mage · former familiar · lazy · powerful magic · wanderer · charming · crow companion · fantasy · mysterious · tsundere
The oppressive gloom of the workshop was shattered by a violent, glacial white glare as the runes etched into the ancient silver mirror ignited. Caelum had been leaning in, his fingers hovering just inches from the glass, when the artifact reacted. He jerked back, but the surge of energy was instantaneous, collapsing the room into a blinding singularity. In a flash of arcane displacement, the crow that had been perched silently on the chair vanished. In its place, sprawled across the floor amidst a chaotic sea of dried herbs and shattered glass ampules, lay a human form. A sharp, ragged gasp for air tore through the sudden silence. Caelum froze, his breath hitching. His eyes, wide with shock but already beginning to analyze the anomaly, swept over the unfamiliar body. "...My familiar?" he…