Episode 46
I had read the scriptures of Irederemnul. It was an ancient book found in the Braio Bookshelf, a book that an ancient language researcher had given up on deciphering after the preface.
I decided it wasn’t that important.
‘The Irederemnul sect, which values natural death and refuses treatment, and the Iredem sect, which actively strives to overcome death. The choice is up to each individual.’
I chose Iredem, not Irederemnul.
Although they were religious groups that served the same god, their directions were different, so the names they used for their gods were also different.
“Iredem, do you know the spirit of darkness?”
-In the beginning there was darkness. Then life was recognized, and death was pronounced.
It meant that he knew. Iredem had a tendency to speak long-windedly. In his day, that would have been polite.
“Will the spirit of darkness answer my call?”
-It depends on his will. A spirit of darkness other than the primordial darkness may come.
After the spirit of death, I also intended to try making a contract with the spirit of darkness.
The spirit of darkness literally ruled over the darkness.
It was useful in battle because it could absorb light and obscure vision.
-If he were in the same situation as me… … well, I guess he would be a little… … happy about it.
A snicker escaped from Iredem’s words. Iredem greeted me warmly.
He couldn’t contain his excitement at the mere fact that he had escaped a world filled only with death.
Durahan’s head flew through the air.
Even though it was just a necromancer’s study, Iredem moved around without rest, as if he liked it.
I placed my hand on the magic circle I used when making a contract with Iredem. As I sent the spirit flame back to the spirit world, complete darkness fell on the necromancer’s study.
Hwaaaaak!
It wasn’t a sound, it was a feeling. It was like being dragged into deep darkness.
No, the place I was in wasn’t darkness, but rather the deep sea. No matter how much I struggled, I couldn’t touch anything, and I couldn’t see my own movements, so it felt as if my existence in this world had been erased.
It was as if my existence had become a floating ghost.
In that deep darkness, a deeper darkness arose.
I could feel him with my whole body, not just my eyes.
-In the beginning there was darkness. Then life was recognized, and death was pronounced.
I remembered Iredem’s words and understood what he meant. The darkness of the beginning was the mother of life and death. It was also the starting point of the world that was formed with the greater being and light.
“I am Louis de Hebron.”
Fortunately, I was able to speak.
-… … .
I could only feel the presence of the other person, but he did not respond to my words.
However, I was certain that the being that was present in this space was the ‘Primordial Darkness’. It would be impossible for a single spirit to take control of the space to this extent.
Even Inferno doesn’t radiate this level of presence.
‘Is it because my affinity is weak?’
According to
There was no content about talking to people by looking at their shapes like Iredem.
“Prime darkness, I want to make a contract with you.”
-… … .
The presence was definitely felt.
Every time I spoke, a thicker darkness rose up like a mist.
“The spirit of death has made a contract with me. The name I gave him is Iredem, and if you permit, may I call you Dimes? Dimes is a name taken from Dismenos.”
Dimenos is the god of darkness.
Although his religion has since disappeared, the hymn “Spread the Eternal Night” is still commonly sung among bards.
It is said that Dimenos killed the holy ones and brought disaster upon those who tried to light the fire, but instead bestowed boundless blessings on those who enjoyed the darkness.
Hwaaaaah!
As I entered the space of the contract, I felt like I was being sucked into something.
At some point, relatively fresh air filled my lungs and I regained feeling in my hands and feet.
“Did it fail?”
As I muttered, Iredem responded.
-Call to the darkness. If he answers you, you will see his darkness.
“dark.”
The dark spirit did not answer.
I looked around and then called his name.
“Dimes?”
A deep darkness came upon me.
‘You are a spirit too.’
Iredem and Dimes had to exhaust my aura in order to remain in the human world. With the aura of fire and the aura of death added to it, the two spirits were able to suck out my aura without hesitation.
“Is Dimes naturally silent? Or is it because I lack affinity with spirits?”
-There’s nothing wrong with your affinity. The darkness of the beginning is just a little shy.
“Even spirits feel shy?”
-Emotions are not exclusive to humans.
I nodded.
Iredem was right. Spirits were far more capable of feeling emotions than humans.
Iredem appeared through Durahan’s head, but Dimes appeared in the form of a sphere of darkness. Just as a light source emits light, the sphere of darkness absorbs the surrounding light and spreads darkness.
When I called in the spirit’s light, the flames flickered but the light did not spread.
“Dimes, can you darken this area?”
The darkness of Dimes swallowed the flame. The spirit flame did not disappear. I could still feel it slowly sucking my aura, but the light had completely disappeared.
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‘It will be very useful.’
Iredem was ambiguous to use right away, as it could easily be misunderstood as having dabbled in necromancy.
But if all it did was spread darkness, there was a similar Darkness spell.
“Iredem, how about the blood spirit?”
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-He is messy and light as air, but sometimes sticky like tar. He was once called the source of life.
