[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/7ZSpmlc.png[/img][/center] [hider=Ronin & Miko][hider=full picture][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/kB6Km4e.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/kB6Km4e.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [u]Name:[/u] Ronin and Miko. Deni and Eli. Real names, Denise and Elizabeth Walton. [u]Age (Magical Girl):[/u] 11 [u]Specialization:[/u] Air and Reinforcement. [u]Weapon:[/u] The [i]Swords[/i]. Melee/Mystic. [u]Power:[/u] Twin Soul and Third Eye. [u]Stats:[/u] [i]STR[/i]: 7 [i]AGI[/i]: 7 [i]VIT[/i]: 6 [i]MAG[/i]: 7 [i]LCK[/i]: 4 [u]Perks:[/u] [list][*][i]Dual Weapon[/i] [*][i]Flexibility[/i] [*][i]Martial Training[/i] [*][i]Get out of Jail[/i] [*][i]Big Damn Heroes[/i] [*][i]Super Map[/i][/list] [u]Patron:[/u] Solo [u]Patron Benefits:[/u] [list][*][i]Free Agent[/i] [*][i]Genki Girl[/i][/list] [u]Patron Drawbacks:[/u] [list][*][i]Alone[/i][/list][/hider] [color=55B7AA]‘Well, what I am saying, is maybe the drink turns you smaller so that you could pass through safely?’[/color] Ronin suggested. [color=DC9495]‘… And if so, how were you intending on becoming your normal size again after getting to the other side?’[/color] Miko questioned, frowning at Ronin. [color=55B7AA]‘Why, by drinking the potion on the other side, of course! … Or maybe just drinking it again!’[/color] Ronin replied. Alicia suggested those with Reinforcement magic should be able to make it through there… [color=55B7AA]‘Yeah, leave it to us!’[/color] Ronin replied. [color=DC9495]‘Me and sis are also the physically smallest, so we should have the least amount of trouble,’[/color] Miko agreed, albeit worried about if there was a trap on the other side. Ronin was quick to walk in. Instead of her feet landing on the floor, she created a small platform with Reinforcement magic, allowing her entry without touching any surface. Now, of course, she couldn’t stand up straight, but she was more than happy to just crawl through as quickly as possible on all fours, all while reinforcing herself as much as possible just in case of a sudden attack. Miko was right behind her, following the same tactic, prepared to defend her sister in case something happened to the one in front. And if they did make it to the other side, they’d look for a way to get the rest of them through as well, assuming nothing was immediately threatening them. __________________ [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/D8A8SOp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/OGWuw89.png[/img][/url][/center] [hider=Mayra McCullough][hider=full picture][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/D8A8SOp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/w1TQUme.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [b]Name:[/b] Mayra McCullough, or “Flame Demon”, or “Dragon-Spawn” [b]Age:[/b] 15 [b]Specialization:[/b] Fire & Darkness [b]Weapon:[/b] Dragon body (Fists/Mystic) [b]Power:[/b] Duplication [b]Stats:[/b] [i]STR[/i]: 16 [i]AGI[/i]: 14 [i]VIT[/i]: 16 [i]MAG[/i]: 11 [i]LCK[/i]: 6 [b]Perks:[/b] [list][*][i]Purification Artifact[/i] [*][i]Enhanced Outfit[/i] [*][i]Big Backpack[/i] [*][i]Enhanced Sustenance[/i] [*][i]Dual Weapon[/i] [*][i]Awareness[/i] [*][i]Monstrous Metamorphosis[/i][/list] [b]Monster Girl[/b]: [list][*][i]Nonstandard Limbs[/i] [*][i]Chaos Engine[/i] [*][i]Second Specialization[/i] - Dark [*][i]Redirect Magic[/i][/list] [b]Patron:[/b] Asengav, Interdimensional Horror [b]Patron Benefits:[/b] [list][*][i]Minions[/i] [*][i]Magical Overload[/i][/list] [b]Patron Drawbacks:[/b] [list][*][i]Monstrous Form[/i] [*][i]Bane[/i] - Candles and being engulfed in water.[/list][/hider] [color=fc6828]‘Hahaha!’[/color] Mayra just laughed as she threw kicks and punches and claw-swiped accompanied by fire at the enemies around, swinging Brittany in the backpack around with her in whatever direction happened to be behind Mayra at the time. Going to assume this is just inside the gate right now, fighting whatever card warriors are around. Then, they clearly caught Gryphon’s attention. [color=fc6828]‘Whoa!’[/color] Mayra shouted out, suddenly having to propel herself with a fireblast and vaulting (with backpack) out of the range of a giant arrow, but then was slammed into by the quake and the wind launching her away, a bit shaken. [color=fc6828]‘Heeey! Wait your turn!’[/color] Mayra said, still grinning, then got defended by Rachel. [color=fc6828]‘Heeey, the Inquisitor is working with me! That’s cool!’[/color] Mayra grinned again as Rachel fighting with a dragon monster girl amused her. [color=fc6828]‘Leave it… to me!’[/color] she yelled, and jumped towards whatever buildings might be around… [color=fc6828]‘Brit! Explosives!’