Levi watched the women enter his large, empty room and have a seat at the dinner table. Getting up from the couch to join them. Levi started to talk about his day and all that he had learned. He added things about his training from Professor Bertrum and Egret. He elected to leave out the conversation about how being a summoner could ultimately be better than the two classes they had chosen. Levi then discussed how he was able to complete two summons that completely drained him which is why he had eaten already.
“You were able to complete rituals on your first day?” Anna asked.
“I did summon Anza so not my first attempt,” Levi added. “I think my professor was surprised at the connection I had with summons.”
“What’s it like?” Piper asked.
“What do you mean?” Levi asked.
“What is it like to summon a creature?” Piper asked in between bites.
“I’m not sure how to describe it… it’s like moments of anticipation and excitement all wrapped together in one. When I first summoned Anza, I was scared and panicked because I realized there were a lot of magical creatures I could have summoned with the iron dust. I didn’t even think about them. Once I saw Anza, a huge sigh of relief overtook me. When the creatures are forming, I get a feeling of good or bad. The Echo Entity I got an intense feeling of danger. So much so that I conjured my orb of chaos in preparation for an attack.”
“Did it attack?” Anna asked.
“It did,” Levi nodded. “But so, did I. After that, I chatted with the creature.”
“I’ve never heard of an echo entity before,” Anna said. “Was it cool looking?”
“Kinda,” Levi said. “It looked like a floating skull. When it was formed, at least, I couldn’t tell what the smaller ones looked like. Professor Egret said that she sensed a deep connection with each of the summons that I did today. The first one I would agree with her, the sand elemental was adorable. It was like a little sand squid. It was friendly, unable to communicate but oh well. The second one, I could talk to him, but I didn’t get the same sense. I’m not sure, but I also don’t know what I am supposed to feel, either.”
“We don’t know,” Piper said. “We know very little about summoners, you’re the first one we’ve met.”
“Really?” Levi asked.
“Really?” Anna said. “We are eager to learn as much as you are.”
“Well okay then,” Levi said. “How was y’alls day?”
Professor Egret and Bertrum were meeting in her office. They were discussing their peculiar student in Levi Winters. They had both experienced something that should not have happened, it was too early in his training. Yet, it happened. So rather than deliberate about how it should not have been possible, they are discussing what do they do to keep the growth at the pace of Levi.
“I’m going to ask the obvious question first and foremost,” Bertrum said. “Do we think he is evil?”
“I do not,” Egret said. “Although, that is an important question to consider. The encounter with the echo entity was quite interesting. That was an all-consuming beast, and it treated Levi like a pal. That was likely the most shocking thing of the whole day.”
“Hmm,” Bertrum mused. “I can see his class evolution coming soon and it going one of two ways.”
“Oh?”
“Either a chaos summoner or a familiar summoner. He was able to work with chaos mana very easily. Yes, his familiar adds an affinity to chaos, but the way he was able to work through that today was most interesting. He said later that it felt less about controlling and more about bartering.”
“He said something similar to the echo entity,” Egret said. “He said it was not a pact that he made with chaos but a deal. A give and take.”
“Interesting,” Bertrum said.
“It is. What was also interesting was the way he could create and power up a ritual circle. It looked like he barely used any of the given material and simply used his mana to activate it. No incantation. He put some of the material in the rune circle. That then created a rune out of the materials he left; it was unusual but powerful. There is every possibility that he could be a mana summoner as well. Either way, I have a sinking feeling that he will be stronger than us.”
“Most definitely,” Bertrum said with a laugh. “If he continues to work hard in his physical attributes and gets to be not so skinny, I am sure he will do great. I will begin combat training with summoning soon.”
“I believe that is the right call; I will help him summon more defensive summons. Hopefully, he reaches 2-stars by the end of this week. Those rituals are more complicated, and I will be able to guide him more. For the time being, I will be teaching him theory. I will assign him to practice summons on his own for the time being, simple 1-star rituals. I suggest that the two of us continue to guide him. It must be strange to be an otherworlder. He seems to be taking it in stride. Which worries me.”
