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Chapter 68: Chapter 68 Messing Around in the Settings

"You know Kat, when you said that it was flaming text, I didn't expect it looked more like fire that's been made into words rather than words made out of fire. It's an important difference" said Vivian

"Hah, if you think this is crazy you should see the flames involved in a summoning. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" said Kat

"You haven't mentioned that in any of your stories Kat" said Sylvie

"Well, it's not really something I could describe to you properly anyway. It's just immensely comforting and enjoyable to watch. The way the colours mix and flow between each other" said Kat "But let's not get distracted. We should first decide what to do with this"

Kat gestured towards the floating table that was the schedule option. Examining it properly it actually took up a surprising amount of space in front of the air. Huh, I didn't realise that was quite so big. Guess my improved vision makes it take up a lot loss of my field of view. Hey wait a minute.

Kat tried to rapidly shift her view throughout the room. An action like this had a decent chance of making her sick after her eyes had been upgraded but now there was no discomfort at all. Is it because I'm a full demon now? That doesn't really make any sense… Aw well, a problem for another time.

"Ah, Kat, are you all right? Why are you looking around so much" asked Lily as she watched Kat whip her head around

"Yeah, I'm more than alright. Whatever was messing with my eyes from before doesn't seem to affect me anymore. I hadn't noticed because I just sort of got used to the uncomfortable feeling I had when I looked around too much. Not sure when it disappeared but I have a decent guess" replied Kat.

"Well, I'm glad your feeling alright dear but are you not the one who just said we are getting distracted" said Vivian turning her head to give Kat a wry smile.

Kat just smiled wryly and looked at Sylvie instead. "What do you think Sylvie, when should I accept a summoning? Should I accept extra in a week?"

"Nope. For now you should spend more time with us. You don't really need to do more right?" asked Sylvie

"I guess not" said Kat and the additional flames above the table seemed to dim a little "But that still doesn't answer the when I'm free to be summoned. I mean it's basically whenever right?"

"Well, the question is does it matter? Do you just instantly get taken away or do you have other things you can do before you get transported?" asked Vivian

"Oh, I do actually get a bit of time. Not sure how much but at least a minute or two. I've already delayed accepting it long enough to get changed out of pyjamas before so, however long that is" said Kat

"Now dear, please tell me you fixed your hair before you left" said Vivian.

"My hair is exceptionally well behaved now, I have no issue with it" said Kat

"Your hair does look nice Kat, but wouldn't you have had your attire for the summonings that happened after your hair got fixed? This must have happened before that" said Sylvie

"You have no proof of that claim" said Kat choosing now to look at Lily instead of Vivian or Sylvie.

"Right… well Kat, how about just making the summonings school hours or a workday or something like that" suggested Lily

"Booo, I have to do more work starting next week so I might not be around" said Vivian

"Wait when do you work Vivian? I know you said you took the week off but I'm not actually certain about what you do" said Kat

"I work whenever I want to" replied Vivian with her signature grin. Kat let out a long sigh, exhaling deeply. I really don't mind when I get summoned. You were the ones worrying, why can't I just leave it as whenever I get first called?

 

User Kat is capable of keeping default settings.

System, are you ratting out my inner thoughts to my friends?

No. An Accomplice can see any part of D.E.M.O.N.S you give them access to, but this was clearly not a question User Kat wanted broadcast.

You're damn right.

"So does anyone have any real preference? I don't even mind leaving it as it was where I'd get summoned around 1 am Saturday morning" said Kat

"Well, I doubt I have much of a say in this. If you only have a few minutes regardless of when you get summoned I probably won't be able to wish you good luck" said Lily

Vivian bit her lip in response to this as she considered Kat's question. As much as it would be nice to watch over the girl it wasn't really something she wanted to control. This was an important, albeit strange part of Kat's life and while it would be nice to know when she was going to be out of the house, she didn't truly believe it was her place to dictate when that was. Besides, Callisto will probably be available if she needed to notify someone, and the notes from last time were helpful just to let us know she was safe.

"Honestly, I think it's fine as it is unless you want to make sure you aren't woken up in the middle of the night" said Vivian.

Sylvie looked back at Vivian and then to Lily who was sitting across from them and seemed to understand why they didn't believe it was there place to pitch in and decided to go along with it as well. "Kat should pick the best time for her" said Sylvie.

"Huh, well in that case I'll just leave it as is. Despite sleep being nice I haven't felt tired really. I mean there was that time right after I finished my transformation. And that time I walked for around twelve hours. But I mean those are extreme examples right?" said Kat

Vivian and Lily just looked awkwardly between each other unsure how to respond. Luckily Sylvie had ideas. "Yeah, I doubt that you will transform into a demon again considering you're a demon now"

"You make a compelling argument Sylvie" said Kat as she swiped in the air and dismissed the timetable. The gesture was unnecessary, but it was fun to play it up a little now that the others could see Kat swiping at something rather than just looking like she was going slightly insane.

