[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/BBwjC6T.png[/img][/center][hr]It was impressive that the Magical Girls could handle the threat of the Pageless so easily and with little damage all around. All things considered, the building structure remained intact and they had even successfully moved the civilians out of harm’s way thanks to Yuri. With the Jack in the Box meeting its end, all of the life energy stolen by the Pageless would return to their human owners. While they would be fine, they wouldn’t wake up for quite some time.

It was thus, the perfect opportunity for a new force to reveal themselves. As above, so below, and with one stepping out from the shadows, another came to mirror its movements until two girls confronted Robin and Ayaka’s group. While the court jester continued to have her bout with Robin, her associate simply stared coldly and with little remorse towards Yuri and Ayaka. [color=mediumvioletred][b]“You heard what your pet called us: Darkeepers. If you want my name, show me you’re strong enough to say it.”[/b][/color]

The scorpion-like girl continued to move forward and it wasn’t hard to place what exactly the pair of them were. Twisted inversions of the girls who stood before them, a common title would be to label them as dark Magical Girls. But there was little time for semantics, especially when Ayaka made the first move. With her staff plunged into the ground, the area around the scorpion girl lit up in a lightshow of dazzling display. Just before the brightness took hold, the Darkeeper could be seen flourishing a book no bigger than her palm that pulsed power.

[color=mediumvioletred][b]“Where do you think you’re going?”[/b][/color] The voice was in front of Ayaka in moments, the form of the scorpion girl made out, most of all her leg reared back for a harsh kick towards Ayaka’s head. [color=mediumvioletred][b]“Do you think this visor is for show?”[/b][/color] she mused, her scorpion’s tail already flicking in the air like a serrated whip to slash and snap back at Yuri if he dared try to intervene.
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