Sol raised a hand and swept it through the air. The ground began to churn, quickly destroying the Magic Arrays scattered across it.
But he didn't hurry to leave.
Sol jumped onto a Great Tree and found a sturdy trunk to lean against as he sat down.
He raised a hand, and the Diary appeared in his palm.
The dark red Hardcover Book hovered quietly, as always.
But when Sol willed it, the Hardcover Book opened on its own. Its pages rustled as they turned from the golden first page all the way to the final Black Page.
Sol watched the Diary turn from beginning to end, but found no connection to Kismet.
"Back then, I discovered the Soul Fragment Kismet had hidden in the Diary as soon as the Diary recognized me as its master."
"That Soul Fragment really was returned to Kismet in its entirety. There wasn't a trace left behind. So why can't the Fate Line on Kismet connect to the Symphony of Fate?"
Kismet hadn't let Sol examine his body, so now, as Sol went over everything in his mind, he could only make guesses about a lot of things.
He had no proof, but Sol couldn't shake the feeling that what was happening to Kismet had something to do with the Diary.
He closed the Diary. "If Kismet won't work, I'll have to find another target. Should I consider the Half-Elf?"
Sol thought it over for a moment, then let go of the idea.
Elves were different from other races, after all. His foothold was still in this Wizard World, and the Elves had been wiped out by the consciousness of the entire world.
Connecting an Elf's Fate Line meant going against the World Will.
That would be like sabotaging his own progress. It wasn't