Mage Wars, Episode 3: Revenge of the Fruffles. Fruffums. Whatever.

[fightingofthespirit]

Y-Yes!

This is it. This is precisely the knowledge that I needed.

A magical beast -- Is there a magical beast somewhere? Professor Mokona! Uh. Demon! Demoness?! Is that surly angel still around? Oh, Erk! Do you still turn into a cat?!

((1% regained on his ability to do oddly large amounts of damage by slamming books on people. Just kidding. 1% regained on the knowledge that Summoning is not restricted to Summon Spirits, more specifically, that he could formerly call Gremlins and a Gigantic Lizard Of Some Sort. 1% regained on the usage of the pact rings in the summoning process. 11% memory regain total, 0% remaining.))

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[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

...[Horrified curiosity getting the better of him.]

What do you need one for?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

An experiment to press the boundaries of the knowledge of man. Specifically, me.

((I actually do have permission from a mod from a hundred years ago for Klarth to be able to contract with people, but it's not going to work this time around in case you were worried.))

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

...what KIND of experiment?

((What, me worry? Oh no no no. But interesting to know!))

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Well, the entrails will have to be stored in a glass jar for three months with the flesh-eating protozoa, and I can guarantee that I'll return at least two chambers of the heart --

W-wait! Come back! It's just a little ritual! I swear to use your powers appropriately; you swear to come to my aid if I call for you, and that's it.

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

Not funny!

...what, that's it? ...um, not to blow a major hole in the point of the experiment, but exactly how much help do you expect something like me to be in any given situation?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

That's not really the point. The point is to see if this works at all. It's an ancient magic that hasn't been studied properly for centuries; I used it back home, but it seems to have deserted me here on this island. Presumably because my contracts are out of range.

The contract is easily broken -- You, as the Summoned Beast, can break it at any time if you feel that I abuse it. Or if you just don't like me. I, as the Summoner, can call you to my side; I can also dismiss you, whereupon you return to wherever you were before.

Sound good?

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

...[Curiosity once again gets the better of him.]

Alright. Give it a whirl.

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Very well. You appear to be most closely related to the element of Wind. Does the Opal Ring suit you?

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

Don't really know the first thing about jewelry, but sure.

1/2

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

. . . Try and take this a bit more seriously. I'm the one who has to call you 'mighty beast of the wind', sheesh.

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Here goes. Try and look mighty.

"Oh mighty beast of the eternal winds, I beseech thee -- Submit to me as decreed upon the covenant of this ring. Know the name of thy Summoner, Klarth F. Lester!"

(Hurry up and agree.)

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

Oh, um. "I, Nall, recognize... thee and submit to thy will, Summoner Klarth!"

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Alright! That should . . . uh. That should have . . . done it.

. . . Nothing's happening, is it?

Do flying cats count as magic beasts? Maybe I pronounced my name wrong.

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

Can't say I feel any different. Maybe you need a shinier ring?

I am not a flying cat. I am definitely magical, though.

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Tch. I must still be missing something. I'd thought remembering the pact was the key . . .

Thanks for trying, anyway.

I polish these every night, thanks.

[catslooklikeme.livejournal.com]

Sorry, man. Better luck next time.