29 New Companion (1/2)

I didn't hesitate and informed the system that I wanted my new companion to remember its life. I heard a soft clicking noise in my mind as the system acknowledged my response.

The beam that was emanating from my hand began to lessen in intensity, and the spider's corpse began to slowly and stiffly move once more. Before my very eyes, its closed eyes began to slowly open once more. One by one, all eight of the orbs opened and then turned to gaze at me. As they did so, I felt something seep into me.

I felt a powerful sort of emotional energy, a profound sense of relief, energy, and purpose surge into me. It was so immense and significant that I fell to my knees and had to take a breath, in order to be able to handle it. I was on my knees, not far from the arachnid horror my magic brought to an unholy mockery of life, when the thing completed the struggles that came with reanimation.

[What you're feeling is the sensation of gaining a worshiper. When your magic first began to surge into the spider you've now transformed into a ghoul it first revived the creature's predatory mind, which was immediately inundated with information about you. The spider now worships you as the god that you are, and rightfully views you not only as its god but also as its creator and master.] The system told me, explaining that my magic was responsible for this.

[Whenever you gain a worshiper, especially in the beginning you'll experience sensations vaguely similar to this, powerful sensations that might even bring you to your knees and fill you with powerful emotions. It's... a lot. We know. But there will come a time when you can gain a world of worshipers at once, and only barely feel a thing.] The system explained, informing me as to why I had fallen to my knees.

[The spider views you as its master, god, and creator. Ghouls are one of the more pious types of walking dead, and as you grow in strength you may find yourself being the object of worship of entire cults of the things, even ones who've only heard of you.] My oldest companion revealed, slowly educating me as to the sorts of undead worshipers I could expect to gain in the years to come.

[The emotions that you are experiencing are shadows of the sensations that your worshiper is experiencing. They pale in comparison to what the ghoul is experiencing.] My companion informed me, causing my eyes to widen. And this caused me to reflect on the powerful emotions my creation was emitting.

A series of powerful emotions flooded my mind, coming to me from the ghoul itself. First, there was a reverence I had never felt before. A sort of incredibly loud and dynamic sense of awe. Then there was an... eerie version of love. An eerie and unholy obsession with pleasing me. And lastly, and interestingly enough most powerfully, there was a hunger.

The hunger was incredible. It gnawed at the edge of my mind, and I could feel it in my throat. And I was experiencing but a sliver of it.

”Is there anything I can do to quiet this hunger the ghoul is feeling? It's... immense.” I asked the system while staggering slowly to my feet. I looked at my strange companion and smiled.

[There isn't, at your current level of power anyway. That said, don't give up. As a god, one who... we hope is seeking ultimate power, the key is to strive to improve your influence over the various domains and subdomains that exist out in the world.] My almost robotic companion informed me, a slight smile audible in its voice. I sighed and continued to slowly get back on my feet.

Once I was back on my feet I walked slowly over to the creature and placed a gentle hand on its head. As I did, I received more notifications.

[Creature analysis complete:

This is the first time you've made direct physical contact with a creature who is both totally under your influence and also sapient. When you do that, one of the powers of your knowledge domain is that you'll immediately learn about the creature's powers and other vital information. The system has opted to award you by unlocking this power, the 'Creature Analysis' power.

Creature name: Chizi

Creature type: Purple-Skinned Spider

Template: Ghoul, Poisonous

Abilities \u0026 Traits: Web-spinning

Venomous (when Chizi bites or stabs someone paralytic toxin floods into them).

Diseased (creatures bitten by Chizi begin to suffer from a potent sickness known as 'Ghoul Plague' that has a 5% chance to kill them and resurrect them as ghouls under Althos' control).

Poisonous (Chizi wasn't originally poisonous, but its transformation into a ghoul has made it poisonous. If someone ingests its skin, then are guaranteed to transform into a ghoul upon their deaths).

Age: 15 years old