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Storms were heading in towards Penrose. Tornadoes chasing towards the buildings of the public while so many Magical Girls were converging on the origin of the magic…

Lea stood in mid-air, high over the city, glaring at the incoming storms. An elfin form with butterflies leaking off her clothes and flying about her. She really didn’t want to interfere with the natural workings of this city, or show off her capabilities… but there really was too few Magical Girls fighting to defend the city against these storms. If nothing was done, then the city may be destroyed far before the Magical Girls could stop the source. This city would take damage that wouldn’t be repaired for numerous years… that just wouldn’t do. Asengav had invested in this city. Lea was NOT about to let it be destroyed because some OTHER Horror had a plan in the works!

The Windfall Sprite blew forth at magnificent speed towards the nearest tornado. Upon reaching it, she let a burst of wind blow forth against its own flow, her magic charging to disrupt the formation of the destructive weather phenomenon. It might require a few bursts, but the Magical Girl summoned her Wind-specialization and scattered it to still the air around her… and eventually it worked, that particular tornado was no more, the wind in the immediate area slowed to a stand-still. … But that was far from the only one that was approaching. If nobody stopped what was going on, Lea herself would most certainly be insufficient eventually.

[color=c1eb9b]‘Tsk… we don’t want to fight another Horror. Are we left to hope the powers of the local Magical Girls are enough…?’[/color] Lea asked herself, glaring back… Wasn’t there someone…?

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[color=fc6828]‘Wo-o-oaaahahahaha…!’[/color] Mayra laughed, the scaly monster-girl looking up at the present storms from a rooftop. She had actually gotten up here in order to look at (and possibly intrude upon) the meeting with Cindy Ford, but she’d been greeted by something so much bigger! Tornadoes and promises of destruction and whatnot! [color=fc6828]‘Awesome! This city is awesome!’[/color] she called for herself. This last week and something she’d been staying at Su’s, mainly just being a nuisance and wanted to hang out all the time and ask all sorts of questions and wanted to get involved in every kind of fight that had been going on. But, this was something extra…!

Huh? She knew that piece of green over there, looking like a tiny fairy in the distance. [color=fc6828]‘Oh, it’s Lea! Heeeeeeeeey, Lea!’[/color] Mayra waved at her, utterly unconcerned. [color=fc6828]‘Huh?’[/color] Lea was pointing at something. First now did Mayra become aware that there was black smoke surrounding the graveyard, and a ton of Magical Girls that were heading in… [color=fc6828]‘Oh-wow, oh-wow, oh-wow, oh-wow! It’s becoming a giant brawl!? A huge free-for-all!? That… that’s so awesome…!’[/color] She turned and grinned at Lea, knowing that Lea probably would never allow her to go there. Mayra thought of going anyway~

Huh? Lea was staring at her. Mayra blinked in surprise, pointed at herself, then pointed at the smoke.

In the vast distance, Lea nodded to her. Mayra’s excitement, chest and eyebrows all rose high.

[color=fc6828]‘DON’T START WITHOUT ME!’[/color] Mayra launched herself with fire straight off the building, sending herself flying across town to come crashing down into the black mist.

[@BrokenPromise]

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[color=f03aa1]‘Keh-heh!’[/color] laughed [url=https://i.imgur.com/3fX9xeD.jpg]a little witch in purple and dark clothing[/url] with a small round purple/pink creature flying by her head. She was inside a building in Penrose, accessible only from the balcony outside, and currently utterly unconcerned with the storm going on outside. Within, she was furnishing with magical artifacts and weapons that she had collected over time, as well as some donated by Cindy Ford in order to buy her allegiance. [color=f03aa1]‘Soon, I’ll be ready! I’ll be opening my grand magical store in Penrose! Oooh, I should get into contact with Penrose Independant, see if I can place an add for my grand opening!’[/color] She jumped up onto the table next to her cash register (for magical cash) and pointed up excitedly towards the ceiling.

[color=f03aa1]‘Brittany Todd’s Magical Market for artifacts, weapons and divination will soon be open for public! It’ll be the best, Agatha!’[/color] she announced to her Lesser Force patron, oh, so, happily.

