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Mikage Sun Mall: A prismatic glow
It looked like a perfectly average day at the mall, all the stores, from trending clothing stores, game stores, to a few odd ones like the closed armory on the second floor. Its rather slow today, few customers can be seen wandering the venue, couples holding hands as they shop. Its almost as though they can feel it to.
You feel it, don't you? The air feels a little thick, almost as though something sinister could happen at any moment. No one says anything, but from the way everyone's rushing around, its obvious.
In the middle of the mall is a remarkable fountain, stretching up towards the sky, one of the malls main features. Sitting by the fountain are two young girls, probably in middle school, looking into the waters.
If you look around, you'd notice a wide variety of open shops, from food, to clothing, merchandise, almost anything you could ask for. Hardly anyone other than the employees are here by now, so it should be easy to find.
Homura wanders into the mall, she comes her every so often... Haven't gone clothes shopping in uh, a while, but any thoughts of annoying crap are tossed aside as the girl feels that thickness of the air...
"What the heck is happening here? Aww man... I hate shopping and all, but somehow that sounds better than dealing with some Witch or something."
The girl looks around, glancing down at her Soul Gem and aiming to sense the presence of a Witch. Assuming she finds it, the sounds of footsteps would echo through the mall as she darts off toward her quarry.
While Leo was walking around the stores, he noticed a book store, it doesn't have anything he wants, but anyways he like to take a look, just in case. For a moment he felt a bit out of place, everyone is wearing casual clothes while he wears his nohrian clothes.
Then he noticed the air... it has something strange, a monster probably? It is hard to tell without information, Leo prepared himslef for a second and he went to try to spot the source of the tensed air.
*walks onto the scene*
Wow...this place is pretty huge...I think I'll try some of the food around here before something goes horribly wrong, which it probably will, knowing my luck. Well, maybe later I should get some new clothes. This robe isn't exactly the definition of style. First things first, I'm hungry.
*Marisa walks over to the food court and orders food...lots of food...*
(Suddenly, a 7'3 snakipede is at the fountain)....well, I'm here now
MetKnuck walks into the mall.
This place is huge, but I must find a lot of gem cleaning fluid. BEGIN HUNTING MODE.
MetKnuck starts beeping and climbing up walls to find the cleaning fluid.
Sitting at the fountain, just watching the water flow, is a woman with bright blue hair. Her dress is a bit unusual, even a bit frilly around the waist and shoulders. She seems content to just be here.
(He then jumps into the fountain, and floats around in it).....
A dark haired teenager walks over to the fountain, fumbling with the two sheaths at his sides.
"Bloody swords, why are you so difficult to use?"
*A stall is set up by the fountain. Jack seems to have already gotten a lot of money from his games.*
Come one. Come all. Try your hand at beating the house and win the pot in a game of chance. Easy $100. C'mon.
"I might get used to this new 'smartphone' thing. Well, maybe..."
[Joseph is sitting on a bench near the technology store with a new cell phone in his hand. He struggles to figure out how it works since he's awfully new to the device. Being so engrossed in his new phone, he completely ignores the strange feeling in the air.]
(He keeps floating around in the fountain, and passes by some people)...ay
Homura picks up... Something all right. Its a very faint feeling her gem detects, but it seems to be growing. The feeling leads her towards the fountain, near the two girls, around her age. One of them is shorter than her, with medium, light-blue hair going down to her shoulders. The shorter girl is wearing a plain, long-sleeved blue T-shirt with a medium length skirt to go with it. The other girl, a little taller than Homura, has short, black hair, bangs swept to her side. She wears something that looks like a uniform, black jacket over a white blouse and checkered skirt her jacket open and loose around her arms with long, black socks and black shoes. She's close enough to overhear the two as they stare into the bottom of the waters. In a moment, they look up and notice the bright, blue-haired girl sitting near them. The taller girl waves over, did they not notice? Of course, Eito, Rep, and Prim find themselves near the same location
Taller girl: What brings you over here? Usually people like ta focus on the stores and such, after all, that's why you come to malls, right? Don't you have anything better to do?
The shorter girl nods along in agreement, her light-grey eyes showing a hint of nervousness she glances around, seeing the gathering crowd and tugs the taller girl's sleeve
Shorter girl: Umm... More people are here. What should we do?
The taller girl turns around to her companion, sure enough there almost seems to be a small crowd by the fountain. The girl breathes a sigh of frustration before cracking an almost jocular grin
Taller girl: Geeze, can't we get a little quiet? Here I am tryin' to hang out, and now all these dumb boys are coming up. Don't you know when a girl needs a little space?
The only thing that would stand out as a monster to Leo would be the snakipede lingering near three teenage girls by the fountain. Fortunately neither of the girls seems to have noticed the creature yet, otherwise they might freak out
Marisa walks into the food court, to see a collection she might expect. Various fast food changes, one of those small pizza places you only ever find at malls, international foods such as Chinese and Mexican, there's even a place for Indian cuisine, if you're daring. The food is reasonably priced, though the quality may vary greatly. All that's left is to choose.
MetKnuck would find a jewelry store on the next floor. The people there are rather old and seem to have been in business for a while. If nothing else they probably have some way to polish their wares
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Hmm...well, it's not every day you have mall pizza!
*Buys a mall pizza. An entire mall pizza.*
Doooodododo...hmhm (the fountain then floats him to the two girls).... Ay (he then slowly floats away from then)....I'm just floating...
The woman snaps out of her daze, looking over at the two girls nearby. And at Rep. Is that... a... what's it called...
Venipede...?
She's not incredibly familiar with foreign pokémon like that. She doesn't seem too bothered, although she's silently questioning why he's in the fountain. And, as the girls said, it was quite crowded now...
Leo walks towards the fountain, he looked the two girls, but his attemption quckly turned to Prim and Rep.
Why I find you everywhere? Anyways, what is happening here? I sense something wrong here.
Leo looked around, just to make sure the people wasn't screaming or yelling about monsters. After that he looked at Prim.
I think I've seen you before... but I don't remember at all.
(He looks over at Leo and prim)...ay Leo and, and ay a pirmrina
Homura feels wary upon seeing the two... Is this?
"Homura Akemi, I'm uh not much of a fan of shopping and stuff. Only time I go is if somebody drags me."
The girl laughs a bit, smiling at them and rubbing the back of her head for a moment.
"Anyways, um nice to meet you two! Hopefully we can get along..."
She trails off, mentally wincing at what she's about to ask, they might just be normal girls her age after all.
"But uh, this may seem a bit strange... I kinda look into weird rumours and such around here, so I was wondering if you'd seen anything strange lately. It's just a silly hobby really, sorry to bug you."
Eito takes a moment to stare at the girls, tilting his head to the side in thought before turning to look at Rep float.
"Are you okay?"
"You know what, I'll try to figure this damn thing out later."
[Joseph stands up while putting his phone in his coat pocket and begins to walk around the mall. Upon passing the fountain, out of the corner of his eye, he spots a familiar snake floating around in it. He walks towards the fountain.]
"Heya Zane. How are you doing?"
(He floats to joestar, and he looks really calm and peaceful)...ay joey...
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*Jack sighs, leaning on his stall.*
No one? Man, everyone is too damn cautious in this place. I've only beaten 10 people in a row. It's not like it's impossible for ya to win, but if its game set match, I suppose I can close up shop.
*Jack raises his voice again*
One last chance to play. I'll even double the pot if ya managed to win. The last chance deal of the house. Five-minute deal. C'mon, players.
Hm? Do I know you?
Prima tilts her head at Leo, thinking.
...I don't think so. But anyway, my name is Primarina, as that Venipede just said. Who are you?
"I swear, I always find you in the strangest places. For example, I found you in a trash can last night."
[Hearing Jack's announcement, he looks over to his booth for a few seconds.]
"Is he supposed to be a gambler or something?"
[Joseph remembers his last encounter with a strange gambler who literally took his soul away from him. He decides to not approach Jack, because he's uncertain if the same thing will happen again or not.]
Venipede ay?....I know what those are, but, I ain't
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You don't know me? Maybe i was wrong... my apologies, let me introduce myself.
I'm Leo... I come from nohr's kingdom.
Leo noticed he got distracted fron his main objetive.
