Ariamis

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Freetime/timeskip has begun. It will last IC as long as people need for their hunts, collabs, and short-term plans. If no time is requested, it will last a week. Note that OOC it probably takes 2-3 weeks.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

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”...”
Lily quietly listened as Alex shared his own views on what it meant to be a Mahou, occasionally nodding to the points he made, and she averted her eyes when he brought her up. She knew Alex long enough to know he wasn’t sugarcoating his words just to cheer her up, but nonetheless she felt her cheeks starting to glow.

”A hero? Me?”
She asked, and bit her bottom lip, her hands gripping her knees.
”I’m not a hero. A real magical girl would have saved those girls. She wouldn’t have lost her friend like that.” She felt Alex’ hand on her head, but it didn’t seem to help as she lowered her head; a new wave of tears began.
”I’m a sham! A fake! A...failure...”

But then, Lily felt something soft and fluffy surround her, embracing her. She stopped her sobs with a stuttered breath, and realized that Alex used his tails to comfort her.
She lifted a hesitant hand, and touched the warm fur; it reminded of her last moments with Ixion.
She remembered how Ixion wasn’t disappointed with her; he was proud of her. And that was why he chose to save her.

”Alex...” She quietly spoke, having closed her eyes as she laid her head on his lap.
”Thank you...For being here for me...” She whispered. Then, she simply stayed there, for hours upon hours. Even after Alex would release his tails, she would still stay there through the night, not sleeping, but reminiscing on the times she had with Ixion. It would take time for her broken heart to heal, and Lily knew she had to face this loss by properly grieving. After all, she had made a promise with Ixion that she would move forward, and to do so without any regrets. She didn’t know how, but she would find a way.

Alex did know how to make bridges, so that would definitely help, she thought as she fell asleep.

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Rachel lifted her hammer, and delivered it down on Eden as she was pinned down by ranged attacks by Alicia and Sophia, expecting to crush her into a pancake. But when she lifted the hammer, there was no sign of the P.I executive in the cracked concrete. When she looked up, it was already too late; she had flown up, and blended in with the night sky, having disappeared. “YOU COWARD!” Rachel screamed, shaking her hammer.
“Come back here, you craven witch!” Her frustrated yells did not receive a reply, and she sighed heavily; she took her glasses, and wiped blood off them with a handkerchief in a silent moment.
“...Alicia,” she finally stated, turning towards the Paladin Seraph.
“Call in a squad and secure the club. Search through the place for any clues the P.I might have left. Don’t engage enemies unless necessary,” she added with a disgusted tone. “After that you’ll prepare to intercept any rioters reporting in from HQ.” She put a hand to her ear. “Leena,resume retrieving the corpses-”
“It’s gone, Inquisitor,” Leena responded. “The ghost ship had left.”
Rachel grit her teeth, and activated a homing beacon. “In that case we’re retreating! I will retrieve our fallen sisters if it’s the last thing I do!”
She gave one final fingerpoint to the rest. “The time of your Reckoning is nigh, sinners! I’ll be back!” And so, Rachel and Elora teleported away.

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Helga wasn’t initially interested in Askefye, as she seemed like your average battlemonger by first appearance. She had seen plenty of them in her time as a rogue monster girl, and she liked their company; they were the least likely to stab you in the back and sell you out to Beacon, like what happened a couple of times, even if it did mean an occasional brawl over what food tasted the best or what hat went best with that dress. She was surprised by her declining the sparring offer, however, and it made her realize there was more to the high-temperature gal than her explosive exterior seemed to suggest. She seemed very tsundere, which amused the toothy monster girl to no end.

“We’ll see you there, Asskefyerhot,” she responded, holding back a giggle from blurting out the childish nickname. She turned to Su, and gave her a sharp-pointed thumbs-up. “Glorious success.” When the group reached the shop, Helga held one of her arms straight up in the air, and stretched it by hooking the other arm behind it. “MAN, I’ve heard of trashing the set, but that was ridiculous! Whoever came up with all BS is one screwball.” She then smiled at Su’s suggestion, and took her hand. “Sure thing, Su-Gar. Heh, get it? Cause you’re a sugar?”
She smiled, though it quickly faded. “Okay, I’m tired, so my puns are getting stale. Let’s check the place out. I heard there’s some cool sights.”

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And so, the night of terror came to its end, and morning arrived; as gloomy as the night before, but nonetheless brighter in feel and atmosphere. For the following days, while the most offensive riots were quickly contained by Beacon, general unrest spread across the city.
Corrupted girls who steadfastly believed in Cindy’s power became disillusioned after her passing, and many of them left the Sanctuary to seek better ground. Some gathered at the Golden Trove, having heard from the place from Helga at the rave and seeing advertisements on Glimmr. Others decided to hold out within the Sanctuary, having thrown their lot in with Penny as the successor. A lot of them decided to go out on their own, no longer able to trust in their fellow magical girl. However, most of them went to the Mint, motivated by their fear for Beacon and the promise of sanctuary that Mint offered behind their contracts. And so the mysterious organization’s power grew within Penrose at an astounding rate.

“...”

“...Yes. The numbers have picked up, as planned. Red Nest has agreed to continue cooperation with us for the time being; they have smelled the slave smuggling trade, and come for the pickings. But they are pretty picky, so no pecking them too much.”

In a monochrome office, Al Scarpe was talking on an old-fashioned handle telephone, a cigar spewing smoke on the table. “...No, they’re still around, hasslin’ the joints. The hit failed. But good news is, they’ve cut down on the raids in favor of the riots.”
After listening for a bit, he grit his teeth. “...Still work in progress. I know for a fact she still has goons snoopin the block. It’s only a matter of time before she slips up.”
Another moment of listening on the phone. “Got it. See ya on the flipside.”
He waited for a moment, and slammed the phone down. “Stronzos.”

He lifted up a lid on the desk; it opened up into a computer interface, with a screen under the lid. “I get the coin, they whine and moan about the broad. No surprise,” the Coin Broker mumbled, when he happened upon a single message.

He squinted, and took a puff of smoke.

“...Well, this is interesting.”

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It was a cold and windy night at the rooftop of the Penrose cathedral. Once, it was the lair of Justine von Visceral, but now, it was but a mortal shrine of worship. Justine observed the mass that was held there for the few who clung to faith, her crimson eyes apathetically glancing over the crowd from an open window. The priest delivered a sermon, and began leading the others in hymn. She listened to the song, seemingly reminiscing about something far in the past.

“Faith, huh...”

She then felt a magical presence. Her fangs glistened in the moonlight, and she turned. She curtsied.

“Ah, it is my pleasure to finally meet you...Mister Scarpe.”

