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[color=tomato]"Plan? Who do you think I am? [i]you[/i]?"[/color]

[color=888888]— Suki Oyama[/color][/center]

[color=ff6347]"Oh so you can hear me!"[/color] This seemed to please Oros. [color=ff6347]"Well, you know, Acid Drop sent me away, so I figured it was important to stick by you. I thought there was going to be a little more room in here."[/color] She tried to turn her hand, but it was stuck in place. It reminded her of a few dojins she had read, but she knew she was in reality. Nothing interesting ever happens in real life [s]unless you are Rei[/s]. [color=ff6347]"I’m not sure if there’s a whole lot I can do against a giant monkey or bone thing anyway. But I figured I could help you if something happens to get in here."[/color] She giggled. 

The bird miseria and locusts clashed. One miseria opened its mouth and sprayed black bile over a swarm of insects. Another fell out of the sky, but wouldn’t hit the ground before the human-faced bugs had devoured every last piece of the bird. For a moment, it looked like the swarms may have been evenly matched, but then the bone giant’s maws cracked open again. More of the blasted undead birds joined their comrades and reinforced their numbers. 

But then there was a distraction. Earth Shaker came in fast, and the undead creatures redirected to fight the approaching projectile. They were consumed in a bright expanding orb that swallowed everything it touched. The giga miseria continued to saunter forward, undeterred by the show of force. The orb of annihilation managed to swallow the bone giant’s heads and chest before collapsing back down. Its surface darkened and chipped by the attack, but not destroyed. 

It could be harmed. It could be killed. 

Then, something no one had seen the last golem do. The air was filled with a bubbling sound, like molasses trying to come to a rolling boil. Black bile oozed out of the seams of the giant, and then a waterfall of black acid fell from its many mouths like a waterfall. It sprayed its acid into the air, and it rained down on everything before it. The bile even had more undead bird miseria in it. They twitched to life and took off to begin fighting anew. 

The giant wasn’t far from town now, but neither was the detention club from it.

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Acid Drop’s choice to withdraw everyone’s emotions into herself was having an effect on the remaining nightmares. While the apes did not weaken, they weren’t getting any stronger. The smaller chimp-like nightmares were easy to dispatch, while the large gorilla-like nightmares were trickier to vanquish. The largest of them was so like a gorilla that he even had a silver back. Twice he attempted to attack Acid Drop and twice he was repelled. 

After doing a head count, Acid Drop discovered that she had cleared out all but 25% of the apes. Though the ones that remained were far stronger, even if they had been wounded. Though the waking humans did not move. Without emotions, they had no desire to leave, and just looked at the ceiling. Among them were a few strange individuals. They did not look like local girls from Habusa Town. Had they been carried here? One of them was a familiar girl with [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/43179427-5471-41e5-8251-c31cf7eda08c.png]pink hair[/url] and the other was unfamiliar girl who’s outfit was outrageous enough it could have belonged to a magical girl Though it also could have belonged to a [url=https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/086/585/491/large/heartki-9.jpg?1743549551]delinquent fashionista[/url].

Some Miseria started to come through the window, and were immediately attacked by the silverback. It effortlessly tore the bird creatures in half, and absorbed their energies. Miseria were just dark emotions, and dark magical girls were fueled by dark emotions. It made sense that their minions could drink their power and regain their strength, or at least, it made sense for Black Gate. The girl was so frail that all of her power had to be going to her nightmares. After the silverback feasted, it spread its wings. They almost stretched to the sides of the cafeteria. With a primal roar, The silverback pointed its wings at Acid Drop and started fired off its feathers. They soared through the air like hundreds of little daggers.

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[color=9a8c9a]"But my dreams, they aren't as empty. As my conscience seems to be."[/color]

[color=888888]— Black Gate[/color][/center]

Mr Banana did his best to deflect the blows. His hands were nearly indestructible, or at least not as indestructible as the rest of his body. Hizuki’s pointed spear was blocked by his palm, but stopped his charge in his tracks. He tried to grab her spear, but Hizuki spun, and her wings came for him. The first cut into his arm and face and dislodged a lens from his sunglasses, but he batted the follow up strike away from his head. Then she came for Mr Banana with her sword. Her first strike cut across his stomach, the second struck his shoulder, but the third found itself in his palm, and his fingers coiled around the blade and her hands before she could pull away. Something dark and inky could be seen through some of the openings in the patchwork ape, but it was still unclear what he was filled with. It was just apparent it wasn’t stuffing. 

[b][color=ffffff]"Friends, that word means something different to everyone, doesn't it?"[/color][/b] Mr Banana grinned.

[color=9a8c9a]"It does."[/color] Black gate hopped out of the monkey’s paw and onto his shoulder, and he extended his arms. Then he spun like a cyclone while Black gate held onto the back of his head. She still had the plush cat in her arms. [color=9a8c9a]"When I was a light girl, I had many friends. But now I see it’s just a title you give people you find useful. A lot of people find you useful, I imagine. But my original parents didn’t even want me."[/color] 

The tropical fruit cyclone drifted into the school, and its demolition continued. It didn't matter if it was his fist or Hizuki that struck first, what was once a place for learning was quickly being stomped out. The cafiteria wasn't too far away now either. A dust plume had settled at the ground level, and between Mr Banana's spinning and earthquakes, the dust didn't have time to settle. [b][color=ffffff]"You spin me right round baby!"[/color][/b] What was left of the school was dwindling with Hizumi's remaining time, but so was Mr Banana's costume.