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Morning came, but the trio was still asleep.

For Lisa, sleep reminded her of the [i]big sleep[/i], so she was not super excited to fall back asleep, but thankfully, exhaustion took her. Unfortunately, Ella just [i]had[/i] to catch up on her favorite anime before she fell asleep… and didn’t buy any headphones during their (awkward) Walmart visit. Fortunately, even exhaustion comes for Ella as she falls asleep with the others, and, as they discussed earlier, she comes to cuddle with Lisa (She was the little spoon!), which manages to put her soul at ease enough to fall asleep. 

The little spoon was peacefully asleep…

[i][b][h3][color=e77fbf]"... AHHHHH GET OFF ME, PROTECT ME SAILOR MOON!"[/color][/h3][/b][/i]

Lisa’s eyes shot wide open. Her time fighting the Stygian Snake had made her just a little bit paranoid. She rolled out of bed and hit the floor with a thud, feeling the pain surge through her body only to be temporarily dulled by the rush of adrenaline. This wasn’t a time to ask questions. Lisa was acting off relex and raised both of her hands in the air.

A wave of spiders came out of the unseen crevices of the rooms—from under the bed, from the bathroom, from under the radiator, and so forth—and [i]flooded[/i] the room, covering the floor until it looked like there was a chitinous carpet… 

Many of these spiders began crawling up Lisa’s leg and she didn’t flinch.

[color=e77fbf]"Don't summon [i]more![/i]"[/color] Ella screamed from the bed. She'd sat up, and there was [url=https://i.imgur.com/CixtRJH.jpeg]a large spider[/url] on her forehead. She was trembling. [color=e77fbf]"Get it off me!"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"Ella?!"[/color] Saskia also rolled off the bed, hitting the spider-filled floor. There was no other reaction as spiders also crawled on her. A long bone spear shot out of her hand and pointed towards Ella.

[color=e77fbf]"It's… it's the spider! I woke up with it on my face!"[/color]

[color=764820]”Just hold still!”[/color] 

Lisa shouted as she slowly approached Ella to avoid startling her further and hurting the spider. Her hands were outstretched as the tide of spiders that had previously filled the room disappeared into the same crevices they were summoned, except for the one on Ella’s forehead. Lisa put her hands out and commanded the spider to enter her hands… She stepped back and gently petted the spider with one finger before it crawled up her arm and walked over to her head. Resting on the top of her head.

[color=764820]”There! All good!”[/color] Lisa said. [color=764820]”... It’s harmless anyway.”[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"Thank you… I don't care if it's harmless; I just don't want it on me,"[/color] Ella shook her head, not moving from where she was pressed up against the wall. [color=e77fbf]"I don't mind the spiders, Lisa. It's just when things crawl on me! Especially when I'm sleeping!"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"C'mon, it wasn't that bad,"[/color] Saskia rolled their eyes, standing up and retracting the bone spear with a wince. She yawned and looked around. [color=DC143C]"I guess we're all awake now? I'm not getting back to sleep after that… maybe we can get an early start to raising Morningstar's bank."[/color]

Lisa glanced at the clock on the nightstand, and it said [b][code]8:12 PM.[/code][/b] Lisa figured that maybe Kimberly and Jordan were going to wake them up later on. But they already found Morningstar! They could just go to his evil lair, beat him up, and be back to St. Portwell before the end of the day!

Lisa put her hands on her hips and faced the group - that spider on her head.

