Ding!
«Congratulations! You have summoned a Three-Headed Hound, Cerberus!»
The beast’s arrival marked a shift in the atmospheric temperature. No, even before it arrived, its presence already spiked the temperature considerably.
Tap!
Its second passed through the portal that continued to expand to accommodate the beast’s size.
From its forelegs which already stretched as high as Damien’s chest, the boy could already tell it would be large.
The previous summon, the Monstrous wolf that was stated to grow into a mythical wolf known as Fenrir had only stretched as high as Damien’s head. However this creature, the Cerberus coming out of the portal was alreadyproving itself to be larger.
Damien wasted no time to request the details of the beast. Even though he had knowledge on the Cerberus as it was one of the very few mythical beasts that humans had written down knowledge about like the Nine Tailed Fox, Damien knew the information from his system was equally important.
“Summon’s Status.” Damien commanded.
««««««••••••»»»»»»
Name: Luton
Race: Stellar Slime
Grade: 6
Endurance: 100 Intelligence: 5
••••••••••
Skills:- Universal Space, Devourer
««««««••••••»»»»»»
That was the only panel that appeared before Damien. A frown appeared on his face as he asked. “Where are the other two summons?”
Thud!
The Cerberus finally came out of the portal, its three heads letting out ferocious roars that shook the area. The heads had two eyes each, ears and ferocious fangs that dripped with saliva. It was clear that this beast was here to devour and destroy.
Atop all three heads, a small flame danced like a crown and around the necks, were also collars of flame.
Rooooooaaarrrr!
It let out another wild roar, its six eyes boring into its summoner, Damien.
«You are yet to form a Pact of Summons with the new summons.Therefore, their statuses cannot be revealed»
«However, you can get a description of the summons with the command “Summon Description” replacing “summons” with the race of beast you summoned»
The system was proving useful in more ways than one which made Damien grin. “Cerberus Description.”
«Cerberus: A Three-Headed Hound that guards the gate of the underworld, preventing the dead from leaving and the living from entering.»
«Skills: Ferocious strength, Berserker, Half-Immortality, Flames of Hell»
The results were more than enough to make Damien grin. However, a third panel appeared containing new details of the Cerberus.
«Pact of Summons: Cerberus is a creature of strength and only bows to a stronger force. Prove to it that you’re worthy of being its summoner by displaying a higher essence output and it will submit to you.»
Now, this was new. Damien had only needed blood to form a Pact with Luton. The Cerberus was different. He would need to display overwhelming essence capability to form a Pact with the Cerberus.
Before he went ahead to form a Pact of Summons with the Cerberus, he decided to look at the description of the Monstrous Wolf. It was shorter and smaller than the Cerberus but the energy it radiated was no smaller that the Cerberus.
Rooooar!
The Cerberus let out another roar, hoping to intimidate something but then, something out of the ordinary happened.
Roooaaaarr!!
There was an outrageous roar that shook the very earth. One so loud it made the Cerberus whimper. A furious roar came from the Monstrous Wolf. It was finally tired of staying calm. Despite being the first to arrive, it had remained gentle, and yet, the Cerberus wanted to display its might in front of it. The Monstrous Wolf wouldn’t tolerate such.
Its aura began to climb as it took a step toward the Cerberus. The Three-Headed Hound seemed to sense that it had offended the Monstrous Wolf and quickly lowered its head with a low growl as if apologizing.
Damien’s eyes widened at the scene and he immediately summoned the Monstrous Wolf’s description again.
“Monstrous Wolf Description.”
«Monstrous Wolf: The Monstrous Wolf is one with the potential to grow into a mythical beast. When it achieves the peak of growth and becomes a mythical beast, it is known as Fenrir, a ferocious and giant wolf that devours all in its path and destroys all that stands in its way.»
«Skills: Immense Strength, Rapid Growth, Devourer.»
«Pact of Summons: The Monstrous Wolf is a creature of immense strength and only bows to a stronger force. Prove to it that you’re worthy of being its summoner by displaying a higher essence output and it will submit to you.»
A smile formed on Damien’s face as he read through the wolf’s detail, understanding it had been able to silence the Three-Headed Hound. It was also a beast of strength that didn’t like the actions of Cerberus and simply acted like a senior out to punish a junior.
The Pact of Summons description was even more reason for his smile. “I don’t have nearly that much magic essence,” Damien muttered to himself, staring at both beasts, both of them appearing to be docile but he knew better. They were deadly.
This confirmed his theory. There were different Pact of Summons for different mythical beasts.
“If I had to choose one, it would be the Monstrous Wolf as it is obviously stronger from their previous exchange.”
One major reason why Damien seemed to favour the Wolf even more was the skill it possessed (Devourer) which was undoubtedly similar to Luton’s own skill with the same name.
Unlike Luton the Stellar Slime, this wolf wouldn’t be able to restore what was devoured by it. However, it would serve as fuel for its (Rapid Growth) which excited Damien even more.
Damien thought for a moment but then he shook his head, his eyes landing on both creatures from legends. “I don’t want one. I want both.”
The Cerberus (Flames of Hell) was sure to be powerful as well and Damien wanted to see it in action.
Since they both had the same way of forming a pact with them, Damien thought of a wild idea. He had a feeling that he would require a lot of essence to form a Pact with both of them even though they had the same method of forming pacts.
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A/N: I apologize for the release inconsistency as I was once again under medical supervision. I’m all better now and while I’ve been told to rest, I would surely be able to release one chapter a day.
As an apology for the previous missed days, I will release two chapters tomorrow. For now, I rest (Doctor’s orders.) Thank you all! 🙂