Now I recall, have you noticed something strange around here?
...........I like this floating around
Marisa goes to the pizza place and buys an entire, medium pizza. It costs about 1000 Yen, roughly 10 USD. She only has to wait a few minutes for it to be ready, the friendly clerk gives Marisa a weird look, but shrugs, not gonna judge someone's clothing choices
employee: Thank you, be sure to come again!!
The taller girl focuses on Homura, she chuckles a bit awkwardly while scratching the back of her head. Go figure, now of all times to start a conversation.
Taller girl: N... No, of course not. But, well.
The girl winks at her companion, its almost like she's trying to be stealthy about it, and, well,
failing miserably.
Taller girl: You pretty much never hear about the real stuff anyways. You just kinda... Find 'em.
She seems to realize what she said, and waves her hands in front of her for a moment in some attempt to take it back
Taller girl: Not that I believe in that stuff or anything. Just... An observation.
The shorter girl gets her companion's attention, this time pointing to Jack. Looks like he's set himself up here to stay. The taller girl goes over in an attempt to shoo him off
Taller girl: Don't you need a permit or somethin'? Besides, its a slow day, you should just go home or somethin.
Meanwhile the shorter girl does her best to look at the others.. How to say this without sounding crazy... She takes a deep breath to steel her nerves before grinning in a clear attempt to copy her companion
Shorter girl: A.. Anyways, shouldn't you guys be going? There's really nothing here at.....
That's when she catches sight of Rep. A... Snake monster? That other girl was looking for weird,
and that certainly qualifies. So, the shorter girl points at Rep.
Shorter girl: T... There it is. That thing's probably what you're talkin' about. He's been... Chasing people off. Yeah. And its really kinda creepy. Can you... Just... Make it go away?
[Joseph looks back to Rep after thinking about something for a few seconds.]
"Hey, do you wanna see a cool trick?"
(He then floats to joestar)....sure
(He then looks over at the short and talk people)....ay
Leo looked again to the girl, he uses now a calm voice tone.
Don't worry little girl, I'm not going to hurt you, I want to know what are you doing here.
Homura looks over at Rep and shrugs, he's an annoying loud idiot but the thing isn't exactly a monster in the sense she's looking for.
"Ignore Zane, he's many bad things but not some outright evil monster.
Homura shakes her head, no that one isn't quite the issue here... Screw it, she'll take a gamble and hope for the best. She holds up her Soul Gem to their eyes.
"It's... Not really just a hobby, I'm uh, stupid name but well u guess you'd say a Magical Girl."
Light begins shinning in the gem, and for a moment a small shield takes shape upon her right wrist, lasting only long enough for them to see it.
"What I'm looking for, it's called a Witch and it wouldn't be out and about. There'd be, spots where people vanish, an area where suicide is more common than normal. Things like that."
She pulls the gem back down and watches them closely,
focusing on their faces to try and gauge the reactions.
[Joseph leaps into the air and comes down onto the fountain. Instead of sinking into the water, it appears that he's standing on top of the water due to a yellow energy coming out from near his feet. He tries to keep his balance since he hasn't done this trick in a long time.]
"Heheh, I still got it!"
(edited by Joseph-Joestar)
*Jack smiles at the Taller Girl as she approaches but frowns after she finishes speaking*
I don't your at liberty to order me out, Darlin. I mean, I was closin shop, anyway. Unless ya want a game, that is. $100. Practically yours. Or are is ya friend over yonder wantin ya for somthin else in bit. Y'all seem to be workin up a sweat. You lookin for somethin in particular or are ya gonna tell me it's some sort a "girl thing" and that an old gamblin man like me wouldn't understand a lick of it?
*Jack flips a card between his fingers.*
(He looks over at joestar)..that's awesome
Hmm...now then, I think a change in clothes is necessary...but when is all the crazy stuff going to happen? I can feel the tension, but where is it coming from? Oh well, clothes first, and then I'll deal with this tension.
*Putting the pizza in her personal hammerspace, she goes into a clothing store and buys some clothes, changing into them while she's at it.*
Nice to meet you, Leo.
Primarina bows, then shakes her head at the girl.
Don't worry, this Venipede doesn't seem harmful. Although it's probably best for him to not float in the fountain.
Once again, she has to remind herself that not all humans are used to pokémon... is this "venipede" even one?
I'm just here.....
[Joseph gains his balance after a few seconds and looks down to Rep.]
"It's pretty cool, eh? I used this trick a few times back in my prime, but I never did it again ever since then."
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I can just drill underground....and 73% of my blood is poison...but that's cool
"Those snake powers seem kind of cool too. Maybe if I had those powers, then I would be slightly more powerful. Anyways, if you'll excuse me for a second..."
[Joseph starts to casually walk on the water, passing the others near the fountain.]
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Well, I'll be difficult, I could help?
The two girl's eyes go wide for a moment when Homura displays her Gem. Then the taller one breathes a sigh of relief, that's one less person to worry about at least. In fact, while she's there.... The taller girl leans in close to Homura in order to whisper
Taller girl: Uh... Look, if you're here you probably felt it, but.... Can you help me get these other people out? Probably won't want them to be around when... That hatches.
The girl points into the fountain, where a small, black gem can be seen. Its faintly glowing, not enough for one to notice if they weren't looking, but more than enough to make it easy for Homura to identify. That said, she'd shout back to Jack
Taller girl: If you're gonna leave, then go. I... I'm not doin' anything worth nosing around in, got it? Most certainly not lookin' to waste what little money I've got.
The shorter girl looks back over to Leo... Looks like it didn't work very well after all... These people are kinda stubborn. The girl trembles a little, glancing over to Rep, her voice is a little shaky, though she doesn't seem to be scared
Shorter girl: We were just hanging out... Now everyone's watching... Its kinda.... Rude, that's it. Rude.
She looks back up at Joseph in disbelief, of all the places to come in and act like Jesus, he chose exactly this one. Just her luck. The shorter girl. Takes a deep breath and mumbles something under her breath.
"Eh?"
[Joseph walks back over to Rep.]
"So, you're telling me that you want to help me get your snake powers?"
Yeah, it would be cool, to see a guy with vine powers also be half snake
*Marisa walks out of the clothing store, now wearing a new robe*
Is this what normal people use for robes? Well, it looks very similar to what I was wearing before, but whatever I guess. Certainly fits better than that old hand-me-downs I got from father. Hmm...now what...wait, was that black gem always on that fountain, and why is it- oh that's probably not good. I should get people to move out of this area, but how? Uhh...maybe...
*Marisa moves to the fountain, pulls out a tome, and starts drawing a spell circle in the air.*
I hope this works...
"Hmm..."
[Joseph looks up into the air, thinking about Rep's offer. He looks back down to Rep once again.]
"Actually, I think I'll just stick with my abilities for now."
*With a chuckle, Jack kicks something under the table, causing the stall to fold up. He then tosses his coat over it before pressing on the coat. The folded stall seems to vanish completely, leaving Jack's coat on the ground, which Jack soon puts back on.*
I'll stick around a little longer, I think. Don't mind that, do ya Darlin? Learn to lie as well. It helps in life. Good luck with your wild goose chase.
*Jack winks at the Taller Girl before walking over to the fountain, flipping a penny into it and wishing for luck.*
Ok then, but, if ya want any other snake powers, just ask me
Primarina raises an eyebrow at Joseph. How is he...? But anyway, the atmosphere seems off... And the girls seem on edge...
Um... is something wrong?
Yep. Definitely something she's not aware of.
....anyways...what now?
Hmm... Given what she knows of Zane at least, he might well prove a useful decoy for them, people who can't die are sometimes neat. She'd whisper back to the taller girl.
"Za- the snake thing, doesn't stay dead, ever. He at least is... Not very smart, but a useful distraction when things get going."
The rest though, an elder man, some woman with blue hair, and a girl about their age... She's never met these people before, but given the likelihood of any random person one meets having supernatural power in this town, she's not overly worried.
"I can't speak on the others though, but it's... Rather common for people in this city to have some strange powers, at least as far as I've seen, you can't go a block without hitting a Persona User... Beyond that, um how would we get them out? People aren't known for taking teenage girls seriously."
