It was kinda sad how used to falling unconscious and waking up i was getting. After opening my eyes and blinking a few times i found myself chained to a wall, shackles locked on my ankles and wrists. The chains had enough length to allow me to move at least a couple of feet but that was it.
"..." I didn't like where this was going. I looked up at the ceiling and my eyes widened at what i saw. The entire ceiling was covered in spikes that looked like they could fall at any moment, impaling anyone who was unfortunate enough to be in this room, to death. I focused my mana vision and saw trace amounts of chaos in the surroundings, barely enough to notice amongst all the other mana in the area.
"Well now... This is interesting." I got up off the floor and dusted myself off a little before trying a little experiment.
I brought one of the shackles up to eyesight and examined it slowly until i found a small opening in it. I focused mana into my eyes and instead of using mana sight i tried to see into the opening. It was a success and i could make out the shape of the keyhole and all the grooves inside.
"Okay. According to my status, i have a LVL MAX in creation so this should work to some extent. I brought my arm down and sent a small amount of my own mana into the surroundings to gather a couple different elements. I brought some earth and darkness mana to my right hand and imagined a small key forming. After a few failed attempts i could feel the mana finally starting to condense and take a physical shape.
It took around an hour until i got the shape perfect and heaved a sigh, my mana getting depleted at a fast rate.
Strange... I should have around 300,000 mana right? Am i not controlling it properly? I shook my head a little and brought the key to my left wrist's shackle, inserting it in the keyhole and turning it.
-click- I brought the key out and removed the shackle before repeating the action on the remaining 3 shackles.
"Phew, done." I stretched a few times before checking my surroundings properly this time. I could see a few glassed windows near the top of the wall behind me and i could see a bright cloudy sky above. Turning towards the other side i saw a large black door surrounded by and insane amount of dark mana. I walked up to the door and put my ear to it, trying to hear anything outside.
"..." I could hear a few footsteps heading in my direction and moved my head away from the door. I turned around to look back at the place i was bound before and a wry smile came to my lips.
"I can't believe i didn't think of that." A small camera that i could barely see was hidden in a small hole in one of the corners by the door, it's lens facing towards where i was bound an hour ago. I turned back to the door again and took a few steps back, taking a small fighting stance as i did so.
Suddenly i felt the air grow cold and a heavy pressure assailed me that brought me to my knees. I tried to activate my mana sight but nothing happened, causing me to wince as a small pain went through my eyes. Mana seal... That thought came to my mind suddenly.
Great... So on top of being bound, having spikes in the ceiling and being watched by a sneaky hidden camera, they have a way to seal magic too? I forced myself to stand up against the pressure and clenched my teeth before focusing on the surrounding mana. I ignored the excruciating pain rippling through my head and gathered the dark mana and formed a small dagger in my right hand. I brought it into a reverse grip and waited silently, the pain gradually subsiding.
-click- I heard the sound of a lock being released and suddenly the door opened wide and a shadow blurred into the room and shoved me back into the wall. I steadied myself and slashed forward towards the figure that was attempting to hold me against the wall. I felt the dagger connect with flesh and a tearing sound entered my ears as fresh blood sprayed onto my face.
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Eww blood... Was the first thought that entered my head as the figure stepped back and held a hand up to their chest. It was a young man with crimson eyes and a short spiky red hair. He was wearing a sort of fancy tuxedo like suit and and black slacks. His feathery wings were also a deep red and he had a pair of red fluffy cat ears. I looked down and saw a bushy red cat tail and couldn't help but laugh.
"Pfft" I immediately regretted it and side stepped as fast as i could, just barely evading a fist that shattered a part of the wall on impact. -whistle- I made an impressed whistling sound and clapped a couple times, infuriating the poor guy even more.
"..." His face turned expressionless and he released an explosion of fire mana at me, hitting me square in the face and knocking my head into the wall. I felt my head crash into the wall and a small cracking sound was heard.
"..." I think he just shattered my skull. That fucker... I healed my head and rushed forward, slashing at the man's face, connecting yet again and causing him to cry out.
"You son of a bitch." He roared angrily before grabbing a shard of the rock wall and slamming it into my neck, ripping open my throat and causing me to bleed heavily. I frowned slightly when i noticed i wasn't dead yet despite having a huge open wound in my throat and neck.
Guess my HP is still not depleted even after suffering such a blow. Man this world has a convenient setting... I opened my mouth and without thought i started chanting.
"Power of creation, power of darkness. With these two elements i command you oh spirits of old. Bind the link and secure the connection, feed the power and create the gate. I command you to bring me the one i desire, the bond we share being the link that is needed. Summon the goddess of darkness and bring her to my side. [Summon] [Darkeria]" With the final words leaving my mouth a huge surge of power erupted in the room, causing the both of us to slam into opposite walls and fall to the ground.
A large magic circle appeared in the center of the room and began to shine brightly, the darkness slowly spreading out until the whole room was filled with a powerful dark aura. I could hear a cracking sound fill the air and a small ripple formed in the center of the circle. Slowly a figure stepped out of the fissure in the air and came to a halt before me. She held her hand out to me and smiled before grabbing my hand and pulling me up into her embrace.
She kissed me passionately and her tongue danced in my mouth, causing me to shake in surprise before melting into the kiss and feeling strength leave my body. She slowly moved back and separated our lips before gently carrying me in a princess carry and looking up towards the ceiling.
"Shall we go then my love?" She whispered to me before the ceiling suddenly exploded into small shards and blew away outwards. I gaped open mouthed as she flapped her wings a few times and burst upwards in one swift motion.
So here we are, the start of the romance and Nick's character growth. I'm planning on making him a little more bad ass as time goes on and i may or may not build a harem with the goddesses but i want to have him just stick with Darkeria at this point. If you have any suggestions or feedback it would be most appreciated ^^. So i'll see you guys again in a few days. Also it appears my dad wants me to add in a character called Edit because i seem to be editing a lot of this as i type and he laughs when i say edit as i read it out.