[color=764820]”Get dressed girls!”[/color] Lisa shouted before raising a fist up into the air. [color=764820]”We got an Apparition to catch!”[/color]

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The trip to Morningstar Banking was a few hour one because they literally had to walk there because they had no money to pay for a Taxi or Uber - or even a bus! So, they had to walk to downtown Mirage Springs. Lisa’s legs were on [i]fire[/i], but she kept moving… and eventually, it came into sight: [url=https://i.imgur.com/MBAYaTs.jpeg]Morningstar Banking.[/url] It looked exactly as it did in the google search! Lisa let out a heaved breath… even though it was like September, the city was still [i]hot.[/i] The sun’s rays bared down on her as she walked down the sidewalk. She weakly raised a hand up into the air, pointing at Morningstar Banking, and said,
[color=764820]”We… we… we found it girls…”[/color] Lisa heaved again. She was wearing black leggings, a black tank-top, and her combat boots (unfortunately the only piece of footwear she had). [color=764820]”I… need… some water… maybe some AC…”[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"Let’s… never do this… again…"[/color] Ella doubled over beside Lisa, panting heavily. She was dressed in a bright pink t-shirt tucked into some light blue, wide legged jeans, and pink sneakers. Most jarringly, her arms were absolutely [i]covered[/I] in bright coloured bracelets, she had on multiple necklaces, and there were at least five cute hair clips in her braided hair (which was tied up in twin buns). [color=e77fbf]"We really… need some… money…"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"You know, I still had my five dollars,"[/color] Saskia said, looking less out of breath than the other two. They held a hand over their eyes to block the sun and looked up at the building. They were wearing a baggy black tank top, grey cargo pants and black boots. [color=DC143C]"Sooo… can your spiders scale something like this, Lisa? It looks pretty [i]smooth[/i]."[/color] 

[color=764820]”Maybe… not as smooth as Ella’s… brain,”[/color] Lisa added, gradually catching her breath, [color=764820]“But I can still… climb it nonetheless… Spiders… climb… because of hairs on… their legs…”[/color] Lisa heaved.

"Heh, good one," Saskia chuckled.

[color=764820]”How… about… we just go in… and ask for him? Get in AC… for just a [i]miiiiiiinute…[/i]”[/color]

"Yeah… I vote for that one…" Ella panted, beginning to make her way towards the entrance. She looked like she was drunk, taking the least linear path ever. Saskia moved forward to stop her from falling over.

"It was only an hour walk," Saskia rolled her eyes, guiding her into the building. Once inside, they turned back to the others. "Do we just walk up and ask for the manager or something?"

[color=764820]”Let’s just… just go in!”[/color] Lisa shouted, after having enough of this damn Mirage Springs sunlight that was barraging her. They just calmly walked into the [url=https://i.imgur.com/RJKIYwG.jpeg]main lobby of the bank[/url]… and it was a very busy sight as the lobby was full of people as there was a giant line to go see a team of different tellers. Lisa didn’t notice, or care, she was [i]finally[/i] in some AC… and to her immediate right was a sofa. She flopped down on it, and let out a pant as she sat down. 

She raised a hand…then Lisa keeled over, and fell on the sofa. [color=764820]”Ella… I’m [i]dyyyyyyyyyying[/i]…”[/color] She said, [color=764820]”Hold me… your touch will give me… [i]liiiiiiiiiife![/i]”[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"[i][b]LISAAAAA[/b][/i] don't dieeee!"[/color] Ella immediately stumbled over to Lisa, kneeling beside the sofa and pulling Lisa into her arms. Just like that fucking tears started streaming down her face. [color=e77fbf]"Liiiiisaaa I've got you! Stay strong!"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"Oh. My. God."[/color] Saskia face palmed. [color=DC143C]"Can you two please be normal for a minute...?"[/color]

[color=764820]”... You’re asking… the girl who [i]vomit spiders[/i] to be… [i]normaaaaaaaaaaal![/i]”[/color] Lisa dramatically answered.

[color=DC143C]"Well."[/color] Saskia shook her head. [color=DC143C]"I guess I should expect that much."[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"Saskia, be nice!"[/color] Ella said, tears gone as quickly as they'd appeared. She was still bugging Lisa, pressing her own cheek right against Lisa's. [color=e77fbf]"She was dying!"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"... Fine. If you're done dying, let's go there."[/color] Saskia pointed to the massive line.

Suddenly, Lisa snapped back to normal.

