lv 1 skeleton

chapter 55

Noc, do you know who it was who summoned you to this world?”

“I have no idea.”

I had previously learned from the League of Reincarnators that Soleste was the first to be summoned to this world. I was curious whether he knew who it was that summoned him, but I didn’t have any high expectations.

“Why didn’t you summon others?”

“Once someone is summoned here, they can’t go back to their previous world. I figured that many people wouldn’t want that so it doesn’t actually succeed often.”

“Why is that?”

When I try to summon someone, I can communicate with their soul. I need to get their permission or else it has a very low chance of succeeding. Also I can only use it once a year.

Was it the same for when Lorina crossed over?”

“Right”

“Did I also do the same?”

“If I remember correctly then yes.”

I had no recollection of such an event so I was curious if I had actually had a conversation with Soleste.

“What did we talk about?”

“It was a simple one, told you that I was going to summon you and asked you  what your opinion was. You then asked if you could escape from the darkness. When I answered that it would be possible, then the summoning went through. Your soul left the dimension of darkness where it had been sealed away.”

After that point I pretty much knew the rest, I had entered the body of a skeleton soldier and had gained consciousness.

“So does that mean that when you summon a soul you need to have a body prepared?”

“Right, I personally was summoned into a body that was brain dead.”

“Then what about our bodies in the previous world?”

“I believe that they would have experienced death.”

“Did I truly die in that World?”

Noc looked back at me silently. Despite having finally learned how my soul had been summoned into this world, I didn’t have any significant emotional reaction.

“Understood, if I ever need you to instruct me further with regards to summoning, I will call for you. Where will you be staying from now on?”

“ I prefer to remain here. If you require my presence, simply call for me and I shall arrive by your side at once.”

He understood that as an ArchLich in a large city, he would only be an inconvenience to me. Of course it was even more true for a DemiLich such as myself, but I was a special case that would stay locked up in my tower. After granting him permission to remain in his crypt, I headed back to my observatory and stayed with Valenor.

“Ho ho, Lorina seems to be suffering at the moment.”

“Come on Johra, I also want to watch her torment! I hate her and want to see her suffer!”

I continued to watch Lorina struggle as the undead mages I had unleashed chased her down tirelessly. Lorina would only engage them for a short period before choosing to run away because she knew that she couldn’t beat them.

‘I really wish there was a recording function for this, if only I could watch these scenes over and over again. Compared to here even I was luckier in my first few days as a skeleton.’