In this stalemate battle a sudden invitation came from Soma's side. Hearing the word that came out from Soma's mouth made the demon woman's brows twitch.
Soul pact was a type of magical contract that would bind part of the person soul who made it. The contract had an absolute rule over the content, and if one of the persons who made the contract broke the agreements, or one of it if there is a multiple agreement that was established, with their soul on the line. They will receive severe punishment and even death.
Soma had nothing left in his hand, and could only make that decision to save the two awakeners who were still unconscious. He looked toward the demon woman who was still in her battle stance. Ready to strike anytime, and Soma knew that if these keep going he will meet a fate worse than death, after all of that provoking he made to her.
Thanks to the inscription power the demon woman is now pondering if she should continue her attack or listen to the kid word first.
"How is it?".
"..".
The demon woman just kept her mouth shut and didn't have any intention to open it. Soma who saw that made his move. With only one hand using his thumb and index finger skillfully. He opened the cap on the plastic container that stores the real devil blood essence fluid inside.
Once it opened and the smell of iron wafted through the air. The demon's body jerked, her whole body began to tremble, her heart began to throb raising her body temperature, and she is salivating for unknown reasons.
Seeing the state the demon in Soma made a guts post in his mind. "Bingo". But Soma did not want the demon to get aroused by the smell of the devil blood essence anymore than this. He began to close the plastic container and showed a brave front.
"How is it? are you willing to listen this time?".
The demon who snapped back to reality began to question Soma.
"What the hell was that?".
The demon who still couldn't forget those euphoria, just from the smell. Released her battle stance and shot a glare at Soma. Wiping the drool on her lips.
"..Just some small presentation".
"Don't play with me brat. Tell me what that is!"
Soma, seeing the state she was in, stored the blood inside the ring once more. As soma planned, the devil's blood roused the demon's curiosity.
"He,, So even the mighty demon didn't know what was inside this container. Even though you are the one who is desperately looking for it".
"..Wait, Don't tell me, is that?".
Finally realizing what the item was, the demon asked with a trembling finger that pointed at him.
"Yeah it was the devil blood essence you're looking for".
"But earlier, you destroy the glass..".
"Oh that? that was a fake one".
"Fake?"
The demon had a blank expression on her face.
"It was just my own blood".
"What!?".
The demon opened her eyes wide. She clenched her right hand holding a sword and began preparing to attack. Soma hurriedly infused the mana toward the inscription and a thin golden film began to cover his whole body and made the demon woman furrow her brows. Soma with his depleted mana began to gritted his teeth to show his brave font.
"..Okay, lets stop this charade okay. I just want to save the two awakeners that lay unconscious there. So I am trying to negotiate with you".
"Cheeky little brat who doesn't know the world. What makes you think you have the right to do the negotiation with me".
Soma involuntarily sighs, and begins to continue his explanation.
"Look, even if we fight here you couldn't even scratch me with your attack".
"..I will keep doing it until that golden aura breaks and my sword decapitate your head".
"Oh, please, you already know that you couldn't break it, right".
The demon's face twitched upon hearing Soma's remark. Indeed, after experiencing how sturdy that thin golden film that covered soma body. The demon realized that her attack would have no effect even if she mustered all of her power.
Soma, who witnessed the demon's dismayed face, began to take the initiative.
"I will say this again. Let's form a soul pact. You and me".
"What a foolish thought you had. I could just used those humans as hostages..".
"Then I just need to destroy this ring, right. Using Mana overload".
"YOU!".
Realizing that her path had already closed she gritted her teeth, shooting a murderous glare at Soma's direction. She didn't think a proud demon like her could be played by some human brat who still didn't live even a quarter of his life.
Soma is waiting for the demon's response. His body was still covered by the golden aura. Wary for the demon's next attack.
The demon look into a faraway place as she closed her eyes, and made a long exhale. She stored her sword into her spatial ring. Then opened her eyes looking into Soma's directly in the eyes.
"..Fine, I will follow your suggestion. Let's make the pact".
"Good, then".
The demon raised her right hand up halfway, and began to urge Soma to do the same. Soma still didn't let down his guard, also raised his right hand halfway, and they both spoke simultaneously.
""Soul Pact"".
The air began to shake around them. A whirlpool of scarlet mana began to form in the surrounding area and they stood at its center. Then a magic circle with a strange pattern with an image of a paper with a feather pen as its center, began to appear before them.
Soma was gulping his own saliva seeing this magical spectacle before him. He didn't think that he could do this the right thing. He only remembers this scene from the novel when one of the heroines from Chronicles Saga made this pact with a demon king lackey to make a deal, but to think he did this dangerous thing in his first time arriving in this world.