It's a sad fact to be sure, but it is indeed a fact...
"I could start shooting the air and say to run, but um I don't want to be arrested so let's not resort to that okay?"
[Joseph shrugs at Rep's question.]
"I was going to ask the same thing."
[Joseph scans the area around him, but stops at the sight of the strange black gem in the fountain. He stares at it for a moment, trying to figure out what it is.]
"What the hell is that?"
(He looks over at where Joestar is looking)...ohhhh, shiny (he grabs the jem)...looks nice, wonder how much this cost
(edited by Reperzel)
[One of Hermit Purple's vines grabs Rep's hand, or whatever he tried to grab the gem with, before he could even touch the gem.]
"Hey, don't touch it!"
(edited by Joseph-Joestar)
Oh c'mon mate!
"Hey, don't 'come on' me! I'm just trying to prevent anything bad from happening!"
[Joseph pulls his hand towards himself, causing Hermit Purple, with Rep still in its grasp, to come to his side.]
(edited by Joseph-Joestar)
Sigh...fine
The shorter girl just opens her mouth at Marisa's blatant audacity. She just.... Walked into public, in front of three teenage girls, and started writing in the air. The girl clears her throat and speaks up
Shorter girl: Um... You should really be getting out of....
The taller girl looks back at Jack, none of them are leaving, are they? She shudders a little, though Jack has a point, not exactly the best at telling half-truths.
Taller girl: T... There's no need to...
Finally, she hears Homura, of course, she's not totally surprised, but its about what she was worried about. The taller girl's slowly losing her composure, visibly sweating by now
Taller girl: Yeah... That's what I said. But.. I mean.... Gotta try right? I'm.... Not really comfortable with so many people in the way. Like...
The shorter girl tugs on the taller one's shirt, looking out into the mall. The taller girl glances at the other's face, before looking in the same direction. A shiver runs down her spine, just before a sarcastic voice can be heard across the way
???: Man, you've done a GREAT job keepin' people out of it, haven't ya? I'm TRULY impressed. Let me handle this next time, got it?
Another girl, about the same height as the blue-haired short one crosses the mall, stepping outside of an arcade. Her long, brown hair is held back in a ponytail, keeping it well out of the way to go with her simple, purple hoodie and blue jeans. Her light red eyes scan the group, casting a cold glare to all present, especially the the tall and short girls. She pulls a sucker out of her mouth for a moment as she steps up to the fountain and points to the short and tall girls, addressing them in that order
Amethyst: Well, Sapphire, Emerald. You're the ones who wanted to take this one, can't even keep track, can you?
The taller, black-haired girl,"emerald", gulps, shivering a little below the other's gaze
Emerald: Not like too many people are willin' to listen to some kid Amethyst. Besides, You're the one who decided to check out the arcade rather than join in.
short, blue-haired girl, Sapphire, begins looks down at the black gem in the fountain. Its glow is starting to intensify now, to the point where any around might notice it now, even if they aren't looking for that specifically
Her little exchange over, the third, red-eyed girl, Amethyst, grins and looks around at the others,
one hand on a silver ring wrapped around her left pointer finger
Amethyst: Now then, I think its about time you guys beat it before anything... Bad happens to ya. I can't very well be held responsible.
The girl notices Homura's own ring, and takes the chance to glare at her specifically
Amethyst: That includes you. This one's our prey, got it? We certainly don't need help from some other girl. Just be glad I'm in a good mood, or we might be havin' a bit more of a chat.
Huh? Oh, sorry, just want to give people the heads up to...
*She finishes drawing the spell and speaks into it, her voice amplified from the spell*
Everyone, please get away from this area right now! Something very bad is about to happen,
and it will probably endanger your lives, so if you could please not panic and move away from the area, that would be great. Thank you!
*She stops speaking and the spell fades away*
There we go.
(He just looks at the jem in amazement)...what do ya think it does mate?
(He then looks around from the voice)....well something's happening
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[Joseph ignores Rep upon seeing the new blue haired girl approach the fountain. He crosses his arms giving the girl a small glare with his Hermit Purple still around his arms.]
"Hey Zane, do you see that girl over there?"
Hm....oh, yeah, why ya asking?
Primarina is... very confused about what's happening, but she steps away from the fountain anyway. And that Amethyst girl...
There's no need to be so rude.
Her voice is quiet, as if she hadn't meant for that to slip out.
Homura looks over at the red-eyed girl with a glare of her own, Christ it's going to be just like Kyoko, isn't it? No telling if she's a decent person under it all though, so best not make the mistake of taking that for granted.
"I have no interest in taking your precious grief seed, my concern lies with people's lives nothing more, and nothing less."
She'd push her glasses up and pause for a moment, turning over to Marisa and just sighing.
"Must you be so blatant about these things? Just because you can get away with using magic wherever does not mean you should do so. That being said, I'll take what help I can get."
She'd then go back to the group of magical girls... The rather unstable group if she's reading things right, perhaps playing them against each other is an option? In a perfect world, they'd just get along and no plans for dealing with "Amethyst" would be needed. Life isn't perfect.
"As for leaving, I believe you should perhaps be more willing to accept help. You've got nothing to lose from it, and considering how powerful this one feels..."
Homura shrugs and begins walking away, her hair flips through the air as she turns back to Emerald and Saphire with a nonchalant look on her face.
"I won't stay of course if I'm that unwelcome, but wouldn't it be such a shame if something went wrong all because you're not willing to work with others? Oh well, don't mind my silly musings~"
"She kind of looks like trouble, don't you think?"
[Joseph walks over to the edge of the fountain, leaps off of the water and onto the ground.]
Well now. Looks like my luck is picking up, for a few fine dames to tell me their names. Course, ya'll were being general, but the point still stands. Course, if ya were to ask politely, I'd leave ya gals alone. Heh. As long as I ain't the only one leavin this joint, that is.
*Jack flips another coin into the fountain, wishing for a long, fruitful life.*
Eh, she looks good....for now (his scales on his back raise up a small bit, and follows joestar)
Well, we can use magic, and I'm sure it gets the point across besides just using a voice amplification device. If people see that I'm using magic, they'll know that there really is something going on and that it's not just a prank. Besides, it's better than just screaming at people to leave or pulling out a gun.
"Nah, she seems bad to me. Or at least trying to act like she's bad."
[Joseph takes a seat on the edge of the fountain, looking back at the other people.]
Hm..maybe..just in case (he then tosses joestar a small bottle of purple liquid)...snakipede poison...able to paralyze and kill 100 men and women...just in case (wink)
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[Hermit Purple catches the bottle of poison and brings it down to Joseph's hand. He inspects it.]
"Seems pretty neat, I'll use it in tight situations."
[Joseph puts it in his other coat pocket.]
(Hifumi stares at the fountain with little interest and approaches the group from behind. She intended to explore the new boundaries of her existence yet somehow ended up in a mall. Very curious indeed. Now she could have gone off and looked for something better, but she didn't really feel like it. So she simply stares at the two girls with a tired gaze and then adds.)
Working with others is certainly an acquired skill for the battlefield.
*The mall seemed oddly quiet. Maybe it was to be the site of some tournament fight or something. That didn't really bother Izumi, she was less likely to get shoved around that way. So she showed up, entirely ignorant of any growing darkness in the fountain or anything.*
Its pretty simple:
1: open the bottle
2: get a cut into the enamy where a vein is
3: get the snakipede venom into there bloodstream
4: enjoy the show.!
*Jack looks over to Rep*
Now, THAT sounds like a more inconsistent combo than the Vehicleroid's OTK.
(He looks over at jack)...I have no idea what ya talking bout
"I think you didn't have to explain how to use it, Zane."
[Joseph continues looking at the others.]
By the look of ya, I ain't surprised ya don't play many tradin card games. I'm a card conisseur, myself. Got quite the collection. Not that I'm braggin or nothin.
Eh, still, just in case (he countinuesly stares at the blue women, then joestar)...
Card guy, good for ya
Amethyst sighs, for crying out loud... She takes out her mostly gone lollipop and points it at Marisa, making sure to be loud enough for everyone to hear
Amethyst: You deaf, or just stupid? You're one of the idiots remaining around here. I was telling you to scram.
