Once Isiah made up his mind, he channeled his dark energy into the spell, staring down at the grimoire to recite the incantation in Gowarian.
"Stikbawaka hatari!"
Eijar ignored him completely, still fuming after he had dared to compare her noble existence to the wild dark creatures detailed in the tome.
Isiah stood up, squaring his posture to prepare for whatever manifested. This was his first attempt at summoning a living beast, and a surge of sharp excitement mixed with tense anticipation flooded his veins. He wanted to be ready so he would not end up compromised at the start.
He cast a quick glance toward Eijar, noticing she was sitting idly in the sand despite her earlier claim that she was going to practice. He chose not to call her out on it, considering she had been barely conscious for the past few hours.
Upon his very first attempt, the portal flared and the dark beast materialized. Yet it looked completely different from the illustration in the grimoire.
