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[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]

At Penny’s suggestions, the two twins looked at one another, and then looked back. Ronin had a grin of excitement, while Miko held a frown of determination. They replied at the same time.

Miko was happier because it gave them cover in their approach. With their barriers, they could always change trajectory on the fly.

Ronin was happier because descending down on top of a ride was far more badass than going through a portal. A true hero’s entrance.

Both knew why it would make their sister happy.

They made their choice.

[color=55B7AA]‘Vehicle!’[/color] 
[color=DC9495]‘Vehicle!’[/color] 


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[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]
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[color=077ae6]‘…’[/color]

Yeah, it wasn’t as if she had been expecting Cuddlespawn to be of any particular help. It would have been fun if he did turn out to be super smart about it, but of course he would prioritize trying to save himself above all else.

Mariette discarded Cuddlespawn into a portal and stood up. Turns out, she simply had to steel herself for what she had to do. In order to save the world, she’d have to fight her friends. So she turned, and-

And turns out mother had already sealed them all into mirrors. Huh. She’d completely stolen Mariette’s mirror theme. The mirror witch recoiled a bit, realizing Kayli. Still, with a moment to breathe, Mariette looked through her portals again. Behind her eyepatch, multiple mirrors went all around, scouting to see the status around her. Checking how the situation was at the various mirrors, for Wonderland’s army and those who fought it, and then one glance at inside the Black Mirror and the Core beyond-

Mariette recoiled, suddenly gasping as she was shocked by an unexpected feeling. She blinked in surprise, confused, then took off her eyepatch. Her right eye… her right eye had gone blind.

She’d seen something she hadn’t expected to see. Beyond the Black Mirror… He was already there. For the briefest moment, her eye had seen his form. As a result, it could now only see darkness. Despite having seen him, she couldn’t grasp what shape he’d had. But, more alarming, she hadn’t felt him arrive. While everyone was busy fighting… Asengav had gone ahead with the ritual himself. That was supposed to be the final stage. As far as Mariette knew, the ritual wasn’t nearly ready for Asengav to appear himself. 

Was… was all she knew about the ritual a lie? The possibility hadn’t occurred to her until now. He could have completed the ritual while everyone was fighting, and nobody would have known until it was too late.

[color=077ae6]‘Mother!’[/color] she called out, alarmed. [color=077ae6]‘He… He’s already in there!’[/color] she said, holding one hand over her blinded right eye, and the other pointing towards the Black Mirror, absolutely nothing reflecting in the darkness of its glass, protecting all who would gaze into it against what inhabited the other side. This also had the effect of informing everyone else present.

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[color=f4d18d]‘What do you mean you need to get to Mariette?’[/color] Freya asked the girl who absolutely did not want to get rescued for some reason.

[color=D6AD7F]‘I can't fall back! Mariette told me that, when the time comes, she absolutely needs to get the thing I've been working on! A-and, the time is now, right!? I have the thing right here...!’[/color] Olivia said, holding out an item. It looked like a grey magical coin. Over her back she carried the limbless form of Jelena's real body like a backpack.

[color=f4d18d]‘For blasted sake...’[/color] Freya shook her head as they looked around the streets of Penrose. They were now far too dangerous for Olivia to travel around. Shelyn was looking around agitated, her muscles twitching. Freya still didn't trust she wouldn't attack someone. She considered her options. If it was so important, Freya could deliver it, but that would mean needing to bring Shelyn, and leaving Olivia. She could quickly escort Olivia to safety, then deliver the coin herself.

Of course, it would have been so darn easy if Mariette would just open a portal and claim it herself, but Freya hadn’t seen Mariette open any portals herself since she returned with the Queen.

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[color=a699ad]‘The fuck are you all doing...’[/color] Jelena asked, grunting from Olivia's back.

[color=f4d18d]‘Jelena. I don't suppose I can entrust Olivia's safety to you?’[/color]

[color=a699ad]‘Still suffering from massive fucking head-trauma and broken ribs over here,’[/color] Jelena grumbled, referring to the injury she took from that explosion she took for Mariette. [color=a699ad]‘Fuck, why doesn't transforming into a magical girl not just fucking fix that?’[/color] she complained, her tiny limbless body writhing.

Freya nodded. Fine, then. She’d just have to deliver Olivia first, then deliver it herself…

[color=D6AD7F]‘Oh,’[/color] Olivia suddenly made a noise. A portal had appeared in front of her. It was horizontal, opening pointing upwards, except the portal was blocked by the glass of the Queen’s curse. Hesitating for a moment, Olivia placed the coin on the portal’s surface.

Then the portal flew off into the air while the present girls watched.

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[color=077ae6]‘I’m going to need that pick sooner than I expected, please get it to me,’[/color] Mariette is going to open a small portal and say to a random Pennybot somewhere.

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There were these portals floating above Penrose, proliferating the background of the battle that was taking place. The sign of Asengav’s influence on the place, subtly draining more and more magic from Penrose, as was his plan. Now, large tentacles were starting to emerge from them, like filter feeders reaching for more of the ambient mana, signaling Asengav’s influence growing. Should any being of magical origin go too close to a tentacle, they would reach for them to try to take their magic, albeit more in a passive manner than an outright attack. Most were in midair, reminding of that something was going on.

Chloe’s troops had lit candles and scattered fragments of broken mirrors across Penrose. That protected the surface, ensuring no portals could open close to them. Bringing the shattered glass close to a portal would shatter the portal as well, and bringing a candle would banish the darkness and tentacle inside the portals. If it had been part of Asengav’s plan to send legions of shadows on the ground, then that plan had been thoroughly thwarted, as ground-level remained safe. Still, despite this, they still floated above ground, interacting with nothing but the ambient magic, and they were growing more numerous…