Emerald looks between Amethyst and Sapphire, tugging on Sapphire's sleeve and pointing to Primarina. They seem more than happy to take the opportunity to get out for the moment. Would rather not risk making the older girl angry right now. Sapphire heads over to Primarina, and taps her on the shoulder
Sapphire: I... Its fine. She's pretty rude, its just... Well... Not very trusting. Plus... H... How do I say it? Something bad's about to happen. You should probably get going so you don't get hurt.
Amethyst is too preoccupied to notice the other two, especially with Homura's little speech. The girl smirks, leaning in closer to Homura, it might have been intimidating if she were taller, but the effort is clear enough. She puts her left hand on her hip and opens her mouth... Just in time for Hifumi to come in and comment. Amethyst sighs and glares at both her and Homura
Amethyst: I don't need a bunch of wiseasses here, alright? I've handled things bigger than that on my own, I'm pretty sure Emerald Sapphire and I can take care of it. I'm much more worried about pricks like you stabbin' me in the back. Worst things here wear human shapes and human faces after all.
Emerald nervously pulls at her collar, she's never liked when Amethyst got like this. The girl clears her throat and stands back up. She speaks confidently, looking back at Amethyst
Emerald: Look, can't we at least give Homura a chance? She IS another Magical Girl, and its not like we can really make 'em go anyways.
Amethyst casts the taller girl a cold look, no real anger behind it, rather more like she's lecturing a child
Amethyst: I am. Normally I'd've demanded everything they've got. Now I'm givin' her the chance to split. I don't care what she is, can't trust 'em. Besides, you wouldn't want any accidents to happen, would ya? Never know what can happen with these monsters.
Amethyst grins mockingly, glancing at Homura, the girl in question. Emerald's eyes go wide...
Maybe this is a bit too far. Before she has the chance to say anything, the gem's glow gets even brighter, it would be difficult not to notice now. Cat out of the bag, Emerald takes off her own silver ring, a green cross inlaid. A little desperate, Emerald glances at Prima, Izumi, Hifumi, Rep,
Joseph, Homura, Jack, and Marisa, everyone present
Emerald: Uh... This is kinda the last chance. Its not somethin' you're gonna want to see. Just... Let us handle this, alright?
I would have posted three minutes ago, but the OOC died laughing at Jack's Yugioh reference
OOC: Jack used Yugioh. It's super effective.
What's the matter? Some kind of turf war or something? You can cut the drama, you know, I'm sure I've seen worse than whatever your little issues are.
Izumi may have missed the literal point of what's happening, but it seems a turf war isn't too far from the truth. Just less boyfriends and alpha bitches, more magical girls and evil.
(edited by Izumi)
Sorry, but I won't let you handle this alone! I need to train and be stronger, and this isn't the first time I've been through near-death experiences. Heck, I can't really die. Immortality, you know? I may not be able to come back after a few seconds like my dad, but since I can't die there's really no reason for me not to go with you guys. Besides, unlike my dad, who would probably be a complete annoyance, I'm trustworthy and know when to shut up. Also, I'm the daughter of a goddess and the... daughter of a goddess? I don't really remember what mother is. Oh, I'm rambling again, sorry about that. So...yeah, I'm staying.
*Marisa pulls out a slice of pizza she got from the mall and starts eating it*
(edited by Marisa_Sakura)
sigh....why (he then pulls out another purple bottle)
(Hifumi raises an eyebrow at the odd behavior of both girls as her yellow eyes take on a glimmer of interest. She already knew that this place was weird from a previous fight. Now she might get a taste of that weirdness once again along with a chance to fight.)
As a strategist by birth I insist on aiding the both of you.
I will not accept a refusal.
(Her tone becomes deadpan as she says this and her hands begin to heat up with anticipation. This would be the perfect opportunity to salvage her pride.)
OOC: Normally, my references don't have such a great effect. I'm taking this as a personal victory. Also, I have to sleep. Night all.
Well now. This seems like a big problem. This don't seem like somethin I wanna be a part of, so I hope y'all forgive me if I bow outta this little battle before it even begins. Maybe next time we all meet, I treat you to a game a cards. First games free, a course.
*With a short bow of his head, Jack starts to move quickly out of dodge. Soon, he is gone from fight.*
Look, do we have to fight?
Homura shrugs and waves to them, she'd keep on walking off while barely sparing the group a second glance and a few words.
"Alright then, I'll just get out of your way oh great and powerful Amethyst."
With that sarcastic parting jab, she'd instead wander off to a clothing store... Not really bothering to actually look at anything, instead simply thinking of the annoying magical girl and her oddly less annoying "friends". Who in no small part seem more scared than friendly, hopefully, she'll stay the hell outta Tokyo, but if not well... Soul Gems make for easy targets in stopped time.
"This was getting boring anyway..."
[Joseph stands up and starts to walk back to the electronic store. He looks back to Rep before walking away.]
"I'll see you later at the house, Zane."
[Joseph walks away until he's out of sight.]
(He's still in fighting position)..see ya then joey
Amethyst seems satisfied watching Homura walk off. The girl sighs, and glares back at Izumi. Go figure some adult'd get here. Its about time anyways. Amethyst spits into the fountain, tossing her lollipop into a nearby trashcan before addressing the other.
Amethyst: I don't give a damn what you've seen. Just know I ain't cryin' if you end up getting yourself hurt. That other girl had the right idea, now, unless you wanna go...
Emerald scratches the back of her head, she wasn't really expecting much from this. But she ends up chuckling at Marissa. Before Amethyst gets around to it, Emerald decides to comment sarcastically
Emerald: Yeah, you're doin' a GREAT job of bein' quiet. Just.... *sigh* I'm not gettin' through to you, am I.
At the same time, Sapphire, the one with light-blue hair near Primarina, nervously looks back at the fountain argument. She takes a deep breath, and brings out her own silver ring.
Sapphire: Amethyst's really not that bad if you get to know her. Just.... Not as good with people. Emerald's tried showin' her up before, but....
With the intenisfying glow, Sapphire figures its about to show itself anyways. Her ring changes shape in her hand, becoming a light-blue gem in her hand.
Amethyst looks back at Hifumi, teeth gritted. She was about to add something there. But is interrupted by the glow. Emerald and Amethyst's rings turn into green and light-purple egg-shaped gems in their palms, both with gold bases around them.
Homura goes to a nearby clothing store, its full of many different types of clothing, mostly jeans,
skirts, everything in style. A young, blonde-haired girl seems a little distracted in the back.
That's when everything goes nuts. Soon, the Gem's light rapidly expands, engulfing the entire mall in its glow.... When the glow is gone, everything seems... different. Its all in black and white,
like in old cartoons.
For those by the fountain, in addition to the overall cartoony glow, they'd find many inanimate objects, the fountain, the trees, all have eyes now, some bouncing about cheerily to music no one can hear.
The three girls waste no time transforming, apparently used to this sort of thing. After a brief light forms, Amethyst's outfit changes to long, tight-fitting suit, primarily light-purple with strips of white going down the arms with an amethyst brooch over the left side of her chest
Emerald's own outfit consists of a long, green cloak that goes over her head and shoulders, with her deep emerald gem acting as the clasp. Underneath the cloak she wears a short-sleeved, green shirt with white lines down the middle. Her outfit comes with green and white arm-length gloves and green shorts ending a little above her knees, leaving her midriff showing and tall, green boots with white stripes down the side.
Finally, Sapphire, the girl nearest Prima, changes into a light-blue, suit of light armor, The armor is made of a series of segmented plates alternating between her primary light-blue and a darker sapphire shade. Her left arm has a long, rectangular shield, a darker sapphire around the edge with a light-blue nearer the middle. In the center is a diamond-shaped sapphire-colored metal.
Amethyst: Now you've done it. THe actual thing will be here in a minute.
Sapphire steps a little ways away from the fountain, that's where the seed was, so she figures its likely to be where the monster appears too. She steps past one of the benches, and holds her shield up
Sapphire: J... Just get behind me and you'll be fine. I'll make sure none of you are hurt, alright?
