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Instead, his eyes glowed with a brilliant, blazing, solid golden light. It was not the pale, cold fire of the Ash Plane. It was not the sharp, buzzing blue light of the Tower.It was warm. It was heavy. It felt like standing directly underneath a beautiful, rising sun. The golden light spilled out of his eyes and illuminated the dark concrete room, pushing the harsh white light of the bulb away entirely."By the stars," Sikoa breathed. She reached for her daggers, but her hands refused to move. The pure authority of the golden light paralyzed her with awe. "What is that?""When I expelled the dark god," Caster said softly. His voice resonated with a strange, deep power. "I touched absolute cosmic consequence. I mixed it with my own human willpower. It left a seed behind. I am growing a new kind of magic, Sikoa. A magic the world has never seen before."He closed his eyes, and the golden light instantly vanished. The room returned to cold, harsh white light. The heavy hum disappeared.
Chapter 595
Caster lifted his head. "General Verne wants perfect peace for Glassview," Sikoa said. "She wants to stop the war. And how is she going to do it? By completely erasing her enemies from existence. By turning the Crimson Alliance into a giant, empty crater of floating black ash."Sikoa stepped back into the center of the room."The Warden wanted to stop pain by erasing choice," Sikoa declared. "General Verne wants to stop war by erasing the map. What is the difference, Caster? Tell me. What is the difference between the dark god you killed and the woman you are working for right now?"The words hung in the cold, white light of the concrete room.They hit Caster like heavy iron hammers. He stared at Sikoa. He tried to think of an argument. He tried to defend his actions. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out.There was no difference. The Ash Warden was a monster of cosmic consequence. General Verne was a monster of human ambition.But their methods were exactly the same. T
Chapter 594
A figure slipped through the narrow opening. The hole was incredibly small. A normal human could never fit through it. But this figure moved like liquid. She twisted her shoulders, slid her legs through the gap, and dropped down to the floor. She landed in a crouch. Her dark leather boots hit the concrete without making a single sound.The figure slowly stood up. She stepped into the harsh white light of the room.She wore dark, heavy leather armor. A black leather patch covered her left eye. A long, jagged scar ran down her dark brown cheek.It was Sikoa."Put the glass cup down, old man," Sikoa whispered. Her voice was rough and sharp. "You look like a frightened baker."Caster lowered the glass cup. He let out a massive, shaking breath of pure relief. He set the cup back on the table."Sikoa," Caster breathed. "How did you get in here? Fort Ironcliff is a fortress. The air vents are covered in alarm wards."Sikoa reached into her leather belt. She pulled out a small, flat black st
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
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