[color=764820]”You want to wait in [i]there?![/i]”[/color] Lisa laughed. [color=764820]”We’re going to be here all day! What if…”[/color] She rubbed her chin, before she shrugged.

[color=764820]”... Yeah, I got nothing.”[/color]

"Let's just skip the queue." Ella let go of Lisa and stood back up. "Look, I learned this from an anime I watched. If you act demanding and like you're in charge everyone will listen! Just storm up there and say something's wrong. Just follow my lead."

[color=DC143C]"... This can't end well,"[/color] Saskia muttered.

[color=e77fbf]"Come on!"[/color] Ella was all pumped up now, it seemed. [color=e77fbf]"You just have to back me up!"[/color]

She straightened her back, and marched right past the queue - to the agitation of everyone who was patiently waiting in line. It went on for ages so she was marching for a while before she reached the desk. She slammed a hand on it, yelling, [color=e77fbf]"I [I]demand[/I] to see the manager right now! If you don't, I'm going to cause a massive scene!"[/color]

Lisa was quick to follow behind Ella. The lady behind the desk looked at Ella in shock.

“... Right away, ma’am,“ She said as she got up and disappeared into the back. Lisa smiled, giving Ella a thumbs up. 

A few minutes later, the lady returned, but with a tall, older, obese man in a suit who was, worst of all, [i]bald[/i]. He walked over, smiled, and put his hands together, asking…

“Hello, how are you ladies doing!?” He began. “What can I help you all with?”

[color=e77fbf]"You're not the manager!"[/color] Ella put her hands on her hips and glared at him. 

[color=DC143C]"He probably is,"[/color] Saskia said in a hushed whisper. [color=DC143C]"We have to go higher."[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"I'm not happy with this kind of low-level management!"[/color] Ella yelled before he could even try to 'help.' [color=e77fbf]"I want to see someone higher up!"[/color]

“Come now, what’s the problem?!” He asked. “Maybe [i]I[/i] can help you?”

[color=e77fbf]"The problem is… that my entire bank account was emptied overnight! By a Mr Morgenstein! I can't believe you're running a scam bank and stealing all your loyal customers money?!"[/color] Ella dramatically slapped her hands against her cheeks. [color=e77fbf]"I demand you return all of my money! And take me to your CEO!"[/color]

“Alright, come here, Mr. [i]Morgenstern[/i] is busy handling business! Just give me your first and last name, and we can just look into what happened!” The manager said.

[color=e77fbf]"Absolutely not. I refuse to get help from someone without hair."[/color]

Lisa began laughing, holding her mouth with one hand and her stomach without the other.

The manager narrowed his eyes, “Little lady…” He huffed, “... Please give me your first and last name so we can resolve this!”

[color=e77fbf]"Kimberley Walton,"[/color] Ella said, completely straight faced. [color=e77fbf]"But I still want another manager. I have no confidence in how you've handled this so far! Truly, your customer service is abysmal!"[/color]

“Maybe if you gave me a… nevermind!” The manager ran over to the computer and typed the name in. Then raised an eyebrow. He looked up at them, as he said, “... [i]Kimberly Walton doesn’t have an account with us.[/i]”

Lisa’s eyes shot open.

[color=e77fbf]"Oh shit-"[/color] Ella froze. [color=e77fbf]"Plan B!"[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"What's Plan B?!"[/color] Saskia asked exasperatedly. 

Ella reached into her pocket and pulled out… her Sailor Moon wand replica. [color=e77fbf]"This is a-"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"Noooo,"[/color] Saskia grabbed Ella and slammed a hand over her mouth. [color=DC143C]"Let's not."[/color]

Oh no, this was not going well! Lisa grabbed onto Saskia’s wrist, and then wrapped her other hand around Ella’s! [color=764820]”Friends! We must [b][i]fleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee![/i][/b]”[/color]

Lisa shouted as she took off out of the lobby. Leaving everyone awestruck.

Mostly the Hound who was watching from his realm.

