2024-04-28 17:41:44"What do I gotta do?" Raymond asked.
“I need some magic stuff. Here's the list, can you help me get it?” Caster handed Raymond the list.
After making the Therion Potions, Caster stayed inside, unhappy with his Tornado Whips' performance. He questioned if he had cast them correctly.
Thinking about Sifa Spellbound's long apprenticeship and lack of talent, Caster realized he wasn't naturally skilled. Despite using better mana control to become a Mage, his body's flaws persisted.
These flaws would cause problems in future advancements, making it harder for Caster to become a better mage. If he didn't fix them soon, they'd only get worse.
Luckily, Caster had two options: change mana flow with meditation or use a potion to strengthen his body. The potion was faster but needed expensive materials.
But there was no hurry. Caster figured he had time before becoming a Great Mage to learn more about this world.
Raymond was eager to help again, with no time to relax during his ten-day break. He rushed out, leaving the old butler looking lonely and sighing about his son growing up and not wanting to spend time with him anymore.
“Indeed, he isn’t very respectful. You should talk to him when he gets back…” Caster remarked casually as he got ready to go to the Sorcery Guild.
The Sorcery Guild was close by, just a couple of streets away from the Gilded Rose. Caster stood beneath the towering Sage Tower, observing the runes carved on its exterior while waiting for the guard to check his pass. The runes suggested that the tower was built during turbulent times, likely for large-scale battles.
“Welcome to the Sage Tower,” the guard said respectfully upon seeing the golden magic symbol on Caster's crystal card. This symbol indicated the highest privileges, allowing the bearer to access any book in the Sage Tower’s library. In all of Rebillion City, only seven people had this privilege.
“Thanks,” Caster replied with a smile, taking back his pass before entering the ancient magic hall.
If the Sage Tower was the city's magic palace, then its library was a treasure trove. It housed the richest collection of books in the kingdom’s eastern region. Mages thirsted for knowledge, willing to travel far and wide to enter the library.
Naturally, Caster held the highest pass, so he didn’t feel the same excitement. He made his way up the ornate staircase, occasionally passing other mages hurrying past. Soon, he reached the library on the 18th floor of the Sage Tower.
The library was serene, filled with black-gowned figures sitting at desks. They rarely spoke, and when they did, it was in hushed tones, barely audible to Caster standing at the entrance.
‘A perfect place to read…’ Caster thought to himself as he found an empty desk against the wall. However, before he could search for a book, a young mage slammed three books onto the desk with a loud thud, causing Caster to frown.
“What, Spellbound, forgot me already?” the young mage exclaimed, his expression unpleasant. Caster frowned, recognizing that this wasn't Raymond. If Raymond had seen Caster frown, he would have stopped talking. Caster had only frowned once since their encounter at the Gilded Rose, and now twice.
But this young mage seemed oblivious to Caster's mood. He continued, “We met last month. How could you forget me so quickly? I'm Mason, the one who beat you up at last month’s Chambers of Commerce Union gathering!”
“Mason?” Caster pondered, recalling the name from his memories. Indeed, he had made quite an impression…
At that time, there was a knock on the door of the top-floor reception room at the Sage Tower.
In the room sat three people: an old man, a middle-aged man, and a young man. The old man wore a gray robe and coughed occasionally, looking frail. The middle-aged man, sitting across from him, seemed more lively, with neatly groomed hair and a finely tailored outfit. The young man, on the side, was under 30 and wore a black robe with silver lines on the cuffs, signifying he was a Great Mage at a young age.
Despite their age differences, both the middle-aged man and the young Great Mage showed great respect towards the old man.
This old man was Sikoa, the leader of the Rebillion City Sorcery Guild and one of the Sage Tower's top figures.
In Rebillion City, Sikoa and the other two top figures were well-respected. They had been striving to become High Mages for many years and were incredibly powerful.
Their presence alone ensured the Sorcery Guild's dominance in Rebillion City. No one dared to challenge them, knowing the power of three High Mages. In the past, they had defeated a dangerous bandit group called Black Wing.
“Come in,” Sikoa said when he heard a knock on the door, interrupting their conversation. He apologized to his two guests for the interruption.
A young mage entered the room and whispered something to Sikoa.
“Okay, understood,” Sikoa replied, turning back to the guests. “I apologize, there's an issue in the library.”
‘The library?’ Koiji, one of the guests, was surprised. ‘Isn’t Mason there?’ He knew his son's behavior well. Mason often caused trouble, even though he had recently become a Mage with the help of his older brother.
Koiji decided he needed to discipline Mason when he returned. He couldn't understand why his two sons, Mason and Ryan, were so different.
With a heavy heart, Koiji finally asked, “Leader Sikoa, has Mason...”
"Don’t worry, it was just a small problem,” Sikoa said, waving his hand and keeping his smile. “Mason fought with a young mage in the library, but Solon sorted it out.”
“I’m really sorry…” Koiji apologized again and felt better. Sikoa's tone meant Mason hadn't upset any important mage of the Sage Tower. Saying sorry and showing respect to the Sage Tower should be enough.
As for the young mage, he should be careful. The Koiji family isn’t one to mess with.
Now, the important thing was the Sage Tower’s attitude, which seemed okay. Koiji had proposed the cooperation plan, so he had influence. At this time, Sikoa would likely overlook Mason’s actions.
Sure enough, Sikoa quickly accepted Koiji's apologies and didn’t dwell on Mason’s mistake. The talk became more friendly, like chatting with old friends.
Sikoa even shared some of his stories as a High Mage, fascinating both Koiji and Ryan.
