☵ 37th of Frost, Year 119, Age of Steel ☵
"Common" ☵ "Synskrit Speech" ☵ Thoughts
☵ Sitting within the clearing Kotoru found himself relaxed and at ease. It was time to expand his talents, test his limits with Summoning. Given his newly acquired quirks, He knew he was progressing fairly well with the magic.
The glow of amber orbs of the summoner peered into the open Frost sky through the canopy of trees. With a deep breath, he began to submit himself to the otherworld, hands channeling aether into them at a moderate rate. He could sense the movement of the fauna of the forest, as well as the fauna of the otherworld moving about.
They weren't swarming him, but he knew they were aware of his call, the question being who would answer. Once enough concentration was built, he found himself in the underwater world from when he first called forth the Sah'viirdost. It was quiet, the waters calm and still. But that soon changed.
The space surrounding him became heavy, thick with aggression and malice. Kotoru was doing all he could to remain calm on the outside, but Inward, he was panicking just a little. He didnt know what was coming, but he knew it was near. He hear the faint sounds of movement within the water as if it was coming from all around himself.
Then the clicking began, at first inaudible, but then loud enough as if the source was right next to him. He could see it, but he knew what he was hearing. The clicking sounds held more to them as he could discern the meaning behind them. "DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE!" Those words echoing within his mind like a sinister chorus. The one source then began to ascend into many, and from depths of the black waters beneath him, several creatures began to rise, snarling and barking in their weird and otherworldly ways.
Turning his head he found one to be within kissing distance from him his own face, allowing him the opportunity to count the many rows of teeth it had if Koto so chose. It was a grotesque looking thing, an amalgamation of one's own fear of what lies beneath the water's edge. Though his heart was sent racing from the creature being face to face with him, he kept his calm, putting on a dominant air.
"Killing me serves you no purpose, But if you join me, serve me, I will afford you the opportunities to kill till your heart's content." he proposed, only to receive a thunderous "DIE!!!" in the form of loud clicking. The one that floated in front of him looked to the others, their clicking still ringing in Kotoru's ear, and then turned to face the summoner.
It began making its own sounds, the clicking relaying a message. "You live, but if you have misled us, the next time you call on us we will make you our first victim. With a nod Kotoru agreed, extending his aether drenched hands to the beast. In a split second, Kotoru found the mouth of the creature engulfing his hands, and at that moment, he heard it loud and clear.
Opening his eyes in a gasp for air, he spoke only one word. "Qumado'harroc" There standing before him was the Qumado'harroc, and eager look to kill only Koto could recognize. Astonished by contracting the aldir spirit, Koto wiped the sweat that had seemed to form on his forehead, despite the temperatures of Frost. ☵