Chapter 52 - Alchemy Familiar
As Angor prepared to depart on the next day, Alan and Aleen came to the deck to see him off.
The sun was bright. Angor rose on a demon falcon and flew around in the air until the figures on the ship became smaller and smaller.
When would they meet again? Life was full of separations. Angor was already thinking about their reunion.
As he approached the cloud whale, the imposing creature looked more and more magnificent.
When the demon falcon flew past the whale’s head, Angor was sure the giant, blue pupils of the whale was following him. The cloud whale looked up as Angor flew higher.
The deep, blue eyes, like the sea illuminated by a newly rising sun. Gentle and serene.
The whale’s “salute” shocked Angor as well as gave him courage. The gentle look dissipated Angor’s uneasiness for being taken to the sky for the first time.
Scout avatars were also made from creatures, but a scout avatar possessed its own consciousness while an alchemy familiar’s mind was as good as dead. The familiar’s life energy was depended on the wizard’s support. Its eyes and ears all belonged to the wizard. A wizard had complete control over an alchemy familiar like controlling his or her own senses.
An alchemy familiar did not have any consciousness.
In Angor’s view, alchemy familiar was the cruelest method. Although he could not deny the fact that it was also the most efficient and error-free approach. An alchemy familiar was like a part of a wizard’s body, impossible of betrayal or being deceived by mind-control spells.
Angor considered. If he ever needed an extra pair of eyes and ears, he might need an alchemy familiar.
But he would never dare to make Toby into one.
Greya’s retribution was only the second reason. The first being his own conscience. He promised to take care of Toby, and a man could not go back on his words like that.