"What do you want to show me?" Eris gave Gilgamesh a questioning look as he stared at the ground lost in thought.
"Well, even though my knowledge of magic is tiny, to say the least, what I'm going to show you is how I summon a Spirit to serve me." Gilgamesh took out the same magic book he had won from those guys at the gambling house.
"Is it some kind of magic spell?" Eris didn't understand what Gilgamesh meant because she was just starting to learn the most basic magic.
"Exactly, a spell where I'll theoretically summon a Spirit to be my servant, but I'll change 'summon' to 'create,' and I hope it works." Gilgamesh was immersed in explaining the contents of the book and, since he didn't need to read it twice, he quickly covered the fundamentals.
As Eris walked and looked at that enormous book, which could have thousands of pages, she became more and more excited about what might come from this spell.
"I have some understanding of Spirit summonings, but if I can modify things, I could summon a valuable soul through a precious object and a contract that binds them to me. They could be Spirits from the past, present, or future... Even if we delve deeper into probability, they could be from other worlds, places we may never visit in our lives."
Gilgamesh summoned a golden ripple and from it took out a chain with two knives attached to each end, then placed it on the ground and stroked his chin as he thought.
"If I happen to use powerful weapons, and somehow their owners, the souls of their owners, are summoned as servants, will they remember me in any way? Many things can go wrong, but I won't stop trying."
After taking out the weapon, Gilgamesh also began to scatter Spirit Cores around the weapon on the ground. Eris, who had witnessed all of this, remained silent, both curious and expectant.
"Well, I think that's it..." Gilgamesh had already put the magic book away and was looking at everything, analyzing whether there might be any errors or failures to avoid.
"You need to know that Spirits are beings capable of shifting between a spiritual and a material body at will. While they are in spiritual form, they can't be easily detected by enemies because they are invisible to the naked eye and to most forms of scrutiny, nor can they be affected by physical interference."
"With just that, can you summon a Spirit to serve you? I don't see it as feasible; it shouldn't be that easy..." Eris simply voiced her thoughts as she looked at the weapon on the ground.
"It may fail; this is the first time I'm doing it, so this plan is subject to changes and errors, but I'm confident I'll succeed." Gilgamesh didn't lift his gaze as he said this, continuously analyzing the outcome.
"I was only hoping that a powerful servant would arise from all of this. I couldn't rely on the strength of my subordinates right now because they were still learning the new battle style I had shared with them. It didn't make sense to me, at least, and they lacked a lot of combat experience.
As far as I understood, Spirits needed to maintain a certain amount of energy to remain materialized and fight, and they needed an anchor to the world, which could be their summoner or any other physical being. Their current strength was reflected in their energy reserves, so energy depletion was directly proportional to their diminishing strength.
"This type of summoning will be done with a catalyst; I'll attract the Spirit with those objects on the ground, and I hope it's worth it."
Gilgamesh extended his hand, his divine power connected with the Spirit Orbs and the weapon on the ground. Closing his eyes, he began to speak: "I, Gilgamesh, King of Heroes, Emperor of humanity, and sole ruler under the heavens, command you to emerge in this world and serve me as your sole lord."
"Fantastic..." Eris was amazed by what she was witnessing, the energy, the unfamiliar words Gilgamesh was uttering, and the golden aura that began to emanate all around made everything feel so magical.
Boom!
The ground shook, alarming everyone in the castle, but Gilgamesh didn't stop and poured as much energy as this ritual required. Then, as if he had succeeded, a vague figure began to appear before his eyes, and finally, as if the ritual had been completed successfully, there was a loud explosion.
Boom!
"What happened?!" Eris shouted as she looked at Gilgamesh in front of her.
"I think it was a success..." Gilgamesh said as he looked at the tattoo that appeared on his left hand.
"You think it was a success?" Eris ignored Gilgamesh's arrogance and examined the details she could see through the dust.
When the smoke cleared, a woman appeared before them, kneeling on the ground, and said, "My name is Medusa, and I am at ease now that my lord is someone much more extraordinary than I."
"Your name is Medusa?" Eris was captivated by this beautiful blindfolded woman.
Medusa materialized in a way different from her legend, one that even Gilgamesh was unaware of, maintaining a human appearance, with no snakes in her hair, and long purple-colored hair."
"She wears a blindfold to seal her powerful Mystic Eyes of Petrification within a delimited field. Her sight is completely sealed, although she can perceive through hearing, touch, smell, and detection magic, which allows her to gather more accurate information than through sight.
"You can call me Raider, Master," Medusa directed her gaze toward Gilgamesh, who was standing in front of her.
"I can see that you are very powerful and similar to me in terms of weaponry. How strong are your abilities?" Gilgamesh asked as he looked at this woman holding the weapon he had placed on the ground.
"In general terms, I'm not extremely strong in close combat, but my class allows me to use any type of weapon, and my enhanced advantages include extreme speed. Additionally, I can perceive any type of situation within kilometers as long as there is a disturbance of energy, such as that mana disturbance in the distance," Medusa introduced herself and briefly discussed her abilities.
"It didn't take much effort to summon you. I can say with certainty that I could make about nine more summonings without any problems..." Gilgamesh was about to say more when Eris elbowed him. "What's wrong?"
Eris gave him a sidelong glance and whispered, "Are you sure she's a Spirit and not a servant? She may be a bit silly, but she's very beautiful. Did you really just summon her?"
"Haha, of course, aren't I incredible?" Gilgamesh was proud of this great achievement. Now he had a Cursed Spirit to crush those lizard guys traveling in that fortress."