Camiare: An Isekai

Chapter 11: Spirit Realm

"I do! I do! Pick me! Me!!!"

Turning, I recognized the voice. It was the kid who had made a fart noise during attendance, Henrick.

"Alright Henrick, could you please come forward?"

Henrick bounced his way to the front of the classroom where the teacher was. The teacher than addressed the class.

"Familix Summoning is a method in which a young Xetralite or other warrior obtains a familix. By tapping into their familix's powers, one can increase their strength. One can start to access their familix's powers once they reach Tier 3. It used to be that Familix Summoning was for older children, when they were about 15. These children often picked better base stronger spirit. However, studies released nearly ten years ago showed that performing the Familix Summoning at a younger age lead to stronger familix in the long run, even though they can not access their familix till later on.

In the Familix Summoning, the summoner will sit in a relaxing position inside the summoning area. Then, after breathing deeply and closing their eyes, their conscience will enter the Spirit Realm. There, in the Spirit Realm, the summoner will meet the Spirit King who will grant a familix. Then, the summoner's conscience will return to their body. This processes takes seconds at most. This is because time flows different in the Spirit Realm."

The teacher managed to get Henrick to somehow settle down in the circle. After taking a deep breathe and closing his eyes, he went completely still. The entire class was silent as they watched Henrick's still form.

Suddenly, Henrick's eyes snapped open and he breathed out heavily.

"I got a Kitty Cat!!" Henrick said excitedly.

"Not bad, Henrick." the teacher replied, "The cat familix is somewhat common, but should match your boundless energy."

"Pssstt, Nathaniel!"

"What Lufis?" I whispered.

"When you are in the Spirit Realm, make sure you don't anger the Spirit King, as he in the end chooses your spirit familix. Although, from what I read, he does consider your opinion of what traits your looking for. Different creatures will lead to different traits and abilities."

"Thanks Lufis."

While I was talking to Lufis, the teacher was going table by table for the Familix Summoning. The only creature I didn't know that someone had got was a wagamo, which from the strands of conversations I could overhear, was something similar to a horse.

"Nathaniel Armis, you are next."

Moving from my seat, I approached the circle on the floor.

"Go ahead and sit down, Nathaniel." The teacher said to me as I reached the circle.

I sat down in the circle, which was about a meter in diameter. I reclined in my meditating pose, the one I used when stretching out my internal mana, or Xetral. I took a deep breathe and closed my eyes.

|The Spirit Realm|

I opened my eyes to find myself alone. I was on some sort of misty field. Gray mist swirled around me, almost clinging to me. The grass felt soft underneath me, but I couldn't see or feel anything else. I also couldn't feel my Xetral very well. It felt sluggish.

"You are the first young human I have seen come to my realm sitting in such a strange manner."