Arthur stared at Athena in silence.
"We are going to form a bond."
Her words echoed through the enormous training facility.
For several seconds, Arthur said nothing.
His crimson eyes widened slightly as he looked at the veiled woman standing before him.
He had heard of humans forming contracts with spirits before.
Low-ranking elemental spirits.
Fire spirits.
Wind spirits.
Earth spirits.
Water spirits.
Such contracts were not uncommon among powerful awakened individuals. Someone without a natural elemental affinity could form a contract with a low-level spirit and borrow a portion of its elemental power.
A human with no fire affinity could wield flames.
Someone unable to control wind could summon cutting gusts and storms.
Even a person with weak mana could gain an advantage that others might spend years training to acquire.
But Athena was not a low-ranking spirit.
She was a half-spirit descended from a high-ranking spirit.