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[color=764820]”... Alright, hold on tight!”[/color]

After that disaster, it was time for Lisa’s plan… which she didn’t want to do because it reexposed her to the sun's rays. Her plan? Scale the building on a giant spider… which, to Saskia’s amazement [i]can[/i] climb glass! However, Lisa had to tie Ella and Saskia to the back of the spider with webs. While she rested at the front of the spider.

[color=764820]”Someone like him would be on the top floor, right?”[/color] She asked.

[color=DC143C]"Oh yeah, I bet he loves being high up and looking down on everyone else,"[/color] Saskia said.

[color=e77fbf]"Uh, not sure I like this idea… I think we could've pretended to be robbing the bank…"[/color] Ella shifted nervously. [color=e77fbf]"Saskiaaa… can I hold your hand while we go up?"[/color]

[color=DC143C]"Fine,"[/color] Saskia held out their hand for Ella to take. [color=DC143C]"Let's go! Top floor to beat his ass!"[/color]

[color=764820]”Let’s go! To Morningstar!”[/color] Lisa shouted, raising a fist forward as the spider picked up speed. Eventually, they made it to the top floor… when Lisa poked her head over the window and saw what could only be Morningstar’s office. It was a massive, circular room, and she could see a large black desk…

… Behind it was Morningstar, on the phone.

Lisa lowered her head, facing the group. [color=764820]”Alright, the evil bastard’s right there! Let’s just catch him by surprise, girls!”[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"Alright, I've got this."[/color] Ella grabbed her channeler. [color=e77fbf]"Light in the darkness,[i][b] transform![/b][/i]"[/color]

Ella's transformation sequence was shorter thanks to her more restricted movement, and soon she was in her magical girl outfit.

[h1][i][b][color=e77fbf]"PRISMMMMM KICKKKK!"[/color][/b][/i][/h1]

Her leg lit up with rainbow light and she swung herself on the web, like Tarzan, screaming. Her foot hit the glass and it shattered as she went through.

"Morningstar, your days of tyranny are over!"

[i]“... What in the goddamn!?”[/i] Morningstar shouted, dropping his phone. Lisa’s giant spider climbed in, and she hopped off. Immediately, she summoned a horde of spiders as she raised her hands… and like a tide of chitin, they literally poured out of the vents and from underneath the door until they covered the floor.

“Who the hell are you three?!” Morningstar asked, as he stood up.

[color=764820]”We’re the [i]magical girls![/i]”[/color] Lisa shouted, throwing her hands in the air and did a twirl. [color=764820]”We’ve come to defeat you, [i]Morningstar![/i]”[/color]

“Hmph…” Morningstar did not so much as flinch at the sight of them. “... Better women have tried. [i]Mala’Boolaan.[/i]” The second he said this, the building began to shake. 

Glowing orange cracks formed in the floor, before [i]something[/i] burst out of the ground in an explosion of fire and lava! It lept up into the air, and landed next to Morningstar. Hunched over… he slowly rose and revealed himself as a [url=https://i.imgur.com/x6bST5i.jpeg]monstros brute with four eyes, a goat’s head, horns, and nothing but terrifying muscle.[/url] He had to be standing over ten feet tall… He exhaled, and a burst of fire came out of his mouth. Lisa’s jaw dropped at the sight of him.

“Mala’Boolaan,” Morningstar said again as he adjusted his suit and took a few steps towards the window.… a massive portal of spinning fire appeared in front of him. Before he stepped into it, he looked over his shoulder and gave the command.  “... Eliminate these three.”

And then he walked into it. The portal closed, and he was gone.

