Chapter 53: The Implock – Chapter 47 – “Clingy Familiars and Stubborn Growth”

∼ Clingy Familiars and Stubborn Growth ∼

Chapter - 047

"Gyah! I said's stop it!" Nyx protested as he felt a coarse and wet tongue run the side of his neck.

Looking back, it was unsurprisingly the thrasher, an eager smile on her brutish face as always. Nyx got chills down his back seeing this, picking up the pace a little so that he could catch up to Aria. He rubbed his neck as he held onto Aria's robe, grumbling about his familiar's peculiarities.

His new minion could take both verbal and mental commands, regardless of her ability to understand the language, though she might not always carry them out exactly how you meant it for. It was because, although the link between the two as a warlock and a familiar did most of the work, the thrasher as a summon could not perform tasks that it is inherently incapable of. That went without saying of course, but might not be so obvious when issuing certain simple tasks.

For example; tying a knot. The thrasher neither knew what a knot was nor how to tie one, not to also mention her large and clumsy fingers that were entirely unable to do such a dexterous and finesse-demanding exercise. So it was essentially impossible for her to carry it out.

But that was not all, as Nyx's commands weren't entirely absolute either. While a familiar could neither disobey nor in any way shape or form try to harm their master, a command could be misunderstood and forgotten in many different ways. Unless he specifically and very detailedly gave her command to keep her distance from him that she as a thrasher understood, she would not do so. And the one time Nyx actually tried to do so, he immediately regretted the pure hurt on his minion's face.

No! He was not getting soft - it's definitely not because of that, not in the slightest! So stop thinking it! Ahem- he just prided himself a... benevolent master after all.

He had long wowed himself to never stoop as low as the warlock who had captured him, having himself witnessed how poorly that human had treated his two familiars. More so just to be in spite of the long-dead human prick than of actual care and kindness. Still, he wasn't exactly thrilled with the thrasher's tendencies despite his leniency.

Tugging at Aria's robe, he managed to catch her ear, whispering conspiratorially as he cast glances in the familiar's way that just smiled dumbly back. "How do I's change familiar?"

The thrasher was powerful and useful alright, but Nyx was actually getting nervous around her for some inexplicable reason. She was just too... clingy. She barely did anything other than bringing him food she had hunted and staring at him all day long.

B-But it wasn't because he was afraid of her! At all!

"No Nyx," Aria shook her head with a knowing smile. "A soul contract with a familiar is forever permanent. Only the gods have the power to reverse such a thing, and even so, at a great cost for even them. It would essentially mean to sever an immortal soul back into two. But regardless, Nyx. Do you realize what you have accomplished by contracting her? Are you truly sure you would want a different familiar?"

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Not reall- ahem, of course, he did! Who did she think she was talking to?

The almighty red, wouldn't have summoned something poultry as a second-rate familiar.

She was good though... right?

Noting Nyx's less than subtle internal musings, Aria smirked, shaking her head amusedly if not a bit disbelievingly.

"Nyx, you pushed yourself harder than you should have." Aria started out, somewhat reprimanding. "However, in doing so, you have accomplished a remarkable feat. Not only is your familiar a lesser demon right from the start of your contract, but she also bears The Mark of Wrath. She is a demon of major sin, just like you. Destined for great things."

Now, all those things sounded great. But Nyx couldn't shake the feeling he was in for a world of trouble with... her at his side. He looked to the thrasher, finding her suddenly closer than before. He gulped.

"Calm down Nyx, she is just infatuated with you. After you showed how strong and determined you are in your sparrings with Eric, it is no surprise," Aria said, giggling lightly.

Aria had spent quite a bit of time looking through her grimoire, pulling up old texts about demons and especially thrashers. She knew a bit, which was why she had told Nyx to simply take her admiration in stride, however, forward they might be.

She could see the clear conflict on his face at this.

"Have you checked her attributes and statistics yet?" She asked. "Try and call up her status, as you do your own, then you might reconsider your stance on the matter."

Surprised, it hadn't really occurred to the demon that he could look at the status of his familiar, for he only knew it was possible to view one's own. But if Aria said so, he tried, just this time directed at his familiar. To his delight, it worked like a charm.

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