Supreme Magus

ck and make sure that you can safely fall back to Belius ’ first line of defense. ”

”And how are you supposed to do that, exactly? ” Lith couldn ’t understand how people who seemed to despise him so much could have chosen to stand by his side on the battlefield.

”We may be just humans, but we have trained our whole life for this.
As long as you take care of the Divine Beasts, we ’ll make sure that no one else meddles with your fight. ” Varegrave paced around the Tiamat, studying his claws, scales, and tail, looking for any trace of the boy he once knew.

Only when he stood in front of Lith did he find it.
They now had a vertical pupil and were of many different colors, but his eyes were still the same.

”What if I fail? What if the enemy is too strong for me alone or if I have to face two Divine Beasts at the same time? What will you do then? ”

”In such case, we ’ll lay our lives on the line to buy you the time you need to recover your strength and run away. ” The colonel replied.
”We won ’t survive but I can assure you that the 3500 people assembled here can last for a couple of seconds, no matter the opponent we face. ”

”What? ” At those words, Lith saw the soldiers tense up with fear, yet their expression was full of pride for that ridiculous claim.

”You heard me. ” Varegrave said.
”We know that your kind can instantly recover.
My soldiers and I have volunteered to be your sword, your shield, and if necessary, your healing potion. ”

Looking around, Solus recognized the soldiers and mages one by one.
They came from all over the Kingdom and were all people who had met Lith at least once during his travels.

What he had mistaken for hostility was the pain of his betrayal and the sadness at the idea that they wouldn ’t come back to their homes.
For those people, Lith spelled the death of their enemies, but also their own.

”After all, what are a few thousand loyal citizens of the Kingdom compared to a 25 meters (82 feet) tall creature who can weave spells with his mind and heal from crippling wounds in mere seconds? Dust.
We are nothing but dust. ”

Varegrave ’s pacing became furious, expressing the frustration he felt for being weak.
All the years spent practicing magic, all of his rich battle experience, and his decades of service dwarfed by someone, or better, something, less than twenty years old.

The soldiers and the mages felt the same, silently nodding as the colonel spoke.

”Well, kid, today this dust is going to make the difference.
I don ’t care if you have to literally toss us in the eyes of your enemies.
Do whatever you need to take down as many as you can.
Did I make myself clear? ” Varegrave stopped in front of Lith to stare him in the eyes.

”Sir, yes sir! ” Lith gave him the salute, then he turned to the troops and repeated the gesture.

”Now, the least you can do for me is be honest.
During that ambush of seven years ago did you kill Velagros to protect your little dirty secrets or was he really killed in action? ” The colonel asked.

”I didn ’t kill him. ” Lith shook his head.
”The Talons caught us by surprise and slaughtered the Queen ’s Corps unit.
I survived solely thanks to my skills as an Awakened. ”

”That ’s a relief. ” Varegrave sighed, feeling a heavy burden being lifted from his chest.
”One last question.
All those people who died in the camp, did you fail them on purpose or there really was nothing you could do to save them? ”

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