"Keep me locked up?" Eryk could hardly believe what the crow was saying. Out of curiosity, he pressed harder on the doorknob to confirm. Eryk's skin crawled. Exhausted and annoyed, Eryk looked back at Black. The crow raised its lungs to say, "What did I say?" Eryk put his ear to the door. The noise from the TV made it hard to hear outside sounds. "... for the good of all of us..." said Mr. Jarvis. The man's voice rose and fell, and only heard fragments. However, Alland's voice sounded louder. "But, Eryk has nothing to do with that! I swear!" Mrs. Jarvis cut in, "You're still a child, Alland. You don't understand what happened. When everything is clear, you will thank us." "Please, Dad, no!" "Just this once, Alland. Hear our verdict!" said Mr. Jarvis in a loud voice. "It has been decided. I'm calling detectives. We're going to have a police car brought here!" "Don't!" Alland shouted. "How can you?" Eryk began to understand the situation that was happening out there. Eryk's eye
"Calm down... don't overreact. I can understand. You haven't interacted with humans outside your lair for far too long." Eryk was getting annoyed. "You broke into my house without even permission!" The young man shouted loudly while threatening and pointing a dagger. "White, let me come here. And I've been watching you for a long time. Surely you remember me, right? My name is Barbro." "I don't care what your name is. Get out of here before I kill you!" The homeless man grinned. "Looks like you're getting better at killing people. Usually, you should just kill without needing any prior warning. I consider you a fine young man, Bird Control." "Stop calling me that! My name is Eryk." "Is it right?" Barbro smiled oddly. "But you talk to the birds, don't you? Not only your white owl but also the crows and other birds? Please, Bird Control... I mean, Eryk. We have much to discuss. You're… a summoner, I presume?" Eryk's face paled. He tried to breathe calmly. "So what if I could tal
"Dad?" Alland whispered softly while keeping himself from moving when Eryk threatened him with a dagger."Eryk, get down!" Mr. Jarvis once again called him from downstairs.Eryk felt his heartbreak. Time and time again, he felt cheated and betrayed by those he trusted."You directed your father here?""Not!" Alland said with conviction. His face looked pale. "No, I didn't do that!"Eryk hissed beside Alland. The boy was almost up to Eryk's chest, and he could easily see Alland's expression."I swear, Eryk. I didn't bring him here. He must have followed me secretly."While still threatening Alland with the dagger, Eryk peeked out of the nest. His heart sank at that time too. There were a lot of cops down there—at least three of them circling the tree with Mr. Jarvis."I saw that young man!" said one of the policemen, touching the gun at his waist."Don't use it!" said Mr. Jarvis fiercely. "We don't know what he was
Eryk, as well as Barbro were both on guard. They stood back to back while watching the moving bushes around the church. The next second, a group of men emerged from the bushes. Eryk counted at least ten of them. However, Eryk felt strange with these men."You know them, Barbro?" Eryk whispered behind Barbro."These green humans?" Barbro pouted and looked displeased at their appearance.White was perched on Eryk's shoulder. They noticed the green men who wore uniform black suits. Their bodies look proportional and muscular. It's just that their skin is green and not like humans in general.Their heads are also bald. Even up to the scalp is green, you can see a little horn growing there. They all wore sunglasses."They're not human," White said calmly."You mean they are summoned spirits?"No one has answered Eryk's question yet. Suddenly the ten men with green skin walked over and surrounded Eryk in the middle of the churchyard. Two pe
Alyssa and Duri stood at the helicopter's door to welcome Eryk and his friends. Alyssa looked as usual—with a cold face and minimal expression. The girl was not wearing a qipao, and Eryk thought Alyssa wore a school uniform. It made him a little disbelieving. The girl's hair was left loose and a little messy because of the wind blowing from the helicopter blades."Welcome to our home," said Duri. "Sorry for the greeting if it was a little harsh."The plant summon spirit always made a displeased face at White's presence. His hands were made of two leaves folded to his chest.This was the first time Eryk saw Duri's average size. The summoned spirit doesn't disguise itself as the brooch on Alyssa's clothes, nor does it resemble the giant tree it had in the landfill.Duri is only a 50 cm black rose. He stood on two legs made of roots and two hands made of leaves. His head itself is a crown of black roses."Damn plant summons spirits," White hisse
Eryk stared at the statue of the winged goddess for a long time. He seemed to hear the figure calling and calling his name. Eryk had already turned around and tried to approach the statue when White suddenly intercepted and bumped his head."What's wrong with you?" asked White flatly.Eryk gasped in surprise. For a moment, he didn't realize he was daydreaming. He rubbed his face and shook his head vigorously."I'm okay," he said. "I'm just a little out of focus.""You fantasize too much, Young Man!" said Duri. "You have to start controlling your wild imagination."Eryk felt very embarrassed. He lowered his head and clenched his jaw. Eryk kept walking, following Alyssa without saying much.They arrived at a room whose door was gilded with gold. Alyssa linked her hands behind her back and stood quietly in front of the door. Duri stood beside Alyssa with a big smile.Two green human-summoned spirits opened the door for them.Eryk saw a large and luxurious dining room. He took a quick pee
Evan Harris spoke calmly. "You're lucky to have met me, Eryk. Maybe it's fate. To be a guard or to be a destroyer? Every summoner must choose between light or darkness, good or evil, and take the right path."Evan grabbed his wine glass and swirled the red liquid in it."Guard or destroy?" Evan suddenly glared at Eryk. "Wayland, which one would you choose?"Eryk was suddenly stunned. He didn't expect to be asked a question like this. He arrived to find out about the coiled snake symbol, the summoners who escaped from Rockwool prison, and the mysterious figure chasing him."You don't have to choose between black or white," Black said in his hoarse and noisy voice."Yes, there are many options out there that you can take. You are free to be yourself and live as you like now, "continued White."Anyway, thank you for the story you told me today, Mr. Evan Harris. It really is very entertaining. I believed this partly because I had personally witnessed that summoners existed. But I also don
Evan Harris looked at Eryk seriously. "If you want, I can return you to your lair tonight."To everyone's surprise, Eryk shouted, "No! I've just been whisked across town by a bunch of strange green-summoned spirits in helicopters. I don't want to go home until I know everything."Without saying anything else, Eryk sat back in his chair while folding his arms. His breath was panting after releasing his emotions. Everyone looked at Eryk in confusion."I thought I told you everything," Evan Harris said.They returned their focus to the dining table when a green-summoned spirit came carrying dishes. Evan Harris really knows how to use his summoned spirits. All household chores are handled by the summoned spirits who live there.The green summoned spirit served up a tray of grilled meat still steaming with the sauce melting on the surface. Another green-summoned spirit also appeared. Each of them brought appetizing dishes that made Eryk's mouth flood.Evan Harris laughed again to break up