I think Joseph was leaving the thread, so I'll just update for Homura. The clothing store she's in gets covered in the same, cartoonish glow. Probably not the weirdest barrier she's seen. Conveniently, the store clerk seems to be gone. As for the blonde girl near the back. She gulps and turns around, her startling blue eyes showing as she runs past Homura
Blonde: Ah... No.... I lost track of time..... I better get hurrying...
Unfortunately, the clothing racks seem to have come alive by now, turning to block the other girl's path. The blonde girl gulps and steps back, only for the racks behind her to do something similar. Its fairly obvious by her motions that she's not used to all this magic stuff
Sigh...Well anyway (he jumps back into the fountain, and floats around)
Wha...
Primarina doesn't know what to make of all this. But the trio seems to be doing fine, so best to follow their lead. She stays near Sapphire, keeping the Tundra Seal at ready. Fighting from a distance is what she's best at, after all.
I guess I have a lot to learn about everything in the Nexus... What are we even fighting?
Well...uhh...this thing doesn't happen to have any dragon slaying stuff, would it? Because if not, then I'll help fight it off.
*Marisa pulls out a strange stone*
I may not look like it, but I can turn into a dragon. So as long as there isn't any dragon slaying stuff, I'm... probably good, so long as I get the occasional heal. Wow, I don't think I even bat an eye at what just happened. I guess the insanity the Nexus has has just blown over, so now I'm used to this stuff...I think? Oh, right, sorry, I'll shut up now.
*Marisa walks away from the fountain for cover*
(He just floats around, not caring anymore)
(Hifumi almost growls in annoyance at the girls and moves past Sapphire's shield. Her hands momentarily flare up revealing a golden halberd as she lowers her stance. Narrowing her yellow eyes in preparation it is clear that she is not a fan of being protected in the least.)
Your offer is kind but I have no need for simple protections.
(Until she did something worthy of being protected Hifumi was determined to hold her own ground.)
I would advise everyone to steer clear of me.
Maiming is not on my planned agenda.
Huh? What kind of place is.... wait... those outfits.
This is some magical girl thing, isn't it!? Geeze, and I thought that weird TV rumor being true was enough, or that Mary Jane lady. This is on a whole different level....
Izumi takes that moment to look around, and then once the terrain finally sinks in on her, she looks back at the girls.
Wait... this is that white furball's fault, isn't it? Well, you don't need to worry about me. I have experience in both dangerous situations and high school drama.
If anyone need me help....just say my name.....
Homura's clothing bursts into light, a snarl erupting from the girl's throat as her outfit becomes a black dress with a white and dark blue overcoat. A pair of black stockings and heels could be seen on her legs, and finally, her right wrist has a small metal buckler. She'd rush in front of the blonde haired girl even as her outfit still takes shape.
"I don't know who you are, but your utter shock at this turn of events tells me you're pretty new to this thing right? I'm Homura Akemi, and uh if you want I'll do my best to make sure you stay safe."
Despite her friendly tone, Homura's got no time to look back at the other girl. Instead a shotgun takes shape in her hands and she'd pull it to her should, blasting away at the living rack in front of her with a spray of lead balls that flies through the air, purple magic glowing over them as the girl enchants her weapon.
"Do you need a weapon of some kind? I have some spare on me... Though, I'm not sure if you'd want to use a gun anyways."
(He then throws a scale at the blue girl with a poisonous scale).... There we go
When Rep jumps into the fountain, he'd notice an interesting addition to its edge. Rows of pointed teeth. The fountain's eyes go wide with delight before its edges close up in a cartoonish manner in an attempt to eat him.
Emerald, Sapphire, and Amethyt all seem a little shocked at this development, but are quick to recover. Sapphire nods back to Primarina, and takes a deep breath
Sapphire: Its a monster called a Witch, long story short it had an.... "egg" of sorts in the fountain, that's what we were trying to keep you safe from. I... I'm not much for attacking, so I'll leave it to Emerald and Amethyst, they're used to this stuff.
Emerald turns to address Marisa, dragon-slaying.... Well, she's seen some odd things, sure, dragon, why not.
Emerald: I don't think these things are smart enough for that... Though, I've never seen two alike, so I guess some might be good at killing dragons.
Amethyst glares back at Izumi, so she does know about Magical Girls, well, they're not the only ones around, so it makes sense. Amethyst sighs and keeps her eyes behind the fountain. A pair of gauntlets and boots materialize on her wrists in a flash. That snake-thing, isn't really her problem after all. She addresses Izumi
Amethyst: High-school drama, seriously? That's what you think this is about? You kinda asked for this, just don't get in my way and it'll all be fine, got it? I dunno what the hell you're sayin' about a furball, but its kinda obvious you don't get what's goin' on, oldie.
Finally, the moment they had been waiting for arrived. Before Emerald can move to help Rep,
a shadow emerges from behind the fountain. Its humanoid in shape, but has many rabbit-like features, such as large ears and whiskers. It stretches inhumanly, the kind of stretching that only happens in cartoons, before letting out a childish laugh.
Almost as though it were a command, the three nearby benches and four trees come to life, eyes glaring at the group, though none of them make an aggressive motion yet. Emerald takes the chance to dash between Hifumi and the rabbit-like monster
Emerald: I don't really care if you want our protection, you're getting it. That's part of my job. Its why I tried to get these idiots to go away earlier, but there's nothing for that now, is there?
The blonde girl looks at Homura, slowly recovering from her surprise. She takes a deep breath,
slipping her own silver ring off her finger
Blonde: N.... no, I'll be fine... Just... Its kinda my second time. T... Thank you.
The girl bows before remembering the whole, monster situation. Wasting no further time, a faint silver light engulfs the girl, changing her own outfit into a long, flowing, silver, ruffled dress. With Homura blasting the familiars in front of her, the clothing racks begin to melt, giving the girl a chance to dash through them towards the door
Blonde: T... Thank you again. I... My friends are probably waiting, I shouldn't keep them.
Huh?, what?, oh, shit! (He then drills under the ground, and then appears behind emerald, and coils up around her)...ayyyy
Right, well, until there is a dragon killer, I'll transform and help from above.
*The stone shines brightly, obscuring Marisa's form. When the light dies down, a black and white dragon is in her place. It starts flapping it's wings and takes to the sky...or at least, it gets into the air around the second floor. It shoots a fireball at one of the trees*
Yeah, take that, you goofy tree thing!
*Marisa's voice comes from the dragon, but it's kinda distorted*
Primarina's mind races as she stares at the monster. Ghost or dar... no. Types didn't apply here. She raises the Tundra Seal and fires, sending a light-infused bullet at the "Witch." Of course, she's also quick to notice Rep...
What are you doing? I mean, it's good that you aren't hurt, but you're wrapping around the wrong person!
She points the gun at Rep, although she doesn't have the intent to shoot him.
OOC: Heh, let me handle Rep, I'm gonna enjoy this
Homura sighs at that, so she's another one of that little group huh? Wonderful, but there's really nothing for it now but to kill the damned witch, for some reason she doubts something along these lines will have any way out of the barrier.
"I guess I'll tag along, more powerful Witches aren't known for having easy escape routes so there's not much choice anyway... Didn't expect it to engulf this much of the building."
Homura's shield produces another round of buckshot, she'd casually load it into the weapon and follow along with... Whatever this girl's name is.
"Perhaps not a great time for it, but um what's your name anyways? Not a big deal if you don't want to answer, but it'd be nice to have something I can call you besides "Blonde" ya know?"
If she's part of that group... Why? Someone so new and seemingly helpless, what exactly is the use of such a person? Hmm, perhaps she's slightly misjudged "Amethyst"? Or maybe this girl simply made some wish which granted her potential worth using, hmm... Hopefully the former,
but if it's the latter there's no telling what might happen by the end of this, frigging magical girl politics.
"And um, if your friends are Amethyst's group, do you mind doing me a favor and at least asking her not to crucify me for being around? I... Attempted to offer help, she was not a fan of the idea."
Backstabbing? Well, Homura can't deny that some people would do that. Many people even,
perhaps Amethyst is simply a cautious person...
O-oldie!? Okay, that's it, just for that I'm going to show you up!
Izumi withdraws a green gem from her bag, and holds out her left hand so as to show the ring adorning it.
Believe it or not I got the idea for this from girls like you.
