The construction site was the spitting image of wanton chaos but less so by the hungry horde of Pageless and more by the fueling hectic scenery of Magical Girls and one single enemy. Lilac chasing after the giant creature looked almost comical in hindsight, with its spindly legs dancing in place as it shuffled and crawled closer to the Grimoire. But as usual, the denizens of light got in its way and it continued to focus all intents in smashing through Lumière’s shield. Another hit from the first brought more cracks to form over the outer surface and the Pageless’ limb spun with a jacking motion to completely shatter the protective field.
Or it would have, had it not suddenly crumbled backwards with an uneven weight. Lilac’s blade held true and lobbed off the weak ball joint of its underside that sent one leg flying. It dissipated completely before even reaching the ground. A great plume of dust and dirt kicked up as the Pageless fell on itself. It was just this sort of coordination that ultimately cost it the race and soon a shining magical power flowed and ebbed into the very air. A new Magical Girl was born.
Reacting in kind, the Pageless eagerly scrambled up with a renewed hatred. A harsh and mechanical whirr erupted from the creature as Nessie transformed for the first time. Its eyes glowed a harder red and with its remaining legs left, it picked itself up and barreled towards the new Magical Girl. All focus was lost on the others, be it Magical Girl or Captain Goodhope’s spectral crew. Its rage and desire to feed bore down on Nessie and Nessie alone, powerful limbs clawing at the air and drilling towards her with deadly speeds.