“I don’t think he left anything behind. It will be interesting when he has a fight for his life and has to kill something or, worse, someone. If he comes from a realm where killing and death are immoral, he will struggle. I once met an otherworlder who came from a world where no one ever killed. They never had wars that led to deaths. Everyone died from natural causes or accidents. Well, he had a run-in with a petty thief. Nothing happened to him, but he turned the thief into the local guards. The guards then found out this was a big-time bandit. Unfortunately for the bandit, it was in one of the more barbaric cities in the east and they publicly executed him. The otherworlder lost it. He went ballistic over the undue death of another being. He was forced out of the kingdom and slipped into insanity trying to get back home.
Now, the Onyx kingdom is not as barbaric and won’t do public executions, but they will also not arrest you for killing someone, especially if you believe that they had it coming, whether it was a wanted poster, a quest, or a random fight in a tavern. I hope that he will be okay.”
“All that we can do, is prepare him before he leaves this guild,” Professor Egret said after listening to the story from Bertrum.
Levi and the girls had hung out for a couple more hours before they decided to leave and meet up again tomorrow for dinner. Levi had enjoyed his time with them. Anna was finally starting to open up and be less judgmental. Piper was pretty much the same fun, bubbly energy he had grown used to. Levi had only been in this world for a week at this point and he could feel himself develop feelings for Piper. He couldn’t quite figure out what it was about her but there was something there.
Levi wasn’t sure how dating worked in this world, but he tried not to think about it too much. There was one thing that Levi hadn’t brought up, but he was constantly thinking about, especially after those jerk brothers approached him. Everyone has talked about the dangers of being a summoner and the dangers of adventuring. They mention it has to do with quests, dungeons, raids, and more. What if it has to do with other humans, other creatures? Could he handle it? What if the three brothers had been magic users and tried to kill him? Would Levi have had what it takes to kill someone, even in self-defense? He knew fighting was in one of the lessons that Professor Bertrum was going to give. Levi had no idea how to fight.
He knew how to throw a punch and a well-timed kick but that’s not enough. Of course, this could all just be speculation. Call it panic-induced uncertainty. The world could be friendly and not have any issues with killing people. Levi shook his head and admonished himself. That was very unlikely. If anything, the guilds and the giant wall leading into the city prove that there are things out there that want to kill people, including people. Right now, Levi could confidently say that he would prefer not to kill someone, but if his life were on the line, he’d prefer to be the one to live.
Of course, what is confidence now in the safety of a room? Would the convictions he holds about killing another being hold firm even if his life is on the line? Would he have the stomach for it? Would he have the heart? Would he even know what to do? How could he approach this, it’s not like he could go up to Professor Bertrum and say, “Hey professor, I want to kill someone. Can you teach me?” that would not work.
With a deep sigh, Levi checked the notifications he had been ignoring.
Progress made on Quest: What it Takes to be a Summoner (4/5)
Objective 1: Basics of Magic - Completed
Reward: Chaos Spell Book
Reward: Copper pieces x25
Objective 2: Basics of Summoning - Completed
Reward: Wand of Summoning
Reward: Crystal Dust
Objective 3: Basics of Training - Completed
Reward: Lesser Stamina Potion x 2
Reward: Lesser Strength Potion x 2
Objective 4: Basics of Attributes - Completed
Reward: 0 Star token
Reward: Silver Pieces x10
Objective 5: Basics of Ritual Magic
Levi looked at the star tokens he had: three 1-star tokens and one 0-star token. Remembering what Anna said, he had to use them now, or it would be too late. Levi’s attributes were totaling 278, which means he had 23 left until he ranked up. What Levi didn’t know is that the amount of points increased was higher per token rank. As such, he would be unable to use all four tokens at his current rate. What Levi didn’t like about the tokens is that he could not allocate the points... It was all to one or none at all. Of course it was free points. of progression so who was he to complain?
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Levi pulled out the golden medallion and placed it on his tongue. It dissolved instantly and he felt the boost inside him sitting, waiting to be dispersed. A textbox appeared.
Star Token - 1 Star has been consumed.
Where would you like to apply progression points.?
“Speed,” Levi said.
Speed has gained 12 points.
Speed is now 40.
“Oh damn,” Levi said. “I can only use one more, based on what Anna told me. Oh well, I might add them to a summoning ritual.” He took out another star token that had a singular star on it. He placed it in his mouth, and it tasted the odd taste. It was a tingly feeling on his tongue, like he was eating carbonation.
Star Token - 1 Star has been consumed.
Where would you like to apply progression points.?
“Stamina,” Levi said. Levi decided he wanted to be well-rounded. Plus putting these to the physical stats would only be more helpful for him than anything since he started so low.
