In ten minutes, the first batch of warriors came. No one understood what was going on, and Arthur didn't have time to waste on explaining, so he hurriedly pointed to the wide space as he ordered:
"One warrior in one circle, and those who have none just wait for others to finish."
His words were met by silence, as they exchanged glances without knowing what he wanted to do.
"Hurry up and don't waste time!" he shouted again, without raising his head even from his current ore he was writing on. they all jolted awake from his shout, as his recent huge dragon form flying above their heads was still fresh.
They did as he asked, and he gave them a couple of minutes, finished another pile of runes, then moved towards their direction.
A wave of hand, one monster appeared, and a group of runes were laid on the ground, both inside the circle with the warrior.
This action made everyone skeptical, and many whispers started to spread. "Shut up and pay attention. Don't move, don't get out of the circle, and don't unsheathe your weapons, they are docile now!"
As he took out monsters one after another at a rapid pace, he noticed some were nervous that they took out their weapons and pointed them towards the monsters.
The warriors were hesitating, but after a few minutes, and glancing at other monsters standing calmly and steadily in other circles, they unsheathed their weapons, and everyone was in daze to know what was going on!
All these monsters were five horned ones! Different shapes, ranging from lions, tigers, elephants, crocodiles, even monsters with wings were there, like winged snakes!
No matter their shape, their size was all huge! As Arthur finished laying the last one, he didn't even glance at them, as he returned to his own working place, grabbed the ores there, as he shouted:
"Say these words after me; activate contract!"
Everyone heard the words and were in much more dilemma than before, however not everyone hesitated here. many said the magical words, and instantly tens of huge balls of lights erupted, engulfing every single one of them with the monster inside.
This caused a stir! These warriors were all deemed slaves to a slave contract they inherited from their ancestors, so most were shocked from the cores of their souls when they heard this cursed word.
As they were in doubt and hesitation, while Arthur was ignoring all this and working fast to make more ruins, those who initiated the contract out of trust or extreme fear suddenly appeared again in front of others.
They were completely fine, with nothing happening to them except for a tattoo! That made the place usher under heavy silence, and the shade of the past era of terrany and slavery loomed darkly covering the eyes of everyone!
"Those who finished their pet contract, summon yours now, and go to the frontline fast!"
Arthur ignored the extremely nervous atmosphere and he laid his orders to those who listened to his orders. The next moment, a very shocking scene happened that was like a cold slap of hand over each ones' face when they saw these huge monsters appearing again, out of nowhere, and they were so obedient to the orders of other warriors.
Those warriors were now looking at others with a high and arrogant look, as they all jumped over the backs of their respective monster, and moved at once, heading in great momentum towards the frontline!
"Listen up, I have no time to waste, if you don't start now, I will make others replace you!"
His words startled everyone, and the next moment they all were jolted awake, then they all said the words. Arthur didn't waste a single moment glancing at them, as he knew even a pig headed person wouldn't let such an opportunity slip off their hands this easily.
He waited for a couple of minutes before he raised his head to glance at everyone. They had already finished their contract, and by this, the monsters in front of them all vanished.
??Go now and support the frontline. Send more in batches, and spread the word around, today you all will gain this gift from me."
The warriors were so much excited and pleased, and they all knelt down on the ground and cheered for his salute.
"Now go, and the rest move out to stand in the circles."
He didn't need to explain anything to them, as he just moved out after making more runes, redrew the circles once more, took out monsters randomly, and scattered the runes, before returning to his working zone as he muttered;
"Start!"
The warriors complied, all without exception, as they all shouted the magical words. After a few minutes, they all reappeared again, with excited expressions over their faces, and like kids they started summoning their pets, marveling at them.
"Don't waste time here, we are in the middle of a war!" Arthur spilled a cold cup of water over their heads, making them all jolt awake from their moment of happiness, and they all knelt down, cheered to his name, before they moved fast, hurriedly spreading the news.
In minutes, the next batch appeared, with faces brimming with expectations. Arthur knew the word must have been spread, and everyone saw the new emerging powers their peers had.
"Alright, stand in one circle, and don't move."
Arthur simply gave the order, before he started redrawing the circles again, repeating all the steps, stating all the needed instructions, before returning to continue making his runes.
This kept repeating for hours, and he barely made enough runes to satisfy the needs of his army. After the passage of seven hours, he had finally finished giving everyone a pet, and he just stood there, sighing in exhaustion, as he finally did a great step to secure his victory here.
He then took everything back into his ring, and went upwards towards the peak once more. He was so tired of transforming into a dragon, or even taking part in this battle now.. so, he took his time climbing the hill, observing the scenery, and eating meat along the way.
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