Familiar of Zero (FnZ/Worm)
Louise ran her hand through the sleeping familiars brown hair, subconsciously her fingers avoided the small reddish scar on her forehead. The Water mages had been surprised at her still drawing breath, after her treatment impressing into her how monumentally lucky it had been that she had survived, a hole through the head should have meant death. But her familiar had survived.
Her familiar.
From the window sill a breeze blew across the small stone room, pushing the bitter tang of the hospital wings prepared poultices across the room. Louise couldn't help but smile, she had proven herself capable of more than just explosions, she had done magic. She was a Mage!
Looking at the too small figure lying unconscious on the bed, she shivered at the memory of her familiar's arrival.
Stepping from the portal, one armed but standing tall, she exerted a presence so powerful so like her Mother it was as if none could defy her. Louise's heart had frozen as her eyes met the Familiars piercing gaze, she was looking for something.
Breaking the gaze, Louise had taken in her familiar's appearance, tall, long dark hair framing a pale face. A small crimson blotch above her eyes Louise assumed was make up, a counter part to the bizarre form-fitting garb.
Her heart had quaked in her chest as the ritual reached its crescendo, only the mental repetition of her mother's voice had kept her composure together long enough to finish.
As her kiss to seal the contract led to her familiars violent collapse, her eyes had burned with unshed tears as the fears of her incompetency had rushed back with a furious vengeance, only the revelation of the severity of her injuries had eased the gnawing fear that she was still a Zero.
Her smile dimmed at the memories of the taunts, the name. No one could call her Zero anymore, her summoned familiar was proof she wasn't a failure.
"Summoning you is the first magic I have ever managed," Louise whispered, curling the long hair around a finger, "Thank you,"
A/N: Just wanted to do a small snippet of FoZ Taylor at the moment of the bullets flying heard Louise's summons, as the first bullet hit she touched the portal and was whisked away, the second bullet missing. The Halk world was isolated from the rest by the entities as the Void/magic was considered a possible threat and so Clairvoyant or Doormaker cannot access that reality.