She attaches the gem to the ring, it looked as if you had taken a Soul Gem and cut it in half length-wise. With a quarter turn, however, the gem reveals itself as anything but, dissipating in a gust of wind and dust-like particles. The particles reform into a futuristic flight suit. She could be confused for a toku hero, and honestly has been in one thread prior, if not for her total lack of mask or helmet. Instead she merely has a billowing scarf to call her own.
Without a battle cry or anything she produces a card in her hand. The suit of swords. Using her free hand, she grabs at the face of the card, drawing forth an actual sword for her to use.
Now, try not to get in my way.
I have no need for your worthless help.
(With this said Hifumi pulls Emerald back with the hook portion of the halberd's blade. She does this with enough force to throw Emerald off balance while pulling herself forward. Now facing the witch directly Hifumi points the spear part of the halberd out and lights it on fire.)
With one nuisance out I can now do things my way.
(Hifumi stares at the witch in front with an intense gaze as her lips curve upward with joy. She can already feel her personal ire rising and the need to battle with something. Anything. Just to prove that she can. The flame on the tip grows even brighter as if reacting to the feeling and it suddenly shoots off toward the witch.)
Go my agidyne.
(Hifumi almost shouts in close match with her growing fervor.)
(edited by Hifumins)
Marissa takes to the air, hovering around the second floor of the building as she spits a ball of fire at one of the cartoony trees. Its eyes go wide at the oncoming flame, which quickly incinerates the thing, causing it to begin to dissapate
Primarina shoots at the Witch, a bullet glowing with a bright light. As only happens in cartoons, the creature soon opens up a hole inside of itself, more than large enough for the bullet to pass through, only to laugh at Prim's effort.
Around this time, Hifumi drags Emerald out from ahead of her, much to the younger girl's surprise, her cloak providing a great place for Hifumi's halberd to grab and pull back, straight into Rep's coils. However, with a silver flash, Rep finds a large gash in his side for the effort, Emerald dodging a short distance away and glaring at him, silver knife held in her left hand
Emerald: I knew you monsters weren't good for anything. Rather not have to do this in front of Sapphire, but. if you insist.
As for Hifumi's actual attack, busy laughing at Prim, the creature doesn't even bother to react.... Until the flames wash over it. Its face turns a cartoonish, sooty black before the creature shakes off the mess with a roar of frustration. The Witch's right arm rapidly extends in an attempt to crush Hifumi where they stand.
Amethyst grins and looks around, probably best to take care of the minions first. The girl dashes towards the nearest living bench, greaves forming around her leg as she delivers it a hard kick to shatter the familiar.
Amethyst: You wanna go old lady? I don't mind, just wait until after this thing's dead ok? Then we can fight over who gets the rewards.
That leaves two benches and three trees. Two of the trees, recognizing Prim's attack on their master, shake their branches, shaking off several razor-sharp leaves, before blowing it towards her and Sapphire. Sapphire puts herself between the leaves and Prim, holding up her small shield as a magic circle glows around it. The leaves clatter harmlessly against the barrier.
That leaves one tree, glaring at Marisa for slaying its comrade. This tree does similar, sending a barrage of razor-sharp leaves at the flying dragon.
As for the benches, they move to stand between the group and the Witch, stacking on top of each other and raising their small, cartoonish arms to block further attacks.
Now for Homura's end, the pair runs out into the main mall, and glance at the others fighting a Witch in the middle through a set of metal bars, likely the kind of bars that normally close off mall segments. This set has eyes, glaring at Homura and the blonde girl.
Speaking of whom, the blonde looks back at Homura... She never did give a name, did she. The girl clears her throat and holds out her right hand to the side
Blonde: M.. My name's Ri....
Homura mentioning Amethyst reminds her of something, so the girl catches herself before going too far. An ornate, golden staff with a silver orb on the end manifests in her hand as she catches herself
Argent: I mean... Call me Argent.... Amethyst isn't very trusting... That much is true. But... I'm sure she means well. R... Really. Ugh... None of this would be a problem if I had just met them when I was supposed to.
A faint light glows at the end of her staff as she points it towards the door, for the moment, Argent takes a deep breath, almost as though she's preparing something
ha! Just some leaves!? Too slow!
*Marisa breaths fire into the attack, burning it up before it can come close to her*
If that's all you've got, you're done in!
*Marisa flies low and rams the tree, breathing fire all across it before flying back up*
Who's next!?
Primarina closes her eyes, bracing herself for the supereffective attack... only for the leaves to bounce off. She nods to Sapphire.
Thank you. Now...
She steps foward, raising her free hand.
Moonblast!
A bright orb of light forms in front of her palm. With one graceful wave, it is sent sailing towards a tree, aiming for the trunk.
(Hifumi blocks the witch's arm extension with the staff of her weapon and immediately lights it up with electricity. Refusing to be put in the same state of helplessness as before Hifumi immediately tries to push back with her staff. Her eyes narrow with focus while her feet continually push against the surface of the floor for added strength.)
I will make you wish that you never saw fit to strike at me.
(As the coils misses and he falls straight down, with a faint gash in him he quickly shakes) ya wanna go?....let's go. (Then, in a blink of a eye, he turns into a purple lighting bolt, and quickly Dashes into emerald, going all over he body her body, then, hwe appers right behind emerald, and before she can even react, she can feel millions onto millions of deep slashes and cuts into her body, and also giving her poison)
As if I'd want to fight you, you'll self destruct fast enough on your own. Though I could use one of those weird gems, they have interesting properties.
I just want to fight this witch thing. It uses cartoon logic, huh?
Izumi points her sword at the witch.
Good thing I have some fancy tricks up my sleeve.
With enhanced agility and fast movement, Izumi closes in on the witch. Leaping into the air no less and wailing on it with a three-hit midair combo that could be described as floating. But hah, as if.
With the dragon doing most of the work, Primarina turns around... only to see the "venipede" still attacking. She mutters something under her breath and dashes towards him.
Stop it! She's not the enemy! Misty Terrain!
A pink mist begins to spread out over the floor. It won't be fast enough to stop any poison, but it'll at least prevent future poisonings of other people. Like Prim, who is charging towards Rep.
Homura can't help but giggle upon hearing the girl start to use an actual name only to catch herself... Geez, fake names? Not the first Magical Girls to pull that, but Homura's always believed in being more transparent than that really, that and it just sounds so cartoony to her.
"I see then, yes I'm sure she's got her reasons for it... Just doesn't sit well with me ya know? I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, even if it can backfire, what's the point of things if you have to be some paranoid loon all the time?"
As she notices the set of metal bars, Homura's shotgun would vanish only to be instantly replaced with a homemade bomb. She quickly tosses the weapon at their foe and causes it to explode in a burst of force and flames.
"My magic isn't so good for damaging things on its own, so I use normal weapons and add some of my power into em... Luck for me that I can store things easily at least."
There's also the matter of the Witch like beast she calls a Persona, but she'll save Homulilly for when she's needed... Wouldn't want to raise questions or scary the new girl too much.
Marissa successfully burns the cartoony leaves into ashen husks, which bounce harmlessly off her scales before poofing onto the ground. However, when she dives the tree in question, still breathing fire, it immediately bends over to smack her into the ground. Tree alight, it would fall over on top of her, still burning, she'll probably be fine, but will have to take the tree off this round
Prim fires at one of the trees, her light soon engulfs the creature, by the time it clears, the tree is clearly upset, its eyes turning a redish shade that didn't exist when cartoons were first being made. The tree vents cartoonish steam back at her and Sapphire, only for the younger girl to block it again.
Hifumi matches the Witch for a moment, the creature being further enraged by the electricity. Soon, it become apparent that it will overpower her, slowly pushing Hifumi back, angling its hand downard in an attempt to crush her.
However, with her first target gone, Amethyst can't help but notice Hifumi's situation. The girl leaps into the air in order to punch the Witch's arm, for a moment, it just bends before being pushed aside, the blow heading past Hifumi to shatter the fountain. Amethyst stops in front of Hifumi to grin
Amethyst: You're absolutely crazy, y'know that. I like it.
Rep dashes forward to meet Emerald, probably in some sort of "you're already dead" thing. Of course, the girl grins at the approaching monster, flashing out another knife for her right hand.
