Chapter 14 - 14: DAMN MONSTER!!!
"First, I would like to know how you tamed those mystical wolves and how you managed to form a contract with them," Sigrún looked intently at Erik, waiting for his response, intent on not missing a thing.
"So they're called mystical wolves, that's a good name," Erik said with a smile as the wolves perked up their ears, dropped their toys, and barked happily while wagging their tails.
"As for taming them, I didn't do anything special. I just raised them like dogs, although I somewhat regret it now because they bark all the time like dogs. But I don't understand what you mean by 'contract'. I didn't do anything besides feeding them and teaching them a few commands and such."
"Are you not aware that you made a contract with them, Erik?" Sigrún asked, looking a bit confused and surprised.
"Not really. They've been with me for years, but I truly don't know what you mean by 'contract,'" Erik responded, even more confused.
"Let me explain what a contract is. First, a contract is a sort of ritual in which a magical animal and a human participate, where the magical animal accepts the human as its master. It has interesting properties.
For example, the animal and the master are always aware of each other's position. Additionally, the master can share their mana with their contracted animal, which not only temporarily enhances its abilities but also, over time, strengthens the animal by nourishing it with the master's mana."
"Is that really a contract? If so, then I have a contract with them, because I can more or less sense their location and give them 'chi' or, well, mana, as you call it. But I always thought those were properties of mana; I never imagined it was something like a contract," Erik commented thoughtfully, which puzzled Sigrún, who quickly asked.
"Properties of mana? How did you come to that conclusion?"
"Well, from the moment I felt mana for the first time, I immediately discovered that one of its properties was to enhance my strength, endurance, and toughness manyfold. Over time, this has improved, and now I need much less mana to achieve a similar effect.
Another property I discovered was that this 'hardening' could be applied to other things, like my tools. This led me to discover another property: if I sent my mana into something, it started to feel like a part of my body, to the point where I could sense everything that happened to it, down to the smallest scratch, similar to how you know where your hands or feet are at all times without having to look at them.