Shadow Sorcerer Supreme

Something... felt off.

Evenson had finally realized it. Something was seriously wrong here. Klayya... and perhaps himself as well, had both been set up.

On the surface, it looked like there had been a slight issue in his relationship with Klayya. Klayya had also told the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, that she could not keep being a caged bird like this. She needed power so she could help Evenson.

Ancient One, meanwhile, dearly loved the little girl she had watched grow up. Without a word, she agreed, took out The Book of the Vishanti for her to read, and even planned to have the Dimension Walker, who was practically her own mentor, teach Klayya how to properly wield that power.

But was it really that simple?

Ancient One had wielded the dark power of the void for so many years, yet she had never taught it to anyone. Klayya had only just said that she wanted power. She had not even specified what kind of power, and her reasons had been entirely personal, yet Ancient One immediately brought out The Book of the Vishanti.

The Dimension Walker, who could teach others to master the void's dark power, was in R'lyeh. Ancient One probably had not told anyone about that; perhaps no one else in the world even knew. Yet this time, she had so easily invited that great figure out of seclusion.

Would Ancient One break so many taboos just because of Klayya's relationship troubles? Good thing Ancient One had always been bald, so Evenson had never seen what color her hair was. If she had been blonde, he would have suspected Klayya was her illegitimate daughter!

In any case, all of this was extremely hard to understand and almost completely defied common sense. But when Evenson suddenly recalled several