By the way, I'll have my update tomorrow, making the introduction of a new character as well as some possible support from Luna to Mari (even though she doesn't know her, so it's likely she'll think she's with the evil side given her definitely non heroic appearance).
Hey, try fighting creatures for 50 years and then we will talk about ragged clothes >:(
Retaking @Polaris North idea i do have to say that any magical girl who had been active for 5 years has a chance of recognizing Hag and the fact she ha not changed at all since her withdrawal after a grievous injury.
The breeze under the moonlight carried the screams of those trapped in the true darkness of Miso city. Such a charming landscape by day, it always became quite the haunt by night. The creatures of the night had a thousand bodies, claws and feet, and those fighting them were far and few between. That is how it had always been, the ebb and flow of the existences that could not be shown. The nameles heroes who fought until dawn for humanity and the common good.
The magical girls. Mari grimaced. Several years since her last outing, and the scars of her last grievous battle were still tender. She had chosen to transform in a quiet place, then make her way to the heights of the rooftops to survey the situation in detail. Trying to do so from the ground level, without any kind of backup, was the sort of thing only a naive newcomer would do. A fighter of Justice did not meant a foolish one, a hard learnt lesson by those few who survived the first outings. For all their brilliance, Magical Girls were forever consigned to launch themselves at the darkness.
A solo run, huh? The situation is indeed grim. The Hag thought to herself, as she grabbed her tattered clothes closer to her body, trying to avoid them flapping in the wind. Her visage once upon a time had smiled, but now was showing determination and self restraint, as the situation's information made itself clear before her. A gaggle of Fallen ones is right now hounding the Nightmares. I don't know if that is bad luck or good. She grimaced, as she knelt herself in a comfortable position, bringing forth her pristine white orb. She knew that even if they were dark and twisted, they weren't exactly in the same side as the abominations, and thus, she could assume they would take quite the heat of the fight from her while she focused on other tasks, such as rescuing and protecting innocents.
But one cannot rely on those lost to darkness, for they are whimsical and double edged blades. She added as she began chanting her magical energies. Shoots from advantadge points seemed to be the wiser approach in this case. She did not have enough backup to do a frontal and more direct confrontation with the Nightmares with a fair chance of success. Her Purifying beams flew from the orb with pinpoint precision, starting to strike targets deftly. She focused on those nightmarish beasts harassing victims, and stragglers that weren't rounded up by the dark ones. At least until some fortuitous movement of one of them almost made said Dark Magical Girl get a handful of her beams in her face. She missed narrowly, hitting the intended beast behind her.
"Drat". The Hag thought to herself. "Now they might think i'm sniping them." She added, while she changed places and continued trying to shelter the innocents from the chaos.
• Appearance: Mari's appearance as a civilian is rather non-descript, although she usually favours hoods with skirts and boots, confortable yet completely form-concealing and plain gray clothes. She kinda looks your usual boring teenager hoodlum (most likely on purpose). As a magical girl, one thing that is noticeable is that her clothes are torn and ragged at several places, something that is quite unusual for a magical girl. (And hints towards her dilated experience). • Name: Mari Yamato • Title: "Herald" originally... nowadays it's "Hag" • Age: 17 (early 70's. Stopped aging due to a side effect of her powers) • Emblem: A small piercing located in her tongue. It is pristine white. Originally it was something else. • D. Arm: Spirit Orb: The tool of the magicians. A pure white, football sized sphere. The spirit orb amplifies Mari's magical powers, as well as being able to allow her to create sustained barriers, healing fields and antimagic fields. It also serves a focus to launch the more powerful ranged attacks of her arsenal. • Magic: Mari's magic is oriented towards healing and purification. Practically all effects her magic can cause can be replicated by her orb, creating a variety of field effects.
Regeneration: Mari has always a strong self-healing effect, able to bounce back from the most grievous wounds as long as her emblem remains intact. However, this comes with the side effect of effectively locking her physical age in place.
Healing: Mari can bestow on touch the same strong healing magic she possesses. The orb can also create a field effect, albeit weaker of this magic.
Barrier: Mari is able to conjure a particulary strong magic barrier to defend against physical and magical attacks. This can also be used to create a safe haven by depositing the spirit orb on the ground.
