I Can Read People's Comments

Chapter 97 Finding Spirits

[Chapter 96 Comments]

[Amelia_Gladhis: Soooo...., Theo will get a Spirit while already having a Demon now? Sweet]

[Kamala_Nadhia: Imagine if Theo got a Holy Spirit who is always at Odds with his Toon Demon. Their conversation inside Theo's mindscape would be spicy and exciting]

[Aryan_Srivastav_3324: Why don't you try creating author other main character name Kai from magician of sound]

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Theo was sitting in a room by himself, waiting to be called by Christina. Since the comments had arrived, he took this chance to reply to the comments first.

"Ah, it's Halloween over there? Well, I don't know if it's held on the same date, but I'm happy for you all. I wonder what kind of spirit I will have too. To be honest, I don't mind any spirits since the illusion ability is versatile and can complement everything. And I don't know if there will be trouble or not if the author just puts someone from his other work here. So, I can't say much regarding this issue. Hopefully, I get something good today."

The altar was situated in the temple. The only one who could activate the temple was Christina, so no one would bother to steal it. And they seemed to be busy starting the temple.

After waiting for thirty minutes, Aurora finally entered the room. "Teacher. We're ready."

"Alright!" Theo nodded with a serious expression. He was curious about the spirits.

The moment he exited the room, he could sense the dense essence scattered around the hall. The room where they held the ceremony was quite spacious, but it seemed to be sterile from spectators. Even inside this room, there were only four people, including him.

"This is Lenith. She will be helping us in activating the altar." Christina introduced the old woman who was standing next to her.

Behind her, Theo could see a few white pillars creating a circle. There didn't seem to be anything special from the floor itself, but to reach the altar, there was a small bridge. He also heard the sound of flowing water underneath the bridge.

"This is the altar. I can only stand here, so I wish you luck, Teacher." Aurora stopped while waving her hand. Continue your saga on empire

"Thank you." Theo nodded as Christina guided him to the altar.

As soon as Theo reached the altar, he noticed something different. There was an increase in the number of presences around him. They originated from the pillars as well as the water underneath the altar.

"Are they spirits?" Theo asked while pointing at the two locations.

"As expected, you can sense them clearly." Christina nodded, acknowledging their existence. "The pillars contain the will of light, so the spirits love them."

"I see. Is there anything else I need to know?"

"If you remember the chant, then no. You just have to concentrate and listen to their whispers. Your instinct will guide you toward them."

"Alright." Theo started closing his eyes before nodding his head. "I'm ready."

"Lenith." Christina signaled the elderly woman next to her.

She clapped her hands and began to pour her essence into the altar while Christina bit her lips and let a droplet of blood drop to the floor.

"O' Will of Light. Your Descendant from the Elven Tribe is requesting your presence. The lost lamb requires your help to go home. Please send your spirit so that it can become his beacon of light."

After Christina finished, Theo continued, "My name is Theodore Griffith, the Ruler of Reality, bound to the world but not restrained by its chains. I have darkness in my heart, and I need the light to balance it. So, I summon thee… this world's will."

Christina, Aurora, and Lenith couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock by Theo's chants. Aurora was the one who informed him about the chant, so she never expected something like this.

A few minutes ago.

"Is that all?" Theo asked with a surprised face.

"Yes. The chant is actually different for each one, but they pretty much follow the same pattern. You introduce your identity as well as your character. Then, the reason why you request the spirits and summon them. But the last part is specific; you have to say 'I summon thee… the will of light, the world, or whatever names come into your mind.' After that, you will understand what will happen next."

"Ehm… should I introduce everything truthfully?" Theo asked with a wry smile as if he was uncomfortable with it.

Unfortunately, Aurora nodded her head. "Yes. Back then, my chant was, 'I am Aurora Faewillow, Helvenia's Second Princess, restricted by the duty to protect but also seek for freedom. I require the power to fulfill both my responsibility and dream and promise to wield this power for the just cause. I summon thee, the will of light.' Some words might be changed, but it's something along the lines."

"So, it's better just to say everything…"

"Yes. The will of light sees your soul, not your body or possessions in this world. It judges whether you can have a spirit or not."

"Alright then. Just tell your aunt not to say anything about what I'm going to say." Theo sighed.

Aurora was confused at that time, but it seemed that Theo had a reason to make that kind of face.

The Ruler of Reality? What was that supposed to mean? Did he claim that he was a god who controlled their reality? Bound to the world, yet not restrained by its chains? It was like he was truly the one in control, and the world's laws meant nothing to him.

All three of them were simply dumbstruck, as that chant was even more shocking than the fact that Theo could contract a spirit.

