[Third Person POV]
"Just how many pipes are in me right now?"
Ryujin grumbled to himself. He was awake now. He looked around and many pipes and blood bags connected to him.
"Looks like I was in a quite bad condition."
Ryujin didn't act the part where he fainted. He truly lost his consciousness. The pain he also felt was real.
'Sytem message Brie: Come to this room.'
[ok]
As soon as the system sent the message, Ryujin could see a ant come inside the room through a small gap in the wall. The ant crawled and stopped when it reached Ryujin's ear.
"I did what you told me to do now what?"
Ryujin was impressed by Clara's ability to change her body into almost everything. Right now,she came to Ryujin in form of an ant.
"Is it okay for you to fake your injuries like this."
Brie asked Ryujin.
"What part of this seems fake to you? You almost made a donut on my body. I almost had a hole in your stomach.
"But you are alive aren't you and I even have faked my death. It is quite embarrasing to know that I will be remembered as the villian killed by a bunch of kids."
Ryujin simply smirked under his oxygen mask.
"You should never have attacked the academy.
"If i knew a monster like you was there, I would have never infiltrated."
Ryujin didn't speak. He focused his sixth sense on Brie. He could feel some sort of string attached to her soul.
'It must be a contract she made with someone to gain her power.'
"Who did you make a mana contract with to gain that power of yours?"
Brie was shocked. To her Ryujin was a mystery. She just couldn't comprehend his powers.
'How can he tell that my powers were bestowed upon me?'
" I can't tell you. If I tell you I will die."
Brie had a contract condition. If she was to say what her powers were and who gave it to her then her body wpuld explode into millions of pieces right at that spot.
Ryujin again focused his sixth sense on Brie. He erased the string attached to her soul.
Brie also felt something. Her body felt a bit lighter and felt refreshed.
"What did you do?"
She asked Ryujin.
" I erased your contract condition without erasing your power. Now tell me who did you make a contract with?"
Brie was now scared. Erasing a contract condition was impossible unless both party agreeed to it.
'Just who is he? What are his powers? How is he still fine after my attack?'
Brie wanted to ask him many question but she decided to answer his question first.
"I actually didn't see his face. The head of the Oppressors gave me this power. I don't know how. Right after I made the contract, I got my powers"
Brie was ready for her body to explode but it didn't.
Ryujin didn't question about her power any further.
'System show me her stats.'
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Name: Brie
Age :47
Rank: S-
Strength: S
Mana Core:S
Mana Control:S
Agility: S+
Intelligence: D
Mana Path (S)
Metamorphism (S)
Chimera Creator (S)
'So her hidden ability was metamorphism. No wonder she is able to metamorph her body into anything she wants and hide her powers perfectly.'
"So who do you want to kill Brie?"
Brie didn't answer for a while. Even though she was in her ant form but aura getting bigger and malicious.
"I want to kill the guild master of the Pegasus guild and destroy the guild in itself."
Brie wanted to do anything to destroy that guild and kill that person. That is the main reason she joined hands with the Oppressors.
The Pegasus guild was the 3rd best guild in the world. The no 1 spot was taken by Ignis Guild and the second was Emmitt guild.
The Ignis and Emmitt Guild were named after their own famiy's surname and were also run by the family. Being a top noble family helped them cement their place as the best guilds in the world. The Pegasus guild was made by the co-operation of many other noble family.
The Pegasus guild was a excellent guild on the outside. They were hailed for their morale and success. It was not easy to make a guild and be in the top 3. However, on the inside it was the most evil and corrupt guild.
Ryujin knew about the doings of Pegasus guild but he couldn't act carelessly but in his opinion the Pegasus guild was to be destroyed.
He remebered the time when he once met the guildmaster
'That piece of old junk. I knew that he was not sane. He will pay for what he has done.'
Brie was a bit worried that Ryujin would decline her offer. He was her last hope. The Oppressors didn't compile with her wish even after she completed many dangerous missions for them. She was tired of being on a leash.
"Ok! We will destroy the guild and I will let you kill the guild master."
