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Chapter 593
The water ran from the metal pipe. It was freezing cold. It hit the bottom of the steel sink with a loud, splashing sound.Caster Spellbound stood in front of the sink. He was in his new military quarters inside Fort Ironcliff. The room was just a cold, gray concrete box. There were no windows. There was only a hard, narrow bed and a single, bright white light bulb hanging from the ceiling.Caster pushed his hands under the freezing water. He grabbed a rough, square bar of strong yellow soap. He began to rub the soap between his hands. He scrubbed his fingers. He scrubbed his palms. He scrubbed the backs of his hands.He was trying to wash the dirt away. But his hands were already clean. He kept scrubbing. He pushed the rough soap hard against his old, wrinkled skin.He could not stop. Every time he closed his gray eyes, he saw the dark, empty crater in the Red Canyon. He saw the massive, ten-foot-thick stone fortress turn to gray sand. He saw the gray sand turn to black ash, and the
Chapter 592
"I do not care what you think you saw in the dirt," Verne whispered dangerously. "We have the ultimate weapon. We hold the power of gods. The Crimson Alliance will bow to me, or they will turn to dust."Before Caster could argue again, the heavy metal door of the bunker slammed open.A young soldier wearing the uniform of a communications officer ran out onto the platform. His face was completely white. He was sweating heavily. He held a glowing red crystal tightly in his shaking hand."General Verne!" the officer yelled. He saluted, but his hand trembled wildly."What is it, Lieutenant?" Verne asked sharply, turning away from Caster. "Can't you see we are celebrating?""General, it is an emergency message from the Northern Border Forts," the officer stammered, holding the red crystal out. His eyes darted to the empty crater across the canyon, and he swallowed hard."Report," Verne commanded."The Crimson Alliance, General," the officer said. His voice cracked with panic. "They did no
Chapter 591
General Elandra Verne walked out onto the metal platform. She walked right up to Caster.The icy, cold, professional mask she usually wore was gone. She was smiling. It was a massive, victorious smile. Her pale blue eyes shone with the light of total triumph. She raised her hand and clapped Caster hard on the shoulder."You did it, Archmage!" General Verne laughed. It was the first time Caster had ever heard her laugh. "It is perfect! It is magnificent! You are a genius!"Caster looked at her. He felt completely hollow. "It erased the stone," Caster whispered, his voice trembling. "It ate the earth.""It did exactly what I wanted it to do!" Verne said proudly. She looked across the canyon at the floating black ash. "With five of these cannons, I can walk to the border of the Crimson Alliance and demand their total surrender. If they say no, I will erase their capital city in ten seconds."She turned back to Caster. "You have secured the future of Glassview, Caster Spellbound," Verne
Chapter 590
"It is the power of the dark ash," General Verne said. Her breath made a white cloud in the air. She smiled. "It is the power of absolute consequence."Outside on the platform, Caster grabbed the heavy iron lever on the side of the cannon. He looked up at the sky.The beautiful, clear blue sky above the canyon was changing. The massive amount of dark, necrotic magic gathering inside the cannon was affecting the environment. The sky directly above the testing site began to darken. It turned a bruised, ugly purple color. Thick, dark gray clouds began to swirl together out of nowhere.A single, dry flake of gray ash fell from the sky. It landed on Caster’s cheek. It was a terrifyingly familiar sight.Caster’s heart hammered against his broken ribs. He remembered the night the Sage Tower fell. He remembered the massive, spinning double helix of ash. He remembered the crushing, heavy gravity of the dead dimension.He had banished the dark god. But by building this weapon, he was temporari
Chapter 588
"You see my operation, Caster," Verne said, gesturing toward the factory floor below. The terrible sounds of the crushing iron blocks and the screaming spirits continued. "It is brutal. It is cruel. But it is necessary.""It is evil," Caster spat."It is survival," Verne shot back. "The Crimson Alliance is coming. They will not show mercy to our children. I will use every spirit, every drop of magic, and every dark trick in the world to ensure Glassview wins."Verne reached into her pocket. She pulled out one of the glowing, pulsing purple batteries. The necrotic ash crystal that Caster had made in the Gilded Rose. She held it up in the dim light of the factory."My engineers are impressed with your work, Alchemist," Verne said smoothly. "This crystal is completely stabl
Chapter 588
"You see my operation, Caster," Verne said, gesturing toward the factory floor below. The terrible sounds of the crushing iron blocks and the screaming spirits continued. "It is brutal. It is cruel. But it is necessary.""It is evil," Caster spat."It is survival," Verne shot back. "The Crimson Alliance is coming. They will not show mercy to our children. I will use every spirit, every drop of magic, and every dark trick in the world to ensure Glassview wins."Verne reached into her pocket. She pulled out one of the glowing, pulsing purple batteries. The necrotic ash crystal that Caster had made in the Gilded Rose. She held it up in the dim light of the factory."My engineers are impressed with your work, Alchemist," Verne said smoothly. "This crystal is completely stable. But it holds ten times the explosive power of the elemental spirits down there."She stepped closer to Caster."I brought you down here to show you the reality of this war," Verne whispered, her icy eyes locking onto
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