[/color] she requested, holding clawed hands back for Brittany to put things in. Because believe it or not, Mayra would be able to throw those things way, WAAAY further than Brittany could! And so, Mayra started lobbing things at the distant Griphon with thrown items. These being Brittany’s explosives, pieces of debris she just clawed off the nearby buildings or her own fireballs, she left the battle with the goons to the Mermaid Princess so she could pursue Griphon on land, throwing projectiles and dodging attacks while carrying Brittany with her! __________________ [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/Y8OSnvr.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/OPMf9l2.png[/img][/url][/center] [hider=Mariette Pedersen][hider=full picture][center][url=http://i.imgur.com/Y8OSnvr.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/TnA9sHf.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [b]Name[/b]: Mariette Pedersen [b]Age (Magical Girl)[/b]: 15 [b]Specializations[/b]: Oddball: Portals, Light. [b]Weapon[/b]: Mystic mirror. [b]Power[/b]: Tentacles. [b]Stats[/b]: [i]STR[/i]: 4 [i]AGI[/i]: 4 [i]VIT[/i]: 4 [i]MAG[/i]: 22 [i]LCK[/i]: 10 [b]Perks[/b]: [list][*][i]Gifted[/i] [*][s][i]Interdimensional Home[/i][/s] - The dimension has collapsed. [*][i]Blood Magic[/i] [*][i]Overcity Shift[/i] [*][i]Interdimensional Tourist[/i] - Joe. [*][i]Hammerspace Handbag[/i] [*][i]Ally[/i] - Mayra [*][i]Awareness[/i] [*][i]Absolute Direction[/i] [*][i]Sealing[/i] [*][i]Cuddlespawn[/i] - Demogorgon, the Prince of Demons.[/list] [b]Patron[/b]: Asengav [b]Patron Benefits[/b]: [list][*][i]Creeping Doom[/i] [*][i]Reasonable[/i] [*][i]Minions[/i] [*][i]Retrieval[/i] [*][i]Mystic Might[/i] [*][i]Mana Font[/i][/list] [b]Patron Drawbacks[/b]: [list][*][i]Quick-Tempered[/i] [*][s][i]Mind-Bent[/i][/s] - Removed. [*][i]Insomnia[/i] [*][i]Bane[/i] - Candles and cracked mirrors. [*][i]Health Sapping[/i][/list] [/hider] Mariette’s hand was on the jewel at the top of the mirror… and with a lurch, it started. The nothingness within the portal started to swirl, one more whirlpool of magic being drained. Now that she had Asengav’s permission, there was no need to enter them. That said, now the mirror could be detected, and perhaps some disturbed people would come to do something about it. Once again, Mariette turned to the guardian of the mirror. For the previous mirror, it was Esther. For this mirror… [color=077ae6]‘Xander,’[/color] Mariette said, turning to look towards the dragon boy. He put the book down and stood up to look at her. [color=077ae6]‘You know the duty which you were assigned now, even if it was Mayra’s originally.’[/color] Not that Mayra could ever be rooted in place, and as such wasn’t really suited to be a guardian the way Esther was. [color=077ae6]‘There is a possibility someone will arrive to try to take, destroy or pass through this mirror. Your job is to stop them. Survive, and I promise, I will free you from this leash.’[/color] Xander frowned at her, but nodded. Mariette sighed out. [color=077ae6]‘… But don’t die for it. It is not more important than your life. Defend it, but if you find yourself outmatched, flee through the mirror,’[/color] Mariette told him. [color=F1FF2E]‘… Huh,’[/color] Xander looked surprised at her words. But he nodded again. [color=F1FF2E]‘Alright. I’ll do so,’[/color] he said. Mariette nodded back to him, that she had accepted his understanding. She’d now given the same warning to the guardians out of two out of five mirrors. She had no desire to see any of those she’d worked with to die. However, saying that warning from now on… would be more difficult. She gestured to the queen, and that it was time to open a portal to the next mirror. By her own estimations, this was when the encounter would happen. She prepared herself as a portal opened, and… [color=c1eb9b]‘Mariette,’[/color] the sprite’s voice was raised before Mariette had even walked through the portal. [color=c1eb9b]‘What do you think you’re doing?’[/color] The room was a proper museum. Walls displaying various artifacts, riches in grandeur. This was the grand hall of a collector, a man with magical connections so frantically trying to collect magical items, who had been drawn to Penrose, living on the outskirts of town. As Ronja and Suzette had suggested, hiding the tree in the forest, hiding the mirror among a trove of other magical artifacts. Various artifacts were hanging on the walls, with magic glass protecting it, with nametags on all within this windowless room with white walls. The owner of the collection had been mind-controlled by Ronja’s threads for a while now, and would protect his collection to the last against any intruders, which just happened to also include the mirror… But he wasn’t here right now. Instead, before the mirror, flew Lea, glaring at Mariette, looking a tad upset. Asengav’s most dedicated and closest follower, her “spokeswoman”, the one who kept him updated. Most of the time, information to Asengav goes through her. But this time, Mariette had side-stepped her entirely and gone directly to her lord, at the moment where it mattered the most. Besides the green sprite, Suzette and Ronja stood at the side. Both looked pretty calm. Suzette, blonde empath, smiled and waved to Mariette, while Ronja the blind arachnid monster girl was spinning some reinforcement web in her hands. On the other side stood the smaller Victoria and the taller Tullia, the two ice-specialized girls, Tullia standing with her staff in the ground and looked very confused between Lea and Mariette, while Victoria narrowed her gaze looking at the queen behind Mariette. Also here was Freya, the half-snake monster-girl, but she was looking away and like she honestly didn’t want to be here, clutching one arm over her chest and the other over her head… [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/5TcL6Af.