Inside the kitchen, Fangsheng was cooking, while Death Crow stood nearby, watching its master at work. As for Lewan, she was already numb with exhaustion, wearing a bitter expression as she flipped through the Evernight Codex.
The dark-magic spells recorded in this book differed from the dark magic in Lewan's memories; the dark magic she knew had already suffered a generational break back in the Age of Gods. Moreover, from what she understood, dark magic was primarily associated with "obscurity, darkness, and venom," and its power far exceeded that of spells of the same rank, while using such magic took a toll on the caster's body.
Yet the magic in this codex caused no harm to the user whatsoever. It was as if someone had deliberately modified and recompiled these spells. Harboring such doubts, Lewan continued reading.
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