Stamina has gained 12 points.
Stamina is now 42.
Levi felt strange. Something inside him was changing. He looked at his palm, and small red streaks of lightning began to shoot all over his body. Swirls of water joined the streaks of lightning to envelope Levi. As it did, 2-stars shot out of Levi’s core and promptly returned. Levi looked at his hands and saw his skinny hand grow slightly more muscular. Veins protruded out of his hands, going up his somewhat bigger arm. He grinned like an idiot. Levi felt powerful. He felt stronger. Levi’s posture straightened up. He felt his hips crack as they slightly realigned. Levi didn’t have too many aches in his body, but he did sit 90% of his day in a gaming chair or a desk chair. It wasn’t great; that’s why he did yoga because of how poor his posture and hips were—feeling how they should have been the whole time.
Status: Levi Winters has ranked up
Levi Winters has gained his second star.
All abilities gain an extra effect.
Familiar Anza has ranked up to 2-stars with Summoner.
Familiar Anza has evolved into a Mimic Alpha. Summoners can now summon ten mimic drones. Familiar Anza will be the commander of the drones.
Summoner Levi Winters has been designated as the Mimic Omega. Mimic Omega can now have a telepathic connection with all creatures in its hive.
Familiar Anza has gained two new spells to use.
Spell: Chaotic Moment
Allows the user to increase the speed of themselves or an ally. The user's speed is increased for 2 seconds and then quadrupled.
Spell: Geyser
Shoots a steaming hot geyser at their opponents, costs moderate mana,
Ability: Ritualist
Ritualists are able to use skill books, use ritual magic, and create their own summoning and ritual circles with minimal materials needed. Base Mana pool is significantly larger. 2-star effect: Able to use magical items to create ritual circles in the air. Able to use magical items to create runes in the air.
Ability: Elected Stranger
You have been accepted into a guild in a new world with new things. Elected Stranger gives you the ability to understand the world from a chosen perspective. Allows quests and objectives—2-star effect: Can now view rarity of items.
Ability: Familiar Bond
You have unlocked the ability to summon familiars. Familiars are summoned creatures that bond with the user. They only need to be summoned once unless destroyed in combat, then, they will need to be resummoned. Different familiars provide different bonuses to the summoner. 2-star effect: capacity for familiars has increased from one to two. Additionally, bonds with all current or future familiars will be established quicker and deeper.
After Levi finished reading his upgrades to his abilities. He was surprised he didn’t get any additional bonuses to his attributes. But then again that did make sense based on what was discussed in his lessons. Levi saw that his ability to have familiars increased from one to two, this meant he could summon another familiar. He got crystal dust, which was great; he could use that to get another powerful magical creature. Or he could use sugar and cinnamon to summon Cal.
That could wait, though. Levi had a feeling that his next class rank up would give him an additional familiarity. He wasn’t sure what he should do; he liked the idea of having a random new familiar but wanted to learn more from Cal. At that rank, Cal was 1-star, and was just a skull what had he looked like now with this rank up?
Speaking of which, he looked at Anza. Anza had grown in size, the once four-foot-tall creature was now double that. It towered over Levi. The orange bioluminescence that was at its core was now a light blue.
“You’re huge!!” Levi said, craning his neck to look at Anza. “Also did we waste that essence cause now we can communicate with each other. Since I’m an Omega now? It makes me feel very evil,” Levi said. “What do you think I should do? Use the crystal dust or summon Cal?”
Cal will be a valuable familiar. I believe he is not needed yet; you are still going to be in the guild for some time. Perhaps we can wait until it is closer to graduation.
“Fair,” Levi mused. “Thank you for the advice. Let’s use the crystal dust then, any idea what it would give us?”
No, Anza said. Crystals are highly magical so it will be something with magic properties. Perhaps another being from the cosmos?
“That would be dope,” Levi said. “Well, it’ll be a 2-star ritual so let’s do this.”
Item: Wand of Summoning
A basic utility wand used to draw summoning and ritual circles. Can not be used to cast spells.
Levi held the wand in his hand and started drawing the ritual circle. It was just like how he had drawn for Anza. In the air the crystal dust floated out of his pouch and formed a smaller ritual circle. It was a standard circle with a square in the middle. In the middle was a place for the rune to go. The crystal dust flowed into the spot and formed the rune of familiars. There was an additional spot for the rune where the crystal dust also flowed and formed another rune, one that looked foreign to Levi. The square started to spin rapidly and fall to the floor. It started to glow brightly and move up and down vertically like it was attempting to 3D print a figure.
