1 Prologue:revival by ritual (1/2)

--And then my consciousness awoke.

What I saw in my blurry, foggy vision was a stone room.

On the bookshelves lined up against the wall, a magic circle is drawn with bright red lines.

The change from a state of absolute zero, where I had seen nothing, felt nothing, had no will, no consciousness, no intelligence, was like waking up from a dream, but even more vivid.

It was as if I had been scooped up from the depths of hell.

Or pulled out of repose.

My thoughts were overwhelmed by the overwhelming amount of information that I could feel with all of my five senses: sight, hearing, and smell.

In the midst of my confusion, a hoarse voice throws itself at me.

You're awake. ...... You've got what it takes. ...... You're a fresh man.

I look to the side as the voice soaks into my brain. Only then did I realize that I was lying on a platform.

The owner of the voice was an old man wearing a black robe that seemed to take the form of darkness itself. His sallow appearance, with its countless wrinkles, was strangely unpredictable in terms of how many years he had survived, and with his glittering dark eyes, he did not look weak.

He has a bony body, and in the palm of his hand he holds a twisted staff with a very fearsome design.

I can't understand the situation. I can't grasp it. The old man continues to look at me as if I'm not answering him.

The old man continues, as if it were natural that I would not respond.

”My name is Holos Kamen. I am the mage and your lord. Fleshman. ”Kneel.

The moment I heard those words, the moment the sound stimulated my eardrums, a strange sensation flashed through my body.

My body began to move against my will. When I got up on the platform, I stood up with a limp movement as if I were a baby standing up for the first time. My body bends, and my knees shatter independently of my will. The next thing I know, I'm kneeling before the Lord in front of the floor.

A musty smell. The gray stone floor. Only then do I realize.

Even though there is little light, my eyes see the world as clearly as if it were daytime.