Supreme Magus novel Chapter 344

"There are two things that you must never forget about being an Awakened." Lith explained.

"The first is that our secret cannot be shared with anyone. The history of Garlen continent is full of mages and researchers that go missing in ’accidents’ when they tried to share their theories about it.

I have no idea how many Awakened ones are out there, so far I met only Nalear and Farg. I only discovered their nature when they decided so. Sadly, there is no way to tell a fake from a true mage."

"Two of our Professors are Awakened?" The news shocked Tista.

"Yes." Lith nodded. "What I am trying to say is that not only you can’t tell anyone about your new powers, but also that if you ever get found out you have to kill them."

Lith’s eyes and voice were stone cold.

"Kill them? Why?"

"Think about it." Lith sneered. "A mage is a weapon and as such is strictly regulated. An Awakened one is both a weapon and the key to longevity. What do you think nobles and Royals would do to us, to our family to get their hands on such power?"

Lith paused, letting Tista ponder on his words. She wasn’t a naïve little girl anymore. The academy had been her wake up call. Tista now knew what to expect from others.

"Do you mean that not even your group..."

"No one knows but you." Lith shook his head.

"Not even Phloria?"

"No. She noticed something was amiss with me, but Phloria never pushed me to reveal her the truth. It’s one of the reasons why she was so precious to me." Lith sighed.

"The second thing is that every time you use Accumulation or Invigoration your life gets longer. By drawing in the world energy you’ll consume less and less of your own, allowing you to live for centuries.

It means you’ll see our family, your husband and children wither and die while you’ll still look twenty. I’m giving you a choice I didn’t have. You can either just practice true magic and live a normal life or also use those techniques to become stronger but be progressively set apart from humans."

"I’m sorry, but I need some air." Tista stood up and ran away from Lith’s room. Her head was spinning because of all those sudden revelations. She felt suffocating. Despite the tower was actually spacious, Tista had the impression the walls were collapsing on her.

Only when she walked out of the door and into the familiar Trawn woods the world seemed to regain a semblance of normality.

"Would you like some company or do you prefer to stay alone?" Solus’s voice made her flinch, but just for a second.

"Oh Solus, thank the gods you are here." Tista turned around and hugged the wisp. Much to Solus’s surprise, her arms didn’t pass through. She could actually feel Tista’s embrace as if it was Lith’s.

"Can we take a walk? All that talking about killing in cold blood and immortality seriously freaked me out." Being touched by another human being freaked out Solus too. Also, she had no idea what to say to Tista without scaring her.

Solus knew Tista like she was her own sister, while Tista knew nothing about her.