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Chapter 06: The Spirit Of The Forest

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GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT REGRETS

Chapter 06: The Spirit of The Forest

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The Next Day, Morning

Hindi ako makapaniwala dahil sa sobrang bagal ng byahe namin. Imagine the supposed to be Grand Event will be happening the day after tomorrow and yet we are still quite far from the border of our Kingdom and the Spiritual Forest and when we still need to pass the border of that place before we could see the great wall of the Empire.

Not to mention that even though the a spiritual forest is said to be blessed by the spirit themselves, the miasma is still abundant and there are also monster lurking around, waiting for someone to pass so that they can attack and gather food for dinner.

These days adventurers and knights of our kingdom are getting annoyed with the increasing presence of monsters. But we the royal family can’t simply eradicate those bastards because it will destroy the balance.

“We are entering the forest. Be alert” - I heard Nox say and I know it is not addressed to me or to our parents but the three knights and the two coachmen with us. Fortunately we have no problem with our coachmen being scaredy cats since they too can fight.

And just as what Nox said we finally entered the forest. The forest seems and feels strange, but I can’t say that it is entirely because of the presence of some monsters. I personally think that there is something odd surrounding the place, I just can’t exactly identify if it is the mana itself or someone is doing some tricks.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang pagirap ng medyo nag-bounce ang aking sinasakyan. And it only means that the road is not flat and it really annoys me because I am actually planning to take a rest since I am not able to join the fun.

[There is the first time I saw a royal carriage that only have three guards]

[Yes, and even the prince himself got out with that scary look on his face]

[But he is not the person we are looking for]

Napakunot ang noo ko ng marinig ako ang dalawang boses na yun. Tiningnan ko si Nox at ng makita ko na parang wala siyang narinig ay lalo akong nagtaka.

I know for sure that those voices does not come from a human being. But even so why can I hear them? They may be spirits but that can’t also be because there has been no record in history of this world that a summoner can automatically hear a spirit’s conversation with another without having a contract with it.

Shit! Is it monsters? No it can’t be monsters. Monsters cannot speak the human language.

“Don’t worry they are not monsters. They are my assistants and I asked them to find me the summoner I am looking for. But guess what? I found her myself” - a chilly yet calm voice suddenly said and when I lift my eyes I froze when I saw a man in front of me.

He has this silver eyes and hair. His skin is neither dark or white but it was transparent. It is not transparent as it should be because I can still see his clothes and the form of his body.

I looked outside and I saw Nox and the others seem not to sense the presence of this unknown man in front of me.

“Oh for clarification. I can’t read what’s on your mind, seems like you put a strong barrier on it that even a high spirit can’t get through. It’s just that your expression is too obvious that’s why I can guess what you are thinking- he said again which made me fake a cough. What the hell?

Okay so he tried to f*****g read my mind right? s**t luckily I really did put a barrier on my mind. But who the heck is this man? Okay I confirmed that he is a spirit based on his appearance but what is his name? What the heck is he doing inside my carriage?

“Since I am the one who trespassed your carriage, I will explain to you every single detail” - he said and I can sense the sincerity and seriousness in his voice.

“Okay but make sure that no one can identify your presence since my identity as a summoner is also kept hidden for the time being” - seryoso kong saad at kitang kita ko ang pag-anggat ng kanyang labi to form a smile.

“Sure, my master”

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After a few minutes, he finally finished explaining who is he and what is he after. And after hearing all the things he had said my head started to hurt like it cannot digest what information it just received.

“So you are saying that summoners before are merely mages that turned into archmages and then they summoned and made contract with a spirit and when they used that power to protect themselves citizens called them monsters. However, the one’s in position know better. Because the power of a summoner is greater than of a mage and an archmage, the royalties decided to erase them?” - I asked and his smile grew even wider. Well I guess he is happy that I summarized his history class. Damn this spirit. Pwede naman niya kasing i-summarize nalang naglesson pa siya tsk.

“And as you have said, one escaped and fled to the North with her husband. They stayed there and built a family of their own. They also decided to make the north a better place so later the unknown north had became a kingdom. And the rulers are my ancestors, Eclipse the summoner and Raphaelo the knight and archmage who has no affinity in summoning spirits?” - I continued and he nod his head.*sigh* the information he really had given me are quite not to hard to believe but it is still unbelievable.

So technically we really are destined to have a summoner, knight and archmage’s blood. Nox, who got the name of our ancestor Raphael may have the possibility of being an archmage and a knight. I think he inherited our ancestor’s trait so well. And I am also the same. However there is one thing I am greatly curious about

“So if that’s the case why does a summoner appear ever 150 years? And why can’t summoners use magic the same as archamges uses it?”

“The answer is simple. And that is because your ancestors decided to make it that way so that there will be no suspicions that a summoner can be ready. Because she believes that even time pass by, there will still be people who will want the summoner dead. And the reason why summoners are not able to use magic is because all the summoners mana are given to it’s spirits.

The spirits now become the embodiment of your mana. The stronger the mana the stronger the spirit and the weaker the mana the weaker the spirit will become and it is regardless whether a summoner summoned a high ranking spirit.

Summoning a high ranking spirit even though your mana is weak rarely happenes because spirits are the ones rejecting the call. But when it does happen, spirits goes berserk and in the end they will hurt the person who summoned them.” - he said with a smile which made my head throb even more. These informations are really giving me quite a headache.

“And you need to form a contract with me even though you are a high ranking spirit because first my ancestor entrusted me to you. She ordered to protect the strongest summoner ever born. Second reason is because your mana is fading and because it is fading you can no longer manage the forest that’s why there are a lot of monsters than before. Third many animals are already dying because you cannot supply them enough mana anymore. Fourth reason is that you simply want to form a contract with me because you know that I am worthy of your support? Is that all of it?” - nakakunot noo kong saad at dalawang beses siyang tumango. His reasons are also unbelievable but I can’t help but to agree with him. While he was telling the story of our ancestors I noticed how frequently his body disappear. Just then I remembered a book that I read in the royal library. A spirit’s body, especially the higher ranking ones have the power transform into human being without any time limit. And Even though a spirit’s body is transparent it can’t be possible for it to act like it is disappearing. Like a glitch.

Also, I also felt an imbalance on his mana flow. Unlike the spirits that I had contact with such as Undine and Sphero which is also considered as one of the high ranking spirits.

“What is your original form?” - I asked and his eyes automatically grew wide but after a few seconds it return back to normal

“A white wolf”

“When we form the contract I want you to stay here since the previous spirits I had a contract came with me where ever I go for a day.” - I said and his eyes went wide again. I guess he is surprised that I am not going to follow the ritual of the spirits. But I don’t care about the ritual at this point I care more about the situation of the forest. The ritual between a spirit and a summoner is more like bond forming. The spirit will have to stay with the summoner for a day for the spirit to assess if the summoner is worthy of his presence and also to be able say their expectations, to do form the right words to utter when summoning the said spirit and so that both bodies can adapt to the sudden change.

“A-are we not going to do the ritual?” - he asked and I heave a deep sigh.

“Yes we are doing it but when I come back. I cannot let you come with me for two reasons, first is the Empire’s magic tower will immediately sense you. Second is you still need to fix the forest being the guardian” - I said and his shock and calm face suddenly turned dark. I can senses that there is something wrong with him, he is like an angry beast.

“You have to be carful in Empire. Those bastards...” - he said in a low yet growling voice. It is his real voice.

I can’t help but to frown with his sudden attitude. What happened between him and the Empire?

It makes me curious.