Chapter 315: The Faery Star
"Very eager, huh? Well then. Welcome to the family."
The black cat floated in front of Erin.
"Come. We will go to the Prison." The black cat’s deep voice echoed.
"Prison?!" Erin’s eyes widened.
The black cat snapped its paw. A portal appeared inside the chamber.
"Creating a new servant would cause a wide scale phenomenon. But if we were to do it inside the Prison, the effect would be contained." The black cat explained.
Erin gulped.
"How big of a phenomenon are you talking about?"
Selina shrugged, "It depends. Aurora caused Aeliz to snow in the middle of summer. Bash caused a drought that covered the entire Ines Sota. Crow plunged the entire city into darkness."
"For an Ethereal Fae, it would probably be something related to illusion or mental attack. Those abilities are their specialty." The black cat’s deep voice echoed.
The trio entered the stone door. It disappeared once they were gone.
Erin found herself in the black and white world with three moons in the sky, white, yellow, and blue moons. A tall tree enveloped the three moons and connected the sky and the ground.
Near the tree, an industrial steam town lay dormant. There was no one living in that town.
"Where is this place?" Erin said.
"This is the Floor of Darkness. A level inside my Prison." The black cat said.
Crow emerged from the ground in front of them.
"Master." He bowed.
"This is Crow. He’s my third servant. He has the power of the Nether and transformation. There are also other servants but they are currently busy so they can’t see you."
Erin approached Crow. Her eyes glimmered with joyfulness.
"You look so cool!" Erin said.
"Thank you, Erin."
"Alright. Let us begin."
The black cat floated to Erin. His Chaos grew restless as the black sky turned pink. A pink mist enveloped the entire floor.
Crow swirled his hand in the air. The pink mist moved gently to his movement.
"So this is the power of the Fae. Fey Scent."
Even without a proper olfactory organ, he could smell the pink mist. It brought joy, lust, and dreams that he once forgot.
The pink mist concentrated into one point and formed a large pink symbol in the air.
The symbol was a seven pointed pink star with a white outline, the Faery Star.
The Submission Seal landed in Mater’s paw as he added on it the power of the Chaos Pact. An Octagram appeared and wrapped around the Faery Star.
"This is the Submission Pact. Once you accept this, you shall become mine, Erin Eggington. You are my servant and I am your Master. You will heed my call for battle. And I will protect you like you are my blood."
The black cat pushed the Seal toward Erin. The symbol slowly floated to her.
"If you accept, take the Faery Star."
Erin nodded. She brought her hand up. The Faery Star landed on the back of Erin’s hand.
At the same time, the Dark Grimoire inside the Underpark trembled.
Solarix was cleaning up the medical equipment used for Erin. Suddenly, the leathery book burst open and a cloud of pink mist flooded into the chamber.
"Ah!" Solarix was flooded by the Fey Scent.
Inside the Floor of Darkness, a cloud of pink enveloped Erin. Her body changed.
The innate hidden power of the Fae burst out from her and fused with the Faery Star. She was already a Half-Fae. The Submission Pact released all of those power inside her and transformed her into a proper full-power Fae.
Erin landed on the ground. An aura of pink surrounded her. Her body had pink lines running all over and concentrated into the Faery Star at the back of her right hand.
Selina was there to witness her transformation.
"Now that I think about it... Why do all your female servants have those glowing lines?" Selina said.
The black cat sweated. "Warlock requirement. It is necessary."
"Oh, really?" Selina smiled. Her smile told him that she didn’t believe a word of it.
This cat had a tattoo fetish for sure.
Mater whistled and pretended that he didn’t understand anything.
Erin opened her eyes. Her platinum hair had changed. It’s pink now. An elusive bright pink.
Erin grabbed a strand of her hair to examine.
"This power feels different... It is not the same as the Moon Fae."
"Of course, it isn’t. This isn’t a Lunar Fae. It is Ethereal Fae."
[Ethereal Half-Blood Fae]
[Rank]:
1 [Level]: 7
[Spells]:
- Fey Collision: Any sound you make can be turned into a mental attack.
- Fey Dust: You may summon Fey Scent at will.
- Fey Touch: You may paint any illusion with your finger tips.
- Fey Shift: You may teleport to anywhere within a 30-meter radius that you can see. This teleportation must be executed via a movement.
[Passive Abilities]:
- Call of the Everlasting Wild: You are connected to the Everlasting Wild and can create a portal to it. This portal cannot be taller than 5 meters and wider than 3 meters.
- Form of the Fae: You may switch between humanoid appearance, half-animal appearance, and full animal appearance.
- Ethereal Body: You may turn into a semi-transparent state. In this state, you are immune to all physical damages and most magical damages. You may phase through solid matter and you gain the ability to fly.
"Ethereal Body? What is this?" Erin said as her body turned transparent. Only the pink outlines of her frame were visible.
"The Fae are tricksters and mental tormentors. They can be very quick at escaping as well with their Fey Shift. Unfortunately, they suffer a great weakness. Fae can’t protect themselves effectively.
Ethereal Fae, however, is basically invulnerable in battle."
Erin flew away in her Ethereal Body. She went through the trees in the woods and phased through all the structures in the town.
A small portal appeared right in front of her as she activated her Fey Shift.
Erin disappeared from one end and reappeared at another end, flying out of a portal that fit her body just right.
Fae could traverse multi worlds. Their Fey Shift ability was a basic expression of that ability. They weren’t actually teleporting but creating small connecting portals.
Erin returned to Mater and deactivated her Ethereal Body.
The pink-haired girl turned into a small cat with white fur and a patch of pink in the middle of her forehead.
"Huh?" The black cat’s pupils dilated as the white cat jumped on him aggressively.