The altar shook abruptly, its engraved Thirty-Two Starlight Array blazed with light, and a phantom beam of light shot up into the sky before disappearing into the vast Void beyond.
"It has begun."
"Erin Fleurie, you can do it."
In the square, all the students, whether those who have already awakened the Valkyrie Power or those fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls just entering the academy, were cheering for Erin Fleurie.
For the students of Phantom God Academy, the ability to successfully summon a Phantom Beast and establish a contract with it was of paramount importance.
Success would mean awakening the Valkyrie Power, becoming a powerful Valkyrie Warrior; failure would leave one as nothing but an ordinary warrior, or worse, having to drop out and return home.
One step from heaven, one step from hell.
At this very tense moment below, a look of surprise gradually appeared on the face of Erin Fleurie on the altar.
