Legacy of the Dark Sage

"...I know how to win over it," Kyran replied. "But yes... you\'re right. If I don\'t act now, I\'ll probably only have an hour or two to stay conscious."

Aillos heaved a sigh, understanding what Kyran wanted to tell him.

They could discuss the matter about The Emperor now, but there was no telling when Coelus\'s corpse would take control of him again and lose consciousness. But if Aillos allowed Kyran to do what he had to do in order to win over Coelus\'s corpse, they would have to put on hold any matter relating to The Emperor.

Frankly, both cases were equally important. But if Aillos had to choose which to prioritize, he would choose the former because if they did not prepare against Lucian\'s next visit, the whole Dragon Clan would suffer.

However, Aillos saw how confident Kyran looked when he said that Lucian would not return.

Aillos did not want to heed his words. But Kyran\'s unwavering gray eyes made him remember Zane, and now he was hesitating.

It was quite annoying how Kyran looked like that bastard Caelan, yet his hair and eye color were similar to Zane\'s.

Now that Aillos had a better look at Kyran, the shape of his face was more chiseled than Caelan\'s, and their build was also different. The latter was on the lanky side with feminine features, making him look beautifully handsome.

As for Kyran...

Aillos\'s face contorted slightly as Zane\'s face seemed to flash through his mind.

Yes.

Kyran did look like Zane, albeit a little.

In fact, it was Cade who looked very much like Zane. Since Kyran was his son, it was only natural that he would look a bit like him. In fact, Kyran\'s face was a very good blend of Cade and Rin.

"You\'re face annoys me."

"F-Father?" Ames was taken aback at her father\'s unexpected comment. She was under the impression that they were in the middle of a very important discussion where they had to decide their course of action wisely.

Why did her father have to respond like that?

"I actually think I look more like my father than my predecessor," Kyran, seemingly wanting to face Aillos properly, responded to his unexpected remark.

Rather than responding to Kyran\'s statement, Aillos asked, "You said you\'ve thrown a bait. How exactly did you do that?"

Ames, though worried about Kyran\'s delicate condition at that moment, was also curious. Thus, she looked at Kim in anticipation.

Cyneah, on the other hand, only worried about Kyran\'s condition. She wanted to try and plead for him to release his domain again, but in the end, she could only bite her lower lip and wait for them to finish their discussion.

Kyran raised his hand, which was holding the dark purple communication device. He explained, "This is something I created using Void runes. Through this, I can communicate with the people whose blood is recorded inside."

"Void runes?"

"Blood?"

Kyran nodded, "One of the Void\'s abilities allows me to go to places that I\'ve been to. In fact, I can even go from one plane to another. But the range will depend on the amount of magic energy I can use."

"I know. Warp. One of the reasons Void magic is known to be the most dangerous."

"But I started experimenting on the nature of Void especially on the principles of warp. And I wondered if I could apply its principle to long-distance communication."

"Space magic can already do that. By shortening the path the communication had to travel one can do a long-distance communication."

"Yes. I read about it in Ogen\'s library. However, that approach has a limitation."

"Messages can only travel in one line," Ames chimed in, sharing what she knew about it. "Meaning if there is an obstruction along the way, then the communication cannot be established."

Kyran nodded, "Warp does not have that limitation."

"Obviously, because of the Void\'s nature."

"Yes."

"Go on."

"This device, while applying the warp\'s principle, can communicate to others even if they were in another plane. The distance does not matter either because it is not limited by my magic energy."

"Since it is a device, it directly uses the magic energies in the surroundings."

Kyran nodded. It was really nice to talk to someone who could follow his train of thought. He did not have to explain everything.

"You mentioned \'blood,\'" Aillos said through narrow eyes.

Kyran nodded, "I managed to find someone from the Blade Dancer Clan to work as my informant. Their blood is recorded in this device and I can communicate with them through this."

Ames gaped at Kyran in shock. She did not expect him to actually find someone from the Blade Dancer Clan who would willingly become his informant.