The tall shadow that stood on the far side of the rooftop moved, revealing an arm holding a ruby-coated lighter. He lit up a cigar, and took a puff of smoke; despite the winds around him, the smoke was not disturbed in the slightest.

“I would be surprised by how you managed to find my business number...But then I remember...Visceral.” Al grumbled, biting his cigar. “You cost us lot of money with your little plant, winged rat. You gonna pay up?”
As he said that, his shadow seemed to stretch menacingly towards Justine. But the monster girl only kept smiling.

“I admit I set certain things into motion that I did not fully predict. But in a way, it was also a blessing. After all, I exposed a vulnerability in your information network, didn’t I?”

The shadow stopped stretching just before Justine, and Al’s muscular form rose up from it, towering over the short girl.
“A wise gal, eh? You think I’m gonna buy that?”

Justine rolled her eyes.
“I suppose not. But I do have something else...Something I believe you would be very interested in buying.”

As she said that, she snapped her fingers, and Sonia teleported in, holding the hand of a certain girl whom Al Scarpe recognized; Betty, as expressionless as a pristine doll. However, the Coin Broker did not show any reaction.

“Well now...One of Veronica’s broads.” He approached the girl, and lifted her chin with his hand; the brainwashed girl did not react. “O’l V’s a real tunnel treader. How you get your hands on her goon?”

Justine gave a little laugh.
“Oh, she practically offered her to me, it was that easy. Anyway, I would be willing to return her back to you in exchange for some...Assistance with a little project of mine.”

Al dropped his hand, and took a new puff of smoke. “What kind of assistance? Cold hard cash?”

Justine shook her head.
“No, nothing so mundane.” Her eyes flashed red, and a sinister grin emerged.
“I want information; more specifically the location of a certain hideout. One that belongs to Mariette Pedersen, the Reflective Witch. Also, I would like to rent some agents for an itsy-bitsy raid there.”

Al began laughing so hard he coughed, causing inky black smoke to escape from his mouth.
“You jokin’, lady? You think dirty deeds are done dirt cheap? Raiding a sub-dimension, let alone one so close to a Horror is expensive, capische? One broad ain’t enough to cover that kind of bill.”

Justine made an exasperated sigh.
“Well, what If I told you I could offer you more of Veronica’s girls?” She gestured to Sonia, who bowed in a polite maid-like fashion with her hands tucked before her.
“Delivery would be a simple thing with Sonia’s teleporting powers. Also, I have a little secret to share.” She came closer to Al Scarpe, and placed a hand on his chest, lightly moving it around in a seductive manner.
“You see, I have convinced the buffoons of Beacon to assist me. They will be occupied by the raid at the exact time I tell them to.” She smiled sweetly.
“Now, who would benefit from that kind of knowledge, hmm?”

Al took the cigar from his mouth, and tapped on it, causing some umbral ash to fall on top of Justine’s tiny hat, to her faintly hidden displeasure. “Now you’re talkin’. With the lantern heads out of commission, we could conduct some important business.” He chuckled. “You’se a shrewd woman, Visceral. We could use someone like you in the familia.”

Justine’s red nails suddenly extended, and she stepped back, seeming offended.
“Don’t get ahead of yourself, now. I’m not interested in your magical mafia, only the services that it provides.”
Al tipped his fedora. “Comprende, m’lady. I’ll arrange the Red Nest to assist you for operation.” He offered his arm to her. “How about we continue this discussion in my office? I don’t care much for the weather up here.”

Justine took his arm like a proper lady, and smiled.
“Very well then. Glad to be making business with you~”

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

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”...”
Lily did not speak a word as Alex brought her back home; she hadn’t summoned her motorcycle as usual, looking into the distance in a daze of sorts. Even stranger was when she was greeted by the various pets who showed their affection to her, not petting a single one of them. It was only when she reached the familiar, safe space of the couch, that reality came crashing down on her.

And she started uncontrollably crying, holding her face with her hands.
”Alex, I...Ixion is gone!”
She finally managed to blurt out. Before Alex could do anything else, she had wrapped her arms around him, crying into his chest.
”I tried to...save those girls...But I messed up...And Ixion protected me...Now he’s...He’s...”
Her sobs continued for a while, until they quieted down into pathetic whimpers. She released him, and wiped her face with her arm. Still, her eyes were red from the numerous tears. Her lips trembled as she finally spoke again:

”Alex...I...What are we fighting for?”

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The Inquisitor scoffed at Eden, her hammer held tightly in her grip. “You are in no position to bargain, witch! Atone for your sins!” She screamed, and turned her hammer upside down, planting it down with explosive force as she cast a spell of Reinforcement. "Viribus Excelsior!" Her eyes and glasses glowed with radiant light, and her hair floated behind her, shimmering slightly. Most noticeably, her form seemed to somewhat thicken, her muscle density having increased. "I will end your malice in a single blow! Raaaaagh!" She kicked off the floor of the warehouse with explosive force, heading towards Eden with the hammer raised; she could tell her power had grown to a fearsome degree.

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Helga nodded as Su made her speech, and waved at Askefye. “Yeah. If you want to do some friendly sparring, I’m always up for a scrap, hah. But be warned; I won’t go easy on you.” She added, hoping that her offer for battling would intrigue the gung-ho girl.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

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Alex successfully saved Lily’s life, his healing magic having drawn her back from the doors of death. Her eyes slowly opened, and gazed into Alex’s own eyes. But, while her physical injuries were restored, he couldn’t mend the broken pieces of her heart.
”I...Ix...Is...”
She sobbed, tears on her cheeks as well, and clung to Alex in a dependent manner. She felt a caress on her head, and was reminded of her mother; she comforted her whenever she was sad. And so did Ixion...

Thanks to Umukamui’s guidance, Alex and the Yamamotos found themselves to Aria’s shop where the way home was located. Though Lily was still stricken with grief, she had the courtesy to smile at her.
”We’re uh...Sorry for intruding again...” She spoke, her energy and enthusiasm gone and replaced by gloominess.
”I can pay with Magical Coins...If that is possible...” She spoke, and summoned a couple of Bronze coins on her hand, offering them to Aria.

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Hyun slowly regained consciousness as she recovered from the purification performed on her.
However, she was still heavily wounded from the battle before, and cloudy only sluggishly blink at her surroundings, seen in a lopsided angle due to being carried by Leena. However, she then felt how her ShineSpark warmed her insides, guarding her from what seemed to be someone attempting to communicate with her. Wondering if it was the one who rescued her from her cursed existence, she allowed the message through.
It turned out to not be her savior, but instead a Patron...And a frighteningly cheerful one at that.
She did not understand much of what the entity talked about, but she did appreciate the warm message she sent afterwards. Thank you, she would think back, and drifted back to slumber.

