Chapter 15: Summoning (1/2)

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Suddenly, a small group of monsters walked downstairs, greeting Chaos and Belphegor.

These monsters were incapable of speaking, and similarly, to Belphegor, they were also summoned here.

They were weaker than Belphegor, the strongest of them being merely at C-Rank.

Both Belphegor and Chaos didn't know why they came here, but it wasn't as if they were bothered by them.

”Why are you here?” asked Belphegor. He was not bothered but he still was curious as to why so many came at the same time, perhaps another monster attack or an orc group?

However, because they could not speak, only Belphegor could understand them through the will of their souls, a strange way that beings that could not speak communicated with, similar to Telepathy but not really…

Their wills were clear.

”Oh…! You guys… Why? It is not really… necessary to do that!” said Belphegor.

Chaos noticed that something was going on, as some of the monsters suddenly brought some flesh pulp, bones, and what seemed to be several rats they just killed.

”Oh, materials,” said Chaos, feeling grateful.

”My lord… It seems that the benevolence of your servants knows no bounds… They say that they want to be used as materials alongside the things they brought, so they can become a stronger being to serve you better… I am… I don't know what to say. It is up to you to accept this or not,” said Belphegor.

Chaos was a bit surprised by such a desire… It seemed that these monsters… wanted to give up their lives for him.

”Why?” asked Chaos.

The monsters only approached him as they began to touch him a bit, the statues stiff arms touched his head, the brooms caressed him with their hairs, and the will-o-wisps flew around him, warming him a bit.

Through these stiff acts, Chaos understood a bit of their desire…

”You… Do you really want to do that? Are you sure?” said Chaos, he was filled with emotions as he realized that these beings he had only seen but a few hours ago were already willing to give everything they had for him… so they could become a new being and serve him better.

But… wouldn't this technically be dying?

There was no guarantee that their souls would stay the same, in fact, they would be turned into energy, and the soul of the actual summoned creature might end up being of a completely different being.

Chaos felt like he wanted to reject such an offer, he didn't want them to die for him… This wasn't how he liked things to be.

He felt the desire to protect the servants of his father, not to make them sacrifice themselves for him like this…

But they wouldn't budge, they wanted this, and Chaos couldn't simply reject their feelings like this.

”…Okay.” He sighed, as the monsters celebrated, and quickly rushed into the first large flask within the artifact, alongside the corpses and everything else they bought.

”Hmm… Oh! It is enough for a single summon…” said Belphegor, as he noticed within the artifact's that a holographic window made of magic emerged, showing a sign of [OK].

Chaos felt a bit nervous, as he sighed and let them be used as materials.

”Thanks…” he said, as he decided to give a bit of his blood to them, it seemed that, unlike his flesh or bones, his blood didn't turn into ashes if he manipulated it through Bloodwork.

”You served well Master Ainz, my fellow friends, and you shall serve Lord Chaos now, thank you,” he said, as he pressed the artifact and activated its functions.

Suddenly, all the monsters and the materials were filled with bright light, their souls and bodies converted themselves into pure energy, which flowed into the tubes of the artifact.

Flash!

The magic circles and runes infused into the entire artifact glowed brightly, as a sudden connection to another space was perceived by Chaos' new perception abilities.

”This…!”

Suddenly, whatever was coming now, was way more than whatever he had expected before!

”Eh?! Something… is coming! This is… This is a strong summon, my lord! The love of your servants has been recognized by the Grand Cosmos! Rejoice!” laughed Belphegor.

FLASH!

Chaos suddenly noticed a spatial disturbance over the artifact, which only lasted but a millisecond, but this millisecond was enough to bring an alien soul from whichever place in the cosmos it originated from!

The soul fused with the energy as a small amount of Cosmic Essene leaked through the crack in space which closed itself, quickly shaping the energy, the soul, and the cosmic essence into something new!

Ding!