[h2]Himeko, strolling through Shinjuku[/h2]

It was funny how changing one's viewing angle could greatly alter the beauty of the sights before you. Shinjuku was always a bustling sea of lights and activity, and wandering the streets of that breath-taking environment was certainly a special moment. When you become able to freely navigate above that landscape, to see just how far that field of light can stretch... such an experience cannot be beaten.

Not even three minutes ago, a young woman had bought a cup of boba tea, slowly sipping it as she left the shop, walked down the street, and practically disappeared into an alleyway. And now, atop the towering buildings that made up Shinjuku, a totally-unrelated woman looked down at the streets, sipping from an identical cup. Her hakama billowing slightly in the breeze, the fox-eared woman was completely at ease as she surveyed the landscape. With her free hand, the fox woman raised a smartphone, casually tapping away without a care in the world.

[Magi☆Magic☆Fox]: Minor one on my end. Save me please!

Accompanying that message with a cheery, chibi sticker, the mysterious woman sent her message to a particular chat group. Then, stowing away her phone, she turned to face the creature she had practically ignored until now.

"Apologies for the wait. Shall we play, then~?"

Speaking to the creature, known as a Shade, was entirely pointless. To her knowledge, they possessed no real will, or at least had no desire to talk in any way. They were just mindless creatures, born from humanity's despair, sadness and general displeasure. And sadly, Tokyo had plenty of these things infesting the place, day after day. While certainly a little reckless, Yukimura Himeko had no reason to doubt she was truly in danger: This Shade was [i]very[/i] recently formed, after all, and was so weak that even a single tail was enough to deal with it. Someone that worked within the building itself must have had a pretty crappy day, the poor guy.

Taking another sip of her drink, Himeko opened her empty hand, a small ball of blue flame forming, warping and lengthening, until it became a long tobacco pipe. With colourful smoke slowly billowing from that, the fluffy-tailed magical girl commenced extermination of the Shade.