The skeletal knight straightened, its blue eye-flames glowing steadily as it planted its sword into the ground like a banner. It radiated something her previous summons never had—presence. It didn't twitch or wobble. It stood.
Aria's heart pounded. "It's… stable. Fully stable."
Across from her—
CLATTER-CRASH-CLUNK.
Laxin's circle finally sparked—and promptly vomited bones everywhere like an angry blender. A helmet bounced off his forehead with a donk.
"Gah! Okay—okay, stay calm—" he muttered, frantically trying to force the swirling mass to take shape.
The bones wobbled together into something vaguely humanoid, then sprouted an extra ribcage from its shoulder and a spare skull in its hip like some kind of grotesque decoration. It wobbled once… then sneezed.
Yes. Sneezed.
Its helmet popped off and rolled away like a sulking cat.
Aria bit her lip to stop herself laughing. "...Is that its battle cry?"