Mala’Boolaan took a few steps forward, taking in deep breaths with each step and he was hunched over. He spoke,

“Me… [i]Mala’Boolaan.[/i] You make mistake by coming here,” He said, “Me strongest of [i]Endless Seven.[/i] Me will grind your bones to dust…”

Lisa’s eyes shot open… her heart started racing, as she almost fell backward. However, she caught herself as she muttered the chant, [color=764820]”... Lisa, you’re brave. You’re loved.”[/color] She took in a deep breath and looked up at Mala’Boolaan. Whom slammed a foot on the ground as he shouted,

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[i]“... Me promise that!”[/i]

Mala’Boolaan put his shoulder out and charged at the group at supernatural speeds. That wasn’t the only paranormal use, as he was wrapped in a wreath of fire. He flew at the trio, giving them only seconds to respond.

[color=DC143C]"Oh shit!"[/color] Saskia rolled out of the way, skidding to a halt against the table.

[i][color=e77fbf]"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"[/color][/i] Ella yelled, jumping out of the way just in time.

[color=764820]“... [i][b]AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH![/b][/i]”[/color] Lisa screamed as she hopped out of the way and landed on the ground. Mala’Boolaan tore through the spider and burned it to a crisp as he stopped.

[color=764820]”... [i][b]MY BABY![/b][/i]”[/color] Lisa shouted. [color=764820]”[i]That’s it![/i]”[/color]

Lisa slammed her hands on the ground and commanded the wave of spiders to crawl up Mala’Boolaan’s body. They came like a macabre wave and eventually covered Mala’Boolaan’s lower body. They bit as much as they could. He waved around, attempting to get them off. Lisa looked over her shoulder as she shouted,

[color=764820]”Ella, Saskia!”[/color] Lisa shouted, [color=764820]”[i]Hit him with everything you got! He’s not grinding [b]NOBODY[/b][/i]”[/color] 

[color=DC143C]"On it!"[/color] Saskia pulled out a knife, slicing her palm. Blood spilled from the wound and rushed towards her back, and she shouted, [color=DC143C]"Formation C, Ella!"[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"... What's formation C?!"[/color] Ella looked at Saskia incredulously.

[color=DC143C]"Oh my god, it's only been a day- whatever, just get him!"[/color] Saskia gritted their teeth. A long tendril had formed at her back made out of blood. It shot out, that stabbed through Mala'Boolan's shoulder.

[color=e77fbf][i][b]"PRISMATIC—"[/b][/i][/color] Ella cut herself off as she remembered what Jordan had said: Stop calling out her attacks. She had to do better to win this battle. At the same time as Saskia's attack, she raised her channeler and shot a beam of burning light right at one of Mala'Boolaan's eyes. It ended up hitting two of his eyes, and he let out a groan of pain.

Lisa looked down at the spiders that were covering his legs….

[color=764820]”... His skin is too tough for my spid-”[/color] Lisa tried to inform them. However, Mala'Boolaan swung both of his arms upwards and ignited like a raging torch. Lisa’s spiders were vaporized almost immediately… and he took a few steps forward.

“You. Cannot stop… the inferno,” Mala'Boolaan said, “You… cannot stop… [i][b]Mala'Boolaan![/b][/i]”

He pounded both hands into the ground, leaving a trail of raging fire. When his fists hit the ground, orange cracks formed throughout the floor… before it collapsed underneath their feet, sending all of them onto the floor underneath, an office lined with cubicles.

[color=764820]”AYYYYYYYYYYE!”[/color] Lisa shouted as she fell. Out of reflex, she activated her Spider-Limb spell, and eight macabre spider legs burst out of her back (and the tank top she was wearing). She tried to grab onto the ceiling before falling, but her legs couldn’t hold onto something, and she fell onto her back. She groaned.

[color=DC143C]"SHIT!"[/color] Saskia twisted as they fell, managing to grab the ceiling with her blood tendril - at least enough to break their fall and drop to their feet. 

[color=e77fbf]"AHHH- A MAGICAL GIRL DOESN’T FEARRRR!"[/color] Ella yelled as she landed on her side, rolling over and ignoring the pain. She looked over at Lisa. [color=e77fbf]"Lisa, are you okay?!"[/color]

Mala'Boolaan lept down, grabbed a cubicle wall, yanked it off the ground as if it were nothing, and threw it across the room at the girls.

