Alen looked at his empty hand where the sword had rested just monts ago. He felt a strange sense of emptiness, as if the weapon had actually been an extension of his own body.
He had felt a profound sense of freedom while holding it.
’I thought it would be a demon sword, but it was actually a good weapon. It felt comfortable. It would have been great to have it... Whatever...’
He shook his head as the spirit girl started to walk toward him. He looked up to et her cold, expressionless eyes.
’Damn, she is really scaring with those eyes. Even the suspicious at I almost ate in the Witch’s Mansion didn’t scare this much...’
’Is she really a spirit? Or is she secretly a demon lying to ? It’s not like I actually know what demons look like... Now that I think about it, how exactly does a demon look?’
As he stared at her blankly, getting lost in his off-topic thoughts, she suddenly flicked a slight spark of red energy at him.
Alen jolted backward as his senses flared. The energy wasn’t aid at his face or neck; it was aid directly at his hair. He dodged quickly.
"What the hell are you doing?! You almost made bald!"
She blinked and replied casually,
"I didn’t know humans were so fond of their hair."
Alen glared at her.
"I don’t know about other humans, but I don’t like people ssing with my hair."
She waved her hand dismissively.
"I would have regrown your hair if that had happened. It’s not a big deal."
Alen cald down, realizing it was completely useless to argue with this emotionless doll.
"So, I’m done trying the weapon. Now send back!"
She blinked, caught slightly off guard by his absurd behavior. She had expected him to talk eagerly about the weapon, or perhaps beg for permission to wield Godless. But she certainly hadn’t expected him to completely dismiss the thought of it.
She couldn’t help but feel curious about such a weird human.
"Are you not going to ask to give you Godless?"
Alen looked at her calmly.
"Huh? Why would I ask for that weapon? You said earlier that you are the very manifestation of the blade. That ans taking the weapon ans taking you."
"And it’s wrong for to ask you to hand yourself over. Even if you’re a weapon, that doesn’t an you lack consciousness." He smiled softly.
"You are still a living existence in this world, and I won’t forcibly bind you to my life."
She stared at him for a long mont. Her eyes narrowed slightly before she parted her lips to reply.
"You can’t leave this place without my permission... And I have no intention of letting you go."
Alen looked at her, utterly bewildered. "Wait! Are you going back on your word?!"
She looked at him calmly with her cold, emotionless eyes.
"My word? What word? Did I ever say I would let you go after we were done testing?"
Alen stopped, completely speechless. ’Damn, she’s actually denying it now?!’
"I want you to form a bond with . In exchange, I will offer you my power," she stated.
Alen narrowed his eyes at her.
"Why are you so willing to give your power? Get to the point. Tell your real motive."
She remained silent for a mont before replying.
"As I said earlier, I am the manifestation of the sword. I cannot leave this realm on my own, and I am too bored staying in this place, living the exact sa constant life. Every day I watch monsters fight here and there, the sun rises and sets, the moon climbs, the greenery vanishes... I no longer want to live in this place."
"Let’s form a bond with each other. I will give you my power. You already saw what I am capable of, didn’t you?"
Alen looked at her and smiled sweetly. "Hehe... Are you offering your life to ? How romantic."
She didn’t even blink at his teasing tone. Her gaze remained dead serious.
Alen dropped his smile, staying silent for a mont before asking,
"What is your goal?"
As Alen asked the question, she beca completely still. It was the first ti in a very long ti that soone had been genuinely curious about her. She didn’t know how to answer that question because she didn’t actually know what her goal was.
"No... I have no goals," she murmured, lowering her head in thought.
Alen smiled softly. He stepped forward and gently patted her shoulder.
"It’s okay. You don’t have to burden yourself with that right now. You can figure it out later on our journey."
She turned her emotionless eyes toward him.
"Our?"
Alen pulled his hand back and took a step away.
"Our ans... I am ready to form a bond with you."
"By the way," he added,
"I don’t know exactly what this bond entails, so explain it to first before we begin."
She stared at him unblinking, then straightened her back and walked closer.
"Very well. Let’s talk about the bond."
"A bond is the physical manifestation of an invisible relationship between two parties. The most commonly known is the Soul Bond. There are others, but the Soul Bond is the most preferable, as the others can be easily broken."
"To form a bond, both parties must gather their power, rge it, and take an oath. The oath also includes specific conditions crafted to prevent either party from exploiting the bond."
"It is highly dangerous to ss with the process of bond formation, as it can severely backfire if sothing goes wrong. Once the bond is ford, it cannot be broken under any condition—unless your soul is destroyed."
She paused, making sure he was following.
"Do you understand what the bond is now? We shall begin the formation, but before that, let state my conditions."
Alen straightened his back and nodded for her to continue.
"My first condition," Ravena said, "is that I want fifty percent control in our bond. I don’t want to be forcibly controlled by a human like you. In return, you will get to use fifty percent of my power—which is a hundred tis more powerful than that stupid attack you just used on the Leviathan."
"My second condition is that I want you to remove your ntal barriers so I can internally communicate with you without needing to summon you here."
"So, what do you think? Will you accept?"
Alen looked at her and nodded confidently.
"Okay, that’s fine with . Let’s begin the oath, then."
She looked at him for a few seconds in silence before finally nodding.
"Fine... Let’s begin."
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