Lilith was surprised by the turn of events. She did not expect a newbie like Axel to be able to change the Soul contract that she herself had created.
She did not doubt Gizmo's involvement as she was well aware of the extent of information that an AI of 'The Starship Empire' could have. But due to being short on time, Lilith had to anyhow carry on.
She willed the contract near her and closely monitored the contract inch by inch to see what changes had been made. She breathed a sigh of relief on noticing that the change had been a minor one. She simply concluded that maybe Gizmo might have helped the boy (Axel).
The Change in the soul contract was a simple one, while other aspects of the contract had not been changed the change was regarding the skill to be transferred. According to the new contract the skill had to be transferred by Lilith immediately after signing the contract and the skill needed to be a powerful one.
Lilith merely thought that Axel had been consumed by his greed, which was truly normal seeing the contract. Axel has to only deliver on his part upon reaching level 5 as an Elemantalist, which could be many years or decades from now and in return he would get a strong skill by a higher lifeform.
Anyone would be drooling over such a bargain. The only thing hidden was that, the moment Axel signs the contract he would become a slave of Lilith and slowly would be brainwashed by the soul contract itself. While he would get a skill and would have to help in the ritual on reaching level 5, but he would become a slave thus fulfilling any wish of Lilith in the meantime.
The Soul Contract floated around Lilith for a while and then came to an abrupt stop. A single drop of blood came out of Lilith's eye and submerged into the Soul contract.
The contract then started hovering towards Axel. The blood-red contract now hovered directly above Axel, a chilling sensation washed over him. He could feel an unseen force, a malevolent energy, seeping into his very being. His heart pounded in his chest, a mix of fear and anticipation. He called for Gizmo, seeking reassurance.
[Axel, focus] Gizmo shouted, his voice urgent. [Now, imagine your core as a sun, radiating energy outward.]Axel closed his eyes, concentrating on the core. He visualized a miniature sun, a source of immense power, pulsing within him. Slowly, he began to loosen his grip on this inner sun, allowing its energy to flow freely.
The contract was absorbing whatever little elemental energy was there within Axel's body. Then a single drop of blood came out of Axel's forehead and entered the Soul contract.
The requirements were now complete, the soul contract had captured the elemental energy of both the signees and blood from both had been collected with a little alteration from Lilith's side.
The Contract now started glowing with a crimson hue and otherworldly energy started pouring out and filling the whole room. The texts of the contract started flowing outwards and each text formed an interlocking connection with a text nearby thus forming a chain.
The chain was blood red in colour, moving and hovering in the air, like a snake ready to devour its prey. The other part of the contract condensed into a small red orb, rotating and emitting strong mysterious powers.
Axel had a bad premonition seeing the lethal chain hovering in mid-air. Gizmo had not mentioned anything of the sort prior and thus Axel was fearing what he had anticipated earlier.
But what Axel had anticipated never came to pass. The menacing blood-red chain shot towards Lilith quickly submerging within her forehead, a window to one's soul.
The newly formed Orb descended upon Axel, its ethereal glow contrasting sharply with the sinister crimson of the original. As it submerged within his forehead, a surge of power coursed through him, and a newfound understanding filled his mind.
Lilith was furious with the turn of events. "What... what have you done?" she hissed, her voice filled with venom. She was so enraged that her trick had been reversed onto herself. The room started shaking with the power Lilith was emitting.
While Axel might have been ignorant of the powers of the Soul contract Lilith knew very well that there was no going back. She also feared the vicious brainwashing that she had implanted earlier.
The only option for her was to self-destruct together with the trickster who had played the prank on her. She was unwilling but knew that this was the only way out.
Her haste had become the reason for her downfall and now she was ready to go down.
The Elemental energy stated to create chaos all around. Axel could feel his blood boiling from within. He knew if something was not done his body would explode by the sudden external pressure.