Chapter 338 : Signing the Contract
Chapter 338: Signing the Contract
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”
Seeing the dazzling sea of stars continuously closing in on her, Janna Roland’s first instinct was to escape.
However, when she realized that her 【Danger Perception】 talent had not issued any warning, she forced down the panic in her heart and faced the starry sea head-on.
“Hm?”
Just as Janna thought she was about to be swallowed by the meteor shower, every single meteor curved away from her, linking together into a silver-white galactic river stretching beyond sight.
Faintly, Janna could even hear the sound of “river water” surging.
“Is this the River of Time?”
Gazing at the silver-white star river before her, formed from countless stars, Janna instantly had a wild guess.
“That’s impossible. If this were truly the River of Time, I should have already been swallowed by the 【Law of Time】 at this very moment and reduced to a speck of dust—”
After a calm analysis, Janna quickly dismissed the thought.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”
While Janna was still pondering, the sound of stars streaking through the night sky echoed again above her head. As the frequency grew louder and denser, a golden star wrapped in holy white light suddenly appeared before her.
“We meet again.”
The light was blinding. Just as Janna instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes, a deep and majestic voice sounded right in her ear.
“Greetings, Your Excellency 【Lucifer】.”
Seeing the projection of the star before her, Janna knew the summoning had succeeded. Suppressing her inner joy, she respectfully bowed to the other party.
“Speak. What is the reason you have summoned me this time?”
Hearing the direct question, Janna decided to be straightforward as well.
“Honored 【Lucifer】, the reason I have called upon you this time is that I wish to sign a summoning contract with you———”
“No problem.”
Before Janna could finish, 【Lucifer】 agreed without a second thought.
“But I will only respond to you three times. After those three times, if you wish to summon me again, you will need to find a new medium.”
Hearing this, Janna, who was relieved at 【Lucifer】’s straightforward consent, nodded seriously.
This time, the medium Janna used to summon 【Lucifer】 was the white feather he had given her a few days ago. The reason he mentioned the “three times” limit was because the holy light energy contained in the feather would only allow for three uses.
At first, 【Lucifer】 had gifted Janna the white feather to help her comprehend the 【Fragment of the Law of Purification】.
Because of this feather, Janna had recently sensed another kind of Purifying Power—completely different from what she had experienced when listening to the Sacred Bell on Aden Divine Mountain.
Majesty, dominance, justice, and hatred for evil—this was the 【Law Will】 she felt from this other Purifying Power.
This 【Law Will】 gave Janna a new perspective not only on the 【Fragment of the Law of Purification】 but also on other 【Law Fragments】—the concept of Will Integration.
That white feather was clearly plucked from 【Lucifer】’s own seraphic wings—it was not only a part of his body but also a physical embodiment of the 【Law of Purification】.
The majesty, dominance, and hatred for evil were obviously not the will of the 【Law of Purification】 itself, but rather an expression of that law merged with 【Lucifer】’s own personality.
Thus, Janna understood that to further strengthen her control over the power of a 【Law】, imbuing it with will was a long-term challenge she would have to face.
Once both sides had reached an agreement, Janna, standing amidst the ocean of stars, solemnly began reciting the contract incantation:
“O Lord of the Spirit Realm, who witnesses contracts in the River of Time, I swear under the eternal and immortal starry sky that the contract shall be established and never be betrayed—”
Buzz—As soon as the chant ended, holy light flared.
At the moment Janna extended the contract invitation to 【Lucifer】, a streak of light wrapped in blazing golden flames flew from the starry projection and landed on the back of her hand, forming a totem in the shape of a holy sword.
“Many thanks, Your Excellency 【Lucifer】.”
The instant the totem formed, Janna immediately sensed the connection established between her and 【Lucifer】.
“It’s just a small matter—no need to thank me——”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The starlight sped away, time reversed in a stream of light.
Before Janna could hear the rest of 【Lucifer】’s words, a strong wave of weightlessness surged over her like a tide, swallowing her whole.
When the starlight faded and she opened her eyes again, Janna found herself back in her dorm room.
“This went even smoother than I expected——”
Glancing at the now-extinguished Spiritual Candles on the obsidian ritual table, Janna’s eyes naturally shifted toward the wall clock.
“Hm?”
Seeing the time, Janna’s first reaction was to rub her eyes to check if she had read it wrong.
“Only three minutes passed from the start to the end of the ritual?”
She remembered clearly that she had begun the 【Ancient God Contract】 ritual precisely at midnight. Although the ritual had gone very smoothly overall, by her perception, nearly an hour should have passed…
“Could it be that the starry sea I just saw was actually the 【River of Time】?”
Thinking this, Janna lifted her fair and flawless hand. As she channeled magic power within her body, the golden holy sword totem appeared on the back of her hand.
“Forget it. No need to dwell on it. As long as the contract succeeded, nothing else matters———”
As she dispersed the magic power gathered on her hand, the holy sword totem vanished.
“Everything back in place—”
Casting 【Cleaning Spell】 to sweep the discarded materials from the obsidian ritual table into the waste bin and storing the table into her Thorn Bracelet, Janna—already accustomed to staying busy until late into the night before meditating—felt her way in the dark to the bed and sat cross-legged on it.
“It’s just a pity that my current contract medium can only be used three times—after that, I’ll have to find another material connected to 【Lucifer】.”
Unlike 【Contract Summoning】 and 【Spirit Summoning】, 【Prayer Summoning】 required the summoner to pay a certain price.
That price did not have to be extremely precious, but it had to be something with a certain connection to the one being summoned…