Memory Mist
Hikari's head was buzzing.
Agree? His Sovereign clone had been completely annihilated. Even if he defected to Lincoln in the future and sheltered beneath a powerful patron, who would truly treat him as a Sovereign? He would be little more than a laughingstock.
And the true culprit could still get his hands on a Fire Sovereign Spark, remain above everyone else, and live freely as he ruled the entire Light Divine Plane!
Hikari's breathing grew unsteady. "Lord Lincoln, thank you for your kind offer, but I can't accept! Augusta hasn't suffered any losses at all, and you haven't even mentioned how Koriate will be punished."
Just then, Valeria, who had been silent until now, spoke up. "Hikari, don't push your luck. Lord Lincoln has already treated you more than fairly. If even Lord Lincoln and Lady Vivian stop protecting you, how long do you think your Thunder Divine Clone and Original Body will survive?"
Diya, Joseph, and Hullei didn't say anything, but they all nodded. None of them thought Augusta needed to pay a terrible price for this.
The situation was clear. Lincoln and Orf wanted to protect Augusta, while either Vivian or Hela was bound to change her stance—and possibly both of them.
At most, Augusta would have to pay dearly in some respects. There was no way his Chief Sovereign Clone would be taken away. And if Hikari faced retaliation from a Sovereign still in power, not even his Willpower could save his Divine Clone.
Lincoln looked at Valeria with mixed feelings. She was a Sovereign who sought to win favor through her beauty.
Now that he had reached Paragon by his own strength—instead of relying on his Innate Divine Ability—Lincoln had come to understand that his soul's inherent quality was actually extremely high. He had