Chapter 383 - 383: Before departure (2)

To create a living avatar of himself which will continue as the sect master even after he is gone. As much as Cyrus would love to rely on his sect members and the other gold realm masters left behind to protect the empire, he just couldn't do that.

He has seen the way Demos creates avatars bearing his consciousness and this seemed to be the only way he could leave but also stay behind to protect his sect.

To accomplish this, Cyrus needed two things. Firstly was the ability to split his consciousness and allow that fragment of his soul exist outside his body for a long while. But this wasn't a problem for Cyrus since unlike other people, his life magic granted him abundant life force and a very powerful soul. That's why even in death, Cyrus' soul would be able to exist and search for a new body. The main problem he encountered was the second requirement.

To continue with this procedure, Cyrus needed to be able to create an artificial body that his soul will possess. Unlike Derik who already had the necromancy path which allowed him to create artificial bodies for his undead generals, Cyrus had no such ability and he couldn't rely on Derik on this. Since Derik's power was drawn from death, his soul wouldn't be able to reside in a body made of death magic so he had to go with option B.

Possess a living being.

For this reason, Cyrus sort for a suitable host. Someone who would vanish and no one would notice. For this reason, he left his sect and wandered into the residential area of the human race, silently moving from house to house searching.

And then he found one on the fifth night!

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Cyrus's footsteps were too light and quick for no one to notice as he blitzes past those on the ground floor and quickly went up the stairs, into a room oozing with death.

Even though he could not see the spirit of death hovering over this youth, he could still sense his death was near.

"Clovis Sanguine, born into the Sanguine family with a strange illness which has plagued you all your life… Even with the help of countless healers which your wealthy family could afford, no one was able to heal you of this illness. At last, your mother conceived and bore the family another child, a male child who could replace you and take over as the heir of this small-time noble family… after his birth, your parents spent less time with you and at a point, they stopped visiting as well… Right now they all wait for death to take you away since you have been nothing but a burden!" Cyrus could easily tell the boy's past just by taking hold of his emaciated hands.

The golden-haired boy listened to the words of the stranger quietly as tears rolled down his eyes.

Who was this person?

How could he tell about his past so easily?

Why did he even speak on his condition? 

Couldn't he even see that he, Clovis was waiting for death to remove him from this unjust world?

"Who are you?" The boy asked weakly.

With a glance, Cyrus could tell this kid was a few seconds away from passing on to the afterlife. At first, his sole purpose was to take control of this kid's body and become the successor of his clan but after making contact with the boy and viewing his past, Cyrus understood one thing.

Clovis was a good person!

Even though he is in his final seconds in this world, he bore no hate for his parents that once abandoned him, no, instead, he was happy. In his opinion, after his death, his parents would have no reason to suffer any shame or ridicule for his sake anymore.

He was wishing them well, even after all the injustice he had suffered!

"Stupid mortal…" Cyrus's eyes let out a bright glow, creating a golden sphere around him and the kid, preventing the angel of death from reaching them.

"Tell me Clovis, what if I gave you a second chance at life, where you can make things better, get everything you deserve and still protect all those you love… would you be willing to hand over this body to me" Cyrus asked leaving the kid startled.

"You… You are the great life mage, Cyrus! Palace master of the Palace of life!" Clovis said with a hint of surprise in his expression. Even though he was sincerely excited, he was too weak and Cyrus knew that since he could sense the kid's true emotions…

"Yes, I am the life mage Cyrus and I am here to make you my heir" Cyrus answered honestly.

"And you spoke about giving up my body to you… Does that mean, I will die?" Clovis asked calmly.

"Yes… my soul fragment will completely expel your soul from this body, granting me complete control over it…" Cyrus once again answered honestly. Even he was surprised by the fact that this kid didn't shiver or show any signs of fear, even after Cyrus confirmed he would die.

"Why are you not afraid?" Cyrus was truly intrigued by this kid's personality.

"I have never had the chance to live even from death, so what's the point of fearing death now?" Clovis laughed weakly.

"As long as you will be able to help people with this body, I don't mind at all… you can have it… it's not like I have anything to live for in the first place…" Clovis added.

Gazing at this kid who had no cultivation, no strength, no family, nothing he could hold on to, fearlessly make such bold statements moved Cyrus's heart to the point where he actually felt sympathy for this kid. With a flick of his finger, Cyrus released a powerful wave of life aura which spread across the room, driving away the angel of death lurking around!

"Don't worry, little one… You have earned my respect and admiration and for that reason, I will use this body to do great things and I promise you… You will be there to see it all!" Cyrus declared!