Now that he had so many people and creatures to work with, Fay just needed to organize them.

It was a task that felt beyond him.

He was only a twelve-year-old boy, and while his role often required him to act more mature than his age, he was still at a loss for how to manage so many people.

Horin, however, understood, she was still around as she looked at the boy's expression. He looked some what lost making her take a few steps towards him.

She was barely older than him, but she had stood beside her father when he made some of the hardest choices as the leader of the Ravari village.

"Fay, relax. We can handle things until my father comes or until your dragon decides what needs to be done.

First off, since you have so many people, why not figure out which of them have powers like you? We still have cores to spare, right? The weaker ones your dragon doesn't even want... how about we see if anyone from your world has powers too? Maybe one or two will have land-based abilities that could help move the destroyed walls and buildings faster."

Fay immediately noticed her ability to plan.

He was impressed and even smiled at the idea.

"Thanks, Horin. You're right. We have more than enough of those. I don't think Mirage even needs to feed on them anymore, not now that she is so strong. If we can help the villagers grow stronger as well, it'll improve our living conditions."

Nearby, Bruno nodded, hopeful that he might be able to summon something as well. He had only seen others do it and had been told he would be able to get a creature if he completed his work properly.

The man who had helped him before had seemed determined to squeeze every last favor out of him before letting him meet his summon.

"I'll have the others form a line," Bruno said. "I'm not sure if we'll all be as useful as you hope, but if I can do my part to improve this place and make it better than the shelters we had on Earth, then I'm more than ready to help you, Fay."

Bruno, who had only done manual labor back on Earth, didn't find it too bad.

Soon, a line began to form as Fay went to fetch stones of every kind. He didn't include any of the forbidden types, though. He explained to those from Earth that even if they didn't receive a creature right away, they still might if they later found a stone that matched their energy.

There were many stones out there that he didn't yet have or knew of.

This only made his new townspeople more excited.

Even those from this world who were still afraid of Mirage and lacked a creature, joined in.

The chance to gain a summoned creature for free was too tempting to ignore.

They knew that even if they didn't stay here, having a summoned creature would earn them a welcome almost anywhere.

They began with Bruno, who seemed to be the most eager.

He was around twenty-eight years old, with dark brown hair, sharp eyes, and a muscular frame. He looked over the assortment of gems and followed Fay's instructions carefully.

Wanting to speed up the process, Fay activated his spirit vision to help identify a compatible stone.

He expected Bruno to be a user of one of the more rugged elements. He tried fire and land first, but neither responded. Then he tested nature and shadow, slightly rarer, but still, nothing happened.

"No luck?" Bruno asked, a little disheartened after four stones had failed to respond. He was starting to believe he wouldn't get a creature at all.

Then Fay picked up a metallic bronze sphere.

It was a step above land and fire in terms of rarity and affinity.

As soon as it was brought close, the small metallic bead shot toward Bruno as if pulled by a magnet.

"You're in luck," Fay said. "Now use this and try to imagine a creature. A metal-based one. It might be difficult, but start small. This isn't a large or powerful stone, but any creature you summon can grow stronger over time."

Bruno, who had already seen so many creatures, began to imagine one. Yet, as Fay had said, it was difficult.

Burno couldn't quite picture how an animal could be made of metal.

He knew golems existed, but he didn't want one of those.

It took a few minutes of thought before the metal bead began to pulse with his energy.

He let it go, and it started to morph into something.

At some point, he had briefly imagined a sword, and now it was taking that shape, a short dagger that began to float beside him. Its pommel resembled an eye.

"I think... I made a living weapon. A dagger, to be precise," Bruno said, sounding a little unsure.

"I think it's great," Fay replied. "Sometimes we need battle-oriented creatures, and this one looks not only fast but useful. Having it float around like that also looks cool."

The eye on the dagger seemed pleased with the praise, but the blade began slashing around in a joyful frenzy, prompting Fay to shoot Bruno a warning glare.

"Make sure you work on that. While helpful, it can also be dangerous."

Bruno nodded and stepped aside, trying to will his creature to disappear.

"Well then, who's next? Name and age. I want to start getting to know each one of you personally," Fay said.

The next person was a woman. She looked worn out, but her expression was gentle.

"Yes. I'm Milly. I used to be a nurse, so I hope any creature I produce can help in that regard. If not, I can still assist in tending to the injured."

She appeared to be around thirty, slightly older than Bruno, but clearly willing to form a pact.

She was a little on the chubby side, but Fay didn't judge. He knew how stressful that kind of job could be, especially after seeing how Mira's healing summon had helped care for the weak.

"Alright. We'll start with those, then. Sometimes, a person's nature attracts certain types of creatures, which can make them easier to bond with."

Thinking of healing, he began with the most fitting element and handed her a Verdant Seed, the same kind of core that had produced Mira's creature, Jiggz.

It seemed to slowly react, but without the intensity needed to produce a creature.

The woman looked a little downcast, but Fay suspected it simply required a stronger variant of the same nature. He retrieved the core and handed her a Halo Shard, a golden-white, marble-like core that looked as if some heavenly being had created it.

At times, it pulsed with light, radiating like a miniature sun.

He nodded, pleased with the response this one gave. For a moment, he wondered if there might be another version of the forbidden stones, one based on Life itself. But he pushed the thought aside as he watched the interaction between the woman and the core.

It was as if they were meant for each other. She smiled instantly at the warm glow, and the core responded by shining a little brighter before slowly dimming. It lifted gently from her hand, and in its place, a small creature appeared.

It looked like a hamster with wings, soft, round, and undeniably cute. The white wings gave it a majestic touch, as if it were a guardian spirit in the form of a familiar pet.

"So, how do you feel? Do you think you'll be able to use it as a healer?" Fay asked.

He knew creatures like this were in high demand, and any town or village would need them.

"I don't know... how does one check if it can?" Milly replied.

Fay glanced at the dagger-like creature still hovering nearby and asked Bruno to have it remain still.

He pricked his finger and then held it near the winged hamster.

"Ask it to heal me. Only through trial and error can we really know what our creatures are capable of."

The small hamster sniffed the blood on Fay's hand as Milly gently asked it to heal him.

The creature began to focus, concentrating until a faint light glowed from its tiny body.

The light spread over the injury, slowly mending the cut Fay had made. But immediately after, the hamster flopped to the side as if completely exhausted.

"Well... it'll need a lot of aether before it can successfully act as a healer," Fay said.

He, already able to control aether as second nature, placed one hand on the floor and began converting land aether into raw energy to help the hamster recover.

After a few minutes, he stopped.

"We'll try to see if you, or any of the others, can recover aether like I can," he said. "But for now, let's continue."

He looked over the long line and the remaining supply of beads they had on hand.

Then he called up a small boy who looked no older than himself. The boy approached hesitantly, his mother walking beside him.

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