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/sKJ5riZ.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/rMgrdyA.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/P2tVfst.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/u1b416E.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Ih8oH7W.png[/img][/center] Lea had gathered as many as she could that were fit for fighting, Mariette observed. This was what she'd expected. Their operator had seen them through her cameras by the first mirror and notified the rest, Lea had been gathering the girls while they were at the second, and now they had come to intercept them by the third. That's why they had her place cameras by each mirror, after all. She was watching, even now. [color=c1eb9b]‘Well?’[/color] Lea asked, demanding an answer. [color=077ae6]‘Quick action was required,’[/color] Mariette replied, having already prepared her speech in her head. [color=077ae6]‘Wonderland’s invasion is occupying the forces of Penrose, and the queen herself has agreed to help our cause, with the assumption we’re acting immediately. Asengav’s will will be done, then Wonderland can claim what is left.’[/color] It was fortunate that Mariette was the one with the lie-detecting power. It would have been troublesome if Lea also had this ability. Lea would not be sated by their words, however. [color=c1eb9b]‘How can you [i]possibly[/i] trust [i]HER[/i] word!? To let her in last second on this plan Asengav has crafted for longer than you’ve been alive!?’[/color] Lea was not happy. [color=c1eb9b]‘[i]She’s[/i] the one who’s going to-’[/color] [color=077ae6]‘She’s my mother,’[/color] Mariette stated, a statement that caused numerous looks from the other present girls. [color=077ae6]‘who has graciously decided to help her daughter out. That’s… something mothers do, right?’[/color] she asked, looking to Suzette and Ronja. She knew Suzette was, is, a mother since before becoming a Magical Girl, and Ronja had her “spider babies” phase before. Suzette bit together, losing her happy expression as her one sensitive topic was raised, while Ronja giggled a bit next to her. [color=c1eb9b]‘Even then…’[/color] Lea said, determined to get a word in. [color=077ae6]‘Besides…’[/color] It was time to put her in her place. [color=077ae6]‘Asengav has already agreed with me. The ritual is underway. In this world, [i]I[/i] am the champion of Asengav. Arguing against my decision is arguing against Asengav himself. So [i]step in line[/i], Lea.’[/color] Mariette declared, putting on a determined face. Internally, her heart was going a million miles a minute, but that was besides the point. Lea did not reply, merely floated with an angry expression in mid-air, looking down at Mariette with her usual look of superiority. [color=ffd230]‘I think she got you there, Lea,’[/color] Suzette jeered with a grin from the side. [color=9c87c9]‘Yeah, I think I’m following Mariette on this one,’[/color] Victoria chuckled on the other side. [color=6cbad4]‘I’m not sure how we got here, I think we really should be working together right now,’[/color] Tullia said, looking unsure but still determined. [color=fa898b]‘Yes, the ritual has started. It is time to get a move on, or all you with pants are going to be caught with them down when our enemies come after us,’[/color] Ronja the half-spider told. Freya just grunted. This all… was so petty and unnecessary, she thought. Lea, not losing her expression of one of who is in control, eventually spoke. [color=c1eb9b]‘Very well. I will relent,’[/color] she said, to Mariette’s relief. [color=c1eb9b]‘But first, I would like the answer to two questions.’[/color] Mariette stayed tense, as Lea now looked to the queen instead. [color=c1eb9b]‘Why is Mariette not travelling with her own portals?’[/color] she asked, as the portals the queen opened were reddish in frame, with a thorny vine engraving and carrying Wonderland’s sigil, instead of just the round holes in reality Mariette makes. [color=c1eb9b]‘What is the necklace that Mariette is now wearing?’[/color] Lea followed up with the second question. Mariette stood firm, not betraying any emotions. It wasn’t like she was completely unprepared for this question. But… now that it came, she wasn’t confident in her prepared lie. She’d be quiet long enough that the queen could give her own answer, but otherwise she would eventually speak up herself.