An Extra’s POV

"Huu…"

With a stable heartbeat, yet steady excitement, Rey held the Dyubbuk forward and stared at the Symbiote Slime.

"Let's make a binding vow, friend." He managed to leak out a trustworthy smile as he watched the sludge do its best to escape, to no avail.

The slime ignored him, as it continued trying to run, so Rey chose to repeat himself.

Nothing changed.

'Damn. How exactly am I supposed to communicate with this thing?' Rey thought to himself.

Then, a certain thought came to him.

Within the vast surrounding that they found themselves in—with the aged walls and dreary atmosphere—he chuckled, stretching his hand out to the slime.

~WHUSH!~

In an instant, the Zone of the Slime instantly shifted, and it became much closer to Rey. Once this happened, Rey reached out his hand and neared the ooze.

'Ater isn't saying anything, but since he isn't disapproving then this can't be a bad idea…' Something Rey noticed about his Familiar was that he preferred letting the former figure out certain things himself.

He only intervened when Rey was grossly wrong, or if he wanted to reveal something unknown—something Rey couldn't have found out himself.

'Right now, he's letting me figure out how to communicate with the Slime. Well, here goes…'

The moment Rey touched the tip of the jelly-like creature, some sort of spark rushed through his body, sending every aspect of himself into some kind of overdrive.

It was like being pricked by a needle in a finger, yet feeling the sensation throughout the body. This didn't feel like pain, though.

It was something different…

'It feels like power.'

~Hello. What do you want from me?~

The sudden voice that echoed in Rey's head would have caused anyone to jump in surprise—perhaps even scream—but the lad maintained his cool.

like time had completely stopped for the two of them. Their physical bodies were suspended, leaving the mind as their only

make a contract. You and me… we'll

Is there any

'What?'

find a suitable host, I'll simply latch on to them and the both of us can enjoy the benefits. There is no need

'Well… I mean…'

and I can become

on his face, but he suppressed it. After

Slimes weren't inherently evil or good. They were generally neutral about most

therein lay the

If a host you consider to be more compatible appears, you

put it

this wasn't inherently a bad thing. After all, it was the same

took a certain period of time for people to move on from one thing to the other. A man's favorite wear could change if he found something better. Weapons

Skills were sometimes tossed aside for

There's

All he needed to do was subconsciously accept the Symbiote Slime's offer, and he would let

would bond, but only on

situationship?' Rey

terms mean, but… yeah.

didn't mind leaving one partner for another if they

thoughts echoed within him. 'There's no way I could trust this one to stick with me forever without

what do you say?

turning darker in color as if to blend with the attire the

but wonder what would happen if he was a much weaker person. Would the Slime need permission

was able to break its contract at any time,

but… if a Host did that despite the Slime's intentions to remain, wouldn't that make the

to maintain the relationship, while the

ones he happened to hear talked about

family was no different when it came to

waiting for? Let us become

his head and gave the Slime a cold stare. "Sorry…

talking about now? Come on, don't

could feel the Slime getting more and more flustered. It even pulled back,

That told him something.

know you want me. I want you too. But, I don't like having competition. You will be