[color=DC143C]"Fuckkkk,"[/color] Saskia was the only one on her feet. She jumped right in front of the cubicle, arms up and two bone spears jutting out of them. They speared the cubicle and stopped its momentum, completely snapping off. Saskia let out a loud grunt of pain.

[color=e77fbf]"Girls, he’s too strong!"[/color] Ella shouted, pushing back to her feet. [color=e77fbf]"Can you cover me for five minutes?!"[/color]

[color=e77fbf]"... We haven’t even tried fighting him y-”[/color] Lisa tried to protest before she raised her hands in the air, shouting, [color=e77fbf]"Fine!”[/color]

The ground began to rumble as steam of spiders burst out the ground between Mala’Boolaan’s legs… however, Lisa applied the acid-burst spell on them. Then they exploded, spraying high-concentrated acid in between Mala’Boolaan’s legs. He let out a yell of pain as he grabbed his crotch...

Saskia ran towards Mala’Boolan, blood tendril shooting out and aiming to pierce through his abdomen. At the same time they used its contact to propel themselves upwards, using the tendril to support them, and aiming a foot at his head. A bone spear shot out from their heel. [color=DC143C]"Guess we gotta trust Ella on this!"[/color]  

Ella backed away, hiding behind another locker. She gritted her teeth, concentrating on beginning to absorb the bright pink colour from her t-shirt, while watching the fight from her more protected location. 

Mala’Boolaan roared as the blood tendril went directly through his head… however, his eyes shined brighter as he grabbed Saskia by the heel. He screamed as he chucked her at Lisa.

[color=764820]“Saskia!” [/color]Lisa shouted, using the spider legs to rise a few feet, and used herself as a cushion to catch Saskia and felt the impact hit her… knocking her over. [color=764820]“… You… okay?”[/color] Lisa asked.

[color=DC143C]"Fine,"[/color] Saskia muttered, pushing herself back to her feet. She quickly pulled the blood tentacle back into her body. 

“… Not for long!” Mala’Boolaan shouted as he leaped into the air with his fist cocked back.

[color=DC143C]"Shit,"[/color] Saskia narrowed her eyes, blood spilling out of her hand and coating her forearms. She stepped in front of Lisa and raised her arms to block his fist, blood armor negating the blow mostly even as it pushed her back. At the same time, two bone spears shot out from her elbows. Cold sweat dripped down her forehead, pain from constant bones shoving through her flesh, tightening her jaw. [color=DC143C]"Fuck. Off!"[/color]  

Mala’Boolaan fell to the ground. However, he squatted down, stuck his shoulder out, and charged Saskia like an enraged bull. His body was covered in a fire that left a trail.

[color=764820][i]“Give me a minute!”[/i][/color] Lisa shouted as she summoned a black widow spider, which was engulfed in glowing webs and grew bigger and bigger.

[color=DC143C]"Please be quick!"[/color] Saskia gritted her teeth. She retracted both the blood and the bone spears back into her body. She jumped out of the way when Mala’Boolaan got close enough not to change his direction, launching herself so her hands hit the ground, and she flipped back up onto her feet… as if she weighed nothing at all. She winced, backing away and keeping a close eye on him as he charged by and directly through a wall after launching cubicles, desks, and computers like it was nothing.

However, out of the hole came a wooden desk that flew directly at Saskia. Saskia dodged to the side, but not fast enough - the desk caught her right shoulder with a loud [I][b]crunch[/b][/I] echoing around the room. It knocked her to the ground, but she quickly returned to her feet. Her right arm hung limply at her side, her expression laced with pain.

Saskia raised her good hand, blood forming a bullet in her palm, and shot it through the hole where the desk had come from. Which pierced Mala’Boolaan directly in the chest… he huffed and let out a blast of fire.

He took a step forward.

“Me stop at nothing.”

He raised both his hands in the air.

