The light seemed to suffuse her very being, flowing through her. A gentle, pleasant warmth spread from her chest, then throughout her entire body, filling every part of her with such a wonderful feeling.

Hikari let out a sigh.

When she opened her eyes, the fact that all of her clothing had somehow dissipated into nothing didn't even dawn on her. She was in some sort of barrier, a brilliant world of warmth and magic. Was this... was this how becoming a magical girl felt?

From the outside, it would seem as if the small brunette had suddenly disappeared into an orb of light. A typical protective field to defend a magical girl during her transformation.

The light flowed across her body, forming clothing. A ribbon, and then... it coalesced into the form of a kimono, a somewhat less traditional, frilly orange one, with a layered red skirt that appeared in a sudden burst of fire. Indeed, each item of clothing, even the ribbons in her hair, suddenly appeared with a burst of flames after initially forming from the resplendent light.

But somehow, it felt like that suited her!

As it flowed across her legs, it formed a pair of frilled thigh-highs, and finally a set of platform geta, extending her height by a fair amount.

And then...

With a flash of flames, a long handle, and then the great head of a hammer appeared. As she reached out to grip it, with surprise, she noticed that the rear of the head resembled a dragon, the front somehow appearing to be a bell...

Hikari swung it, once, experimentally, then gripped it in both hands.

The light faded away, and Hikari's geta clacked on the concrete ground. Immediately, unable to help it, she looked down at herself in awe. This... had really happened! She was really wearing that outfit, holding that hammer... She was really a magical girl! She hadn't even noticed her hair had turned a brilliant red, eyes intensely orange.

"I... I really transformed!" she exclaimed.

"Of course," replied the fairy, brightly, "Now you're a real magical girl!"

As much as Hikari wanted to take all of this in, there wasn't much time to do so. She had no idea what she could do, or how this hammer worked, but she had to try something to intervene... Hikari drew her hammer back over her shoulder...

"... Gaah, I screwed up... but I'll take you out!" declared Tsukimi, her attention focusing once again on Tokiko, "Take a good, long look! This is my Killing Needle: Death of the Deathle-"

She didn't complete her attack.

There was the sound of fireworks being set off, and Hikari suddenly rocketed in from the side! Her hammer slammed into the distracted Tsukimi, propelled by the fireworks like a rocket! It wasn't a particularly practiced attack, but all that was needed right now was force. The impact lifted the other girl off her feet and sent her hurtling through the air, slamming into the wall across the alley with enough force to break through it entirely!

Naoko, who had been pushing her strength against the monstergirl, was momentarily distracted by the sudden display of the new magical girl's abilities.

"Ohhh, so she's all about high impact too, huh?!" she declared, brightly, uncaring for the fact that another opponent had just been created, "You okay, Tsukimi-chan?"

Tsukimi, knocked completely senseless, wasn't exactly in a position to respond.

[@Anza][@A Lowly Wretch]