Chapter 2974 Gravity Field (Part 2)
"It's brilliant!" Solus had sparkles in her eyes, pondering how she could to do the same for the Fury. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
"Please, forgive me, Solus. I've learned from my own crimes." Bytra was afraid that the revelation would trigger another panic attack, but Solus remained calm.
"Thanks for the apology, but you have no need to. It wasn't you." Every word was like pulling teeth. "Feel free to share the method with me, if it makes you feel better."
Zoreth furrowed her brows at the blatant exploitation of the Raiju's guilt but Bytra didn't seem to notice and if she did, she didn't care.
"I would love to, but I didn't do everything by myself. I had the idea but the spell is Tezka's. See?" She pointed at the violet dimensional crystal that was now studded on the head of the Absolution.
'Too bad.' Solus inwardly sighed. 'I bet that this has aroused every nerd instinct in your body.' She said via the mind link with a chuckle.
'How is that?' Lith asked in confusion.
'Are you telling me that all that "Whoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor" didn't cross your mind? Not even for an instant?'
'Please, that's lame. There's only one Thor for me.' The thunder god of Lith's childhood had long red hair and beard, wore enchanted metal gloves, and a belt doubling his strength.
His hammer had a short handle due to sabotage during the Forgemastering process and its powers came from the owner, not the other way around.
'Still, it's a good idea to protect the Fury. We'll have to add it to Friya's to-do list. By the way, is it me or isn't just Zoreth's and Bytra's equipment that got stronger?'
'I don't know.' Solus replied. 'They wear a cloaking ring that shields both their cores and life forces. It's inferior to those guys' armor but more than enough to jumble mana sense's readings.'
She extended her hand, sprouting one vine for each of her guests who promptly shook them. "And Azhom Rhot. The sanest Lich you'll ever meet." The skeleton was definitely human but what was left of her flesh wasn't enough to guess what she looked like or what she was thinking.
"Hi, my name is Solus Verhen." When she offered the Zouwu her hand, Strider's face lighted up with a real smile.
"Nice to meet you, Lady Verhen. I wish we could have met under different circumstances and with better company." When he pulled back, from the handshake, Solus found her arms filled with delicious-smelling food.
"Thanks!" She smiled while taking a bite from a doughnut-looking sweet. "I mean, wow, you are pretty rude. What threat do we pose to you?" She asked while never stopping to eat.
"You mean what threat they pose to us, miss. To us all." The Zouwu waved at Lith, Xenagrosh, and Zoreth. "Abominations aren't named after what they do, but what they are!"
His voice turned into a rumbling snarl but this time he kept his feet and mana still.
"They murder and pillage with no remorse. Entire villages, cities, and even whole countries have been brought down by those monsters. They forced my family to flee from Zima and seek the protection of the Great Mother." There was anger and shame in his tone.
"Those are the Abominations of your country. Here things are different." Solus said, hating Strider lumping Lith with the rest of his kind.
"Are they?" The Zouwu said in anger yet gave her more food. "The Organization was behind the monster outbreak of a few years ago. It spawned hybrids like them that made countless victims.
"Xacha the Nue, one of the kindest beings I've ever met was driven crazy by them. She became one of them. She killed Myshar the Unicorn, our savior, and then she destroyed my second house, forcing my family to run away again."
He glared at Zoreth who shrugged and Bytra who blushed, knowing that she was born from the outbreak. Not the same that Strider was talking about, but only due to dumb luck.
Taking their silence as an admission of guilt, he continued.
"As for him..." The Zouwu pointed at Lith. "He's just another hybrid. He planted himself inside a human house and played nice. I have to concede that. Yet the moment his identity was exposed, it took him minutes to show his true colors!
"Everyone in Garlen has seen Verhen torturing and feeding off the Hogums."
