Wudang: Legends Of Qi Earth 170 Blood Of Ancient Earth Ritual IV :

Alex bent down and placed his hands on the circle of leaves and plants, or as Devonte had called it, the circle of life. The moment he placed his hands on it, he could feel his spirit energy to haywire, previously it was like a calm ocean within his mind, but right now it became akin to a raging storm. His white hair began to float upwards as Sparks of blue and white lightning began dancing through the individual strands of his hair, somehow wind began to pick up around them as the circle of life seemed to undergo a kind of change.

The seeds grew, the grasses, and leaves got greener, and the plants and fruits got even more fresh. And even with all that change and the still increasing gales of wind that was swirling around, Alex had his eyes closed as he suddenly found himself in a different state of mind. Unlike the previous times when he had gotten enlightenment and advanced in his abilities, this was different and much more deeper than the norm. Alex felt himself leave his body, the others couldn't see it, but he could see himself still standing there, his hands placed on the circle that right now, looked like a massive golden ring of life.

Alex looked down at his hand and body and saw that he was made up of completely intersected lines of blue and green energy, though he didn't have any legs as he was still connected to his body, like some sort of vapor coming out of it. Alex could see the world in two different ways, first he could hold see everything just as normal, but the second way was almost blinding. He could see energy, the fundamental elements of the universe and how they all worked together to create life. He could see death, he could see life, he could also see the past and then see the present. It was a feeling unlike anything he had ever felt before or experienced, and with it came a bout of knowledge, this form that he had suddenly taken, was known as an Astral form.

The pure conscious projection of a person's Anima out of their body, this was a skill available only to Divination, Apparition and Mind sight discipline spirits. And even then no one does it better than the Divination school, in this form, Alex was privy to the secrets of the universe, he could understand it, listen to it's heartbeat and connect with it. Though it was not something he could do for long as spending too much time here comprehending the secrets of the universe would kill him, and there would be nothing left of him, just a shell of a body.

So Alex regained his focus, he knew why he was here, this was an attempt on his part to give life to this ritual, and the universe answered his call as they both; for all intents and purposes seemed to have a meeting. In mere seconds, Alex and the essence of all things communicated and came up with a chant that would give power and life to the spell, and honestly...…the experience was almost too much for Alex to bear. Gritting his teeth as hard as he could and clenching his astral fists, Alex began to speak, and as his astral form spoke, so too did his human form.

With his white hair still floating in the air, Alex's deep blue eyes slowly turned a milky white, it was as if his eyes had rolled up into the back of his head, showing only the white of his eyes that at that point was covered with stretches of red veins that seemed alive and we're wiggling about like worms. His shirt hair suddenly grew longer, so much so until it was entirely covering his body and spread out all around him. His words were soft, but deep, and with each syllable, more and more power was released into this world.

"The essence of life in the confines of veins, the sacrifice of life for the concept of gains! Blood of power blood of fate, blood of bloods, and the ancient spirits of earth. Harken to my voice, bend to my will, listen to the sounds of supplication and desire. One life for another, great fertility to be gained, harken my call and change to my will. (BLOOD OF ANCIENT EARTH!)"

*rumble!!* *Rumble!!*

Alex suddenly returned back into his body, and the moment he did so, he was so beset with a mental fatigue that it took all of his strength to remain kneeling. He could feel endless droves of spirit energy being drained out of his body and into the ritual circle. The golden life circle shrunk as it grew brighter and swallowed the tiny white fox, seemingly disintegrating the innocent creature. The light spread to the blood pentagram and then lit it up with a blazing dark red flame that seemed to puked along with the rumbling of the earth.

The core right at the middle flashed brightly, before exploding with so much power, Alex and everyone else was forced to cough out blood as they all developed internal injuries. And Alex more so than the others as he was closer to it, and his blood had become a part of the ritual. The energy of the core was thankfully contained within the pentagram, which now had golden light intermingled with it's red flames. The soft cries of the fox could be heard, and even if Alex didn't want to admit it, it was quite heart wrenching.

The energy from the core slowly sank down into the pentagram, increasing the intensity of it's flames and brightness, as it sunk down deeply into the earth. Right in front of Alex and the others, the earth beneath their feet turned from a dull brown, to a deep reddish black. It spread out like a ripple, completely transforming the earth beneath their feet into something that could only be called a treasured land, or a piece of divine land.

The smell of the earth was so life and deep, it left Alex with the urge to just lay down on it and sleep, or take his shoes off and let his feet sink into the soft loamy soil, enjoying the feeling of earth and dirt escaping in-between his toes. It was a unique feeling, one that was quite soothing if he had to be honest, it was something akin to staring at the sunset, or listening to a calm ocean while you watch it stretch into the horizon. It was peaceful.

*Mewwl! Mewwwl!*

Alex opened his eyes wide with shock and surprise, he looked at the middle of the of the basement where the core was previously located and watched a patch of earth moving, almost as if something in it was trying to push it's way out. Alex moved forward, only to trip over his own hair and smack his face into the soft soil, eating dirt in the process, much to the amusement of Louis and the others.

Alex ignored them, citing their immaturity as he heck his now ridiculously long hair in his hand like a wedding dress. He got to the center and they laid down, pulling apart the patch of earth until he was holding the fox right back in his hands, except this time it was pretty much different than before.

White fur had given way to white scales with a lining of red at the edge, a single tail had given way to two, it's underbelly was completely red and etched onto it as a blazing golden tattoo was the pentagram and right in the middle, a piece of the core that was used for the ritual. But beyond that, Alex could feel a bone with the fox just like he could with Devonte and Khan, looks like some things went wrong with the ritual.

(Well this is a weird turn it events, but not too bad when you think about the implications.) Alex heard Nezha speaking, before Ébié joined in.

(Hmmm do you know exactly what just happened, I have a theory, but I'm not exactly sure." She offered as she seemed as confused as Alex, as usual Xeron remained silent.

(The ritual would have transformed the fox into an earth essence life form, it wouldn't be alive, just existing solely for the care of this match of land and the things grown on it. However Alex went and coughed blood all-over the pentagram, changing a few things and helping the fix not just retain it's body and life, but also giving it a never before seen evolution and bonding it as a third spirit. But as if that's not enough, the fox and this patch of Treasure land are one and the same.

So basically you could say the earth is it's body and it's body is the earth, and since it's bonded to you, anywhere you go and it follows, so too would it's patch of land. It would take care of the land, but it's still and infant so it would take some time for it to grow up and fulfill it's duties. It would grow stronger if you nourish the land. To be honest this is an ingenious ritual even though it's quite the half assed work. As long as you supply the land with blood for high level creatures, along with cores and precious treasures, the fox and the land will grow stronger. Enough that growing a divine plant one day should be quite possibly, but now I think it's time you named him.)

Alex blinked his eyes, and then looked down at the fox in front of him, he was so innocent and young. Untouched by the dangers and ugliness of this world, Alex wanted to keep it that way. To protect him and make sure he doesn't experience the darkness it holds, or the Darkness that he had almost condemned it to.

"You're name is Geb."

SPIRIT NAME: Geb

• SPIRIT RACE: Two Tailed Blood Dragon Fox/ Earth Demon Fox

• SPIRIT RANK: Embryo(Stage 2)

• SPIRIT SCHOOL: (Manifestation)(Mind Sight)

• SPIRIT SKILLS: (Earth Form: Level 1)(Blood Bite: Level 1)(Illusionist: Level 1)(Earth Mastery: Level 1)

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