Supreme Magus novel Chapter 345

"Why do you the idea so terrible?" Seeing her issues through Solus’s eyes made her worries seem so small that Tista was almost ashamed of herself.

"I’m not a thing, okay?" Solus lashed out in frustration, it was the first time she had ever laid her worst fears bare in front of someone that wasn’t Lith.

"I have feelings, memories. I learn new things every day. What would you do if you lost the person you have spent your whole life with? Someone who shared every one of your feelings, dreams, even thoughts. You can’t simply replace such a person with a random stranger and move on."

"I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you." Tista had never considered Solus like an object, she simply didn’t expect her to be so fond of her brother.

"What kind of relationship do the two of you have?"

"I don’t know either." Solus’s voice sounded depressed.

Solus shared with Tista how her lack of a body made her feel incomplete. How she hated being just a voice in his head. To be always powerless whenever someone needed her help.

After hearing about all the things they had gone through together, Tista believed to have a proper answer to her own question.

"If after sharing so much for so many years you two don’t hate each other’s guts you must be soulmates!"

"Thanks, your words mean the world to me, but you are too kind and naïve. It’s only because of our bond that we share so many things. I forced it on him years ago, otherwise I doubt Lith would have opened to me. I think he likes me, but more like a friend. Phloria instead..."

"What about Phloria?" Tista hoped for some juicy gossip. Neither the Verhen or the Ernas had any idea how close the two actually got during the academy.

"Sorry, but it’s not up to me to tell. Let’s go back to the tower."

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During the weekend, Lith taught Tista about fusion and spirit magic. Whenever she had free time, he would pass on her all of his knowledge about true magic, all the tips and tricks he had learned over the years to disguise it as fake magic or make use of it during the exams.

He also introduced her to Phillard, Reaper, and Lifebringer. Tista had never spoken with a magical beast, let alone with an Evolved Monster. In her eyes, they were all big and scary. Phillard with his serpentine body and two clawed arms was apparently the most menacing of the three.

At least until she noticed they were as scared of her brother as she was of them. Reaper the Manticore had the body and the head of a lion with quills like those of a porcupine protruding from most of his body. He was big enough to look Tista in the eyes.

He also had black feathered wings on his back, horns like an ibex on his head, and the tip of his tail was a mass of quills. Each one was infused with a different element and ready to be thrown.

Lifebringer the Kirin had grown even bigger, developing a new horn in the center of his head and what looked like a long beard made out of emerald flames covered his chin. The four of them would practice and spar together to get used to their new abilities.

"Why are you still here?" Lith asked Phillard.

"I’m not going anywhere until you deliver me my axes." The Lindwurm snorted. "Also, I still suck at magic. I’m even worse than the pipsqueak here." He pointed at Tista.

"How’s her smell?"

"Delicious... I mean, she is definitely human." Phillard’s ribs still ached at the memory of how Lith appreciated his jokes.