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Chapter 560
"Look at him!" the woman yelled. "He is one of them! He pulls the dirt magic! He is going to bring the gray ash to our homes!""Ash-eater!" a man shouted. He picked up a rotting, soft apple from a fruit cart and threw it.The rotten apple hit the young mage on the side of the head. It exploded into a messy, sticky paste.The young mage scrambled to his feet. He was crying. He looked at the angry faces surrounding him. He did not try to cast a spell to defend himself. He turned and ran as fast as he could down the street, slipping in the mud as he fled.The crowd cheered loudly as the boy ran away.Caster stood by a stone wall. His heart broke into a million pieces.These were not evil monsters. These were just ordinary bakers, farmers, and merchants. But fear had poisoned their minds. The political lie told by the High Council was working perfectly.The Council had blamed the fall of the Sage Tower on secret magic and dark spells. They had told the public that magic users were dangero
Chapter 559
Caster Spellbound stood perfectly still. His old, rough brown cloak was completely soaked. The cold rain poured down on the dark, empty street of Glassview. The freezing water ran down his wrinkled face. He gripped his wooden walking stick tightly.Ten feet away, a tall man stood in the shadows. The man wore a long, dark coat and a wide leather hat. Water dripped from the brim of his hat. In his hand, he held a heavy, shining silver pistol. The gun was pointed straight at Caster’s chest.Caster recognized the man instantly. "Valen Cross," Caster whispered. His voice was calm, even though his heart beat a little faster.Valen was a deadly assassin. He was the greatest spy for the Twin Moons Consortium. A few days ago, Valen had helped Caster sneak into the enemy fortress. But Valen was a man who played his own games. Valen worked for gold and survival.Valen did not pull the trigger. He stared at Caster for a long, quiet minute. The only sound was the heavy rain hitting the stone road.
Chapter 558
Caster gritted his teeth. He squeezed his eyes shut. “No,” Caster commanded his own soul. “Stay asleep.”He forced the golden magic down. He locked it away in the deepest, darkest box in his mind. The physical pain of suppressing the divine power was agonizing. It felt like swallowing a burning coal. But he could not reveal his power. If he used the golden light, they would know he was not a farmer. They would know he was the Rogue Vector.Caster let his body go completely limp in Mercer’s giant hands. He coughed weakly, playing the part of a helpless victim."Please," Caster gasped, acting as if the breath was being crushed out of him. "I told you... everything."Graves watched Caster carefully. He watched the old man's eyes. He watched the way his body hung limply in the air.Graves sighed. He waved his pale hand. "Put him down, Mercer," Graves ordered smoothly."But he knows something!" Mercer argued, shaking Caster one more time."Put him down," Graves repeated, his voice turnin
Chapter 557
"The High Council declared today that the Crimson Alliance blew up the Tower with a fire bomb," Graves whispered darkly. "But you and I know that is a political lie. A fire bomb does not leave dark, soul-eating ash behind. A fire bomb does not tear a hole in reality."Graves slammed his hand on the table."Tell me the truth, old man!" Graves demanded. "Did the Crimson Alliance open a gate to the Skell Plane? Did they summon a demon to break our city? What did you really see in the dark?!"Caster stared into the Inquisitor’s pale eyes. This was the trap.Graves was pressing him on the exact origin point of the breach. The Inquisition was looking for the real truth. They wanted to know what kind of dark magic had destroyed the Sage Tower.If Caster told them the truth, if he told them about the Ash Warden, the dimension of consequence, and the ancient Covenant, the Inquisition would immediately try to find a way to control it. They would send expeditions to the ruins. They would try to
Chapter 556
Caster walked into the room. The heavy steel door slammed shut behind him. The lock clicked loudly.The room was called a Cold Room. It was a small, square box made of solid gray stone. There were no windows. The walls were completely bare. In the center of the room was a heavy iron table, bolted directly to the stone floor. There were two iron chairs.Hanging from the ceiling on a single, frayed black wire was a bright, harsh white light bulb. The light swung gently back and forth, casting sharp, ugly shadows across the room.The room was freezing. Caster shivered, wrapping his thin brown cloak tightly around his shoulders.Sitting in one of the iron chairs was a man. Standing in the dark corner of the room was another man.They were the Inquisitors. The man sitting at the table was tall and terribly thin. He wore a long, perfectly clean black coat. His hair was slicked back. His face was sharp, like a bird of prey. His eyes were pale gray, and they looked at Caster with absolute, f
Chapter 555
Caster Spellbound sat on a small, lumpy bed in a cheap, dark room. The room smelled like wet wood and old dust. It was located in the poorest part of Glassview, far away from the beautiful, shiny green towers of the High Council.After Caster had watched the politicians declare their fake war on the Crimson Alliance, the city guards had brought him here. They told him he was a "required witness." They gave him a bowl of cold soup and told him to sleep. They thought he was just a poor, lucky farmer named Cass who had seen the Sage Tower fall. But Caster could not sleep.The city outside was dark, but Caster’s mind was blazing with light. He sat perfectly still on the edge of the bed. He closed his eyes. He looked deep into his own chest.There, in the empty space where his massive magical core used to be, the new seed was humming.Vzzzzzz. It was a tiny spark of warm, golden light. It was the strange, impossible magic born from his brief time holding the absolute power of a god. He d
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