Fear started to fill the air, everyone was exhausted after giving everything they got against the wild untamed beast, only to find that wild side of his disappearing and leaving only a civilized and composed creature that was talking.

The strength and power he conveyed before failed in comparison to what he was showing now. Before the power he was presenting felt overwhelming but uncontrolled and it felt like it was leaking out all over, now though they were all contained and properly harnessed. It felt like one wrong step could spell their doom.

“Come now, aren’t we going to continue our little scuffle? Where’s that confidence you low lives were showing before? Don’t tell me that’s all you have; you should be able to entertain me even more than that~”

The beast let out a reverberating laugh, one that only fills everyone with more dread. He raises his claw to his face, as his gaze at everyone practically pierces through them.

“H-hey boss… I think this is more than we can handle… got anything else up in your sleeve?” There was visible sweat flowing through Sife’s forehead, even someone like him was starting to show signs of nervousness. But he wasn’t planning to give up if his summoner wasn’t.

“Hmm if you all will not continue then I shall instead! ~” This creature jumps right at Sife, his claw ready and aimed at his vitals, and unlike the chaotic way he was using his claws before this time there was more precision as he curved his fingers together into a single point.

The bull readies himself, preparing to take the hit, though there was a lack of confidence in his body. He doubted he was going to survive this unscathed. Eugene could sense this as well and without thinking threw the Beast Shield towards them as a large shield with the emblem of a beastly creature materializing in front of Sife, protecting him from the attack and pushing the beast back.

“Well now, what a rather versatile magic your summoner possesses. Unfortunately for you it won’t be enough to even match my strength! Here, let I Ripley show you what I am capable of! ~” The beast who was calling himself Ripley calmly raised his claw, it didn’t look like he was going for the same pouncing attack he has been using up to now. Power and mana were coursing through his fingertips; gathering and swirling around him as he prepared something different.

Suddenly, chains started to form around Eugene filled with the same malicious mana as Ripley’s. They began to move and twist as they started to surround the human who themselves were starting to grow worried. The chains then began to come after Eugene, intending to attack and bind at him.

“Master Eugene watch out!!” Suddenly Eugene found himself pushed to the side and away from the danger as the chains began to bind someone else, Abdul.

“A-Abdul why did you do that?” It was no use, the chains had Abdul helplessly wrapped up.

“Master Eugene’s safety is my top priority.” The robot happily said, even in his bound state.

“My my what a loyal little familiar you have there, even though such act was futile. ~” The husky raised his claw once more, intending to use the same attack once more only for a kunai to catch his attention and stopping his spell. “Well well, let’s see what kind of fire will come out of this lizard! ~”

That lizard comment managed to anger Ryuze as the pupils in his eyes began to dilate and his mouth begins to snarl showing more of his fangs. With scroll and blade in each hand the dragon leaps up in the air and begins his hand sign ready to unleash a fiery blaze at the husky. “Now turn to ash! Ninja Art: Wildfire Garden!”

Soon a volley of orbs of fire conjure in front of the dragon as they begin to rain down on the demon. Each orb explodes upon contact causing a scene of fire and smoke fill the area around Ripley. Using the cover of his attack Ryuze prepares his blade with a sense of where his target is and goes in for the finisher, making sure to obey his lord’s request he makes sure to avoid any vital organs. He thrust his trusty blade through the smoke, confident that he had hit his mark, but to his surprise he found it stuck, unable to move it.

As the smoke clears Ripley stands before everyone, unscathed while surrounded by various chains shielding him all the while Ryuze’s sword is chained up and with a simple pull from the demon the sword leaves its master’s hands as the dragon tumbles to his knees.

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Ryuze wasn’t looking too good, he was breathing heavily and barely keeping himself from falling unconscious, Eugene took a look at his stats and unfortunately his worry was confirmed.

