The air around Pyris and Zara shimred with mana as the contract was sealed. The witch's sigil flared one last ti before fading, leaving a lingering hum of magic between them. The witch's contract was complete—an agreent forged, binding them both to the terms laid out.
This contract was simple and they could terminate it anyti they want after reaching an agreent.
As the glowing symbol dissolved into the them, Pyris felt a familiar presence stir within his consciousness.
[Ding! Quest Completed! The system announces: Eternal Witch Oath unlocked!
LPs granted!]
Pyris' eyes narrowed slightly, hiding a smirk. But, this was just the beginning for what he had to do with the witch—an eternal pattern. At least he wanted her to be one.
[Just get every Wild Card!] Lia poured motivation and confidence in him.
He could feel the weight of his reward pressing on his mind, the Eternal Witch Oath now accessible to him swirling in his mana core, the depths knowledge it contained on his mind.
Zara, however, still looked slightly smug. She twirled a strand of her long, dark hair between her fingers, her eyes gleaming with satisfaction. "Well, Pyris, you've managed to hold your end of the bargain. I'll admit, you surprised . Not many people can navigate my illusions that quickly. Let alone... have sign a contract?" She sounded impressed?
Pyris simply smiled, his eyes gleaming with subtle amusent. "Don't get too excited, this is just the beginning, Zara. We've made the contract, but there's sothing else we agreed on "
Zara tilted her head, intrigued but still cautious. "Oh I know and I can't even forget. Now first show that power, slightly hehe~" she was like a kid who would love to test their toys before buying.
Pyris' lips twitched but he still let his aura pulse slightly, the power of his Elental Sovereign's Aura stirring the very air around them.
The ground beneath them seed to hum, the faint crackle of elental energy whispering through the room. Zara could feel it—the raw, untad power just beneath the surface. But she also sensed that there was sothing more, sothing beyond what she had seen so far.
"The contract we just signed," Pyris began, his voice smooth and asured, "is rely a formality to bring us to this!" He nearly scoffed at how easily he lied. He needed that contract to get the system reward. "... An assurance that I can trust you with my secret fully!" Zara nodded in understanding.
Although making her a permanent partner was good, having a witch have an eternal oath with you was undeniably more beautiful.
Who knew, maybe they would cross even this level and be sothing more together!
"You wanted to gauge my strength, and now you've seen it. But there's sothing more powerful that have binds us than a simple pact to get my power."
Zara's eyes glead with suspicion, though her curiosity was piqued. "Go on." He smiled...
[A way to trap a witch!] Lia mused inside him.
Pyris took a step closer, his voice lowering as he spoke. "What if I told you that through a deeper bond—an eternal oath—you could gain access to sothing far greater than any witch's magic? You've seen the Elental Sovereign's Aura. You know what it's capable of... At least a quater of it. Imagine having access to a fraction of that power that surpasses the Elental Sovereign's Aura that you want."
Zara's heart skipped a beat. She had felt the pull of his power, the way it bent reality itself, commanding all elents like they were playthings in his hands. It had intrigued her, yes, but to have access to even a piece of that kind of power...
Her fingers clenched slightly, but she forced herself to remain composed. "You're talking about a deeper bond? What exactly are you proposing?"
Pyris smiled, his eyes gleaming with purpose. "The Eternal Witch Oath. It's a binding magic that goes beyond any normal pact. If you agree to it, not only will you gain access to all the elents like I do, but we will be bound together in an unbreakable alliance." Pyris carried on to ensure Zara will be more interested than her mind racing with sharing her life with soone like him!
"You'll have my protection, my trust, and a piece of my power, power to control all elents. And I won't be able to take it back even if wanted to. In return, I'll have your loyalty—your true loyalty. I don't intend to enslave you, make no mistakes with this kind of oath, all I seek is a mutual bond with a powerful being like you and I will be adding to that power you wield through my Elental Sovereign's Aura and all my elents. Who will stand in you way Zara?"
Zara's breath hitched, her mind racing. The Eternal Witch Oath. She had heard of such bonds in ancient tos, but it was sothing witches of the ancient tis rarely used. It was a magical contract of the highest order, a bond that could not be broken. And with it ca imnse power—shared elents between one pattern to another. She could feel the weight of the decision pressing down on her.
Since witches didn't have control over elents and could only use spells, they used to rely on this oath of get elents from other beings. But it had been lost too after that battle between Lucy Obsidian and the Elental Deity.
The Elental Sovereign's Aura wasn't what offered Pyris control over the elents, it's just an ability that he only got because of his dominance over all elents! She knew it now.
She wanted these powers too, Pyris was using the ability as the bait at first, well, she will took the bait and now she stood to gain even better than just the ability!
"You're offering access to your Elental Sovereign's Aura and all elents?" Zara asked, her voice low, her eyes searching his.
"Yes," Pyris replied, his tone unwavering. "But only if you swear the Eternal Witch Oath. Once it's made, we are bound together permanently. There's no going back. Don't ask how I got all elents you won't get that answer."
Zara considered his words carefully, her mind whirling with the possibilities.
She had always craved more power, always sought to push the limits of what witches could achieve. But this... this was sothing else entirely. Access to the elents, the very building blocks of reality. It was a tempting offer, almost too tempting.
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Any witch would accept this offer as long as it didn't cost their freedom and in her case it only promised even more security under House Obsidian.
The thought of wielding such power made her pulse quicken with excitent.
"You would offer this to ?" Zara asked, her voice soft but edged with suspicion. "Why?"
Pyris shrugged lightly, his expression calm and confident. "Because I need allies I can trust. And I know that with access to my power, you'll be stronger as my ally, and will have no reason to betray . Our goals will align, and we'll be stronger together."
Zara's lips curled into a sly smile. "Stronger together, hmm? You make it sound so... appealing."
Pyris stepped closer, his eyes locking onto hers. "Because it is. You know you want this, Zara. The power, the control. It's all within your grasp. You just have to take it."
Zara's heart raced, her mind still weighing the options. But the truth was, she had already made up her mind. The allure was too great.
She had tasted a fraction of Pyris' power during the challenge, and now she wanted more.
Slowly, she extended her hand, her eyes gleaming with a mix of desire and wariness. "Alright, Pyris. I'll take your offer. The Eternal Witch Oath."
Pyris took her soft hand and kissed it's back gently. "Good choice."
The air around them shifted as Pyris activated the magic of the Eternal Witch Oath.
An ancient, glowing sigil appeared between them, its intricate lines pulsing with raw energy. The power of the oath filled the room, making the very walls tremble as reality itself seed to acknowledge the bond they were about to create.
Zara could feel the magic coiling around her, intertwining with her own power. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before—an overwhelming, force that threatened to consu her if she wasn't to stand on the oath they were to about to make.
As the sigil glowed brighter, Pyris' voice echoed in her mind, powerful and commanding. "Do you, Zara, swear eternal loyalty to , Pyris Obsidian?"
Zara's voice was barely a whisper, but her words carried the weight of the oath. "I do." She repeated the sa words and Pyris said the "I do!"
[Feels like marriage Oath.] Lia joked.
The sigil flared one last ti, then sank into their bodies, sealing the oath.
Zara gasped, her entire being suddenly awash with the raw, untad power of the elents. She could feel it—the control, the mastery, the sheer force of it all. It was overwhelming, intoxicating.
Pyris never released her hand, his smirk returning as he watched the realization dawn on her face.
"It's done," Pyris said simply.
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