Chapter 173: Name, Bond, and Farewell Promise
Canis looked extremely upset with me.
"How could you turn me into such a cute-looking creature... You... you heartless brute!" she cried like a child.
"I didn’t expect you to give him a cat form. Interesting... That will definitely shatter Canis’s terrifying image," said the God of Darkness, smiling.
"No... Master, not you too... you’re siding with him... Huaaa!" Canis cried even harder, devastated.
Envi and I laughed at the sight. For some reason, watching her cry like that was oddly entertaining.
The God of Darkness then said it was time for the final step of forming the contract—the Unification Stage. He explained that in this stage, I would reconstruct Canis’s personality entirely, reshaping her into a new being. Afterward, I had to give her a new name, and the contract symbol would be engraved on my body, fusing with the Blessing of the Darkness emblem.
I understood what needed to be done. I simply had to focus my mind and infuse Canis with my dark magic mana. I held her—she was still wriggling—and began the final ritual.
At first, Canis resisted, but soon he became calm and still, like someone whose power switch had been turned off. I closed my eyes and began envisioning the new traits and personality I wanted to give him.
The God of Darkness said I was free to decide Canis’s personality, but it would be better if it was inspired by the animal closest to me—used as a reference for forming Canis’s body. In my case, that meant forming her personality based on Runa, the cat I had as a child.
I closed my eyes tighter and focused, recalling Runa’s traits.
Runa, that tiny cat, was so affectionate toward me—but shy about showing it. When I tried to cuddle her, she’d sometimes react violently—scratching and biting me. At first, I thought she hated being touched. But then at night, she’d crawl beside me and sleep next to me. In the morning, she’d lick my face to wake me up.