Supreme Magus

Chapter 2675 From Ruin To War (Part 1)

2675 From Ruin to War (Part 1)

As for your other question, Creation Magic requires darkness and light.ʼ The Overlord said.

Iʼm exploiting your bond with War to alter its spell matrix without triggering Orionʼs defensive system and the natural affinities of you two to amplify the elemental flow.

Your eyes donʼt give you affinity toward light, Lith, just like Solusʼ hair doesnʼt give her affinity for darkness. They only unlock Domination that you wouldnʼt otherwise possess.

”I get you can access Lithʼs memories and manipulate his mana due to his Phoenix blood, but how can you do the same with me?ʼSolus asked. ʼIs it because of our bond?ʼ

”You are partially correct.ʼ Salaark nodded. ʼItʼs because of your bond that you carry Phoenix blood as well, Solus. Itʼs the reason my Blood Imprint ability works on you too and I can use you as a medium for my spells.ʼ

ʼWhat? How?ʼ Lith and Solus asked in unison.

ʼItʼs actually obvious.ʼ Salaark chuckled. ʼMogar gave Lith my blood and he gave it to you, Solus. For years youʼve fed upon his life force, using it to restore your own. Itʼs like building a second house from the spare materials of the first.

”The final shape is different but the properties of the buildings are the same. Not to mention how, every time you two fuse, your life essences flow freely into one another, making the changes more significant.

One more question.ʼ Lith asked. ʼIf you could do this at any time, why work so hard to recruit Orion when you could just steal his secrets?

ʼDo I look like a petty thief to you?ʼ Her sudden frown and angry glare made him rush to give her an apologetic bow. ʼI have no qualms about stealing from my enemies but Iʼve never stolen from my colleagues.

ʼItʼs a matter of honor and respect. Itʼs the reason I didnʼt force you to share your Trains and Tablets with me but I ”borrowed” the blueprints from the Royals. Taking from you would have been bullying. Taking from them is espionage.ʼ

”Thatʼs some strawman logic. Solus was flabbergasted.

ʼNo, just logic. They steal from me, I steal from them. Itʼs part of the politics game.ʼSalaark pressed her fingers on their backs and tendrils of black mana destroyed the corrupted ends of Warʼs mana circulatory system while white tendrils rebuilt it.

In a few moments, everything was as it was supposed to be.

”There. This is War as you know it. The question is: is it enough? Do you really want me to just imbue it in Davross without changing anything?

ʼNo to both.ʼLith took the blueprints of a new version of War out of the pocket dimension.

He was altering the schematics of the updated enchantments on the fly, improving on them the moment the Eyes of Menadion gave him and Solus a more precise understanding of the bladeʼs spell matrix.

ʼWeʼve always dreamed to see what would become of War if he had a power core instead of just pseudo cores. Weʼve researched a few more spells we could use in battle but we never got the opportunity to make a proper blueprint. Until now.ʼ

ʼAlso, we didnʼt know how to ask you about it without sounding like ungrateful jerks.ʼSolus blushed a little. ʼBut since you are the one offering to do it...ʼ

ʼYou donʼt feel guilty anymore.ʼ Salaark completed the phrase for Solus, chuckling.

ʼDonʼt get too cocky, though. Iʼll do it, but I wonʼt put anything of mine in this work. Material, brains, itʼs all on you two. ʼ

Itʼs fair. Lith nodded. ʼItʼs the same thing you did for the Fury, right?ʼ

Right. Those are the terms of my offer.ʼ

Then can I expect you to fix any unintended flaw during the upgrade like you did for Menadionʼs spells?ʼ He asked.

”So much for not getting cocky!ʼ Salaarkʼs eyes went wide in indignation. ʼHow dare you trap me with my own words? You are lucky that I like you, because otherwise Iʼd treat you like the con man you are.ʼ

ʼSo itʼs a yes?ʼ Lith tried a seven-pronged puppy-eyes attack.

ʼYes.ʼSalaark pouted.

ʼSweet. Hereʼs the schematics weʼve prepared. Lith handed the parchment to her, giving her the time to study it.

”Thereʼs a few mistakes here and there.ʼShe pointed them out with a snarl while altering the parchment. This is how itʼs supposed to look.ʼ

”Thanks, Grandma. You are the best!ʼ Solus threw her own best puppy impression, trying to soften the angry Guardian.

”Yeah, yeah. Letʼs get done with this. Iʼve got work to do.ʼSalaark grunted as she made them get close enough to reach the blade with their hammers.

She cleared the fragments of Adamant and Dragon bones from the magic circle, storing the material of the old War and Double Edge in a corner of the room.

Then, Salaark used the darkness element to cut open Warʼs spell matrix and the light element to expand and rearrange it. New strings of runes flowed in the middle of the energy mass, harmonizing with the pseudo cores.

First, they formed more pseudo cores that would have worked on their own. Then, they merged with the other cores, letting the runes from the various enchantments mix and removing the parts that were pointlessly repeated.

This way, War went from having multiple enchantments that worked on their own to being in control of a great number of magical runes that would produce a different effect based on the order in which they were activated.

The main difference between the old and the new War was that the former could mix its abilities together to achieve different effects whereas the latter would have a limited grimoire of its own.

Warʼs abilities wouldnʼt be limited by the type of enchantments anymore, only by the number and type of runes at its disposal.

Salaark even added Lithʼs best cloaking runes but they didnʼt affect the Forgemastering process. As its inventor, Lith knew how to turn off their distortion field while Salaark had no need to because she perceived everything through him.

ʼOkay, now letʼs move on to the final part. Try not to forget anything of what Iʼve shown you or the feelings you have experienced while using Phoenixʼs Forge. Let it be your guide while you research your own Creation Magic. Salaark weaved runes on their backs, forcing them to action.

Lith grabbed the Davross with his bare hands, splitting it into a blade and hilt with a cross guard.

”Thank the gods unlike in fantasy bullshit, blades donʼt weigh much. A bastard sword goes from 0.91 kilos (2 pounds) to 1.6 kilos (3.5 pounds), otherwise Iʼll end up with no Davross left for the Crucible.ʼHe thought.

He shaped it as close to Warʼs old form as he could, working on the two pieces separately before connecting them.

At the same time, Solus collected the white mana crystals, cutting them to perfection until she had eighteen of them, all about 3 centimeters (1.2”) tall and 1 centimeter (0.4”) wide.

Four of them would go in pairs on either side of the hilt, forming what looked like the bladeʼs eyes and they stayed white. Their purpose was to fuel the blade and its spells.