Chapter 109: Summoning Problems (2/2)

Unnamed

Age: 0

Race: Lesser Flame Dragon

Class: Conjured Dragon

Title: None

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[Well, I guess that answers that.]

”So, how do I get it to do something? Will it understand it if I just speak?”

Madeline took a break from her inquiries to answer his question, ”Conjured creatures are essentially a manifestation of your mana. As such, you simply have to apply your will to get them to take action. Called creatures are an entirely different story, however. Anyway, you said you messed up the chant? Do you remember what you changed? This could be a major discovery!”

Frowning slightly, Mike reached out with his mind and tried to control the dragon. There was a slight hesitation as the red-scaled monster blinked, then it turned its head towards an unoccupied section of the pavilion, took a deep breath, and launched a cone of intense flame.

”Awesome! It really did listen to me.” He celebrated briefly, before realizing his mistake as the fire traveled past the edge of the stone floor and set alight a few of the trees nearby.

[Crap! Crap! Crap!] He quickly concentrated his will and, reaching out with one hand, extinguished the fire before it had a chance to spread too far.

He sighed in relief once the danger had passed, but noticed that silence had descended on the pavilion. Looking around he realized that both Madeline and Killian were staring at him. Carol was still unconscious.

”Mike? Did you just use Elemental Magic?” Madeline asked hesitantly.

”Well….yeah. I'm primarily an Elemental Mage. I only took this class because I was interested in it.”

”Is that even possible?” Killian asked quietly to no one in particular.

”That…..is....incredible! I haven't heard of anyone besides really powerful Tier 4 mages or Heroes being able to do that. You must have a really potent class.” Madeline was gushing again.

Mike took a moment to glance through his [Status] and confirm the two skills he had gained.

- Basic Summoning Magic (Tier 1, Rank 2) –

The most basic form of Summoning Magic. It allows users access magic skills for the three primary forms of Summoning Magic: Conjuration, Calling, and Binding. Higher levels of skill provide a bonus on mana efficiency and potency. This is a Prerequisite and Limiter skill for all other Summoning Magic skills.

- Basic Conjuration (Tier 1, Rank 2) –

The most basic form of Conjuration Magic. Allows the user to conjure objects and creatures based on mental images, summoning them into existence for a limited duration. Higher levels of skill improve mana efficiency.

[I guess that means I need to work on Calling and Binding skills now. Although, I wonder if Bind Familiar counts for that….]

A hot breath on the back of his head reminded him that there was still a very large dragon sitting in the middle of the pavilion, crouching slightly to avoid damaging the roof.

Rather than answering Madeline's implied question, he asked one of his own. ”So, how long are these conjured creatures supposed to stick around for?”

She puffed her cheeks out at him for his diversion, but answered nonetheless. ”Normally they vanish within a few minutes depending on how much mana you invest into the spell when casting it. Now that you mention it, this guy has been sticking around longer than I would expect for a summon of his size.”

The dragon looked between the two of them before settling down on its haunches in an almost cat-like manner. It didn't seem to be going anywhere soon.

[This might be a problem….]