[Intelligence has increased. Skill efficiency has increased by 58%]
[Soul Conversion successful: Devil's Bear has been transformed into an Aetenus-class familiar]
[Warning: Higher intelligence has unlocked advanced familiar manipulation]
The system's notifications cascaded before David's eyes as he faced Vespera across the blood-stained snow. The air between them crackled with raw power, each breath visible in the frigid atmosphere.
With deliberate slowness, he raised his hand, watching as the obsidian gauntlet covering it retracted like liquid shadow, flowing back into his armor with hypnotic grace.
Drawing his blade across his palm, he let drops of crimson fall onto the pristine white ground. Each drop sizzled as it touched the snow, steam rising in ethereal wisps. An ominous magic circle bloomed where his blood touched the ground, dark energy spiraling outward in intricate patterns that spoke of ancient power.
