The sky had darkened, the Galaxy Star shining overhead as it set into the horizon. The outline of four round moons had already begun to appear in the sky, emanating light that bathed the city in a dim, milky glow.
A car pulled to a stop at the curb, its metallic wheels screeching as they dragged against the obsidian-polished road.
Kelly stepped out of the front door, looking at the lively streets around her curiously.
Sitting on her shoulders was a sleek feline creature with charcoal-black fur, its amber eyes flickering like burning coals.
It licked its paws, looking around the streets in boredom, its slender tail wagging slightly behind her.
"Just a warning," a voice resounded from the car, making Kelly turn her head.
The one speaking was the man who had driven her over here, his scarlet eyebrows furrowed into a serious expression.