This brought Kat back to the summoning's option page and Lily's eyes lit up as she saw the beacon entry

"Kat you can make beacons? I mean those are real? Can you give us one so that we can summon you back if anything happens to you?" said Lily

"Um, I'm not sure, the system let me cheat the first time when I was making a beacon, so I don't actually know what that section would do" said Kat. Ok system bring it up and show the others.

Welcome to the Beacon Management Page. At Rank 1 you will see a list of all active Beacons.

False Beacon 1 - Shizuka Maemari/Minor

Um, can I make beacons of my own?

Yes.

Let me rephrase that can I make beacons for Lily like she asked

No. At Rank 1 User Kat is only allowed to make beacons for Summoners. Similar features will be unlocked at higher ranks for Accomplices, but User Kat does not have a high enough Rank.

Of course I don't.

"Guess you won't be getting a beacon just yet Lily" said Kat

Lily pouted at this and turned to Kat "How come this Shizuka person has a beacon? I don't remember you mentioning her before"

"Ah, she's the princess that I had to kidnap" said Kat

"Wait, but didn't the queen hire you for that job? That means she didn't summon you. Why is it that she gets a beacon?" asked Lily

"Good point. System?" asked Kat

Summoner Minor's situation is highly unusual. Combining that with User Kat's ongoing awakening and status as a wish token holder an exception was made due to the Beacon being a one time use False Beacon. Minor will need to Summon User Kat for a true Beacon.

"I thought you said her name was Shizuka? Why did the system call her Minor?" asked Sylvie.

"Huh, I forgot I hadn't actually told you guys the full story of the princess kidnapping stuff yet have I?" said Kat as she looking between the three of them.

"Nope" said Vivian. Sylvie shook her head in response and Lily said "You didn't"

"Well" said Kat glancing at the time and seeing it was still around 4 in the afternoon. "I guess we still have a good deal of time. I'll start telling you what happened. First off I was summoned by the fox queen…"


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Vongrak Vongrak

So, new thought. Would it be better to also keep the

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Demon's text

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Alongside the bold? I'm somewhat tempted but not completely sold on it just yet. Let me know what you guys think before I redo the chapters in Book 2

Chapter 69: Chapter 69 A Rather Professional Summoning

In the end Kat's retelling of her princess adventure took well into the evening and Lily had to head home. The girls had planned to mess around with Kat's options menu more once everyone got together again but Lily wasn't available as her parents decided to take the rest of the week of to spend some time with her. Kat was tempted to go and rescue her friend a few times but Lily's text messages assured her that her parents weren't that bad to be around, and while Kat begged to differ at least in the specific case of Lily's parents it also wasn't her place to comment otherwise.

And so Friday night came and went and just as Saturday morning began a portal opened for Kat. She quickly knocked of Callisto's door to inform her she was leaving and received only a shrug in response. Collecting herself and resummoning her attire she stood in front of the portal.

You know, I really need to find a way to wear other clothes again. It's nice that my kimono shares the grime repelling attribute my skin has but sometimes I still feel like it's dirty even after resummoning it. Am I just making it up in my head?

Yes. Unless User Kat's soul is dirty. No dirt will contaminate User Kat's Demonic Attire.

A soul can be dirty? Is that something I have to watch out for?

No.

Shaking her head Kat pressed her hand against the flames and was whisked away. The fire that encapsulated Kat had returned to its vibrant shifting nature that seemed to bend and twist a number of colours together and let them swirl around Kat. There was one difference though, and Kat had to enhance her eyes to see it clearly, but everything was shifted slightly purple the tiniest amount. If she hadn't enjoyed the flames so much prior the subtle shift would have gone unnoticed, and it had indeed gone unnoticed by many demons before her.

Suddenly Kat's feet met the ground and she found herself in a well-lit room. The ceiling had plenty of light sources dotted around it but there was no window in site. Across from Kat was a very neatly dressed man in a white robe that had countless blood red symbols sewn into it that all lit up and danced with light as he stood there. Looking around further revealed another surprise for Kat. Unlike previous summonings where she stood in a rather small circle opposite a summoner this time they were separated by a large distance, around ten metres in fact. And yet it wasn't the distance that surprised Kat but the exceptional number of glyphs and sigils packed into the drastically larger circle that surrounded her. Kat turned around to study the full room and saw that the circle continued in all directions sigils overlapping and interlocking all glowing in the same blood red that matched the runes on the man's outfit.

