DB.
01-25-2010, 09:18 PM
The room surrounding Dante was dim, lighted by a few candles. Five people and five animals stood surrounding him, each of the humans with their hands towards Dante, supplying him energy.
One of the men -his father- stepped forward -holding out a bird- and said, "Take the body of this raven, give it life, and bond it to you."
Dante took the raven in his hands. He closed his eyes, feeling around in his mind. There were various spirits in the room but Dante felt a connection to one of them in particular. He reached out -with the energy from the others- and grabbed the spirit. Using the energy the others were supplying him, he binded the spirit with the body of the raven.
Opening his eyes he grabbed a small dagger next to him. Hesitating, he made a small slit along the side of his finger. He lifted it up to the birds head and smeared a small amount on it -infusing it with magic- and stood up. The bird stood up, flew up into the air, and landed on Dante's shoulder. Dante looked at his father and said, "It's done, father." The lights turned on in the room and the candles quickly put out. Dante's father stepped forward and put his hand on Dante's shoulder. "Congratulations, so, what kind of spirit is it," he asked smiling.
Dante looked at the raven on his shoulder, "I think it's a shadow spirit." His dad also looked at the raven and chuckled "Ah, you don't see many of those around, do you?"
"Father, I have a question. Why, do these spirits come during the ritual?”
Dante's father stopped smiling, “Well, they want to be bonded to a human. Why? I don't know.”
“And that's why they stay with us.”
Dante's father began walking towards the exit with is hands behind his back. “Yeah, but enough. We'll need to start training immediately. Follow me.”
One of the men -his father- stepped forward -holding out a bird- and said, "Take the body of this raven, give it life, and bond it to you."
Dante took the raven in his hands. He closed his eyes, feeling around in his mind. There were various spirits in the room but Dante felt a connection to one of them in particular. He reached out -with the energy from the others- and grabbed the spirit. Using the energy the others were supplying him, he binded the spirit with the body of the raven.
Opening his eyes he grabbed a small dagger next to him. Hesitating, he made a small slit along the side of his finger. He lifted it up to the birds head and smeared a small amount on it -infusing it with magic- and stood up. The bird stood up, flew up into the air, and landed on Dante's shoulder. Dante looked at his father and said, "It's done, father." The lights turned on in the room and the candles quickly put out. Dante's father stepped forward and put his hand on Dante's shoulder. "Congratulations, so, what kind of spirit is it," he asked smiling.
Dante looked at the raven on his shoulder, "I think it's a shadow spirit." His dad also looked at the raven and chuckled "Ah, you don't see many of those around, do you?"
"Father, I have a question. Why, do these spirits come during the ritual?”
Dante's father stopped smiling, “Well, they want to be bonded to a human. Why? I don't know.”
“And that's why they stay with us.”
Dante's father began walking towards the exit with is hands behind his back. “Yeah, but enough. We'll need to start training immediately. Follow me.”