Shane using clever application of his electromagnetic powers, successfully extinguished the flames that had engulfed the Flying Dutchman. However, such a potent spell took its toll on the already exhausted magical boy, leaving him with a fifth of his total magical reserves.

Sil sneaked closer and closer to Rachel after the latter had turned away, her blade drawn and enchanted to claim yet another trophy to mount on her figurative mantle. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to end the source of much conflict.
However, that was when her fellow Cradle agent made a grievous mistake, and drew the Inquisitor’s attention alongside the peppy Horror Patron.
“Why you-” the glasses-wearing crusader spat out as she turned back, only to grit her teeth as she saw the blade in the dark, her eyes wild with fervent wrath.
“HERETIC!”

With her magically heightened agility that far surpassed Silhouette’s, Rachel managed to dodge and avoid becoming fully decapitated by Sil’s attack; instead, it cut an artery, causing her to visibly bleed. She summoned her hammer and immediately wwent for a counterattack, swinging so fast that Sil only managed to prepare a block by her Awareness kicking in. Sil was sent flying by the tremendous power of the impact, smashing not only through the wall of the local warehouse, but also another warehouse next door. As a result, Sil’s swordarm was broken, with splintered bones and a dislocated shoulder, as well as a couple of fractured ribs.
Rachel was prepared to pursue, her hammer slung over her shoulder as she noted how her barriers were shattered by her attack; this only made her angrier..
“Heretic Mint witch!I will see you repent as you draw your last breath-!”

“Inquisitor!” Leena came running in, one sword drawn as she carried Hyun Long on her shoulder. “The true mastermind behind the slaughter has appeared, and Alicia has now begun engaging her!” Rachel nodded, and resumed gripping her weapon with two hands. “Very well. It seems the rat had caught a lucky break...” Soon enough, Rachel could be seen returning from the rave; her wound had disappeared, leaving only a bloodstain that ran from the side of her neck, her body once again clad in shining golden armor. “Paladin Seraph! Let us avenge our sisters, and bring penance to this devil!” She shouted.

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Helga’s initial worries were quickly assuaged by Su’s acceptance, and she smiled sweetly back to her. “No way, Su. You’re much smarter than me, and strong too. But thanks for the sentiment. I’m glad I can open up about this kind of stuff with you.”
Soon enough, the two of them spotted Askefye, and Helga agreed to Su’s suggestion. “Yeah, she’s a classic tsundere; we just gotta make a crack in her coals, heh.”
Helga blushed as Su brought her close to her bosoms, and giggled a bit from the intimate contact. “Geez, Su...” She mumbled. Once Su delivered the two of them closer to the smoking girl, Helga cast a voice amplification spell on herself and Su. Then, as if her voice came from a megaphone, she reached out to her:
“Yo, Askefye, was it? Can you slow down a bit? We want to chat with you a bit if that’s alright with you.”

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Elora was left a bloodied, mangled mess by the end of the assault by the spirit dogs, bleeding profusely on the green grass that now bloomed after the Pillar Druid’s destruction. “Ugh...I’m not suited for field work...” She mumbled, breathing heavily as she called her cyberbox down and attempted climbing up on it, only to slide down due to her hands being slick with blood.
Tsuki came running in, holding on to her wizard hat. “Elora! Are you alright?”
She asked, to which Elora only nodded briefly. “We need to evacuate and reassess the current state of events.” Tsuki nodded, and soon the two of them also teleported back to HQ.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Magical Coins take a bit longer to access when channelled from a phylactery (about 10 seconds if in the vicinity, more with distance), but the connection is there. Reforging and Purification happens onsite; if they lose the phylactery it disappears.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

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Lily was heavily injured, having broken enough bones to end an athlete’s career. But that pain only drove her forwards in hot white anger, her hair having risen up from the static electricity she now emitted.
”No we’re not! Your friend’s still alive!”
She screamed back as her ascent slowed, but it seemed the rocker girl wouldn’t listen. As she stopped at the apex of her magnetic jump, she was about to pull an arrow when her eyes flared open at the sight of her beginning her final song, as spirits gathered in a storm and the music grew louder and louder.
”Wait, don’t do it!”
As angry as she was by them causing havoc and tormenting a poor young girl, what made her livid was the fact she would end it all in an instant. She couldn’t let it happen; she needed to answer for the wrongdoings she had done. But what could she do? In just a couple of seconds, Zophia would blast her with a shredding wave of music in a pointless, bitter self-sacrifice.

”No...If only I have more...Time...”
Then, it hit her. She drew an arrow with a wicked, sharp clock-hand as a tip. It was risky, but in her heart she knew she had to try; it was the only way she could save her life.

It was her chance to overturn fate itself.

”FINAL FLASH!” She yelled, and with a single thrust, drove the arrow into her chest. At that moment, as her body incurred the mortal wound, time stood to a still, freezing all into place; Zophia’s song turned silent, Alex and his duplicates were left mid-punch and move, and even Amy and the rest of the minions and fairies did not move a muscle.
However, Lily knew this tranquility would be the most fleeting of moments, and immediately transformed her bow into a staff, and shot a bolt of lightning at Zophia.

Alright, I managed to-NO!

But at that moment, Lily’s hopes were dashed, as the moment the bolt of electricity left her staff, it was also frozen in time.

No, I need...Just a bit more-!

She grit her teeth, blood dripping from the corner of her lip, as she pushed her mana as far as she could by propelling herself magnetically forward. Every second, she could hear her heartbeat pounding against her chest, the only sound she could hear in the stillness outside time.

She had reached the stage...But that was the moment her her mana was about to end. She was doomed to fail from the very start, having expended far too much from her earlier fighting, but even so, she continued running up to Zophia, dragging her broken leg behind her; maybe it was her anger towards the dark magical girl’s selfishness, or maybe it was her foolish belief that she could save her, but she continued moving her body, right up to her.

She needed to see Zophia eye-to-bloody-eye as she received her punishment for failing to save her.

But just as she released her spell, it did not end as she expected it to; instead Lily found herself unable to move, and realized she too was caught in the stopped time.

”H-Huh? But why...”

She felt a familiar warmth in her, and realized that Ixion had possessed her body, and perpetuated the spell in her absence. She felt the Lesser Force’s crackling being envelop her soul in his embrace.

”Lily...” She heard Ixion speak to her in her soul, and in her mind’s eye saw herself sitting in a field of roiling clouds, leaning against the sitting Lesser Force’s sitting equine form. She looked back, and felt him nuzzle her cheek.

