The Supreme Mage: This Time, I Choose My Family Episode 1

Episode 1

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Episode 1 recap

Kane undergoes the Ascension Trial at the Divine Realm boundary using borrowed magic crystals. Victor triggers a trap inside the crystals to steal Kane's soul and force his way through the portal. Kane destroys the contract and sends his soul into another realm. In a modern alleyway, a loan shark's enforcer beats an indebted debtor to death. Kane's soul enters the body, reviving him with sealed magic as Lina calls the dead man's phone.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

00:00: The Ascension Trial
Kane stands on a high cliff at the boundary of the Divine Realm. Lightning strikes around him while he channels energy through magic crystals. He absorbs the electrical blasts to force the celestial gate open.
00:32: The Soul Contract Deal
A flashback returns to a dark chamber where Victor presents Kane with the magic crystals. Victor requires a binding soul contract before handing them over. Kane accepts the terms and agrees to pay back the debt immediately upon his success.
01:07: Victor Triggers the Ambush
Victor springs a hidden trap placed inside the borrowed crystals. He tries to seize Kane's soul to bypass the realm gate. Kane activates his own countermeasure, burning the contract scroll and releasing his spirit away from Victor's grasp.
02:28: Murder in the Alley
In a rainy alleyway, a debt collector attacks an indebted man over thirty grand owed to Miss Selena. The collector delivers fatal blows and walks away, leaving the man dead on the asphalt while Lina calls his phone.
03:04: The Soul Transfer
Kane's soul scroll strikes the dead man's chest and pulls Kane into the mortal body. He sits up and tests his power, but a lock rune on his wrist seals his magic. Lina continues calling the phone nearby.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“If the gate rejects me, I'll just use your soul to open it.”
Victor · Victor says this while ambushing Kane to steal his soul at the realm portal.

“Too bad it only answers to me.”
Kane · Kane replies right before burning the soul contract and escaping Victor's magical ambush.

“Thirty grand. Two months late. Miss Selena's out of patience.”
Debt collector · The debt collector shouts this while beating the indebted man in the rainy alley.

“Looks like Soul Transfer only works on freshly dead bodies.”
Kane · Kane mutters this after awakening inside the deceased debtor's body in the rain.

How Episode 1 Ends

Kane stands in the dark, rainy alleyway inside the bruised body of the deceased debtor. Most of his supreme magical strength remains trapped behind a glowing lock rune on his wrist. Beside him, an abandoned mobile phone lights up with incoming calls from Lina. How will Kane handle the dead man's debts and angry family without his full magic?