Ryuze

HP

20/150

MP

25/200

TP

30/150

“An weak fire but what should I expected from a simple low life, though I expected more. I had heard the Dragonoids of the world of Shokan no Kuni was much more intense than that. My, how disappointing.” The demon couldn’t help but mock Ryuze while he was down, he really did look down on everyone else. With little motivation he lifted his claw, ready to finish off the dragon for good.

But Eugene wasn’t going to let that happen, he quickly grabbed one of his cards and activated it. “Shadow Intercept!!”

As Ripley began to slash at his enemy, Ryuze gently closed his eyes, accepting his fate but in the next moment, he suddenly found himself next to the tied up Abdul as a scream can be heard near the demon and as he looks he was surprised from the site before him.

Eugene laid on the ground shaking. Tears flowing from his eyes as he was screaming in pain. At his back, his shirt was shredded with obvious signs that the demon had clawed at his back.

Ryuze was in utter disbelief, “Why… my lord why did you do that?! We’re supposed to be your shields not the other way around!”

Eugene couldn’t answer, the pain was too much for him. He could barely even move his hands, even as he desperately tries to grab one of his cards.

Sife pulls up his fists, preparing himself for the worse. He was the last one left standing and there didn’t seem like much hope left. “I’d say we are starting to run out of options. We’re going to need some kind of miracle to pull through for us!”

“Well looks like you’re the last one left, I must say you all really put up a good show for me. But every good show must come to an end.~”

The powerful aura coursing through the demon spreads across the entire area as dark chains engulfed in demonic flames pop out of the ground.

“Now it’s time to send you low lives down to the deepest parts of the aby-”

Suddenly the sounds of a pen can be heard, as a figure begins to writing inside a book. The chains soon stop “in place as the demon soon realizes he had lost control over his chains.”

Ripley gave a look of annoyed confusion from that statement “What are you talking about, as if I could lose control over my ch-….what?.... Th-they’re not responding to me! YOU!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!!”

The demon was furious, to have someone impede on his strength was nothing more but an insult to him! He peered closer at the figure to see who it was “you… my Summoner!?” it was the fox Demihuman Alphonse who was continuing writing on his book, which turned out to be his mana crystal.

“I won’t let you make a fool of me any longer!”

And as the beast readies to jump at his Summoner “The chains soon turn on their master! As they begin to bind and restrict the beast in his place!”

“GGHHH!!!”

“And as the demon finds himself subdued, the ritual contract set between familiar and Summoner can finally be complete…. With additional rules added for the demon!”

“no…NOO!!!” Ripley begins to tear through his chains to no avail as new ones begin to form to replace the broken ones.

“First rule, the familiar is only able to attack anyone his Summoner, or anyone he gives the same authority, allows”

Two chains soon attach themselves to the cuffs on his hands, replacing the broken ones that were dangling there before.

“Second rule, the familiar must obey the commands of his Summoner.”

Two more chains binds themselves on him this time on the cuffs on his legs. It slows Ripley down, who could only struggle against the pull of his own chains.

“And for the last rule, the familiar’s powers will be sealed, his strength will be limited , only allowed to unleash his full might when his Summoner, or those he gives the authority, unlocks the seal temporarily.”

The last rule seemed to cause Ripley to panic “No…NO ANYTHING BUT THAT!!! ” He tried to tear against the chains in his cuffs, but it was useless. They wouldn’t even budge for him. The final chain soon attaches itself to the cuff on his neck as the rules have been set.

The demon falls to his knees, as he can already feel his power diminish. Despair was written across his face over the loss of the strength he was proud of. That despair, however, soon begins to change into rage.

“CURSE YOU, YOU LOWLY WORM! YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS TRANSGRES-”

Without delay, Alphonse began to utter a single word, a command. “Sleep”

In that instance, Ripley’s body suddenly loses its energy, as he drops to the ground as his eyes close. Upon closer inspection, his chest was heaving to indicate that he was indeed asleep.

Sensing that the danger was finally over, Alphonse fell to his knees, relief washing over his body. “….and I thought that Eugene guy had a crazy summoning….”