Chapter 4132

“The most powerful artifact of its time, to which its maker gave sentience and independence.” Baba Yaga said.

“In the most ancient and fragmented stories, however, the Black Throne is described not as a mage tower, but as a powerful cursed object shaped like a tower born from a mage’s obsession with immortality.

“In this version of the myth, the Black Throne was Forgemastered by a powerful Awakened at the end of his lifespan who had tried and failed to achieve the white core. His idea was to become one with his creation.

“To fuse his body with the stone and his mana core with the artifact’s pseudo cores, forcing his way into the white core by sharing the burden that such power entailed with the tower.”

“It’s a terrible idea!” Silverwing said. “A white core is more than a power source. Sure, if his project succeeded, the self-repair enchantments of his tower would have stopped his aging process, and he could have preserved his remaining life span by burning the world energy via the artifact, but there are countless ways it could go wrong.

“For example, his body might have exploded because incapable of withstanding so much raw power, but thanks to the bond with the tower, he wouldn’t be allowed to die. He might have ended up trapped in an eternal cycle of death and rebirth.

“Given time, the agony would be enough to drive even the best of us insane.”