"So here's the thing! Magicians have Ten Tiers, each Tier depends in the amount of Magic Circles they've got. Ultimately they require a certain amount of Runes to Tier up and get another circle in their Magic Circles, get it? Right now you've only got a single Circle, but because we've cheated and added Spirit Runes, which are virtually impossible for any human to create, you're as strong as Tier 3 while being Tier 1! Boom! We're already dominating this game girl!" The Great Spirit laughed.

"A-Amazing I guess the pain's worth it- Huh?" I suddenly noticed Blackie was over the bed crunching something on his mouth.

"Nom Crunch"

"Eh? Blackie what are you eating- AH! The Hollow Stone?!" I asked in horror.

"Wait! Blackie stop! Spit that out!" I tried to stop the adorable neighborhood cat that often slept at my bed, but he had swallowed it all. He was prone to eat weird things. I oftentimes remember him eating lettuce, tomatoes, bread, or even raw potatoes.

"Meow" Blackie pretended he didn't do anything bad, and acted cute. I caressed his black fur as I sighed.

"Will you not get sick?" I sighed.

"He might die at any moment." The Great Spirit said.

"EH?! Blackie! Spit it! Spit that out!!!" I cried.

"Meeeooooww!"

Suddenly, Blackie began to spasm, his entire body beginning to tremble around, falling into the floor.

"No! Blackie! [Healing Light]! Ah, drink my blood! Drink this sap!"

Healing light wasn't working, he seemed to be still spasming. I quickly gave him my own blood in the form of a sweet sap. He quickly began licking it, because he was as glutton even in the verge of death, of course!

"Mereooow"

"Oh! What is this?! Its working somehow?!"

The Great Spirit seemed surprised, even though our lovable cat almost died! Can't she be a bit more sensitive?

"Meow Mao" Little Blackie began to meow while the pain seemed to be slowly going away, his beautiful green eyes shone brightly, suddenly, I sensed something.

A connection.

His soul, or something, emerged, generating a thin thread, which wrapped around my own.

FLASH!

Suddenly, Blackie began shining brightly, and then, a small rune emerged on his forehead, resembling a flower, a red rose, which then dissipated, or became invisible.

And then, as if nothing had happened, he carelessly began licking his balls.

Cats, I guess.

"You formed a Familiar Contract with Blackie!"

"Eh?! I did?!"

"Yeah! Amazing! Like this you were able to counter the poison of the Hollow Stone, and even made him evolve into a Magic Creature!"

"T-That's just happened."

"Yep! Now he should be able to understand your orders and even do them, as long as you supply him with a bit of Mana each day. He's a magic cat! You've got yourself a magic black cat and you're a magician, you're literally a Witch now!"

"A-Alright Ahem! Blackie Erm, show me your powers dear."

He suddenly glanced at me with a bored expression.

Then, he continued licking his balls.

"Hey! Obey me!"

He didn't even looked back this time.

"Seriously?"

"Give him some incentive, will you? Animals don't respond to commands without a reward."

"Alright"

With the great spirit's words, I quickly brought Blackie a small sausage.

"Here, you love these don't you?"

"Meow!"

Blackie immediately got happy, eating it up, and then I showed him a second one.

"Want more, baby?"

"Meooow! Mereooow!"

"Alright then, but first, show me what your powers are!"

"Meow!"

Blackie suddenly glanced into his own shadow, reflecting into the walls, which slowly began growing and growing and growing!

FLUOSH!

And then, a two-meter-big cat monster-shaped shadow emerged!

"GRAAAARR!"

"Oooh! He has Shadow Manipulation! He probably inherited it from the Hollow Core! Great!" The Great Spirit was happy.

"Amazing" I felt flabbergasted. Who would had thought our little Blackie would become my first Familiar in Earth Now, I wonder if he can do more than that though. "What more? Come on, this sausage is waiting for you!"

"Meow Mao!"

Blackie suddenly began disappearing, diving inside of his own shadows! The only thing I could see were his two little green eyes. And he was able to move towards any surface in his own Shadow.

"Ooh, that's great- Uwaah!"

FLASH!

Suddenly, Blackie dragged me inside of his shadows, as I suddenly was submerged into a completely black space. Ugh, there's no oxygen here?! Yet Blackie's fine in here Wait, as long as I hold my breath, I could travel around like this though!

"Phew!"

I quickly dragged myself out of Blackie's shadows.

"Here, well done dear!"

I gave him his sausage, as he happily devoured it.

"Isn't this a great day? You've got yourself a magic circle and an useful familiar! You're all set for your paranormal activity's investigations!" The Great Spirit said while winking back at me.

"Eh? I would rather not bother doing anything dangerous." I sighed.

"Mooom! Are you awake yet?"

Knock, knock!

Suddenly. I heard a knock in the door. When I went to look for Blackie's treats, she was taking a shower in the other bathroom, but I guess because I haven't come out yet, my daughter think I am still sleeping.

"Ah yeah, I am awake! I am awake!" I quickly opened the door, greeting my daughter. "You seem eager to go visit your grandpas, Elena!"

"Not really" She sighed. "But I invited Anna and Elisa at the end, so we've gotta do it. Huh? you feel a bit strange."

"Strange? H-How?" I wondered.

"I don't know Your hair's always been this clear? And your eyes are shiny." She said while wondering.

"M-Must be your imagination, hahaha!" I laughed nervously, giving her an hug and a kiss in her cheeks. "Anyways! Want some pancakes?"

"Sure. I'm starving." Elena smiled back.

Like that, we enjoyed a nice breakfast while watching TV, the "First Contact" incident was all over the TV channels.

"I can't believe this happened Monsters? A portal to another world? This seems super crazy, is this real or some sort of TV show thing?" Wondered Elena. "Feels so fake"

"Yeah Dunno. But we better be careful dear." I sighed.

"Careful of what? Not like a monster is going to pop up out of thin air or something, it's not a game mom" Elena rolled her eyes. She was incredibly skeptical.

"Hahaha Y-Yeah" I laughed slightly nervously.

I couldn't reveal her the truth yet, I knew as her mother that she wasn't prepared to bear with it, nor I wanted to expose her to any dangers.