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.

fingers, and it seemed like time had completely stopped for the two of

make a contract. You and me… we'll make

there any real

'What?'

suitable host, I'll simply latch on to them and the both of us can enjoy the benefits.

'Well… I mean…'

I can become one. It's not

a smile tugging on his face, but he suppressed it. After all, Ater

good. They were generally neutral about most things, and all they desired was a

therein lay the

consider to be more compatible appears, you are going

don't put

it was the

time for people to move on from one thing to the other. A man's favorite wear could change

Rey's Skills were sometimes tossed

seems you understand how it is. Let's just keep our relationship… casual. There's no need to sweat the small details. You won't regret this,

that echoed in Rey's head sounded seductive. All he needed to do was subconsciously accept the

would bond, but only on

friends with benefits… or a situationship?' Rey narrowed his gaze as he

mean,

while sticking to a single host, was polyamorous in nature. They didn't mind leaving one partner for another if they considered the latter to be a more attractive

thoughts echoed within him. 'There's no way I could trust this one to

do

itself began to wrap around Rey, turning darker

weaker person. Would the Slime need permission from

since the Slime was able to break its contract at any time,

Host did that despite the Slime's intentions to remain, wouldn't that make the Slime upset? If that happens,

it's in the best interests of a Host to maintain the relationship, while the Slime

ones he happened to

different when

for? Let us become

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

about now? Come on, don't be

getting more and more flustered. It even pulled

That told him something.

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