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Sikoa peeked around the corner of the sewer tunnel. She pulled her head back instantly. Her face was pale. "Federation Reactor Guards," Sikoa whispered, her voice tight with fear. "A patrol of five men. They are heading right toward us."Caster knew about the Reactor Guards. These were not normal Twin Moons soldiers. These were men who had been specially chosen by Chief Artificer Vane to guard the highly toxic, highly dangerous parts of the city. They wore thick, heavy suits of black lead armor to protect them from the radiation. They wore heavy iron helmets with thick glass visors over their eyes. They carried heavy, brutal iron pipes that glowed with sick purple magic. "We cannot fight them," Caster whispered back. "My magic is broken. The golden magic will kill me if I use it now. And Lysane’s hands are too burned to cast a spell.""Then I will handle them," Sikoa said coldly. She pulled both of her sharp steel daggers from her belt. "Wait here."Sikoa stepped out from behind th
Chapter 682
The journey down the mountain was a slow, agonizing nightmare. The freezing wind bit through Caster Spellbound’s thin gray shirt. He shivered violently. Every single step he took sent a sharp, hot spike of pain through his broken ribs. His lungs rattled with a wet, sick sound. He leaned heavily on his broken wooden walking stick, putting one muddy boot in front of the other. Beside him, Archmage Lysane held his arm. She supported his weight. Her snow-white hair blew in the cold wind. Her hands were still wrapped in dirty, bloody bandages. She did not complain. She just kept walking, keeping her eyes fixed on the terrible, glowing sky ahead of them. Sikoa the rogue walked ten feet in front of them. She held her stolen heavy rifle ready. Her one good eye scanned the dark, rocky path for enemies. They were walking back into hell. Fifty miles ahead of them, the capital city of Glassview looked like a giant, rotting wound on the earth. The sky above the city was no longer blue or gr
Chapter 681
"You made it," Lysane whispered, hugging Caster gently. "I thought you were dead.""I am too stubborn to die," Caster offered a weak, tired smile. They walked into the warm cave. The children cheered and hugged Caster’s legs. Caster patted their heads gently. He walked over to a flat rock near the fire. He sat down heavily. Sikoa sat next to him. She pulled off her wet eye-patch and wiped her scarred face. "We lost Solon," Sikoa said softly, looking down at the dirt floor. Lysane closed her eyes. A tear rolled down her cheek. "I know. He was a brave man.""He did not die for nothing," Caster said. His voice was firm. Caster reached into his deep pocket. He pulled out the clear glass crystal. It glowed with a soft, pulsing white light in the dark cave. He placed the crystal on the flat rock in front of the fire. "Lysane, Sikoa. Look at this," Caster commanded. He pushed a tiny bit of his normal, physical energy into the crystal. The crystal acted like a projector. It threw a brigh
Chapter 680
"Send a squad of my elite black-armored guards to the Council Chamber," Verne ordered coldly. "Arrest High Councilor Morvan. Arrest Councilor Elara. Throw them in the deepest dungeon you can find. If they resist, shoot them.""General..." the commander stammered, his face pale. "That is a coup. You are overthrowing the government.""There is no government!" Verne roared. "There is only the war! And we are going to win it! From this moment on, the Glassview Council is officially dissolved!"Verne marched to the center of the room. She looked at her terrified officers. "We are no longer a city of fat politicians and weak merchants," Verne declared. "We are an empire of iron and survival. I hereby declare the birth of the Glassview Federation. Total martial law is enacted. Every man, woman, and child will work for the military, or they will be executed."The officers saluted sharply. They were too afraid to argue. The Federation was born in blood and fear. General Verne slammed her swo
Chapter 679
Caster heard the heavy, stomping boots of hundreds of Crimson Alliance shock troopers running up the metal stairs toward him. He looked at Elias Thorpe’s unconscious body lying in the hallway. Caster wanted to drag Elias out of the machine. He wanted to arrest him. He wanted to march down to the Central Combustion Chamber, rip the iron cages open, and set the innocent prisoners free. But he knew he could not. If he destroyed the giant engine right now, the massive explosion of red energy would vaporize the entire machine. The prisoners in the cages would burn to ash. To save the prisoners, he had to shut the machine down slowly. He had to stop the war from the outside first. He had to show the world the secret files he had stolen. "I will come back for you," Caster promised the innocent people trapped below. "I swear it."Caster turned away from the hallway. He looked at the thick metal wall of the intelligence room. He heard the guards shouting right outside. They were seconds aw
Chapter 678
The intelligence room inside the Crimson Engine was suddenly bathed in blinding light. Elias Thorpe staggered backward. He raised his hands to shield his face. His one good green eye widened in absolute, naked terror. The swirling red energy in his left eye shrank back, hiding from the pure brilliance. Caster Spellbound stood in the center of the metal room. He was no longer a tired, broken old man in a dirty gray coat. His eyes were solid, burning gold. The light pouring from Caster’s eyes was not like the blue magic of the Sage Tower. It was not like the cold, dead fire of the Ash Warden. It was incredibly warm. It felt heavy, absolute, and undeniably real. It was the pure light of human truth mixed with the cosmic weight of a god. "What... what is that?" Elias Thorpe gasped. His voice shook. The arrogant, cruel smile was completely gone from his scarred face. "You burned your magical core! My spies told me you were empty!""I was empty," Caster’s voice echoed. It sounded like a
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