They had stopped at the side of the road near a small forest called 'Yarcier Forest' to prepared all the necessary things and Ingredients for lunch all the guards positioned themselves to guard any incoming attacks.
The forest was modest, bright, and budding. Its canopy was contested by cottonwood, yew, and sequoia, and twinkling lights bursting through their crowns allowed for scattered herbs to reign the boulder covered grounds below.
Swooping climbing plants held onto the occasional tree, and a mishmash of flowers, which grew in abundance, contrasted against the otherwise uniform view.
A variation of animal sounds, most belonged to birds and vermin, reverberated through the air, and were accompanied by the sound of the wind blowing gently through the forest.
Xarth walked out of the carriage and goes to the forest he sat down on a log underneath a large tree to shield him from the sun. He momentarily closed his eyes.
'Hmmm...This is an unexpected development, I didn't plan that we will meet this soon. I don't even have bought any magic scrolls with me...Well, it already happened so what can I do about it?
Now that's that. I think my brother's planning on inviting him with us cause we'll be going to the same place and he'll be relieved that we have a Swordmaster with us so we can avoid a situation like that.....Huuuu!! Damn This is a headache I'll ride with him for 2 days, I don't really hate Zero but getting involved with him will just give me a Game over.'
Xarth could hear leaves rustling he looked up at the tree and saw a pure white light orb floating in the air through the leaves of the tree.
'What's that?' He pondered as he sees something strange.
The orb slowly started to descent and flew closer to Xarth.
Xarth stood up and walked backwards he was still looking at the white floating orb with caution and curiosity.
He stepped back one step and the white orb flew closer again this process repeated then someone started talking.
'Xarth that's an Elemental.'
It was the Drunken Blade
"Huh!? An Elemental?"
'Yes, to be exact that's a Light Elemental.'
"Why is it here?" Xarth asked as he was surprise by this Elemental's sudden visit.
'Hmm...I think he wants to form a contract with you.' The Drunken blade mentioned as Xarth seems to be clueless.
Xarth tilted his head sideways and asked. "Contract?"
'Tch!! You're really clueless. I guess I have no choice to explain this long-ass shit. '
'What a vicious blade he's really good at swearing. Well, I don't know about Elementals cause there was no information regarding it when I read the 3 volume of the novel.' That thought pass through his head as he stares at the Drunken blade spouting sh*t.
'I'll Explain it we have 7 types of Elementals Fire Elementals, Water Elementals, Earth Elementals, Wind Elementals, Wood Elementals, Light Elementals, and Thunder Elementals.
The most common Elementals that can be seen throughout the whole continent are Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, and Wind While Light and Thunder are hard to come by as they only appear when they've chosen someone as their Contractor.
But not all people could see Elementals but if they can see it. They'll likely create a contract between the first Elemental they encounter. So about the Light and Thunder Elementals they are quite special they only make a contract with someone with high mana or strong physically because a Contactor with low mana will not be able to hold the power surging into them.
Creating a contract between Elementals could put you an advantage since you could use their powers but they don't always follow your orders they judge your usage of their powers if it's for the great of good. But some Elementals can get corrupted by their Contractor corrupting an Elemental is Against the Law of Nature...There!!'
"How are Contracts are formed?' Xarth asked once more since he was really clueless.
'Fine!! The Elementals will give something to the Contractor and the Contactor must always have it with him at all times. If this rule is broken so as well the Contract. And it uses the will of the contractor to use its powers. But what a shitty way of forming a contract the one who created it must be Dumb as a Rock.'
'LOL!!! Author What the hell!? What kind of dumb things were you thinking when you thought of this!? What If the Contractor misplaced it. Then there will be no more contract.'
"I agree, I guess...So that light Elemental wants to form a Contract with me?"
'Yeah definitely.'
Xarth walked over the floating white orb it then started to speak.
'You! I want you as a Contractor!'
"Hmm...Why me though I'm average physically and I don't have high mana!?" Xarth advised the Light Elemental because he isn't befitting to be a Contractor.
'No!No! No! You have high mana you could not deceive me!!'
"I have high mana?"
"Yes!Yes! So Contract??"
'I have high mana? In Xarth's memories, I didn't see him use any magic before, or is it simply that he's not aware of it in the first place? I need all the advantage that came across me, I don't even know what will happen after 3rd Volume I need some strong people with me...This is a good deal I won't be losing anything anyway if I make a contract with this Light Elemental...Okay, I've decided let's do it.'
"Okay let's form a contract."
'YAY!! A Contractor!! A Strong One!!'
"Okay, so what do we do?"
'As I've said before the Elemental will give you something and you must keep it with you at all times or else the contract will break and you'll die.'
"Eh!?"
The Light Elemental attached a white bracelet upon Xarth's slender wrist...The bracelet slowly started to glow gold light it surrounded Xarth's body and soon disappeared.
Xarth took the Sword out of his Spatial bag...And held it close to his face.
"You!!!! What did you say!?"
Xarth's face started to turn red he was infuriated because The Drunken Blade left the most important detail about forming a contract.
'Oh, I forgot Tehee.'
'T-This Damn Sword!!'
Xarth threw the sword into the air as he was angry at it.
The sword flew at a very high speed in the direction where they've set up their lunch.
'Lunch!!!'
'Shit I've lost my composure...I hope no one got hurt. I don't know when I started thinking like this but I guess it has something to do with Zero the realization of being inside a novel is hard to understand or even to comprehend. It's scary knowing that I'm not the owner of this body and how I need to act and live as for them I'm a fake...I wasn't even supposed to be here....but now.....'
Xarth hurriedly ran towards where they set up lunch with an anxious look on his face.
'Now I'm anxious it's because of Zero he came and that made me feel that this is really the world I live in now.....Earlier I didn't care about people dying but now that I could really interact with them their expression and their tones when they speak...It just felt too real...the emotions they felt when someone discovered their secret or even when someone gave them a second chance, the personality they show when serving me with a smile on their faces and how they lived their lives with full experience and memories from every passing day. I'm really am living in this reality..'