Emerald is practically a blur of knives, meeting Rep at every point. Rather than clash, her knives would go straight through his scales as though they weren't even there. Leaving Emerald rather scratched, but nowhere near as badly as Rep would be. She doesn't seem to notice the poison,
as soon as Rep lands, she tosses one of her knives at him
Emerald: Just shut up and die already, I don't really have the time to be dealing with you right now.
Izumi attempts to approach the witch, only for the two remaining benches to block her path.
As soon as she'd try to get around them, they simply stretch to take up more space before the top one swings an arm downward at her
Finally, Argent continues her charging, only for Homura to blow the gate up. The end of her staff continues glowing, seems it can conserve charge while the girl nervously shifts between her feet
Argent: W... Well. Its not really for her. But... Emerald and I still have families. There are some bad people out there, so its best if they don't know our names... N... Not that I think you're one of them...
Argent trails off, mumbling some sort of apology before she gets back to the business at hand.
Argent: A... Anyways, I'd better take care of this soon... T... Thank you. Oh... C.... Can you tell the others to get out of the way? I.... Wouldn't want to hit someone
Argent bows to Homura for a moment before dashing past where the gate was, once there, she'd jump into the air, forming a silver circle beneath her to stand on as she points her staff at the Witch. Soon enough, a silver light is glowing at the end of it, and seems to be growing rapidly
arg, damnit! Stupid tree! At least this fire isn't so bad, but this fucking tree is a fucking annoyance!
*Marisa struggles to get the tree off of herself*
(As soon as he lands and the knifes hit, and all of scales get peeled off like a apple, and the inside the inside is all off inner body parts, he breaths really hard)...sigh...sigh..huff...puff...well...shit.....(he then drills underground, and kind if disappears)...hehe...
Ah crap... Looks like it's time to try this out.
Another card appears, this one the Magician. It lazily floats in the air facing the descending arm, and after an instant of glowing, the card unleashes a flame breath-like glut of fire at the arm.
Izumi, however, drops to the ground quickly, landing on one knee and looking up to see what damage the card did.
Humph I prefer being called smart.
(Hifumi coldly states yet the slight smile on her face says otherwise. She may not have liked Emerald, but in Amethyst she senses a kindred spirit through her commentary. One that hopefully won't get in her way for the rest of this fight. Though now she was indebted to this girl for the save attempt. )
Though crazy may work a bit better for now.
(Noticing the broken remains of the fountain Hifumi hatches a plan that is equal parts intelligent as it is crazy. Shifting the spear tip of her staff downward toward the floor a faint electrical current envelopes the weapon in her hands. She taps the tip against the floor in an almost vain attempt to turn any spilled fountain water into an active conductor.)
(He then drills back upperground. Far away from the fight)...that was close mate
"I see, family huh? Mine is... Long gone by now, and even if they weren't I was never a fan to start with, nor did they hold any true import to anyone."
There's something she hates thinking about, she likes Madoka's family better than her own really... Either way, Homura shrugs and waves off the other girl's thanks, not like it's any big deal.
"And there's no need to thank me, I'm just doing it because... Sometimes I'm not so sure, but uh I guess I'm trying to do what I'd call "Justice", at least mine. Either way, if you need something shot just uh shoot a light into the air yeah? I'll be way back here with my sniper rifle for now."
She'd glance around above herself, aiming to find something she can use to leap upward and get a good view of the battlefield from above, regardless of success, however. A large caliber sniper rifle takes shape in Homura's hands, she'd find somewhere with a decent view of the witch and lay down, gazing through the scope... And taking her eyes off now and then to look around herself, but assuming she saw a good chance for it, Homura would quickly pull back the trigger and send a glowing purple bullet from her rifle straight into what appears to be a weak point of the Witch.
(He then coils around him self like a spring...and just watches)...I need my shell back...but its gone and broken...shit
The tree stops struggling momentarily, allowing Marisa to push it off with relative ease. Nothing else would bother her for the moment.
Rep pops up near Homura on the second floor, nothing actually disturbing them, more to be described when I refer to Homura. Satisfied that the problem's dealt with, Emerald runs over to assist Sapphire with the last remaining tree. Sapphire is able to effectively prevent the tree's barrages from having any real effect, but doesn't seem to be able to harm it herself
Now for Izumi, being made primarily of wood and metal, the upper bench would catch fire as well
The arms are made of metal, and as such wouldn't be affected, however by dodging low to the ground, Izumi narrowly avoids the swinging arm. This leaves her near the second one, who suddenly grows a mouth in its wooden seat in an attempt to bite her
Hifumi successfully jolts the water that has begun to cover the floor from the broken fountain, though it looks strange and cartoonish, it has the same properties as regular water, briefly jolting the Witch's hand before it has the chance to retract. Amethyst jumps a little to the side, to keep out of the way of the water, one eyebrow raised
Amethyst: You sure you know what you're doin'? Just.... Don't catch me in the crossfire of this.
The only things resembling a specific weakpoint would likely be the Witch's eyes, so Homura fires at one of them. Distracted by its grudge against Hifumi, Homura's bullet strikes true, giving Amethyst a chance to dash around the water closer to it. The creature momentarily forgets its foe, only to look back towards Homura and Argent at the back of the room. Eyes going wide at...
Argent: Don't worry about me, I'm planning on hanging around back here to.
Argent shouts, from her point between her first and second floors, hoping to reach the people near the Witch
Argent: Sorry to cut our meeting so short, but we've gotta get going. Magical Goodbye.
With that, her staff finally finishes charging, a massive, silver beam launches out the end, angled downward to strike the ground directly behind the Witch.
Well, that happen-(a small jab of a pain goes into his back) GAHAH!!...oh god...I need a new shell (he looks at Nomura)..ay
(edited by Reperzel)
I'll take the witch now! Time for a face full of dragon flames!
Marisa hops onto the tree and crushes it under her own weight, then takes to the air again and starts breathing fireballs onto the witch's face.
Oh I certainly know what i'm doing.
(With an ambitious smile Hifumi charges forward after her electric strike and aims to slash the witch across it's abdomen. With her halberd raised at a certain angle and moderately fast movements she just hopes that she makes it in time.)
Homura's gun vanishes, she's going to simply watch from the second floor... Or she would if Rep weren't muttering about a "shell" and staring at her. Instead, the girl turns around to face him with her eyebrows raised, muscles tensing to strike in a moment if needed.
"What exactly does a "Shell" mean hmm Zane? It sounds rather unpleasant I can't lie, so if you intend to pull something on me... I'll have to put a stop to you."
The sight of a shotgun taking shape in her arms might tell Rep something, but perhaps he's simply too stupid to even notice when he's horribly outclassed?
Sigh..look (he turns around, and she sees the most disgusting things. Like his heart, poison being flown like blood, organs, etc)....with out a shell, I'm pretty much a dead snakipede walking, so I need a new one
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Woah!
She's not dumb enough to try tanking a mouth with desires of consumption. But she is smart enough to leave a parting gift before jumping back.
The Death Arcana.
Which responds to the mouth by shooting a trio of orbs of DARKNESS right into the arm's mouth.
Agility Form proving its worth yet again it seems.
Marisa mutilates the tree, satisfied with herself, and heads into the sky. She does catch the Witch's attention, it initally reaches out to grab her, only to recoil in pain as Marissa's fire engulfs its arm.
Now completely distracted, the Witch does nothing to stop Hifumi from slashing through its abdomen, her halberd goes straight through, delivering an unpleasant jolt along the way, only for the creature's flesh to stretch and melt back together.
Similarly, Amethyst tries going to the Witch's other side, kicking it sharply in the side. The results are.... Unimpressive. To say the least.
Izumi's dark orbs slam into the benches knocking them over comically on their backs. The creatures struggle to get up, but alas, their arms don't bend backwards. Its actually kinda embarassing for them.
The Witch glares at the most recent offender, Hifumi, turning just behind it.... Having completely forgotten about the massive laser aimed for it. The laser pierces through the Witch, exploding upon contact with the ground, the white explosion emanating from contact would soon come to engulf the Witch in its entirety, in addition to catching Hifumi and Amethyst on the edges of it.
