Supreme Magus

Chapter 2295 Wrong Bloodline (Part 1)

”I appreciate that.” Friya gave the Titania a deep bow. ”Now my parents can rest easy. With your help, itʼs only a matter of time before-”

”Slow down, kid.” Tessa cut her off. ”Iʼm done helping you. If thereʼs anything todayʼs events proved is that you two canʼt fight a Divine Beast. The next time Phloria comes out, it will be another trap and you two lack the means to turn it around.

”Leave the rescue to the professionals. Fylly and I will do whatever is necessary. You just go home and rest.”

”With all due respect, why?” Quylla had noticed how the Titania had upended her attitude after Friya had politely addressed her so she did the same. ”Iʼm a Light Master and my sister is a seven-streaked dimensional mage.

”We can f- I mean, we can be useful to you. Please.”

Tessaʼs face twisted and twitched. She was deeply conflicted between her spite for humans and the pride of never having stooped down to their level. At least when they behaved. It would mean being even worse than them.

”Because you are weak, child.” She huffed out. ”Yes, you two are talented. Yes, you two have some nice tricks, but thatʼs it. I could have done almost everything you two provided to our team with either Domination or Spirit Magic.

”I could have used When All Are One on anyone and the result for me would have been the same. If I really have to choose a party member, Iʼd rather pick a Divine Beast like your friend Lith.

”He too has Domination, Light Mastery, and we could use a few bloodline abilities. Abilities that humans lack. Do you understand what Iʼm saying?”

”Yes.” Quylla and Friya clenched their hands in frustration.

”Good.” Tessa nodded. ”Two more things. Following us would put you in danger and if that happens, weʼd not rescue you. Bear in mind that I wouldnʼt be here if Fylly hadnʼt asked me and Phloria wasnʼt a descendant of both Juria and Oghrom.

”No offense, but you girls donʼt have a drop of my friendsʼ blood. You are Ernas in name only.”

When even Fyrwal nodded, the two girls just wanted to cry, hating their bodies for belonging to the wrong bloodline.

”Donʼt despair, child, thereʼs always a silver lining.” The Titania patted Friyaʼs shoulder. ”Thereʼs still the second point. Also, you are welcome.”

The physical contact triggered a burst of aura from Friyaʼs body.

A burst of bright blue mana whose edges burned with a deep violet light.

”Congratulations.” Fyrwal gave her a small bow. ”Keep working hard and one day you might be as good as Juria.”

The two elder women Warped away, leaving the others in deep thought. Despite Friyaʼs breakthrough and Thrudʼs defeat, no one felt in the mood for celebrations.

***

City of Lutia, Lithʼs house, later that day.

By the time Lith had finished his first mission, there was no trace of Phloria or the Golden Griffon so he hadnʼt returned home until he was done reconquering Thrudʼs occupied regions.

Kamila was there, welcoming him home. The Ernas family was there as well, waiting to share the latest developments with him via a mind link.

”Iʼm sorry, girls. I wish I was there with you.” Lith couldnʼt think of anything else to say.

”The mission was a total bust.” Friya sighed. ”Phloria ran away and no one witnessed Thrudʼs defeat so itʼs like it never happened. Fyrwal grounded Faluel who in turn grounded us and my parents scolded us until our ears bled.”

”You should thank the gods this isnʼt our house, young lady!” Orion brimmed with barely contained fury, his voice reduced to a snarl. ”Your stunt almost cost you your free will. If it wasnʼt for Fyrwal and Tessa, youʼd be fighting by Phloriaʼs side by now.

”Phloriaʼs situation is already driving me crazy. If you two were to join her, I donʼt think I could keep on living.”

”You father is right.” Jirni held his hand tight as Orionʼs outrage turned into despair. ”What you did was reckless, and like Tessa said, pointless. I wonʼt allow you to put yourself into danger again without a plan worthy of its name.”

”Dear!” Orion blurted out in surprise.

”Donʼt you ʼdearʼ me, dear.” Jirni replied. ”Our girls love our Phloria as much as we do. It would be hypocritical of us to try to stop them. In the same way, it would be stupid of them not to learn their lesson!”

She glared at their daughters who lowered their gazes in embarrassment.

”Itʼs all my fault.” Faluel gave Jirni and Orion a deep bow. ”I believed that between our combined strength and careful planning, we could rescue Phloria. I underestimated Thrud and the importance she puts on your daughter.”

”No need, to apologize, Lady Nyxdra.” Orion shook his head. ”We are not our ancestors, but the bond between the four founding pillars of the Kingdom transcends time. We are all friends and Iʼm grateful for what you tried to do.

”Tell your mother that Iʼm forever in her debt. She protected my little girls and even brought the Bewitching Demon with her. With those two on Thrudʼs tail, I believe we have a chance at rescuing Phloria.”

”Iʼll let her know.” Faluel replied.

”Also, the situation is actually better than you thought.” Lith chimed in the moment he was sure he wouldnʼt meddle in family matters. ”Today we have achieved two important goals.

”Thrudʼs defeat means that for a while sheʼs out of the picture. To keep advancing at this speed, her army will need the Golden Griffon. The moment we learn about its position, I can sneak inside and either kidnap Phloria or attempt to destroy the power core.

”Until Thrud and her generals fully regenerate, there will be no one capable of stopping me. Last, but not least, Friya took her first step into the violet core by herself. I think congratulations are in order.”

”Not really by myself.” She blushed in embarrassment. ”The When All Are One array temporarily granted me a bright violet core and the possibility to experience body casting.

”Once its effects faded, I discovered that I still remembered the enlightenment the array brought me.”

”Just like merging with my Demons did for me in Kolga.” Lith shrugged. ”Considering that you are an Awakened only for a short while, itʼs still damn impressing.”

”Yeah.” Tista tried her best not pouting, but failed nonetheless. ”Everyone cheats their way to violet but me. Lith with his Demons, Quylla with her natural violet core, and now Friya with a legendary array.

? ”I canʼt believe that I started first and Iʼm dead last.”

”If itʼs of any consolation, I think that if you were in Friyaʼs place today, youʼd have stepped right into the violet. She was clueless whereas you have already found your path.” Faluel said.

ʼIt doesnʼt help at all.ʼ Tista thought. ʼOn the contrary, it makes me even more envious. Yet thereʼs no point acting like a child. Phloria is still in danger and her family is distraught. Compared to that, my problems are irrelevant.ʼ

”Thanks, Faluel.” She actually said. ”Whatʼs our next move?”

”We keep attacking.” Lith replied. ”By taking her old regions we are cutting Thrudʼs retreat path.”