Moving towards my destination, I go inside of the Contact Chamber; The inside doesn't look like the usual cubic or parallelepiped shape than more constructions usually possess, instead, is spherical, with a toroid platform filled in the middle by a circle, just as Merzïry told me.
The door behind me seals itself, making impossible for me to determine where the exit is actually located, as it seems as if the walls are rotating.
{Am I tripping again?!}
Even confused by this fact, I am completely conscious about what I must do; So I take a confident step towards the outer edge of the toroidal part of the platform.
The environment around me suddenly transforms outside the platform, disappearing the walls into an endless desert of dark brown sand, just as the ceiling transforms into a vanta black sky which feels as endless as the land in the inmediations.
{What a weird place is the Mythstical Plane; There are no stars in the sky, and I can't see any mountains or hills in the distance; How anything can exist here?}
A growl catches my attention, the beast that produces the sound is incorporeal, but as I focus my gaze on it, the shapeless stain quickly floats out of my sight.
{Pathetic!; There is no way I am agreeing to a "Contract" with something that can't even look me in the eye!}
Just as if I were doing aerobics, I take a step back, descending from the platform, which returns the ceiling and walls to normalcy.
{Is it just a visual effect?, Or is there more to learn from this Contact Chamber?}
Putting my curiosity on hold, I step up again into the toroid edge; This time, the shape of a large Mustard Basilisk has my attention; and I can perceive a tingling sensation coursing through my spine.
{I suppose this is the connection, or maybe is because of my Ascension Animal Affection is a type of Reptile}
But when I am about to go closer to the center of the platform, the creature hiss with evident panic burning itself in the sand.
I repeat my attempt, on this occasion a rocky creature is on the left side of my view; Some would call it a Golem, But before turning my head towards its direction, it shatters into a pile of dust that quickly mixes with the sand.
{*Sigh*, At least the others scape out of fear, but Dying because of it, This one was truly pathetic, wherever you are, I apologize to you Cowardly Cloud, there are more mediocre entities than you}
Repeating the process once again, I see an immediate change in the environment in comparison to before; The sky is not different than dark wine and i meant the texture not only the colour, as the sand is of a purple so obscure that almost looks like black, which only highlights the appearance of the creature in this place, a humanoid female shaped silhouette of at least 60 meters tall, her skin is armored by nacar white metallic hexagon patterns outlined by vanta black edges that resemble an infinite depth that is way too unsettling.
My body can't move at all, even when an invasive sensation in my spine feels pleasurable and necessary, much more intense than my night with Risteth and the tingling produced by the Mustard Basilisk.
‡You are not ready for someone like me‡
{What is that melodic noise?}
The answer comes from an hipersonic Nacar White Bullet of energy surrounded by a Vanta Black coating hue; Immobile for an unknown reason, I am forced to take the shot in the center of my stomach, being thrown off the platform and violently impacting the wall behind me.
I can't even complain about the pain or the burn in my stomach, not to mention that my new sweatshirt has taken on a new style.
{*Mhhghm*, Merzïry and Amber need a good punishment, they didn't mention the creatures being capable of attacking me, Though i didn't ask either}
The next eighty three attempts are filled with weaklings, not one of them as mediocre as the "Shattered Golem", but pretty much none of them show even half the attitude of the Mustard Basilisk, and of course, the tingling is not occuring or its intensity is way too dim.
{Merzïry comment that having repeated creatures was the factor to determine if it was a bad day for doing my Pact, but all of them had been different, i should keep going, not like i know where the exit is located to take a resting nap and try again tomorrow}
My attempts continue the previous pattern, not a single creature is repeated, and i don't encounter another one capable of harming me like that "Humanoid Female" did.
{I am healing the injury, but not even the Lyg'Æythûz Farioth deal that much damage to my body in one single attack, and I have to take into consideration that I was "Weakened", Tired, and not as developed as "I" currently am}
The environment has a strange disposition for the second time; The sky has the same bluish purple tonality that gave me goosebumps in the Profession Room, along with a ultra dark green sand that easily con be confused with tar due to the liquid soaking the place.
{Is this the fluid in the Bismuthic Amalgamation?}
Differently to the previous occasion, I am ready to withstand the incoming aggression, and looking closely, I find the creature that resides here.
A bipedal reptile monster with large strong legs and arms smaller in comparison but not for much, scales of terracotta shade with wine are the norm tonality in its body, except for two colours that differ exponentially, a black mane that has no precedent in a reptilian beast, and blazing bright plum magenta eyes with slit pupils.
{She is gorgeous!}
I can't even be consternated by my thought, as this large monster opens its jaws,emitting a volley of red energy shots that have a vibe almost identical to what the Humanoid Female used against me.
Ready for the challenge, I close my fists, intercepting the incoming shots, deflecting them with my technically bare hands, as the translucent [Zöhår Membrane] along my [Vyåhö Armor] are reinforcing further my resilient and dense body.
{This Red energy is really hot, almost like "Plasma"}
Burns are starting to appear on the knuckles of my hands, as well as on the rest of my not so exposed fingers.
The tingling in my spine is so constant that it is almost able to distract me; However, I focus on the goal by starting my walk, not forward, but rather to my right, circling the perimeter of the toroidal platform while continuing to face the reptilian's reddish shots of heated energy.
Once again in the starting point, The creature stops its aggression, and i understand why, "Is testing me", so i do a step forward, and the beast does a different kind of attack, a reddish magenta electric lightning.
My [Zöhår Membrane] is utterly useless against this different type of electrons, "Wild" as PROTOCOL label them; The coursing of this electrical shock is foreign yet familiar, because i can produce my own electrons too.
They may not be as showy as those of the beast, but my body produces Electrons to defend myself, each magenta electric arc against me is instantly countered with a blue one emitted by me.
Until an absurdity occurs, both lightning bolts collide as they come into contact with their tips, staining the electrical emanation of one another and sending a pain that is insufficient to diminish my motion as I finish another lap on this platform.
Advancing another step forward, and being just a step away from my goal; The reptilian creature displays a pair of large horns, these begin to glow with an intense burgundy tone intertwined with a lethal maroon shade.
A feeling of KOD (Kill Or Die) thickens the vibe of the already tense atmosphere as the new shot approaches with an unparallel acceleration.
Just as a precaution, I use the tactic that the old man who had a blue wolf taught me; Putting my arms in front with the intention of sacrifice them to protect my chest.
The result is not as i could expected, since not even using the Quelizt to increase my velocity and slow my perception, comes to be near enough speed to defend myself adequately, grazing and bouncing from my right forearm to my left one, also going against my chest with basically no obstruction.
I withstand the shot without even taking a step back, remaining as firm as an immovable monolith, though my injury shows my ribs and some muscles along with a bleeding that is stopped by my [Molecular Realignment].
The opposite can be applied to the beast, who seems to be panting with obvious exhaustion.
I take the last step, entering in th central circle, waiting for the reptile in front of me to do its move.
Firmly and without showing the slightest hint of fear, the beast closes the distance to the platform, approaching the middle and going in the same circle as me.
Becoming immediately from its monstrous apparency into a silhouette shape of a woman made out of light, utilizing the previous colors I saw on her, Wine, Terracotta, Magenta and Black.
This amorphous mass of energy reduces its size as it levitates towards my regenerating chest, where a Maroon and Black light welcomes with simplicity the future user of "My Embryon".