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[color=a187be][h2][u]Black Sky Moritomi[/u][/h2][/color][/center]
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Kaito had thought it was weird when the catgirl suddenly dropped in front of him. Usually other girls would run after seeing his avian legs, but this girl seemed to like them for some weird reason. Well, she looked like a monster girl, so perhaps it was a feeling of camaraderie among abnormal looking people.  Kaito didn’t have long to think on it before she suddenly gave him a very wet, very shivery hug. Kaito’s eyes widened; for a moment he thought she went in for an attack, but there she was, holding him. It ended as fast as it began, but the damp feeling she left stayed.
[color=a187be]”You’re… welcome?”[/color] He spoke, but it seems she wasn’t listening, having already left.

[color=a187be][i]That… was weird. Kinda nice, though. Most people want to kill me. A hug is a great change of pace.[/i][/color] He shivered slightly in the cold as he felt the dampness start to sink in. [color=a187be][i]...Aside from her being soaking wet.[/i][/color] He prepared to take flight again, trying to find the “prey” that the Queen told him about...

Then the wights and ogres showed up. Then the prehistoric skeletons. And then they became prehistoric [i]zombies.[/i] Like… really? Zombie dinosaurs? This city was weird enough without dinosaurs, thank you very much, much less zombie ones. And then a bunch of magical girls showed up, clearly intent on dealing with the sudden influx of ghouls.

[color=a187be][i]This is what I get for being complacent,[/i][/color] he thought bitterly, summoning a brace of spectral swords hovering around him, eyes already darting about for some suitable shadows to dive into. He had to move fast- he had to go after the source, before it got to summon too many minions and overwhelmed them all.

[color=a187be][i]Then again,[/i][/color] he thought, watching the Inquisition girls curbstomp some wights, [color=a187be][i]they seem to be handling it pretty well so far.[/i][/color]

[color=662d91][b][i]Do not get comfortable, Champion. Even an ordinary necromancer would be a fearsome foe. This creature is far beyond that. You must proceed with caution.[/i][/b][/color]

Kaito wasn’t overly enthused at the prospect, listening to the thing blather on about being “extinction” or whatever. [color=a187be][i]Even worse if I have to listen to him rant the whole time.[/i][/color] His eyes caught a sufficiently deep pair of shadows; one somewhat nearby, just behind the undead vanguard, and one closer to the museum, where the Lich awaited. 

[color=a187be][i]Perfect.[/i][/color] Now he just had to get the rabble out of the way. He ran forward, ghostly swords weaving and thrashing around him as he aimed to flank the wights and destroy them with his newly summoned weapon.

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Kimble's sad countenance turned to a genuine, if struggling, smile upon seeing Alicia. "Mistress, I'm glad you're here. Sorry for having to be rescued again..." She mewled, and closed her eyes. "Those other girls...They called Mistress a traitor," she bared her fangs. "They said many hurtful things about you. I couldn't stand it, so...I took revenge. But I wasn't strong enough..." She let her tail fall to the ground; the tip of its fur was burnt off. "I'm sorry, Mistress."

Rachel pointed her finger at Kimble. "That thing gouged an eye out from one of your fellow sisters!" She retorted, and then shifted her pointing to Alicia. "And you will answer for having brought a beast to our holy grounds." She turned away, facing the exit as she listened to Serenity's question, and reached her hand up to her chest as if to clutch something; this gave Aurelio his chance to sneak in some healing magic to Kimble, before the Inquisitor faced the girl.
"...Any lies at the trial shall be known by a user of light magic. Aurelio, follow me. Violet, your squad may take a rest. Inform the next squad to move in on U-Type 3."
Violet saluted, a big grin on her face.
[color=662d91]"Understood, Inquisitor."[/color]
She activated the teleporter, and the squad disappeared. Kimble, soothed by the magic, pressed her head against the bars of the cage, causing one of her ears to flop out. "Please, mistress...Could you pet me, one last time?"

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Rachel took the dapper magical boy back to the Confessional. She still seemed imposing and accusatory, but this time she spared him the physical abuse as she crossed her arms. "I am aware of the Vow you have taken, Tanner; you have sworn to uphold Kindness in all matters. Thus, it is possible you are innocent in all this. However," she bluntly stated, "to fully prove yourself as loyal to Beacon and its cause, we need you to perform a mission." 

