The fog up here was more chilly and solemn, almost like the fog didn’t want to disturb whatever lived on the plateau and just leave it alone for all eternity.

William with no other choice could only follow the path the mysterious man had left him once more. He couldn’t help but wonder why the man helped him so much and if he had some other agenda for doing so. William quickly brushed off the idea because without the mysterious man he would probably still be walking inside the fog and if he did stumble upon the valley there was no doubt he would have signed a deal with Evelynn.

Doubt started to grow in William the deeper he went without anything happening because down in the valley he would already have come across a room or two by now but up here there was only a desolate wasteland made up by fog.

Nicolas had some trouble finding the opening because of all the fog that resides inside Williams essence and he couldn’t help but to get angry at the young child for making him go inside once more. But he quickly calmed down because he knew that if the child meet with that beast there would be a lot and a lot of fun in the future for him.

Meanwhile outside the city lord's estate Stuart had finally prepared everything for an escape from the city if Williams spirit wasn’t up for standard or not in favour of Magnus.

His original job was to report immediately to the family head so assassins could finish the job before any news of William spread to the public but Stuart had grown to soft during the years he had been together with William and couldn’t do the task any longer. So Stuart has sold everything from house to tableware and the only thing he has left is his trusty old steed and an carraige he bought from a local near by. Stuart had decided that even if Williams spirit was up to standard he would take him away and leave for the kingdom of Bael.

With no knowledge of what Nicolas or Stuart was thinking and only the silence to keep him company but this started to change when a small silhouette started to be visible in the distance.

William was so happy that he could burst because his journey would finally end hopefully and the spirit that the man had picked out couldn’t be a mediocre spirit.

When he arrived he saw a beast standing on four legs with a mane of blood and skin of purest gold itself. With a glint it’s eyes that didn’t back down for anything but not arrogance in it’s attitude. The beat didn’t need to be arrogant because it had complete confidence in itself and it didn’t need to show it off to others because the important part was that itself knew how great it was.

* Hello cub, why have you travelled so far to meet me?

William thought this was a test made up by the beast so he answered trying to sound as calm as possible.

* I have come to look for a spirit.

* And you think I will become someone's slave?  

* We are one and the same we will only reunite to become one once more.

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The beast sighed and started to stand up and walked towards William while looking him in the eyes.

* Cub, I am created from Pride , Knowledge , Strength and Courage. What you shall gain from me is neither magic nor the talent to become a knight.

* What! But if you can neither give me the power of a magician or a knight what can you give me.

The big beast rose to it’s feet and with it’s lantern big eyes stared down the boy.

* I can make you more powerful than you can ever become cub.

This time the beasts tone wasn’t calm and steady like before no it was forceful and mighty sounding like thunder itself.

William decided to trust the mysterious man and the beast so he started to initiate a contract with the beast.  In front of William a book appeared which started to open by itself and turning its pages until the book reached the beast. The beast started to read what stood on the page and when it was done it started to laugh.

* Hahaha yes cub like you said before we are one but forced apart let's reunite and shake the heavens themselves!

With the beast conformation of the beast the contract took place and the beast started to fuse with the book until a exact copy of the beast started to appear on the cover of the book.

When the fusion was done the book started to return until it disappeared inside William once more.

When the contract was over did William hear the beast voice inside himself.

* Cub when you start to train you shall find the technique I left for you inside your sea of conscious.

After having said that all became quiet and in front of William a path started to form inside the fog. With no other option to choose from William embarked on the path leading god knows where.

* It’s seems the child has made a pact with a monster we didn’t even know existed.

* There was nothing we could do Durendal the kid was the one who initiated the contract by himself.

* Amon I think that’s the only clever thing you have said since you were born.

* If you wanna fight you only have to tell me Evelynn and I will fuck you up!

* Let's return there is nothing more we can do here. sighed Durendal

When William reached what seemed to be the end of the path he looked back wondering if the choice he made was the correct one or if he should have made a pact with Amon or Evelynn instead.

* Sigh there is nothing I can do to change the choice I made anyway.

With the final step Williams world turned white and when he woke up he was residing submerged in the strange pool of liquid once more. With a little bit of force William stood up trying to walk out of the pool, a guard rushed towards him and helped the young child out of the pool so he wouldn’t hurt himself.

* William before you leave can you please put your hand on the stone in front of you.

William weakly nodded and put his hand on the stone. The feeling of weakness left William and he started to become more clear headed while the orb in front of him started to shine a dark red almost like blood then switching over to a bright gold.

* Congratulations William you have the affinity towards gold and fire while not having the talent towards either a knight nor magician you can become a battle priest.

* Please return tomorrow if you want to study to become a battle priest or if you want to live a normal life. You shall not answer today so go home and think it through and discuss with your parents.

After being told what to do William was then shown the way out of the city lord's estate. After some time William arrived were the line of children and adults were standing eager for their turn to come. William didn’t stop at the line and walked towards the carriage were he and Stuart had decided to meet after the trial was over.