Supreme Magus - Chapter 511

Chapter 511






"I'm so sorry you had to go through that . " Kamila stuttered between hiccups .

"Through that what?" Lith's mind was still numb, her words made no sense to him .

"You know my personal file by heart . I've killed people, beasts, monsters, and even younglings in the past . I've faced much stronger opponents and seen worse bloodshed . What happened during this mission is far from being a novelty .

"I can't understand why you are making a big deal of it, even though I must admit that this time everything felt… wrong . " Lith was the first one being baffled by his own reaction .

"Of course it did!" She could tell from his expression that Lith was struggling to put his thoughts into words .

"It's because I know your personal file that I know you have never killed someone who was fighting to protect their family, no matter their race . "

Lith pondered her words before realizing that she was right . In the past, all of his opponents had been people who either had tried to kill him, or those whose interests clashed with his own .

"Let's be honest, even if those wargs were actually capable of overcoming their violent urges, they had to be put down . What made them human also made them dangerous beyond reason . " Kamila said as Lith nodded for her to continue .





"They were an Abomination's breeding ground, and even if they weren't, they couldn't coexist with us . With their spawn rate, the amount of food they need grows exponentially . In the long run, either them or us would've been forced to starve .

"Yet all of our reasoning doesn't change that, in a way, they were innocents . There was no malice behind their actions, only the will to provide their beloved ones a better future, which is exactly what you do from a tender age .

"It doesn't matter if you did it out of duty or because this Tezka forced your hand, either way, you have been forced to kill yourself over and over . "

Lith remained dumbstruck at the realization . The act of killing the wargs was nothing but a drop in the ocean for him . Even the farmer's death wouldn't have left such a strong impression if not for the man's tragic past being so similar to his own .

 Lith didn't feel bad for them, he felt bad because he had walked more than one mile in their shoes . He knew how hard it was to fight against impossible odds, just to fail miserably because of an unavoidable fate, like it happened with Carl .

"Are you saying I'm feeling bad for myself?" Lith said with a flat tone, the numbness still paralyzing his feelings .

"Yes! And you have every right to . Because you did the wrong thing for the right reasons and because this job just took away a piece of your heart . "

She angrily slammed her fist on the table, yet her tears never stopped .

"Why are you crying? Why are you so angry?" Lith asked .

"I'm angry because of what the army made you do . They can call it collateral damage, or with any fancy word they want, but it's still murder . I'm crying because you can't . " She said while placing her hand above his heart .


"You don't have to cry in my stead . " He replied .

"I want to . Someone has to . Otherwise you'll just shrug everything off like it's nothing and add another scar in here . " Kamila placed her hand above his heart .

"Believe me, I know that there are wounds that never heal . They can get better, but the pain is always there . " She remembered the pain of living her early life feeling nothing but a tool in her parents' hands .

How difficult it had been to leave everything behind, even her beloved sister Zinya, to have at least a chance at happiness . After Kamila joined the army, her father had disowned her, breaking her heart .

He later revoked it when she became a Lieutenant, but he only did it with the aim of exploiting her authority . She had hoped that time and distance would help her parents to understand how much they loved her .





It worked . Unfortunately, their love amounted to nothing . The realization hurt her deeply, but at the same time, it set her free . At that point, it was Kamila's turn to disown her family and change her last name .

Family had become a four letter word for her, and it was one of the reasons why she had yet to marry .

"I know how hard it must be even talking about this . There is no escape from such ugly events, but you don't have to bottle them up, nor to face them alone . Do you have plans for tonight?" She asked .

Lith shook his head . He was way ahead of schedule for his rounds . Unless an emergency happened, he had at least two free weeks .

"Then it's a date . I'd love to leave early, but my supervisor would skin me . We are currently understaffed . " She said while wiping off her tears .

"These are the spare keys for my apartment . Wait for me there, I'll come back as soon as I can . " She took the recording device and left before Lith could reply . Even in his confused state, he realized how big of a step it was for her .

Giving him free access to her apartment meant she was willing to further deepen their relationship .

'I doubt she usually brings along spare keys, unless she had been considering to give them to me for a while . ' He thought .

'Agreed . ' Solus sighed . 'She is completely right . The mission with the wargs pushed all of our wrong buttons . I feel like crap too and I'm not in the mood of remaining alone either . I can't stand being the third wheel, not today .

'Can you please bring me to Lutia and call Tista? I could really use a friend . '

'Of course I can . ' Lith replied as he left the army's headquarters for the local branch of the Mage Association . Solus didn't understand why he took that detour instead of using the army's Warp Gate until he bought another communication amulet .

'I know how bad you feel and how insensitive I can be, especially when I'm neck deep into my own shit . You shouldn't spend the night holed up in the ring while I have fun . You deserve so much more and I'm sorry I can't give it to you . ' He thought .

'The least I can do is to give you as much independence as I can . ' He had Solus imprint her own amulet before sharing with her his rune, Kalla's and Tista's . Solus was deeply moved by his gesture .

Even though she had never expressed it, Solus had long since desired to have a way to freely talk with her friends without going through Lith every time . It was the first present he had ever given her, and it was akin to freedom .

Solus didn't perceive it as distancing himself from her, quite the opposite . Lith was recognizing her as an individual, giving her some personal space and his trust . They shared an enormous pocket dimension, yet until that day it never contained anything of hers .

That communication amulet was her very first possession in over twelve years . She loved both Lith and the amulet beyond what words could express .

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