Brie was happy to know that she was finally able to get her revenge. Ryujin saw her smile in her ant form. He was a bit creeped out.
'Never had I thought an ant to be this terrifying.'
"Now! Lets make a mana contract."
Brie nodded. She knew that Ryujin would ask to make a contract with him but her revenge was more important to her right now.
'System take a mana contract out from the ring.'
[OK]
The system ring was on a table. A blank sheet of paper slowly made its way out of the ring and floated over Ryujin's head.
Brie who saw the paper float was astonished.
"How did you do it? I didn't even sense you using your mana."
" Hehe.My magic is beyond your understanding."
Ryujin was flexing the system powers as his own. He also felt excited when the paper flew to him. In order for a contract to work both the parties should poir their mana into the contract and it should be with their free will. The other party cannot be forced.
"Now here are the conditions."
Ryujin started speaking and his words were automatically etched on the paper.
1)Ryujin should help Brie kill the guildmastsr of Pegasus guild.
2) Brie should follow each and every command Ryujin gives her.
3) Incase Brie dies without taking her revenge then Ryujin will fufill her goal.
4) Brie should not make any contact with the Oppressors and Ryujin also cannot talk about Brie to anyone.
5) Ryujin should pay for Bries expenses.
6) The revenge must be finished within 7 months.
7) Once the revenge is over, Brie must comply to Ryujin's single wish.
"
Ryujin finished speaking. Brie was a bit taken back by the contract mainly because the contact was equal. She must obey Ryujin's command but she was fine with it and if the revenge was done, she would definetly do anything Ryujin wanted. He was also paying for her expenses.
"Isn't the contract fair?"
Brie couldn't understand Ryujin's intention.
Ryujin could understand Brie's confusion. The Oppressors must have made her do many dangerous stuff for little in return.
"After we sign the contract we are partner in crime. I don't want to make you work like a slave but as my partner."
Brie didn't reply. She poured her mana into the contract with her free will. Ryujin also did the same. The contract slowly dissovled in mid air.
Brie could feel some sort of light in her heart. When she made a contract with the Oppressors she felt her soul being shackled down.
"By the way, I think that the last contract condition is a bit stupid."
Brie said to Ryujin.
Ryujin thought about why it was stupid but he couldn't get it.
"Why is it stupid?"
"I mean the second condition says that I should follow your every order so if you told me your wish I had to fulfill it."
'Shit! I didn't think about that. She must think I am stupid. Think of an lie Ryujin, think.
" I did that on purpose so when the deal is done, I could still have you in my grasp."
Brie didn't say anything.
'He just made that up didn't he.'
" Anything I can do to heal your injury?"
" Starting to care for me now that I am useful to you huh!"
" I am just feeding a chicken until it is fat enough so I can kill and savour its meat."
'This psycho.'
" I can heal by myself. Getting compared to a chicken hurts my ego."
Brie was observing Ryujin's wound. She could see the internal wound fixed within a blink of an eye. The outer part was still left to recover but she knew that Ryujin did it so people wouldn't suspect him because of his monstrous regeneration.
'How can such an injury be fixed within a blink of an eye?'
Ryujin used Kairos and turned back time when he had no internal injuries. It was simple as that.
" I will give you my bank account. Use the money however you want but send me a report of your spendings."
Brie just nodded. Ryujin find it quite awesome to see an ant nod at his command.
"So from now on call me 'Boss'."
"What?"
Brie shouted.
"Theres no way I am doing-"
Ryujin interjected Brie and said
"I command Brie to call me 'Boss' from now on."
The mana contract took its effect. Brie felt a slight electric shock.
"As you wish Boss."
Ryujin slolwy nodded in satisfaction.
"You can go now,Brie. Looks like the doctor is gonna be here. We will discuss the plans later on."
"Ok."
"Hmm. Only 'Ok'. I think you are missing something."
Brie sighed.
"Haa! Ok boss."
"Good. I like obedient people."
As Brie was heading out of the room from the ceiling, she muttered under her breath.
" I would rather call you a 'bitch' than 'boss'."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing boss."
Brie quickly ran away.