”You are the Bringer of Balance, Lily...”
The moment he said that, a window into Lily’s real eyes were opened, and Lily saw a slowed vision of the moment Zophia would release her soul storm. Ixion then stood up, and slowly walked away on the clouds. Lily was distraught.

”Wait, you don’t mean to...”

”I must go now, Lily. You...Have taught me much about humanity. How in the face of adversity, you keep believing in correcting the balance. You have protected this world...Now, I shall protect yours.”
Lily stood up, tears in her eyes.

”Please, Ix...Don’t go.”
The Lesser Force turned his head back; his eyes twinkled, emanating bittersweet joy.
”Continue to bring balance to the world, Lily. Fight for justice.”
And then, the Lesser Force began glowing brighter and brighter, starting from the tip of his jagged horn, and running through the rest of his body with the force of a lightning storm, until her vision was overcome in a flood of yellow light.

”Farewell.”

When time resumed once more, Alex saw Lily suddenly right in front of Zophia and struck by the dark magical girl’s ultimate attack, causing her to fall down on the spot, like a marionette with its strings cut off; her right leg was bent at an awkward angle due to her broken knee as she transformed back into human. Zophia then also fell, having drawn her last breath.

Not soon after, Amy claimed her own life in grief. The pool of blood had reached Lily’s position as it flowed from her corpse.

In the end, Lily’s gamble to save the two had failed...And she had paid the price.

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“I don’t need to explain my reasoning to you,” Sharron replied coldly, and proceeded to listen to the rest of Ashlyn’s answer. When she was done, the Ascendancy operative was contemplating what hse heard. “I see. So that is your answer.” She stood up, though it was a bit troubled as she wobbled, her feet unsteady. “I have now heard enough.” Then, she began limping to the exit door. But just before she left, she turned back one last time to look at her. “When we next meet, I hope it won’t be in the field of battle.” And with that, she opened the door, and left the Interdimensional Home.

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Hudie withdrew her fan from Raven’s neck before she finished her first sentence.
“The twins?” She could be heard muttering, but she waited quietly until Raven finished before she spoke again. “Very well. I will deliver the Cardinal back to HQ. You go back and assist our forces back at the Park.” She then took Ishtar’s body, carrying it in her arms as she proceeded to swiftly run.

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Helga rolled her eyes at Su’s biting remark. “Navi? Am I some car device for you?” It seemed she didn’t get the reference, but the message still came across. “Fine fine, I’ll stop nagging. Let’s just go!” Using Su’s wind magic, the two easily outran the grumpy troll that came barreling at them from under the bridge, swinging a wooden stool on his other hand after throwing the milk pail.

After they made their escape, Helga sighed. “It blew up into a goddamn gang war, complete with some crazy spells thrown around. You heard the announcement after all the lantern heads got wrecked, right? Who’d have expected the PI to pull that off, huh?”
She then listened to Su speak, only to blink as she brought up Justine. She bit her lip, looking awkward as she averted her eyes. “That was...Well, as you might remember me mention, I, uhh...was alone for a long time. Every day I feared that Beacon would catch me. I was so desperate, I was willing to believe in the first helping hand that came my way. And well...It just so happened to be Justine.” She then turned her eyes back to Su with a concerned look. “But you gotta understand! Justine told me she wanted to end the suffering I, her, and everyone else were in! She was the kindest person I knew at the time...I believed in those words.” Her voice turned morose. “Not only did she provide a hideout safe from Beacon, she also gave me meaning; until then, all I did was try to survive. But working for her, I felt like I could help others like me who were still fearing for their lives. That’s what I meant.” Her voice turned bitter. “But it was only when I failed her that Justine showed her true colors, and abandoned me, not to mention her perfect world...I was so stupid for ever believing in her.”

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Leena, while momentarily faltered by the blast of fire that erupted from Hyun Long, managed to recover on top of a rooftop, and saw as the ghost ship carried the monster queen farther away. “Damn, this is getting crazier by the second. Who brought a freaking ghost ship here?” She muttered. “Focus, Leena!” Rachel would yell at her as she passed by her. “Follow me!” She left her platforms lingering just long enough for Leena to hop up using them, allowing her to rejoin the fight.

The Ghost ship, though unnaturally damp on its keel,with plenty of barnacles clinging, soon began to dry up from Hyun Long’s flames, and then caught fire. But just as Hyun Long had gripped a board and was about to pull it off, she was startled by Mariette’s sudden appearance. Like a squid hiding under a rock, the monster queen scuttled to the other side of the ship to avoid her initial blast of light, only to get struck by more beams that appeared below her, scorching her corruption-imbued flesh and destroying her tentacles in droves.

Hyun Long screeched, about to counterattack. At that moment, Alicia began her attack, shooting up at both Long and Mariette with arrows of exploding light. When another tentacle opened it’s maw, about to blast fire at the dark magical girl, Trixy shot at her with her seed shot. Before Mariette could fully escape using her portals, the vines had caught Mariette’s arm long enough for the fire blast from Hyun Long’s tentacle to hit it with her flames and for Alicia to hit with an explosion from one of her arrows. As a result, Mariette managed to escape, but her arm was left with painful third-degree burns, destroying her sleeve in the process, and leaving it numb and crippled.

Even after she left, Hyun Long continued to be struck by Alicia’s explosive arrows proving to be effective against the clinging monster queen; one by one, she lost tentacles that kept her hanging on to the ship, until only a couple were left. Hyun Long looked desperate as she swung her hands up at the partially loosened, burning floorboard, still clinging to her hunger even as the cold death of falling from such a height loomed below her.
But then, Amaryllis arrived, and the monster queen’s eyes flashed with fright as the Knight of Rose approached her. She growled, ready to attack, when the just magical girl gave her one last chance at redemption, presenting the White Coin. She looked at it, seemingly confused.
Then Amaryllis saw, for the first time, how Hyun Long’s eyes seemed to gain new life.
“Q-Quell...This...” She slowly uttered. “...Hunger...”

At that moment, one of her few remaining dragonhead tentacles stopped latching onto the ship, and lunged at Amaryllis’ hand holding the White Coin; with a great crunch, the jaws clamped down over the hand, and bit it off, eating it and the White Coin in the same bite.
The monster queen’s expression then turned slack, as white light now poured from her eyes.
Her final tentacle loosened its grip on the ship, and she closed her eyes; like a falling star, she was bathed in white light as she rapidly plummeted, loosened from Amaryllis’ chains by the transformation into a regular-looking girl.

