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The night winds finally picked up and not because of the eerie draft that came with the late year seasons. It was by the mark of those selfish in desire, Dark Magical Girls who filled Hibusa Town with their putrid presence. Rei internally sighed to herself despite all of their bravados. As the resident keeper of Ichiko Funeral Parlor, she was far too used to the quiet serenity the graves gave as opposed to all this commotion and commonplace disruption.

She much preferred the dead to be honest because corpses at least knew when to shut up. But, she supposed, it was a little bit fun, wasn’t it? Their hunts usually went smoothly, efficiently like a working machine. Nyxia’s appearance was chaotic, boisterous, sloppy, and [i]loud[/i]. There was difference between what they were and the sort of mayhem the neon girl proudly displayed and advertised. Yet perhaps that sort of rampant excitement was enough to stir her boredom.

In theory that was why Nyxia was paired with the club’s Code Keeper. And if she proved to be more of a hassle than boon, Earthshaker would simply kick her out to the next town with broken bones and that was that. All the same, there was no reason to rush. When all was said and done, Rei could always rely on the quiet dead to keep her company. Her happy thoughts were distracted by Oros, the majority of her words and Nyxia’s mad screams lost on her.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t deny her bloody peer for long, such was the nature of her magic. Rei smiled, a common feature for her, as Oros hiked up her jacket. Or maybe she did it when she was spaced out? Who knew, but the bloody girl was already getting cozy with her, a hand on her leg and her lips inches apart. Rei couldn’t deny she felt some stir in her chest from Oros’ magic but how much of that was some fabrication to feel, she didn’t care to know. Could she even feel that sort of stuff anymore? Everyone around her felt weird anyway, the chill of inevitability.

Maybe that’s why Willow paired with her so well. The blonde Dark Girl appeared like a ghost, come to admonish Oros for her actions. It couldn’t be helped; the two were practically fighting over her. As simple of an explanation it was, it made sense for girls of their age.

[color=seagreen]“You’re in a mood tonight Oros,”[/color] Rei said coolly, hands on her drawn up hood strings. [color=seagreen]“But you should focus on Miseria instead of me. Better to feed yourself before someone steals your food. Besides, I don’t think my partner would appreciate how close we are.”[/color]

And she didn’t. Willow said her expected words, even going as far as to claim the seaweed-head girl herself. Rei chuckled in an empty way, patting Willow’s arm as the blonde held her affectionately. [color=seagreen]“Why Willow, they have houses they can sleep in of course. It’s not like we’re homeless Magical Girls who fight for love and justice,”[/color] she said with a stuck-out tongue. [color=seagreen]“Girls, we still have a job to do. Can’t we discuss things like that later? I promise I’m not going anywhere,”[/color] she mused.

She wasn’t wrong. Despite lessening in number, the Miseria weren’t letting up. They continued to spawn in large numbers, as if drawn to the darkness emanating off their hunters. Or, maybe, they were attracted to a sweeter source, the pure magic that represented their counterparts. Rei narrowed her one eye even as Willow and Oros fought amongst each other with shoves and who knew what else; she wasn’t paying attention nor did she care as something whistled in the night.

A pink streak was seen by all girls in the area and was soon to make contact with the Detention Club leader. Rei sighed and leapt off the street lamp just as the arrow hit. Pink fire lapped along the steel but had nowhere to spread. Their leader descended, ignoring the in-fighting between Earthshaker and Nyxia. Something more important tainted the air.

[color=seagreen]“I bet you all feel that, huh? There’s someone new in town,"[/color] Rei announced, voice carried to all around, including Evil Eye's spawn. [color=seagreen]"It’s bad enough we have two saplings cramping our style these days but a third? Can’t be bothered, not a fan. Say, how about this; whoever brings the new blood to me can choose what we eat for dinner tonight.”[/color]

A pause and Rei smirked, hands in her coat pockets.

[color=seagreen]“And whoever slays the least Miseria has to pay for it,”[/color] she added, before blinking as a watery presence sifted beside her. Mercurial. [color=seagreen]“Since when did you get here?”[/color]
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