A New Friend 5

Meanwhile

It's been a month since Karen came and Leo proved his stubbornness by refusing to go to the Celestial Spirit world and stayed in the human world.

He didn't hear anything from her after that day and passed his days in contemplation and other things he could do when he heard someone come.

He looked up to see Karen walking towards him, her appearance nothing worse for wear. But there was something different in her at the same time.

"Leo, I beg you. Please leave. I swear, I'll take good care of Aries and never mistreat her again." begged Karen.

Leo saw this as one of Karen's tricks to persuade him to go back to his world.

"Sorry, Karen. As I said, I'll leave if you release our contracts," replied Leo strongly. Karen had enough of this.

"Why you!" Said Karen, enraged and started beating Leo. The spirit of Lion took it head-on, not even budging or stopping her.

Karen couldn't fight him any longer as he is physically stronger than her. She had enough of his stubbornness and attitude.

"You think I can't summon another spirit if you are here? I'll make you pay for this, Leo," said Karen with venom and left him in a foul mood.

Though they both know about her magic limitation, in a moment of desperation, Karen doesn't have any other choice but to take a job.

She is doing nothing for more than a month and all the money she saved up until now was evaporated and she tried one last time to talk with the friendly spirit she knew.

He somehow developed strong stubbornness and didn't even budge from his position when she beat him. She had enough of it.

'Once I summon another spirit, that rogue idiot will be locked her forever.' thought Karen happily as the celestial magic is the one which holds the celestial spirit to this world, once she summons one of her other spirits, as Leo is refusing to go back, he will be seen as a rebellious spirit and will be banished from the celestial spirit world forever.

That was her plan but she ran into an unexpected problem on her way there. Angel, a dark mage, found her.

The next match will be her last battle as Angel killed her and took her keys as a reward.

Leo sensed something wrong. His connection with his master is weakening and he felt happy that Karen had finally listened to him and released them. He went to the location where he could sense her.

Leo teleported to Karen's location. As a Spirit who has a contract with her, he can go there to help her immediately. What he saw terrified him.

Karen was on the ground, motionless and he can see blood on and around her. He approached her slowly and feared the worst and as he thought, she was lifeless.

"Leo, The Zodiac Lion," boomed a deep voice and Leo knew whose voice it was. It is the Celestial Spirit King.

He turned to face the man who rules the Celestial Spirit world and the ruler of all spirits that reside in it.

The Celestial Spirit King is a gigantic, humanoid being with an imposing, broad-shouldered figure. His most striking feature is probably his light, oversized moustache, long enough to diagonally reach his upper torso when he is still and almost extending past his shoulders, with massive and extremely scruffy ends, more facial hair is found in the form of some stubble located on his chin.

His red, pupil-less eyes are outlined by a deep shade, and he has a slight hint of wrinkles on his face. The Celestial Spirit King appears clad in a full set of plate armour which has a majestic look to it.

"Leo, the Zodiac Lion, I hereby banish you from the Celestial Spirit world," said the King in a booming tone. Leo knew better than to interrupt the King while he was talking and remained silent.

"Leo, you have broken one of the most ironclad rules of us, Spirits. You let your master die even though you have the power and capacity to save her." said the man with finality.

"You will hereby forsake your identity as a spirit of Lion and live in this world forever," said the King and vanished. Leo knew this was coming.

For a spirit of his status, it is very demeaning to his status and the Celestial Spirit King himself to let such things go unpunished. He felt his connection to his gate, which allowed him entry and exit into the Celestial Spirit world close and as he no longer find it in his mind.

He resigned to his fate and thought of his future plans when he heard someone enter his field of vision. Leo looked up to see a blonde teen and a...cat? With him. He took a defensive stance, believing them to be his enemies.