But before she hit the ground, she was caught in Leena’s arms, landing on a more flexible barrier Rachel cast that absorbed the impact. The Inquisitor glanced up at Amaryllis, her gaze still cold. Yet, the Knight of Rose could feel that it wasn’t malice or disapproval that colored those eyes, but respect.
“A bold move, Knight of Rose, but a stupid one. Nevertheless, I am grateful for the assistance you gave to me today.” With that said, she turned away. “There’s a situation still at the Park, correct?” She asked the gas mask wearing girl, to which the latter nodded. “Yes, Inquisitor. A horror has manifested three Avatars, of which one has been destroyed.”
The Inquisitor landed down into the rave. “Go there and assist the operatives on the field. I need to personally oversee the cleanup here. Paladin Seraph!” She raised her voice to reach Alicia. “Deal with the corrupted who participated in the monster queen’s neutralization.” Having said that, she began collect the various Ascendancy corpses, teleporting them back to HQ.

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Nightwing's dark skin ran with black veins as she pushed her Dark magic to it’s limits, injecting curses into Grisbar in a flow of foul vapor. Yet, it turned out to not be enough against the dragon; she was thrown off, and turned back to human, a punkish-looking girl with a pale complexion. However, as her vision dimmed, she saw what looked like a tiny doll perform a glistening slash.
“There...It’s....dead...” And so, her eyes closed.

Elora, even when she was knocked off of her cyber box and surrounded by the animal spirits, did not seem to falter. While it seemed like she was a hostage without her weapons, she continued typing away on a holographic keyboard that was emitted out from a tiny device embedded in her clothes, continuing to direct the cyberbox far above to shoot at the spirits and collect data on the Horror Avatar. “The wolf monster is located behind a cloaking veil. Extend your attacks beyond the first target,” she broadcasted using a microphone that extended from her collar, and transmitted through a loudspeaker installed on the cyberbox. The cyberbox also cast a spotlight, aiming it at the wolf Pillar Druid’s true location.

As Grosket was assaulted by Viva and Reaver, Tsuki came in with an incredibly powerful blast of pure magical force. “Magic Missile!” She screamed as she delivered the destructive spell;
like an entire legion of spears were shot out from a cannon, the blast shredded through the weakened ent’s trunk-like body in a scattering, causing it to collapse on itself.

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”Ngh!”
Lily winced as she was struck by the drones, and quickly touched her arm, feeling the wound left by a laser; she was quickly reminded of how even the smallest threat shouldn’t be dismissed. In response, she shot out another volley mid-cartwheel, blasting the drones out of the sky.
”There! It’s lights out for you-”
She didn’t get a chance to continue her quip, as she heard somebody behind her. She turned to shoot at the dark girl, only to find herself suddenly lifted up into the air.
”WAAH!”
The stinging drones had distracted Lily for long enough to not notice that Tenebra had teleported behind her, and as a result the green-haired girl was thrown about, flailed about and slammed into the ground in quick succession. Lily transformed her weapon into a rod, and attempted shooting at the girl with a lightning bolt, but she was unable to aim properly due to being thrown about like a ragdoll. She knew she couldn’t use her time magic to escape either, as Gravity magic had a dilating effect. More slams to the ground followed, causing Lily to hit her jaw hard, bleeding from her lip.

Crap! I need to escape…!

Lily… She heard Ixion, her Patron, speaking to her telepathically.
”Escape. You can fight another time.”

Lily was reminded of her Get Out of Jail ability; she could escape from any situation to a safe place. But she grit her teeth, grunting as another slam now fractured her kneecap.

No! I won’t leave Alex behind! Isn’t there anything I can do?

In her mind’s eye, she saw Ixion; the proud form of thunderclouds in the form of a unicorn lowered his head.

Remember...You are the potential...Balance the negative...With positive...

Lily was thrown in an upwards direction. After just a couple of slams, she had incurred grievous injuries, showing her weak Vitality. She had to end this by the next slam. She lifted a hand up, and yellow, electrical energy sparked from it.

”I am the potential…” She groaned. Once again, she felt herself crashing down, the ground coming closer and closer…

She opened her eyes; they glowed yellow as she thrust her glowing hand out towards the incoming ground. The moment her palm reached the ground, she stopped, shaking mid-air as she was pulled by the gravitational storm, yet she wouldn’t budge. She had created a field charged with negative potential electromagnetic energy on the ground below; emanating positive charge herself, she created a magnetizing fundamental force that equalled the gravity pull.
She turned her eyes to Tenebra with a cocky smile, using her other arm to aim her staff at her.

”...I am the balancer! V-JOLT!”

She unleashed a Barrage of lightning bolts, catching Tenebra by surprise; she was zapped with paralyzing force, causing her to be outright knocked out, her hair standing up straight, limbs twitching in place and her body wracked with grievous harm; she was out of the fight.

As the duplicates closed in, Lily reversed the charge on the ground, launching her up in the air.
As she twirled like a figure skater, she transformed her weapon into a bow and proceeded to blast the clones away with perfect precision, while also planting slowed arrows into the air; she was now angry.
”You may be friends, but it is a friendship founded in cruelty and evil! I won’t forgive such toxicity!”

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Goblina bit her lip, but nodded in acknowledgement of Penny’s request, allowing her to deal with the shy monstergirl, who in turn seemed to blush at the robot girl’s encouraging words. “Y-Yeah. I’ll do my best then. Oh, my name is Sibrex. Thank you for building this shelter, Penny!” She then waved goodbye, and ran over to the chamber where the wounded had been taken to.
“You know, Sibrex wasn’t like that when I met her for the first time,” Goblina happened to state. “She was a cruel kid who liked to play ‘clay’ with people. But, as she spent time here at the shelter, she began to gradually get better.” She blinked. “Sorry, got a bit sidetracked. What’s the situation?”

Goblina listened to Penny’s explanation, her expressions ranging from concern to shock. “Geez...This is bad. Cindy wouldn’t do something like that unless she thought she could end the whole conflict.” She nodded in agreement at her suggestion. “Most likely, I’ve seen firsthand how they ruin lives, they would have the balls to pull something like this off.”
The short monster girl turned, about to run, when Penny told her to stay. “But Cindy is...Fffff-udge. I’ll stay and keep the place running. But you better get in there and save her, Penny! We need her.”

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“Tch.” Sharron turned away, holding her shoulders. “If I wasn’t wounded like this...Forget it. You monsters wouldn’t understand the pain I’ve gone through. Seeing my family rent apart and worn like...accessories...” Her voice quieted down. “Tell me...Have you ever killed someone?”

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Helga smiled back to Su as they walked, though it momentarily turned into an awkward one. “Well, yeah. I was pretty worried back there, to be honest. I wondered what you were talking about with the other asian-styled girl, though. Oh well, it’s probably nothing I should worry about, hah.”
She brought a hand behind her head and giggled a bit, noting the pause Su made; she decided not to inquire further. “You betcha! Let’s go on a real tourist vacation there for like a week.”

