บท 787: But they are undead [2/2]

Yeah, that was something I understood. This was a trope that appeared in all Summoner media. They normally laughed it off by making the Summoners invulnerable or not part of the combat. 

Otherwise just shooting the squishy Summoner would end the battle. But what did he mean before they became Specters? Was that no longer the case afterwards?

"Much like Keepers, Once Summoners ascend to Specters, they have two paths before them. One is to be like Me and Herman, Summoner who still put emphasis on our Champions."

"And the other?"

Carlos smirked at my impatience and continued. "Is to become the Champion yourself. A Specter who chooses Soul Unity as the basis of Domain will from then on merge with his Champion in combat." 

"No fucking way…"

I kind of forgot about it. But there were main Anime and manga that combined with spirits and beasts to transform into powerful warriors. Who knew that such a concept was from Summoners.