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<div class="bbCodeBlock-content">Aurelia has been through the ringer when it comes to her previous relationship, and as a last resort to make sure her ex will leave her alone for good, she casts a spell that summons a Guardian for as long as the person desires. The only catch is that after gaining the personal talisman for the Guardian, they can be summoned back at any time for any reason, including strong emotions from their charge. With that in mind, anything can happen, including catching feelings.</div>
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<div class="bbCodeBlock-content">Nobody knows where Guardians come from, but it’s obvious that they’re not from the same realm as most humans and other supernatural beings. Some look human, others could be mistaken for Fae, a few could be mistaken for shifters, but the rarest ones appear to be angelic or demonic. No Guardian can choose which person to go to, and after a few centuries, they’ve created a glamour that allows them to be seen as a normal human. As for the talisman their charges receive, most are as simple as a piece of jewelry. Depending on what the Guardian is, the talisman could be fur, a scale, or even a feather. This needs to be kept on the summoner at all times, so it’ll shift to become a way to stay on the summoner, and there can only be one Guardian for their summoner. It’s not that uncommon for some to end up in relationships with the summoner, but the longer a Guardian remains on Earth, the greater the chance they could become stuck. If a Guardian has been on Earth for two weeks after being summoned, they will begin to feel more of a tether to Earth, which isn’t the same for every Guardian. After a month of being on Earth after they were initially summoned, the Guardian can no longer return to their realm on their own, and their senses will be dampened by normal things that affect their summoner.</div>
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</div><br/><hr class="bbc-hr"/><br/>“Did you manage to lose him?”<br/><br/>Aurelia knew that meeting in the alley a few blocks from her apartment was a bad idea, but if the choice was hers, she would’ve definitely gone to her friend’s apartment to do this. “If it wasn’t for that crowd at the crosswalk, I wouldn’t have gotten a head start on him. What’s this spell you were talking about, Hunter?” Looking up at her friend, it was clear that he was definitely well on his way to finally transitioning like he said ages ago, and despite how much she wanted to be there, her now ex complicated that by saying she needed better friends than a term she now learned was a slur for trans people. Granted, her ex knew she was into both men and women, and that after a certain point she was ace, but everything had to be about him, but at least she managed to keep her childhood best friend despite everything. “I’ll try to keep this quick in case Vik is already searching for you, so here.” The book was tucked in her purse before she could even stop him, and while she knew her new phone wasn’t bugged, there was still that chance he’d caught up.<i>I’m so glad I learned to use spray sanitizer instead of pepper spray, but it’s only a matter of time…</i>“Everything you’ll need to get in order to summon your Guardian is there, but I can still text you that list if you need me to. Just remember this: stay focused on what<i> you</i>need from your Guardian, and you’ll find the perfect one upon summoning.” Rather than just nod, she instinctively reached out and pulled him into a tight embrace, relishing in the fact that she was finally able to do so after so many years. “You’re the best, and you’ll have to tell me if you’ve done this or not.” Aura watched carefully as Hunter rubbed on his necklace, a weirdly shaped opalescent worry stone that she always suspected had something off about it, and she could feel a sort of tear opening before a woman stepped out from behind her best friend.<br/><br/>A random woman appearing from nowhere wouldn’t have been such a big deal, but this woman was clearly over six feet in height, and her head came up to Hunter’s chin. Right before she snapped her fingers, it was obvious that she had wings that appeared to have opalescent scales all over it, but she still retained her supermodel looks regardless. “Hunter, isn’t this…?” He’d posted pictures with her, and while her appearance was shifting due to what Aurelia assumed was a glamour, it was now obvious that the worry stone had to be one of the scales. “Xenia, and you must be Hunter’s friend Aurelia.” Violet eyes were trained on her in a way that was friendly, but her posture was definitely protective as she tied up her platinum blonde hair in a loose ponytail, though her outfit had somehow remained modern. “Xenia is my Guardian, and while we’re a bit closer than most, you kind of have to be when you’re trying to transition.” It was amazing to think it worked, and that they could be friendly enough, but what if they wouldn’t be enough to protect her?<b><i>“Aurelia!”</i></b>That voice sent all of them into overdrive, and while Xenia let her glamour slip just enough to allow her to grow out her claws, it was obvious a fight was about to go down if they didn’t get Aura out of there.<br/><br/>“Call me later, we’ll distract Viktor. Just go get the supplies!”<br/><br/><hr class="bbc-hr"/><br/>It had taken a few days with careful planning to avoid Viktor, but Aurelia had managed to get all the supplies. Thanks to not having a conventional job, it was easy to plan her schedule around fooling her ex into thinking she wasn’t home during the day since her office didn’t have windows, but now she had her chance. The door was locked, and because of a few close calls when she had neighbors spot the attempts at breaking in, she had every device meant to stop it installed with the help of the landlord, but now she was prepping to summon her Guardian. With steady hands, she drew the circle with the chalk, adding the salt on top to reinforce it like the book described, and while she usually loved flowers that were meant to be for protection, she lined the inside of the circle with them before chanting the words in Latin, which somehow left her tongue as effortlessly as English did. Grabbing the metals that were necessary, she placed them in the circle while still chanting, and just like Hunter had told her, she envisioned what she wanted in the Guardian before grabbing the non-serrated knife. “Let my Guardian hear the song of my spirit, and may they come to me upon doing so!” It didn’t take a lot of pressure before Aura noticed the blood start to run down her wrist, dripping from her hand into the circle, but instead of staining it, both the contents of the circle and her blood that was spilling into the circle began to glow.<br/><br/>Quickly grabbing the gauze and the ace bandage, Aurelia wrapped her cut as what blood had still been on her hand began to fade away after it had glowed as well, the knife resting on her lap undergoing the same effect. She didn’t care whether or not her Guardian presented itself as male or female, or how many features their glamour would’ve had to hide, but considering Hunter had revealed that his Guardian was an Opal Dragon shifter, she wondered how many different types of beings were Guardians as well. She didn’t know what hers was going to be, and while she wanted to keep an open mind, she hoped they were more than strong enough to take on Viktor in case of a confrontation. Hell, she was a witch, but for some reason, any offensive spells took a heavier toll on her than most, which made her believe her talents were anything defensive, healing, or summoning related, which ended up being her downfall after her ex showed his true colors. Upon pulling up the sleeve on her dress, which was black and long sleeved with a lace pattern on the sleeves and edges of the knee length skirt, the circle grew bright enough to where she had no choice but to close and cover her eyes due to the brightness. When Aura finally managed to open them, she lowered her arm to discover the circle and everything inside it was gone, but in the center of where it was stood who she could only assume was her Guardian.<br/><br/>“Are you… my Guardian…?”