Return and answers (II)

Galadriel and I keep asking and answering each other's questions for a while like this.

After our talk, I have a better understanding of both her and my surroundings. Apparently, she was the dragon queen, but due to a fight with the old gods she lost her life and left behind two things: this Orb I'm carrying and her inheritance.

There were further queries, such as: Since when is she residing within my body? Why couldn't I pass the fifth circle? To this she provided a brief response.

'I was in your room when I regained consciousness and when I first saw you, I inhabited you . And I've been using your mana to activate my senses for the past few years. It consumes far too much energy to run. As a result of not having enough mana in your circle system, you were trapped at circle number five.'

Although this explanation might also be plausible, I was anticipating some awful curse in the action. I'm disappointed since I had to strive so much just so she could use her senses.

It makes sense that producing artificial senses requires too much energy. She told me that in order to receive divine authority, a number of requirements must be satisfied when I questioned her about why she hadn't used it to develop her senses. Additionally, she told me, now she lacks all means necessary to acquire divine authority. She was silent when I pressed her further about having heavenly authority and how she got it. She informed me that changing the fundamental principles of existence is very expensive and that only the divine authority can do so. She advised me to not worry about this power because I was too weak to do so.

I quit for the time being, but there will be plenty of opportunities to learn more in the future. I was now prepared to pose the most important question...

"What led the lich to locate you?"

'The lich was first sensed by me in the academy. He must have been there to enlist strong individuals who he could later transform into undead. Normally, I was invisible to anybody below the seventh circle. They had to use their mana and infiltrate your body in order to detect my presence above the seventh sense.'

'To convince the ninth circle that I am inside of you, all they need to see is your magic. When you utilised your magic in front of the lich, he learned about it.'

'And to the lich I, a being bearing the memories of a fallen god, must have been a priceless treasure he couldn't lose because I carry the knowledge of forbidden magics, ancient magics, and many other things that may alter the fundamental makeup of the magic world.'

"So, when the lich appears in front of you the next time, could you let me know?

To warn me of his presence and prevent me from using magic in front of him."

'No, I am unable to, as I have little remaining divine authority and no way to tell a ninth circle black wizard from a normal scenario. With the limited amount of divine authority, I still possess, I can only communicate with you and take a few additional actions.'

'Additionally, I would like to suggest that you refrain from using magic in public spaces, including the academy, as other creatures may be able to sense your use of magic in addition to the lich.'

If what she claimed is accurate, I'm in for a lot of trouble. I don't know the identity of the lich. However, I did learn that the lich is in the academy. So, I can't possibly use magic at the academy or anywhere in the empire as the empire is home to numerous creatures that are at least as powerful as the lich.

"You mentioned ancient magic and lost forbidden magic. Can those assist me in concealing your existence?"

'The ones I currently own cannot, but the ones you shall inherit in my inheritance will be able to.

'You shouldn't approach either the academy or that empire. You can wait until you have achieved a particular level before we search for my inheritance; once you get it, you won't need to worry about anyone.'

"That wouldn't do since I would die if I stayed here for any longer than two years from now."