Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

After writing the content to be transferred, Esther did not immediately summon Klein's four-headed messenger lady. Instead, she began to write the ancient Hermetic contract required to conclude the messenger, and then changed the ceremony just arranged.

She wanted to contract her own messenger to prevent Klein from finding her.

The content of the contract is nothing more than the relatively broad rules of keeping the letter and not harming the contractor or the recipient.

This time, Esther did not use other spiritual materials, but used her own blood instead of essential oil as a primer, dripping into the candle's flame.

The light of the candle flame instantly became bright and clear, turning into the same light yellow color as Esther's hair.

She recited in ancient Hermetic according to the order taught by Thomas:

"I! I call in my name:

The spirit that travels in the upper world,

Friendly creatures to drive,

Someone who is willing to make a contract with me. "

The candle flame expanded and stretched, like a constantly shaking light curtain, with a touch of gray in the depths.

Soon, a quadruped with an overall body shape similar to that of a dog or wolf stepped out. Its body was covered with short black hair, its eye sockets were burning with two dark red flames, and the base of its mouth extended almost to the back of its head.

It is surrounded by a very light burning mist, which seems to be distorting its existence, making its body particularly illusory.

Esther resisted the desire to retreat. This creature did not look "friendly" at all.

There was nothing wrong with her spell, so why did she summon this evil-looking canine?

Just as Esther was frozen in place, the light mist around the black dog rolled twice, and another smaller puppy squeezed out.

Different from the silent and intimidating "wolf dog", this puppy has not yet grown up, and its limbs are short and about the same size as a poodle, but the flames burning in its eye sockets are equally weird and scary. .

The bigger "wolf dog" leaned down and nudged the black puppy's back twice with its nose, as if to urge it.

The puppy took two steps forward, sat down on the ground obediently, and swung its tail from side to side behind it.

Esther had to resist the urge to touch its head this time. She glanced at the "wolf dog" from behind again and looked back at the expectant puppy.

Is this considered child labor?

Esther knelt down and closed the distance between herself and this spiritual creature: "So, are you willing to sign a contract with me and become my messenger?"

The puppy nodded slightly, its tail wagging happily again after a pause for a few seconds. After looking at it for a few more times, it seems far less scary than when I first saw it. Of course, the one who is more frightening is its elder.

Esther thought of this and looked up in the direction of the "wolf dog". The other party didn't make any move, but was just paying close attention to the situation here.

"Then let me read the contents of this contract. If you have any opinions, can you raise them?"

The huge and evil black "wolf dog" barked low, which showed that it understood Esther's meaning and had enough intelligence to communicate.

Esther had some doubts in her heart. She could feel the half-real and half-virtual nature of the two "wolf dogs", one big and one small. They all had quite powerful powers, including the slightly cute puppy.

How could such a strange spiritual creature casually agree to be his messenger? It feels like it's overkill. But Esther didn't know the creature in front of her, so she didn't have a clearer understanding.

After reading the previously written contract to the two "wolf dogs", Esther first looked at the puppy and saw it nodding vigorously and deliberately, looking quite arrogant and reserved.

Then Esther turned to the big dog, which didn't respond very coldly. It was regarded as acquiescing to these terms, and it seemed that there were no other problems.

In the end, Esther did not use the description of the "spiritual world" or the gods she believed in to bind the contract according to Aaron's teachings. Instead, she used the honorary name of "Zoya".

Then she cut her finger and drew a line of blood on the top, making the entire parchment bright for a moment. The halo spread and shrank, the blood stain was completely absorbed, and the four lines of "Zoya"'s honorific name turned into Silvery gray.

Only then did she sign her name: "Esther".

Spreading the parchment paper in front of the puppy, Esther watched as it raised its paw and pressed it on the paper. There was a slight burning smell under the puppy's paw. When it removed its paw, there was a A circle of charred and corroded claw marks.

Esther and the two spirit world creatures both stared at the parchment. It quickly collapsed into a spot of light, and then condensed into two strips of light, floating into the foreheads of Esther and the puppy respectively. .

There is a tuft of yellowish light hair on the puppy's forehead, like a vertical pupil.

Just when it happily took two steps forward and wanted to pounce on Esther, the large adult dog let out a low bark.

The puppy stopped there unwillingly, wagging its tail vigorously at Esther, seemingly impatient.

Esther picked up the letter written next to her, hurriedly added the name of the summoned messenger on the back, and wrapped it with another piece of paper: "Please give this letter to Clay——Gehrman Spahr. Luo, can you find him?"

The puppy nodded, held the letter in its mouth, and then followed its elders and jumped into the crack in the spiritual world again, and got back into the vast mist.

