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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
Chapter 563
The sharp iron knife rushed straight toward Caster Spellbound’s chest.The angry merchant’s face was twisted in pure hate. The screaming mob pressed in from all sides. Caster gripped his wooden walking stick.Deep inside his empty soul, the tiny, warm seed of new golden magic began to flare. It was a sun waiting to explode. Caster knew if he released it, he would blind the whole market, but he would also show the entire world exactly where he was.He had no choice. He braced himself to unleash the god-like power. But the golden light never came out.BOOM! A deafening explosion rocked the busy market square. It was not magic. It was a thick, heavy cloud of gray smoke and blinding white light.A metal cylinder had been thrown into the middle of the angry mob. It was a flash-bang grenade.The merchant screamed and dropped his knife. He covered his eyes, completely blinded by the flash. The men and women holding pitchforks and heavy stones fell backward, coughing and choking on the thic
Chapter 562
The boy scrambled backward. He was completely panicked. His breathing was fast and shallow. He looked at the angry faces surrounding him. He was so terrified that he lost control of his mind.When a young, untrained mage panics, their magic can leak out. It is a defense mechanism, like a scared animal bearing its teeth.The boy threw his hands up to protect his face.ZAP. A tiny, bright blue spark of magic accidentally shot out of his trembling fingertips.It was a completely harmless, minor spark. It was the kind of spark used to light a candle or warm a cup of tea.But the blue spark flew through the air and hit the dry, cloth awning hanging over the merchant’s apple stall.The old, dry cloth caught fire instantly. A small, bright orange flame erupted on the edge of the awning.The fire was tiny. A single cup of water could have put it out in one second. But the crowd’s reaction was disproportionate. It was immediate, and it was violently insane."He is attacking us!" the merchant s
Chapter 561
Inside the alley, a group of ten mages was arguing. They were not fighting normal citizens. They were fighting each other.On one side stood Guildmaster Thorne. He was the leader of the Iron Weavers Guild. He wore a heavy leather apron, and his hands glowed with faint, hot red fire. Behind him stood four nervous young apprentices.On the other side stood Guildmaster Lin. She was the leader of the Water Bearers Society. She wore flowing blue silk robes. Her hands were raised, and a sharp, spinning disk of pure blue water hovered over her palm like a deadly saw blade."You stole our daily bread rations, Thorne!" Guildmaster Lin screamed. Her face was red with anger. "The city banks pulled our funding! We have no gold left! My students are starving, and your boys broke into our pantry this morning!""We took what was ours!" Thorne yelled back. He stepped forward, raising a heavy iron hammer that smoked with heat. "Your water-mages refused to clean our drinking water! You locked your door
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
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