[center][h2][i][color=00aeef]Miso City Outskirts - Kaname All Girls Academy[/color][/i][/h2][/center] [hr] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/8xdw7zM.jpg[/img][/center] [hr] [center][h3][i][color=00aeef]Chapter 00 - House of Cards[/color][/i][/h3][/center] [center][color=00aeef]-5-[/color][/center] [hr] [i] Having overcome their first trial, it's time for a fated meeting between the magical girls. However, this momentary reprieve was bound to not last. As the main foe finally reveals its identity, a new and unexpected threat appears. To whose side will the scales of fortune sway now? [/i] [hr] [center][h3][i][color=92278f]Magical Justice[/color][/i][/h3][/center] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/BPJ0GOi.png[/img][/center] [center][color=92278f]"Justice"[/color][/center] Justice was perched atop the roof, waiting for her companions' arrival while assessing the situation around the school with her [i]'Fragarachs'[/i], actually, all of the other magical girls would notice one such crystal sword floating harmlessly besides them, while the exact same amount of copies of them circled Justice, revolving slowly, as of yet were on a blade ballet. In Irish mythology, Fragarach was a sword owned by a great many deal of legendary heroes and, once under its blade none move and the only thing one could say was the utmost truth. Indeed it was easy to why Justice had named spell like this, even though it still concealed the fact that she did it mainly just because Fragarach is such a cool sounding word. [color=92278f]"Hey girls, I guess that you should hurry, 'cause the guest o' honor is just about to make it's grand entrance."[/color] Justice said to the other magical girls, through the host of swords. [center]•••[/center] [center][url=https://youtu.be/JYoOyqCUK08]BGM[/url][/center] As if on cue with Justice's declaration, the baseball field shook violently one last time, before one rambling blond girl walked to the pitcher's mound, holding one of the Inverse Arcanas in her hand. Even from this far, the magical girls could feel which card was it, VII - The Chariot. It was more like the card was wielding the girl than the contrary, when she threw it in the air and, with a bloodcurdling scream, the card fused itself with her, thereby assuming a much more monstrous [url=http://i.imgur.com/bBLRnNE.jpg]form[/url]. For the the time being, both halves of The Chariot stood still on middle of the diamond, looking around with dazed eyes, as if she was recovering from a sudden shock, no doubt one of the side-effects of the forceful transformation. However, this 'summoning sickness' wouldn't last forever, and if the girls didn't used this which was probably their best chance to end the combat quickly, they could count on being in for an arduous skirmish. [hr] Meanwhile, on the roof next to Chikage... [color=f7941d]"Would you care to stop, please?"[/color] Said an over polite voice coming from Chikage's literal left field, away from the sight line of the others, for the time being. If the magical girl turned to gaze at the newcomer, she would meet the figure of a gentle looking [url=http://i.imgur.com/Z7unJVS.jpg]woman[/url] sporting a curious cat tail. [color=f7941d]"I would prefer to not use violence if possible, for my mistress abhors such crude methods. Thus I am obliged to ask if you will surrender the cards that you have captured earlier peacefully. If not, I fear that I must do it 'the hard way' as youth of today would say."[/color] After her long winded monologue, the cat woman stood on the same place that she appeared in. As she waited for Chikage's reply, the woman gave her a gaze that was at the same time gentle and terrifying, almost as if she was a mother waiting for a disobedient child's answer. [hr] At the same time, on the hallway, next to Reiko... At first it was a single bell, another strange sound on this night of delusions. However, the jiggling sound didn't stopped until it was just about to make the turn right into the same hallway in which Reiko stood. Seconds later, a young girl's voice declared in a dispassionate tone, [color=6ecff6]"What a cruel twist of Fate that we are to meet on this night... If you, bearers of the cursed powers, were to overcome your sins, perhaps salvation could still be found for you."[/color] The owner of the voice happened to be a short [url=http://i.imgur.com/cywZ0Jr.png]girl[/url] who looked like she was about the same age as Reiko, perhaps a bit younger. She was dressed in what could be best described as the dignified robes of messenger of God an held a golden staff which crested with many metal rings, obviously the source of the earlier jiggling sound. [color=6ecff6]"Now, I ask, will you repent and give back that which doesn't belong to you, in order to be bestowed with God's indulgence?"[/color] The girl asked, gesturing to the cards that Reiko had captured, before silence fell between as the girl waited for Reiko's reply.