"I wished for a majestic and powerful familiar that would intimidate my enemies. Something powerful to beat anyone who challenges me... Something that would scare them! something that would make them beg for mercy for ever harassing me!... The familiar I summoned... It wasn't majestic. But the other attributes... exceeded my expectations... Maybe a little too far."
"Truly strange,"
Colbert was unsure of what to make of it. Well, he knew what it was. It was a large building with some strange composition from the outside. Its design was nothing he ever seen before. It could be a brick house that was made for commoners but it was far too wide. The design wasn't from this place either since the language wasn't anything he could read. With those factors Colbert concluded that this building was not from this realm, or at least country. But he still had no idea why it would end up here.
Key word why, not how.
He was aware this was one of the few things summoned by the second year students. He was aware it was brought here by magic in the summoning ritual. And yes, he was aware that the person who ended up outside this place was the true familiar of Louise, a problem student. The student that's been messing up the most compared to everyone else. But what was the point of this building? He could feel magic connecting it and Louise. That was from an ability he developed during his time in... the past. A convenient ability. The travelling mage researching about dragons and shouts was certainly helpful in developing that ability.
Now here he was just standing in front of the building in the middle of the night. Why? Because he felt an unnatural spike in magic. Well not really magic. More like something more connected to feelings and emotion. Something that was much more obvious in the night than in the morning. There was something wrong with the place. An unnerving feeling. A familiar emotion was tempting him to explore the place. Yet his instincts were screaming at him not to go inside this place alone. Or at least during the night.
His attempts to see what was inside with a clairvoyance spell always ended up with blurry images. So really this leaves him with no other choice than to wait for tomorrow morning. Everyone else should be sleeping right now.
"Well there's nothing here to do. Even if I want to look around now I need to talk to Louise first," Colbert said walking away. His desire to explore the place wasn't that strong to begin with, but somehow deep in his mind he was a bit disappointed at not being able to explore it. He didn't know why or that he actually felt to do. It was a strange feeling. Regardless he should talk to Louise. Maybe consoling her about summoning a building is the best idea for now. Being made fun of for that wasn't entirely a good thing.
As Colbert pondered he missed the sight of a certain pudgy boy and three other students sneaking into the house.
"-ght a through horror... Someone will die..."
Colbert's eyes furrowed as he climbed up the stairs. Was that Louise? That was her voice. Oh? Why was Louise standing outside her room? She still looked panicked and worried. Alright, the girl has been through a lot. Talking to her will benefit them both. It wouldn't do good for a student to have a nervous breakdown like this. Louise had always worried him since no matter how hard she tried, how much she studied, she couldn't get better with magic at all.. Those were his thoughts as he walked towards Louise. When Louise did notice him her expression changed into a brighter yet clearly startled one.
"Oh Professor Colbert! How are things? The building isn't bothering anyone?" Her tone was a bit cheerful. Something was off. Should he prod any further though? Louise looked a bit troubled and in the need of some sleep. Should he question her about this. "Everything alright Professor? Did I cause that much trouble on my summoning?"
"Yes and no Louise. Do not worry. Your 'familiar' is certainly unique but it won't be against the rules of summoning. So far at least," this was a first time he heard of a student summoning a building as a familiar anyway at least. "No one is in trouble. Just rest for the night."
"Oh, okay then Professor. Are you sure you don't have anything else to ask?" The pitch of her voice seemed to heighten slightly when she said those last words. Something was up.
"Nothing else. Just calm down Louise," Colbert said with a weary sigh.
It was the best option. Asking her any further might only stress them out first. Besides, ever since she performed the sealing contract, she's been quite strange. Could be a side effects of her own magic. Backfiring maybe? Possibility but she'll be okay hopefully. As long as she rests. He was sure she wasn't going to die. He was getting too focused on this case anyway. It was already midnight. He should rest. Class tomorrow was supposed to be focused on a new invention he made. Better just rest and leave Louise and her familiar for now. Osmond would know if they did something bad.
And if they did, he would tell Colbert.
"Just sleep."
Ignoring Louise's goodbye, which sounded more like her, Colbert walked away thinking about tomorrow. For the second time that night, he missed another scene. The scene of Louise quickly getting back into the room.
Colbert awoke with a jolt. Sitting up he grabbed the wand from his bedside and pointed it forward. Into the darkness... Another horrid nightmare from that time? Colbert sighed. Those nightmares were getting worse. Night by night they keep coming. The faint images. The nightmares jolted him awake everytime, he could still feel his heart beat. But the worst part is how he doesn't know what the attacker looks like. It was truly horrible. He couldn't even remember what the nightmare was. If he did he would be able to track its source.
And why the sudden increase? This only started two weeks ago. Was it related to his past? He could faintly remember fires being part of the nightmares time to time.
"Maybe I should talk to someone about this." He rubbed his eyes wearily. Maybe he could get some sleep. No, his throat was feeling dry. He should get a drink firs-Colbert stared at the corner of the room. The figure stared back.
The room was too dark to see properly. There was no light from the moon. So the figure that was on the corner of the room hid very well. Colbert couldn't tell who it is exactly. Couldn't even tell what it was. Its silhouette was huge. Easily taller than anyone in the academy. Strange appearance. Not really human. Could've looked like a knight if it was carrying a lance or a sword. But it did look rickety. Sounded rusted. He could almost hear the breathes. Was this an enemy? Was this an assassin? No, its location would be the worst place to go to. No position to escape, too far from his bed. Only benefit it has is that anyone outside the room can't see the pers-
Colbert blinked. He frowned.
The figure was gone. No traces left. No magic sensed. Then again he is a bit drowsy... Maybe he's just hallucinating? Overthinking things?... He needed some rest. Things have been hectic lately. He should just take it easy.
With a weary sigh Colbert went back to sleep.
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The next few days of the Academy were... quite eventful.
Another fanfiction crossover with Familiar of Zero. This time, FNAF. Silly idea, or dark, depending on how it'll go. Deaths will be involved. Might work on the other Familiar of Zero crossover if I feel like it. I already have the plot.
Anyway I don't own FNAF or Familiar of Zero
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