All Chapters of Rise of The Greatest Mage of all Times : Chapter 111
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Chapter 111 — Stars’ Aftershock
Night fell too early.The sun had barely begun its descent when the shadows stretched long over Eldoria, as if light itself hadn’t recovered from the rift’s intrusion. Lanterns flickered to life along the academy walls. Healers moved quietly through injured ranks, distributing glowing draughts and soothing runes.Kael strode through the courtyard, every step crackling faintly with residual fire-aether he hadn’t yet suppressed. He forced himself not to limp; the backlash from holding the sky-cage spell had been worse than he admitted.The fallen Starbound creatures lay scattered across stone. Their armor-like bodies shimmered like crushed starlight, oozing a silvery ichor that hissed when it touched earth.Kael crouched beside one, conjuring a containment ward. The creature’s form twitched— even dead, its flesh refused stillness.“Eryn,” Kael called calmly, though concern underscored his tone. “Come here.”She hesitated, glancing nervously at the creature. Her hand shook slightly as sh
Chapter 112— Kael’s Burden
The world smelled wrong now.Kael stood atop the outer battlements of the Arcane Academy, cloak snapping in the cold wind that poured from the torn sky. The first rift — a wound of swirling silver and ink — still pulsed faintly above the capital. It shimmered like a star that did not belong, a bruise pressed into the heavens.The bodies of the Starbound creatures lay covered below. Their alien flesh had already begun dissolving into shimmering crystal dust — dangerous to touch, poisonous to breathe. The Academy’s best ward-masters were isolating the remnants, but nothing about the creatures obeyed the natural order.Kael exhaled, watching the cold vapor of his breath drift upward like a ghost.One strike… one breach… and this much devastation.His Phoenix spirit coiled uneasily inside him, wings folded tight, eyes reflecting distant fire. Its voice echoed through his mind — a low, warning rumble:—Your Aether was not meant to hold the Void.He ignored it and extended his hand toward t
Chapter 113 — The Boy Who Fell From the Stars
Eryn couldn’t breathe.She had finally drifted into a fragile sleep when a shockwave jolted the Academy grounds. Windows rattled, wards blazed violet, and a deep, resonant hum pulsed through every stone.Students screamed awake.Eryn sat bolt upright, heart pounding — because she recognized the frequency.It was the same voice the constellations used.Except this time… they were close.The voice didn’t echo inside her mind.It cried out in the world.Constellation ImpactKael was already moving.Alarm bells clanged through the Academy spires as he stormed down the corridor, corruption burning beneath his gloves like wildfire desperate to be released. Lira kept stride beside him, weapons drawn, trying not to glance too often at the faint light crawling under his skin.Outside, a crater smoked in the center courtyard — a swirling impact of silver fire and fractured reality. The air buzzed with unstable magic.A hole in the fabric of the sky hung above it, tiny but pulsing — a newborn ri
Chapter 114 — The Arrival of the Riftborn
The world tilted.A keening vibration pierced the sky as the rift tore fully open above the courtyard. Starlight spilled like blood, dripping in fractured constellations that twisted into shapes not meant for mortal eyes.They dropped into existence — tall, angular figures wearing armor of obsidian void. Limbs too long. Faces too smooth. Their movements left trails of stuttering stars, as if reality lagged behind them.The Riftborn.“Echoes of Lost Realms,” one announced in a voice layered with a thousand whispers — the sound of universes dying.“Return what was taken.”Its hollow gaze fixed on Aster.But Aster… wasn’t breathing.He clutched his head, body flickering, matter destabilizing — dissolving into particles of light and back again. His voice came as static:“T-the binding is still active… they’re pulling me back—”Kael stepped in front of him, corruption flaring beneath his skin, cracking like magma through stone.“You will not take him,” Kael growled.The Riftborn tilted its
Chapter 115 — Eryn’s Awakening
The battlefield blurred into noise — clashing metal, burning spells, screams swallowed by shivering void-light. But Eryn heard none of it anymore.Her heartbeat drowned everything out.Aster lay trembling in her arms, skin flickering with starfire. Kael — glowing with corruption — clashed with Riftborn that refused to die. Lira’s flames fought back the dark wings of the invaders.Eryn’s knees dug painfully into cracked marble — but she didn’t notice. Instead, she stared at her own trembling hands.They were glowing.“I—I didn’t cast anything,” she whispered, voice shaking. “I didn’t—”But the light grew hotter.Like a sun being born inside her bones.Something Responds to Her FearEryn dragged Aster back behind a toppled pillar, desperate to get him away from the fighting. But when she tried to stand again —Her hand ignited.Not normal fire.Not magic she had ever learned.Aether flames — liquid light, swirling like molten starlight.Beautiful… and lethal.She gasped — the fire sprea
