Contracts!

"Seek even greater power!"

Shun's mind had completely gotten rid of any extra thoughts. He was completely succumbed to the voice.

He marched away from the burnt village. Taking food he never got to eat. Clothes he was never dressed with and marched. To what? Not even Shun knows, however what was out there was calling him.

Snow fell heavy upon the ground, thickly layering the earth beneath. Blizzard were usual in Coldera. But to march through it was extreme! His face became numb quickly. His eyes looking forward with extreme focus and such intent even though it was nothing but snow as far as the eye could see but even so he marched.

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"A person to the north is forming a contract."

"A contract is the signing of a great power. A Celestial emissary is sent down from a god to carry out this task, this happens almost ever unless someone really special catches their attention. Now the benefits both the God and person gets is a powerup. Depending on the synergy between the two, the stronger they become. Gods only get too choose one person. You got that Arthur? That means a boy around your age has already been chosen by a higher being."

Arthur nods, quickly understanding the situation at hand.

Now, you damm swordsman! Why did you come to me? Not just to talk about some weak contract, right?" Sedah says annoyed.

"So you know whose getting a contract? Anyways the contract thats being formed..is not from any old weak god or demon, but a great and powerful demon. The animosity and envy I felt can only be a great demon. However! I have no idea whose presence I felt so I came to you the only other demon I know for answers so answer this question, Who the hell is he forming a contract with?!"

"Sorry, but I have no idea. Unfortunately I couldn't say anyways until I can sense his prescence and right now I'm too far away. Now I have a question for you O' great swordsman, how did you sense his presence? We're in Vastos right now and Coldera is very far far away, so how?"

"I was on the border of Vastos and Coldera and I sensed it, quickly trying to find the only other demon I know."

"Ohhhh ~ are you saying this demon could've covered an entire country in his presence? And then you ran like a chicken! Hah! You better not be joking or else I'll kill you where you stand." Sedah replied with a serious tone in his voice glaring at the swordsman.

"Watch what you say, you false hero."

Sedah's goal still unchanged, wishing to die in battle, therefore he must find someone stronger and with this thought in mind he voices himself.

"I forbid you from killing this northern boy from now on. I want to see what he does and how he grows! And if you decide to do otherwise, I'll kill you. Simple, right?"

"You can try Sedah, but I'm not going to kill him now, murdering a child just doesnt seem to sit with me well. But it seems your goal is unchanged, you still wish to die in battle and you hope this boy to the north can develop into someone that can kill you, am i right?"

"Close, but not quite! I'm going to make Arthur into a great fighter and make him battle against the northern kid." Sedah replies with a smirk on his face.

The swordsman turns to Arthur, "Boy, you know what this implies, right? Do you have it in you to battle and cross swords with Sedah if you are victorious?"

Arthur had conflicting emotions, as he grew up he had trained under Sedah, he had constantly told Arthur to kill him one day in battle, however Arthur had not gained a murderous intent to kill Sedah, in fact he was the only father-figure he's had. It's too cruel.

To tell this to a boy to kill his master - no, his father would leave any child stunned, and Arthur did not go out of this notion and with hesitation replied..

"..I can't"