The explosion sears with some sort of magical force, but only lasts an instant.
That's when the area shatters. Ordinarily these things would simply fade away, yet, with all the force unleashed, this Witch's Barrier explodes, a massive force slamming into all present... For a moment, everything's black.
When everyone opens their eyes, everything's still black. They're no longer in the mall, that much is certain. Instead, they seem to be floating in an empty space. None of the girls from earlier are there. Soon, a small, cat-like creature, with long, drooping appendages emerges from the darkness behind them. The creature prances in front of the group, eyeing them curiously. Before stopping in front of them to sit.
Kyubey: Well, you're not supposed to be here. If I were to guess its some sort of dimensional accident. Don't worry, I can help you get back to your Nexus. Its not too difficult.
The ceiling of the mall opens up.
It is finally Friday again.
All the bargain sales bow down, and the music section of the mall lights up with light.
The Goddess of Friday, Rebecca Black descends upon the Mall in her bus, her friend by her right.
It's Friday, Friday.
Gotta get down on Friday.
Everybody's looking forward to the weekend.
Rebecca cruises into the hall of the malls, ticking on and on, she's got it this. Now you know it.
Her ride picks up speed, and Rebecca mows down Rep with the strength of a gamma ray burst,
shattering him into ectoplasm.
Today was Friday, we was so excited for today. The unclean one has been purged from this great establishment in the name of Friday.
Now you may all look forward to the weekend in peace.
Rebecca ascends from her car and pulls out her Friday hammer, which shatters the remains of Rep into flames.
She now has to get to the bus stop.
Which seat can she take?
She gets in the bus with all of her friends, and just like that, Rebecca Black has ascended back into the heavens.
Until next Friday. See you later, Friday cowboy.
Uhh...huh? Oh? Well, if you can help, then I'm all ears. Wait, when did I get out of my transformation? My voice isn't all distorted anymore. Meh, must have been the shock. So, how do we get back? Do we have to do some kind of long, painful quest? Because if it's that, then I'm going to be kinda pissed.
What....? Wait wait wait, you are not just fixing this without first explaining what this is and where those other girls went!
(Hifumi momentarily feels an agonizing burning sensation racing across her skin and stifling her breath. For a second she almost forgets how to breathe as her mind toys with the thought of once again not existing. The idea of simply vanishing back into her original as if her sentience was never there. This frightens her at the very core of her being and a tear escapes from her shut eyes. Yet the moment passes and just like that she is released.)
I-I ....
(She falls to her knees failing to notice the new area around her. While her very breath continues to come out in sort gasps.)
I'm just here
Homura just stares at Kyubey and sighs... Wonderful to see that bastard around, what even is this power anyways? She's got some limited control over dimensions sure, or at least something like it was dragging her back to the hospital room every time, but this? It's far beyond anything she's met before.
"How exactly does something like this happen, Incubator? I know Witches toy about with dimensions and all, but this is... New, has the potential always been there, or is this something new due to the so-called Nexus we now reside in?"
There are annoying questions one could wonder about beyond that, the nature of life and the universe and all that... But those aren't things she'll worry over, no, just figure out what she's dealing with and get home at the end of the night. That's all that matters here.
So....we gonna fight or what?
Kyubey flicks his ears, eyes passing indifferently over the group. A new pulse, this time blue goes through the area, followed by another.
Kyubey: Its quite simple Marissa, I'll simply lead you out the way I do. There's not exactly anywhere to quest in this area, quite boring. So I assume you'll cooperate
Now the pulsing changes to a variety of colors, the blue seeming to amplify in time with Hifumi's fear and terror. The incubator seems to yawn and stretch before continuing
Kyubey: Well Izumi, Homura, the answer to both of your questions are pretty similar, so I'll cover it all at once
You're currently in the space between your "Nexus", the reality you all reside in, and the Isolation Field we've built around its path to our own world. I'll spare you the details there, multidimensional physics isn't exactly easy to explain to a species without space travel.
The creature's tone remains flat, yet in some manners condescending. As though he's simply speaking to a group of children
Kyubey: Witches mess with dimensions, creating their own pocket of space in which they reside. These are naturally less stable, and if they're struck hard enough, can shatter. This is what blew Homura to the Nexus if I remember correctly. Looks like it would have knocked you to our own world if the Isolation Field weren't in place.
Finally, the creature licks its paw, everything he can think of has been covered, though it glances over to Hifumi. Writhing on the ground probably isn't a good thing
Kyubey: As for those other Magical Girls, don't worry. Amethyst was struck directly, ran right into it.... But she'll be fine. I can't indulge more about their abilities. Sapphire was able to protect Emerald with her own barriers, and of course since Argent caused it, she remained perfectly fine. THey've probably collected the Grief Seed all witches drop and left by now.
Kyubey tilts its head at Rep, not particularly caring or confused, and steps away a little
Kyubey: If you wanted you could probably kill me, but that would be a complete waste of time. I come here in order to report back to my own world, so I'm more than familiar with the way out. If no one has any further questions I would be glad to lead you.
[A yellow portal opens up in front of Rep. A blonde haired dinosaur man steps out of it and faces him. But this wasn't any normal man, it was the god of all husbandos, Diego Motherfucking Brando.]
"Zane, I think it's time..."
Ohhhhhh, good to hear, also, can ya help me with something? (He turns around, and kyubey notices the most disgusting things and sense I already talked bout, I won't talk bout it)...can ya do something bout it?
(He looks at Diego)... No
OOC: Just wondering if I can just hop in right now, if possible.
Hmm.... an isolation field.... blasted into another world...
Who is Argent that she could obliterate that witch in one shot, plus enough power to blast us out of the very dimension?
And for that matter... how does a group like their's stay together? You don't get greater rewards for working in a group, so what do they gain?
OOC: Thank you for asking, but no. I'm just now wrapping up and they're in a strange space between dimensions. So no, you can't walk up, or portal in
OOC: Alright, thanks for telling!
Homura looks over to Izumi, she can actually field that little question herself.
"Simple, it's just safer like that. These things can kill people pretty easily, so it's no shock how teams form if only to stay alive..."
She trails off for a moment, furrowing her eyebrows as she considers... The other possible reason.
"On a more emotional level, sometimes Magical Girls will stick with each other simply because they've forged bonds among themselves. It's not the most common thing, but it does tend to be good for morale..."
Right up until people start dropping, she can speak from experience on how well that goes over. Either way, she's said enough and would turn back to Kyubey with... She's not sure how to feel, on the one hand, this field sounds bad, on the other she's rather glad to have evaded the horrid fate of being back in her own world.
"As for you Incubator, we both know that it's pointless for me to do anything to you as always. And there are no contracts to interfere with here, so I've got no reason to be hostile. Either way, I for one am ready to leave this madhouse and never look at it again if possible."
Im just needing a new shell or "exoskeleton"
Or out of fear... knowing that Amethyst girl...
It was the concern Izumi had, and Homura gave her an opportunity to voice it without seeming... paranoid.
Kyubey nods and begins walking off, glancing back at those still remaining
Kyubey: Technically Zane, I could, but it would be a total waste of your time. Besides, your suffering helps me a little. Especially now that we don't have to wait
The creature's fluffy tail swings back in forth before it paces back to the group, whether idling or not no one might be sure
Kyubey: Argent really isn't THAT impressive, Tatsuya could have done it. Faster too. Rather, she hit the barrier hard enough that it went from fractured to shattered, ending with you here.
As for why, Homura said it best, I'm in no position to analyze how you humans think, you could try asking them next time.
Anyways, I've already done my report, so as Homura mentioned, now its probably best to just follow me out.
Kyubey runs a little ways off, looking through the blackness. Before seeming to vanish at a point behind them. Anyone who follows would find themselves in an alleyway in Tokyo, the Incubator staring at the point in the wall they emerge from, casually waiting. The creature would stretch, wordlessly, just in case they had any last remarks before running off
Oh c'mon mate, I'm gonna have to use tarp and tape!
If you're afraid of dying you could just stay here.
It was 100% a taunt as Izumi set off after Kyubey, emerging into the alleyway and looking rather... surprised by that fact.
Wow.... we're outside, even....
Now, to find those girls again. I wonder if any of them like cafes....