She began circling the interrogation table Aurelio was sitting at; her image accordingly shifted on the wide mirrored window set to the back wall. "A dark magical girl calling herself "Vi-chan" is going to hold a meeting of corrupted beings under the guise of a party. You will use your connections to the underground magical girl population, and find out the location and time of this party. If you do this successfully, you will be pardoned for your sins." 

She stopped, and pulled out a bracelet from her pocket; it resembled an electronic health measuring device, with a different set of runes and a small interface of buttons and a LCD screen. "This device will transmit any audio in your vicinity straight to our database, allowing us to listen in. It has been enchanted to be immune to scrying magic such as Third Eye, so as long as you keep it under your sleeve nobody can detect it. Any questions?"

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It was at that moment that Juliana teleported back in the containment area; she entered the cell, having brought a strawberry cake to the prisoners. "Here. You must be hungry." She set the tray down, and cut the cake into slices.She then gave each one a plate and spoon to eat the cake with. "Thank you," Sylvia quietly spoke, having begun eating quietly she was visibly distraught by what had happened to Kimble.
Sally on the other hand had begun to cry, and sobbed as she also expressed her gratitude. "Cake as my last meal...Well, I suppose my weight doesn't matter at this point, ehe..." She attempted to joke, but it fell flat. After giving Alicia her plate, she then went to Serenity. "My name is Juliana," she then spoke to the maid girl. "I do not recognize you." She held the plate towards her. "May I ask you for your name?"

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Helga soon arrived at the graveyard, grimacing at the sight of the ghostly concert. "What the hell? This place might as well not be a graveyard with all this not-actually-dead going on around here." As soon as she heard some kind of music playing, her eyes widened, and her sharp teeth were bared. "Sound magic!" Using her Specialization, she created sound-nullifying plugs inside her ears, deafening her. She then ran forwards, spotting Lupa already in the fray. "LUPA!" She screamed, and extended her claws, joining her in the fight. Together, with both of them using a bestial, wild style of combat, they synergized well in a feral dance destroying the specters surrounding them.

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Brittany nodded, smiling as Su bought the Ether Staff.
[color=f03aa1]‘An excellent choice, ma'm! The Ether Staff will enhance your magical abilities when used.‘[/color] She watched as everyone left running out the door, and put her hands to her hips.
[color=f03aa1]‘Well that went well, Agatha!‘[/color] She turned to her Patron, and patted him on his head, giggling like a child.
[color=f03aa1]‘Now, let's go look for Sammy, starting at the Pit Stop.‘[/color] She closed the shop, and hopped on her flying broom, exiting in a fashion most witch-like.

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Lily sped through the mostly empty streets, no longer deterred by traffic like before. In a way, she was glad there weren't as many civilians around, as they would then be safe, but on the other hand she knew this wasn't normal, that people should be free to walk these streets without fear. She had been complacent for too long; now she had to act.

She thought about going higher to look for Alex, but was surprised as she heard his voice in the distance.
[color=fff200]"Alex! Get on!"[/color] Lily shouted back, and braked in a circle, creating a donut-shaped trail in the snow before Alex had hopped on and she continued on her way.
[color=fff200]"You ran off without me!"[/color] She scolded him; even though he couldn't see her expression, he could tell she was upset.
[color=fff200]"Don't you realize how dangerous that is! You could get hurt and I wouldn't know! You dummy!"[/color]
To make her point, she decided to pass through a tight alleyway at full speed in an effort to slightly spook him.
[color=fff200]"Don't ever do that again, Alex. Anyway, I saw the news, and there's monsters! Get ready!"[/color]

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Rina's sword shot sliced through the tough hide of the undead sabertooth tiger, and mid-pounce its head was separated from its shoulders, causing it to slump down, its head rolling to its side. But then, the headless body rose up, and slowly stalked towards Rina, the tiger head snarling, one eye still on her.

Lily and Alex had reached the back entrance of the museum of natural history, and skidded to a stop. The two of them heard disturbing roars and screeches coming from the front side.
[color=fff200]"Let's try and get them by surprise this time,"[/color]
Lily spoke in a lower voice, and hopped up to the roof, waiting for Alex to catch up before she moved stealthily forward, her bow held in her hands like a huntress in the forest.

