Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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After defeating Eustace and helping him recover his sanity, with the aid of Celes' powers, we managed to transform him into a Water Ghost, and not a normal one, but one that was also kind of like a Spirit, but not there yet. Instead of a Curse with Hatred, Frustration, or Sorrow infecting his soul, there was a Blessing with Love, Hope, and the desire for Justice to be enacted.

This was the first time such a creation was even made, I believe, a ghost that does not possess an accursed existence, but a blessed one. Isn't he more like a guardian spirit? Perhaps even closer to an angelic being than a ghost now… I don't really know, but it was great.

Naturally, I don't get to keep him because Eustace is attached to Naiad, that's the name of the Divine Oasis Spirit. She turned out to be an otherworld, not someone that the Water Goddess created herself or something. Turns out there's a lot more to this world than we've ever knew before, at the same time, it made this world feel… small in comparison to the rest of it, to the Tower.

Ding!

[You have raised [Eustace] into a [Spiritual Oasis Guardian Ghost (S Rank)]!]

[Due to having received a special Blessing, Eustace Stats have increased greatly, and he has acquired many new Skills.]

[Eustace] has created a contract with [Celes]!]

Nice, Celes needs more protection than just his mother after all. I really want to be happy, but I also feel slightly let down, I had originally come here to get myself a Spirit, but we all ended just helping little Celes get stronger, which I'm not really complaining about.

Never mind, I shouldn't be really jealous of a child, he had gone through many hardships and suffered too much for his age. It is good he can become stronger. He'll be the liberator of his people. I can already envision it being that way.

Now, I suppose we should get moving, these ruins are almost completely destroyed, and we don't want to make more of a fuss here- Oh?

However, as I looked where Eustace was originally, I found out a large chunk of magic crystals, the same crystals monsters have inside of them, and it was big enough and high quality enough to be worth at least three S Rank Magic Crystals!

"Hey, what the hell is this?!" I was shocked. "Eustace, did you shit this out?"

"What? I don't know… I think it might be what's left of when I was a monster." He laughed a bit. "It is a Magic Crystal, right? You can have it if you want."

"I'll sure be having it!" I happily stored it inside my inventory, feeling much more joyous.

With this, we got three more S Rank Crystals on the bag, a few more and everyone that needed them to evolve should be covered! However, before we left, Eustace told me something.

"Before you leave, can you accompany me? I think there's something left where I was once resting." He said. "Something was born from the spirit energy of Naiad and my own soul; I remember that little thing always being by my side."

"Oh?" I just let him guide me there, finding a large stone-made coffin, covered on purple and blue jewels, emanating auras of darkness. These were certainly not compatible with Celes. "What's this? More crystals to mine?"

"Over here… Ah, here it is." Eustace quickly rummaged around, finding something, there was a purple-colored and sticky cocoon-like mass of a weird slimy substance sitting inside the stone coffin.

"What's this?" I wondered.

"This is a cocoon, but I think it might be the one of a spirit!" Said Eustace. "A very peculiar one, born out of my soul curse and the spirit energy of Naiad."

"A spirit…" I said, slowly approaching my hand towards the cocoon, which reacted by beginning to twist.

Crack, crack… CRACK!

And from within, a beautiful pink and purple-colored moth, with very big purple eyes emerged out of the cocoon, glancing at me with adorably big eyes.

"Oh, another Spirit!" Celes tried to get closer, only for the moth to glare at him and hiss, showing a large jaw filled with sharp teeth.

"HISSS!"

"Uwaah!"

The reckless boy, who was getting a bit too cocky, thinking he could tame just any spirit, was startled so much he stepped back and almost fell over the sand, if it wasn't for his mother that was right behind him.

"Celes, dear, you are not just compatible with any spirit. Do not be reckless! They're beings that must be respected." His mother reprimanded him.

"A-Ah, sorry…" Celes sighed, feeling slightly embarrassed. "Then what spirit is that?"

Emeraldine analyzed it from a distance. The spirit in the shape of a moth seemed hostile to everyone except me, hissing at them while glancing at me adorable whenever I put my eyes on it.

"It seems… This element has a strong stench, and it feels like it could sap away the life from beings and slowly corrode things... It is a Poison Spirit." Emeraldine said, fascinated. "Amazing! This is the first time I see a spirit of such a mysterious element."

"It must be for you then, Master!" Partner said very excitedly. "Take it!"

"I guess so?" I wondered, still being unable to believe it. "C-Can you stay with me? Will you not fear me like everyone else?"

I asked the little moth, as I offered him a poison spirit crystal with my hand. The little and curious ethereal moth quickly set its gaze into my hands, slowly crawling there and munching on the spirit crystal.

"Kyuu!"

Once it ate it all, it gave the most adorable little sound I've ever heard, and a thread came out of its soul, connecting with me out of nowhere… A contract was formed in a flash, still leaving me almost completely speechless.

FLAAASH!

Ding!

[You've created a Spirit Contract with the [Poisonous Miasmic Moth Divine Spirit]!]

[As your first ever Divine Spirit contract, you've unlocked many new Spirit Magic Spells!]

[You acquired the [Divine Spirit Mage: Lv1] Title Skill!]

[All Spirit-related Skills have gained 1 Bonus Level!]

[Your Aether has increased by +100!]

My Aether increased by 100?!

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