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Caster sat in stunned silence. He had thought his biggest problem was protecting Lysane and the children. He had thought he could just put his head down, mix some harmless defensive potions, and ride out the war in a quiet concrete room. He was completely wrong.He was standing in the very center of a massive, ticking time bomb. The moment General Verne realized how valuable his physical body was, the deal would be broken. The velvet trap would turn into an iron cage of torture. He was the key to the ultimate weapon."If I run away now, Verne will send her assassins to kill Lysane," Caster whispered, running his hands through his messy gray hair. "If I stay, she will eventually put me on a dissection table.""You are caught between a hammer and an anvil," Sikoa said sadly."There has to be a third option," Caster muttered. His brilliant, genius mind began to spin. He thought about the complex math of the universe. He thought about alchemy. He thought about the arrogance of politician
Chapter 568
"The High Council is broadcasting to the entire city that the Blackthorn Corruption is a terrible plague," Caster said, his eyes wide. "They are telling the normal citizens that mages are carrying a deadly sickness. They are creating panic in the streets. They are telling people to stay away from the ash.""And while the public runs away in terror," Sikoa finished the thought, "the politicians are quietly putting the ash into boxes and taking it to their secret laboratories.""They are weaponizing it," Caster whispered.The realization was a nightmare.Caster had drawn the Runic Inversion Sigil to save the world. He had pushed the Ash Warden out of the mortal realm. But when his dark core had shattered, the residual essence of the dark god had rained down on the city.The ash was highly volatile. It was concentrated consequence. It was pure, raw entropy. It ate magic. It dissolved stone. If you put that ash into a glass bomb and threw it at an enemy army...The explosion would not jus
Chapter 567
Sikoa crossed her arms. "I thought you were dead. The whole city thinks the Rogue Vector is hiding in the woods, eating children.""The rumors are slightly exaggerated," Caster said softly."I told you he would survive," a second voice said.A man walked out from behind a broken wooden bar. He was very tall and incredibly thin. He wore a neat, gray suit that was completely out of place in the dirty tavern. He wore thick, round glass spectacles over his pale eyes. His fingers were permanently stained with black ink.His name was Solon. He was an old ally. He used to be the Chief Archivist of the lower libraries before the Council fired him for asking too many questions. Solon loved paper. He loved secrets. He was methodical, quiet, and brilliant.Solon walked over and wrapped his long, thin arms around Caster in a tight hug."It is a miracle to see you breathing, my friend," Solon whispered, stepping back and pushing his glasses up his nose. "When the Sage Tower fell, I thought the wor
Chapter 566
The midnight bell rang softly in the distance. Inside Fort Ironcliff, the air was cold and smelled like sharp metal. General Elandra Verne ran a very tight, very strict military base. The guards walked the halls every ten minutes. The heavy steel doors were locked with thick iron bolts. Magical cameras with glowing red eyes swept across the courtyard outside.Caster Spellbound sat in his new laboratory. General Verne had given him a small, plain room made of gray concrete. There was a steel table, a narrow bed, and shelves full of glass bottles, rare plants, and glowing blue liquids. She wanted him to make defensive potions. She wanted him to build shields for her soldiers.Caster sat at the steel table. The room was dark, except for the weak, flickering light of a single candle.He was not making defensive potions tonight. He had a secret meeting to attend. He had to get out of the fortress.Caster picked up a small glass bottle filled with a clear, watery liquid. He picked up anoth
Chapter 565
General Verne did not yell. She did not pull a sword. She did not threaten to shoot him like Valen Cross had done. She simply walked calmly back to her steel desk. She opened the top drawer."I respect a man with strong morals, Caster," Verne said softly, almost politely. "It is a rare and beautiful thing. But morals are a luxury for people who have nothing to lose."She pulled a single, glowing magical photograph out of the drawer. She walked back to Caster and held the photograph up right in front of his face.Caster looked at the picture. His heart stopped beating. The blood in his veins turned to solid ice.The photograph showed a wide, green field in the wild lands. It showed a small camp of tents.Walking through the grass was a woman with snow-white hair and bandaged hands. She was holding the hand of a brave twelve-year-old boy named Finn, and a small girl named Elara walked right behind them. They looked tired, but they looked safe.They were not safe."Where did you get this
Chapter 564
"Vex is a foolish, fat politician playing with swords," General Verne said. Her voice dripped with pure, cold disgust. "He wears shiny silver armor to look good in parades. When the sky cracked open three days ago, Vex wet his pants and hid under his desk. The High Council realized they needed someone who actually knows how to fight a war. So, they pulled me out of the northern border forts and gave me his job."Caster looked around the brutal, plain office. "And this place?""This is Fort Ironcliff," Verne answered. "It sits on the very edge of Glassview. It is a fortified military installation. The Council politicians do not come here. Inquisitor Graves does not come here. This is my house."Caster studied her carefully. Elandra Verne was pragmatic. She was ruthlessly efficient. She did not care about the drama or the magical panic happening in the city streets."You bypassed the Council's authority to kidnap me from a market," Caster said softly. "General Corin has declared a holy
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