Baroll City, Spirit Kingdom

The sound of the whispers and laughter of children rang throughout the street filled with people wearing different dresses. From the giant water fountain, there were four roads taking people in four different directions.

On the northern road, there was a big lane filled with houses but each with a similar design. It was a medieval age European style house with one or some having storey building.

In a certain house on the left side of the road, there was a gathering of dozens of teenagers. All of them looked fairly young and were beaming with energy.

Among the group of fifteen teenagers, there were only six girls and among them, there was a peculiar girl who seemed to be silently waiting for the arrival of her chance.

"Lucy Silva, come to the front!"

A middle-aged man standing next to a gigantic size crystal spoke out loud.

Lucy walked forward from the group and walked next to him.

"Now, put your palms on the crystal and focus all of your minds on the crystal." The man spoke as he signaled her to do so.

Lucy put her palm on the crystal and closes her eyes. She focuses on the crystal for a moment until it starts to glow. The white crystal slowly changes its color turning dark red.

It felt like the color of blood.

"What kind of Innate Magic is this? Why is this aura so dangerous?" The man looked at the crystal with wide eyes and asked himself.

"Oh my god! That color… It looks like blood."

"Did she awaken Infamous Blood Magic?"

"No! She isn't part of Witch Heritage. She shouldn't be able to awaken Blood Magic."

"Then, what kind of magic is that?"

Everyone looked at the crystal with stunning eyes as if they didn't understand the true magic of that color. But after a moment, the red light concentrated at a singular point where she had put her palms.

Lucy wasn't watching it since her eyes were closed but when she felt a strange thing touching her palm, she immediately opened her eyes.

She saw a dark red colored book coming out of the crystal. It landed on her palm as she caught her properly and pulled her.

"Lucy, do you mind telling me what is your magic?" The man immediately stood in front of her and asked. There was a serious expression on his face when he asked.

Lucy held the book properly and looked at the letters at the top of the cover and read it.

"Summoning Magic!"

The man looked at the book with a strange gaze and said "Well, then you can back."

Lucy paused for a moment and looked at him.

"Don't I get any Mana Crystals like others?"

Hearing her words, those teenagers looked at her with foolish expressions. The boys were already looking at her with disdain, even the girls didn't have any pity on their faces.

"Why would the Silva family waste our Mana Crystals in you? Just go home and do your damn thing!" The man ruthlessly answered her as he looked at the paper to call out the next name.

'Well, I tried.' Lucy bitterly sighed and left the stage. She didn't even bother looking at those disdainful gazes. She just directly left this building and went to the one at the end of the lane.

The book she got disappeared but she could still call it whenever she wants.

It was her home, not her actual home since her parents were said to be dead. She was living with her aunt. She was now eighteen and nearly eight years ago, her parents went out for some reason and never came back.

She never understood why they left or why they didn't come back but they were labeled dead after nobody found her in these eight years.

When she entered the house, she saw a middle-aged woman wearing a green frock next to a well, washing clothes.

"Lucy, thankfully you are back. Help me with washing these clothes. I need to wash all of these by today." Her aunt saw her coming from the gate and immediately asked her for her help.

Next to her, there was a huge bulk of clothes.

"Aunt, aren't you going to ask me what kind of magic I awakened?" Lucy felt even more frustrated because her aunt didn't even congratulate her for awakening her Innate Talent and getting the Grimoire.

"Does that even matters? Now, hurry up and help me with this!" The aunt's name was Mary. She rolled her eyes at Lucy and continued to wash the clothes.

'I guess she makes sense.' Lucy didn't know how to counter that. She sighed once again and forced herself to suppress her inner joy for awakening her Innate Talent.

After nearly three hours, they finally finished washing their clothes. After they put them on the strings for drying, Lucy finally got a chance to enter her room.

But it was already getting late so she had to help her aunt with cooking. Her aunt lives alone. She didn't get a chance to marry yet. It was one of the reasons why their relationship was very good.

After eating dinner, Lucy finally got a chance to enter her room and relax.

Bam!

As soon as she reached her room, she punches the ground.

'Damn it! Again and again, I will never get a chance to be free from this house. Just because no woman in history ever got powerful doesn't mean nobody can.'

'This family bullies us too much….. And, those pesky girls can't even speak…. Well, I can't speak for myself either. No, I must change this. If I want to enjoy my life, I must leave this place.'

At this moment, the Grimoire appeared above her hand. The dark red aura emerged out of it.

'You are my only way to leave this damn place.'

She sits down on the mat and using her mental power, she turns the cover. The first page of the Grimoire appears in her sight. It was a white paper with letters written in black. The words written on the paper seem like symbols more than letters.

But, it was called the letters of Mana Language. It was said that the Mana itself writes these words in the Grimoire. When the black letters on the page shine with red color, she receives all the information in her mind.

[Bridge to the Underworld- An advanced magic spell that can only be used once. Whenever a summoner uses this spell, it forms a bridge to the underground from where the summoner can summon a devil as their permanent summons]

[Note- There would be a restriction in the strength of the summoned devil due to the strength of the summoner but as the strength of the summoner grows, the restrictions will loosen.]

'Wait, wait, wait…. What? An advance spell on the first page. What kind of Grimoire did I receive? That's just ridiculous. And, one-time spell? Does that mean I won't be able to use the next spell until I become First Tier Mage?'

Lucy was so stunned that she didn't know how to respond to this. She never imagined that she would get an advance spell on the first page. This was like giving a divine sword to a child.

She stayed silent for a moment and thought over this.

'If this truly creates the bridge between the underworld and if I can summon the devil from the underworld, I should be able to summon a powerful devil, right? I mean, this is a one-time spell.'

'I won't be able to use it ever again. Huuuuu----Haaaaaa Hu——Haaaaa! Alright, let's give its a shot. If I can't get strong enough to earn Mana Crystal on my own, I will never improve so I must take this risk.'

Lucy took a deep breath and finally put her palm above the page.

[Bridge to the Underworld]

At this moment, a circular pattern appeared beneath her palm and suddenly, it sucked a massive amount of mana from her body. It was pouring out from her body into the book.

When the book received mana, it created a strange chain and at the same time, it opened a portal. The dark red spiral portal opened in front of her and the chain entered the portal.

She couldn't see behind the portal so she simply waited until a pair of hands stretched out the portal.

"It seems like your power isn't strong enough to create a bigger portal."

As it stretched tall, a man walked out of it. He wore a black coat over a white shirt with black pants and black shoes. He had a strange appearance that didn't look over the top but still look very stunning and pleasing to look at.

He had a moderate body, hair, and facial expression. He looked at her with a charming smile as he stretched out his hand.

"My name is Lucifer Morningstar, the devil, the ruler of the underworld, or whatever you want to call me. So, what do I owe the pleasure of getting summoned into this world?"