Ch 2: A familiars call
After hearing that call i followed its voice, it kept leading me further and further, after hours - maybe more, the sheer insanity of the situation kicked in, my fatigue kicked in, I didn't sleep for what felt like a month and yet i pressed on, the only thing powering me was rage, pure disdain, the hope for revenge was the only thing keeping me alive. Words kept filling my head i didn't understand them but i felt them, i felt the rage coming from them, it mirrored my own maybe its the one supplying me with it and maybe its the one who brought me here, i cant tell what his rank is but its overwhelming, its suffocating. I powered through, numb to my own pain, was it pain? It didn't matter. I had to keep moving. After a perilous journey, i reached my destination. The closer i got the stronger and clearer the voice was, i felt it and now i know, I'm wrong his hatred didn't fuel me, his flames did, it was a flame spirit. Its horns, Its talons, Its feathers - its a creature of myth, I've never seen anything like it nor has anyone else, its a creature extinct to the human realm, or so it told me. It spoke to me in a raspy voice,.
"Lend me your grimoire and in turn i shall lend you my strength"
"don't have one" I replied
"That's rare, but not an issue, i can take over your body and fulfill your wish"
"No, I'll take your power for my self"
The creature grew agitated, it was clear but that did not matter. I had leant something of the demons in this world, they gain power from eating one another. I was curious of what would happen if a human were to eat a demon, it was either curiosity or desperation, i had to cave in and ate some, it was my only source of nutrition the carcass of a demon, after I ate it I felt power, extreme power - insane power. I understood that in that moment I would have to do something that's considered worse than a crime - a cardinal sin. I submitted to my fate. I committed a sin - a cardinal sin; its unforgivable. Monsters kill monsters, I became a monster, I used a claw from a decaying monster, I killed it. I ate it. My right arm was brandished with my transgression, my arm took on a sinister red glow, in direct contrast, the rest of my arm turned pitch black, it looked different but i felt overwhelming power in return, my soul was being engraved with the spirits knowledge, and also its spells, I learned everything about it - its species. I gained a lot. After the spirits information I found out what it wanted to show me, a gate back to my own world.
"What is it?" Upon further investigation, I recognized the insignia. The magic school for those rich powerful snobs. It was a summing ritual for 'late bloomers'. At that moment i understood what i had to do, I was going to hitch a ride onto the summoners next spirit. after a short while i heard thumping, followed by three sets of roars. walking up to the circle and quickly scanning it, I saw a set of runes equating to 14, after realizing this I knew this wasn't going to be easy, the mage on the other side of the portal was powerful - very powerful; After several minutes I felt the ground shaking, thumping and the sound of roaring flames. It's flames have range. It hit me, I lost an arm, but not for long. The spirit engraved its spells on me, it's innate ability's were un - believable although that is expected of a phoenix, i ran towards the light, my salvation. I got in.