The will of light saw their soul, so it would be useless if Theo lied. In fact, he might not get the world's trust if he lied.

Aurora couldn't help but tremble upon hearing the chant. Fortunately, Theo chose the word 'ruler' instead of 'Apostle' or 'God.' It lessened the shock they received.

While they were in shock, Theo felt the increase of presence. It seemed that the spirits were answering his call.

But before he searched for the spirits, Theo felt like there was something he had to do. That was the time he heard a voice ringing in his head. The voice sounded ethereal and didn't have any gender. Its tone was gentle but strict.

"O' Human from another world. Have you seen an entity like me?"

Obviously, this was the first time since Theo came to this reality. However, back in Theo's original world, to become a God, Theo had met the world's will, who granted him that power several times.

So, Theo answered, "Yes."

"For a man of your caliber, what is the reason for you to seek this power? Shouldn't the power you have be sufficient? Why would you fill your heart with greed?"

"That's because I have darkness in my heart. That darkness has haunted me the whole time. Just like you create spirits and even all living beings on this planet, have you considered that this planet is also a creation of another being?"

"Do you wish to seek that being?"

"I have found the path. It's just… a path filled with darkness. I need a light, a very strong light to illuminate my way."

"You already have that light inside your body, yet you seek for more."

"I know that light hasn't released its brightest light, but this is a long path, I'm not sure if that will be enough or not."

The voice fell silent for a moment as if contemplating Theo's words. "Unfortunately for you, I can only lend you one such light. You are not one of mine, so I can't afford to give you everything."

"That is enough. I'm grateful that you would even give me a part of yours. Do you wish for me to do something for this world?"

"No. I just wish that you don't use this power to blatantly destroy the balance of this world. The problem of this world will be solved by its own people."

"In that case, I will offend you for a bit."

"I have seen everything, but don't do anything unnecessary."

"I understand." Theo smiled.

"In that case, use your instinct and feel their presence. I will leave a part of me in you, and I hope that you can use it to light up your way."

"Thank you very much." Theo started sensing even more presence after their conversation. It seemed that more and more spirits became interested in him.

There were a few strong presences as if telling him to choose them. Other presence seemed to be weaker, but they shone brilliantly as well.

It appeared that Theo had to choose one of them.

There was only darkness in his head since he closed his eyes, but the spirits made that darkness like the stars in the dark night sky.

Theo remained in his position, feeling all the lights that illuminated his entire consciousness.

Ten minutes… twenty minutes… thirty minutes…

Theo had been searching for a whole thirty minutes, but he hadn't seen all of them yet. There were at least a thousand of them gathering around him, so he had to evaluate every single spirit so that he regretted his decision.

Aurora and the others were already worried because the process normally didn't take this long. But seeing how Theo continued focusing on the spirits, they decided to let him do whatever he wanted and asked about it later.

Finally, after a whole two hours, Theo finished meeting all the spirits and evaluated their lights.

He was indeed surprised. There was a light that had different shapes but without a concrete shape. Theo believed these spirits belonged to the Foln Type or Tool Type Spirit.

At the same time, he also noticed the different colors of light, creating a beautiful light in the monotone world. He assumed they were the Mien Type, which Ansthor had.

The third type varied in size. It seemed to match the description of Lein Type, which was the extension of one's body. Depending on their size, they could become everything.

However, the type that piqued Theo's interest the most was the Trein Type, which was the most unique and granted the power to control weather, natural disasters, and other ridiculous things.

And among them, there was one so unique that Theo paid special attention to it. The Trein Type Spirits had various shapes, colors, and even sizes. They even combined all those changes, making it easy to differentiate them from others.

The one that piqued Theo's interest was not the biggest one, not the brightest one, or even with the most unique shape. It was a simple ball of light, but instead of shining in one color, it had at least several colors that changed intermittently.

Just like how Theo's illusion could become anything, this spirit had all kinds of colors, could change its shape as if it was like a ball of gas, and controlled the intensity of that light. This would probably be the one that suited him the most. But, of course, Theo only followed his instinct. He didn't know what this spirit's power was.

Theo was moving toward this spirit while extending his hand. This ball of light looked hesitant, but because he was one of the spirits that were interested in Theo, it finally moved toward Theo's palm.

The moment they made contact, the spirit gradually entered Theo's palm as the rainbow-colored light turned into a tattoo on Theo's palm.

The tattoo turned into a circle before moving toward Theo's chest as if trying to make his own nest in Theo's body.

The spirit seemed to be assimilating with his body and influencing his essence. Theo waited for a moment until the spirit finished. Surprisingly, some information was rushing into his brain, allowing him to get a good grasp of the spirit's ability.

Theo couldn't help but say, "It's you then."