Vivi raised an eyebrow as Su addressed her and FanFan. They looked at each other, and nodded. Fanfan spoke: The purification can be done in two different ways, and result in two results. The first is a ritual that takes some time, but results in removing all corruption from you; no dark weapons or Powers, but also no Mental Mutations either. You’ll be back to being a regular magical girl.” Vivi continued. “The second method is by use of a White Coin. Not only does it do what the ritual does, but in addition it also changes the source of your magic from your former Patron to Beacon, freeing you from them and allowing you to start anew. This has the benefit of-”

The two were interrupted when Askefye made a hissy fit and left. Even so, Vivi didn’t show much sympathy. “Hah! Good riddance.” However, she then twitched her eye as she heard a new voice coming from under the bridge. “Damn, the troll woke up. We’re not in much of a fighting condition; we’re performing a tactical retreat.” FanFan nodded, and the two began to run away. However, Vivi glanced back at Su one last time, as if pondering what else to say, before she turned back and disappeared into the Overcity’s wilderness. Hrlga turned to Su.
"You know where the portal is, right Su? We gotta go before the troll spots us!"

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As Hyun Long disappeared up from the rave through the open hole in the ceiling with Amaryllis in her clutches, Trixy sowed seeds of support across the bloodied floor, granting her companions passage up into the sky in pursuit of the monster queen. While Rachel refused the offer with a disgusted scoff, Leena was not as picky after seeing Shane launched from a log. “Thanks,” she stated neutrally, and also hopped on a seed that grew into a log, her swords crossed before her like a pharaoh as she flew.

Up above, lit against the moon, Hyun Long’s dragon-headed tentacles coiled tighter around Amaryllis as they blasted down towards the pursuers with small breaths of fire; while dampened by the rain, they were still potent enough to inflict first-degree burns on Shane and Leena. The Knight of Rose, as she was brought right up to her waiting fangs, saw that the wound Sil had inflicted on her main body was closing at a slow rate; based on this, she deduced that given the opportunity to feed, Hyun Long could regenerate back to full health. As the fangs closed in, however, the monster queen glanced up in surprise and screeched; Sophia came to a daring rescue, performing a suicidal dive to save her friend. Hyun shot out a tentacle to intercept Sophia; it easily broke her barrier, biting into her side with a rending crunch, but wasn’t enough to stop her from detonating the gunpowder spell right in the monster's face. As a result, her tentacles loosened enough for Amaryllis to make her escape, swinging with a chain in a Spiderman-esque fashion with Sophia held in the other arm.

Hyun Long roared, and shot her tentacles down, only to be intercepted by Alicia and Shane. The former’s next shot widened the hole on the warehouse’s roof with her beams and reached first, hitting the mass of tentacles Hyun had moved under her, destroying most of them. Shane’s steel javelin then successfully passed through and pierced Hyun Long’s foot. The resulting shot of lightning used the embedded rod to channel electricity through her main body, once again shocking her entire being. Sil and Serenity added to her pain further, both using small bladed weapons; whether it's a single slice that severed the other foot, or dozens of knives that stuck to her body like a pincushion.

Hyun was now severely wounded, her tentacles no longer smooth and coordinated in their movements, but rather erratic and confused. The monster queen herself groaned loudly in pain, her body shaking from the electric shock.
“FOOD! FHOOOD!” At that moment, as the rain abated, she sniffed something, and looked up with bloodshot eyes towards the Flying Dutchman. Then, she began severing the chains around, but curiously enough she didn’t sever the anchor chain binding her to the ship; instead, she began rapidly climbing up it, using her tentacles like the arms of a gorilla to hoist herself up. When Hyun Long reached the keel, she wrapped her tentacles around the underbelly, letting a couple stretch up to the deck to snap at the crew; like a ship under attack by a kraken, so was the ghostly ship under attack by a being similar to the sea monster. Hyun Long then blasted fire on the keel with her hands in an attempt to breach it; it seems she had caught scent of the bodies collected in the ship’s storage, and was now going for a last-ditch attempt to eat more corpses.

Rachel had already reached outside the building, using barriers as jumping platforms, when she was met with Amaryllis dropping Sophia’s wounded body into her arms while demanding her to heal the dark magical girl.
“Heal her? This wretched buccaneer?” Using one hand, the Inquisitor grabbed Sophia by the neck and let her dangle letting her see how far she would fall down.
The Inquisitor considered dropping her right then and there. On any other day, it would have been a simple job of purging the filth. Her hands clasped tighter around Sophia, causing her to groan...

However…

She owed the girl, as sinful as she was, for rescuing the remaining bodies of her comrades. She also did assist in the fight against the monster queen using a ghost ship. Finally, she came to a decision.

“Purgatory.”
Rachel intoned, as she punched her fist right through Sophia’s stomach.

But instead of blood and guts, what came out was a shower of white light that enveloped her insides. When the Inquisitor pulled her fist back, there was a white hole that quickly closed up, restoring Sophia to full health. Even the excruciating pain of the violent act had soothed into nothingness as fast as it was inflicted.

She then dropped Sophia, letting her slide down a diagonal barrier safely down to the floor.
“You have one chance to save her,” she stated, and pulled out a White Coin; holding it between her thumb and index finger, she scoffed. Then, she threw the White Coin at Amaryllis.
“To save the monster before I cast her into the fires of Hell.” With that said, the Inquisitor turned her back to the girls, and began climbing up towards the ghost ship.

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Hudie rushed towards Ishtar with her bladed fan as the time-frozen girl’s lower body disappeared into the shrubbery. But just before she was pulled completely in, Raven had appeared, grabbing her hand. Hudie was half-way to throwing her fan at her when she instead dashed forward, reaching out to touch Raven’s back the moment the teleportation was activated; as a result, not only did Raven teleport Ishtar, but also Hudie.
Upon arrival, Hudie brought the fan’s sharp edge threateningly to Raven’s throat. “Speak. What do you want with her?” She asked coldly, showing no hesitation to slit her throat given the slightest provocation.

Elora managed to stop her cyberbox from spinning once she landed behind the Dog Pillar Druid, only to notice the Pillar Druid launching its deadly beam. Using rapid typing on a hologram interface, she summoned a drone from the inside of her cyberbox; and sent it flying into the mouth of the monster, spinning rapidly in an effort to disrupt the firing of the attack. she had deduced that the attack was designed to attack souls, and was thus ineffective against soulless machines. At the same time, she activated the laser guns she brought out previously, blasting at the dragon while floating up, ready to perform basic evasive maneuvers in case of counter attack.
Tsuki herself created a wall of sturdy magical force, covering the area right in front of her in a round shape. “Get behind me!” She commanded, and braced for impact.