Chapter 116 — “The Last Ember”
They stopped sitting with her at meals.It began subtly—an empty seat here, a quiet shuffle there—but by the third day after the Riftborn attack, no one at the Academy dared come within an arm’s reach of Eryn.When she entered a room, conversation drained like someone had pulled the air out of it.When she tried to smile, eyes slid away.The last ember of belonging flickered within her chest… guttering.She kept her hood low as she crossed the courtyard, but whispers slipped through like needles:“She didn’t fight the Riftborn… she commanded them.”“The Starbound talk to her now—like she’s one of them.”“The Guild is protecting a monster.”Her hands clenched. I didn’t ask for this.But the starfire in her veins stirred at every emotion—ready to ignite.Lira tried to help—walking at her side, speaking too loudly about normal things—but people simply stepped farther away.Even professors watched from a distance, assessing her like a volatile spell.Even Aster, the boy from the stars, f
Chapter 117 — “Kael vs. the Riftborn Lord”
The storm came without warning.One moment, Eldoria’s night sky shimmered blue with mage-lights…The next, the heavens fractured.A jagged tear ripped through the stars—and every phoenix flame in the city guttered weakly, as if suffocating.Kael felt the corruption in his blood flare, like molten chains tightening around his heart.The Rift was opening again.He launched himself into the sky, wings of fire igniting behind him.Below, the city awakened to terror—bells ringing, guards shouting, students fleeing from their towers.Lira’s voice echoed up to him:“Kael, don’t face it alone!”Too late.Something emerged from the tear.Not a beast.A being.Armor of obsidian scales.Veins glowing like constellations trapped under skin.Eyes burning with cold hunger.“Fire-King,” the monster rasped.“Your world is… thin. An easy feast.”Kael hovered in front of the creature, flame-wreathed staff crackling.“My name is Kael Vaelor,” he answered, steady but strained.“And this world is under
Chapter 118: The Harbinger’s Message
The Great Hall of the Council thundered with voices.Arguments. Accusations. Fear.Kael stood in the center, breath tight beneath his robe as violet fire crawled beneath his skin, pulsing at his throat like a second heartbeat.He could not let them see.The Council’s leader, Archmage Saren, slammed her staff for silence.“The Riftborn beast is dead — yet its corruption lives in our High Guardian.”Dozens of eyes shifted toward Kael.Eryn, seated near the pillars with Lira and Aster, felt her pulse spike.They weren’t talking about a creature.They were talking about Kael.Political Pressure TightensArchmage Thalos rose, voice icy:“Aether corruption is contagion.If Kael loses control — Eldoria falls with him.”Lira stepped forward like a drawn blade.“Kael Moretti has saved this nation more times than any of you have stepped outside this chamber!”Whispers rippled.Saren’s gaze softened — but only slightly.“We are merely stating facts.Corruption spreads. We must be prepared.”Kael
Chapter 119: Liara
By nightfall, Eldoria was a fortress.Lira returned to the infirmary, exhaustion dragging at her momentum. Every step felt heavier, like responsibility had weight.Kael lay on the central bed, his body encircled by stabilizing runes glowing faint blue. His breathing was shallow. Veins along his throat and arms pulsed with darkness that didn’t belong to this world.Lira sat beside him, her armor scraping gently as she lowered herself. She let her hand hover an inch above his—close enough to feel the heat of his skin, but not daring to touch.“You never let me feel alone in a fight,” she whispered. “Now I have to lead without you.”Silence answered.She swallowed against the ache rising in her throat. “You always said strength is shared. That command means protecting people, not controlling them. That fear is something we overcome… not something we wield.”Her voice dropped, cracking.“I don’t know if I can be what they need. What you need.”The stabilizing runes flickered once. Kael’s
Chapter 120: The Messenger
Down in the lower halls, Eryn Vale pressed her back to the cold stone wall, chest tightening. The corridors felt narrower every day, whispers closing in like invisible chains. “…dangerous…” “…should never have been admitted…” “…what if she can’t control it…” The words poisoned the air. Her hands trembled. She tried to ignore them—until a cluster of older apprentices stepped directly into her path. Their leader, a sharp-featured girl with a sneer of entitlement, folded her arms. “Going to ignite another Rift?” she taunted. “Or maybe call another monster down from the stars?” “I don’t want trouble,” Eryn said quietly. “That’s the thing,” the girl replied. “You are trouble.” The others laughed under their breath. Heat flickered under Eryn’s skin. Not anger—fear of what she might unleash. “I’m just trying to learn,” she whispered. “Then learn this—stay away from the rest of us,” the girl spat. “We don’t want to die because of you.” Eryn’s vision blurred. She pushed past them