[color=ff8cd3]‘� ���� �� ���� ���� ������ ������’[/color] Agatha replied.

[color=f03aa1]‘Damn straight! Keh-heh-heh!’[/color] Brittany laughed. She then looked around at the different shelves… [color=f03aa1]‘… Though to be honest, the shelves are still pretty bare. If only magical artifacts weren’t so rare. Keh-heh, guess they wouldn’t sell so well if they weren’t!’[/color] And so, Brittany chuckled for herself as she stood on the register bench…

That’s when the door opened.

[color=faf07f]‘Wow! I’ve never seen so many magical artifacts in one place! This is truly a store in the making, huh?’[/color] called a bubbly voice.

Brittany spun around and assumed an immediate fighting stance, eyes wide and alarmed. Before her stood an energetic-seeming yellow-haired short magical girl with long twin-tails and a sword on her back, pretty innocent looking, alongside the most terrifying-looking monster girl she had ever laid her eyes upon.

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[color=f03aa1]‘Wh-what are you doing here!? Th-the store’s not open yet!’[/color] Brittany shouted out at them, clearly alarmed, Agatha taking a stance on her shoulder, just in case.

[color=faf07f]‘Oh, but we heard what you were setting up so we thought we’d come in and take a look!’[/color] Josefin said with a happy tone while Taihei advanced slowly, looking around herself with a blank look on her face.

[color=f03aa1]‘Come back when we’re open!’[/color] Brittany shouted to them, now frowning. [color=f03aa1]‘I’m warning you, any attempt to steal my wares - and I’ll know, I’m Psychic Specialized - and you’ll not only face the power of my magnificent magic, but you’ll also be marked for death by Mistress Cindy, not to mention immediately targeted by the full might of the Lesser Force Agatha, right here on my shoulder!’[/color] With that call, the purple/pink creature that was Agatha swelled to take up the majority of the available space above Brittany, pulsing with power.

[color=ff8cd3]‘���� ���� ���� ��’[/color] Agatha called.

[color=faf07f]‘W-wait, hold on, that’s not-’[/color] Josefin started, suddenly panicking and raising her hands in a panicked motion. 

[color=4e5478]‘You’re misunderstanding,’[/color] Taihei calmly stated, pulling a bag that had been wrapped around her shoulder. [color=4e5478]‘We’re not here to be either thieves nor customers…’[/color] she said, opening the bag’s top and turning it upside down. Brittany’s eyes went wide.

[color=4e5478]‘We want to be your suppliers,’[/color] Taihei calmly stated, as a considerable amount of magical artifacts spilled down on the floor… Josefin giggled a bit by the side as Brittany watched the spectacle in awe. Then, the little witch smiled oh, so widely. There had to be some spirit of luck looking out for her after all.

[hider=...]Then an artifact at Taihei’s feet exploded and several of the other artifact’s effects also took shape, suddenly leaving Taihei 50% smaller, deaf, purple, flammable and on fire. As Taihei muttered that she should have seen that coming, a stray tornado suddenly took off the roof JUST before Lea could finish the tornado off and threw them all out on the street next to them (and obviously that also was the only building hurt by said tornado), leaving Brittany and Josefin scurrying to pick up all the artifacts while Taihei bid her farewell before her terrible luck could mess things up further. Josefin and Brittany would then start negotiating the deal by themselves.[/hider]

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Mariette sat silently in one of the chairs of an empty apartment, watching through small portals as the events of the day were unfolding. Held to one of her ears was a small phone, listening to the reports of what was going on across town. Lea was fighting off tornadoes, Mayra was their [i]somewhat[/i] expendable recruit that would tip the likelihood just a bit towards their hopeful success while hopefully being tough enough not to die, Josefin and Taihei followed the tip which they’d received by phone a while earlier, and the rest… 

Jelena and Victoria were backups, while Freya, Suzette and Tullia was once again preparing something as the city of Penrose was distracted. That made the second time they were setting something up while the city was distracted. If they could keep that up… well, suppose this didn’t need to be so difficult after all.

Mariette stood up. She had someone she wanted to talk to today, after all. A small warning to deliver…