Your flares are weird creatures. You're not sure why you even keep them and not just change familiars, or if you
can change familiars anyway.
They are fire like creatures. Despite that fact they don't seem to emit that much heat or need any oxygen to stay alive. They don't seem to need food or water. You're not sure how they survive. Maybe they feed of your fear? Not sure. They can telepathically communicate with you and only you, which is pretty damn convenient.
The flares can somehow transform into
Colt Anaconda guns that can fire FEAR bullets. The bullets don't seem to harm you, and the guns quickly revert back to flares if they are touched by anyone else.