Chapter 12: Familiar and True Name

Chapter 12: Familiar and True Name

"Grandpa Odell, are you sure this is my sister's magic wand?"

After observing the small black kitten, which was still peacefully sleeping in the old man's palm and had a cute snot bubble on its pink nose, for a while, the impatient Alice couldn't help but blurt out her question.

Although the magic world featured all sorts of oddly shaped wands, a cat-shaped wand seemed too absurd; how was one supposed to cast spells with it, by swinging it around by the tail every time?

Alice shivered at the thought of her sister swinging a cat by the tail as a wand in the future.

The image was too bizarre; she didn't dare think about it anymore.

However, Dorothy herself didn't seem to mind; she curiously reached out and took the small black kitten from the old man's hands.

As soon as she held it, a wave of inexplicable affection washed over her, softening her gestures as she gently stroked the kitten's fur and smiled slightly.

It was a very beautiful kitten, its pitch-black fur marked with golden stripes, especially the small 'king' character on its forehead, which didn't look menacing at all but rather gave it a robust and adorable appearance.

Perhaps stirred by her teasing, the little one's snot bubble popped with a snap, and then it opened its bright golden vertical pupils.

"Awoo~~ Meow"

She looked around warily; her hair bristled as she let out a ferocious roar that was hard to describe as anything but "super fierce". However, it didn't take long for the little one to notice Dorothy holding her, which seemed to reassure her.

She wobbled to her feet on Dorothy's palm, then rubbed her head against the palm before joyously hugging Dorothy's finger, which felt like a colossal pillar to her tiny size.

Dorothy was amused by the cute action and was about to pull out her finger to tease her further, but before she could, she saw the little one open its mouth.

"Crack..."

It sounded as if something had shattered; bitten Dorothy felt nothing, yet the biting little one was already teary-eyed with pain but stubbornly refused to let go.

Dorothy: "..."

This little creature seemed not very bright.

She turned to the shopkeeper, wanting to ask what was going on.

"Now, please give her a name, Miss Dorothy. Afterward, call out her name, and you will truly see your new Magic Wand."

The old shopkeeper urged.

This made Dorothy slightly conflicted as she was not very good at naming things.

In her previous life, she had raised some cats and dogs, but she often named them casually; a white one would be called Little White, and a black one, Little Black.

But now, as her first familiar, she could not be so casual with this little creature in her hands.

After all, in this magic world, a name often contains great strength. Naming someone, especially giving a True Name to one's familiar, is a very serious matter.

In this world, the first name any creature receives is known as its True Name. The recipient typically shares some of the namer's power, but at the same time, they are bound by the True Name.

The True Name is both a blessing and a binding, hence, keeping one's True Name secret from others is basic common sense in this world.

Since the True Name is so important, it naturally must be chosen carefully. This name usually contains the namer's blessing, and some names even influence the recipient's fate to some extent. If Dorothy carelessly gave her small creature the True Name "Little Black," it could potentially ruin this precious psychic magic wand.

"Tsk, if it can't be called Little Black, then what should it be? Let me think, did I have any nice cat names in my past life that also had some special blessings?"

Dorothy pondered deeply and after a while, she lifted her head in surprise.

She had thought of a name, perhaps the most suitable name for a cat.

However, she didn't intend to say it out loud, after all, True Names are meant to be kept secret; ideally, only the namer and the recipient should know.

Luckily, having just signed the Familiar Contract, Dorothy closed her eyes, and through the link of the Familiar Contract, she conveyed the True Name to the small creature.

"I, your master Dorothy, bestow upon you the name Sekhmet Mut Wadjet Bastet. Now, show me your power, Bastet."

In their psychic connection, as soon as Dorothy finished speaking, a piercing cat's meow sounded, but increasingly it turned majestic, soon transforming into a roar like that of a tiger.

"Meow~roar~"

When Dorothy opened her eyes again, she was holding a beautifully ornate Long Wand in her hands.