38 The Town, More Like A Metropolis (2/2)

Where had he been keeping her? Looking back towards the mountain peak that we're quickly moving away from, I don't see my familiar. Where had it gone?

After a minute of quick flite, we start to land. Once we're about a foot off from the ground, Phyllis releases us from her claws. Haru lands easily, and the giant bird bends down and starts to shrink before it starts to sink into his skin.

Feather, claws and all were easily absorbed into his body. It all happened in a quick few seconds, but the massive bird is gone and under his skin. His features didn't reveal any discomfort after just absorbing the gigantic bird into his body.

I raise an eyebrow at the whole spectacle, was that even physically possible? But then was anything that was happening to me humanly possible?

”Here comes you're familiar,” he chuckles placing me down on the ground. Turning to look in the direction his head, I notice a streak of white, gold and cyan light speeding towards us.

As it starts to slow down, I can make out Ceryneian. Coming to a slow trot, it stops in front of me. A tense look on it pretty face. Turning its head it gives a snort at Haru, before pressing its head into my chest.

”How did you get here so fast?” I ask cradling its head in my arms. I couldn't tell if it was a girl or a boy, so I wasn't sure on a name to give it. It looked up at me with its limpid cyan eyes.

”I'm a creature born of a myth concerning speed, it was said that I could run faster than an arrow shot from a bow. In reality, I'm even faster than that, much faster,” its voice rang in my head as it stuck its tongue out and licked my face.

”Are you a girl or a boy?” I ask it.

”Female,” she states simply as she raises her head and locks eyes with me.

”I'll call you Callista,” I say softly as I rub behind her ears. At the same time, a brilliant flash of white and gold illuminated my hand and a pretty bracelet appears on my wrist that has an antler charm hanging from it.

”What this?” I ask.

”It's a physical form of our agreement as contracted familiar, now that you've given me a name. You can store me in the bracelet, and no matter where you are I'll be able to find you,” Callista replies nudging the bracelet with her nose.

I give it another glance, before nodding my head. It looks like she wouldn't be resting in my skin like Haru's familiar, I was actually really relieved that; that wasn't the case for my familiar.

”Are you two done now?” Haru's voice sounds and I look at him.

It wasn't till then that I noticed that we're standing in front of the huge town, a giant gate stood between us and the city, the door was slightly ajar. However, only enough for people to filter through. The gate itself was made out of a shiny black material, while the wall it was connected to was made out of white bricks.

There are a couple people standing outside the gate, with a miniature table set up. A small line of people stood waiting their turn patiently. There was the quiet buzz of people talking as they waited, other than that I could also hear the sound of music and talking from behind the gate.