“You not strong enough to defeat me...”

He pounded his hands on the ground, causing glowing cracks around Saskia. However, these cracks began spewing fire.

[i]“... You will have [b]nothing[/b] for anyone to mourn!”[/i]

[color=764820]“I’m almost done!”[/color] Lisa shouted; the cocoon was, at this point, massive.

[color=DC143C]"You better be!"[/color] Saskia groaned, trying to dodge around the cracks. An outstretched leg got caught in the fire, the bottom of her pants immediately incinerating and her skin blistering nastily. She got it out of the way before it could start to burn away, expression twisted in pain and jaw clenched tightly shut as she tried to limp away from the rest of the cracks. Mala’Boolaan walked over menacingly…

[color=764820]“Saskia!”[/color] Lisa shouted, with a hand outstretched. [color=764820]“Screw it!”[/color] The Cocoon disappeared and it was revealed that the Black Widow was the size and girth of a pickup truck! However, it’s frontmost legs were transformed into massive raptorial limbs like a praying mantis. 

On command, it ran over to Mala’Boolaan and wrapped around him. Biting him over and over..

“Me crush!” He shouted as he raised a flaming fist in the air…

Lisa ran over to Saskia and grabbed her, returning her to Mala’Boolaan. With a simple command, massive, pulsating acid sacks grew on the spider. When Mala’Boolaan’s fist hit the creature… it exploded in an enormous explosion of acidic juices and razor-sharp chitin shrapnel.

He let out a scream as he was the one in the heart of the blast. A splash of acid hit Lisa in the back and dissolved the skin on her back, revealing organs and severing her spinal cord. Then it dripped forward and dissolved the flesh, muscle, and bone on her right calf - reducing it to a useless stump easily. She screamed as she fell forward, falling onto Saskia. Hoping it was over and done with. Saskia's leg buckled beneath her as Lisa caught her, splatters of acid catching her shoulders and forehead and eating through her skin.

“… Me not finished,” Mala’Boolaan groaned. Taking heavy steps as his half-dissolved intestines hung from his stomach. Half his face melted away, dissolved flesh dripping to the floor with each step. One of his eyes was hanging from its socket, still attached to the nerve. His left arm and torso were utterly gone, revealing his beating heart and still functional organs.

He reached into his chest and grabbed one of his exposed ribs.

“Me never show you peace…” Mala’Boolaan said as he ripped one of his ribs out of the cage.[i] “… Long as me live.” [/i]

He began marching forward, his organs dragging behind him.

[color=764820]“Holy shit…”[/color] Lisa groaned as she tumbled over, falling on her back. [color=764820]“I’m gonna have to cocoon, sorry…”[/color] She said to Saskia.

[color=DC143C]"I'll watch you,"[/color] Saskia winced, forcing herself back to her feet and limping before Lisa. More blood spilled from her hand, coating her entire body in a thin layer of armour. [color=DC143C]"Don't worry."[/color]

When Mala’Boolaan was in range, he raised his rib over his head, preparing to bring it down on their heads.

[i][b][color=e77fbf]"... Shining Light in the darkness, don't fear, Magical Girl Aurora is here!"[/color][/b][/i]

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Ella launched herself from where she'd been hiding, iridescent leg aiming directly for Mala'Boolan's head. It was a powerful kick, both her abstraction and own strength enhanced. Dislocating his jaw as he dropped the rib he was using as a weapon. She landed in front of him, in front of her injured friends. 

[color=e77fbf]"Don't take another step!"[/color]

Mala’Boolaan grabbed his dislocated jaw and, with a [i]very[/i] sickening crack, forced it back into place.

“Me… never relent,” Mala’Boolaan said. [i]“... Me kill Magical Girl!”[/i]

As this happened, Lisa was surrounded by webs… regular spider webs. Soon enough, the webs formed an orb, as the regenerative properties of that spell had healed her.

[color=764820][i]It’s all on you, Ella.[/i][/color]