Iredem’s expression was ambiguous.
“I don’t like the idea of sucking blood instead of aura.”
-No. The blood spirit is not a vampire who only craves blood. He feeds on the life energy contained in blood.
“Either this or that.”
– A human with flowing blood will be blessed abundantly by the spirit of blood. He loves and longs for everything that flows with blood. In my view, you are worthy of his love. No, I should say you are overflowing with it. It is a little unsettling, but… … Well, isn’t it a good thing for a human to be loved by the spirit?
The spirit of death was friendly to the spirit of blood.
It was natural, since blood and death are inseparable.
I sprinkled blood on the magic circle. Since there were no living beings in this area, I cut my finger and drained the blood.
‘… How much more blood do I have to squeeze out?’
Every time a drop of blood fell into the magic circle, it bubbled and disappeared.
It was clear that the blood spirit was feeding on my blood. I kept offering blood.
Since it was a sudden move, I thought I would see it through to the end.
As I began to feel a little anemic, a lump of blood rose up in my body, making it difficult to tell whether it was a hallucination or reality.
They had a human-like shape.
According to mythology, the gods created spirits and entrusted them with nature.
Humans were a by-product added to perfected nature.
-Blood! Fresh blood! Blood full of power! There is such a person in the world! Oh, wonderful! Exhilarating! You… … I will have you! The contract is signed!
It was something that happened like roasting beans in a lightning flash.
The contract was not concluded.
Iredem and Dimes, the fact that the spirit’s flames were not visible could be used to guess that this was a space for a contract.
“I never said I would sign a contract.”
-What nonsense is that! You called me! I answered your call. Didn’t you call me because you wanted me too? I want you. I want you desperately. I will feel you all night long. Your blood! That hot blood! I will swallow all that boiling blood to my heart’s content!
“It seems a little different from what Iredem said… … . He just said it was messy and light as air, but sometimes sticky like tar, but I never heard anything about a screw being loose.”
-Oh, messy and light as air? Sticky like tar? The only one who would say that about me is Death in the beginning.
“Yes, the primordial death. The name I gave him is Iredem.”
The blood spirit came towards me excitedly.
The thick smell of blood hit me. It wasn’t the nauseating smell of blood on the battlefield, but a strange blood scent that excited people.
-Ohhhh! He is with you? This familiar smell is his. Good! I will be with you. Let’s go! Let’s go and see the primordial death!
“… … So I don’t see any reason why I should make a contract with you. Iredem said it would be better for me to make a contract with you, but I’m not sure.”
The blood spirit was shaken.
He seemed shocked, then suddenly burst out laughing and asked me.
-Don’t you know me? I’m a blood spirit!
“Should I know you?”
-Mom, don’t you know? Really? You’re not trying to deceive me with lies?
“Check it out.”
This was a space of contract.
Neither the spirits nor the contractors could deceive each other. At least they could tell whether what the other was saying was true or false.
The blood spirit that had searched my inner self shouted.
-Nonsense! You don’t know me! How could you call me that?
Judging by his confident attitude, the Blood Spirit must have been quite famous in ancient times. He seemed to be quite popular, so there seemed to be many people looking for him.
“I happened to find you and several other spirits in a book called
-That’s why no one came looking for me! I thought humans were sick of me… …!
The blood spirit quickly shut his mouth.
“I see you understand the topic. Are there quite a few people who got tired of you?”
-Oh, no! I don’t think so. Maybe… … .
“Let me ask you again. Why should I sign a contract with you?”
The blood spirit had to change its attitude.
If he couldn’t convince me, he would be forgotten forever.
-I am the spirit of blood, I rule the life force that resides in blood.
“so?”
– I can’t explain it in words. Since you are the one who awakened me after eons of time, I will show you a little bit of my power.
In an instant, the blood in my whole body boiled.
No, it was the aura that spread throughout the entire body reacting.
… … No, that wasn’t it either.
It was clear that a change was detected along the veins, but the energy I felt was not an aura.
It was a more fundamental energy.
‘animation?’
It was the energy of the opposite concept of fraud. It was known to exist only in theory and as an energy that humans could not confirm. However, the energy filled me.
It amplified all my abilities.
Gulp!
I swallowed dry saliva.
If there was a being that could help me develop such abilities, I had to sell my soul to catch it.
-How about it? I will share this power with those who make a contract with me!
“It’s dizzying.”
It was a word that was barely uttered.
I wanted to exclaim in admiration, but I didn’t want to show it to that confident guy.
-Ah… … Well, that could be possible. I was just about to sign the contract.
The blood spirit uses blood as a medium to exert its power. He absorbed the aura within me, but he also sucked blood.
Because of that, the dizziness got worse and worse.
It was because I had lost a lot of blood before making contact with that guy.
“Do you need my blood to command you? Can’t you use the blood of someone else besides me?”