The magic circle began to divide into two, and it began to float toward each one of them before stopping in front of their chest.
"State what your term is!".
Hearing the demon spat those venomous words. Snapped Soma into reality. He is too preoccupied seeing this miraculously dangerous phenomenon happening before his eyes.
"I am Soma, asked the demon before me to not kill or inflict harm on living beings in the 500 Meter radius around me".
After Soma finished his speech, The magic circle on his chest began to glow and a letter began to appear, repeating the line that Soma spoke. Hearing Soma's term the demon brow twitched, but she eventually began to open her mouth to state her terms.
"I am Devi, ask a human named Soma to hand over the two relics in his hands".
Then the same thing also happens to the magic circle on Devi's side. Soma, hearing what the demon said, didn't faze him at all. Because he had already expected it to become like this.
"As I thought, the demon side already made contact with him". Soma muttered in his mind. If that is not the case, there is no way that Devi would want the inscription in Soma's hand.
The demon woman bit her right hand thumbs untill its bleeding and press it on the magic circle. Soma copying her move also did the same, at first he was hesitant to inflict wounds upon himself but then this thing won't be over.
The magic circle glows in the shade of blood and it sucks the terms that both of them had stated, then merging again together as one.
[Soul Pact]
[The content]
1. Contractor Soma wants contractor Devi to not inflict harm or commit killing to any living being in the 500 Meter radius from contractor Soma.
2. Contractor Devi wants contractor Soma to hand over the two relics that are in Contractor Soma possession.
[Duration: Infinite]
[Canceling the pact: Canceling the pact with proper deal, or one of the contractor who is bound to the soul pact dead]
[Soul Pact established. Beginning to take the compensation]
Something is leaving Soma's body. Suddenly his legs turned soft, he began to sway. Soma's body turned sluggish, his breath ragged. The golden aura that covered his body vanished, losing his focus. His condition reminded him of when he finished a 15 Km marathon in P.E class, but he held in and stood strong.
A translucent window began to appear before the two eyes.
[Title: Soul pact Contractor]
[Soul pact Contractor: It was the title that given to those who made a soul pact and a part of their soul got taken as compensation]
[Title effect: -]
Soma squinted his eyes after seeing the change in his status, and the change that happened to his body. He never knew that losing part of his soul could be this disturbing.
"Now hand over the relics!".
Devi now stood before Soma, extended her right hand and grabbed Soma's collar. Soma could not even react because of his sluggish body. The faint sweet scent that came from the woman tickled his nose and it made his heart flutter.
Looking at her like this the demon woman indeed had a beautiful appearance, albeit she is more taller than him around one head perhaps. Also the dress she was wearing with a lot of skin exposure. Who could withstand those temptations as a man, and worst of it Soma was in his puberty state.
"Hurry up!"
The violent treatment he received made Soma snap back from his delusion. He sighs and takes out the plastic container from inside the ring and shows it to her.
The demon snached the plastic container with a lightning speed, while also releasing her hand that was grabbing his collar.
"Finally!".
The demon flashing her white teeth, began to store the devil blood inside her own spatial ring.
"Give me the other one!".
Soma, who still held the inscription on his left hand, hesitated at first, but with no other choice. He presented it to the demon.
"Here!".
"..Hmph".
She snached the inscription and held it in her right hand without looking at it.
"Now leave this place and never show your face before me again".
With the content in the Pact, that prevented her from killing any living beings around Soma. He becomes much bolder to state his true feelings. Devi scoffed, then turned her expression into an amusing one.
"Foolish, Brat"
"Ha? ..uck".
Something hard and hot was penetrating Soma's left chest from behind. When he cast his gaze down he could see a silver dagger protrude from his left chest.
"Wha.."
Blood began flooding his mouth. He was having a hard time catching his breath and when the dagger was withdrawn from his chest. A fountain of blood began to bathe his clothes in red. Strength leaving his body and his vision began to blur. Then his legs gave up into a kneeling position.
"I am sorry for coming so late, Mylady".
Then another demon woman with the same characteristic, but with a calm and submissive personality. Kneeling before Devi.
"Fumu, I forgive you… Now, how was your feeling brat. As the person who made a pact together, I will accompany you in your last breath, ahahaha..".
However, This situation that the demon found amusing will turn into her worst nightmare. Because those two demons still didn't realize that what they were doing was something that they would regret.
[Devil Blood essence is entering and began to assimilating with the user body]