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But isn't that the Grand Ministry.

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So who's making the final Pageless blow. Or will this be a team effort.

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Being a Magical Girl is suffering.

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If we're going by Grimoires, then Lumière should be able to resist Camelot's light, especially when one is a Myth and the other is a Legend ranking. As far as if they'd know definitively in IC, up to you two.

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Your post is fine by me regarding the Pageless.

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By choice or chance the tensions built high like walls around their hearts slowly climbed down with Ozma’s appearance. Her words helped matters too as one by one the Magical Girls refrained from an outright battle in their own way. Camelot was the first to exude some restraint but not before a ghastly aura emanated from her. Ozma raised an eye and noted she was probably the only one to realize that brief but potent change in Camelot’s demeanor. Then it was gone and Ozma said nothing of it, her thoughts left to herself. Instead, she walked over to Lilac Shimmer and Burning Heart, trying to quickly assure both girls of what was happening, especially to the former.

Communication was surely not a strong point for this “team”, especially with Dynasty Queen making her rounds too. Ozma said nothing of the Monkey King’s words; why would she when the girls were resolving things in their own way? Though Dynasty Queen’s remarks dripped plainly with sarcasm that she doubted anyone would be fooled by it, the important part was she backed down all the same. “Just happy to help. Like you said, this could have been a lot worse,” she said to Camelot before addressing Dynasty Queen and Tsubasa. “I wouldn’t exactly call us friends now. We just know of each other in the business. Would a bestie ask her other bestie what she meant by a new purpose? Though I’ll guess you’ll disappear before you answer. Sounds like something I’d do.”

Indeed, that was exactly what Moonlight Tsubasa did with final parting words to the girls of her choice. Then she was gone and with her the residual remains of her magic. The area was left to the former patrol and Ozma. The rain heavily dripped and plopped down on her wide hat and she sighed. “Man, that was exhausting. I don’t think we need to worry about the apex Pageless; just have a feeling it’ll be taken care of soon,” she said with a spin on her heels and a flick of her cape. She was already walking away from the group and in the direction of the Grand Ministry.

“Sorry I can’t stay everyone, but I trust your patrol will go smoothly now. Let’s all just try to remember why we’re doing this and settle anything else on school grounds if we have to,” she told the group, her task done. Her steps slowed only as she glided past Camelot. “I’ll talk to the Grand Minister about reconsidering the teams,” she softly told the knight, expression unreadable among the rain and under her hat. “Something like this shouldn’t happen again.” If there was nothing left to be said she’d depart, piqued only by the familiar sensation of someone else in town….ahh. This day was yielding more and more surprises….

The world above the Crimson Comet beckoned in darkness and the great storm that encompassed everything. The Pageless that resembled a grim reaper of the skies continued its fight with the Magical Girls. However, its attacks were blocked by the senior of the group much to its annoyance. Darkened claws slashed and sliced against those light-fueled barriers to no avail and soon enough it was forced to retreat back from the Magical Girls’ counter attack. Clouds dissipated into nothing from the onslaught of lasers coming from Olivia and her eldritch companion while bright flashes of light peppered the sky courtesy of a ghastly crew summoned from Captain Goodhope’s magic.

The Pageless ducked and weaved, much more accustomed to the air than most of the girl’s present. It continued to circle around Captain Goodhope and the Lady of the Lake with claws gleaming as a reminder of what would happen if it got too close. Thankfully the distance was maintained and the rain itself became its enemy from the Lady’s magic. Splinters of hardened water cut through the air like daggers. It forced the Pageless to twist and turn in the cloud’s shadows to avoid the line of fire but it wasn’t long though before a howling banshee’s screech filled the air. The Pageless rocketed out of its hiding spot and revealed several shreds of rainwater embedded into its “heart”.

The Lady’s spell paid off and the Pageless bounced around the air in every direction from Goodhope’s barrage. The wounded creature suddenly found itself privy and open to the attack as the crack of gunfire and muskets sent lit up holes throughout its dark cloak. It gave off another bloodcurdling scream meant to jar and send the younger Magical Girl’s hearts into a miasma of fear long enough for the enraged creature to turn all its efforts on their leader. Those barriers were more problematic than it wanted to account for and despite its instincts shying away from the vast light, the Pageless charged at Lumière in full force. Its palms were gathered in the same flashing orbs that created its previous illusion, tossed at Lumière in an attempt to blind her before going for her throat with razor sharp claws.

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As I'm reading back through the posts, just a note @Villamvihar. The real Pageless isn't actually that big; the eyes were just an illusion in the clouds to appear that way. You don't need to edit your post, it's just clarification so we're all on the same page.

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Prowling are we now.

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@ShadowSunRisen

Add her Magical Girl name. Everything else is fine as we discussed and you can add the special spice into her CS as well. After that she’s accepted and you can place her in the Character Tab.

To everyone else, I’m waiting for Roma’s post so I can update everything in one post.

Tower of Fable

Pathetic. It was pathetic; all these attempts to sway the black beast, more and more figures scaling up its form like bugs. The dragon’s roars became vibrant once more with Riku’s control stumbling no thanks to Akiko and others. The amalgamation that was Katie felt nothing of the blows put into it by the spectral Castle, nor did it find any interest in the supposed plan below. If anything, its rage was stoked more and a vehement stream of blackened energy came spewing at its maw to the world and its growing mushrooms below. The space around its breath distorted and collapsed upon itself, the same veil of gravity rushing outwards against its hide.

Thomas and Akiko would fly off easily from the sudden gravity rush, the raw prowess of space itself too much for either to handle. There was little care or virtue where they ended up but Riku cropped against the dragon’s head. By choice or chance, she avoided the dragon’s instinctual attack, once more trying to use reason to stay the beast’s wrath. And just like before the dragon abruptly paused in its wake, the powerful influence of Lola’s Serei card amplifying Riku’s suggestions across its ear. The dragon thrashed its head and snarled but it continued.

Hatred and a desire to burn all things festered in its heart but the smothering charisma of a wolf and a pup found itself slowly clouding even those instincts. So lost was the dragon in its haze it hardly noticed Riku plopping off its form with an arrow reamed through her or the influence ending just as quick. It was too late.

The dragon swiveled and turned. Its wings lost focus before suddenly bursting outwards in plumes of black flames. A new noise entered the dragon’s vocal range as it descended like a fallen angel from the skies. The fire ignited and spread more and more until it coated the dragon’s entire body.

Like a blackened meteor ripped out from the heavens the dragon fell off some distance from the main group with a resounding crash that rippled through the entire Abyss. The very ceiling it was destined to destroy remained intact albeit with several cracks and fractures thanks to the dragon’s assault. But it was not quite shattered and destroyed, the Floor remaining intact as it was.

Wherever the dragon landed, it was hard to say; the entire landscape was coated in blackened fire and abnormal mushroom growth with Katie nowhere to be found in the mess, assuming she was even back to normal.

Runa and Nephy’s plan failed for now. But there were contingencies.

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