Isa Hironori ran to the nearest shrine, which was twenty minutes away. After arriving he found a random groundskeeper and explained his situation by saying “ I believe I am possessed by a demon, and need a miko’s assistance in getting rid of it.”
The groundskeeper showed him the way with. They soon arrived at the closed door of a room. Hironori was asked to stay there for a minute while he explained the situation to the miko. After five minutes of waiting the door opened and he saw a very beautiful woman, who looked to be in her early twenties. She was slightly shorter then Hironori at about 5’8”, she had light brown hair that flowed all the way down her back, and dark green eyes that looked as though she could see through anyone and anything.
She said in a very pleasant voice “You can call me Haruka. Come in quickly and let me see this demon that has been troubling you.”
He walked quickly to the middle of the room and stood nervously right in front of her. Haruka then grabbed his hand and her eyes glowed faintly. Hironori was shocked by this display, but what he did not know is that this was actually one of the traits all mikos were required to possess. She suddenly jumped back while turning pale and said “This demon is extremely powerful, it is most likely an A rank, and is deeply rooted in your soul, slowly devouring it.”
Hironori then quickly asked “What does that mean?” This sort of reaction was natural because while magic and demons existing were commons knowledge, most people did not know any specific details about these things. Only that there were academies specializing in magic and that only the extremely rich could get into and that it is rare for someone to be able to use magic and have contact with demons.
After around a minute Haruka seemed to have, for the most part, regained her composure and answered Hironori’s question “There are many different types of demons, all with varying degrees of power, to help categorize them we have created a ranking system for their power. From the weakest to the strongest it goes F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS. This means that the demon inside of you is extremely powerful. Not only that but it has been around you for far too long, so it is now impossible for anyone to get rid of it externally without killing you in the process.”
Hironori was originally very depressed at hearing such bleak news, but caught on to something that sounded odd at the end of her explanation “Why did you stress that it what impossible externally, does that mean that there is some other way to get rid of it?”
Haruka took a deep breath and said “Yes, however the chances of success are not good, at best it is only around sixty percent, so I was debating on whether or not I should tell you. Do you still wish to know?”
By nature Hironori was a fighter, even if they was only a thread of hope he would grasp onto it and never let go, so naturally his answer was “Yes! Of course I want to know, I want to live and kill this demon.”
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She signed then said, “ Then here is the only way to get rid of it. Since a very powerful demon has attached itself to you, it usually means that you have an extremely strong soul. Soul are a persons consciousness, what moves them, there feelings, and most important their memories. Demons feed on souls to help them grow stronger more quickly then just training and the stronger the soul, the better. So now I will introduce you to a summoner, who will help you complete a contract with a demon, who after completing the contract will fight against the current demon over your soul. While this may sound like a great solution, there are many risks and drawbacks. The first is that there is only one chance to summon a demon. Next is that it must be an extremely powerful one, being at least A rank to even have a chance of success. While this does not sound like must with just words, the chances of summoning a demon are as follows. F is close to zero as the strength of the soul decides the strength of the demon, same goes for E, D, and C. however at B rank there is around a seventy percent chance. At A rank there is about a twenty-eight percent chance, and the last two percent are for S rank. Also when forming contracts with demons you and the demon have to make a deal. Most of the time it will be the demon get the persons soul when they die, there is also the rare occurrence where a demon wants to take all the person’s possessions, and there are even demons that require the person to find something for them. ”
Hironori then thought of something and quickly asked “What about contracting SS rank, and SSS rank demons?”
Haruka burst out laughing “Hahaha don’t even dream of it in the entire world there are only eleven SSS rank contractors, and less then 50 SS rank contractors. There is no chance you will get one, every single one of those thirty one people are all freaks who could easily destroy countries.”
Slightly depressed at how he was laughed at he continued “Okay, when will the summoning take place?”
Wiping the tears from her eyes Haruka said, “ It takes time to set up, so everything should be ready in three days, until then you can stay here. Within this shrine at least this demon will not be able to do as it pleases and you will be safe until the ceremony.”
After three uneventful days of helping the groundskeepers with their work, Hironori made his way to where the summoning was about to take place nervously. Little did he know that this was the night that everything would change, not just for himself, but for the entire world.