Those two were inseparable.

They spent the first day going through the basic forms. Only when Orion grasped what her skill level was, he decided what style was more suitable for Friya. Over the years of his military career, he had become proficient with most weapons

From the second day onwards, Quylla joined their practice as Orion had predicted. He had several of his subordinates come to his house to use them as sparring partners for Friya while he taught self defense to Quylla.

”I know you don ’t like fighting, little one,… ” He caressed her head every time she learned a new move.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting.

”…but there ’s no telling when it might come in handy. ”

As for Friya, her basics were solid. She had studied under a good master for years, after all. What she lacked was practical experience. Orion had arranged opponents of different genders and builds for her to help her learn how to adapt her style according to the situation.

Fighting someone smaller or bigger than Friya required adjustments that she needed to execute in a split second, otherwise a skilled enough opponent could take advantage of such an opening to put her on the back foot right from the start.

When Orion corrected Friya ’s mistakes during a sequence or a stance, she would only reply: ”Thanks, dad. ” With a smile that almost moved him to tears. Until that moment, she had only called him by his first name.

Orion was happy that Friya was starting to accept her new family.

There were only two sore points in spending quality time with his two new daughters. The first was that Phloria wasn ’t willing to join them, spending all of her time taking care of Lith.

Orion dearly missed the good old times when his little Flower would only have her dad in her eyes and ignored all the stuck up brats that Jirni sent her way. Back then, they were like minded, only thinking about magic and sword.

Sure, he had to suffer Jirni ’s daily nagging every time she failed, but keeping his baby safe was worth the price. Now he and his wife had switched position. Jirni now gloated all day and he could only prepare for the worst.

The second one was that too many of his subordinates looked at Friya with lustful eyes. Orion had to admit that she was almost as beautiful as Phloria. His fatherly eyes still refused to accept that, while Phloria was a really cute girl, Friya was a true beauty.

The tiny droplets of sweats during the exercises would make Friya ’s visage sparkle under the sunlight.

Her long black hair framed her face, bringing out her fair skin and light chestnut eyes. Coupled with the grace and elegance of her movements, she was truly a sight to behold.

Most of the times it was enough for Orion to clear his throat to remind those idiots of his presence. Sometimes, he was forced to take Friya ’s place to show her what she was doing wrong and wipe the floor with their as*es.

He only did it for educational purposes, of course. Friya needed to learn her forms while the others their own place in the world.