Supreme Magus novel Chapter 88

After entering inside the house, away from prying eyes, Lith made use of his newfound knowledge as a healer.

He used Invigoration to spot and fix all bone, muscular and even intervertebral disc damages accumulated in his parents’ bodies over time, due to the hard work in the fields and the aging.

He also used tier four magic to not make them feel tired because of the treatment, borrowing them his energy.

"What the?" Raaz moved around, feeling the subtle changes.

"I feel full of energy and my knots have disappeared. It feels like I am twenty again!"

"Glad to hear it." Lith replied hugging his father. "I have learned so much in just a month. The academy has showed how limited my horizons were. There are many things I can still improve."

He also performed a full check up on Tista too. She was always fit as a fiddle, but Lith never stopped worrying about her.

They talked about his mock exam, of which Lith gave an accurate description, although removing the encounter with the Scorpicore from the picture.

Instead he put particular emphasis on how he developed a good relationship with his teammates and Phloria in particular.

The doctored version of the story was aimed to avoid them worrying about him being alone in the academy, hoping to help overcome their long-term sense of guilt for him never having any friend in the past.

His parents kept believing that Lith had spent his childhood alone, because the family needed money and food, forcing him to become a hunter first and a healer later. But that was only half the truth.

He had almost nothing in common with teenage magicians, let alone with young children. Work had always been an excuse, to avoid taking any unnecessary risk of blowing his cover.

After settling the matters with his family, Lith decided to take a walk in the woods. He needed some time alone, not only to sort out his chaotic feelings, but also to try to convert everything he had learned from the academy and its books in true magic.

Knowing that he could be under surveillance too, he walked toward his private clearing in the Trawn woods using Life Vision, while Solus scanned their surroundings with all the senses at her disposal.

- "Aside from us and the animals I can’t find anything else." She reported.

"Same. I believe that it’s possible for the Queen’s men to have magical items that conceal their presence, but I doubt they can avoid all our combined resources. I use true magic, while you, well, beats me what you use.

Bottom line, I think we are safe. Probably they have been sent to keep an eye on external threats, not on me."

"Yeah, but it’s better be safe than sorry." Solus gave her firs paranoid remark ever.

"By the way, do you remember that before the mock exam I talked about a surprise?"

"Of course."

"Well, time to reveal my new gift. We need a special place, so I need you to follow my instructions." –

Lith casted his slipstream flight spell, moving in an irregular pattern toward the destination Solus had pointed him to. At the same time, both of them were scanning their surroundings.

Following them at such high speed while remaining covert should have been impossible. They soon reached the inner part of the woods, where months before they had assisted the three kings against the Wither.

It was still a wasteland, only grass and weeds had started growing anew.

- "We are in the clear. I didn’t notice anyone following us. Did you choose this zone because it provides no cover to our pursuers?"

"No, because it’s one of the few spots that can serve our purpose. Thanks to my sense of self, every time I regain a new function, I always know how to make it work. This one is special, and needs a special spot."

"What’s so great about this place? It’s depressing and more dead than Julius Caesar."

Solus chuckled.

"Did you ever wonder why the Wither moved in this direction every time it managed to escape?"

"Normally I’d say it was just desperate, but I bet you have a better explanation."

"Bingo! I noticed it the first time we came here, but back then I couldn’t make head or tails about it. You see, with my mana sense I’m not only able to differentiate people, but also landscapes.

That’s because the world is literally full of mana, and some places more than others. During our travels, I noticed several spots were the world energy was much more abundant than usual, and this is one of them.

I believe that the Wither was looking for this place to leech the massive amount of world energy to survive the fight." –