Yeah... The Spirits were sealed away for centuries, so I guess that after a while, since the ability wasn't being used, it just faded away. [ And half-elves were probably incarcerated/killed, adding to the decline.

She looks at him in surprise. ]

The youma fight to the death? Not just to being defeated? [ Wow. She hadn't even considered that to be the case with the Spirits back home. She's just going to have to ask Origin about it some time. ]

And no, it wasn't easy. Especially when one wanted to be left alone because he had been betrayed by the last pact-maker.