There, floating on the other side and with his back to them was the bulky lich; he was laughing and swinging his golden scepter back and forth, unleashing more necromantic magic by the second. Lily took aim,pulling back on her bowstring made of crackling electricity, and waited for Alex to make his move before she would a Barrage of lightning arrows upon the undead sorcerer.

Mr Bulk once again was pierced by the electric arrows, and flinched from it, though it didn't seem to slow him down. "More vermin, here to squirm before their last breath!" He pointed his staff towards the ground in front of the museum, and summoned another portal; this one was much bigger than the last one, a swirling abyss of black and purple. "Come to me, life forgotten by time!" Bones were drawn from the museum and thrown to the pool, from which even more dinosaur zombies emerged: megalodons, allosaurs, anykolaurs and more.

The triplet nodding, having accepted Tetrad's introduction as she swirled her halberd around, cutting the legs off a wight before landing a bisecting blow in a single motion. "You are correct. We have arrived here a fortnight ago, here to pick up the pieces of our outer siblings." Another triplet hopped in to block a strike aimed at her back, the two seemingly telepathic as they moved on to move in perfect synchronization with their swings and dodges. "We are Xelda, Yselda and Zelda." The third triplet landed from above balancing on her weapon, and joined the two in their deadly performance like she never left. "The Sworn Sisters, here to purge Penrose of magical pollution."

With the triplets blessed by Tetrad's suit of Swords and Kaito coming in with a flanking maneuver, the wights did not endure for long, hacked part in a hurricane of glinting steel. However, Kaito was not left unscathed, and suffered three hits on himself. He then came to realize he was inflicted with a curse, lowering his STR, AGI and VIT by -3 until the curse was lifted. 

The spinning scythe cut through the undead ogre mage despite the resistance in their fattened gut, leaving an awful mess before the blade stopped and the ogre dissolved. And then, another ogre mage was shot down by the sniper girl, who had now crouched down at the edge of the rooftop to take her shots. However, this turned out to be a mistake, as the magic missiles shot by the ogres hit her. She rolled back to cover, but was too late; she was hit by the black orbs, an groaned in pain. One of the triplets cried out. 

"Kai!"
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Cindy had moved to a small corner of the hideout at one of the deeper levels when Penny returned; based on the desk and swivel chair carried there, it seemed to work as her temporary office of sorts. She turned around to greet Penny, holding a stack of laminated papers. "Oh, greetings, Penny!" She greeted, and smiled as she saw Chloe. "This must be your squire then. Ah, I jest," she added, and laughed in a conserved manner. "Penny has spoken many good things about you, Chloe. She also told me that you would be willing to join in an alliance. Would you like a cup of tea as we converse?" After learning that Penny would leave, she nodded. "Very well then. You are always welcome, Home Builder." She then gestured for Chloe to sit down at a nearby table. "So, tell me about yourself, Chloe. What do you treasure most?" She asked as she poured some tea.

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Like Peter Pan leading Wendy to Neverland, so did Valkyrie take Ronin's hand, and the two flew off from the ruins of the castle. Though the magical realm they were in is known as the Overcity, it is actually part of a greater nexus of realms called The Sprawl; it can take many forms, from the most beautiful of vistas to the most horrifying of landscapes. Like a dream, it keeps ever shifting, and even major landmarks may move as they years go on. However, one place has always stood firmly in place, anchored by primordial magic; the Overcity.

Carried by magical winds, the two of them soon saw the Crystal Curtain; a great wall that separated the chaotic Sprawl from the nexus of magic, above the cities of mortals. The Curtain shimmered turquoise when seen from afar, though its colors shifted like the northern lights. The walls rose incredibly high, and patrolling the perimeter were magical girl guards, ever valiant. 

Valkyrie knew that trying to cross by air would not only be foolish but outright suicidal, as the guards had the right to strike down any who would cross so. Instead, they found themselves at the gate; studded with jewels the size of car tires and engraved with great runes, the door was made of adamantite, the most durable malleable substance known in the magical world. Two magical girls were guarding the gates, and lifted their palms towards them. "Halt! State your name and business," they shouted out.