1112 Following Part 2 (1/2)

Eleanor was stunned. What Saleen required was an entirely different contract instead of a branch of the follower's contract.

”My liege, do you...not trust me?” Eleanor's expression did not look good. Furthermore, it was a request that was specifically for her.

”Eleanor, what I'm about to teach you is something that not even my student has learned. It is the only skill unique to the Myers Mainland plane—lightning rules. What I would be teaching is more than just magic patterns or chants. It is the root mechanism behind the magic. I would be teaching you everything I know. It is not that I do not trust you, but you have to realize what it means for me to teach you all of it.”

Eleanor's relationship with Saleen grew even closer, making her equal to Truman. While Truman was hardly around Saleen, he would one day become a very important person to him.

”You're going to teach me your lightning skills?” Eleanor asked in disbelief, so much so that she simply asked the question without bothering with formality.

”Indeed. As such, I need to set up a reasonable contract. You will still be my follower, but you shall swear fealty to the bloodline of the Metatrin family. After I die, you shall be an elder of a different surname to my family.”

”Why me?”

”You're a royal elf and live a very long life. Regardless of how powerful I become, if there are contracts that I'm unable to fulfill, I'll quickly end up dead.”

”Saleen, the Tribunal isn't that terrifying...”

”Eleanor, will you do it?”

Eleanor looked at her liege, a mage who was less than one-tenth of her age. The expression of Saleen's face did not change.

After he died, Eleanor's bonds would not be as severe as they used to be. While she had to look after his children per the contract, Eleanor would become an elder to the Metatrin family and wield considerable power.

From then on out, her interests would be intertwined with the Metatrin family for as long as she lived.

”Saleen, there are few elves who are pure mages like me, but I...I'm unable to resist the temptation of the lightning rules.” Eleanor smiled. ”From here on out, I shall be named Eleanor Metatrin. I shall relinquish my elvish surname and all power and interests of my original family.”

”Let's sign the contract.” Saleen took out the contract that he had prepared. The contract was drafted with the best starline cloth that Gaine had presented to Saleen, which could be used to craft figures of the highest grade.

Eleanor read the contract seriously. It was written in magic script and was very specific. There were no loopholes to be exploited, which meant that it was devoid of traps.

Eleanor left a soul brand on the contract, and Saleen did the same.

The contract was reduced to ashes in a flurry of starlight. A clear brand was left deep on both their souls. Even if their souls were purified or evolved, there was no way they would be able to be stripped of it.

At least until one of the two entered a higher crystal wall system.

Saleen attempted to share senses with Eleanor. Saleen used to keep sharing as short as possible with Eleanor and his other followers, as it placed a great toll on mental powers on both parties.

If he was unable to maintain it and the sharing was prolonged, the one he shared senses with would be exhausted of their mental powers.

Saleen did not cut the sharing so easily this time. The new contract allowed their souls to communicate more easily. While the connection paled in comparison to Nailisi and the Winged Skull, it would be able to easily last a short battle.

”My liege, as I've become a member of the Metatrin family, please allow me to show you my original appearance. Eleanor unbuttoned her shirt, and an elf wearing a green robe walked out of her robe.

Saleen gasped. Saleen had trouble digesting Eleanor's appearance for a moment. What he found even more surprising was that the human body remained right behind her true form!

Eleanor smiled and returned to her human body. The elf that he saw was just an illusion.

”My liege, I possess two bodies with one souls.”

”How did you manage to do that?” Saleen found his voice was hoarse. While the elf might not have been perfect, in the perspective of a mage, every single detail of Eleanor had achieved balance.

”Royal elves are able to suppress ghosts because of such an ability. I was unable to tell you before because I intended to return to the elf plane, my liege. The human body got in the way of me advancing further. But as you already know, I would be unable to go far on human plane without this body.”

Eleanor was right. Saleen still felt rather dazed. It was not that he had never seen beautiful girls. Every single person around him, including the imp that took a human form, were the best-looking on the plane.

The elf's appearance seemed to be a skill, capable of mesmerizing people and causing them to like the caster.

”What is the level of your elf form?”