[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dawn-walker":3,"chapter-dawn-walker-dawn-walker-chapter-83":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dawn Walker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1836952,2443,"Chapter 83: Blood summon II","dawn-walker-chapter-83",83,"\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he decided. One drop for summon. Two drops for consumption — one for him, one for Bat Bat. He did not want to share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew Bat Bat’s growth mattered. Bat Bat was not just a minion. Bat Bat was his first companion. His scout. His battle partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, annoyingly, his tiny moral anchor in a world that kept pushing him toward monstrosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet opened the vial carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dried blood flakes were delicate. He used a thin thread of blood control to lift one drop and place it into a summoning bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he lifted the second drop. He placed it on the tip of his finger. He stared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like nothing. A dried speck. And yet it carried the weight of a god’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet swallowed. He brought his finger to his mouth. He tasted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it touched his tongue, Sekhmet froze. The taste was not metallic like normal blood. It was... bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost sweet, but not like sugar. Like life itself had flavor. Like sunlight trapped inside a drop. His body reacted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of power rolled through his veins, not wild, not violent, but deep and steady, like a river that had been waiting to flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath caught. His eyes widened slightly. For a moment, his hunger felt... smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gone. But quieter. Like a beast briefly soothed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet swallowed. And he felt something else. A faint echo. Not a voice. A memory fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sensation of standing high above clouds, looking down at mortals like ants, feeling nothing but endless time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet exhaled, his heart pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba - dum... Ba - dum...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat stared at him, eyes huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... face weird,\" Bat Bat whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet wiped his mouth slowly. \"Fine,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat sniffed the vial again, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bat want,\" it whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet lifted the third drop with blood control and placed it onto Bat Bat’s tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat froze like it had been blessed by a holy ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it shuddered. Its wings flared. Its eyes rolled back dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ooooooh,\" Bat Bat whispered. \"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared. \"You are acting,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat blinked and instantly looked offended. \"No act,\" it said. \"Good snack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet exhaled through his nose, almost amused. Now it was time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the summoning bowl in the center of the room, cleared space, and drew a small circle with a thin line of blood around it. Not necessary, but it helped his focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the six rare bats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stand back,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They obeyed instantly, moving to the edges of the room, wings folding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat climbed onto the bed again, eyes shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon,\" it whispered excitedly. \"Summon bat people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet ignored the commentary. He closed his eyes. He poured chaos energy into the bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a little. A lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed his energy like a flood, letting the system’s summoning pathway drink it. His room’s air tightened as if the space itself was being pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lantern flame flickered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fzz... fzz... fzz...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood in the bowl rose. Not like a thread. Not like a serpent. Like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhhhh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drop expanded, spreading into swirling red mist, then condensing into flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wings formed first — large, leathery, bat wings that unfolded with a soft, wet sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shlk...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then legs, slender but strong, feet touching the floor with gentle balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a torso — human-shaped, feminine, smooth skin with a faint warm tone, but with subtle bat-like traits at the edges, as if her blood remembered another form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then hair — dark, long, spilling down her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her eyes opened, Sekhmet felt the room shift. They were not glowing. They were simply alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth opened slightly as she took her first breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inhale...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wings spread fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flap... flap...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood there. Half bat. Half human. Fully real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked about eighteen, like the system’s reading would later confirm, but she carried herself like someone older — like a being born from blood did not understand childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately lowered herself to one knee. Her wings folded neatly. Her voice was clear, human, smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My master,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talk... big talk,\" Bat Bat whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared at the summon, his mind racing. His blood eyes flickered. Information appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood Summon: Harpy Bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 18\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall Battle Power: 6500+\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traits: High intelligence, flight mastery, claw and bite combat specialization, high growth ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Status: Bound to Host.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s breath caught slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six thousand five hundred,\"he thought. \"From one drop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His upgraded Blood Summon had made a difference. The harpy bat lifted her head, gaze steady and respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no name,\" she said softly. \"Please grant me one, master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet blinked. He had expected obedience. He had expected silence. He had not expected the weight of naming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naming meant responsibility. Naming meant acknowledging she was more than a tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat whispered eagerly, \"Name. Name. Name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s gaze stayed on the kneeling harpy bat. Her face was beautiful, but not soft. There was sharpness in her features. A hint of predation. Her wings were large enough to wrap around herself like a cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like someone who could kill and still bow politely afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s mind searched quickly. He did not want a long name. He wanted something simple to remember. Something that matches her appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that could be spoken in battle. Something that sounded like night. Something that sounded like wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke aloud. \"Auri,\" he said. \"Your name will be Auri.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word fell into the room like a small stone into still water. The harpy bat’s eyes widened slightly. Then she smiled faintly, respectful and sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auri,\" she repeated. \"Thank you, master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auri,\" Bat Bat repeated too, tasting the word like candy. Then it nodded. \"Good name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet exhaled slowly, feeling something strange in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a crack in his loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Auri. \"Stand,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auri rose smoothly. Her wings folded behind her like disciplined soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, master,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>",1031,"2026-06-09T06:31:32.937Z",1,"novelbin.me","d4a8f37942e3c0495957db3940e1ed75b841c8ac286f9a21e1d58933afd3f4a2","dawn-walker-chapter-13","dawn-walker-chapter-82",359,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdawn-walker-cover.jpg"]