Dispel: Mari is able to dispel and cancel hostile magic on contact. The act of dispelling, however, also prevents her from using other abilities, and requires concentration and effort. The Spirit Orb also allows this Dispel power to act as some sort of magic interference with other's powers, however it doesn't discriminate targets and she herself is affected as well.
Purifying Light: Mari's only attack, it comes in beams of holy light that exorcise all evil on contact. The bigger and more intense the beam, the greater the drain. Mari can theoretically use the Spirit Orb to carpet bomb an area as an ultimate attack, but this effectively has prohibitive drain and is meant to be used as last resort.
• Background: Before this era of prosperity and advancement came to be, turmoil had been a long constant. Mari was born unto a different, more spartan era, and it was then when she tried to live humbly and honour her family, which had strong militaristic and traditional background. That is, until a great fire took place in several districts of Old Miso City. Trapped in the inferno and charred almost to death, she was visited by the Monitor in a hospital rife with the sounds of those wounded in the disaster. Power, in exchange of a sacrifice. Mari accepted, and the Herald was born.
Ever since her first outings, Mari seemed to be different to the average comrade in arms. She cared not for her family, who had perished into the fire, nor mundane cravings and pleasures. She was overtaken by a sense of duty and discipline that more than one girl mocked and decried her as old woman trapped in a girl's body. Yet, in the end, she was the one left standing. Those smiles and scorns would be replaced by new faces as she became the veteran fighter of Miso city. But they would never be the same. She also found that even others got old, she just stayed the same. Still, Mari never once questioned herself or cursed the world. She just entrenched herself in her duties, rejoicing at each opportunity she saved someone, or someone smiled at her. Maybe there was no happy ending, and maybe her life could end alone and forgotten, but if she didn't step up and continue to fight, the Nightmares would win.
Currently, Hag has resurfaced after several years, a grievous wound having had forced her into temporary retirement, long enough for the current volatile world of Magical girls to begin forgetting her existence...
• Inventory: Mari has come to own a dojo in Miso city, and she poses as one of the younger instructors from time to time. The dojo is run by relatives, and she uses it as a base of operations. She also carries a fake emblem in her hand as a ring, as a lure to confuse the real location of her Emblem (Inside her mouth). • Sample Post:
Another morning in Miso city, another tick in her life. The young girl, or rather the old woman trapped in a young body woke up slowly but methodically, and brushing her futon aside, began a series of exercises to stretch her stiff muscles. The wound's pain had receeded finally, and her arms now allowed full range of movement. Gone it was the pitiful crawl or the countless nights trying to purge out the extremely toxic curses out of her wounds, not knowing if she would perish, become a Dark Magical girl or both.
"Morning." She said as she slid out of her door still in her pajamas, eyeing the sprawling corridor before her. A half asleep voice answered, as a toned male body squinted towards hers, just before realizing. "Oh, Mari-sensei, you're up early." The man said, adding strangeness to the situation. Well, it was early enough and they were in a familiar environment, so she let it go.
"Kensuke-kun." She said, not bothering to hide her seniority. "I hope your body is ready for a spar soon. I've been too out of bed." Mari droned as she began to walk down her halfway. The male martial artist flinched as she walked past by. He did remember too well what those spars implied...
Even without being fully awaken, the magical girl found her way to the kitchen, to fix up a quick breakfast. Her gaze looked outside, as she saw a couple of sparrows fighting over a worm, before a cat swatted one of them while both of them were distracted in the ground due to their scuffle. The remaining sparrow fled, scared.
"Ominous." She muttered to herself.
• Other: Due to her dilated life experience, Mari has come to have a greater understanding of the world than the average magical girl, and she has practiced Karate for decades. While a complete mundane attack, it is useful in a pinch. She is skilled enough to even be able to use pressure point attacks and disrupt a magical girl's inner energy flow, effectively sealing their powers for a short while. (Usually just enough to retreat). Hag has also been long enough to have an urban legend about herself circulating.
After a little more in depth thought, it seems like the age of you character idea can work as long as she keeps on being on the good side.
As for the anti magic powers, they are still a cause for concern, but we may allow it instead of outright banning as long as the effect isn't too powerful. Like making sure she needs to concentrate in order to use it, so that she can't combine it with her other defensive abilities and become too tough to harm. Or any other suggestion you may have, that's just one of the ideas.
Regarding her story, she's alright, just weaken that defensive power a little and she'll be ok.
Right, Which power?. Dispelling? Or others like purifying and barriers aswell ?
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