Blood-Erasing Magic

“Glad to meet you. Would you mind cleaning this up for me?”

I stepped back a few paces to avoid the flowing blood touching my feet. It was clear he had learned magic that manipulated blood.

Pars let out a hearty laugh at my words, then snapped his fingers.

“Ah, don’t worry. You deserve special treatment.”

With a *shhhk*... the living blood instantly seeped into the floor and vanished.

“Such crude rituals, stabbing and cutting, don’t suit you. If done right, you could even create a *Great System*.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

I kept him talking, drawing his attention.

Fortunately, he didn’t seem to notice.

“This is what I mean.”...