After saying goodbye to the father and son, Sikoa came back to the reception room. Solon, who was waiting, asked carefully, “Should I calm Mason?”
Solon thought since Sikoa had talked happily with them, the cooperation between the Sage Tower and the Twin Moons Chamber of Commerce would go well. Mason, who got kicked out of the library, might need to be comforted, being Koiji’s son. Making trouble could ruin the partnership.
But Sikoa surprised Solon with his sharp response. “What do you mean, calm him down? Get him out!”
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Chapter 481
The wave of decay was almost at the edge of the city. It had turned thousands of homes to gray dust. "Turn," Caster commanded the living sigil. He pushed both of his hands forward. The massive, spinning Runic Inversion Sigil flared with a blinding, incredible light.It did not shoot a beam like a telescope. It acted like a giant projector. It projected a massive, glowing copy of itself into the sky directly over the entire capital city.A giant wheel of black, gray, and silver light hovered over the falling ruins of the Sage Tower. It spun perfectly.The invisible wave of deadly entropy hit the giant, glowing sigil.And then, the impossible happened.The Runic Inversion Sigil did not block the decay. It caught the decay in its spinning gears, and it flipped it backward.It turned the law of entropy completely inside out.Decay is the process of things breaking down into nothing. The sigil grabbed that breaking energy, and it turned it into expenditure. It turned death into pure, raw
Chapter 480
"The Runic Inversion Sigil must be alive," Caster said. "It must be written in motion. It must spin."Lysane understood. Her brilliant mind grasped the complex math instantly. "A three-dimensional rune. A living gear made of magic.""Yes," Caster said. "And I am going to draw it right now."He stepped into the exact center of the blue stone platform. He stood directly under the broken brass telescope. Above him, the stars shone brightly.Caster raised both of his arms. He spread his fingers wide.He was going to do the impossible. He was going to rewrite the oldest law of nature."I need three things," Caster said. His grinding voice echoed across the mountain peak. "I need an anchor. I need a counterweight. And I need a stabilizer."Caster closed his eyes."First, the anchor," he declared.He reached into his own chest with his mind. He grabbed the new, pitch-black diamond mana core that he had forged from the Ash Plane. It was heavy. It was unbreakable.He pushed the power of his bl
Chapter 479
The Sage Tower fell. Millions of tons of pure white marble crashed into the dark earth. The noise was louder than thunder. It was louder than a hundred thunderstorms happening at the exact same time. The ground shook so violently that people in the streets of the capital city were thrown into the air.Thick, blinding clouds of white dust and gray ash exploded upward. The city was completely swallowed by the smoke of its own destruction.Deep under the mountain of broken rocks, Caster Spellbound stood in the dark.He was not crushed. The heavy marble blocks could not touch him. He was no longer a mortal man made of flesh and bone. He was a being of pure, inverted fire and dark ash. The heavy stones simply passed through his glowing body or healed themselves when they came close.He had done it. He had drawn the Unfinished Rune. He had swallowed the explosion of the Mana Core. He had saved the city from the magical bomb.His human mind was almost completely gone. He was cold. He was ab
Chapter 478
"I see it now," Caster whispered into the empty air. He sent his final thoughts up the orange rope to Lysane. "Lysane. The Tower forced the magic to stay awake. The Warden just wants the magic to sleep."“What are you talking about?” Lysane asked frantically. “Caster, focus! The core is about to blow!”"If you fight a river by building a dam," Caster explained, his mind perfectly clear and perfectly calm, "the water builds up. The pressure grows. Eventually, the dam breaks, and the flood destroys the whole valley. That is what Archmage Vane did. That is why the core is going to explode."Caster raised his hands. The pale white fire burned brilliantly against the dark sky."But you do not have to fight a river," Caster said. "If you dig a new trench... if you give the water a safe path to the ocean... it will flow exactly where you want it to go. It will not destroy the valley. It will just find its rest."“Caster, you are running out of time! Your soul is collapsing!” Lysane screamed.
Chapter 477
Lysane looked at her own hands. She did not have blue Tower magic. But she had her own life force. And she was a Master of Wards. She knew how to build a bridge."Finn," Lysane ordered. "Gather the other children. Stand back. Do not touch the orange light."Finn nodded quickly and pulled the children to the far edge of the Observatory.Lysane slammed her hands onto the stone floor. She dug deep into her own heart. She pulled out her warm, glowing orange magic."By the bond of blood and mind," Lysane chanted. She was sweating heavily. "I cast a line into the dark!"A bright, glowing orange rope of pure magic shot out of her hands. It tied itself to one of the silver lines carved into the floor. Then, the other end of the orange rope shot straight through the white starlight shield.The orange rope flew down the mountain like a shooting star. It cut through the thick gray ash.Down below, Caster was floating just above the broken roofs of the First Ring. He was looking at the massive, s
Chapter 476
Caster Spellbound floated down from the high mountain peak. He did not fall. He did not fly like a bird. He simply told gravity that it did not apply to him anymore, and gravity obeyed.He was a pillar of pale, inverted fire. The bright white flames cast deep, pitch-black shadows across the dark blue stone of the mountain. Behind him, the forty-nine giant Ashbound Sentinels marched in perfect silence. Their heavy stone boots crushed the rocks, but they did not make a single sound. They were completely bound to Caster’s new, terrifying will.As Caster descended toward the dying capital city, the world around him began to warp and change.His presence was no longer human. He had opened his soul and drank the raw power of the Ash Plane. He had become a walking dimension. And reality did not know how to handle him.A massive chunk of broken white marble, the size of a wagon, fell from the splitting Sage Tower high above. It tumbled through the dark air, spinning violently, heading straig
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