On the bright side, this area of the forest was now my Territory, and it was pretty close to the other Territory I own.

On the down side, Aloi was dead, and that was a pretty bad down side.

A somber, silent walk back to Beacon, few Grimm crossed my path, which helped let out my anger.

Reaching the outskirts of Beacon, I tell Blake to go ahead, I still have things to do.

Heading to the first Territory I took over, I ended up switching to the Phantom Nevermore, since the Air Affinity allows me to keep Levant fully active longer, so she could deal with minor Grimm, and alert me to anything too large.

Reaching the area, a window popped up in my vision.

This Territory is undefended, would you like to recruit some soldiers from a faction you are in?

Yes, that sounds good.

Responding to my yes, a window appears, a tab for each faction I'm in, most options greyed out, apart from Creatures Of Grimm.

Tapping on the tab, I get a list of Grimm types.

All Grimm types.

Which is to say, my whole vision was wholly filled.

Most of them were greyed out, as expected, like the Goliath, Giant Nevermore, Deathstalker, and a few that didn't have names, but Beowolf, Ursa, Creep, Boarbatusk, Griffin,and Normal Nevermore, all available for "Power Points" which represent the power I've displayed among the Grimm.

Getting about 15 Beowolves, a couple Boarbatusks, four Ursa, and a lot of Creep.

Creep cost 1 power point.

Power Points spent, I see a few Beowolves climb out of the ground in the treeline, bright white with golden eyes and mask lines.

I reached the cliff that the group was camped on, at the bottom of the cliff, there was a small inset area in the rock.

Making a summoning circle on the ground in the outcropping, I pile rocks along the areas marked on the edges.

"I, Joakim Hellstrand, call upon the ancient contract of ages past to summon thee, I hope that you heed my call. Come, Earth Elemental!"

The ground in the circle's center shattered, nearly exploding out of the circle, before sucking back towards the center of the circle, liquefying, shining like magma briefly, and then a figure was standing there, slightly taller than me, hair a dirty brown and skin like bronze, eyes literally made of gold, golden bands around his wrists. When he spoke, it was just a low rumble.

You have summoned me, and I have come to ask why.

"I'll begin in accordance to the ancient rituals, My real name is Joakim Hellstrand. You have heard my true name; please tell me yours."

The ground rumbled once more, and I was gone. I felt the ground beneath my feel moving constantly, the ground shifting slighter all around the world, mountains forming. I saw a desert, a land devoid of life, change into a green pasture full of tall trees. My awareness shattered, and I saw the earth beneath me flowing up to form around me, leaving me a statue. I felt like I was braking, wearing down like earth in rain. It hurt, It hurt more than anything I'd ever felt, despite having my arms chopped off in the past.

The elemental appeared once more, and my stone skin broke apart, and fell away. It suddenly felt like the world itself was helping me stand.

I am with you. He said. My name is Ereb. And yours is Joakim Hellstrand?

"Yes," I said, taking a breath.

Then I stand with you, Joakim Hellstrand.

"Yes," I said again. "We are together, Ereb."

Then we are one, as the ancient contract dictates.

"Our souls are one."

I am Ereb.

"I am Jaune Arc."

And until out souls meet their ends-

"We will be forever one," I swore.

Ereb nodded, golden eyes gleaming as he smiled.

Then know that even if the whole of the world stands against you, I will be by your side- And I will grind them to dust.

My dreams were full of visions of earth, rocks breaking to sand, time seemed strange, Civilization grew, fell, mined wonders of the earth, and then grew again, flourishing.

I woke, time had passed, and I now had an earth elemental.

Well, I suppose it's time to get to work.

And then I got to work, shaping the earth of the cliff, starting with squaring off the outcropping into a doorway, and then starting the boring work of designing some sort of hinge out of the stone itself.

Due to using your own power to shape the earth, with only guidance from your elemental, you have created the skill [Stoneshape]

[Stoneshape's level has risen by 3]

Returning to Beacon, satisfied with a good days work, Stoneshape at level 32.

Getting close to the dorm buildings, I enter an empty barrier, smashing a hole in the wall, switching into the Blackwyrm Coat, and heading to my bed, then disabling Naraka.

I'll... Notify everyone come the morning.

Also, I'll probably buy some clothes, for when I'm Jo.

Or I'll just come back as Rythian tomorrow.

Yeah, that sounds better.

A/N

Wizard Of here, and I apologize this chapter was a bit short and late. Secondly, I let Rythian get a Earth Elemental, because it felt a bit strange that Rythan found that he could summon elementals of a lost age and not immediately summon all of them, and just sit there with one of them.

Third, yes, Rythian did just go "I'm done with this for now, I'll deal with it later." which is a statement I can usually get behind.