Chapter 235 - The Next Destination (1/2)
”I'm glad you accept,” the Undying Flame Spirit said in response to Argentum's words, eliciting an aura of happiness from her. She then stood up and stretched her body as she went ahead and moved towards the corridor that led to the large stone room where Argentum was attempting the trials. Noticing this as he focused his sense of vision towards her, he asked her, ”Where are you planning to go, great Undying Flame Spirit?”
”Outside,” the Undying Flame Spirit responded to his question in an instant. She then added, ”It's the best place to form a Spirit Contract since we're closer to the natural laws that way.”
”Of course, that means you have to come with me as well,” the Undying Flame Spirit said as she focused her sense of vision on Argentum, gesturing with her hands to follow him. Fortunately, Argentum did not make a fuss this time as he went ahead and followed behind her, with the two ending up in the center of the stone room not long after. A few seconds later, the Undying Flame Spirit then told Argentum to hold her hand, which Argentum did, feeling a bit shy since this was the first time he held hands with someone else. But then he remembered how old the being he was holding hands with, and soon, his embarrassment went down the drain.
Thankfully, the Undying Flame Spirit was oblivious to what was going inside his mind, snapping her fingers as a mass of Fire energy particles soon enveloped both her and Argentum.
Whoosh!
Not long after that, the mass of Fire energy particles in the large stone room had disappeared, bringing along the Undying Flame Spirit and Argentum with it. It did not take long for them to appear in another location, a location that Argentum was familiar with since it was the location he was in before he entered the inheritance.
”We're actually outside,” Argentum could not help but mutter, noticing that the red orb that led him into the inheritance was still where he moved it. As for the Undying Flame Spirit beside him, she could not help but take a deep breath as she let out a sigh of satisfaction not long after. ”Haah…it's been a long time since I've gone outside of the inheritance. How long has it been? Five hundred years or so?”
Hearing that the Undying Flame Spirit was cooped up inside her inheritance for the past five hundred years, Argentum could not help but subconsciously shiver as he thought to himself, 'This Undying Flame Spirit must be the epitome of introversion. Sure, I can handle being alone for a few days…well, weeks since I'm occupying myself with stuff. But I'm definitely sure that I'd give up on the first year.'
After taking in a breath of fresh air, the Undying Flame Spirit then went ahead and walked outside of the abandoned building where the red orb resided, with Argentum following behind her along the way. Even though Argentum expected that the Undying Flame Spirit would probably head out to a place that was far away from the Flame Spirit Inheritance, surprisingly, the Undying Flame Spirit stopped at a place that was only a hundred meters or so away from the inheritance, still being inside the hotter area of the Inferno Plains. Of course, Argentum was now oblivious to this heat, feeling nothing from it at all.
Walking in a few random directions for a while with her eyes closed as Argentum watched her, the Undying Flame Spirit eventually opened her eyes a few minutes later, placing both of her hands on the ground as she muttered, ”This seems like a good spot.”
Whirr…
Contrary to the element she was inclined to, the sound of a large breeze resounded throughout a certain radius around the Undying Flame Spirit, with the Argentum radiating an aura of confusion as he eventually found out that this sound was coming from none other than her. Although he wanted to ask what she was doing, he had a hunch that it would be better for him to stay silent and watch from afar, lest he wanted to infuriate the Undying Flame Spirit from what she was doing.
Whoosh!
After a minute or so, the sound of wind abruptly stopped as the Undying Flame Spirit raised both of her hands into the air before slamming into the ground as she shouted, ”Spirit Contract, form!”
Bang!
Accompanied by a loud bang, a magic circle that spanned over 50 meters in diameter was conjured on the ground in an instant, with the Undying Flame Spirit at the center of said magic circle. Every line constituting the magic circle was made out of orange energy that radiated an intense aura of heat, which Argentum could not help but think came from the Unworldly Sol Flames. As for the magic runes that were inscribed in the magic circle, holding power that was even unfathomable to Argentum, these were made out of white energy that radiated a more intense aura of heat, which Argentum automatically thought were the Lux Purity Flames that only she had control over.
”Argentum, head to the center!” After the magic circle was made, the Undying Flame Spirit went ahead and looked around for Argentum, finding him a few seconds later before going ahead and shouting these words. In response to this, Argentum hastily went to where the Undying Flame Spirit at his highest speed, only taking around ten seconds or so for him to arrive.
With Argentum now beside her, the Undying Flame Spirit then told her, ”This magic circle is the medium wherein we contact with the heavens, forming the Spirit Contract that binds us together. I want you to repeat after every statement I say, okay?”
”Is there a catch to this?” Argentum could not help but ask, to which the Undying Flame Spirit replied, ”Why would I fool a weak Pseudo-Animate like you? I swear on behalf of my strength, there's no catch to this.”
”Alright then.” Seeing that the Undying Flame Spirit was even willing to make a promise like that, Argentum unhesitatingly decided to follow her commands, telling her, ”I'll repeat after you.”
In response to Argentum's words, the Undying Flame Spirit nodded her head before taking in a deep breath. She then looked up at the sky before shouting, ”Great heavens of above, please bear witness to a pact between two beings!”
Taking in a deep breath as well, Argentum decided to follow what the Undying Flame Spirit was doing before repeating what she said. ”Great heavens of above, please bear witness to a pact between two beings!”
Rumble…rumble…
In response to their statements, the sky started to become dark as clouds filled with lightning started to form above the magic circle. Although Argentum was somewhat worried that this phenomenon wasn't part of the Spirit Contract, noticing the calm aura radiating from the Undying Flame Spirit, he forced himself to stop becoming skeptical, thinking in his mind to repeat whatever words the Undying Flame Spirit would say.
”I am a being that wishes to form a pact witnessed by the heavens.”
”I am a being that wishes to form a pact witnessed by the heavens.”
”This pact shall operate under the natural laws of the heavens.”
”This pact shall operate under the natural laws of the heavens.”
”This pact shall allow both beings to be in contact, no matter where they may be.”
”This pact shall allow both beings to be in contact, no matter where they may be.”
”If the heavens disapprove of such a pact, may the heavens strike its lightning now!”
”If the heavens disapprove of such a pact, may the heavens strike its lightning now!” After repeating this statement, Argentum could not help but look up at the clouds filled with lightning, slightly fearful that a bolt of lightning would indeed strike down on them. Fortunately, even after looking at the lightning-filled clouds for a minute, no bolt was sent down towards them, letting Argentum inwardly let out a sigh of relief as he attentively listened to the Undying Flame Spirit's next words.
”With the great heavens as the arbiter and the magic circle as the pact's medium, let the Spirit Contract be formed!”
”With the great heavens as the arbiter and the magic circle as the pact's medium…”