Chapter 205: The Duel (1)
“You’ve returned,” Karin remarked as soon as Ketal reappeared, her voice a mixture of relief and curiosity.
Ketal’s demeanor was as relaxed as ever, his smile broad. “I have. The conversation was enjoyable—and I got what I was promised.”
“Is that so...?” Karin’s words trailed off, her tone momentarily uncertain.
Is it really possible to describe a conversation with a god as enjoyable? Karin thought.
For an ordinary being, that would be blasphemy, or at least an absurdity. Yet, as quickly as the thought appeared, she dismissed it. She was talking to Ketal, after all.
“So, what exactly did you receive?” she asked him, unable to hide her intrigue. She could only guess at what the price of Ketal’s contract had been.
With a pleased grin, Ketal stepped forward, raising his hand as if he were about to perform some ceremonial act.
“Let’s see... I think it goes like this. I summon you! Bearer of the primordial purity! I summon you! Scorcher of the pitch-black darkness. Come forth! Horned one bearing the flames of purity. Fiego!”
As Ketal’s incantation echoed through the sacred ground, a pillar of fire erupted in the air, swirling into the unmistakable form of a blazing bull. Flames danced in midair, and the heat was almost tangible.
“Did you call me?” came the gruff, resonant voice of Fiego, its words echoing with the power of the Spirit Realm.
Ketal could not suppress his amazement. “Oh, wow...”
His whole body quivered, barely able to contain his excitement. He had just summoned a spirit—a true, high-level spirit. The miracle and majesty of fantasy had become his reality. Even for him, who had witnessed countless strange phenomena, this was something to be cherished.