the second son of god

queens

The special forest of the familiars was surprisingly close to the town than Naruto had expected, and they all got there by using a relatively small Magic Circle. It was the full moon of the month, and also the only time Devils were able to form contracts with familiars, which was what Naruto, Asia, and Issei were hoping to accomplish at the moment.

To Naruto, the forest looked just like any other forest, and he didn't feel anything peculiar around him, but according to the strange familiar master, it was an enchanted forest where countless creatures reside. According to Rias, if they couldn't manage to find a familiar tonight, they would have to wait another two months since next month was reserved for Sona's new pawn, so Naruto was trying hard to find something compatible to him.

"Are there even familiars here?" asked the man to himself as he looked around the empty forest.

Naruto broke apart from the main group since they wanted to head towards a lake with water-based creatures, and the blond didn't really want some fish as a familiar. He had been roaming around the large forest alone, hoping that he would run into something with a fire-based magic because since he was a child he had always wanted a pet that could breathe fire.

Suddenly, Naruto caught sight of a flicker of flames quite a far distance from him, at the other end of the forest. With a smile on his face, the blond broke off with a quick sprint, and with his extraordinary speed, he made it to the other side in less than ten seconds. The flame was not as big as Naruto had originally thought; it was only about five feet tall with a diameter of another five feet. It was burning on top of a pile of lumber, and from the looks of it some sort of being had piled it together.

Naruto walked around the area several times to see if there were anything around him, but he didn't have any luck. He was hoping that there would be some fire creature around that lit the fire; like some goblin and firefly, but there was nothing...

"GGGrrrrrr..." something growled from behind Naruto.

The blond froze up with sudden surprise, and his eyes widened when a huge shadow stretched out in front of him. From the shape of the shadow, Naruto saw a gigantic creature that stood very tall, and had two long pointy ears. The most peculiar thing was the nine long appendages swinging around in the air, acting as a warning gesture before it struck.

Naruto slowly turned around and summoned his blade into his hand...

"W-What?!" stuttered out the blond.

Instead of the tall and powerful monster Naruto expected...it was actually a small nine tailed fox. Its shadow was just stretched out by it standing close to the flames and accidentally made it seem a lot bigger. It was actually a very young looking fox, and it stood at about the height of Naruto's knees. It had orange-red fur, except the area around its eyes and ears, which was black. It also had crimson red eyes that made it look a little menacing, but it looked rather cute on the small creature.

"Hey there little guy!" chirped Naruto with a smile on his face. "You sure are a peculiar creature!"

The blond walked over to the fox, but when he was getting too close, it fired a blast of fire at his direction. Naruto dodged to the side with ease, but was shocked when he saw the fire almost burn down three trees instantly. The little fox was much more powerful than it seemed, and that made Naruto want it as his familiar even more.