Nightwing gnashed her teeth as her Bladebat was blown away; while she could easily recall it, it did mean that she would have to get close and personal to better deal with Grisbar. Upon seeing the rain of spiders headed her way, she created an enervating field; while only potent enough to weaken magical girls, it was potent enough to outright kill spiders, draining them of their vitality. Then, Nightwing got an idea. Using the dark night to its full advantage, she slipped with shadow stepping , and then thrust a held Bladebat into the monster’s back.
“Eat some of this, bub!”
She then channelled a weakening curse on Grisbar, robbing the life out of any creations it wanted to summon or manifest.

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At first, Lily was wary of rushing in, aware that the presence of civilians narrowed down her options for attacking the home invaders. Her electric bowstring was further drawn as the girls talked back to her, crackling sparks as she grit her teeth.
”This is a longbow!” She retorted, smiling defiantly.
”Maybe if you spent a single day educating yourself instead of picking on children, you would know that!”
These girls thought they could get to her through Alex, but she wouldn’t let them distract her; just as she predicted, the little girl and her mother had barriers cast over them.

Now she could get serious.

But then, the girls brought out strange artifacts, and Lily dove behind a doorway, expecting an attack. Darkness clouded her vision, and Lily electrified her body, not letting the girls get a drop on them.

But, having experienced it before, she could tell she was shifted to the Overcity. In fact, the entire household was taken there. Once she heard little Ai cry, she crouched down next to her, a willful look in her eye.
”Take your mom and hide under a table. I’ll go deal with the bad girls.”
She stepped out of the house, and saw a stage close to the house, surrounded by spirits and the fey; it was as if a concert was held right across the street. She squinted.
”Oh no. Don’t tell me-”

The explosion of music that erupted from the girls answered her question quicker than any words could have. It was a grand spectacle, but even so, Lily’s desire for justice would not be abated.
”I got you covered, Alex!” She informed her partner, and took a stance as monsters were summoned.
When the groupies came forward in a mix of dance and violent intent, Lily did not hesitate; she made a pulling motion with her hand, and three arrows appeared in her hand, floating up to her palm as if they had been turned back in time. Then, with a single volley, the arrows were loosed, striking each of the three golems straight in the center of their bodies. The golems seemed unaffected at first, and were about to reach Lily, when the power of her magic was revealed; the golems found themselves teleported back to right where they were five seconds ago. No matter where they ran, or how they acted, they would return back to that same spot five seconds later, only to be nailed on the spot by another volley of arrows in the exact same spot the moment they were returned, impossible to dodge. These arrows were accelerated with Time magic, and hit with enough kinetic force to blow their metallic bodies apart.
”I’m finally starting to get the hang of this magic!”

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The two corrupted girls turned their heads simultaneously to look at Penny, startled by the sheer strength that she used in holding their weapons down. “B-But-” One of the girls attempted to speak, only to be shot down by Penny’s scolding. The other girl bit her lip, having realized her mistake. “I...I guess that is true.” The two girls stepped aside, no longer hostile. As for the rest of the girls in the Sanctuary, Penny’s statement of having built the place successfully caught their attention, and one by one the noises in the shelter subsided. “Penny the Builder...” One of them muttered to another girl who silently nodded.

At first, Penny’s request to help quell the riots was made with booing and audible disapproval. But then, once she brought up the Ascendancy, their attitudes changed; many of them turned pale in the face, while others began to shed tears, having remembered what happened at the Red Rave. For a while, Penny’s final question was met with silence.

“Fuck it, I’ll go.” One of the girls casually whipped their hand up in the air, followed by walking past Penny. “But I’m not going there because I’m afraid of some nazis. I want my revenge on the bitch who killed my friend.”
That was the breakthrough, after which many more girls joined up and left the Sanctuary.
As people passed by, Penny found herself poked by a creepy-looking monster girl.
“Umm, Penny? I...I know some magic that...Morphs the flesh...” She stated, averting her eyes in anxiety. “I’ve only used it to attack civilians and their pets, but...Can I use it to help? I mean, we have some injured folks, some lost limbs, organs...I’ve never done it before, but...Uh...”
“Penny!” Suddenly, Penny’s attention was drawn to Goblina, who ran up to her. “What happened at the party? Where’s Cindy? I got knocked out just before we were about to attend, and I heard Elvira betrayed us?”

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Sharron nodded, grateful for receiving the cleaned glasses. “Thank you. I...I must say, I didn’t expect such kindness.” She then looked shocked upon hearing the revelation about the rave’s attack, and held the handle of her glasses with a trembling arm, causing them to shake too. “A...psychic nuke? That explains the ringing in my head. But, who could have created something like that? Only organizations with access to vast resources like the Ebon Mint would have the ability to procure such a weapon.” She then turned quiet, contemplating what had happened with her, and her rescuers.

“...Sharron,” she finally responded, and stood up...Or at least attempted to, before she stumbled to lean against a wall. “Ugh! Still a bit light-headed...Damn...” She slid back down to sit, her back against the wall, as she listened to the girls explain their intentions behind saving her. She noticed as one of the younger-looking dark magical girls peeked at her behind a corner, and hid again upon being spotted. “The right thing, huh...” She averted her eyes. “Was your choice to attend this gathering of debauchery the right thing too? Was the death and destruction of humanity the right thing to do as well? Or do you think a simple act of kindness justifies all the sins you have committed?” She slammed the back of her fist against the wall.

“You delude yourself with false morality, and run away from the consequences of your actions like cowards! You should be ashamed of yourselves!”

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Vivi gasped,, and bit her lip when Su filled in on the rave’s events. “Justine...One of the Seven Sinners!” She squinted as she was met with gazes by the others. “It is a group of the world’s most dangerous magical heretics and monsters, each represented by a Deadly Sin.” She chuckled. Each one is capable of destroying the world on their own if given the chance. Fortunately, the Beacon has successfully contained most of them, and sent the others into hiding. Justine, the Sinner of Pride, has been particularly slippery, but I thought she was destroyed in the Overcity. I guess a demon like her would find a way to claw their way back from hell.”

