Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 455

Chapter 455: Split

Anfey walked into the room and sat down . Suzanna, Anthony, and Alice streamed into the room after him . Behind them were the mercenary leaders . They all wore a grave expression, and none of them opened their mouths .

Everyone knew how powerful Anfey was, yet the man had almost defeated him . That came as a shock not only to Anfey but also to everyone else in the city . After Anthony recognized the aging spell, everyone realized that no one in the city was powerful enough to take on that necromancer . Everyone knew how terrifying the aging spell was . It was a very nasty spell, and the only reason Anfey survived was because of the light magic within him . By the laws of nature, light magic could suppress the effects of death magic and cancel out its effects .

Edy felt uncomfortable as he realized that everyone in the room was staring at him . He shifted in his seat but did not say anything .

"As you know, a necromancer has just visited this city," Anfey said quietly . The effects of the aging spell had already worn off, but he felt exhausted .

"I know," Edy said . "It’s hard not to realize that . "

"Tell me, Edy," Anfey said . "Who is the most powerful necromancer?"

Edy frowned and lowered his gaze . When he was first captured, he thought for sure that Anfey would interrogate him to find out more about the necromancers . Then he thought maybe Anfey didn’t care about him and what the necromancers were planning . This question took Edy by surprised .

"You’re a smart man," Anfey said . "If you focused on studying magic, you should be much more powerful than you are now . I don’t know why you chose to become a necromancer, but I think you don’t like it . That is why I kept you alive . I think cooperating benefits both of us . "

"Why I became a necromancer?" Edy said, shaking his head . "I don’t think you can understand . The only way for someone like me to rise up is to study magic . "

"If you wanted to study magic, why didn’t you go to the academy? Why did you become a necromancer?" Alice asked, frowning .

Edy shook his head . "You’re funny, Lady Alice," he said . "Don’t you need money to study at the academy? Do you really think an orphan like me can afford the price of going to the academy? I can barely feed myself, let alone think about learning magic . "

"You still shouldn’t have turn to dark magic," Alice said, shaking her head . To her, the way of the necromancers was against the laws of nature . She despised necromancers and thought that the entire world should despise them as well .

"You don’t understand," Edy said . "Have you ever been so hungry that you would eat anything? Have you ever tried living on the streets, not knowing if you would survive the night?"

Alice froze . Edy was right . She had never experienced anything an orphan like Edy had experienced .

"I promise you, Lady Alice," Edy said . "Starvation does not feel good . Becoming a necromancer was the only way for me to survive . "

"I see," Anfey said . "I sympathize with you, Edy, but I need to know something . Who is the most powerful necromancer?"

"It’s not that much of a secret," Edy said with a shrug . "It’s Minos the First . "

"Anyone else?" Anfey didn’t know who Minos the First was, but there was no way the most powerful necromancer would ever come to White Mountain City alone .

"Minos has three students," Edy said . "Golman, Morgan, and Desvidia . They are the most powerful necromancers after Minos . "

Anfey sat up straighter in his chair and leaned towards Edy . "Tell me more about them," he said .

Edy nodded . "Morgan was the most powerful out of the three of them . I’ve never actually met him, but I heard that he was a handsome young man . I don’t know anything else about him .

"Golman is the least powerful among the three, but he is the most dangerous to you . "

"Why?" Anfey frowned and asked .

"Because he is the master of plague magic," Edy said . "If he wanted, he could kill every living being within a twenty mile radius without ever joining the fight himself . You’re lucky that he betrayed Minos twenty years ago . "

"I thought the secret of plague magic had been lost," Anthony said .

"It is," Edy said . "But Golman is a genius . He was able to figure out the secret from the bits and pieces that remained . "

"How many necromancers can use plague magic?" Anthony asked .

"Why did Golman betray Minos?" Alice asked .

"Because he’s a good person," Edy with with a shrug .

"A good person," Alice repeated drily .

Edy nodded . "Golman betrayed Minos when Minos ordered him to destroy everything he had worked for . He didn’t want to kill all the necromancers that had learned plague magic, so he left with his manuscripts and his research . He is the only one who knows its secret . "

"Why did he learn plague magic in the first place, then?" Anthony asked .

"Because he was curious," Edy said . "He believed that the world needs balance . He didn’t want to destroy the existing balance of magic in the world because he believes that will lead to utter destruction of everything . "

The room fell silent . If Edy was speaking truthfully, Golman was less of a necromancer and more of a scholar .

"Minos hates Golman," Edy continued, "but Golman was too influential . A lot of necromancers now believe no good will come from destroying the world . "

"Unless a new system was created to oppose the necromancers," Anfey said . "But that’s impossible, isn’t it? If the necromancers destroy the world, they will die as well, because they cannot recreate the balance . Minos would be the only one left . "

Edy nodded . "Golman never said anything like that, but everyone knew that was what he was implying . His belief began fracturing the necromancers . We’ve been preparing for this war for years, and Golman played a vital part in its preparation . But…the council did not use Minos’s choice and instead picked a more defensive plan . "

"Because they’re worried as well," Anfey said .

"Golman really is a genius," Edy said, nodding . "Golman is good friends with Morgan, who is also the one Minos chose to chase Golman down . Morgan has been searching for Golman for more than twenty years, but he still hasn’t found him . "

"Have you met him?"

"He’s the only one I’ve ever met," Edy said . "He appears ugly, but his way of speaking is gentle and forgiving . If you only hear his voice, you might mistake him for a priest . "

Anfey nodded . "Interesting," he said . "Tell me more about Desvidia . "

"Desvidia isn’t as powerful as Morgan," Edy said . "He keeps a low profile and rarely appears in public . Most people ignore him . "

"What does he look like?"

"I heard he has very smooth skin," Edy said . "His skin is smoother than a normal human’s, and he had no facial hair . "

"That’s got to be him, then," Anfey said, tapping the table .