56 Diakum Fully Realized That His Moral Standards Were Still Lacking

56. Diakum Fully Realized That His Moral Standards Were Still Lacking—Bonus Chapter [25]

(Bonus chapter for word count changes [2/5])

"Ugh."

Medivh rubbed his forehead and let out a pained groan. The astral mage, still in his lich body, felt as though every ounce of his energy and mental strength had been drained after casting that spacetime spell.

He knew that he would be unable to cast any spells for the next several hours, but beyond that rare sense of "utter exhaustion," he also felt an indescribable sense of "accomplishment."

"You just killed a god, mate."

The Nether-Stalker, leaning on his star staff, said softly:

"How does godslaying feel?"

"Nothing special."

Medivh shook his head modestly and replied:

"More accurately, I merely sent it before someone capable of killing it. I only created the opportunity for the Vigilant to strike that sword blow. I did not personally attack Lord Eclipser in any way."

"Come on, don't say such hypocritical things. What's our relationship? Do you really need to stress objectivity like that?"

The Nether-Stalker waved his hand and said:

"If you can send the Eclipser before the Vigilant, that means you can freely toy with any existence whose rank is no higher than its with spacetime spells. If you learned where Sargeras was, you could use that fel blade to deal with all your troubles.

"A mere tenth-rank sequence already possesses such power.

"It's hard to imagine what a magnificent spectacle a twelfth-rank cipher sequence could create."

Draped in the Truth Shroud and dressed like a wandering sage, the Ethereal master spellcaster was briefly swept away by the thought, but Medivh quickly pulled him back from his imagination.

"An eleventh-rank sequence can only be wielded by Lesser Gods. As for the supreme twelfth-rank cipher sequence, one likely needs to become