Floating in the middle of the rune was a creature that looked like a flame the size of a basketball. It was crystal blue with a faint teal hue. Two eye slits opened up; it wasn’t a normal human eye. They were the same color as the teal hue. It floated up to Levi. Levi held out both hands and watched as the creature hovered over his hands.
“Hello,” Levi said. The creature changed its form. It was a foot long, had a rounded head, short arms and no legs. Its body went down into a jagged point, like a little lightning bolt. It had the same-colored eyes, but they were rounder and more friendly looking. The other version looked like it was ready to attack, like a wasp’s eyes. “Well, that’s just adorable. Do you have a name?” It shook its head. “Can you communicate?” It zoomed around and entered Levi’s head.
Hello, a text box appeared. This textbox was different than his notification. It was glowing teal and written in italics.
“Oh, that’s sick! You can communicate! What are you?”
I am a Crystal Wisp. I am only 1-star at the moment, but I will grow to match your rank soon enough!
“Dope,” Levi said. “That’s Anza, she is my other familiar, excited to have you around. What do you think of the name Willow?”
That’s great!
Familiar Bond established.
You have bonded with a Crystal Wisp.
You have given the name Willow to your familiar.
Familiar Willow allows the ability to perceive auras, fuses with the summoner’s eyes. Eyes change to the color of the wisp. Crystal Wisp is Crystal Blue, summoner’s eyes are now crystal blue. Familiar Willow allows the summoner to perform fire and lightning spells.
Spell Log:
Orbs of Chaos
Orbs of Water
Orbs of Fire
Orbs of Lightning
Character Log: Willow
Fire Swarm
Lightning Swarm
Swarm
Familiar can split its body into many smaller versions of itself. Familiar can produce doubles of the smaller version and attack with whatever element it chooses.
“Well damn,” Levi said. “Are you an all-consuming entity?”
I will be, Willow wrote. At 4-star rank. As of now I can only summon a small swarm of fifty. At 2-star rank I can summon 250, at 3-star I can summon 1250, at 4-star I change forms and can summon 5000. When I say summon, it’s really creating smaller versions of myself.
“Awesome,” Levi responded. Levi took out the 1-star token he had leftover and told Willow to take it. The wisp defused with his eyes and held on to the token. For a quick second it shined brightly and then the token was gone. Willow twirled around in delight. Much like the summoning ritual a square started to appear around Willow from the bottom and cover the wisp. Shortly after Willow was bigger, it changed forms back and forth, in what Levi was calling battle mode, it was now the size of a beach ball. In cute mode, Levi called it, he chuckled and got an admonishing look from Anza, he would change it later. In that mode Willow was now the size of a toddler.
Its features didn’t change, it just was a bigger version of the one before. Willow flew towards Anza and did a twirl of joy. The wisp floated in front of the Mimic. Levi wondered if the two could communicate to each other simply by being magical beings. Levi looked at his two familiars. He had two now. In a matter of a weak he had some lifelong friends. Friends that would have his back as much as he would have theirs. He didn’t know why he was so lucky, but he felt truly grateful to his current circumstances.
Levi went to take a shower to look at his new magically enhanced body. Looking in the mirror he liked what he saw, he was much more sculpted with lean muscle than before. It looked like he actually worked out, not a crazy amount but a good amount. He smiled at the magic steroids. He asked his familiars if they would fuse with him so he could see what the changes looked like.
The iris of his eyes were a light crystal blue, the really shined bouncing off his chocolate brown skin complexion. Levi laughed at the absurdity of his life right now: blue eyes and a muscular body. He must have been having the craziest dream. Allowing the familiars to defuse, he took a shower. After his shower he got into his bed, opened up his character log before falling asleep.
Character Log: Levi Winters
Class: Summoner
Rank: 2-star
Ability: Ritualist
Ability: Elected Stranger
Ability: Familiar Bonds
Ability: Locked
Ability: Locked
Spell Log:
Orb of Chaos
Orb of Water
Orb of Fire
Orb of Lightning
Familiars:
Anza the Mimic familiar
Willow the Crystal Wisp familiar