For the record, Ladon and Thorn might know about Uilleam and Shiloh, but they did not say anything about them because they believed it was Kyran\'s business to tell them.

Meanwhile, Aillos did not seem surprised. Instead, he asked, "Do they have a similar device?"

Kyran knew why Aillos asked that. Since the device had Void runes, if it fell into the wrong hands, then it could be used as a tracker to trace Kyran\'s magic signature.

"No," he shook his head in response. "Since this device is only a prototype, it can only be used by me. Using their blood, I can establish a connection and communicate with them."

Blood also carried a mage\'s magic signature. There were cases where several mages possessed similar magic signatures, depending on their innate magic and specialty. Thus, through the use of their blood, it would be easier to differentiate them.

"I suppose that is only possible because it is you."

"...Yes," Kyran replied with a nod. "However, I can communicate with them, but I can\'t receive a response."

"I\'m sure you\'ve already done something to avoid them from not doing what you ask them to."

"We are bound by an oath."

"Oath... such a flimsy bond."

"Not this one."

"..."

Aillos studied Kyran for a moment before asking, "How sure are you that The Emperor will take the bait?"

"I\'ve met The Emperor."

"We already know that."

"No," Kyran shook his head. "What I meant is that I met him not as the human with the Draconic core but the Void core."

Ames\'s eyes widened in response.

On the other hand, Aillos remained indifferent, but his eyes constricted upon hearing Kyran\'s words.

"How did that happen?" Ames asked.

"Can I explain that later? Because... I seriously need to do something about this... thing trying to take over my Draconic core," Kyran asked with a bitter smile. He had been responding well to Aillos\'s questions when, in fact, he was barely enduring the pain.

"Yes, please," Cyneah, who had been silent throughout Aillos and Kyran\'s conversation, also asked to help Kyran.

Aillos straightened his back and heaved a sigh before saying, "Fine. We\'ll continue later."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "You said you know how to win over it. How do you plan to do that?"

"First, I need you to take me to where this thing is coming from."

"Absolutely not."

"What are you saying?"

"B-But that place is dangerous."

Aillos, Ames, and Cyneah burst, respectively.

"The closer you get to that thing, the more it will devour you," Aillos added with a scowl.

"It won\'t," Kyran insisted.

"How sure are you?" Ames asked, similarly scowling at him.

"I... am not."

"Kyran!" Cyneah frowned. "If you\'re not sure, then why insist on going there?"

"It will be fine," Kyran assured her. "Though I said I\'m not sure, that\'s because I can\'t express it properly with words. But I know it won\'t devour me. Rather... it can\'t."

Aillos fell silent after hearing Kyran\'s explanation. Instinctively, he understood what the latter meant. Thus, he said, "Because you are the Void."

"Father?" Ames looked at him in confusion. She found it strange that her father called Kyran the Void rather than the Void Master.

"Void comes first," Kyran replied to Aillos with a nod.

"Kyran?" Cyneah was also at a loss for words at the exchange between them. At the same time, she had an inkling that they were talking about the relationship between the four Ancient Magic.

"I\'ll take you there myself."

"Father!"

"But..."

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"That\'s not necessary," Kyran said while taking out a scroll from his storage pouch. "I have one one of these. If you use this... we\'ll arrive there in an instant."

"That\'s...." Aillos scowled at the scroll in Kyran\'s hand. He knew what it was because he was the one who taught Zane how to create it. But he forbade him from creating too many because it required a huge amount of blood. And not just any blood, but dragon blood.

It was for this reason that only the Regis Family was capable of creating it.

"Transmission scroll," Kyran confirmed Aillos\'s guess. "I\'ve tweaked it a little, so it no longer requires a huge amount of blood."

"You did what?"

"With this, we can go there immediately. Of course, I\'ll have to ask that you use it because I\'ve never been there before and—."

"I want to come, too," Cyneah declared.

"No, Neah. Please stay here."

Instead of answering, Cyneah looked at Kyran with furrowed brows. She even did it while looking straight at him, almost like she could really see him.