-Summoner's Note-
"Whoever deals with demons must be careful with his words, and every word can be a shackle."-The lesser key of Solomon, Ars Goetia
As night falls and the stars fade, ancient magical formations slowly light up on the ground, their blue runes shimmering and flowing like living creatures, giving off a breathtaking aura.Candle flames swayed around, the dim light illuminating the heavy runes on the pages.The air was filled with the scent of dry ink, intertwined with the faint scent of sulfur, and carried an unchanging heaviness.
Ellis stood in the center of the magic array, his fingertips lightly touching the yellowed parchment scroll, his eyes wandering between the dense magical inscriptions.This ancient book was already tattered, and only the earliest original version could unlock the hidden truths within.However, this knowledge had long been buried deep in the river of time, and only an existence that had truly stepped into the abyss could glimpse its full extent.
Ellis closed the scroll and raised his hand to pluck the obsidian dagger from the table, his eyes flickering slightly."It seems there is no other choice."He chanted the incantation of summoning in a low voice, his fingertips slashed his palm, and blood flowed down the ancient runes, seeping into the patterns of the magic array.In an instant, the air in the room seemed to be drained, and an icy darkness rose from the ground, devouring the last rays of candlelight.
In the center of the magic formation, the robed magician Ellis knelt on one knee, his right hand gripping a silver dagger, the blade reflecting an obscure light.He took a deep breath and slashed the dagger across his palm, and blood slowly lowered and seeped into the array pattern.
A low chant echoed in the cold stone room, and magical power churned in the air like an unseen tide, rushing towards the summoning door that was gradually taking shape.
Space suddenly shattered, and a pitch-black crack emerged in the center of the magic formation.Shadows as thick as the color of night surged out of the crack, transforming into a pale, slender hand.That hand slowly probed out, and the fingertips gently brushed the air, bringing about an invisible ripple.Immediately afterward, a pair of scarlet pupils snapped open in the darkness, their overriding gaze gazing at the mortal world through the crack.
Ellis stood with bated breath, his gaze fixed on the pair of scarlet pupils that slowly opened from the darkness.
"Nyx, by the deed of a part of my humanity, I summon you to the present world."
The darkness completely swallowed the last trace of light, and a low, hoarse voice resounded in the void as if it was the echo of the abyss."The deed is finalized."
As the voice fell, the summoning array exploded, and endless darkness swept across the room in a whirlwind.Ellis narrowed his eyes to see the figure standing in the center of the darkness-Contract Demon Nyx.
The air seemed to freeze, and the darkness surged like a tidal wave, swallowing the last trace of light in the magic room.The parchment scrolls on the bookshelf rustled, and the blue runes remaining in the magic array flickered faintly, reflecting the figure emerging in the void in a strange and blurred manner.
Nyx, the noble king of the Abyss, the young contracted demon.Slowly stepped out into the void.His footsteps were silent, as if the darkness itself was moving, and his dark robes were like flowing night mist, wrapping around his slender figure.His pupils were like congealed blood-colored amber, faintly glowing in the darkness as they fell upon the summoner before him.
He had expected to be greeted by a terrified wizard - a mortal who had hastily cast a spell because he craved power or wanted revenge, a novice with a loophole in the terms of his contract.But when his eyes fell on the taunt human standing in the center of the magic formation, Nyx's smile froze slightly for a moment.
Something was wrong.
This summoner, he wasn't even the slightest bit intimidated.
This wasn't like what Father had said.
What kind of matching mechanism did Abyss have, where a budding new demon bumped into a full leveled big brother in the opening round?
Abyss customer service I want to complain!