12 CHAPTER 12
BANG!
The ground beneath him exploded into flames as John rolled away in time.
Glaring at the target in front of him, he mentally scrolled through his limited magic spells list before choosing the perfect one.
Channeling magic into his hand and imagining the target before him to be severed into pieces, he shot out a full-powered Diffindo, watching as the blue bolt pounced towards the target.
SLICE!
"Arghhh!!!'
The cloaked man yells in pain as he held the stump of his wand arm.
"Perfect aim as always."
Edwin said as he approached John who was slightly panting from Apparition so much.
This target of his was one of the middle-level Death Eaters that staged a raid into a mundane village, killing and kidnapping the villagers as slaves. Both of them, John and Edwin, had been tasked with this B-ranked mission to subdue the group.
That's right, B-rank. He entered B-rank, and was about to break through A-rank, he just had to get 4317 more missions done, no biggie. Just a few more years and he'll be one of the highest ranking hit-wizard. That was saying something since he was just 6 and a half years old.
Muttering a Petrificus Totalus, the Full-Body Bind Spell, John made the man freeze still before taking out some rope in his definitely not illegal extension-charm pouch that he definitely did not buy from the black market.
He learned Petrificus Totalus, one of the many utility spells that he learned, just a few weeks ago, and man, was it a useful spell. Especially when a target likes running away, one hit and boom, he's on the ground unmoving.
The only weakness of it was that you had to maintain the spell, or put an additional amount of Mana as a battery to keep it going, which was why most people opted for more damaging spells.
People severely underestimate C.C. (Crowd Control) spells in this world.
Tying the man up, and making sure that he doesn't bleed to death from the stump, he removes the binding spell before looking into the man's eyes, his hood covering most of his face.
"Have fun talking your way out of this, I heard that the girls' fathers that you kidnapped and raped will happily you sing like a songbird."
He said ominously before knocking the man out with a punch to the face, causing Edwin to sigh.
"Do you really have to make them that scared?"
"Of course, I want them to experience what the girls experienced before dying tortured, the least of what I could do for the poor women."
And poor they were, the look in their eyes when they saved them, that would surely haunt his nightmares along with the screams of death. Dying may be a mercy for them, to be honest, they basically functioned like a dead person from what I've seen.
"In any rate, good work."
Edwin said before summoning the severed hand from the ground, holding it up before placing it in a pouch (The normal kind).
"This should be enough evidence for the Bar. Let's go."
Fishing the necklace on his neck, John feeds Mana into it before it enlarges into a broom. Edwin followed so after washing his hands with a Scourgify, a Scouring charm meant to clean.
Attaching the body of the still alive man onto his broom, Edwin jumps off flying into the air. Slinging his leg over the broom, he sat on it (Thankfully the broom had a cushioning charm) before lifting off.
Flying was amazing, like what the Orb said. It felt so... Free. The feeling of wind on your face, the absolute control to be able to go anywhere with your skill, the exhilarating excitement when you speed up and go as fast as the broom allowed, he could see why the Orb recommended this.
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After delivering the man to the village, they got their acceptance letter before flying back to London since Apparition could only make you go that far.
Getting the reward, Edwin had something else to do, so he was all alone now. Walking around Diagon Alley, he treated himself with a nice scoop of wizard chocolate ice cream from Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, which frankly tasted like normal mundane ice cream.
Licking as he walked, he window-shopped as he glances at the products of the stores. He was rich, ok? He could splurge whenever he wanted.
Halfway in his window-shopping, he froze before looking behind him.
Maybe it was due to his new sensitivity to magic, but he could have sworn that someone was following him. Frowning slightly, he makes sure that his cloak was firmly covering his face and body before hastening his walk, acting like nothing was happening.
Turning the corner, he immediately felt it again. Spinning around, he unsheathed his gun before pointing at whatever was following him.
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"Meow."
It was a cat. An honest to god, black cat with red eyes.
But something was off. This cat... Its red eyes had this speck of intelligence. Not only that, it was somewhat too relaxed.
"Homenum Revelio."
He chanted as he let a wave of Mana pulse from his body. This was the other spell that he finally got the hang off, after 4 damn months of practicing.
The pulse touched the cat, and for a brief second, the tension raised between the two, before it came out negative. This cat wasn't a human at all, it was just weird.
Sighing in relief, he sheaths his gun back into its holster before walking towards it. The cat wasn't even bothered from him approaching, instead, it walked to him too.
Bending down, he hesitantly reaches out, to which the cat actually leaned forward to let him touch its head.
"Damn, your fur is really soft..."
He mutters as he pats the cat.
He was always a cat person more than a dog person, even though he loved both animals.
Suddenly with no control, a tendril of mana shot out from his petting hand to the cat, causing him to reel back from the fear of harming the cat.
But instead, the tendril dives into the cat's chest, causing it to purr as he jolts up from his squat, feeling a new connection in his Magic Core. After a few seconds, the tendril dissipates as he stares at the cat in disbelief.
DING!
"... You're not an ordinary cat, aren't you?"
The cat gave him the cat equivalent of a grin as he could feel the smugness from the connection.
'... I think I just got a familiar.'
Confirmation from the cat's connection with him confirmed his suspicion. This cat was definitely not normal.
"What are you...?"
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x x x x x
Congratulations.
You have bonded with a familiar.
You have now gained a familiar.
You may call up the status of your familiar with the verbal command [Familiar Status].
x x x x x
John stared at the menu in front of him before looking back at the cat just in front of him laying on his bed as if it owned it.
The cat, as if hearing his thoughts, looked at him with a "What else?" look along with sending the emotion of sarcasticness, causing him to just sigh with a smile. This cat was quite amusing.
"Can you see this?"
He pointed at the menu in front of him as a test, shocked when the cat nodded and gave a "Meow."
"So that means that anyone bonded to my Magic Core can see it?"
He muttered to himself before whispering.
"[Familiar Status]."
x x x x x
Name: ~
Gender: Female
HP: 300/300
MP: 700/700
Age: 7 months old
Race: Magical Ocicat — Dark
x x x x x
STR: D
AGI: A
INT: S
END: D
x x x x x
Passive:
Cloak of Darkness
Active:
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
Shadow Beam
Shadow Sneak
Shadow Burst
x x x x x
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"What the fuck..."
This cat... Is this thing a Pokémon or something? What? And since when did his interface become a system prompt?
John just stared at the status page for a longer while before snapping himself out of it.
"Uh... Since it has a Pokémon move list... [Shadow Ball]?"
Hearing the command, the cat instantly focused before opening its mouth. Suddenly, black particles started to form into a ball in front of its mouth as John jumped from his bed in confusion.
"W-What?! Wait!"
Before he could stop it, the cat fired the ball of darkness towards the window, shattering it into glass shards as it continued flying in an impressive speed until it exploded upon impact on a tree, black shadowy particles engulfing everything in a meter radius.
Gaping in shock at the destructive power of the [Shadow Ball], he looked over at the cat who had the "Praise me!" look.
... Sigh... He's going to need something to dull this madness...
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