Mage Manual

Chapter 461: Chapter 382 Surrender

If one were to elect the person who helped Ash the most inside Shattered Lake Prison, the answer would be almost undoubtedly clear—it wasn’t Harvey, not Lanna, not number 222, and definitely not Igula, but Valcas Uer.

Without Valcas, Ash would have turned into a firework during the Blood Moon Judgement long ago. It was precisely the opportunity presented by the once-in-a-century “Judgement Elf” that drew out the worst in the hearts of Kaimon City’s people, allowing Ash, the infamous and highly sought-after Cult Leader, to escape his fate by sheer luck.

Valcas did not wish to save Ash by any means; even when he gifted Ash his Technique Spirits like Heart Sword, Earth Sword, and Wind Barrier upon his dying breath, it was merely to cause trouble for Selin.

Ash didn’t delude himself into thinking he owed anything to Valcas. In fact, after experiencing a series of highs and lows, such as escaping from prison, fleeing Blood Moon, joining the Funeral Ceremony, fleeing from Azura, the White Mist Mutations, and being captured by Belladett, Ash had almost forgotten the Elf who had taken the fall for him.

To encounter Valcas in the Void Realm was unexpected, yet it made perfect sense.

After a Mage’s death, their soul falls into the six layers of Hell, stripped of all emotions, leaving behind only pure memories and a soul that descends into the Void Realm to become a Mage’s projection, serving as a legacy and trial for future generations.

This sort of enforced traditional vice prevented Mages from monopolizing intellectual property. Even if nations isolated themselves, knowledge still circulated within the Void Realm, thus giving rise to a flourishing Mage civilization.

As a Two-winged Mage, Valcas was naturally to become a projection for the Mages of the Time Continent. Since Commanders of Heroic Souls were transformed from Mage projections, his becoming a Heroic Soul Commander was reasonable.