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Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Wither rolled her eyes at The Hag's overblown righteousness. Good and evil don't matter a damn, honey- and that's if they even exist in the first place. The only things that matter are power and superiority. Then, Alex called that they still had unfinished business to take care of. "Ah, it seems I've forgotten something, but at least you're smart enough to stay out of our hair. We'll continue this conversation another time."

Racing towards Alex, Wither elegantly impaled a Nightmare on her blade with a reverse thrust. "Sorry I forgot about you, but I can't stand those holier-than-thou Light girls. Better to make sure they don't interfere."

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Wither finally managed to catch up with the Light girl, having skewered several nightmares along the way. It took her a second to place the other girl's face, but she eventually was able to come up with a name. "The Hag, I take it. The way I see it, you have several options. You can help us deal with the nightmares. Take the power or leave it for us, I really don't give a damn either way. You can get out of the way and leave us to the hunt. Personally, I wouldn't blame you. Or... You can interfere, and get your ass kicked. I strongly suggest against that particular course of action."

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Wither's blade connected with a nightmare, ripping it to shreds in a whirl of mystic metal. She drank deeply of the creature's power, feeling her reserves of magic recharge and her muscles recover. That's the stuff. Wither didn't really give a damn about the mind she'd saved- the power was the only thing that mattered.

The other magical girl, the one who was with the light and probably still had the whole "love and friendship" thing going on, bolted for the industrial section of town. There weren't that many nightmares there, owing to the fact that there were fewer people, but she was dragging a small horde behind her like the tail of a kite. Wither followed in hot pursuit. Seems like she's a powerful source of positivity, to attract so many- and her magic is probably strong as well. Best be careful with her.

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Oh, great. Little Miss Goody-Two-Shoes here is stealing my prey. Not tonight, sister. Wither's little wand extended into a grey sword three feet long, with an edge as wicked as its wielder. A grin came across her face. "Rosemary, take the right," she called to her partner. "I'll be left and point. We're going after that girl- she's drawing all that nightmares to her with her positivity. They must look at her like a damn all-you-can eat buffet. We take out as many as we can, get ourselves a power boost." The girl of decay easily slipped down from her perch with grace, starting to run towards her target. "Try to keep up."

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

How exactly do the girls gain power from defeated nightmares? What's the process like?

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Night was the right time for Wither- a chance to hunt, and this night, there was definitely no shortage of prey. She delicately leapt down from the little ledge she had been occupying, looking for her partner. Late again, as usual. She'd miss her own funeral... which might be sooner than she thinks if she keeps this up.

Still, there was work to be done. To her left, Alexis and Hikari were wreaking merry havoc among the nightmares, while Ami blazed like a comet, and Wither didn't want to be left out of the fray. She couldn't get in the middle of the mess, not without her partner- but that didn't mean she couldn't play sniper. Finding a dense tree to hide in, she went and started picking off nightmares with her sickness blasts, leaving them easy prey for the rest of the club. Hopefully, they'd reward her work by letting her get a few kills of her own later.

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Should I post, even though I don't have a partner yet?

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Civilian Appearance

Magical Girl Appearance

I was ten!

Corrupted Appearance:

Kelly's hair turns jet-black, and she wears a tattered, ash gray dress and cape. Nothing special here.

Name: Kelly Winter

Magical Girl Name: Was Amazon, became Wither after corruption

Age: 16

Devil Arm

Once your traditional sparkly magic wand, it has become as dark and twisted as its owner. It can also elongate into a sword to finish off enemies, just like before.

Magic: Decay- A warped version of Amazon's super strength, Wither possesses the ability to rot, erode, and sicken. People become weak and ill at her touch, wood rots in her presence- even inorganic things like stone, metal, and plastic aren't immune, though these take longer and more work to corrode. She can also fire off blasts of sickness at a target to incapacitate it. Sickness blasts are a more targeted and stronger version of her aura. Victims start feeling ill and lethargic with weaker attacks, but if she puts more into it, like in the sample, she can cause targets to collapse in exhaustion and even fall unconscious.

Background: Once, Kelly was a champion of justice. Granted strength so great she could crack the earth with a single blow, the heroine Amazon was known far and wide as an icon of all that was kind and good in the world. A paragon. But that was in the past. Now, she is lost to darkness.

The problem with being a magical girl is rather simple: the two distinct identities. Sure, it makes hiding a breeze, but if you're not transformed, you're just as vulnerable as everyone else. Kelly learned this the hard way, when she was hit by an inattentive driver while crossing the street. Barely able to walk, when the Detention Club's mascot came for her, she was all too willing to accept. People called it a miracle, but she knew better.

Kelly is dead. Amazon is dead. There is only Wither.

Other: She wears her emblem, a small hourglass, on a necklace.

Sample

A trail of cracked, worn asphalt followed in Wither's wake, an unavoidable side effect of her powers. It would be back to normal in a few minutes once she left, a fact she was grateful for. Otherwise, it would be a neon sign pointing to her location. Crack the doors, destroy the locks to the deposit boxes, fill up the bag, and get out. Simple enough. But I can't shake the feeling that I've forgotten something...

Wither concentrated as she reached the bank doors. Obviously, they were locked after hours, but even the heavy metal doors were no match for her powers. Focusing the corruptive energies through her hands, she watched as the barrier became brittle and rusted, until it fell apart at the slightest touch. She looked at her watch with distaste. Two minutes. I must be out of practice.

Upon reaching the teller desks, Wither heard footsteps behind her. Ah, that's what I forgot. The night watchman. With a silent whirl, she conjured balls of black, weakening energy, then threw them at the guard who collapsed in a limp heap upon impact. The young girl checked her victim's pulse- he'd survive, but he'd be confined to a bed for weeks. As she corroded the bottoms of the teller drawers to get to the cash within, she hummed a merry tune. Life was good.

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

Edited my character.

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

@TheWindel

Got a backstory idea, just want to run it by you. How about she was in an accident, and cut a deal with the mascot in exchange for healing, Madoka-style?