'Why did Grafiel threw me here?'
Subaru shivered feeling cold but his body glowed again. Instantly, he felt warm and fuzzy.
"Can you hear me Mister?"
[I can]
"I never asked what is your name?"
[I'm called many things, but....call me Ace]
It sounded so normal, but he was someone now in his body.
[Don't talk outloud, you can talk to me in your mind.]
'oh!'
He then felt the ropes binding his arms and legs. A blindfold covering his eyes as everything was dark still.
'Dammit!'
He then felt something release his bindings. Ace helped him just for this, as Subaru took his blindfold.
'Thank you'
Silence, Subaru knew that this being he summoned, in the form of a human man. Was someone dangerous, and it would seem he would do as he pleases.
Everything was dark, but his eyes adjusted to the darkness.
He felt his throat feel really dry. Then he felt it all at once, his body was fatigued. His stomach grumbled, as she fell on his knees. At least it wasn't cold, which he should be feeling.
[You haven't eaten for 3 days.]
'I haven't!?'
Shocked, he truly felt in the need of water and food.
[You're going to find your way back boy]
'C-Can't you help me please?'
[Hahaha!]
He heard the voice of Ace laugh at him. He felt shame, as Ace found it amusing.
[Just like how your fate was to suffer, I'm not going to give you such an easy path out.....you're going to work for it, if you don't show me that powerful will, bravery and mindset you keep having in striving forward.]
He paused then his next words were chilling to the bone.
[Instead, I'll make this curse look like child's play.]
Subaru slipped into his inner world, only for him be face close up with Ace in his monstrous form again. Subaru gulped, as his body trembled in fright.
"An early death is something you'll wish for."
Then the pressure decapitated, as Ace turned back into his human form. Subaru still felt cold sweat on his back.
"Just kidding, but acting to complacent in begging for things to go your way won't make you be on good terms with me."
Subaru thought that summoning him, and how he read his mind and already knew of his secrets, even knowing of his recent death. Making Subaru see that he is someone powerful, his presence showed that.
So, he had to take his chance, but it seemed begging wasn't good for him to do. Still, he couldn't speak, as Ace just hummed tapping his feet while looking at him.
"Don't be so nervous, you're going to have to work for it and making me displeased with your performance might make me want cancel this contract we have."
Ace chuckled reading his facial expression. He doesn't read minds unless he has to. Subaru was an open book for him to get a read off.
"Just because you summoned me, doesn't mean I have to even listen to you even if you have that mark on your hand, it just symbolizes your connection with me."
Ace then snap his fingers making Subaru blink as he jolted in place, that he was just sitting against the cave walls.
[Let me show you what I at least granted you.]
Instantly a bunch of information was transferred to Subaru's brain. As he gasped, holding himself steady with the tree. Panting, he felt like his head would explode, as he grunted with fatigue.
"I can do that!?"
As, he saw examples of bending earth and fire. Then he felt a connection to the ground, Subaru felt like he can control earth as for fire he felt a burning sensation he wanted to let off in his body.
[You can and if you meet my expectations, there might be more to come.]
Subaru felt hope come back to him, he needed to not be someone so weak, someone that begs.
"Alright!"
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[hours later]
A young man with green robes and a green like hat stood in the cave Subaru was in not to long ago. he bit his lip, how he didn't know what to do. He took that "payment" from that blonde hair bully.
"Where did he go!?"
He grabbed his head, as he left the cave. Not knowing that someone was watching.