Henry Esprit
"Do you know what it is?" Elder Dianna asked. I knew the technique. I had heard the other elders like my father and mother talk about it before. "Yes." I nodded. Spiritus Possessionem.(Spirit Possession) A high level technique used by exorcists who have contracted spirits that have reached the true spirit level.
A technique in which an exorcist's contracted spirits enters their body and lends the exorcist their power. One of the ultimate skills of summoning, and one of the basic requirements to become a clan elder.
"Good, then I'll skip the preliminary explanation and hop straight into it. The technique is quite simple. Simply integrate your spirit into your body and let its power flow throughout. Allow your minds to become one along with your spiritual energy. Remember, although simple, it is incredibly difficult to do, much less master. First I will show you, then you will try." Elder Dianna pulled out a talisman and chanted. Vocare.
The talisman in her hand turned a bright blue light, it levitated out of her hand while getting brighter, the light began to swirl a large snake, nearly 15 feet in length slithered out of the vortex of light and curled itself around elder Dianna's body.
"As you probably already know, this is my contracted spirit, the water snake Classe." The navy blue snake looked at me and Aurum and gave what appeared to be an almost smug look at us. "Alright let's begin." Elder Dianna and Classe began to glow in a bright blue light almost completely hiding their appearance.
The snake turned into a mass of energy and light and seemingly melted into Diannas body. I could visibly see the blue energy spread throughout her body, the markings on her clothes turning from yellow to a navy blue, her eyes and hair turning the same
Armor started to form around her body, snake light streams of light slithered around her body covering her in a glowing blue snake scale armor, a snake shaped helmet appeared on her head and a long staff with a snake coiled around the top appeared in her hand.
After a few seconds the shine died down to a light glow. I could feel her spiritual energy, the pressure much greater than that of Dianna and Classes energy on their own. "This is completed Spiritus Possessionem. A total integration of the spirit with both body, mind, and energy. When the two energies mix it isn't simply adding them together but multiplying them several times over, achieving an untold level of strength. Of course, merging with your spirit will be different from mine, considering Classe is already a high level great spirit while your Aurum has only just stabilized as a true spirit. You won't have the spirit armor like we have."
I could tell she was bragging but I didn't pay it any mind. She was right after all, her spirit was just short of becoming an ancient spirit while Aurum had only become a true spirit a few weeks ago. "Now, you give it a try. Start by circulating your spiritual energy and accept Aurum's energy into your body."
I did as she said, I began to circulate my spiritual energy to every corner of my body. Aurum began to glow a bright golden light and slowly melted into my body. A huge rush of energy entered my energy paths colliding with my spiritual energy.
I tried to focus, to combine my energy with it, but it was too much, the energies rejected each other and Aurum and his energy were forced out of my body, where he immediately began to curse at me. "That hurts, what are you doing, just do what she tells you!"
Angered at the rejection, he continued to yell at me until elder Dianna spoke. "Huhu, no one is able to do it on the first try, it'll take a few attempts to get used to it, and this isn't even the hardest part yet. Try again but this time don't try to force the integration, let it happen."
I began to circulate my spiritual energy again, this time slower, like a naturally flowing stream instead of a rampant torrent. Aurum once again turned into a bright golden glow and began to melt into my body, his energy once again entering my energy paths and colliding with mine. Don't force it, just let it happen.
This time, as our energies collided I didn't resist the collision, I let Aurum's golden energy intertwined with mine allowing it to join the quiet river of its own volition instead of trying to pull it along. Slowly but surely the energies began to intertwine and become one and as they did I felt the increase in power, almost like a small budding plant suddenly turning into a giant oak tree.
The more the energies joined the more the energy exploded, suddenly overflowing my paths, I took control of the new energy and churned it through my body allowing myself to get used to it.
Suddenly, while controlling the energy I felt my consciousness sway. Something was stirring up inside my head, as if trying to take over my body. I had to fight the feeling but to no avail, and before I knew it I felt Aurum and his energy leave mine.
"What was that?" I asked. "One second I managed to make our energies combine and the next I had one of the worst feelings of vertigo ever." While still confused and somewhat dizzy, elder Dianna responded to my initial question. "That Henry, was yours and Aurums consciences trying to merge. The hardest step of Spiritus Possessionem. Though it is still impressive, you manage to combine your energies on your second attempt. Most aren't able to do it until around their 5th or 6th attempt. Give it a few more tries and we'll call it a day."
I did as she said and attempted to fuse a few more times, but each time we were stumped at the mental combination part, and each time I felt more and more sick. After about 9 more attempts I vomited from the dizziness and could feel my spiritual energy completely drained from my body.
"I forgot to mention, whenever you combine energies and don't unfuse them properly, it will take a toll on your spiritual energy, eventually running it dry like you did this time. We'll call it a day here, go home and get some rest and keep practicing until next time."
With that, elder Diana walked off to finish up today's practice for everyone else and left me on my own, where I was sitting in my own vomit. Definitely not a highlight. "You look disgusting." Wow, not helping Aurum.