"And..." Eryk continued. "Are their Snake Eyes, Black Widow, and Lizard also summoners like I thought?""Strong destroyer summoner," said Evan Harris, and his face was grim. "And evil." He put his elbows on the table and clasped his hands together. Evan Harris hasn't even touched his food yet."Where are the other summoners?" Eryk asked."Spread all over town," Evan Harris replied. "Some I know, some I don't. And most of the strongest summoners were behind the walls of the Rockwool prison. Long, long ago, people used to know everything about summoners. They let us live in harmony with the natural world. But then things changed. It all started with accusations of witchcraft and sorcery. Some summoners were eliminated, others went into hiding, but a few fought back, which worsened matters. Many of the summoners' descendants were eventually exterminated. Those who survived began to learn to keep their powers a secret. Their gift became a curse.""Summoners' bloodline?" said Eryk. "What d

Suddenly, Duri giggled, and his laughter broke through the tense atmosphere. The plant summon spirit covered his mouth as he realized everyone was staring at him."What is so funny?" demanded Eryk."It's okay," said Duri. "It's just, yeah, you couldn't possibly beat those strong summoners even if you decided to join the guardians."Evan Harris suddenly turned to Duri with a glare. "Don't provoke him!""What do you mean?" Eryk hated the grin on Duri's face."Duri," Alyssa said in a warning tone."No." Duri's tone was challenging. "I've been watching you for a long time, Eryk. You're hiding in the park, barely having enough food. You barely dared to come down from the nest. You live with a pale owl and a tattered crow.""Hey!" shouted Black and White together."I'm stronger than you think," said Eryk, standing towering in front of Duri.Alyssa took a deep breath. "What Duri said is true," said the girl frankly. "You can't control your power. Not yet.""I saved your brother and father,"

Alyssa didn't move at all as the poisoned needles shot toward her. The girl could only widen her eyes, and her face looked desperate."What are you doing?" Eryk shouted as he watched Alyssa seem helpless against Black Widow."Clawbringers!" Eryk shouted as he dashed towards Alyssa with sharp claws sticking out of all ten fingers.The claws tore and cut the invisible spider threads wrapped around Alyssa and Duri's bodies.Duri was soon released. He stretched out his vines to protect Alyssa.Slap! Slap! Slap!Poisonous needles shot through Duri's body."Eeuh!" Duri groaned at the poisoned needles."Alyssa, wake up!" said Eryk.The girl seemed to have snapped out of her reverie. When she saw Duri injured and in pain from the poisoned needles, Alyssa mustered up her strength to attack Black Widow.But the spider summoner had already jumped backward and away. Black Widow stretched out spider threads from her palms. With the help of those threads, she jumps and swings here and there."What

Evan Harris realized too late when the crow summoner's attack came from behind. Evan's back was torn. As a result of the attack, Evan's rage boiled over, and he exerted his true power.Evan Harris suddenly radiated powerful energy, and his entire body was enveloped in blazing flames. The summon spirit left inside Evan's body was a phoenix spirit. The flaming bird flew from Evan's palm and grew more prominent.The phoenix formed a torrent of orange flames. He shot up while spitting out a shot of fire that hit Raven.Raven was thrown with a body burning flames. Crows in great numbers scattered out of his body, and Raven disappeared. After a few seconds, the scattered birds came back together to form Raven.A black hole appeared above Evan's head. A figure dressed all in black came out of the hole."Venom!" Evan Harris shouted in a booming angry voice.The pale-faced man with long black hair smiled broadly at Evan. "Harris !" Venom replied. "It's time you gave up."Venom took out his lig

White jumped off the roof and landed on one of the wood piles not far from the fireplace. Because her movement made some pigeons disturbed and flew away."What else haven't you told me, White?" Eryk asked."Didn't you hear everything from Evan Harris? Your mom is also a bird summoner—all kinds of birds.""So?"White turned her head in annoyance. "Don't you think maybe you also have the same ability, Eryk? You just haven't realized it yet.""Is that so?"Black's turn was to fly out of the window and land near Eryk."I thought. You seem to have inherited your mother's abilities," Black said. "How do you think you can talk to me? I'm a crow. I am also not a summoned spirit bound to you. But you can talk to me."Eryk had not thought about that before. "But, the other summoners—""You mean like Evan Harris and Alyssa? They were highly skilled summoners, Eryk. As for you… even before you entered into a contract with White, you already understood the language of the birds." Black convinced E