Book 1. Chapter 3: Summon Familiar

Book 1. Chapter 3: Summon Familiar

As Jake read the book, he felt like the knowledge was truly becoming a part of him. He wasnt sure if this was [The Framework] assisting him, or if it was that the book was magical in some way, but as he turned the pages he felt like he was truly getting an understanding of controlling mana. Mana was present in all things, even if the people of Earth didnt know it. Mana flowed and filled his [Refuge], and he could take it in within his body.

Even his body both had and his soul created mana, where he felt the burning in his chest when Odin drafted him into [The Framework]. After reading the book and feeling like he fully understood [Mana Control], he received a notification, but he looked inward and tried to control his mana. It took him a while, but he was eventually able to move it. Jake checked the notification that he had ignored.

Skill Learned:

Mana Control

You have discovered the mana in all things. You can now control the power to alter reality. Improving this skill improves all framework-assisted spells.

Jake had done it, he had found his mana within himself and was now able to control it, at least somewhat within his body. He noticed that several hours had passed since he had started reading the book and trying to control his mana, and he was now covered in sweat, hungry and exhausted. He realized that he needed to take a shower and have something to eat before he continued.

His small apartments shower was a little bit of a letdown, but it still did its job. He wondered how exactly it continued to work, but he guessed that [The Framework] was supplying his [Refuge] with these resources. Now that this was his [Refuge] and he could add rooms and improve them, he wondered how exactly all of that was going to work.

Jake went to cook lunch. His kitchen was not much to write home about either, but he had the normal fixtures of a sink, oven with stove top, microwave oven, and fridge. As part of taking care of himself, he had taken up cooking. Jake found it difficult to eat healthy with prepackaged food, at least while being able to moderately enjoy it. That led to him striving to improve his meals and learning various recipes online, and he was quite proud of the things he could make. He made some toasted paninis and settled down to read the wiki on familiars while he ate.

Jake learned that there were many types of familiars that could be summoned from various rituals: from demons to animal spirits, to Fae like fairies and pixies. Even humanoid familiars did exist, although both summoning and binding them would require someone or something extremely powerful to accomplish this; there was a difference in power required between the two beings. Familiars would serve who summoned and bound them, and in return they would receive the summoners mana or some other agreed upon resource.

It seemed that someone of his power, barely able to control his mana and with a low capacity, would have difficulty summoning anything that could handle more than minor tasks, let alone be useful in combat or helping at all in the dungeon. Because of the harm that would come to both parties when something bad happened to the familiar, it simply felt too risky to bring them in the dungeon.

Just why did they provide a [Summon Familiar] ritual instead of something else? Surely an offensive or healing spell would be much more useful to him as he entered a dungeon and started risking his life. A rat that could sneak through grates and unlock doors or an owl that could deliver mail simply would not be very useful for killing goblins.

He finished his food, and so he took a much closer look at the [Summon Familiar] ritual he was provided. It came with instructions, but not a lot of information on what kind of familiar he would be summoning. He used the materials provided and tried to match it up with the [Summon Familiar] information in the wiki. It took some time to match up the familiar information with his ritual, but he eventually managed it. The only difference looked to be the stone statue, a mangled figurine perhaps, replaced a different object.

This ritual was a kind which established a permanent bond with a familiar that resonated perfectly with Jakes soul; specifically, one that would share his goals and desires. Through the ritual Jake would bare his soul to the void, and only a creature which liked what it saw and wanted what Jake wanted would answer the call, and bind themselves to him.

Unlike the other rituals or familiar types, it did not seem to be limited by his personal power, but only by his soul resonance and his desires being what the creature wanted to bond with. The creature would then pay whatever price to bind itself with him, and they would forever be stuck with Jake and Jake with them.

The idea both excited and concerned Jake. He could get anything, even a powerful creature, though the creature itself would be limited by his current mana pool and strength to be bound, as he got stronger so could they, though they would always remain much weaker than him. He could also get a very weak and useless creature, and just what would that say about Jake? Still, Jake could use all the help he could get. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

With that, he willed open his [Menu], then under his status he found the information on his familiar.

Familiar Information

Name:

Fhesiah

Race:

Dragon-Touched Demoness

Bond Lv.:

Error

So, she wasnt a succubus, but instead a [Dragon-touched Demoness]. While succubae can be considered demons, not all female demons can be considered a succubus. Depending on the lore from which the demon or demoness originate, they can be not all that different from humans, to being a person from another plane that lived on a completely different set of rules, like the demons summoned by warlocks with demonic pacts. Because of how she was summoned, he guessed that she would be somewhat similar to the latter, but Jake wasnt so sure. He also noticed that there was something wrong with the bond: it showed an error instead of a level.

Just what does dragon-touched mean? Why not half-dragon demoness? He hoped he could hear the story from her eventually, or maybe he could do some research about her race later. Jake felt relief at learning this fact, but he felt that it didnt excuse his feelings that he now broadcast to his recipient, as if he said so out loud. He would need some time to get used to this connection, and be careful of his feelings.

He decided he would apologize and try to learn more from his forever-partner, so he looked as best he could towards her eyes and said, Sorry about that, Fhesiah. Im very new to the magical world, and didnt really know what to expect. I may have had some weird expectations for what might resonate with me. Im very glad you were the one that answered my call.

The demoness nodded, and Jake thought that she might be smiling through the shadows, judging by her emotions. Still, the demoness didnt talk, and he wondered if something might be wrong; the wiki had indicated that in addition to feelings, thoughts should be shared as well. While Jake wasnt sure if a mouse could really talk into his mind or have coherent thoughts, he didnt see a reason why a demoness would not be capable of it. So, he decided to ask, I can tell we share our feelings over the bond, but are you able to hear my thoughts?

The demoness nodded, which caused Jake some confusion. If you can hear mine, why cant I hear yours? The demoness paused, but eventually floated near his chest, where he had found his magic, and where he believes the link between him and her resides. She then pantomimed a path or rope between his and her chest with her hands, and showed her hands grasping onto the rope. She then seemed to show the rope growing in size, and then mimed holding a ball inside of each of their chests and the ball growing.

So, our bond needs to grow, or perhaps our magic or souls need to grow as well, then well be able to talk?

The demoness nodded and gave a thumbs up, confirming them. Wait, do demons really do thumbs up? With that thought, Jake looked at her and he was sure of it now, thanks to the emotions she was sending through the bond: she was smiling.