"You know, dad felt better when that tainted soul came sent by him. A little bit of the burden was lifted, and dad thought. Oh, he's living well, his strength is already so great, thank goodness... I thought like that to the point of willingly expending all my mana. in my body just to keep that tainted soul from feeling its magic." Lucas said revealing the reality, of why he could be injured and run out of mana.
Moreover, his mana core had been destroyed and couldn't be healed, or maybe it was because Lucas refused to be healed.
Gwen was silent as she looked down, she couldn't do anything. That was why he often hated being weak, then what was the title of a young Archmage if he couldn't even help his father.
'That's why I keep trying not to look weak. Because dad always thinks of Elle and I shouldn't be another burden on dad's mind, even dad always holds the last photo of mom's that I never saw in person.'
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