New Path

A few hours later.

Ryan burped, looking up at the castle in the sky with a yawn. He had been treated to a feast, and he had even napped for a few hours.

The sealed demons near the weird tree, who used to look so ferocious and disgruntling once upon a time, yawned and woke up from their naps too. They all looked a bit refreshed, cool-headed, and overall sharp.

Ryan smirked at them and they smirked back. "Good morning fellows," he said.

They nodded imperceptibly. Indeed, now Ryan and them were business partners. Yes, they had come to a decent agreement of equal benefit and signed a contract using one of their treasures. Now, they were allies. They had all accepted to help each other.

Of course, they didn't know that the contract didn't bind Mark's real body. They thought it did, but due to his special connection with Reol'ran, contracts didn't affect him at all.

The contract was simple.