“Huh...I figured the ol’ Justy was a big cheese.” Helga admitted, and looked just as confused as Su when the latter asked her about an exit. “Sorry, but I don’t recognize this place.” She looked around. “I think it’s a garbage dump or something, but I’m not sure. Maybe the hot lady can give us directions.” A couple of seconds passed, followed by her poker face breaking into out loud laughing. “HAH-HAH! Get it? Cause she’s literally on fire? AA-HAHH-HAH!”
Vivi giggled a bit at the joke, only to roll her eyes as the cinder block made her demands. “Alright, you can haz cheezburger, geez.” She used a small spout of water to lift herself back up, and took a look at her surroundings. “Huh...Don’t think I’ve ever been to this sector of the Overcity...”
After Askefye gave some dubious directions, she made fingerguns at her with her claws, smiling happily. “Alright! Thanks for the tip, Magmadonna!” She waved goodbye to Askefye before she went over to FanFan. She was about pick her up again when the Ascendancy girl slapped the claw away. “Oh, don’t you humiliate me anymore! I can walk on my own legs.” That said, she did have to use a robotic arm as a walking cane to support herself, still looking weak. Helga didn’t mind, however, and took Su’s hand. “So what places did you go to when you last came to the Overcity? Maybe we could go shopping for some stuff? I heard they’ve got all kinds of cool trinkets on sale.”
Vivi on the other hand glared at Askefye, aware of the bridge and its contents. “Haha, really funny. How about you give some real directions. I’ll gib you some dinner then,” she added, followed by cracking her knuckles. “Or maybe you’ll like a cold glass or 80 of H2O.”
And so, with a bit of bickering, the rag-tag group of misfits found themselves at the bridge.
Helga stepped forth.“Alright, let’s see if the portal is-ah.” She paused, and lifted her hand to her ear.

“I hear snoring. Like, heavy, fat guy snoring.” She lifted an eyebrow at Askefye. “You sure this is the right way?”

Viv had her arms crossed, tapping her foot. “Sure sure. It’s not like the evil hell demon here would ever lie. Isn’t that right?” She asked sharply, glancing at the taller girl.

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Trixy’s entangling shots proved effective in obstructing Hyun Long’s dragon-headed tentacles, even if she had to avoid shooting directly at the monster queen herself due to Rachel blocking her line of fire from the front. The Inquisitor herself possessed most of the monster queen’s attention, walloping at the tentacles with blows mighty enough to outright decapitate the dragonheads or flatten them into the floor. Not only did the seed shots blow up the monstrous appendages on impact, the resulting explosions of roots also caught other tentacles near the initial one, preventing Hyun from reaching over to eat Ceriza.

The tentacles lashed out at Trixy in revenge, only to be stopped by Alicia’s explosive arrows that met their mark, blasting her back and leaving chunks of wriggling flesh left in their wake, decimating all the tentacles in her rear. Serenity then charged in to the opening to stab at Hyun, only to be met with a blast of fire shot from Hyun’s human arm, successfully dodging it. Shane blasted Hyun Long’s other flank with lightning bolts and fried the scaly worms, this time saving Cerisa from a gourmet fate. And soon enough, as the piece of the ghost ship was brought, a gray fog soon spread over the corpses on the floor, causing them to disappear in spooky fashion.

When one tentacle snapped at Shane, about to bite into his outstretched arm in revenge, the resulting shock caused Hyun Long to screech in pain, followed by Sil delivering an attack that cuth through the tentacles like a knife through spaghetti, visibly wounding the main body in the process. Pained by such moves, she only noticed Amaryllis once she kicked off the hanging cage, now above her.

The monster queen visibly drooled as her eyes traced over the Knight of Rose’s abundant figure; her Devourer instinct told her that the swordswoman was the most delicious out of all the potential prey in the hall, possessing more meat around her bones than the average magical girl. Tentacles burst up toward her like an enclosing venus trap, only to be met with chunks of concrete that obscured her vision. At that moment, Amaryllis had laid her trap, and chains wrapped around Hyun Long’s hydra-like form; her tentacles trashed about, causing the chains to further entangle into her body.

Like a fishing net that has obtained a mass of octopi from the depths of the sea, the monster queen began to ascend up. To Amaryllis’ misfortune, she did not have the time to evade the rising monster queen as she was caught in the hungry being’s tentacles, wrapping around her arms and limbs in immobilizing fashion and snatching her as the both of them passed the ceiling and met the rainy night of Penrose.
“FHHHEEEDDH!” Hyun howled, and her tongue slithered out from her lips as she gazed upon Amaryllis. As she struggled, she was brought closer to the monster queen’s human body, where her teeth-filled maw waited, about to bite into her flesh up above the city of Penrose.

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Celia and Nightwing were locked in mortal combat, neither side gaining an advantage over the other in their struggle. “Argh...You’re pretty good. But against a former Mint killer, you don’t stand much chance-wait, is that thing…” She turned to see the dragon lift its wings. “SHIT!” She screamed, and created a cloud of darkness the moment the sand twister struck them; Celia was thrown towards the Ascendancy group, her crystalline skin ground by sand into a rough texture. Nightwing managed to avoid the worst of the attack, but ended up throwing herself against a vine hedge that quickly entangled her. “Crap! Get off me!” She used one Bladebats to cut herself off, and coughed out some sand. “Damn, that dragon sucks!” She threw her other Bladebat at the dragon, aiming to cut its body into a salad.

Hudie took her chance when Hilaria’s attention was diverted to Emily, and rushed forth to Cardinal Ishtar, who was now slowly sinking into the quick-sand like mud.
She lifted her up, and placed a hand over her heart.
“Hudie...Helewisa is...She needs...help...”
But then, the masked girl placed a finger on her lips. “It’s going to be fine, Cardinal. Now, close your eyes, and empty your thoughts. When you wake, you are saved.” The Cardinal weakly nodded, and closed her eyes. The moment she did so, Hudie muttered a spell. A great magical circle surrounded the two, resembling a sundial that reflected the movement of the planets in it’s shadow-like clock.

“Echo of Ages,” she calmly spoke, and the Cardinal was frozen, brought to a temporal stasis. Her curse stopped spreading, having also been stopped in unyielding time.
Tsuki rushed over to her. “Is she okay, Hudie? We need to retreat and-AHH!” She turned to see the draconic entity flap its wing-like appendages, and cast a quick barrier. The resulting blast of wind sent Elora spinning wildly into the air atop her techno-cube, landing in the Spirit Zone.
“Oof...I got yeeted, and hard.”
Tsuki herself survived, but Hudie was thrown against a vine hedge. As she cut herself free with her fan, she realized that Ishtar was snagged, brought deeper into the green foliage.
“Cardinal!” She cried out.

Mia’s magic melted the icy earth, causing it to bloom and awaken to new life. Having drawn upon Gaia’s bounty, she succeeded in claiming a stake on Penrose Park. This resulted in Aighorost failing to expand his corruptive influence upon the land as it was locked in a tug-of-war with Mia’s magic, restricting it to the Park. However, as long as his avatars remained, neither side would budge from their place in nature or overcome the other.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@ERode
Those can always be added later.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Accepted. The big sis Ally image link seems to be broken, but otherwise no problems.