Supreme Magus

Chapter 3295 Her Name (Part 2)

”They are both on their last leg and their bond allows me not to hold my punches anymore. Maybe their touching reunion made Verhen forget that the towerʼs priority is preserving Elphynʼs life but I havenʼt.

Iʼve killed three of her hosts already. Maybe the fourth time is the charm.ʼ With a mere thought, the Yggdrasill collected several runes among those scattered in the sky and assembled them into another Annihilation.

It was overkill but the World Tree wanted to end the conflict before more of his Golems would be destroyed. With Verhen dead and Elphyn under their command, the battle would finally end.

Also, the Yggdrasill couldnʼt risk another person imprinting the tower before them again. The aura of the creature born from the fusion between Lith and Solus was still rising, its body was still growing in size when the anti-Guardian spell arrived. Golden scales emerged between the black ones, covering the red skin below.

Another set of arms, ending with lither fingers and entirely covered in golden scales, sprouted from the fusionʼs sides as its chest became wider and bigger. By the time the Annihilation arrived, two more sets of wings had just gently sprouted on the creatureʼs back.

The Annihilation slowed down as soon as it entered the range of the towerʼs aura, the speed of the anti-Guardian spell dropping as if it was moving underwater.

The world energy itself turned against the spell, infiltrating the Annihilation and attempting to replace the willpower infused in it with that of the masters of the tower. The Yggdrasill felt the tug at their spell and shrugged it off with ease. The tower was a mindless object that followed pre-established protocols. It could produce a decent imitation of willpower but it was an imitation nonetheless.

Then, the Annihilation entered the range of the Tiamat Fear and it slowed down again, The anti-Guardian spell seemed to be moving through tar at first, then through molten lead, and lastly it stopped centimeters away from the creature.

The World Tree felt the Tiamat Fear seep inside the anti-Guardian spell and swiftly replace their will with another. The Yggdrasill fought hard, even diverting part of their focus from the other battles to push the kill shot home.

Yet with each millimeter of Tiamat Fear the Annihilation crossed, the Treeʼs influence over the spell plummeted. It wasnʼt a battle so much as a one-sided beating with the Treeʼs willpower being purged by the creatureʼs and then kept out by the tower.

”This doesnʼt make sense.ʼ The Yggdrasill thought as they lost the last shred of control over the anti-Guardian spell. I know Tiamat Fear and I know Domination very well. Neither can stop a tier five spell imbued with willpower on such close range. Itʼs impos-ʼ

The answer to the Treeʼs question came as the six eyes on the creatureʼs face rearranged themselves in a circular shape and two more opened on its forehead. Two feminine eyes shining with golden light.

ʼMogar almighty, how could I be this stupid? How could I forget that this is nothing like the forced bond with my Librarians? Thereʼs not just two of them now, theyʼve become one!”

Two people could still argue and would still try to accomplish the same task each their own way. They could work together but that didnʼt mean they would work twice as good or as fast.

To achieve that, two people should set the ”I” aside and only think and act as a ”we”. Something Lith and Solus had done for sixteen years and that the fusion turned from unity of intent to unity of soul, mind, and body.

The World Treeʼs first and biggest mistake was to use the Annihilation against Lith and Solus. Under normal circumstances, there was no way they could overpower the will of seven Awakened.

Even with the help of the tower and the Ears of Menadion, they could have at best. blocked the Annihilation with a Bastion or contained its damage.

Now, however, the anti-Guardian spell carried a single willpower.

The runes scattered in the sky after the destruction of the permanent arrays allowed the Yggdrasill to cast spells beyond their level, but the will they carried belonged solely to the World Tree.

With the combined powers of the tower, the Menadion Set, and the Tiamat Fear, it was easy for Lithʼs and Solusʼ perfectly aligned will to Dominate the Annihilation. The Eyes spotted the spellʼs focus points, the Ears the fastest mana pathways for the Hands and the Fear to flood them, and Lith and Solus did the rest.

A flick of the creatureʼs wrist sent the anti-Guardian spell attacking an eight-man unit of Golems from behind. It broke their formation and shattered their bodies, dispelling the Silverwingʼs Bastion they had conjured to defend against a blast of Primordial Flames. The white fire struck weak splinters instead of powerful Golems and burned them into cinders. The pain from the fiery death of eight Puppets spread to the World Tree and the rest of their forces, tipping the scale of the battle further.

ʼWhat is that?ʼ Vastor asked as the creature born from the fusion now bore eight wings and four arms.

ʼSince when can Lith do that?ʼ Orion saw what he assumed to still be the Tiamat grow to 35 meters (115ʼ), then 40 (130ʼ), and then some more.

ʼI have no clue.ʼ Fyrwal lied through her teeth.

ʼIt must be a bloodline ability triggered by the near-death experience. Tessa followed

suit, setting the groundwork for the cover story they would later need.

They knew of the fusion only from the bits of Solusʼ life that she shared via mind links. After Silverwingʼs attempt to separate her from Lith, Solus played it close to the vest so Tessa and Fyrwal had only a vague idea of the fusionʼs capabilities.

The one thing the two Awakened knew was that they couldnʼt allow anyone to suspect it even existed.

The creatureʼs jaw split, revealing a second maw underneath that roared with a pitch higher than the first.

ʼI donʼt know why Verhen has yet to move but I canʼt miss this opportunity. Even though magic is off the table, I can still kill him with physical attacks. After what had happened to the Annihilation, the World Tree was afraid of casting new spells.

Consuming more of the remaining power of the arrays just for it to be used against their forces was a loss the Tree couldnʼt afford.

ʼWhatever they become when fused, they are still a violet core with a body slightly bigger than a regular Divine Beast.” The Yggdrasill thought, not aware of what had happened during Lithʼs and Solusʼ last fusion against the Living Legacies.

ʼI need to strike before the tower reforms. Until that moment, their union strengthens their Domination but does little else and leaves them without their precious equipment. The Voidwalker armor had become too small to cover the hybridʼs body, leaving most of it exposed. The tower was absorbing the world energy avidly to rebuild itself but had suffered critical damage and its fragments were scattered over a wide area.

Ragnarök was still in the creatureʼs black-scaled right hand but the blade looked like a short sword and its power core was still exhausted.