A cough interrupted Kat's cursory investigation of the symbols and she returned her gaze to the man. In addition to his elaborate robes he stood straight and tall with the air of a professional who was having his time wasted. He had strange grey hair that let him keep is air of youth despite the age associated with the colour. It was slicked back flat against his head and had that shine you associated with too much hair gel. Kat gave him a questioning look. His impatience was strange, didn't he want her for a job?

"What never seen a real summoning circle before?" asked the robed man

"Well I guess not then. I've not seen anything so…" Kat paused not necessarily wanting to compliment the rude man but deciding it was true nonetheless "impressive"

"This is simply a standard set up for multiple consecutive demon summoning. Nothing so impressive as to get worked up over. I do suppose the criteria that needed to be set is to blame. I suppose the clients will be happy" said the robed man

"What do you mean?" asked Kat

"I run a respectable demon summoning business. You have been summoned to assist on of my clients, or a group in this case. I'll take you to the meeting room shortly but I'll get to the contract now.

"Demon, you are contracted to follow me down the corridor for exactly 50 metres, turn left and then enter the room before you. You will not stop moving until you are inside the room. Once inside you are required to remain within the room until you have accepted the deal offered to you by my client. In the event you decline their offer you will immediately be banished and receive twenty percent of the promised amount. In the name of Tobias Olesen. Are you willing to accept the terms of the contract"

"Ah…" Kat just stared at the man. What's up with this set up? Do I accept? What promised amount is he even talking about?

The Payment for each job is sent to D.E.M.O.N.S to then be later distributed. This Summoner is aware that additional payment terms can be given in the initial contract. Certain figures would never be accepted by D.E.M.O.N.S. D.E.M.O.N.S has deemed 20% a reasonable fee in the event a User doesn't accept the request.

The system seems to think this is normal so I guess I just accept? "Sure…" said Kat and the chains appeared from Kat and the summoner. The chains originating from Kat was her trademark purple shade she had acquired after her awakening, but the chains that originated from the man were that deep blood red of the runes that coated the room. Kat's eyes grew wide as they wrapped around her and sunk into her flesh. Kat was genuinely disturbed by the blood red dripping chains that emanated from this summoner

System, you better tell me why those chains were blood red or so help me. 

Summoners that have taken extra steps will have their own representation in the contract. Powerful User's are capable of using their chains to influence the contract in their favour and skew the interpretation of the contract terms in the User's favour. This Summoner has drastically increased the number of necessary runes to ensure that deals remain neutral to both parties.

Why doesn't he try to skew it in his favour then?

The runes required to skew a contract away from a demon's favour are extravagantly complicated, strict in their requirements and uses. Additionally there would then be a contest of wills between the Summoner and the User, likely resulting in the Summoner losing as demons have an instinctual understanding of how to fight against them.

"Why do you look so shocked girl?" asked the man, despite the professional tone the girl part seemed like a sneer. Despite this Kat couldn't see any dismissal in the man's eyes.

"I've never seen chains that colour" said Kat

"Indeed, well then enough questions it is time I took you to the clients" said the man who chanted a quick spell and began to float towards the door.

Kat was about to step over the circle and follow him when the man whipped his head around and hissed "Do you have no respect for my profession. Fly over the runes you insensitive fool"

"Um, I haven't really learnt to fly properly, I don't even know if I can" said Kat

"Just flap your wings a bit, you're a demon it should be really easy" said the man who moved his body into a sitting position while still floating towards the door.

"Oh yeah like it's as easy as flapping your wings" said Kat as she flapped her wings for emphasis… And started flying.

Kat's eyes darted around the room as she could feel her wings rhythmically beating about once every two seconds and keeping her afloat.

"This doesn't make any sense?! Why is this so easy? I shouldn't be able to fly like this" said Kat who had enough knowledge for physics class to understand she shouldn't be able to fly, let alone hover in place with a wingspan this small consider how… light… Kat was.

The man just shrugged. "If only learning levitation was that easy" said the man clearly not believing Kat had just learnt to fly in that moment.

Kat just shook her head and followed the man out of the room annoyed that she hadn't even tried to fly during the few days she had been on earth, or even during the time she was with Minor.

It clearly isn't even hard! It just works. Who on earth knows why but it just works? Doesn't even take that much energy, I could just fly all over the place then. System, can you ease my suffering and tell me how easily most demons pick up flight?

Does User Kat mean demons possessing flight capabilities?

Yes

Almost instantaneously. User Kat may have taken the longest recorded instance to learn that flight was within their skillset. Certainly the longest among demons with functioning wings.

I regret I ever asked.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Vongrak Vongrak

Vongrak's Fun Fact:

This last joke is also a jab at me because there just was never a logical time for Kat to test these things. Once Kat got them it was one thing after another and it just fell by the wayside. Unlike Kat who completely forgot I did keep it in the back of my mind but it just never came up.

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