"What a strange creature," Esther murmured, "At least it doesn't cost money, and it's quite cute after looking at it for a long time."

A spirit that travels in the upper world, a friendly creature that can be driven, and a messenger that belongs exclusively to Esther.

At first, Esther thought that what came out would be birds and spiritual creatures. After all, "Zoya" had some special mystical connection with the skylark. But what appeared in the end was a puppy of unknown species, still under "parental supervision", coming down to interview the messenger, which made her think it was funny.

At least it was much friendlier than the older "wolf dog" in appearance. If the person applying for the job was really that strange black dog, Esther would really not dare to sign the contract.

I don’t know what that puppy likes to eat, so I should prepare some reward for it next time.

Esther stood up and began to tidy up the ceremony site. After putting away a few candles, she spread the layer of dust she had stolen back on the ground with her backhand.

Anything stolen by the "parasite" can be saved temporarily, and the duration is the same as the extraordinary ability stolen. For Esther, the upper limit of this time is two hours. But where exactly they were stored, Esther couldn't tell.

If it weren't for the time limit, she would have stuffed her backpack into that unknown space and wouldn't even have to carry it with her.

Dust fell back into the dark basement, and after the candlelight disappeared, the place immediately became eerie.

Esther turned to leave, and just as she was walking up the stairs, there was a knocking sound on the wall somewhere.

"Pah, pah."

It was like a gentle tapping sound, regular but not hard.

Esther hesitated for a second, then turned and headed back to the basement. She reached out and casually grabbed it, and once again stole the dust in the room, including the ones on the walls, so that the charred walls here were completely displayed before her eyes.

With a flick of Esther's right hand, the "Pale Bone Nail" fell directly into her palm. Facing undead creatures or evil spirits, this bone sword had a much greater advantage than the hair-shedding "Logan's Claw".

After absorbing the extraordinary characteristics of the "parasite", Esther's control over the bone sword has been greatly enhanced, but the half-face mask cannot be integrated back into it at all. However, Esther frequently parasitized birds, so she no longer needed anything to cover her appearance.

She walked slowly and quietly against the wall of the basement, staring at several walls carefully, and finally sensed something special in a corner.

Just looking at it with sight, there is only the burned black residue here, but under Esther's special perception state, she can "see" there is a bloody handprint that is constantly moving here.

Even now, a bright red trace in her perception was slowly squirming, trying to spread outward and occupy a wider area of ​​the wall.

Esther also speculated that perhaps the actions she had just performed to conduct the ceremony, communicate with the spirit world, and summon spirit world creatures caused a stress reaction in the extraordinary power remaining here.

Esther decisively stabbed the wall with her sword, and bursts of neighing sounds could be heard from beneath the burnt marks.

"Are there really evil spirits? Hello."

Esther said this, but she complained in her heart that the official Beyonders of the "Eternal Blazing Sun Church" were not competent enough. They actually left behind souls who slipped through the net. This situation would certainly not have happened to the Nighthawks.

The red bloody handprint in Esther's perception gradually melted away under the "pale bone nails".

The slapping sound sounded again, more like hitting the wall hard, and the frequency was much faster: "Bang bang! Bang bang!"

Esther didn't make any move, she just pressed the bone sword harder against the wall. The tip almost penetrated the scorched wall. A faint dark brown liquid seeped out from the edge of the hole, as if it was poured into the wall. The mud inside is thick and rancid.

Esther whistled, and several light spots flew down from her bangs, along the sword body of the "Pale Bone Nail", and quickly spread to the evil force that was stabbed.

A faint halo of light bloomed from the wall, spiraling in circles and spreading to the entire wall in an instant.

Esther had a bad premonition instantly. She cursed and complained in her mind. She turned her head and opened and closed her left hand. She quickly stole the distance and sent herself to the stairs. It only took a few seconds to send herself away. This "haunted house".

Esther suddenly rushed behind the stone beside the flower bed.

"Boom——"

A loud bang sounded behind her, and at the same time, the remaining debris of the house was thrown away. The flying pieces of wood and bricks were like hailstones, hitting everywhere one after another.

Because of the continuous use of "stealing" to steal space and distance, the rapid change of vision made her feel uncomfortable, and Esther's face turned slightly pale because of this.

But when the dust settled, Esther stretched her head and looked at the ruins over there, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

She shook her head at the seagull that flew to her feet and said, "We can't stay any longer. With such a big movement, someone from the church might come to check. It seems we have to find a new place to stay."

Esther stole her backpack, formed a skylark with condensed light, got into the body of the seagull, and flew to another nearby seaside city.

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